Denise Deby
@denisedeby.bsky.social
Researcher, writer, connector; social and environmental justice, equity and anti-racism, decolonization. White settler on unceded Anishinabe Algonquin land. She/her. Also @GreenLivingOttawa.bsky.social
"Do my protagonists have to be so dang-nabbed good that I hate them and myself for writing them?" Writing dilemmas from @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.
Gonna keep this up until someone looks at it.
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
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#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Do my protagonists have to be so dang-nabbed good that I hate them and myself for writing them?" Writing dilemmas from @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.
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Amnesty International continues to call on the Government of British Columbia to end the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous land defenders and opposes the expansion of all fossil fuel pipelines and related infrastructure.
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Amnesty International continues to call on the Government of British Columbia to end the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous land defenders and opposes the expansion of all fossil fuel pipelines and related infrastructure.
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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#Israel had no intention of honouring commitments it gave related to the #ceasefire. The role of the #Palestinesolidarity movement is more vital than ever.
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#Israel had no intention of honouring commitments it gave related to the #ceasefire. The role of the #Palestinesolidarity movement is more vital than ever.
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BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
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This week in rad Ottawa:
October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification;
Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek;
Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019);
Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification;
Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek;
Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019);
Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
October 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This week in rad Ottawa:
October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification;
Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek;
Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019);
Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification;
Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek;
Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019);
Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
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We're all getting our Truth and Wreckonciliation on here in Canada. Orange shirts and donuts.🟧🍩🙄
If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...
If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...
Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec in conversation with Deondre Smiles
Join Massy Books, Goose Lane Editions, Deondre Smiles and Patty Krawec for the launch of, "Bad Indians Book Club", Oct 2nd at Massy Books!
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September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We're all getting our Truth and Wreckonciliation on here in Canada. Orange shirts and donuts.🟧🍩🙄
If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...
If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...
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A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.
"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books
Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.
www.cbc.ca
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.
"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
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There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israel’s genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didn’t know that the Israeli authorities and Israeli forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
September 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israel’s genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didn’t know that the Israeli authorities and Israeli forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Ottawa! Please spread the word!
We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS.
Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.
We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS.
Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.
September 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ottawa! Please spread the word!
We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS.
Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.
We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS.
Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.
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There are so many awful things happening in the world right now and so many of us feel powerless to change anything.
But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted.
Let me teach you how!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted.
Let me teach you how!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There are so many awful things happening in the world right now and so many of us feel powerless to change anything.
But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted.
Let me teach you how!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted.
Let me teach you how!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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New piece with Tia Dafnos in @breachmedia.ca: The emergency RCMP unit called "CIRG" that invaded Wet'suwet'en territory is now a permanent force called CRU. Through access to information records, we learned they have a special role to play in policing resistance to Bills 14 and 15.
A notorious RCMP unit will be at the forefront of enforcing new laws in British Columbia that fast-track resource projects.
@shirip.bsky.social and Tia Dafnos reveal B.C. will deploy the unit as it deregulates environmental laws and overrides Indigenous rights. breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
@shirip.bsky.social and Tia Dafnos reveal B.C. will deploy the unit as it deregulates environmental laws and overrides Indigenous rights. breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach
A widely-criticized police unit is participating in provincial committees coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked under new legis...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
New piece with Tia Dafnos in @breachmedia.ca: The emergency RCMP unit called "CIRG" that invaded Wet'suwet'en territory is now a permanent force called CRU. Through access to information records, we learned they have a special role to play in policing resistance to Bills 14 and 15.
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What a disgrace & what a crime. This must stop
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza.
@cjpme.org @wbwcanada.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza.
@cjpme.org @wbwcanada.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News
The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping ...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What a disgrace & what a crime. This must stop
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza.
@cjpme.org @wbwcanada.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza.
@cjpme.org @wbwcanada.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
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Today! A great opportunity to learn about and support alternatives to unsustainable systems and practices. greenlivingottawa.com/2025/07/25/b...
Beyond the Bills 2: Sustainable Alternatives
Image via Climate Justice Ottawa In the previous post, I wrote about problematic federal and provincial “nation-building” legislation, and alternatives that move towards a just and sustainable futu…
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July 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today! A great opportunity to learn about and support alternatives to unsustainable systems and practices. greenlivingottawa.com/2025/07/25/b...
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The fed gov cuts to pay for military and wealthy tax cuts have rapidly expanded. My new analysis shows that most of the cuts will now be on transfers to other govs, non-profits and people. A stunning 1 in 5 dollars is just cuts to FN govs for basic social programs. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇
July 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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'Thank you for hosting this session, this subjugation session –not a consultation session,' Atikameksheng First Nation Chief Craig Nootchta told government officials | @karynpugliese.bsky.social
Leaked recording details chiefs' concerns at opening of summit
A leaked recording of day one of the summit between Canada and First Nations chiefs shows the level of distrust with the government.
www.aptnnews.ca
July 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
'Thank you for hosting this session, this subjugation session –not a consultation session,' Atikameksheng First Nation Chief Craig Nootchta told government officials | @karynpugliese.bsky.social
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Morning bike ride in a haze of campground level smoke from wildfires 1000s of kms away.
Canada has effectively cancelled climate change mitigation strategies & invested more on military equipment than they ever did on climate.
Nobody with meaningful power even talks about doing anything anymore.
Canada has effectively cancelled climate change mitigation strategies & invested more on military equipment than they ever did on climate.
Nobody with meaningful power even talks about doing anything anymore.
July 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Morning bike ride in a haze of campground level smoke from wildfires 1000s of kms away.
Canada has effectively cancelled climate change mitigation strategies & invested more on military equipment than they ever did on climate.
Nobody with meaningful power even talks about doing anything anymore.
Canada has effectively cancelled climate change mitigation strategies & invested more on military equipment than they ever did on climate.
Nobody with meaningful power even talks about doing anything anymore.
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Reposting as the heat warning continues and air quality declines today....
Instead of “building Canada” and “unleashing our economy” at the expense of Indigenous rights and the environment, how about listening to Indigenous communities, supporting environmental groups, and creating alternatives? greenlivingottawa.com/2025/07/08/s...
Smoke and Mirrors: Seeing Past the Bills
Smoky wildfire skies over Ottawa, June 2025 – D. Deby photo It’s beyond obvious that the climate and other challenges need urgent attention. Those challenges seem to be all but forgotte…
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July 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Reposting as the heat warning continues and air quality declines today....
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"Patriotism in stolen land, forced labour, and institutions and borders erected to maintain White supremacy is nothing more than patriotism towards White supremacy. "
~ Hoda Katebi, "Because I Read." Published in I Refuse to Condemn.
~ Hoda Katebi, "Because I Read." Published in I Refuse to Condemn.
lol yep. I do always try to tell them every time. Nobody ever listens. Canada is not a two party state. Those two are basically the same party.
June 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Patriotism in stolen land, forced labour, and institutions and borders erected to maintain White supremacy is nothing more than patriotism towards White supremacy. "
~ Hoda Katebi, "Because I Read." Published in I Refuse to Condemn.
~ Hoda Katebi, "Because I Read." Published in I Refuse to Condemn.
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This is today:
Every human rights and refugee organization I know of in Canada is raising serious concerns about Bill C-2. If you are in Ottawa this Friday, you can add your voice by joining this rally at the human rights monument.
June 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is today:
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The honour of the Crown is not being upheld’: Indigenous leaders tell prime minister to start again with Bill C-5
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... #indigenous #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... #indigenous #cdnpoli
Indigenous leaders tell prime minister to start again on Bill C-5
Indigenous leaders appearing before the Senate encourage Prime Minister Mark Carney to rewrite Bill C-5 to include Indigenous rights.
www.aptnnews.ca
June 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The honour of the Crown is not being upheld’: Indigenous leaders tell prime minister to start again with Bill C-5
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... #indigenous #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... #indigenous #cdnpoli
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A thorough takedown of Carney’s Trumpian deportation and surveillance bill from @wickdchiq.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canadians said no to Trump – so why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga-inspired border bill? | Erica Ifill
If it goes ahead we will see the construction of a surveillance state that is in some ways worse than the US, writes political columnist Erica Ifill
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A thorough takedown of Carney’s Trumpian deportation and surveillance bill from @wickdchiq.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Visit this link to see how many additional deaths Musk's destruction of USAID is costing in real time, particularly from diarrhoea and malnutrition:
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This ticker should follow him wherever he goes.
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This ticker should follow him wherever he goes.
June 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Visit this link to see how many additional deaths Musk's destruction of USAID is costing in real time, particularly from diarrhoea and malnutrition:
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
This ticker should follow him wherever he goes.
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
This ticker should follow him wherever he goes.