Today, I got a chance to reiterate to my United Nations colleagues around the world how proud I am of them. Our work is not simply a job, it’s a mission. It’s a calling to serve humanity, to ease human suffering, to make peace, to bring people together. And we will never, ever give up.

Protecting critical habitats and implementing measures to reduce #noise pollution in beluga habitats can help preserve the integrity of their communication and social structures in an increasingly noisy ocean. #whales raincoast.org/2025/03/too-lo…

#Gaza: We are deeply concerned about the shrinking space for civilians forcibly displaced by Israel from large swaths of territory. Forcible displacement constitutes a crime under international law.

“He just goes about doing good things quietly. He has a genuine concern for the future and knows we need good works in the world.” Go behind the counter with Roy Fricker, the feel good fry guy at Weston Lions Arena. ✍️: Greg Thomas 📷: Jalani Morgan westendphoenix.com/stories/todays…

Encouraging and recognizing youth environmental action Raincoast and Take a Stand: Youth for Conservation launch another edition of the Student Innovation Challenge to empower youth voices and actions. #YouthEducation #Conservation raincoast.org/2025/03/encour…

Going on vacation will not cure your #burnout. Temporary relief will not fix the underlying problem. Acknowledge the problem, determine what the underlying drivers are of you #burningout, and seek #help from professionals. #Ψ #IOPsych #STEM #PsychScience

The ‘panzoic effect’: the benefits of thinking about alien life #Awe psyche.co/ideas/the-panz…

🌠 Eid-ul-Fitr is upon Canadian Muslim communities, filling our hearts with hope and love. 💗 May we all be surrounded with friends, family, and community. 🫂

It's important to grapple not just with the facts of this case but also the pattern that has been clear from many similar cases over the last few years (long before Oct. 7). The IDF often commits atrocities and lies about them. That just inform our understanding of the Israeli

CPJ data found the death tolls in Mexico, Pakistan, India, Philippines, Somalia and Iraq reinforced the extreme dangers journalists face in these nations. They have experienced repeated killings over multiple decades despite numerous efforts in some of these countries, including

Invisibility syndrome: Black women get less recognition. Mary Barra (CEO GM) is recognizable. Rosalind Brewer (former CEO Walgreens) & Thasunda Brown Ducket (CEO TIAA) are 2 of only 4 Black women to lead Fortune 500 companies but are less known. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/outsid…

Cultivating a #positiveculture in the face of #disengagement Is your #organizationalculture quietly slipping away? fastcompany.com/91307550/culti…

'As a survivor of the awful experiences endured in residential schools, it is profoundly offensive to witness the Conservative Party endorsing a candidate who trivializes the cultural genocide inflicted upon Indigenous peoples' says Fox. aptnnews.ca/?p=260467

The next section of "Decolonizing Journalism" with myself, Shree Paradkar//श्री पराडकर 🍁, Shenaz Kermalli, Lela Savić and Dan David, begins in early May Learn about the how race, colonialism, culture, and history inform from active journalists learn.utoronto.ca/programs-cours…

2024 was the deadliest year on record for humanitarians. In conflicts from Gaza to Sudan, Ethiopia, Lebanon and beyond – more than 360 were killed. What will it take for the world to #ActForHumanity and ensure they are protected? #NotATarget

Civilians pay the highest price in conflict. In 2024, the UN recorded more than 36,000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts around the world. Wars have rules. Protecting civilians is NOT optional. It’s a moral and legal obligation. unocha.org/events/protect…

Canadians of all backgrounds, and specifically Canadian Palestinians with loved ones in Gaza and the West Bank, have persistently called for the upholding of international humanitarian law. Too many innocent lives have been lost, or forever changed; so many more are at risk.

Let’s not pretend the anti-vax movement in Canada was organic. Rebel News ran cover for it. True North spun it. Talk radio fanned the flames. They cashed in on chaos, then cried “free speech” when called out. This isn’t journalism. It’s reckless, rage-baiting trash.

Press Release: Civil Rights Group Defends Lawyer-Client Privilege at Supreme Court of Canada ow.ly/AeRL50VUgYe

Long overdue and hopefully the beginning of many, many further steps by Europe to send a message to Israel that its genocide must stop.