Disability plan administrator, Public school teacher, former union president, former lawyer. Opinions expressed are my own.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined October 2008
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#Vancouver animal lovers! Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association @VOKRAtweets rescues, heals, and finds homes for 1,200 cats each year. Their annual Walk for the Kitties is September 13, and they need your support by walking or donating: vokra.ca/news/2026/8/12/walk…
I’ll tell you one thing I did not vote to have in #survıvor2026 : Jeff Probst rapping. Please don’t ever do that again.
It says something about the times we live in that while watching the #survivor finale I found myself worrying the speedboats might get taken out by drone strikes.
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It feels like a fine day to give some books away! And this time I’m going big. I’m giving away a stack of all my books 1s. That’s 4 signed books and 4 different worlds in my universe
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How much of this app’s current business model is based on ads promoting fake news stores about Howie Mandel?
Surrey school district is growing by over 2,000 students a year. These kids kids need more of everything: schools, teachers, inclusive education support workers, custodians, school psychologists, SLPs… Talk is cheap; an excellent public education system is not. #bced
Surrey parents, teachers and support workers call on Premier for more education funding vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/1…
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The BC Conservative Party has released an education platform that shows a deep misunderstanding of public schools and what students in them need. #BCElection2024 #ITeachIVote #bcpoli #bced 1/9
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'It sucks': Extended Surrey school days means kids, parents and teachers forced to juggle schedules vancouversun.com/news/extend… via @VancouverSun
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Standing in solidarity with Annie Ohana, award winning Surrey teacher, union activist, and friend. Annie tirelessly advocates for inclusivity + justice. Let's support her instead of engaging in harassment. #SupportAnnieOhana #StopHate #sd36learn #bced #bctf #bcfed #surreyteachers
It was great being able to perform with Marcus Mosely at the @ugcvan’s Yule concerts in December Check out our video of Brighter Days (by @BlessingOffor). youtu.be/i9Olfkgw4N0?si=X-yJ…
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Good morning. All schools and sites in our district are closed today (Wednesday, Jan. 17) due to snow. Bus service is also cancelled. Stay safe everyone!
#sd36learn #SurreyBC #WhiteRockBC #bced
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September 30th, Orange Shirt Day does not fix or rectify the harm done by residential schools, boarding schools or day schools.
But this is what it can and will do…
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The notwithstanding clause is complicated. There are a lot of unsubtle takes about it here on both sides. I can't subscribe to them. But the fundamental issue with s. 33, in my mind, has always been this:
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On Sep 19, we published a Joint Statement with
@CUPE728 & @SurreyDPAC
On Sep 20, we held the line against hate speech disseminators until they left at 12:55am on Sept 21.
As we said, our support for the 2SLGTBQIA+ community is unwavering.
There is #NoSpaceForHate here.
#bcpoli
