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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸
@sarahgeokl.bsky.social
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Runner, researcher, writer on resource capitalism in the DRC and the EU. Migrant and postdoc at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. De Montréal.
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eddwilson.bsky.social
John Donnison, BBC News, paraphrased

Last week, doctors in what's left of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City had to perform a Caesarian section on a nine-months-pregnant woman who'd had her head blown off. They managed to save the baby.
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🚨 Oxfam and over 100+ humanitarian organizations, incl.
@savethechildren.org, @amnesty.org, @msfincanada.bsky.social & @careintuk.bsky.social, sound the alarm: let aid into #Gaza.

Read our joint statement👉 oxf.am/4o2lY4J
July 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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iobua.bsky.social
💡 Nouveau IOB Working Paper (2025.04) par Sara Geenen & @sarahgeokl.bsky.social:
"Faire face aux risques: les risques et la précarité dans les mines artisanales et à petite échelle en #RDCongo"
🔗 Read more: medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/0...
#DRC #RDC #DRCongo #ArtisanalMining
IOB working paper 2025.04 "Faire face aux risques : Les risques et la précarité dans les mines artisanales et à petite échelle en République démocratique du Congo" by Sara Geenen & Sarah Katz-Lavigne
April 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Another year, another @uantwerpen.be university team in the Antwerp 10 Miles in April, which is sponsored by TWO (2) oil companies. I thought the university was supposed to be "climate neutral" by 2030 and "fossil free" by 2050 - but is fielding a team at a fossil fuel PR event in a climate crisis??
April 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Montréal recule sur la piétonnisation de Sainte-Catherine Ouest et maintiendra pour l’instant la circulation automobile sur l’ensemble de la rue. Un comité de travail sera néanmoins mis sur pied avec les commerçants afin de tester graduellement l’arrivée d’une rue piétonne.
Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest | Montréal recule sur son projet de piétonnisation
Montréal recule sur son projet de piétonnisation de la rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest et maintiendra pour l’instant la circulation automobile sur l’ensemble de la rue. Un comité de travail sera néanmoins ...
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April 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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📚 Nouveau IOB Working Paper par @sarahgeokl.bsky.social, Sara Geenen & Hadassah Arian:

Certaines initiatives pour assainir les mines de #cobalt en #RDC restent discrètes. Les entreprises s'invisibilisent pour éviter les "risques" perçus.

🔗 medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/7...
#DRC #RDCongo
IOB Working Paper 2025.03
April 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
sarahgeokl.bsky.social
Another year, another @uantwerpen.be university team in the Antwerp 10 Miles in April, which is sponsored by TWO (2) oil companies. I thought the university was supposed to be "climate neutral" by 2030 and "fossil free" by 2050 - but is fielding a team at a fossil fuel PR event in a climate crisis??
April 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Momodou Taal, the Black Cornell University student targeted by ICE for protesting against Israel’s genocidal assault against Palestinians, has announced he is leaving America.

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April 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
sarahgeokl.bsky.social
Une très belle lettre. Non à une répétition de l'érreur boréale @coalitionavenirquebec.org !!!

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Réforme du régime forestier | Non à une répétition de l’erreur boréale !
Les nombreux cosignataires de cette lettre estiment que la réforme que prépare la ministre Blanchette Vézina met en péril une richesse essentielle, nos forêts
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March 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
Map of the United States displaying hydrogen ion wet deposition levels from measurements taken in 1985 by the Central Analytical Laboratory. The map uses a color gradient from green (low deposition) to red (high deposition) to show varying levels of H+ deposition (kg/ha). The highest deposition levels are concentrated in the northeastern U.S., while the western U.S. has the lowest levels. Black dots indicate measurement locations. The map is sourced from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network Map showing hydrogen ion wet deposition measurements across the United States and parts of Canada, indicating values in kg/ha for 2022. The color gradient represents different concentration levels, with a scale on the right. Sites not pictured are listed at the bottom. The map is mostly green, indicating that H+ deposition is no longer a environment issue that it once was.
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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chemtrust.bsky.social
👏 Great news!

🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.

Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.

More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb
February 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
sarahgeokl.bsky.social
I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me act.gp/42PXUdg
Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International
I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me
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February 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
sarahgeokl.bsky.social
I am incredibly honoured to have been offered an #MSCA postdoctoral fellowship for my research project GenderedMinerals, which considers European Union critical raw materials policy through an ecological feminist lens, working with the fantastic @dianavelaalmeida.bsky.social. More details to come...
February 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can tell the truth about pregnancy without scaring women to death – in fact, it’s vital that we do | Emily Oster
Many women have no idea about the potential complications until they happen. Without discussion there is no treatment or prevention, says author Emily Oster
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January 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
sarahgeokl.bsky.social
Alvaro Barrington at the Tate Britain - absolutely gorgeous exhibit.

www.bbc.com/arts/arts-in...

"He reveals his process in creating his art to reflect his Caribbean heritage and family memories, from the strength of women in his life to the broader themes of resilience and survival.""
BBCBritish Broadcasting CorporationBritish Broadcasting Corporation
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December 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Huge miigwech, thanks to @thetyee.ca for including Winipek and so many other great books on this year’s Holiday Reads list! thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
Hilarious, Dazzling, Triumphant: All I Want for Christmas Is Books | The Tyee
Gather round! It’s The Tyee’s annual holiday reads list. Please share your own picks.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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Concordia University hired Israeli security firms to suppress pro-Palestinian student protests.
nicolettem.bsky.social Nico @nicolettem.bsky.social · Dec 7
US & Canadian universities hire Israeli firms to curb pro-Palestinian protests.

Screenshots from @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social live updates from today

Link to archived article w/more details here: archive.ph/qY0kr

@cairnational.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @taliajane.bsky.social @self.agency
US, Canadian universities hire Israeli firms to curb pro-Palestinian protests: Report A report published on Saturday by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in both the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israel-linked security companies to suppress pro-Palestinian protests occurring on their campuses. The report notes that after the election of Donald Trump, who pledged to penalise academic institutions that failed to control “radicals and Hamas supporters,” a number of universities in both countries turned to Israeli security firms to manage pro-Palestinian protests. The year 2024 saw a wave of campus uprisings across the West in support of Palestine and against Israel’s war on Gaza. Students largely demanded their institutions end investments in Israel and Israeli companies. The City University of New York (CUNY), a major hotspot for protests last year, has recently signed a $4m contract with Strategy Security Corp. This company, owned by Yosef Sordi, a former New York City police officer, has publicly disclosed his professional training in Israel. Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, also enlisted two Israeli security firms: Perceptage International, led by Adam Cohen, the former head of security for the Israeli Central Court in Jerusalem, and Moshav Security Consulting, operated by Eyal Feldman, a former Israeli army reserve commander and ex-advisor to the Israeli Ministry of Defence.
December 9, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
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March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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« C’est comme si c’était la fin du monde. On doit protéger nos enfants des insectes, de la chaleur, et il n’y a pas d’eau propre, pas de toilettes, et pendant ce temps, les bombardements se poursuivent. On a l’impression d’être des sous-humains. »

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Un rapport d’Amnesty International qualifie la guerre en cours à Gaza de « génocide »
Dans un document de 300 pages, fruit de neuf mois d’enquête, l’ONG de défense des droits de l’homme estime que la destruction de l’enclave palestinienne, qui a fait près de 45 000 morts, est le résult...
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December 5, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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You seem to have misunderstood.

A reduction from 8 billion to 2 billion would have zero impact on the climate - the richest 80 million humans cause more greenhouse gas emissions than the poorest 5 billion humans.
December 5, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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The #Belgian state is found guilty, by a Belgian court, of #CrimesAgainstHumanity in the colonial #Congo

5 women, forcibly removed from their mothers as children between 1948-53 and sent to a #Catholic mission, brought the case.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
Court said five women were victims of ‘systematic kidnapping’ by state over forced removal from mothers as small children
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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jan-saendig.bsky.social
A starter pack with great colleagues working in this area, incl @sarahgeokl.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @janahoenke.bsky.social @carolinavestena.bsky.social @kaikodden.bsky.social @econgeo.bsky.social @michaelreckordt.bsky.social and more!
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December 2, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others

We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'People's selfish parking makes me not want to leave my house'
"I'm just at a point now where I am like 'I will just stay in the house' and it shouldn't be that way"
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December 1, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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The same state that questioned Mayron’s fitness to care for her four children forced her to continue a pregnancy that risked her life to have a fifth — one that would require more intensive care than any of the others.

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She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
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November 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM