FionaWW
@fwwalsh.bsky.social
Disabled scholar, teacher, social justice, inclusive educator
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls says plans to cut disability benefits ‘won’t work’
Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls says plans to cut disability benefits ‘won’t work’
Influential Labour figure says cuts ‘not a Labour thing to do’, while George Osborne says when chancellor he resisted move as ‘step too far’
The former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has criticised plans for cuts to disability benefits, saying on his podcast…
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March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls says plans to cut disability benefits ‘won’t work’
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The pandemic decimated the box office and reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.
5 years ago, movie theaters closed. NPR's movie critic looks back at COVID-19
The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The pandemic decimated the box office and reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.
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For more on this series and related events, follow the Marxism and Disability Network here @marxdisability.bsky.social.
Now uploaded to the Historical Materialism YouTube channel, 'The Politics of Disablement and Precarious Work in Contemporary UK', with Ioana Cerasella Chis (@cerasellachis.bsky.social).
The Politics of Disablement and Precarious Work in Contemporary UK (with Ioana Cerasella Chis)
YouTube video by Historical Materialism: Critical Marxist Theory
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January 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
For more on this series and related events, follow the Marxism and Disability Network here @marxdisability.bsky.social.
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Call for Papers!
Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism (online conference)
Organised by:
🟠Disability Law & Social Justice Stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
🟡Marxism & Disability Network
marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/d...
Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism (online conference)
Organised by:
🟠Disability Law & Social Justice Stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
🟡Marxism & Disability Network
marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/d...
Disability and Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism
Disability and Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism A two half-day conference This is a two half-day conference organised by Disability Law and Social Justic…
marxismdisability.wordpress.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Call for Papers!
Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism (online conference)
Organised by:
🟠Disability Law & Social Justice Stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
🟡Marxism & Disability Network
marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/d...
Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism (online conference)
Organised by:
🟠Disability Law & Social Justice Stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
🟡Marxism & Disability Network
marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/d...
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(1/1) hi NEADS community! #NEADSNewsNow this week is travelling even further west – read about the struggle of receiving disability benefits while in a committed relationship in British Columbia by CBC News British Columbia: shorturl.at/mMQXB
Some people with disabilities in B.C. say they're not looking for love because they fear losing benefits | CBC News
People with disabilities in B.C. risk losing their provincial benefits if they marry or enter a common-law relationship, which some say leads many to avoid pursuing or entering relationships.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
(1/1) hi NEADS community! #NEADSNewsNow this week is travelling even further west – read about the struggle of receiving disability benefits while in a committed relationship in British Columbia by CBC News British Columbia: shorturl.at/mMQXB
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(1/2) hi NEADS community! this week on #NEADSNewsNow, learn more about barriers to employment for the disabled community: https://buff.ly/3ERGIdp
3 in 5 Canadians with disabilities facing work-related barriers: StatCan
What is the biggest barrier to accessibility?
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February 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
(1/2) hi NEADS community! this week on #NEADSNewsNow, learn more about barriers to employment for the disabled community: https://buff.ly/3ERGIdp