Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah
@dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social
Co-Director of Policy & Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights • @npsia.bsky.social Alum • Rugby fan/player • Black Feminist • Antifascist • She/Her 📍Ottawa https://linktr.ee/dowusuakyeeah 🌻🇬🇭🌈
Heated Rivalry has quietly become one of Canada’s most potent cultural exports. The Walrus editorial fellow Amarah Hasham-Steele breaks down the numbers behind its staggering success and what they mean for Canadian soft power: https://thewalrus.ca/heated-rivalry-numbers/
I love a good community event about an important municipal policy issue (public transit) featuring local musical talent 🚌🎶💛 @freetransitottawa.bsky.social
File under: no sh*t The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Ottawa sees dramatic drop in speed compliance after photo radar scrapped
City of Ottawa data from a handful of former photo radar sites show a steep drop in driver compliance through school and community safety zones.
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I love any chance to talk about our policy and advocacy work at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. So, I was quite excited to record this podcast episode with TallTrees Leadership (they focus on leadership in healthcare) ✨ Give the episode a listen here ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
May Zohran Mamdani's campaign inspire us all to demand more than 'Beige Pants' in our municipal politics. #ottpoli
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
I wrote a thing! Check out this resource exploring anti-gender movements in Canada 👇🏿
criaw-icref.bsky.social@criaw-icref.bsky.social · last yr.🚨Anti-gender movements are eroding rights🚨 @dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social breaks down how well-funded regressive groups use: 🔹 Transphobic myths 🔹 “Parental rights” rhetoric 🔹 Coordinated attacks on #SRHR & #2SLGBTQ equality Read & resist 📖👉 https://tinyurl.com/DOAER5 #StopTheBacklash
Next panel at #W7Canada, looking more closely at the global context that will impact the discussions in Kananaskis. @dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social is joined by Amnesty Canada’s ED Ketty Nivyabandi, Senator Paulette Senior and Erin Hunt, ED of Mine Actions Canada
This is fraught terrain Mayor Sutcliffe. Police already have ample powers to restrict protests at schools, hospitals & places of worship when needed. Anything further needs very careful study. Court challenges elsewhere already pending. Don't rush this.
Mayor presses to move forward with 'bubble bylaw' despite Charter concerns | CBC News
Ciry staff had previously said it would be prudent to wait for courts to rule on other cities' bylaws, while civil liberties group says police already have powers to ensure safety.
cbc.ca
The Alberta government has issued a new plan for combatting "gender-based violence." Interesting choice to note the high rates of gender-based violence against LGBTQ2S+ people, even as the AB government pushes policy that itself leads to more of that violence 🤔 open.alberta.ca/dataset/d152...
BREAKING: Rechie Valdez is the new Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism. Feminist advocacy made this happen ✨ #cdnpoli
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah@dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social · last yr.All eyes focused on PM Carney's cabinet announcement and a potential WAGE Ministerial role 🤞🏿 If this ends up a win for the sector, that mandate letter will absolutely be combed with a fine tooth comb. Will this role be feminist or not? #cdnpoli
All eyes focused on PM Carney's cabinet announcement and a potential WAGE Ministerial role 🤞🏿 If this ends up a win for the sector, that mandate letter will absolutely be combed with a fine tooth comb. Will this role be feminist or not? #cdnpoli
For the evening crowd, my latest for @xtramagazine.com on the queer MPs who won, lost, and didn't run again in the last election #canqueer #cdnpoli
Canada’s Parliament just got a lot less queer | Xtra Magazine
Only three incumbent openly queer MPs are headed back to Ottawa after the 2025 federal election
xtramagazine.com
Today's platform drop includes this transphobic gem: "Defend women’s safety by repealing Commissioner’s Directive 100, which allows male offenders to be housed in women’s prisons and ensure that women’s spaces and services remain protected in federal institutions and policy." YIKES #cdnpoli
Increased criminalization under the guise of "protecting women" is extremely violent and anti-feminist. So so gross. #cdnpoli
Abortion *ACCESS* in 🇨🇦 is the issue. It's inconsistent from province to province, creating huge barriers for those in northern/rural/remote communities. Investing in a robust healthcare system would ensure everyone can access the necessary healthcare they need. #cdnpoli
The @xtramagazine.com homepage today is giving a lot of ME, but I promise they are all good and interesting stories (as is everything else when you scroll down!) xtramagazine.com
📣No one should be forced to work two jobs to pay rent, choose between medication and groceries, or see their child fall behind because of childcare costs. When we all thrive, the economy thrives, too. #DemandBetterToday #Election2025
During his Winnipeg campaign stop, the Liberal leader responded with this on the expansion of Pharmacare: “Committed absolutely to keeping what is in place…if there were to be an expansion, it’s in the context of decisions around a range of priorities." #cdnpoli
I spoke with Rabble about the WAGE Minister's role in the federal cabinet. We will continue to remind people in Canada how key gender equality is to a strong and robust economy that works for everyone. #cdnpoli
Feminist organizations fear loss of representation because of cabinet cuts
Mark Carney cutting the Ministry for Women, Gender Equality, and Youth from cabinet has raised concerns with feminist organizations.
rabble.ca
Jackie Neapole of @criaw-icref.bsky.social and I spoke with @womeninmedia.ca to discuss the recent elimination of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality from the federal cabinet. #cdnpoli Give it a listen 👇🏿
The Feminist (Canadian) Rage
Host Sarah Burke discusses the recent elimination of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality in Canada with guests Jacqueline Neapole and Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, t…
womeninmedia.network
PM Carney, when asked by a journalist about his faith, just said he absolutely supports a woman's right to choose as the Liberal Party "always has - proudly and consistently". #cdnpoli
Canadians — listen to these voices. There’s a whole slew of them, and they are our experts in making Canada what we want it to be — a diverse, equitable and inclusive nation. That’s my Canada. A nation that defends not just our sovereignty, but our country’s values as well. #elbowsup #canpoli
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah@dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social · last yr."Gender equality demands dedicated leadership, accountability, and sustained attention—none of which can be adequately achieved when it is treated as an afterthought within a larger, unrelated ministry." Read more: www.criaw-icref.ca/statements/j...
So Canadian feminists are pretty upset about the elimination of the Minister of Women and Gender Equality. Actually upset is way too diplomatic a word. The reality is that bro culture has taken over our politics, left and right. And we are about done with it
"WAGE is now under Heritage! Don't worry!" 🤨 1) Where was the heads-up to feminist civil society? 2) A re-named department of "Canadian Culture and Identity" doesn't entirely make that clear. 3) Partisanship is a killer of critical thinking. #cdnpoli
