Catherine Ruddell

The silence is weird, given the horror. This week BC Hydro has begun to flood the beautiful Peace River Valley for the unnecessary #SiteC dam. Those of us who fought this corrupt megaproject seem to be ping-ponging between dread & rage - but where is everyone else?🧵#bcpoli

@alliespins Alison!! Just seeing this now - I live here! I’ll send you my number in case anything comes up again for her 💜

@annajanejoyner @greendreamerkc is my fav for all that and more

Unless we decolonize and interrogate western mental health with roots in racism & colonialism, the emerging field of Climate Psychology will only re-produce individualistic models (think personal responsibility) vs. transforming systems & healing towards true collective justice.

“This is not a legitimate war. This is a genocidal campaign of extermination,” says Palestinian human rights attorney @4noura as Israel prepares to invade Rafah where millions of displaced people are trapped in Gaza. “This is a genocide. It must be ended. Unequivocally.”

The Israeli military is bombing Rafah, the most densely populated area in the world, while Americans watch the Super Bowl. This is intentional. This is genocide. We're demanding the world watching the #superbowl turn their eyes to #Rafah. #alleyesongaza #CeasefireNOW

Great news! The new platform from the original creator of Twitter - blue sky - is now open. Run, don’t walk, over there for an active & thriving science community with the kind of discussions that used to occur here back in the day. Can’t recommend it highly enough. Here’s me ⬇️

@FeralChristineB Great local comparison - I definitely do not want to travel with half my town and no where to escape 🤣

I am beyond excited to say that Becoming a Matriarch will be published in the UK with Duckworth books!! Yall… I am forever having surreal moments like.. I am a writer. 🥹❤️🙌🏽

S. Alberta "driest it's been in the last 50 years" - same thing they said in 2016 before the Fort Mac Fire. See: Fire Weather - Ch. 6. calgaryherald.com/news/local-new… via @calgaryherald #wildfires #abpoli

How do we write meaningfully about anti-colonial praxis when there is a g3noc!de + so many examples of colonial violence around us? I had the privilege of reflecting on this tension with incredible First Nations and majority-world researchers to conclude this book (submitted!) 1/

Same. We will have a nearly brown Christmas. My nephew is disappointed that Uncle can’t make him the snow fort they had planned. Least of our worries for the current future. ❄️

@sammymarie And there were children dressed up in their xmas costumes waving at the crowd from inside the cage - it looked like some bizarre fighting ring 🫠

@fortstjohn @FeralChristineB Based on applications, the City should have the name and number of this entry - the rules were clearly stated, and this isn’t some “grey area” The giant printout faces aren’t even the biggest issue - they put children on display in what looks like a cage. 🤯

@FeralChristineB We will be looking into this.

@jankuiper87 @schipper_lisa Me too!

‘Treated like machines’: wildfire fighters describe a mental health crisis on the frontlines: thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-firef…

As BC's Human Rights Commissioner, I am disturbed by news of hate fueled marches planned for Sept. 20. Peaceful demonstration is an important tool to protect democracy and generate debate. But I want to be very clear: the human rights of LGBTQ2SAI+ people are not up for debate.

This is too good. Oh, how train wins.