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Category Archives: social justice
Toward the River: A Poem of Hope
Toward the River… Toward the River I saw the bird-tipped tree written strong against the smoke-faded hills and sky Living paintbrushes witnessing entwined as silhouette amidst destruction desolation resting there holding space and promise for tomorrow Leah Kelley February 23, … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, poem, poetry, social justice
Tagged Bird-tipped trees, commitment, Fires, hope, Justice, oppression, Pushing back, Thompson River, Witnessing
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Self-Care is Resistance!!
I have been thinking about the incredible endurance and perseverance of people who are fighting for human rights, for themselves and for others… Activism is gruelling, slogging, hard work… and it is seemingly unending. It can be hard to step … Continue reading
Posted in #NeurodivergentNarwhals, acceptance, Activist, Collective Responsibility, letting go, limits, Love and Self-Care, social justice
Tagged Activism, Autism Women's Network, Autistic Times Two, AWN, Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library, human rights, Lei Wiley-Mydske, Neurodivergent Narwhals, rail against injustice, Red Bubble Store, Resistance, Self care, We Always Loved Picasso Anyway
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Love more loudly…
Wednesday morning after the US election my sister, Michelle, shared: “What I will tell my children this morning…? It’s not enough to be kind and believe in the good. We must love more loudly. We must make inclusion thunder. We … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Activist, Collective Responsibility, inclusion, privilege, Silence, social justice
Tagged Checking in, commitment, oppression, privilege, Scared, Trump, US Election
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#BlackLivesMatter: Teaching My Son About White Privilege and Intersectionality
Our few days in Washington, DC were rich in so many ways… and it will likely take me a while to capture and pin the words of even a few of our many experiences to the page. So now I … Continue reading
ASAN Vancouver: Protesting Autism Speaks #boycottAutismSpeaks
Last week H and I made our way into the big city to attend an ASAN meeting with the newly founded ASAN Vancouver Chapter. (ASAN = Autistic Self Advocacy Network) H was pretty quiet during the meeting, and was creating … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Activist, Advocacy, advocate, ASAN, Autism, autism stigma, Autistic, Boycott Autism Speaks, Margaret Mead, social justice
Tagged #boycottAutismSpeaks, #posAutive Action for Social Justice, ASAN Vancouver, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Walk, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, change, Civil rights, eugenics, Protest
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Voting “yes” – because I trust you… #bced
Yup… Voting ‘yes’ and that vote is not saying that I think this is a good deal… because it is not… But it is better than I think we would get if we were legislated back… and I trust, respect … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Christy Clark, Collective Responsibility, family, Parent, Public Education, social justice
Tagged @bcliberals, BC Coalition of Businesses, Christy Clark, FSA testing, stress, struggle, teacher, Teachers' Strike 2014, The Fraser Institute, voting "yes"
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Not alone… #BCTF #BCFED #TeachersStrike
Yesterday evening, along with other members of my district’s local, I went to the BC Federation of Labour’s rally in Vancouver to support the BCTF and it was heartening to see the support from so many unions and members of … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Educator, Parent, Public Education, social justice, Special Education, Teacher
Tagged BC Federation of Labour, BC Liberal Party, BCFed, BCTF, CUPE, Not alone!, public education, Solidarity, Teacher's Strike, Teachers taking a stand, Teachers' Strike 2014, Union
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Thirty Days of Autism 