#DISCRIMINATION

David Hiscocks

wargameswriter

1/ I feel like I need to apologise for making this thread (it's quite negative, especially for a Friday afternoon) but I have to get something off my chest. As

Richard JR

Richard__JR_

In 2020, Alberta overdoses have seen a drastic, record-breaking spike. There were 449 unintentional opioid-related deaths just in the first months of 2020.1 of 5#abhealth #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #addiction #addictionrecovery

National Voices

NVTweeting

THREAD: @NVTweeting responds to the @NHSEI proposals for the future of ICSs – for the full response see https://bit.ly/35wzA1z The timing of the consultation over the Christmas period didn’t allow

Prof Christopher Jackson

seis_matters

Representation indeed matters. But here’s the thing about the @Ri_Science Christmas Lectures. Me being Black, which is so bloody obvious and cannot be hidden, and me being the first ever

Philippe Lemoine

phl43

Beautiful. (h/t @Scientific_Bird) Now, by the Law of Lemoine about papers that purport to show the world is terribly unfair, if I go and dig into the paper's data/tables, I'm

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

Anyway, because the Americans keep asking this question, I've been wondering about it for a while. So, to summarise some of the responses given and ideas I've had.1. The British

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

At some point, I’m just going to beg people to start looking into the history of racism. Capitalism and free trade were the instruments of it, not the undoing of

ivan

lauralovesian1

People with intellectual disabilities can learn. I remember someone try tell me different with Lewrninf disablity and intellectually is that people with id can’t learn. That is abliest idea the

Gabrielle Colleran

GColleranMD

if you have “potential”I am very happy to be in the 25% who call out systemic discrimination that is built into our system: racism, gender inequality, homophobia#IAmThe25PercentAnd I will stay

autistictic

autistictic

I understand this professor’s need to be respected by her students...but she included accommodations and that is not okay.There should be NO requirements to get accommodations.Accommodations are a human right.There

Keston K. Perry

kestontnt

Brilliant, necessary idea! For organisers of these workshops, please ensure that they're friendly and supportive of scholars of colour. Navigating the publication process by itself is one thing but being

Jennifer

EstrogenTrip

https://lsspjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40504-018-0085-y AbstractMany transgender individuals experience shame or have experienced shame at some point in their life for reasons related to their gender identity. This paper at

Mansa Mike

RealMikeM

The British Black Power Movement *A History Thread* In the UK, black people make up only 3% of the population. So although the British black power movement ran almost side

Dr Lizzie Swarbrick

LizzieSwarbrick

I’m very grateful to @rhona_ramsay for introducing me to this phenomenal c.1500 brooch made by a ceard (a Gypsy/Traveller craftsperson) in Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull.Now in the @britishmuseum

Dr. G, but from home

AmeliaNGibson

Thinking about this again as I hear all these passive & aggressive "if you don't get vaccinated you deserve to die" posts. Yes, we want people to be vaccinated. But

Baskut Tuncak

baskut_t

States must stop exporting unwanted toxic chemicals to poorer countriesPleased to share a statement calling for an end to this abhorrent practice, delighted see endorsed by 35 other @UN_SPExperts of

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