Lisa Maebe
@lisamaebe.bsky.social
Feminist educator, researcher, advocate and mama.
I believe survivors.
She/her
Making the move from the other place
I believe survivors.
She/her
Making the move from the other place
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Lisa Maebe
@lisamaebe.bsky.social
· Nov 8
We need far stronger support systems in the fight against gender-based violence
Committing resources to violence prevention and services for victims/survivors is necessary to meet current and future needs.
theconversation.com
"We need far stronger support systems in the fight against gender-based violence" theconversation.com/we-need-far-...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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It shouldn’t take bravery for survivors to come forward about sexual assault.
It only takes bravery because the systems that are supposed to protect survivors betray them. In a more just world, it would be easy for survivors to come forward and we would all be waiting to hear and help them.
It only takes bravery because the systems that are supposed to protect survivors betray them. In a more just world, it would be easy for survivors to come forward and we would all be waiting to hear and help them.
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It shouldn’t take bravery for survivors to come forward about sexual assault.
It only takes bravery because the systems that are supposed to protect survivors betray them. In a more just world, it would be easy for survivors to come forward and we would all be waiting to hear and help them.
It only takes bravery because the systems that are supposed to protect survivors betray them. In a more just world, it would be easy for survivors to come forward and we would all be waiting to hear and help them.
How we talk about sexual violence matters and can impact how survivors seek help.
High-profile sex assault cases — and their verdicts — have consequences for survivors seeking help
High-profile sex assault cases — and their verdicts — have consequences for survivors seeking help
The Hockey Canada verdict shows how we talk about sexual violence matters and can have a profound impact on those who survive sexual assault.
theconversation.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How we talk about sexual violence matters and can impact how survivors seek help.
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Hockey Canada sex assault verdict: Sports culture should have also been on trial
Hockey Canada sex assault verdict: Sports culture should have also been on trial
Sexual and gender-based violence in sport validate misogyny and reinforce sexual entitlement and inadequate accountability. This was evident in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
theconversation.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hockey Canada sex assault verdict: Sports culture should have also been on trial
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High-profile sex assault cases — and their verdicts — have consequences for survivors seeking help
High-profile sex assault cases — and their verdicts — have consequences for survivors seeking help
The Hockey Canada verdict shows how we talk about sexual violence matters and can have a profound impact on those who survive sexual assault.
theconversation.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
High-profile sex assault cases — and their verdicts — have consequences for survivors seeking help
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found #bloomscrolling and i think you should, too #bloomscroll
June 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
found #bloomscrolling and i think you should, too #bloomscroll
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If you're on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. please spread the word!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
We've all seen the increase in hate, harassment and violence the last few years.
Unfortunately, most of us don't feel equipped to step in and intervene. We're scared of being hurt or making it worse.
Let me teach you effective intervention - for free!
Register today : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Unfortunately, most of us don't feel equipped to step in and intervene. We're scared of being hurt or making it worse.
Let me teach you effective intervention - for free!
Register today : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you're on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. please spread the word!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
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Relieved to hear that all the advocacy from my sector ensured that Carney re-introduced a Minister for Women and Equality.
Reminder that holding politicians accountable is literally our job as voters.
Calling out Carney did not mean we wanted the CPCs to win. It was for this exact outcome.
Reminder that holding politicians accountable is literally our job as voters.
Calling out Carney did not mean we wanted the CPCs to win. It was for this exact outcome.
May 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Relieved to hear that all the advocacy from my sector ensured that Carney re-introduced a Minister for Women and Equality.
Reminder that holding politicians accountable is literally our job as voters.
Calling out Carney did not mean we wanted the CPCs to win. It was for this exact outcome.
Reminder that holding politicians accountable is literally our job as voters.
Calling out Carney did not mean we wanted the CPCs to win. It was for this exact outcome.
Gentle reminder to all the survivors out there: it's OK to take a break from the news cycle.
May 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Gentle reminder to all the survivors out there: it's OK to take a break from the news cycle.
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Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay 2025 by diving into our audio archives of The Red Berets! This feminist singing group made their debut with "Bread and Roses" in Toronto in 1981, and went on to serenade demonstrators at every IWD - and many other protests and rallies - until 1988.
March 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay 2025 by diving into our audio archives of The Red Berets! This feminist singing group made their debut with "Bread and Roses" in Toronto in 1981, and went on to serenade demonstrators at every IWD - and many other protests and rallies - until 1988.
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Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
March 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
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Just a reminder that fascists, authoritarians, dictators of all stripes destroy archives— books, museums, databases, &c— because those things provide windows onto a plurality of other ways we might organize the world.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
February 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Just a reminder that fascists, authoritarians, dictators of all stripes destroy archives— books, museums, databases, &c— because those things provide windows onto a plurality of other ways we might organize the world.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
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"Ontario Place was just filled with dandelions."
- Doug Ford, February 17, 2025
- Doug Ford, February 17, 2025
February 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Ontario Place was just filled with dandelions."
- Doug Ford, February 17, 2025
- Doug Ford, February 17, 2025
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Ford is really leveraging sexism tonight. "None of you are very good with numbers"
February 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ford is really leveraging sexism tonight. "None of you are very good with numbers"
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If you want a real concrete example of what this looks like, take this note my stalker slid under my door.
If you don't know French, the translation is "I will always love you, you have no choice."
Almost verbatim what Julia titled her research!
If you don't know French, the translation is "I will always love you, you have no choice."
Almost verbatim what Julia titled her research!
February 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you want a real concrete example of what this looks like, take this note my stalker slid under my door.
If you don't know French, the translation is "I will always love you, you have no choice."
Almost verbatim what Julia titled her research!
If you don't know French, the translation is "I will always love you, you have no choice."
Almost verbatim what Julia titled her research!
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One thing I realized while writing Our Missing Hearts (which takes place in an authoritarian USA) is that I was pushing back on the idea of the lone savior, the idea that there's a chosen one who will magically solve it all in one battle. The exact opposite is true.
February 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One thing I realized while writing Our Missing Hearts (which takes place in an authoritarian USA) is that I was pushing back on the idea of the lone savior, the idea that there's a chosen one who will magically solve it all in one battle. The exact opposite is true.
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These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 7
Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas
www.merriam-webster.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
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Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
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1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
I also keep thinking that we have to support our libraries.
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
I read banned books and you should too. Literature is powerful. #bannedbooks
January 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I read banned books and you should too. Literature is powerful. #bannedbooks
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I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.
January 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.