Lisa Slater (@lisamslater) profile picture

I'm a social justice poet and young leader in the not-for-profit sector. I like kittens, green curry, and writing poems on coasters.

Vancouver, BC, Canada
Joined October 2010
Lisa Slater retweeted
Something truly awry when campaign focuses on niqab and not murdered and missing aboriginal women, and systematic discrimination #cdnpoli
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Wow. Such applause for a rapist. #npsoak #npsshade
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I got no joke or pretty metaphor to tell you that Jaz Sufi raped my friend. I am sickened to hear her applauded. #NPSShade #npsoak
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When media tries to make voters cynical & #cons says there's only their way; @RachelNotley inspires #abvote with vision for change
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Great questions about birth centres, risk aversion in health professionals training and more! #SooDowne #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
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Did you know about the importance of the vaginal microbiome? #NormalizingBirth #SooDowne #ubcmidwifery
"This moment of birth can be so transformational for a couple": #SooDowne #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
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Getting women talking is the 'intervention' that best contributes to good outcomes: #SooDowne. #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
"We have forgotten that childbirth can be about human flourishing." #SooDowne #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
#SooDowne: if Canada could reduce the C section rate from 26% to 20%, we would save almost $37 million. #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
All lectures should start with Monty Python skits. #SooDowne #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
Elaine Carty reviews the history of midwifery regulation in BC, and introduces #SooDowne. #NormalizingBirth #ubcmidwifery
Incredible turnout for the inaugural #ubcmidwifery visiting scholar public lecture with #SooDowne! #NormalizingBirth
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"Tonight we honor Hollywood's best and whitest!" #OscarsSoWhite
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. @ActuallyNPH has a switch on the small of his neck. It goes to "Likable" or "More Likable." #Oscars
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Lisa Slater retweeted
My only Oscar Tweet: I think all Calgarians felt a thrill seeing our own @teganandsara on that stage. In related news, I want a Lego Oscar.
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