Picnic with Soumya, Nandan, and team
Picnic with @soumya.n @beckycory @oliveridley @happyapsu and more. (Nandan and Jae
UBCIC Rejects Canada150 Celebrations
Republished with permission: “Canada150” is not representative of the history of our lands and territories, or of our present realities as Indigenous Peoples. We, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), cannot, in all good conscience, participate in, and will not celebrate…
Fixing the HTTPS on a Knight Lab TimelineJS instance
Last year I used TimelineJS to create a nice interactive timeline of some misogynist tweets by Colby Cosh. After we added HTTPS to our website, the article never properly encrypted…
A newspaper is an index
What does an Auto Trader, a phone book, a card catalog, a post office, a mall map, Google and a newspaper all have in common…
Hey friend
Hey friend
Looks like Becky has been doing fun Sunday projects
People who make clothes are engineers. IMHO.
Had a good meeting today with @raincoastconservation, including these two salty sailors @aprilbencze and Brian Falconer, on WŚANÉC landŚANÉC
Had a good meeting today with @raincoastconservation, including these two salty sailors @aprilbencze and Brian Falconer, on WŚANÉC landŚANÉC
Nine animals that we should be trophy hunting instead of bears
I’ve been wracking my brain trying to think of how to help stop the commercial trophy hunting of bears in BC, which is ongoing and totally unethical. But I’m pretty smart, so I put this problem in my mind-vice and I’m a genius…
Two peas and a bean. But who’s the bean? @gildashannon
Two peas and a bean. But who’s the bean? @gildashannon
Yes, I will take the pledge, @ubcic. Thank you for all the work you do
Yes, I will take the pledge, @ubcic. Thank you for all the work you do
Reality testing and learning to change our opinions
Being able to accept and integrate new information is an emotional intelligence skill. Many of us think of reality testing as cognitive intelligence. To really grapple deeply with this, consider this funny thing about humans…
Currently reading this collection of takes on PR, news, media and the polluted public square, by James Hoggan and Grania Litwin
Currently reading this collection of takes on PR, news, media and the polluted public square, by James Hoggan and Grania Litwin
Meet the tiny Calgary Flames fan, big enough to cheer for the Edmonton Oilers
The Flames are done for the Season. They were beaten in four straight games and finished last week. And now the Oilers will go on and Flames fans will have to decide…
Proceeds are going towards ending the commercial trophy hunt of grizzly bears
Look who found a! Proceeds are going towards ending the commercial trophy hunt of grizzly bears. Plus, there’s a contest to win an epic trip. Eeek! Find out more at www.raincoast.org Thank you @raincoastconservation and Coastal First Nations for doing this work
Islamophobia in media
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/islamophobia-persistent-in-the-media-journalist-says-1.4069455
Globe and Mail editorial: Canada 150
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/indigenous-peoples-and-the-need-for-a-way-forward-made-in-canada/article34568640/ Murray Sinclair: http://aptnnews.ca/2017/04/04/sen-murray-sinclair-blasts-globe-and-mail-for-propagating-racist-fallacy/ Establishment newspapers propagate myth of the empty land and then wonder why trust in #journalism is low. #cdnmedia https://t.co/QSC0COHEVB — Sherwin Arnott (@sherwinarnott) April 4, 2017 Why don't residential school survivors 'get over it'? @SenSincmurr respondsLISTEN @TheCurrentCBC https://t.co/a4171t8i6Q#thecurrentMMIW pic.twitter.com/bZxGxy53rn — CBC Radio (@cbcradio) April 4, 2017 The Globe's Editorial position on…
Follow up reading
http://www.nafeezahmed.com/ https://www.jacobinmag.com/author/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor/
“Pronouns: Lead by example, ask everyone, & ask often.” Yay @ambitgender for being awesome
“Pronouns: Lead by example, ask everyone, & ask often.” Yay @ambitgender for being awesome
When did Victoria become Halifax?
When did Victoria become Halifax?
Coffee and pencils
Through the window, from here.
Who is your graphic designer?
GDC makes nice designs.
February haiku:Light shimmies and shakes Embraces fragility Tenderness is life
February haiku:
Light shimmies and shakes
Embraces fragility
Tenderness is life
Open Canada
https://www.opencanada.org/about/