It is #nationalribbonskirtday! The day was inspired after Isabella Kulak, and Indigenous girl, wore a ribbon skirt to school in December 2020 and was told it did not meet the standard of a formal dress. This sparked a major reaction on social media. Senator Mary Jane McCallum

For theatre fans, here's an interesting event. Two playwrights ask each other questions about their process in a virtual chat. I'm going to talk about my hit play, The Bone House, with Finnish playwright Antti Hietala on Feb. 5. Book your free tix here: eventbrite.ca/e/craft-bites-…

Exactly two months ago, children in Gaza held a press conference in english to beg the world to stop the bombardment. More than 12,000 children have been killed since then. No one listened.

I have been tweeting this every day. Will you join me? Over 5700 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW #MMIWG2S. #MMIP.

David Parker Rights of parents? Not a thing. Rights of children, however.

An excellent story on the Edmonton Police arrest and charge of journalist Brandi Morin by Jana G. Pruden was just published in the Globe and Mail. “I think that it is a tactic that they use to… intimidate the media.” CC Amarjeet Sohi theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #YEG #cdnpoli

Here we go! Our first presenter at Namao 4-H Trail Busters; Junior Speech “Football Frenzy” AltaLink 4-H Alberta

Solidarity is a verb. Stand against genocide YEG. Sunday.

My CBC Ideas episode was played on the radio again today and I’ve received some wonderful emails and messages. It’s so encouraging. Very grateful for the opportunity to talk about my passion for healthy and equitable cities. 🙏🏿 Here’s a link: cbc.ca/amp/1.7030125

4-Hers and other community members out working hard this morning on #AlbertaHighways #HighwayCleanup #Namao4H 4-H Alberta Sturgeon County #thekidsarealright

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality”. James Baldwin So many leaders are showing they are incapable of morality

From Gaza to Sudan, DRC, Myanmar, Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere, the world is witnessing a widespread failure to safeguard civilians during armed conflicts. Wars have rules that all parties to conflict must respect. Protecting civilians is NOT negotiable. #NotATarget #PoCWeek2024

We’ve had a number of enquiries lately from people worried about having a bumblebee ‘hive’ in their garden. ‘Are they dangerous?’ ‘Should I have them removed?’ ‘Will they be there forever?’ Here’s a quick bumblebee lifecycle thread to explain. Please #retweet for the #bees. 1/14

Pleased to support this new FAQ resource about "Rainbow Crosswalks, Pride Flags, and 'Neutrality' Bylaws" from Alberta Municipalities. #abmuni #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli abmunis.ca/system/files/2…

As a child bereaved by fatal domestic abuse, headlines calling a man who killed three women a “nice guy” and “normal person” have felt personally traumatic. The media called my father a “gentle man” and “nice chap”, which misrepresented the controlling reality that myself and

Did you know our Summer Reads grand prize is a private culinary class for up to 12 people at Stanley A. Milner Library? 🍳 Track your reading and do some super fun activities to enter to win! Find out more: bit.ly/318EVun #SummerReads #YEGReads #YEG

"I am not ashamed to stand in front of the camera and say I am hungry due to the famine. Many children in Gaza ask me for something to eat, not knowing that I, like them, can't sleep at night because of hunger." -journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul, killed by Israeli army in #Gaza today!

Did you hear today is James Baldwin's 100th birthday? Do you feel like you should have read him by now? We have a chart for that! AND we made a James Baldwin page browsable by genre (since he was a genre-defying genius): roomofonesown.com/james-baldwin

This is a valuable thread.