Gillian Calder (she/her)
@gcalder.bsky.social
Law prof at UVic; parent to extraordinary Inuk artist; climber; lover of the penguin; scholar of critical pedagogies
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Victoria ranked coziest city in Canada! ☺️
And the only Canadian city in the global top 10. ("Cozy" is measured by density of cafes, bookstores, cinemas, theatres and museums and more). www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-... #yyj
And the only Canadian city in the global top 10. ("Cozy" is measured by density of cafes, bookstores, cinemas, theatres and museums and more). www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-... #yyj
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Victoria ranked coziest city in Canada! ☺️
And the only Canadian city in the global top 10. ("Cozy" is measured by density of cafes, bookstores, cinemas, theatres and museums and more). www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-... #yyj
And the only Canadian city in the global top 10. ("Cozy" is measured by density of cafes, bookstores, cinemas, theatres and museums and more). www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-... #yyj
Whoa.
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Whoa.
Hands up to colleagues at UVic and UBC, taking on this troubling narrative. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: Who counts as 'real people'? Premier Eby’s comment perpetuates legacy of erasure
Aboriginal title decisions, including the landmark Cowichan decision, are an affirmation of justice long delayed.
vancouversun.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hands up to colleagues at UVic and UBC, taking on this troubling narrative. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Aaaaaaah.
The Trump Administration is going after abortion care.
Let's be clear: medication abortion is safe and RFK Jr. is a misinformation peddler who needs to resign.
Let's be clear: medication abortion is safe and RFK Jr. is a misinformation peddler who needs to resign.
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Aaaaaaah.
Welcoming Mary Anne Vallianatos (back) to UVicLaw! www.uvic.ca/law/news-and...
Q&A with UVic Law's newest faculty member: Mary Anne Vallianatos - Law - University of Victoria
Q&A with UVic Law's newest faculty member: Dr. Mary Anne Vallianatos
www.uvic.ca
September 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Welcoming Mary Anne Vallianatos (back) to UVicLaw! www.uvic.ca/law/news-and...
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An Israeli airstrike killed five Al Jazeera journalists, including one of the most prominent reporting from Gaza, the network said.
Israel Killed Five Al Jazeera Journalists in Airstrike, Network Says
Israel accused Anas Al-Sharif of heading a Hamas cell, allegations his network denied.
on.wsj.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
An Israeli airstrike killed five Al Jazeera journalists, including one of the most prominent reporting from Gaza, the network said.
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GOLD #4 🇨🇦 SUMMER MCINTOSH
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
Summer McIntosh breaks her own 400m IM championship record to win her fourth individual gold medal, tying Katie Ledecky as the only two women to have won 4 gold at one worlds.
Five medals overall. One of the greatest meets ever.
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
Summer McIntosh breaks her own 400m IM championship record to win her fourth individual gold medal, tying Katie Ledecky as the only two women to have won 4 gold at one worlds.
Five medals overall. One of the greatest meets ever.
August 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
GOLD #4 🇨🇦 SUMMER MCINTOSH
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
Summer McIntosh breaks her own 400m IM championship record to win her fourth individual gold medal, tying Katie Ledecky as the only two women to have won 4 gold at one worlds.
Five medals overall. One of the greatest meets ever.
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
Summer McIntosh breaks her own 400m IM championship record to win her fourth individual gold medal, tying Katie Ledecky as the only two women to have won 4 gold at one worlds.
Five medals overall. One of the greatest meets ever.
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I decided to address an uncomfortable truth: the rise of women's sports creates an increase in racist and misogynistic abuse.
www.cbc.ca/sports/shire...
www.cbc.ca/sports/shire...
OPINION | As women's sports grows, so do the threats to racialized athletes | CBC Sports
Online abuse poisoned the recent Women's Euros championship. The reality is that despite all the well-intentioned programs in the world, racialized and misogynist hatred can fester.
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I decided to address an uncomfortable truth: the rise of women's sports creates an increase in racist and misogynistic abuse.
www.cbc.ca/sports/shire...
www.cbc.ca/sports/shire...
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Cecile Dionne, who with her siblings found fame as the first quintuplets known to have survived infancy and who, of the five, was the most outspoken about the suffocating effects of celebrity, died on Monday in Montreal. She was 91.
Cecile Dionne, Who Found Fame and Despair as a Quintuplet, Dies at 91
The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cecile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives.
nyti.ms
August 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Cecile Dionne, who with her siblings found fame as the first quintuplets known to have survived infancy and who, of the five, was the most outspoken about the suffocating effects of celebrity, died on Monday in Montreal. She was 91.
July 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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There are less trans woman History Professors in the US than I have fingers on one hand, and one of them was just FIRED 🚨
Why? Anti-trans alumni/donors threatened to pull support form the university...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Why? Anti-trans alumni/donors threatened to pull support form the university...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I was Hired as an Expert in Transgender History—Then Fired for it
My year at Washington & Lee University
substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
There are less trans woman History Professors in the US than I have fingers on one hand, and one of them was just FIRED 🚨
Why? Anti-trans alumni/donors threatened to pull support form the university...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Why? Anti-trans alumni/donors threatened to pull support form the university...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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CANADIAN DOUBLE DOUBLE
Summer McIntosh wins her second gold medal in as many nights. Another dominant win. Two for two.
And how about this. After so many 4th place finishes Mary-Sophie Harvey wins her first individual world championship medal. What a moment for her.
Summer McIntosh wins her second gold medal in as many nights. Another dominant win. Two for two.
And how about this. After so many 4th place finishes Mary-Sophie Harvey wins her first individual world championship medal. What a moment for her.
July 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
CANADIAN DOUBLE DOUBLE
Summer McIntosh wins her second gold medal in as many nights. Another dominant win. Two for two.
And how about this. After so many 4th place finishes Mary-Sophie Harvey wins her first individual world championship medal. What a moment for her.
Summer McIntosh wins her second gold medal in as many nights. Another dominant win. Two for two.
And how about this. After so many 4th place finishes Mary-Sophie Harvey wins her first individual world championship medal. What a moment for her.
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A note from me on the significance of the recent move partially to decriminalise #abortion in England and Wales
Against a backdrop of rising prosecutions for ‘later’ pregnancy endings, #decrim in Northern Ireland through human rights mechanisms, and uneven commitment to decriminalisation as a whole
Against a backdrop of rising prosecutions for ‘later’ pregnancy endings, #decrim in Northern Ireland through human rights mechanisms, and uneven commitment to decriminalisation as a whole
British MPs recently decriminalised abortion-seekers. But this success occurred in a Bill that threatens to criminalise poverty and restrict protest rights.
RUTH FLETCHER explains on what a holistic legal approach to reproductive freedom ought to look like.
verfassungsblog.de/decriminalis...
RUTH FLETCHER explains on what a holistic legal approach to reproductive freedom ought to look like.
verfassungsblog.de/decriminalis...
July 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Excellent piece by Jennifer Llewellyn @restorativelab.bsky.social about how restorative justice offers a better way to address harm, engage communities, and bring about culture change in sexual violence cases.
Opinion: Restorative justice could have offered a better path for everyone involved in the Hockey Canada trial
Despite myths that restorative justice is about leniency for the accused, Canada is well placed to invest in a rigorous process that offers a path to accountability and meaningful change
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Excellent piece by Jennifer Llewellyn @restorativelab.bsky.social about how restorative justice offers a better way to address harm, engage communities, and bring about culture change in sexual violence cases.
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Judges who say witnesses are "not credible" mean: I think they're lying
Saying that to a person who has reported experiencing sexual violence is deeply problematic
There are other ways to find that the Crown has not met the burden of proof required to put someone in jail
Saying that to a person who has reported experiencing sexual violence is deeply problematic
There are other ways to find that the Crown has not met the burden of proof required to put someone in jail
July 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Judges who say witnesses are "not credible" mean: I think they're lying
Saying that to a person who has reported experiencing sexual violence is deeply problematic
There are other ways to find that the Crown has not met the burden of proof required to put someone in jail
Saying that to a person who has reported experiencing sexual violence is deeply problematic
There are other ways to find that the Crown has not met the burden of proof required to put someone in jail
Support, strength and allyship for all survivors today.
July 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Support, strength and allyship for all survivors today.