Roberta Lexier
@robertalexier.bsky.social
New book, Student Power: Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today (https://link.springer.com/book/9783032109620)
Professor of social movements and left politics. Proudly socialist, anti-fascist, anti-Zionist. All opinions my own.
Professor of social movements and left politics. Proudly socialist, anti-fascist, anti-Zionist. All opinions my own.
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Student Power
This book brings the story to the present moment, using news coverage, survey data, and interviews to examine recent pro-Palestinian encampments
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Thrilled to announce my new short book — Student Power:Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today. Use code PALAUT for 20% discount
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February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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With headlines that the University of Alberta will "abandon race-based" admissions policies, remember that anti-EDI framing is designed to make it seem like the pre-EDI status quo is somehow 'neutral'. In reality, by abandoning sensible EDI policies, institutions are *doing* race-based admissions.
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
With headlines that the University of Alberta will "abandon race-based" admissions policies, remember that anti-EDI framing is designed to make it seem like the pre-EDI status quo is somehow 'neutral'. In reality, by abandoning sensible EDI policies, institutions are *doing* race-based admissions.
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Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
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Concentration camps. You're building concentration camps, America.
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Concentration camps. You're building concentration camps, America.
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The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Harbinger does incredible work on a shoestring budget. Donate and you can guarantee it will count.
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Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.
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Canada must support Cuba
"You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
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February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Before Episode 2 releases, check out the first episode of Student Power. Interviews with Professor Michael Litwack and Professor Pieter Dhondt introduce the series and the history of student movements!
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
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Canadian Student Movements: An Introduction
Podcast Episode · Student Power: A Canadian Student Movement History Podcast · 2026-01-26 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Before Episode 2 releases, check out the first episode of Student Power. Interviews with Professor Michael Litwack and Professor Pieter Dhondt introduce the series and the history of student movements!
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Before Episode 2 releases, check out the first episode of Student Power. Interviews with Professor Michael Litwack and Professor Pieter Dhondt introduce the series and the history of student movements!
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Canadian Student Movements: An Introduction
Podcast Episode · Student Power: A Canadian Student Movement History Podcast · 2026-01-26 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Before Episode 2 releases, check out the first episode of Student Power. Interviews with Professor Michael Litwack and Professor Pieter Dhondt introduce the series and the history of student movements!
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
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More than 50 years after it formed, the American Indian Movement is back on the streets of Minneapolis.
Listen here to find out why:
Listen here to find out why:
InFocus: AIM, ICE and the history of Indigenous activism in Minneapolis
Indigenous activism has long shaped Minneapolis. In 1968, the American Indian Movement was founded there, marking a turning point in the fight for Indigenous rights. More than 50 years later, AIM m...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
More than 50 years after it formed, the American Indian Movement is back on the streets of Minneapolis.
Listen here to find out why:
Listen here to find out why:
This is a must.
Alberta MP and NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson is calling on the feds to shut down the five ICE offices located in Canada. One of those offices is here in Calgary.
ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Here’s what it can — and can’t — do | RCI
Alberta MP calls on Canada to shut down U.S. immigration and customs operations north of border.
ici.radio-canada.ca
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This is a must.
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There is already life after oil for workers.
No more boom & bust.
No re-training required.
Steady, high-paying work.
Less isolated, closer to home...
It's geothermal drilling to heat and cool new housing!
👋 @thestar.com
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No more boom & bust.
No re-training required.
Steady, high-paying work.
Less isolated, closer to home...
It's geothermal drilling to heat and cool new housing!
👋 @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/from-the-oil...
From the Oil Patch to Toronto: Drilling for Geothermal in Toronto
For the last five years, Benji Perry has been drilling for geothermal heating in the GTA.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
There is already life after oil for workers.
No more boom & bust.
No re-training required.
Steady, high-paying work.
Less isolated, closer to home...
It's geothermal drilling to heat and cool new housing!
👋 @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/from-the-oil...
No more boom & bust.
No re-training required.
Steady, high-paying work.
Less isolated, closer to home...
It's geothermal drilling to heat and cool new housing!
👋 @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/from-the-oil...
Because capitalism deplores democracy
In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Because capitalism deplores democracy
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There are fountains of wealth being generated in this country. But that wealth isn't trickling down to working people. It’s all stuck at the top.
Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth and raise the floor for all of us.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth and raise the floor for all of us.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
There are fountains of wealth being generated in this country. But that wealth isn't trickling down to working people. It’s all stuck at the top.
Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth and raise the floor for all of us.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth and raise the floor for all of us.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
I mean, this is great EXCEPT Nenshi isn’t actually doing anything that will actually defeat this horrifying government…
Nenshi: "In Alberta, we are facing a particularly horrifying government, a government that is malicious, that is incompetent and that is corrupt, to be very blunt," Nenshi said in an interview with CBC News.
This is the most interesting subplot in the federal NDP leadership race — whether the federal party and its provincial cousins can get on the same page.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I mean, this is great EXCEPT Nenshi isn’t actually doing anything that will actually defeat this horrifying government…
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PSAC is hiring an administrator to the Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights Bureau. Salary range is $84,656 to $95,283 with a bonus if you're bilingual.
Career Opportunities: Administrator to the Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights Bureau (1693)
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February 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
PSAC is hiring an administrator to the Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights Bureau. Salary range is $84,656 to $95,283 with a bonus if you're bilingual.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
These are challenging times. And historians can contribute in important ways. Consider submitting!!
Andrew Nurse and Roberta Lexier explore how historians work to address current manifestations of right-wing populism.
This is an ongoing series, and they are asking for submissions. Find the submission information at the end of the post: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/02...
This is an ongoing series, and they are asking for submissions. Find the submission information at the end of the post: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/02...
February 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
These are challenging times. And historians can contribute in important ways. Consider submitting!!
Says the man who helped manufacture consent for a war in Iraq. Rich.
February 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Says the man who helped manufacture consent for a war in Iraq. Rich.
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“Every time we choose the good action or response, the decent, the valuable, it builds, incrementally, to renewal, resurrection, the place of newness, freedom, justice.”
- Anne Lamott
- Anne Lamott
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“Every time we choose the good action or response, the decent, the valuable, it builds, incrementally, to renewal, resurrection, the place of newness, freedom, justice.”
- Anne Lamott
- Anne Lamott
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it."
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it."
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“Rath immediately became defensive at the mention of the movement’s coziness with the United States.” @pressprogress.ca
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support
As they inch closer to triggering a referendum, the movement's leaders have been facing new scrutiny
pressprogress.ca
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 AM
“Rath immediately became defensive at the mention of the movement’s coziness with the United States.” @pressprogress.ca
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...