Forgot to post pics of the spanking new #CLiFF hats.
#CLiFF2025 #CLiFF17 #labourfilms

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#CLiFF2025 #CLiFF17 #CLiFFToronto

BREAKING: ‘I see this as an act of resistance’: former Arts faculty dean files $2 million lawsuit against TMU This lawsuit comes just over a year after her unexpected termination in July 2024

theeyeopener.com/2025/09/brea...

New #bakery in @cabbagetown.
@bluetbakery is only in their 3rd week at 245 Gerrard St. E.
It is not french for blueberry. Is "low-growing North American plant of the bedstraw family, with small four-petaled flowers and paired leaves".
Bought a @turkeyclub sandwich + Halva Pistachio Chunky Cookie

My Retirement Shirt marks my last day at IAM Union. After nearly 26 years. I'm stepping away from working life.
Community & activist work will continue.
Sincere thanks to: Leadership and Staff. The Membership. The labour activists who helped me learn and unlearn.
THANK YOU ALL

On 22 July, 1796, the British sent Jamaican #Maroons to Nova Scotia. The Maroons were escaped slaves who were brought to Jamaica by the Spanish and the British to work the sugar cane plantations.

www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/m...

Read the Canadian Encyclopedia article.

“Truth often hides in what’s unsaid”

As of 15 July, 2025, at least 875 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food. 674 were near aid distribution sites operated by the #GazaHumanitarianFoundation, a U.S.-Israeli-org. 201 victims were killed while seeking food on the routes of aid convoys. Another 20+ were killed today.

I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.

Iris Murdoch, writer (15 Jul 1919-1999)

We are healed of a suffering only by expressing it to the full.

Marcel Proust, novelist (10 Jul 1871-1922)

Some wine labels from yesteryear (by special request)
#BadKiss
#Baroosa
#NoirEtBlanc

Wow. A real treasure. I think I bought this many years ago (or given to me).

From 17 May, 1919
#WinnipegGeneralStrike

Learned an interesting word (from Wordsmith.org)

#AGNOTOLOGY:
"...is the study of deliberate, culturally induced ignorance or doubt, typically to sell a product, influence opinion, or win favour, [...] through the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data (disinformation).(Wikipedia)

The business of the poet
and the novelist
is to show the sorriness underlying
the grandest things
and the grandeur underlying
the sorriest things.

-Thomas Hardy, novelist and poet
(2 Jun 1840-1928)

(wordsmith.org)

How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.

Kenneth Tynan
Theater critic and author (2 Apr 1927-1980)

He is a P'takh!

Deonandan: Canada should act quickly to attract U.S. scientists fleeing Trump This is a rare chance to snatch the best of American scientific talent and position Canada as a world leader in promising fields of research

My latest at the Ottawa Citizen:

"Deonandan: Canada should act quickly to attract U.S. scientists fleeing Trump"

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/cana...

UNION Film screening CLiFF-OCAD University A collaboration between the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) and OCAD University.

Forgot to share photos and videos of the excellent evening - the joint screening of the UNION film. With Min Sook Lee at OCAD University. Special guest was Brett Story, the filmmaker.

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Rosie the Riveter: Meet the Woman Who Inspired the Iconic Poster When Naomi Parker-Fraley first saw the iconic poster, she recalls, "I did think it looked like me, but nobody ever mentioned it"

Today is Rosie the Riveter Day. #Rosietheriveter
(With Naomi Parker-Fraley, the original)
people.com/celebrity/ro...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_t...

Now, above all, we must be wary of chauvinistic nationalism - especially in ourselves.

#ChauvinisticNationalism

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Police Treat Nazi Monument As ‘War Memorial’ In Alleged Vandalism Case “It clearly shows that Edmonton police and the Crown prosecutor’s office ... are lacking, grossly, in historical knowledge.”

Police and prosecutors in Edmonton are protecting a #Nazi shrine as a ‘war memorial’

South Africa blocking rescue of miners is 'tantamount to murder' The state of South Africa is denying thousands of miners access to food and water, putting their lives at risk

South Africa blocking rescue of miners is ‘tantamount to murder’

👇A community activist spoke to Socialist Worker about the state's actions, arguing 'these are inhumane practices'
socialistworker.co.uk/news/south-a...

Hegseth is so innocent he paid off the woman who accused him of rape & got her to sign an NDA.

Gaetz is so innocent he resigned Congress to keep the report from coming out, after asking for a pardon.

Trump is so innocent only 26 women have accused him of doing what he said on tape he likes to do.

#NoWords

Core elements of grievance-driven conflicts: historical, social, political, economic grievances, often go unresolved over extended periods. Sense of injustice, oppression, or discrimination, [...] fuels conflict & drives individuals/groups to seek redress.
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A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.

Jimmy Carter

There is no human being who, as a result of desiring to build a better life, should be named or declared illegal.

Alejandro G. Inarritu, film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 15 Aug 1963)