#Academics

Equal Education

equal_education

[Joint statement] Draft Western Cape guidelines on gender identity & sexual orientation in schools still have dangerous basic flawsEE & @EElawcentre are concerned the WCED Draft Guidelines will not properly

Romain Espinosa

EspinosaRomain

Il y a quelques semaines, je pointais du doigt la forte présence de lobbies industriels sur Twitter, et les Monsanto papers ont montré que ces lobbies paient également des chercheurs

ReLynn Vaughn💙💜💗🦄👑

ReLynnWrites

One of the more salacious news images going around is of inmates in PPE digging trench mass graves on #HartIsland in New York Harbor.Historical fact- this is an ongoing inmate

Chris Arnade 🐢

Chris_arnade

There are two columns that frame the Open-up vs Stay quarantined debate basically in my Front vs Back row framework, although they call it differently (Overclass, protected, etc)I wish I

Chris Marsicano

ChrisMarsicano

Well, it finally happened. This #ICE International #StudentBan got me back into the “organizing effective lobbying action via twitter” game. Want to make sure our lovely international students can keep

Tirimiri Jhyai

katman_did

Welcome to the daily Bartika Rai thread that no one asked for. Today I will discuss “which fuckboy is Bartika singing about?” – a thread. Nishan: Gets his memes/ideas on

Thiemo Fetzer

fetzert

Timely #ContactTracing does matter fighting #COVID19. In a new paper ( https://bit.ly/394Ebuo ) we study a bizarre #Excel error in England that caused 16k cases to NOT be contact traced. We

Nicholas Molodyko

molodyko

Here we go, folks. Canada will work with Microsoft and the Alliance for Securing Democracy in countering an imaginary threat. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-takes-global-role-in-countering-electoral-interference-in-cyberspace-1.4954

mandle in the wind

dmbutopia

So, I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, (at the age of 35). I'll be prescribed medication, but that can't happen until lockdown is relaxed a little. Here's some thoughts/reflections I've

Rae Cooper

Raecooper1

Very sad today that academics at our wonderful universities are having to work out whether to back @NTEUNational and VC proposals to take significant pay cuts to sandbag jobs. 1/?

Chasing Aphrodite

ChasingAphrodit

Christie's attacks what it says has been a rise in "unfounded accusations" from academics and the general public who, it says, are increasingly questioning the provenance of "legitimate" historical objects

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ninamonei

The responses to my asking "who is 'abusers'?" are very telling. I've been accused of gaslighting, silencing 'survivors' (another term thrown around as a noun, usually to invalidate survivors who

dalaygiz

dalaygiz

Scythians had kurgan stelae (baba stones), which is associated with ancestor/warrior-hero praise, also similar to early Turkic tribes. Generally nature (hearth fire, the elements, animals) was mostly subject to praise

PeterGelderloos

PeterGelderloos

Bullsh*t that happens when you criticize scientists.A thread.There is no system of oppression in the world today that functions w/out the complicity of scientists. Scientific institutions are a crucial part

Callum 🏳️‍🌈

Callum_SEND

ThreadFrom the beginning, I have always been proud of how inclusive our #LoseTheBooths movement is. From our conference speakers alone we represent: support staff, class teachers, headteachers and executive principals

Seth J. Meyer

SethJMeyer

A few thoughts when updating, diversifying, and adding social justice into your syllabi (solely based on my experiences): 1. Ask for help on twitter. When I posted my original syllabus,