Why are two people with no proof of local Indigenous connections charging $1200 to take a course on "Indigenous cartographies"?
Which Indigenous cartographic systems are they planning to cover?
Is there any engagement with Indigenous geographers/cartographers?
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For over a half century, the Clean Air Act has protected our communities and our planet. But once again, the GOP is trying to gut this critical act—as a war is raging on the Middle East and there is a madman in the White House.
Not on my watch. I will be voting a hell NO.
Last year, I told New Yorkers: we would open city-owned grocery stores to take on the affordability crisis.
Today, we're delivering five stores in each borough — with the first opening next year.
Here's to healthy families, thriving communities, and promises kept.
...says the man with the highest net worth on this rock spinning through the void.
BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans.
After the federal government settled the case, 34 states kept pursuing the giant ticket and concert company.
Now, the states have won.
A graphic of the article headline, with the logo for People at the top followed by the headline, "EXCLUSIVE: singer Gaelynn Lea as people assume she must be miserable because of her disability: 'I have an awesome life'. Then there is a picture of of Gaelynn Lea playing her violin on a stage at the bottom of the graphic
Woo-hoo!!! 🥳 Thank you SO MUCH to People Magazine for writing about my memoir, the perception of disability, and my music! I am so excited that the book is finally out in the world... Thank you to the many lovely people who are helping to spread the word! ❤️
Read it here: people.com/singer-gaely...
Flour comes from a plant, sugar comes from a plant, and chocolate comes from a plant.
So, basically a chocolate chip cookie is a salad.
Thank you for coming to my
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Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater.
This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning.
Never doubt your power to change the system.
I promise, you never need to tell folx in a Zoom meeting that you would love to see them on camera. Not once, not twice, not thrice, in fact, never! My Disability Justice commitment means pushing back against being on camera when it clashes with many access needs, like migraines, transitions, etc! 👀
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
ZOHRAN: “I ran on taxing the rich — Today, we’re taxing the rich… the first ever pied-a-terre tax for second homes worth $5 Million+… $500 MILLION from the richest of the rich to fund child care, etc…💰”
Promises kept.
Liberal candidates sweep school board elections as Moms for Liberty loses ground
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3 white men in their 20s attempted to lynch 3 Black men for....fishing last Friday. The only reason it's an attempted murder charge is one of the Black men was armed and a better shot. It's not about the year someone was born, it's about the racism
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For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩🚀🚀💕
*All four astronauts went to public schools!
Physician May Chinn was born 130 years ago today. In 1926 she was the 1st Black woman to graduate from Bellevue, but then spent 14 years looking for a hospital that would allow her full practicing privileges on account of her race, practicing privately until she found a cancer research position.
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The training behind the sit-ins: how Black civil rights activists in Virginia, 1960, learned to resist smoke, slurs and physical abuse without reacting
The training behind the sit-ins: how Black civil rights activists in Virginia, 1960, learned to resist smoke, slurs and physical abuse without reacting
Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...
NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC.
Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents.
I had to put in my window unit early
Who else is still feeling the joy this morning? 🙋♀️🚀🧑🚀 THIS is what science can do!!
A lovely ad to see at YYJ.
What can mining do for BC?
It can run further roughshod over Indigenous title, Indigenous land rights, and the environmental health of the province, for starters.
This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC.
"All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources."
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Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand.
Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand.
Rhiannon Giddens wearing an emerald green dress & holding a banjo with her eyes gently closed & a calm expression on her face as she plays
I heard it was national banjo day.
With ICE acting the way they are why would anyone risk coming here?
Some men treat it as therapy the same way they treat the gym. Which… is a choice
🔥 @rokhanna.bsky.social to Democratic leadership: “Get out. Let a new generation lead. You’ve been ineffective. The base doesn’t like you. The base wants fighters.”
We only had a tiny group for last weekend's Disability Justice workshop, so if you were unable to attend, but could benefit from engaging with the presentation slides on your own time, please do so, as Alice Wong's legacy deserves to be celebrated by all, & writing can offer an insightful option!✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾
"Why don't Americans-" The ruling class of America has intentionally disempowered its citizens spread across 3,000+ miles of land and then funded the police force as an occupying army that happily murders anyone who opposes them and imprisons whoever is left as slave laborers. So phone calls it is
