@desaima.bsky.social introduces the five stories in On the Clock, written by this year’s Ken Popert Media Fellows
@desaima.bsky.social introduces the five stories in On the Clock, written by this year’s Ken Popert Media Fellows
Today, their articles are published. They tell the stories of queer & trans workers: how we make rent, make meaning, leave the world better than we found it. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
Today, their articles are published. They tell the stories of queer & trans workers: how we make rent, make meaning, leave the world better than we found it. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
"Saskatchewan shows a model for how this might be done."
#Saskatchewan #Ontario #Alberta #Canada #Protest #Drugs #Education #Labour
"Saskatchewan shows a model for how this might be done."
#Saskatchewan #Ontario #Alberta #Canada #Protest #Drugs #Education #Labour
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
Arts groups warn that slashing 15% could devastate a sector still recovering from the pandemic, @tombeedham.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/canadian-art...
Arts groups warn that slashing 15% could devastate a sector still recovering from the pandemic, @tombeedham.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/canadian-art...
@desaima.bsky.social notes that the move mirrors demands from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. It won’t fix traffic—but it will keep oil companies and Uber happy.
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They're pushing back against @mark-carney.bsky.social's hard right turn against Indigenous Peoples and migrants.
I spoke to organizers about what the road ahead looks like:
They're pushing back against @mark-carney.bsky.social's hard right turn against Indigenous Peoples and migrants.
I spoke to organizers about what the road ahead looks like:
Because a city that can sustain local indie media is a city that can be shaped by local indie media.
Help The Grind reach our summer fundraising goal!
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Because a city that can sustain local indie media is a city that can be shaped by local indie media.
Help The Grind reach our summer fundraising goal!
Aniket Kali and I talked to the organizers in the GTA who are working to turn the tide:
@desaima.bsky.social and Aniket Kali report on the Left organizers developing a playbook to turn the tide and win them back. breachmedia.ca/to-start-win...
Aniket Kali and I talked to the organizers in the GTA who are working to turn the tide:
I don't need to tell you how important it is to bring the lessons of anti-fascist resistance into the present right now.
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I don't need to tell you how important it is to bring the lessons of anti-fascist resistance into the present right now.
Pitch in to help BTL publish! www.kickstarter.com/projects/139...
Pitches due April 25 – but sooner is better.
See the call for pitches and get in touch by April 25.
Pitches due April 25 – but sooner is better.
@desaima.bsky.social is an editor, writer, and indie media diehard. She was previously the editor of @briarpatchmag.bsky.social, where she won Issue Grand Prix at the 2022 NMAs.
Nominees announced May 1! 🗓️
Full jury here: zurl.co/RiJ63
That's insane.
So why is it such an uphill battle in Toronto?
In the newest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social I wrote about the parents fighting for clean air in Toronto classrooms:
That's insane.
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
So why is it such an uphill battle in Toronto?
In the newest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social I wrote about the parents fighting for clean air in Toronto classrooms:
So why is it such an uphill battle in Toronto?
In the newest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social I wrote about the parents fighting for clean air in Toronto classrooms:
Doug Ford called a snap election, so we're publishing an issue about his seven-year reign, out free in print in two weeks.
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Doug Ford called a snap election, so we're publishing an issue about his seven-year reign, out free in print in two weeks.
We need $5,000 to make it happen. Chip in by:
- E-transfer info[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
- Credit card: buy.stripe.com/6oE02D00TgZ4...
My brilliant @truthout.org colleagues @mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @neginowl.bsky.social, & @ziggywest.bsky.social on the urgent need for combative, principled movement media under a Trump presidency: truthout.org/articles/a-c...
My brilliant @truthout.org colleagues @mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @neginowl.bsky.social, & @ziggywest.bsky.social on the urgent need for combative, principled movement media under a Trump presidency: truthout.org/articles/a-c...
"you help us dictate the terms of Hindu nationalist education, and we’ll help you dictate the terms of gender and sexual identity education."
@desaima.bsky.social and Aniket Kali for @thebreach.bsky.social
#canpoli
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"you help us dictate the terms of Hindu nationalist education, and we’ll help you dictate the terms of gender and sexual identity education."
@desaima.bsky.social and Aniket Kali for @thebreach.bsky.social
#canpoli
https://buff.ly/4hbidWq
The CPC has won over a majority of Hindu voters, with help from right-wing Hindu groups. If the CPC is elected, these groups want Hindu nationalist policy in return. #canpoli
@desaima.bsky.social and Aniket Kali investigate this emerging political alliance. breachmedia.ca/hindu-conser...
The CPC has won over a majority of Hindu voters, with help from right-wing Hindu groups. If the CPC is elected, these groups want Hindu nationalist policy in return. #canpoli