the medical system is a structure of violence in and of itself through the breakage of body and spirit. ~ @HarshaWalia

our view of #SDOH leaves out 1 critical aspect: inequity exists within the hospital too, where medical violence occurs daily @DrsDefundPolice

another shocking thing I learned today: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> routinely DEPORTS migrant workers (who live in overcrowded & unsanitary conditions & effectively perform indentured labour) when they become ill or injured. these are the people who put https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍎" title="Roter Apfel" aria-label="Emoji: Roter Apfel">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥦" title="Brokkoli" aria-label="Emoji: Brokkoli"> on our tables #MedEd #SDOH @DrsDefundPolice

different forms of violence are actually all connected. we can& #39;t only think about improving healthcare - improving healthcare is ONE part of dismantling colonial structures for all. the fight is part of a broader struggle. powerful words from @HarshaWalia #StatusForAll #LandBack

"medicine has been part and parcel of the colonial project." @SamirS_H

my #MedEd is rooted in knowledge obtained through exploitation & experimentation on women, Black people, & Indigenous people. my knowledge comes from suffering. medicine does racial violence @DrsDefundPolice

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> has CHOSEN to strategically underfund every single service on reserves and has delayed its response to calls for action. pushed people off their lands, underfunded reserves, imposed systems of governance, & reserved right to decide who is & is not status. this is apartheid.

one thing I will learn more about is the difference between First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. I frequently use the term Indigenous (including this thread). this is a catch-all term that fails to account for a multitude of unique cultures and groups of people. #Fighting4aHand2Hold

I will continue to educate myself on the historical and current forms of colonial violence perpetuated by the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> government. I will share what I learn with my friends, family, and fellow medical students, and in future, to my medical practise. #Fighting4aHand2Hold

for 7 free ways to help First Nations youth and tons of resources, visit http://www.fncaringsociety.com"> http://www.fncaringsociety.com 

#Fighting4aHand2Hold is also available online & at your local bookstore! just ordered my copy and can& #39;t wait to read it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏾" title="Folded hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">

will attach more resources to this thread as I find them!