"Break Free" by artist Disha Dua.

Okanagan peaches and cherries with vanilla greek yogurt is an elite breakfast. Sorry no pics. I ate it too quickly.

As #Pride month comes to an end, I vow to carry the love legacy of my cousins Zafar and Guillermo forward. I hope you will join me. ❤️🌈❤️

farahway.bsky.social@farahway.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As my family processes this unimaginable loss, we are sharing a short tribute. I will share more about Zafar and Guillermo and what they mean to me and our loved ones in the coming days, months, and years. ❤️🌈❤️

As my family processes this unimaginable loss, we are sharing a short tribute. I will share more about Zafar and Guillermo and what they mean to me and our loved ones in the coming days, months, and years. ❤️🌈❤️

My precious cousin, Zafar Padamsee Mawani, and his husband, Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz, were recently kidnapped and murdered in Mexico. 💔💔

My precious cousin, Zafar Padamsee Mawani, and his husband, Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz, were recently kidnapped and murdered in Mexico. 💔💔

T-24 hours! Please join us tomorrow at @uvichealthresearch.bsky.social inaugural Seed Funding Research Showcase. I'm really looking forward to sharing our Rwanda research and hearing your thoughts and questions! #globalhealth #mentalhealth #healthequity #publichealth

Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH)@uvichealthresearch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Meet the speakers that will be sharing their innovative projects at IALH’s inaugural Seed Funding Research Showcase! 🌱 📅 Wednesday, June 17 🕠 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 SUB Upper Lounge, UVic 🎟️ Free! Everyone is welcome 🥪Appetizers and light refreshments! Reserve your seat! www.eventbrite.ca/e/seed-fundi...

It was healing to respond to the grant reviewer who said I couldn't have dismantling racism as an objective because it was not possible: "My families and communities are dying from systemic racism. I have to make it possible to dismantle systemic racism. It's a matter of life and death for us."

I am so grateful to Dr. Kristi McClamroch for this very rich conversation about my public health research in the context of my family's intergenerational experiences of systemic racism and health inequities. #publichealth #publichealthleadership #antiracism

CPH 59 — Speaking Truth to Power: A Conversation with Dr. Farah Mawani - A WordPress Site

In this episode of the Courageous Public Health Podcast, Dr. Farah Mawani reflects on what it means to do public health work that is deeply personal—where lived experience, research, and advocacy cann...

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I am so grateful to Dr. Kristi McClamroch for this very rich conversation about my public health research in the context of my family's intergenerational experiences of systemic racism and health inequities. #publichealth #publichealthleadership #antiracism

CPH 59 — Speaking Truth to Power: A Conversation with Dr. Farah Mawani - A WordPress Site

In this episode of the Courageous Public Health Podcast, Dr. Farah Mawani reflects on what it means to do public health work that is deeply personal—where lived experience, research, and advocacy cann...

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Just hit submit on a manuscript that’s been a long labour of love. Here’s hoping the review process doesn’t take as long 🤞🏼#AcademicSky

We need caregivers who: -Have experience in virtual work environments -The ability to contribute to group decision-making -Have some basic research experience -The ability to serve in an advisory capacity and contribute to group decision-making

Please apply to join our new Circle of Care Advisory Group We are seeking individuals who are parents/guardians and/or caregivers, including siblings, of an Autistic child or adult, as well as researchers who are part of the circle of care. Contact: research@autismalliance.ca autismalliance.ca

Hot off the press! Our new paper, “Development of a Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) Tool to Assess the Equity of Public Policies”, published in the inaugural issue of Health Politics! hpolitics.org/journal/view... #healthequity #healthpolicy #publichealth

APTN has an all new web series on YouTube called APTN News: Answers. It's a one stop shop to help separate fact from fiction when it comes to the latest headlines and misconceptions involving Indigenous people. We spoke with co-host Savannah Kelly.

New series APTN News: Answers digs into questions about Indigenous news, culture | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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I'm visiting my mother and just have to express my gratitude to Personal Support Workers (PSWs). The exceptional care and social support they provide positively impacts my mental health as well as my mother's. 🙏🏼

Nooo 😱https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/02/victoria-could-see-multiple-days-of-snow-this-week-says-environment-canada/

Victoria could see multiple days of snow this week says Environment Canada

Family Day weekend has arrived and, after weeks of mild weather, snow is back in the forecast for Victoria this coming week.

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Link to register here: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/res...

Resistance Embroidery — Workshops 4 Gaza

Step 1: Donate to Sameer here (sugg. donation $40) Step 2: Register for “Resistance Embroidery” here In a time when propaganda has usurped language with the help of the mainstream media...

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Session 1 of Priti's Resistance Embroidery workshop happening right now is "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!" Consider learning how to embroider this piece to raise funds for Palestinians in Gaza. Register to receive the recording and to join us for the next 2 sessions!

Can 20 people join us today in donating to the Sameer Project for Ramadan? $8 provides a meal for a family, and $32 can pay for groceries. You can also donate more to fund a water truck or a water desalination plant. Pass this on, please. See their IG for details: www.instagram.com/p/DUq5PoSjkK0

I’m thinking of the children, educator, and mother who were killed in Tumbler Ridge, those who were injured, and all their loved ones and community members who are traumatized and grieving. 🙏🏽

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide

The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...

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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer

Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...

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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Harper calling for unity is rich.

Everything about how we exist in society is a political choice. Continuing to allow people to be unhoused is a political choice. Unchecked grocery prices? A political choice. Potholes - political choice. Yeah, things must be weighed etc etc, but these are choices and we can demand better ones.

Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention, source says. https://cnn.it/4t9wLN5

Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up. Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 9mo ago

Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours. To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom

Here's a great GoFundMe from a CODA and interpreter trying to help deaf immigrant families. Their goal is $6,000.

Donate to Emergency Aid for Deaf Immigrant Families, organized by Rachel Olson

Hello, my name is Rachel and I am raising emergency funds for Deaf immigrant fa… Rachel Olson needs your support for Emergency Aid for Deaf Immigrant Families

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An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities. standwithminnesota.com/read

Organizing Reading List — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

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