Lesley Cameron
editmapleridge.bsky.social
Lesley Cameron
@editmapleridge.bsky.social
Editor and plain language advocate. Interests include (in no particular order) global development, language, history, science, law, and art(s).
Appplications open for the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council. See theactmapleridge.org/board-nomina...
Board Nominations — The ACT Arts Centre
theactmapleridge.org
June 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Blue plaque to be unveiled for George Brewster an 11 year old chimney sweep at house where he died in 1875. He died trapped in the chimney in the former Victorian pauper asylum at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire & was the last 'climbing boy' to die before the law was changed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Blue plaque for Fulbourn child sweep whose death changed law
George Brewster's death prompted the outlaw of children being used to clean soot from chimneys.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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📣 I am excited to co-edit a book w/ Fabrice Jaumont on embracing the imperfection of language learning. Do you have a story, a case study, a biography that challenges the paralyzing "gold standard" of achieving native-like fluency in an L2? For submission guidelines, visit
calec.org/2024/11/28/b...
Beyond Perfection: The Beauty of Imperfect Language Learning
Call for Papers Edited by Kevin M. Wong, PhD, and Fabrice Jaumont, PhD The Center for the Advancement of Languages, Education, and Communities invites submissions for an edited volume exploring the…
calec.org
December 3, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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🤖 The Future of Assessment: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence

🗓 Join us for a FREE webinar on Wednesday, April 17th at 4 PM EDT to explore how AI is transforming the landscape of assessment. #Edusky

➡️ Register now to reserve your spot: event.on24.com/wcc/r/454051...
March 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word...

#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat on Tuesday at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!

Our topic will be: Your TBW – To Be Written – Pile (and what that looks like)
January 29, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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'Managing Mental Health Emergencies in Early Modern England'

In two weeks, on Thurs Feb 1st, join us at the @ihr.bsky.social to hear Philippa Carter's talk on how early modern communities responded to mental health emergencies. Register for free here: www.history.ac.uk/events/manag...
January 19, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Have you seen our book development award? #MedHist #SciHist #DisHist
2023 Book Development Award Competition.

Two awards of £2000.00 each will be given to proposals contracted in the book series, Social Histories of Medicine, published by Manchester University Press for the SSHM.  1/
January 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM