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This Friday, join CIC for our Global Prison Nursery Network Symposium -- a day of speakers examining prison nurseries and the impact of parental incarceration on children. Attend in person in NYC or over Zoom. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Thanks to this author for reading the book so closely. Thank you. reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2024/…

We need more precise language. Israel’s deadly bomb attack right outside Beirut’s “main specialist public hospital” where ordinary people go to heal, get surgeries, scans & checkups, is not a mere “airstrike.” It’s an act of terror on a civilian population. It’s terrorism.

“To all the world’s leaders, I remind you of your responsibility to ensure respect for international humanitarian law as set out in the Geneva Conventions. These are universally accepted and binding norms developed to preserve the very bare minimum of humanity." - Volker Türk

#StepUP in Gender and LGBTQIA Studies with Trinity Univ Press, University of Delaware Press, Robin Felicity Hansen, U of R Press, Edinburgh University Press, Hopkins Press, SIU Press. Discover their amazing work in the #UPWeek Gallery: bit.ly/3NhBetq

Wow. 📢 Romeo Dallaire says that what’s happening in Gaza is a genocide. I hope Dallaire raises his uniquely important voice more often on the subject and tells Justin Trudeau & Mélanie Joly to act immediately & support all efforts to a address atrocities in Palestine & Israel.

Based on independent research and analysis, ECCHR has come to the conclusion that there is a legally sound argument that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. This Q&A sets out our legal assessment on the matter: ecchr.eu/en/press-relea…

For global neoliberalism and democracy, Israel's war in Gaza is what Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia was for communism. The gap between the proclaimed values and reality is so wide that it cannot be papered over again. And it reveals the untruth of ideology. Nail in the coffin

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Michelle O'Bonsawin is the first Indigenous person to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. Tonight on Face to Face, she discusses Gladue reports and why there is no uniformity in how the reports are made across regions.

Final report of the SIU Implementation Advisory Panel finds non-compliance with the law, failure to make improvements over 5 years + abusive solitary confinement in and outside of SIUs: govt response was to thank IAP for insights? 1/2 theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Glad this post was published. I am happy I was eventually able to share my work in Germany, despite the pressure, intimidation, and mafia-style tactics surrounding my visit. The scale and speed of repression of fundamental freedoms (surrounding Palestine), alongside the

#AHS documents show #AlbertaSurgicalGroup charged taxpayers over twice as much per hip replacement as public hospitals. A lawsuit alleges govnt officials pressured AHS to approve these contracts despite cost concerns. globalnews.ca/news/11030862/…

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A public forum on mothers and imprisonment - March 20th - thanks to the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies (uSask) for organising. cfbsjs.usask.ca/Public-Forum/p…

Succinct and informative reuters.com/world/americas…

Last year's TEDx talk, "Confronting Medical Colonialism in #Canada", is now available online. In it, I draw heavily on my book (fightingforahandtohold.ca, with contributions by Cindy Blackstock & Ellen Gabriel) to call for an end to #MedicalColonialism ✊🏽💜 youtube.com/watch?v=1dwnt9…

Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jails: Kudos Pierre Hawkins, John Howard Society of Saskatchewan, for this important Charter rights victory! The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

#USaskLaw prof Robin Hansen received three Saskatchewan Book Award nominations for her first book, Prison Born: Incarceration and Motherhood in the Colonial Shadow. Congratulations Robin! More about the book and the nominations: law.usask.ca/about/articles…

Halifax Prison Born book launch - May 1, 7:30 pm. Thanks to the organizers! venusenvy.ca/products/priso…