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With co-authors @a_bohemier @PlanCanada and Mehjabeen Elahi @IRCanada, we advocate that after 500 days since the start of the current crisis in Sudan, #Canada must step up its efforts to reduce suffering. hilltimes.com/story/2024/08/… via @thehilltimes @cooperation_ca

@Lerrning Congratulations to James, I'm sure he will be a stellar co-chair!

@Lerrning's James Milner has been appointed as co-chair of the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN)! During this initial 3-year term, the co-chairs aim to facilitate opportunities in support of the objectives of the Global Compact. Read here: newsroom.carleton.ca/2024/james-mil…

500 days of conflict in #Sudan. Millions suffer, half the population faces #hunger. We urge #Canada to step up efforts for #peace, #humanitarian access and protection for women and children. #CdnPoli Read our joint statement: cooperation.ca/public-joint-s…

To my colleagues working on #civicspace and #forcedmigration, I encourage you to read this report on the experience and needs of exiled HRDs and civic space activists in Canada. Many thanks to the activists who participated, and to @IDRC_CRDI for their support! @cooperation_ca

@ChrisDHuggins @EnvPeacebuild Great panel composition. Any takeaways you could share?

Panel on Peacebuilding priorities over the next decade, with Ken Conca, Geoff Dabelko, Farah Hegazi, Stacy Vandeveer, & Erika Weinthal. Some challenging comments from participants and a strong debate. @EnvPeacebuild #enpax2024

See press release here: newswire.ca/news-releases/…

4/4: Concretely support, through robust funding and firm public statements, support for humanitarian access and assistance, with UNRWA as its cornerstone.

Today, 13 organizations called on the Canadian government to act urgently in response to the situation in OPTI. Four calls were brought forth 🧵 @SaveChildrenCan @OxfamQuebec @IRCanada @HI_Canada @mccpeace @cooperation_ca cpac.ca/headline-polit…

Yesterday I presented on the situation of HRDs in an era of democratic backsliding at the 2024 @CALACS_ACELAC Congress. It was wonderful to speak alongside fantastic scholars and practitioners. Thanks to @IDRC_CRDI for the invitation! #humanrights @cooperation_ca

Our research coordinator, @MateuBird, traveled to Ethiopia and met with @Abebawephrata, @IDRC_CRDI Research Chair on Forced Displacement at @AddisAbabaUnive. They shared insights on ongoing IDRC projects on forced displacement in Africa and LAC and discussed future collaborations

@CamJohnWilson That sounds like a very good lesson; but also, don't forget about the political economy of academia: they want you there longer to take your money and exploit your labor. I suggest being strategic, doing things correctly and quickly. These two don't need to be mutually exclusive.

One lesson I'm trying to learn as a PhD student is doing things correctly rather than doing things quickly. ⏳ It's hard to do because as a PhD student, I want to impress by how fast I can do a task, but if it's not done well it's not impressive at all! 👏🏼

A must-read on the use of #AI in warfare. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza 972mag.com/lavender-ai-is…

A great line-up of speakers is scheduled for next week's 2024 Progress Summit! #Broadbent2024 whova.com/portal/registr…

@SaavedraLux @apvjustino @UNUWIDER @jobs_ra Maybe salary transparency?

Many thanks to the human rights defenders we met last week to discuss barriers and opportunities to continuing important activism while in exile, and to @EquitasIntl for hosting! #humanrights #activism

Only 2⃣ days to go until we launch the 13th annual #StateOfCivilSociety report! You may be wondering... what is the State of Civil Report all about? Today's thread will tell all about the history of our flagship annual report! Read on! #SOCS2024

5/5: On the other hand, @YouTube @X @Meta (etc) have done very little to verify the credibility of information - so, the echo chamber created spreads non-truths about a range of issues, including the credibility and legitimacy of elections.

4/5: Confirmation bias and selective avoidance are cognitive processes that amount to this: We select information that confirms our beliefs and disregard sources that don't. Through adaptive algorithms, #Socialmedia selects information on our behalf, creating an echo chamber.

A thread 🧵: Relaying insight from a consultation on the role of civil society in electoral mis-/dis-information @GloDemCoalition Americas Forum in Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 @cooperation_ca @REDLADoficial