Trudeau announced a fund to combat #COVID19 but what about all people who die of #addictions #fentanyl or #MMIWG or #homelessness or #poverty? Speaks volumes to the worth of a human, and which humans. #whoisworthit #humanworth #whodecides

#Substantialism - stresses the primacy of existence over consciousness and that social life can be explained as social conditions. #isms #shitacademicswrite #theories #socialtheory #concepts #academicjargon #jargon #phdlife #overthinking

More isms "European metrocentrism" (Orientalism, Eurocentric universalism, and occlusion of imperialism) that #hurtsmybrain #shitacademicswrite #jargon #lingo #isms

"Culturalist essentialism is homogenizing both spatially and temporally" #shitacademicswrite #academicjargon #whyamireadingthis #justwhy

#Orientalism- how #colonialists depict #Asiancultures in a #stereotyped way that reinforces colonial dominance and #power over the region and people. #academia #edwardsaid #jargon #isms #saywhat

For me, it’s person first. For others, it’s not. Engage and #dontassume. It’s okay to ask, it’s where learning happens. Don’t let fear of offending be the reason to not engage with others. #breakthestigma #pwd #disabilities #stigma cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/…

Stats that shows the #inequalities. “What he heard as a privileged male was 'challenge accepted.' So he went back, and he negotiated, and he got more."  #Paygap starts right out of uni. #whyweneedfeminism #payequity #notequal #thestruggleisreal cbc.ca/news/business/univers…

How #tech can improve #accessibility for #pwd. #barrierfree #access #technology baytoday.ca/local-news/indoo…

#AttentionControl: one of the best #cdnpoli #podcasts I’ve followed. #elxn43 #democracy #CanadaVotes #digitalmedia. From McGill’s School of Public Policy. open.spotify.com/show/4h1kZB…

#Airbnb hosts put me in a diff room b/c they double booked it. Instead of discounting my reso (it’s until Nov. 30), hosts are ending reservation. #whatdoido #homeless @AirbnbHelp @airbnb #help #housing #toronto #rentalmarket

#onlinedating as a #Poc- #racism is alive and well. I’m #Asian so this guy just assumed that I’m #notfromhere. Doesn’t matter if my family has been #Canadian for a CENTURY. #checkyourprivilege #privilege #whereareyoufrom #isms #assumptions #youseecolour #immigration #othering

How is this #accessible? Common #ttc- #dobetter. You literally have to take a #subway and then a #bus to get on the other side of the platform. #inaccessible #exclusion #disability #ableism #ableist #notanalternative #AccessibilityAlwaysMatters #disabilitymatters #publictransit

Not just about #whatyoucansee. There’s a lot more that is #unseen. #Disability #invisibledisability #ableism #ableist #stopthestigma #heardnotseen #disabilities #inclusion #accessible #accessibility

Report on ‘Building an #Inclusive Canada: National #Disability Summit’- When do we move beyond suggestions? Who attended? Talks of intersectionality but where is info on disability & #ethnicity, #gender? #disabilityfunding #fundtheresearh #missingvoices canada.ca/en/employment-soci…

#Internet #accessforall should be on next #electoralplatform. It's about #accessibility & #inclusion. Internet access means access to create community, #healthservices, #telehealth #resources and #knowledge. #KnowledgeIsPower #cdnpoli #socialequity #sdoh thestar.com/opinion/editoria…