Lauren Kaljur she/her (@laurenkaljur) 's Twitter Profile
Lauren Kaljur she/her

@laurenkaljur

Estonian settler raised on K'ómoks land | journalist @thediscourse @indiegrafmedia @hakaimagazine @RTB_Cheerful dm's anytime or laurenkaljur at gmail dot com

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Brielle Morgan (@briellemimi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling all journalists interested in better covering the #childwelfare system #cdnmedia ... Register here for the first workshop in this (pay what you can) series: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youth…

Calling all journalists interested in better covering the #childwelfare system #cdnmedia ...

Register here for the first workshop in this (pay what you can) series: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youth…
Spotlight: Child Welfare (@childspotlight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling all journalists who want to report better on the #childwelfare system — we've organized a series of workshops to support you, with teachings from advocates, lawyers and investigative journalists. #cdnmedia Details/registration here: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youth…

Calling all journalists who want to report better on the #childwelfare system — we've organized a series of workshops to support you, with teachings from advocates, lawyers and investigative journalists. #cdnmedia

Details/registration here: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youth…
John Vaillant (@johnvaillant) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In Fire Weather, I suggested the possibility of "a potentially winter-less scenario in which fire weather is the only weather, and 'fire season' never ends." CBC reports more than 100 "zombie fires" currently burning in British Columbia. cbc.ca/news/canada/wi…

IndigiNews (@indiginewsmedia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Laura Ann Cranmer began writing a script 17 years ago about her experiences as a childhood survivor of the Nanaimo Indian Hospital. Her new play features the experiences of three girls from different backgrounds and languages. Story by Julie Chadwick indiginews.com/arts/rewriting…

Friday Things (@fridaythings) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2021, more than 2,000 Canadian media workers signed an open letter calling on our journalism institutions to properly cover Israel and Palestine—that is, with nuance, context and humanity.

Lauren Kaljur she/her (@laurenkaljur) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dennis Guay, who had hearing loss, died in the Winters Hotel fire. The building manager testified she tried to get Guay a flashing light or a vibrating bed to accommodate his hearing impairment but did not hear back from officials with #BCHousing. thestar.com/politics/b-c-c…

John Woodside (@woodsideful) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At RBC’s AGM yesterday Indigenous leaders and climate activists from across the continent confronted CEO David McKay on the bank’s role fuelling the climate crisis. What I saw was either shocking ignorance or a deliberate attempt to mislead shareholders. nationalobserver.com/2024/04/12/new…

Natasha Bulowski (@nbulowski) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, negotiators from around the world are descending on Ottawa for an intense round of talks aimed at eliminating plastic pollution by 2040. John Woodside breaks down the stakes, roadblocks, and major players in pursuit of a Global Plastics Treaty. nationalobserver.com/2024/04/23/new…

Lauren Kaljur she/her (@laurenkaljur) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“It appears to be that they’re asking government and Canadians to write a blank check… It’s disaster capitalism — where industry takes advantage of a crisis to make money,” said Julee Boan of the National Resource Defense Council. vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/can…

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"I feel like this journey that I'm going on … I'm going to feel a lot better after this. My healing journey will be ended by then." Thank you for sharing Sphenia’s story Aaron Hemens indiginews.com/news/haida-eld…

Michelle Cyca (@michellecyca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

one of the most easily-disproven denial points is that "not a single body" has been found at residential schools. Cowessess First Nation, which found 751 unmarked graves at the Marieval residential school in 2021, has identified over 300 bodies: aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

Michelle Cyca (@michellecyca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FYI media folks: The Narwhal is looking for a web developer, and a video producer! come work at an award-winning news outlet that is actually growing ✨ thenarwhal.ca/work-for-us/

Sean Carleton (@seancarleton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These are not original ideas; they are re-warmed points being used to foment reactionary backlash against truth and reconciliation to protect the power, privilege, and profit of Canada's colonial status quo. It is textbook residential school denialism: theconversation.com/truth-before-r…