From the #pandemic to #climatechange, the phrase “the new normal” has been used frequently to describe unprecedented events. There may be no better slogan for the twenty-first century, writes Arno Kopecky. thewalrus.ca/stop-calling-e…

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Why does #Ottawa celebrate our #pride at the end of August? Because of the We Demand Rally from August 28, 1971 - the first large scale #gayrights protest in Canada! #ottawapride Find out more at: villagelegacy.ca/items/show/169

“The vulnerable may fall by the wayside.” Disabled people are not expendable, disposable or dispensable. We are not acceptable casualties.

de-clutter your life by severing ties with anyone who tells you this

If, as a government, the only solution that you can come up with to deal with a difficult situation you’re facing is to override the constitutional rights of children then you’ve lost the fucking plot.

This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.

LEAF's Pam Hrick & Roxana رکسانا on restorative justice for sexual violence: "Survivors need more #AvenuesToJustice; members of marginalized communities have been saying this for years. But that’s not possible in the current legal system." The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

So proud of this report I co-authored with @gotmysassypants for LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) that was released yesterday! It takes on important questions about increasing access to restorative and transformative justice for survivors of sexual assault.

Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 21-Nov 3, 2023 SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK VERY HIGH: none HIGH: none ELEVATED: none MODERATE: none LOW: none About 1 in 19 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

“One barrier we face is the perception that restorative justice processes are ‘lenient’ responses to sexual violence." - Pam Hrick in Law360 Canada #AvenuesToJustice aims to demonstrate that RJ/TJ can meet survivors' needs and ensure accountability. law360.ca/articles/52634…

In 2023 there have been nearly 5,000 more deaths in England and Wales involving a disease of the respiratory system, than there were in the same portion of 2022. Tell me again how the pandemic is over.

If I wanted to understand a culture... I would turn to poetry first. For it is my confirmed bias that the poets remain the most 'stunned by existence,' the most determined to redeem the world in words. —C.D. Wright

So Dr. Tamera Burnett and I are getting too old for these newfangled hashtag things, but #YallMasking #SaltingTheVibes