Kimiko Shibata
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Kimiko Shibata
@eslfairy.bsky.social
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Parent, Educator, Trainer, Volunteer, Author, Music-Maker, Video-Maker, Miracle-Maker, Resource Enthusiast, Nerd.

Here to love, not to hate.

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It’s #PhoneFriday!!

Leave a message on Ford’s answering machine!
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tenant rally at Queen’s Park!
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Clever visual from @fairvote.ca!
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Nobody in Waterloo Region should be criminalized simply for trying to survive without a home.

Please consider signing the petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Waterloo Region has one of the highest rates of unsheltered homelessness in the country. 43% of unhoused residents live completely outside — compared to just 10% in Toronto.

Petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just finished session 2 of #EqualVoice Campaign School. We had the opportunity to hear from Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger and see her adorable Pandemic Pup Khushi (ਖੁਸ਼ੀ means “happiness” in Punjabi).
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
11yo won a gift basket in the raffle at the St. Stephen’s Church craft and bake sale yesterday. She gets the chocolate, but our orange tabby has claimed the basket.
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
February 22, 2020. Niagara Falls.

Folks representing organized labour from across Ontario gathered and protested.

There was serious talk of a general strike.

Then COVID hit and we all forgot.

But nothing has gotten better in Ontario. The songs and signs are still relevant.
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
You look like you need to see a Grade 1 little’s writing about how they demonstrate responsibility.
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Clean blankets and sleeping bags are desperately needed at the 100 Victoria Street North encampment in Kitchener. Please drop off donations at the table at the front of the encampment.
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We have more kids than ever in the region of Waterloo who are experiencing housing and food insecurity, & more parents experiencing layoffs & job insecurity. More domestic violence. Kids whose families cannot afford therapy, winter clothing, or sometimes even just rent and food.
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great night at @etfowaterloo.bsky.social’s Women in Politics event tonight. Lovely to hear from @colleenjames.bsky.social, Pam Wolf, Kenzy Soror and Mary Fowler.
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#Bill33 is being debated this week. Make your voice heard.
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Moved by inspiring words from @jessicabellto.bsky.social and Keren Teng at #EqualVoice #CampaignSchool today. Grateful for this 5-week opportunity to learn from amazing women leaders across Canada. Thank you Samantha Yaholnitsky from Momentum Strategies for facilitating. #EqualVoice
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NO-vember is a good time to think about our wellness and prioritize that which is most important… so that we can say YES to the things that really matter.

Great visual by @radicalchilddesigns
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A little girl left her very special pink wand on a porch in Kitchener in the Queen Elizabeth PS neighborhood and is very sad. Please let me know if you find it!
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Enjoy this pumpkin decorated by 11yo and her friends.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
You look like you need to read a story about a bird who is sad because she can’t fly but finally learns how to fly.

Have I mentioned yet how much I love this phonetic spelling developmental stage of tiny human writing?
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The world is on fire, but look at these two Daddy pumpkins and their baby pumpkin, courtesy of tiny Artists.
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A good luck pumpkin for Friday night. Now they have to win.
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The world is on fire.

So take a look at these awesome papier-mâché planet models made by small hands.

I promise you that there is still hope for the future.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We carry our loved ones with us after they are gone.

11yo took a piece of Grammy’s soft nightshirt and scrap fabric and turned them into a sleep mask. 🥰🥰🥰
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM