Steven Townsend
@stevenmtownsend.bsky.social
In my forties doing my undergraduate degree for the first time. Double major in Geography focused on Environment and Sustainability and Anthropology at UBC Vancouver. Interests: community building, a healthy planet, social & environmental justice 🏳️🌈
I stood with my fellow students at UBC to tell the fascists at ONEBC, Dallas Brodie and fired former Mount Royal professor Frances Widdowson that Residential School Denialism is not welcome on our campus! #ubc #residentialschools #truthandreconciliation #OneBC
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I stood with my fellow students at UBC to tell the fascists at ONEBC, Dallas Brodie and fired former Mount Royal professor Frances Widdowson that Residential School Denialism is not welcome on our campus! #ubc #residentialschools #truthandreconciliation #OneBC
Wow! I shouldn’t have been surprised but I was absolutely surprised to see the turn out in my hometown last night for @avilewis.ca. So proud to see this people’s powered movement gaining traction across the prairies.
There are only 7 days left to join the NDP to vote in the leadership race.
Don’t take it from me. Take it from the thousands who’ve joined this movement: we're building something big here. For the many, not the money!
Join by Jan 28 and help shape what comes next: https://avilewis.link/join
Don’t take it from me. Take it from the thousands who’ve joined this movement: we're building something big here. For the many, not the money!
Join by Jan 28 and help shape what comes next: https://avilewis.link/join
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wow! I shouldn’t have been surprised but I was absolutely surprised to see the turn out in my hometown last night for @avilewis.ca. So proud to see this people’s powered movement gaining traction across the prairies.
🚨 Counter Protest Alert 🚨
Residential school deniers Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson are coming to speak outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC on Thursday, January 22nd 10:30 am. Let’s show them that racism and denialism are not welcome in Canada. #ubc #yvr
Residential school deniers Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson are coming to speak outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC on Thursday, January 22nd 10:30 am. Let’s show them that racism and denialism are not welcome in Canada. #ubc #yvr
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Maybe give this book a read 🤷
September 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Maybe give this book a read 🤷
This article from the Guardian describes the alarming decline of insect populations worldwide.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This article from the Guardian describes the alarming decline of insect populations worldwide.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the 80s and 90s, road trips meant scrubbing smashed bugs off the windshield and grill. Today? Barely a splatter. Insects are disappearing. Ecosystems are collapsing. And we’re the cause. Wake up.
June 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In the 80s and 90s, road trips meant scrubbing smashed bugs off the windshield and grill. Today? Barely a splatter. Insects are disappearing. Ecosystems are collapsing. And we’re the cause. Wake up.
If you are around UBC Vancouver tonight join us for a free screening of Tea Creek followed by a Q&A with our special guest Jacob Beaton at the Norm theatre.
April 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you are around UBC Vancouver tonight join us for a free screening of Tea Creek followed by a Q&A with our special guest Jacob Beaton at the Norm theatre.
This decision is a significant setback for #Greenpeace, the #ClimateAction movement, and Indigenous rights in the U.S. It could spell the end for Greenpeace. Energy Transfer violated UNDRIP's mandate for free, prior, and informed consent on Indigenous lands at the Sioux #StandingRock Reservation.
March 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This decision is a significant setback for #Greenpeace, the #ClimateAction movement, and Indigenous rights in the U.S. It could spell the end for Greenpeace. Energy Transfer violated UNDRIP's mandate for free, prior, and informed consent on Indigenous lands at the Sioux #StandingRock Reservation.
The English Liberal Leadership debate was mostly civil, except for Karina Gould, who aggressively criticized the other candidates' plans. In contrast, the other candidates mainly presented their visions or targeted Poilievre instead. #CDNpoli #liberal #liberaldebate #liberalleadership
February 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The English Liberal Leadership debate was mostly civil, except for Karina Gould, who aggressively criticized the other candidates' plans. In contrast, the other candidates mainly presented their visions or targeted Poilievre instead. #CDNpoli #liberal #liberaldebate #liberalleadership
I was surprised to learn that linoleum is far better for the environment than engineered hardwood. It’s made from natural, renewable materials like linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, and natural resins. It is biodegradable and can decompose without releasing harmful toxins. #sustainability
February 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I was surprised to learn that linoleum is far better for the environment than engineered hardwood. It’s made from natural, renewable materials like linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, and natural resins. It is biodegradable and can decompose without releasing harmful toxins. #sustainability
One simple way to resist America's imperialist threats to Canada is to plant a garden if you have access to space.
February 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
One simple way to resist America's imperialist threats to Canada is to plant a garden if you have access to space.
Trump is cutting funding for research that doesn't align with his policies. Canada needs to do everything possible to attract all scientists, academics, scholars, and other talented people so they can continue their research and help to build an even better Canada 🇨🇦 #welcometocanada #cdnpoli
February 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Trump is cutting funding for research that doesn't align with his policies. Canada needs to do everything possible to attract all scientists, academics, scholars, and other talented people so they can continue their research and help to build an even better Canada 🇨🇦 #welcometocanada #cdnpoli
Have they told colleges and universities to also expect to lose any funding in this regard as well? This is very troubling.
Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”
CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Have they told colleges and universities to also expect to lose any funding in this regard as well? This is very troubling.
Vive le Canada 🇨🇦
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Vive le Canada 🇨🇦
Attention Canadian Retailers: it's time to get your Made In Canada stickers on the shelves so we know what to buy. 🇨🇦 #madeincanada
February 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Attention Canadian Retailers: it's time to get your Made In Canada stickers on the shelves so we know what to buy. 🇨🇦 #madeincanada
Here is the first plank of Mark Carney’s platform, and I am happy that it is the climate. It is a multipronged approach that addresses the #climateemergency while building a strong and resilient economy that benefits everyone. #markcarney #cdnpoli #carbontax
markcarney.ca/media/2025/0...
markcarney.ca/media/2025/0...
Mark Carney presents plan for change on consumer carbon tax
markcarney.ca
February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Here is the first plank of Mark Carney’s platform, and I am happy that it is the climate. It is a multipronged approach that addresses the #climateemergency while building a strong and resilient economy that benefits everyone. #markcarney #cdnpoli #carbontax
markcarney.ca/media/2025/0...
markcarney.ca/media/2025/0...
It should not be viewed as “political” to discuss #ClimateChange when a natural disaster occurs.
January 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It should not be viewed as “political” to discuss #ClimateChange when a natural disaster occurs.
I am glad he put his name forward in the race for Liberal leader. The writing is on the wall at this point as to who is going to win.
Mi’kmaq M.P. Battiste drops out of liberal leadership race, endorses Carney www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Mi’kmaq M.P. Battiste drops out of liberal leadership race, endorses Carney www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Mi’kmaq M.P. Battiste drops out of liberal leadership race, endorses Carney
Mi’kmaq M.P. Jaime Battiste, the first Indigenous candidate in a national leadership race has dropped out and is endorsing Mark Carney.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am glad he put his name forward in the race for Liberal leader. The writing is on the wall at this point as to who is going to win.
Mi’kmaq M.P. Battiste drops out of liberal leadership race, endorses Carney www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Mi’kmaq M.P. Battiste drops out of liberal leadership race, endorses Carney www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Stop using “China and India pollute more” as your excuse to do nothing.
If your neighbour was dumping trash in the river, would you also start throwing your garbage in? Or would you take responsibility for your own waste?
If your neighbour was dumping trash in the river, would you also start throwing your garbage in? Or would you take responsibility for your own waste?
January 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Stop using “China and India pollute more” as your excuse to do nothing.
If your neighbour was dumping trash in the river, would you also start throwing your garbage in? Or would you take responsibility for your own waste?
If your neighbour was dumping trash in the river, would you also start throwing your garbage in? Or would you take responsibility for your own waste?
Maybe I am not looking in the right places, but how are we not seeing videos from ICE Raids?
The general public needs to see what is happening with their own eyes.
#ICEraids
The general public needs to see what is happening with their own eyes.
#ICEraids
January 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Maybe I am not looking in the right places, but how are we not seeing videos from ICE Raids?
The general public needs to see what is happening with their own eyes.
#ICEraids
The general public needs to see what is happening with their own eyes.
#ICEraids
Happy New Year from our house to yours!
January 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Happy New Year from our house to yours!
Academic research should never be tied to the “values” of a particular administration. This could be a major blow to excellent research and potential future breakthroughs.
chttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/396911/trump-science-nih-censorship-blackout
chttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/396911/trump-science-nih-censorship-blackout
Researchers are terrified of Trump’s freeze on science. The rest of us should be, too.
Government support is essential to science. The Trump administration kneecapped it.
www.vox.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Academic research should never be tied to the “values” of a particular administration. This could be a major blow to excellent research and potential future breakthroughs.
chttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/396911/trump-science-nih-censorship-blackout
chttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/396911/trump-science-nih-censorship-blackout
🧵 Mark Carney has an inspiring vision for Canada. I am almost done his book Value(s), and it has become clear that with his economic expertise and vision for Canada, he is by far the best person for the job. We are facing massive gaps between the rich and the poor, an environmental crisis,
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🧵 Mark Carney has an inspiring vision for Canada. I am almost done his book Value(s), and it has become clear that with his economic expertise and vision for Canada, he is by far the best person for the job. We are facing massive gaps between the rich and the poor, an environmental crisis,
Today is the day I finally learned how to spell Colombia 🇨🇴 (bows head in shame).
January 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Today is the day I finally learned how to spell Colombia 🇨🇴 (bows head in shame).