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Deanna Ronson 🇨🇦
@deannaronson.bsky.social
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7/7 We ask our community to stand with us — and with everyone who’s being left behind.

We all deserve to grieve, rage, and heal together. But true solidarity means showing up for everyone — not just the able-bodied.

#DisabilityJustice #COVIDSaferLondon #LdnOnt #COVIDIsntOver
A notepad lies open on a wooden table. Scrabble tiles spell out “CALL TO ACTION.” A coffee cup, glasses, and phone sit nearby. Text above the image reads: Our Call to Action • Demand masking as an access measure • Center disabled and high-risk survivors in ALL anti-violence work • Stop treating public health as personal preference Take Back the Night should mean all of us — not just the healthiest. Logos in the corners.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
6/7 We cannot offer harm reduction at an event that refuses to reduce harm.
We will not be attending.

TBTN has failed to adopt even the most basic safety measure: a “masks requested” policy.
#CommunityCareNotControl #TBTN2025
Grey textured background with black text reads: What We’re Doing “Presently, we will not be attending because this space is not safe for many of us. Take Back the Night has refused to implement even a “masks-requested” policy. This makes the event inaccessible to disabled, immunocompromised, and high-risk survivors — the very people these spaces should be centering. We cannot offer harm reduction at an event that refuses to reduce harm. Solidarity means showing up for everyone — not just the healthiest.” Logos in the corners.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
5/7 This isn’t about “personal choice.”
It’s about:
• Who gets to show up
• Whose lives are valued
• Whether survivor spaces center all survivors — not just the healthiest

#MaskBloc #COVIDIsAirborne #Immunocompromised
Grey background with black text reads: What We Were Told • On August 13, organizers told us: “You are free to wear masks if that makes you most comfortable, and we ask that each person respects others’ choices to wear masks or not.” • On August 21, we were told they had “read and comprehended [our] research-based argument for a mask requested event, but we cannot do that at this time.” • No explanation was provided for why they could not implement this basic access policy. • Our August 23 follow-up was ignored. (The lead organizer is now away until Sept. 2.) • To date, they have made no public commitment to even naming masking as a harm reduction measure. Three weeks. Multiple emails. Silence. Logos in the corners.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
4/7 Delays are decisions.
Silence is exclusion.
Access delayed is access denied.

If you refuse to even request masks, you are excluding disabled and immunocompromised survivors.
This is not community care.
#ReproductiveJustice #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Illustrated image of four masked people with fists raised. Two hold protest signs that say: “Survivors Justice is Disability Justice” and “Masking is Access.” Text above them reads: Why This Matters • Masking is a basic access measure — not a bonus. • Crowded outdoor events do carry airborne transmission risks. • Many disabled, chronically ill, and immunocompromised survivors cannot attend without basic safety measures. “When organizers ignore this, they send a clear message: “Your health doesn’t matter here.” Logos in the corners.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
3/7 We followed up on Aug 23. No reply.
Lead organizer returned on the 25th. Still silence.

We followed up again on Aug 28.
The response? “We don’t have a formal answer yet. Maybe next week.”

The event is less than 3 weeks away.
#COVIDSaferLondon
#TBTN2025 #MaskingIsAccess #DisabilityJustice
A group of South Asian women are gathered outdoors, many wearing colourful fabric masks. One woman holds a hand-written sign that says: “Community Care is Masking!” Text above the image reads: “On August 13, we contacted Take Back the Night London organizers to ask: • Will you adopt a ‘masks requested’ policy for this year’s event? • What accessibility training will be provided for staff/volunteers? • How will disability and survivorship be centred in programming? Our goal was simple: to ensure disabled and immunocompromised people aren’t left behind.” Logos for COVID-Safer London and London Reproductive Justice are in the corners.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
2/7 The organizers include: @westernu.ca, @fanshawecollege.bsky.social, @qxcanadaorg.bsky.social, Anova, LAWC, the City of London, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support & Integration (MRCSSI) and ChangingWays.
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
Ontario Health website says they’ll be available “this Fall.” I’m guessing late September? It’s been that way the last few years. I’m on a 1st of May & end of October schedule. Although I may have to bump it up to April next yr. as by May they get harder to find.
August 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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lordchamberland.bsky.social
Anyone have any luck finding vaccines here in Ontario?
August 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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londonreprojustice.bsky.social
What they actually need?

🛑 Living wages
🛑 Universal childcare
🛑 Accessible healthcare
🛑 Affordable housing

Stop shaming — start resourcing. 2/2

#StopTheStigma #ReproductiveJustice #PovertyIsViolence #MutualAid #RJForAll
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
Yes, @Ted553.bsky.social, the appeal process on FB is run by AI & according to Reddit threads, it’s difficult to speak to a real human — although I do have a few emails to try. Was the tech service team you contacted at FB?
July 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
Thank you, @rouquinne.bsky.social! That last comment of mine should have read “couldn’t find”.
July 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
deannaronson.bsky.social
Thank you, @rouquinne.bsky.social! I’ve lost my FB account where I’m usually in contact with her daily and find any other means to get ahold of her.
July 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM