Housed people produce way more trash than unhoused ppl do. Housed people go to the bathroom as much as unhoused ppl do. Housed people use needles like unhoused ppl do. You just have public services + a trash man cleaning up after you + taking your trash to a landfill. They don't.

so before anyone starts talking about 'mandatory treatment' or 'sending everyone to Riverview' or 'hiring 100 more cops'; maybe we should just provide the fucking basics required for human dignity? (housing, primary care, food, basic mental health supports)

Love the thing where Outlook deletes emails about meetings if I rsvp to them. Very helpful. Zero chance I'll need to look at that email again to see the agenda, find the Zoom link, etc. A million stars.

Just a reminder that the cause of this is not homeless camps. The cause of this is homelessness, and people needing to stay warm in winter months. Shutting down encampments doesn't solve that problem, eliminating the need for people to self-warm outdoors does.

It’s amazing how many people believe houseless people are innately mentally ill, or that they are houseless because they’re mentally ill. Rather than the more likely explanation, that people often experience what we call mental illness as a response to being houseless.

The minute the sun comes out it’s ice coffee season. Even if there is still snow on the ground. If you see this you should treat yourself to one. I don’t make the rules.

today I’m mad. no matter what happened last night this individual was a human being and will never be able to tell their story. those trained in dealing with mental health should have responded to this call. fuck this broken system.

If it dumps snow this week you can blame me. I put away all my heavy sweaters

PG could benefit so much from a co-working space. Signed, a lonely, unmotivated, vitamin-d deprived gal from her basement suite

What do you call it when you’re so sad and unmotivated and you know it’s bcuz you don’t want your undergrad years to be over? Asking for a friend

Went to look at a new rental today. It had big windows AND sky lights. Now I’m day dreaming about how happy my plants would be in it.. oh and how happy I would be.

The argument of "well, why don't you invite them to your couch" is silly and just flat-out stupid. The government has failed its citizens with decades of policies that caused systemic marginalization. No one person can undo that harm. They don't need couches to surf on

Always jealous of the people who sit in coffee shops reading for pleasure instead of having 78 computer tabs open and flying through tasks.

Per my recent interview with Variety:

Do you think Costco pizza tastes so good because it means you just braved shopping in the busiest store with a million other people? Cuz like we all know it’s not actually that good of pizza.

Save the Date! An early invitation to join Dr. Catherine Nolin & the wonderful students who participated in the UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences + Rights Action Field School to Guatemala in May 2023. More details to come. Everyone is welcome to join us for this free and open event.