Rosel Kim
@jroselkim.bsky.social
Sr Staff Lawyer @ Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) | she / her | books & snacks & things I’m watching | sometimes law | opinions are my own
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Rosel Kim
@jroselkim.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Since I've gained a few new followers: hello, I work as a Senior Staff Lawyer at Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) based in Toronto. I work on areas of gender equality, with a focus on technology-facilitated gender-based violence and sex work.
A national AI strategy is too important to "sprint" through in 30 days. I've signed an open letter alongside 160+ civil society & human rights groups, academics, experts, and advocates, protesting Minister Solomon's "consultation" and demanding a re-do:
bccla.org/policy-submi...
bccla.org/policy-submi...
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
bccla.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A national AI strategy is too important to "sprint" through in 30 days. I've signed an open letter alongside 160+ civil society & human rights groups, academics, experts, and advocates, protesting Minister Solomon's "consultation" and demanding a re-do:
bccla.org/policy-submi...
bccla.org/policy-submi...
*stares jealously from Toronto*
NEW: 1km of Montreal’s Ste-Catherine Street will become permanently “pedestrian only” (less than perfect term since it will be a people-place for a LOT more than walking). 225+ new trees, vegetation-covered pits for rain drainage, more seating, illuminated canopy, financial help for businesses, etc.
Stretch of Ste-Catherine Street East to become pedestrian-only year-round | CBC News
The City of Montreal announced Friday their "ambitious" plans to transform a portion of Ste-Catherine Street East into a pedestrian road year-round, with redevelopment work starting in fall 2026.
www.cbc.ca
August 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
*stares jealously from Toronto*
Not sure if anyone reads my updates (skeets?) anymore, but here is an essay I wrote recently for @theglobeandmail.com on watching my (once strict) parents becoming gentle grandparents & what I learned from it:
As I watched my strict mom and dad soften as grandparents, I was reminded that the world does not treat parents gently
My parents’ gift of intergenerational childcare for my daughter taught me that people have the capacity to change – but that they need to be freed to be their full selves
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not sure if anyone reads my updates (skeets?) anymore, but here is an essay I wrote recently for @theglobeandmail.com on watching my (once strict) parents becoming gentle grandparents & what I learned from it:
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Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.
August 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.
No words.
Read this passage, please, about trying to provide therapy for trauma in Gaza, even though it should make you feel like you are stabbing needles into your eyes.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
August 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
No words.
I guess we are just openly being eugenicist now, cool!
Let the blowback happen bc it bloody needs to.
July 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I guess we are just openly being eugenicist now, cool!
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The "second-generation cut off" has been described as a genocide “in paper form;" as "an evil that threatens our very existence;" as an act of "retaliation;" as discrimination, and, as assimilation. Yet it remains a part of Canadian law. Why?
My latest ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My latest ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Indian Act's ‘second-generation cut-off’ poses an existential threat to treaty people in Canada
Thanks to the Indian Act’s ‘second-generation cut-off,’ First Nations people face a baffling and offensive equation when it comes to their status rights.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The "second-generation cut off" has been described as a genocide “in paper form;" as "an evil that threatens our very existence;" as an act of "retaliation;" as discrimination, and, as assimilation. Yet it remains a part of Canadian law. Why?
My latest ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My latest ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.
July 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.
I keep reading stories like this and then want to scream like the one clip I watched where someone just says, what happened to just having a think?!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urba...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urba...
The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis"
AI may be fueling psychotic delusions in a phenomenon known as "AI psychosis" or "ChatGPT psychosis." New research explains the risks.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I keep reading stories like this and then want to scream like the one clip I watched where someone just says, what happened to just having a think?!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urba...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urba...
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I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.
July 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.
Montreal in the summer is truly glorious, and Villeray feels like what the Plateau was 20 years ago?
July 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Montreal in the summer is truly glorious, and Villeray feels like what the Plateau was 20 years ago?
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It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)
Covid vaccination protects against severe kidney damage, study suggests
A new study finds that patients hospitalized for Covid were less likely to suffer severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated.
A new study finds that patients hospitalized for Covid were less likely to suffer severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated.
June 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)
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Canada currently has almost 40,000 climate refugees, and it's only June.
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
June 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Canada currently has almost 40,000 climate refugees, and it's only June.
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
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Update — It’s been 15 hours since the Freedom Flotilla Coalition last saw or heard from their friends on board the Gaza Aid Flotilla.
They have not been allowed any contact with them.
Their exact statuses are not known.
They have not been allowed any contact with them.
Their exact statuses are not known.
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Update — It’s been 15 hours since the Freedom Flotilla Coalition last saw or heard from their friends on board the Gaza Aid Flotilla.
They have not been allowed any contact with them.
Their exact statuses are not known.
They have not been allowed any contact with them.
Their exact statuses are not known.
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I'm one of the 412 lawyers, academics, human rights advocates and other experts who have signed an open letter to PM Carney demanding that Canada do everything in its power to stop the genocide in Gaza and support efforts to bring those responsible to account www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...
www.alexneve.ca
June 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm one of the 412 lawyers, academics, human rights advocates and other experts who have signed an open letter to PM Carney demanding that Canada do everything in its power to stop the genocide in Gaza and support efforts to bring those responsible to account www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
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"Canada must do everything in its power to stop these atrocities and support efforts to bring those responsible to account. This is what our signatures on the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court demand." www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...
www.alexneve.ca
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Canada must do everything in its power to stop these atrocities and support efforts to bring those responsible to account. This is what our signatures on the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court demand." www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
every group photo I take is a reminder that I slouch like a gremlin
May 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
every group photo I take is a reminder that I slouch like a gremlin
I recently read Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir about her time at Facebook, which raised a lot of questions about how we should talk about capitalism & politics of memoir as a genre: thinkingforpleasure.substack.com/p/we-should-...
We should not call capitalism careless
On Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir about her time at Facebook (and a brief aside about The Rehearsal)
thinkingforpleasure.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I recently read Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir about her time at Facebook, which raised a lot of questions about how we should talk about capitalism & politics of memoir as a genre: thinkingforpleasure.substack.com/p/we-should-...
Wow, amazing to see such high turnout of eligible Korean voters from abroad—over 80% in most places
May 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wow, amazing to see such high turnout of eligible Korean voters from abroad—over 80% in most places
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This is a huge massive mistake. Almost two years ago I rounded up all the data we have - and we have A LOT - on why COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects both the parent and the child.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women
CDC currently recommends that everyone six months and older receive the vaccines
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is a huge massive mistake. Almost two years ago I rounded up all the data we have - and we have A LOT - on why COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects both the parent and the child.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The student who named the genocide was a young Black trans man. Educators need to support him now, and in the coming days.
www.them.us/story/gallat...
www.them.us/story/gallat...
May 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The student who named the genocide was a young Black trans man. Educators need to support him now, and in the coming days.
www.them.us/story/gallat...
www.them.us/story/gallat...
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Here is the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for:
"As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
"As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here is the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for:
"As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
"As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
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#Gaza: The Gaza European Hospital, in Khan Younis, the last facility providing cancer-treatment across the Strip, is now out of service after Israeli forces struck it on May 13.
This was one of the last remaining lifelines in Gaza's shattered healthcare system.
This was one of the last remaining lifelines in Gaza's shattered healthcare system.
May 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Gaza: The Gaza European Hospital, in Khan Younis, the last facility providing cancer-treatment across the Strip, is now out of service after Israeli forces struck it on May 13.
This was one of the last remaining lifelines in Gaza's shattered healthcare system.
This was one of the last remaining lifelines in Gaza's shattered healthcare system.
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Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to hear the Kanyinda case in 2 weeks. I'm honoured to act as counsel for @fcjrefugeecentre.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy & @madhucentre.bsky.social in their joint intervention. We argue the Canadian Charter must meaningfully protect substantive equality of migrants.
Supreme Court of Canada | 41210
www.scc-csc.ca
April 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to hear the Kanyinda case in 2 weeks. I'm honoured to act as counsel for @fcjrefugeecentre.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy & @madhucentre.bsky.social in their joint intervention. We argue the Canadian Charter must meaningfully protect substantive equality of migrants.