Heather Snell
@hrsnell.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Winnipeg. Currently working on a monograph about children's & YA climate fiction. she/her
A Reading and Q&A by Vietnamese Canadian writer Linda Trinh on Oct. 29 at 12:30 via Zoom. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. ● Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. canadacouncil.ca
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Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. ● Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. canadacouncil.ca
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October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A Reading and Q&A by Vietnamese Canadian writer Linda Trinh on Oct. 29 at 12:30 via Zoom. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. ● Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. canadacouncil.ca
#booksky
Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. ● Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. canadacouncil.ca
#booksky
Unacceptable.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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October 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Unacceptable.
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Encouraging to see an agreement has been made in the Air Canada strike. I hope the flight attendants will be granted the fair compensation they deserve and no longer be exploited by having to work for free. This has been monumental for Canadian labour movements 🇨🇦
#AirCanada #AirCanadaStrike
#AirCanada #AirCanadaStrike
August 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Encouraging to see an agreement has been made in the Air Canada strike. I hope the flight attendants will be granted the fair compensation they deserve and no longer be exploited by having to work for free. This has been monumental for Canadian labour movements 🇨🇦
#AirCanada #AirCanadaStrike
#AirCanada #AirCanadaStrike
All these "I'm stranded" stories. Of course I feel bad for those who had flights booked during the labour-dispute fiasco. But let's put the blame where it belongs, namely, on AC mgt which wud rather cancel flights with hope of gov't interference than agree to a fair deal
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'I'm supposed to be in Scotland': Air Canada deal comes too late to save some trips | CBC News
The announcement that Air Canada has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing 10,000 flight attendants, signalling an end to their contract dispute, is likely a relief to many travell...
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August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
All these "I'm stranded" stories. Of course I feel bad for those who had flights booked during the labour-dispute fiasco. But let's put the blame where it belongs, namely, on AC mgt which wud rather cancel flights with hope of gov't interference than agree to a fair deal
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Best wishes to AC employees
"'We will be challenging this blatantly unconstitutional order that violates the Charter rights of 10,000 flight attendants, 70 per cent of whom are women, and 100 per cent of whom are forced to do hours of unpaid work by their employer..."
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"'We will be challenging this blatantly unconstitutional order that violates the Charter rights of 10,000 flight attendants, 70 per cent of whom are women, and 100 per cent of whom are forced to do hours of unpaid work by their employer..."
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Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...
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August 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Best wishes to AC employees
"'We will be challenging this blatantly unconstitutional order that violates the Charter rights of 10,000 flight attendants, 70 per cent of whom are women, and 100 per cent of whom are forced to do hours of unpaid work by their employer..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"'We will be challenging this blatantly unconstitutional order that violates the Charter rights of 10,000 flight attendants, 70 per cent of whom are women, and 100 per cent of whom are forced to do hours of unpaid work by their employer..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Stand with CUPE flight attendants, forced into binding arbitration just hours into their legal strike. Unifor members: join demos tomorrow in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal & Toronto. @lanapayne.bsky.social speaks in Toronto. www.unifor.org/news/events/...
Nationwide Rallies in Support of CUPE Flight Attendants
Unifor members are invited to join Nationwide demonstrations in support of the Air Canada Component of CUPE, who were ordered to binding arbitration just hours into legal strike action.
www.unifor.org
August 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Stand with CUPE flight attendants, forced into binding arbitration just hours into their legal strike. Unifor members: join demos tomorrow in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal & Toronto. @lanapayne.bsky.social speaks in Toronto. www.unifor.org/news/events/...
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Air Canada was waiting for this and it was given to them in a matter of hours. Canadians of all political stripes are behind the flight attendants. Disappointing. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has ordered binding arbitration in the Air Canada flight attendant strike.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Air Canada was waiting for this and it was given to them in a matter of hours. Canadians of all political stripes are behind the flight attendants. Disappointing. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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“Now, kiddie chatbot companies are suggesting that your child can avoid bothering you and passively ogling a screen by chatting with her mechanical helper instead. Which feels a bit like unleashing a mongoose into the playroom to kill all the snakes you put in there.”
They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.
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August 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Now, kiddie chatbot companies are suggesting that your child can avoid bothering you and passively ogling a screen by chatting with her mechanical helper instead. Which feels a bit like unleashing a mongoose into the playroom to kill all the snakes you put in there.”
New call for papers at Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures. Please spread the word to anyone you know who might want to contribute.
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Call for Papers | Jeunesse | University of Toronto Press
Jeunesse is seeking new insights on special topics to publish in an upcoming issue. See if this CFP is the right fit for your research.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New call for papers at Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures. Please spread the word to anyone you know who might want to contribute.
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TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:
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Rashid Khalidi, renowned Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, says he is withdrawing from teaching his fall course after the school has agreed to pay a $200 million settlement in a major new deal with President Trump
Prof. Rashid Khalidi Slams “Crushing Repression” at Columbia, Cancels Course over Trump Settlement
Rashid Khalidi, the renowned Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, says he is withdrawing from teaching his fall course after the school has agreed to pay a $20...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Rashid Khalidi, renowned Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, says he is withdrawing from teaching his fall course after the school has agreed to pay a $200 million settlement in a major new deal with President Trump
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What does it mean to teach, learn, or speak about Palestine in the American university today? Heba Gowayed and Suchitra Vijayan will speak about the political policing of syllabi, the institutional backlash, and the implications of this climate of fear.
August 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What does it mean to teach, learn, or speak about Palestine in the American university today? Heba Gowayed and Suchitra Vijayan will speak about the political policing of syllabi, the institutional backlash, and the implications of this climate of fear.
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
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When you take away a peoples humanity, you can justify the most unjustifiable acts.
Speak up against using mass starvation as a weapon of war. It is a war crime. Let us not lose our humanity.
History will remember those who stayed silent.
#FreePalestine #Genocide_of_Palestinians
Speak up against using mass starvation as a weapon of war. It is a war crime. Let us not lose our humanity.
History will remember those who stayed silent.
#FreePalestine #Genocide_of_Palestinians
July 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
When you take away a peoples humanity, you can justify the most unjustifiable acts.
Speak up against using mass starvation as a weapon of war. It is a war crime. Let us not lose our humanity.
History will remember those who stayed silent.
#FreePalestine #Genocide_of_Palestinians
Speak up against using mass starvation as a weapon of war. It is a war crime. Let us not lose our humanity.
History will remember those who stayed silent.
#FreePalestine #Genocide_of_Palestinians
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Really cool how we don’t need or want this and no one asked for it. This will be the straw that turns me completely back to asking them to turn in work on printed paper which will annoy them (but has always been my wish)
“…faculty members will be able to click an icon that connects them with various AI features…, like a grading tool, a discussion-post summarizer… Canvas’s parent company, Instructure, is also in partnership w/ OpenAI… so instructors can use generative-AI technology as part of their assignments.”
Instructors Will Now See AI Throughout a Widely Used Course Software
New features integrated into Canvas include a grading assistant, a discussion-post summarizer, and even a way to pair assignments with generative AI tools.
www.chronicle.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Really cool how we don’t need or want this and no one asked for it. This will be the straw that turns me completely back to asking them to turn in work on printed paper which will annoy them (but has always been my wish)
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Dr. Kyle Devine, a #UWinnipeg Dean and Professor who studies the carbon footprint of the music industry, has returned from a special summit in England attended by journalists, activists, record label executives, and rock musicians.
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A green revolution sprouts in the music industry | University of Winnipeg News
Dr. Kyle Devine discussed the music industry's evolving carbon footprint at Earthfest Music Summit in London, England last month.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Dr. Kyle Devine, a #UWinnipeg Dean and Professor who studies the carbon footprint of the music industry, has returned from a special summit in England attended by journalists, activists, record label executives, and rock musicians.
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