Muckle Ado » Activism

Screen-free? No thanks

Yazan: cnast | 17 January 2013 | No Comments
Categories: Activism, Cell phones, Happy, Technology

I’m surprised at how angry screen-free day makes me. I’m quite happy living in the present, thank you very much. You don’t see people advocating for penicillin- or insulin-free days, or indoor-plumbing-free days, or the removal of mass transit, or other scientific advances that have made lives more accessible or more enjoyable for us. Why […]

City of Windsor’s Open Data: Map of Libraries, Arenas, Community Centres & Heritage Sites

Yazan: Candace | 20 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Activism, code, Google, Maps, OpenData, Technology, Uncategorized

This map uses open data from the City of Windsor Open Data Catalogue. If you’re interested in the process used to make this map I’ve included step-by-steps at the bottom of the page. Drag and zoom to explore. Key to icons: Large red = Community Centres Large purple = Libraries Large blue = Arenas Small […]

UBB, grandfathering, and monopolies

Yazan: Candace | 19 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Activism, Canadiana, Culture, Cyberspace, Technology

I’ve been a Teksavvy customer for a looooong time. I came late to the internets ~ 2001 or so and I started out with those free discs from the post office. I moved up to NetZero and got my netz five minutes at a time – as long as I continuously clicked on ads. I […]

Working

Yazan: Candace | 08 November 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Academia, Activism, Blogging, Life, School

Working on my SSHRC application this weekend, grading assignments, and writing a paper. Everything is due Monday. Thanks everyone for the recent comments. If you haven’t seen yours here yet it’s because it’s in cue with several hundred others. Mixed in with the viagra et al spam are comments that agree with me and comments […]

Uzma Shakir Quotes

Yazan: Candace | 02 November 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Academia, Activism, Bodies, Canadiana, Culture, Diversity, Family, Feminism, Life, Racism, Sexism, Women's Studies

Last week Uzma Shakir, GTA activist, visited Windsor to talk about activism, feminism, Islam, immigration, community, and violence against women, racism, sexism, Islamophobia, Sharia law, and the imperiled Muslim woman. I kept a running list of quotes from the talks I attended. Here they are: “Kids don’t drop out of school, they’re pushed out because […]

Sari and Samosa Syndrome

Yazan: Candace | 24 October 2008 | 6 Comments
Categories: Academia, Activism, Canadiana, Culture, Diversity, Feminism, Feminist Theory, Life, Racism, School, Sexism, Third Wave, Women's Studies

“Sari and Samosa Syndrome.” Coined by Uzma Shakir and shared at one of the stops on her visit to Windsor this week , this is what happens too often when people attempt to organize multicultural events. People are invited to wear their “traditional cultural dress” and serve “ethnic” food. There’s music and dancing and before […]

Uzma Shakir is Spending this Week in Windsor

Yazan: Candace | 22 October 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: Academia, Activism, Canadiana, Culture, Diversity, Family, Feminism, Feminist Theory, Happy, Language, Life, Relationships, School, Sexism, Third Wave, Women's Studies

This year’s Distinguished Visitor in Women’s Studies at the University of Windsor is Uzma Shakir, a Pakistan-born community activist making a difference in Scarborough, Ontario. She is the 2003 recipient of the Jane Jacobs Prize and was recently awarded the Atkinson Foundation’s Economic Justice Award in recognition of her work on behalf of immigrants in […]

What is it you’re trying to do?

Yazan: Candace | 14 October 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Academia, Activism, Life, Relationships, School

I have a few sticky notes around my monitor to help me stay focused when I’m writing essays for school. One of these says, “Why is this important?” It reminds me that every bit of information I include in a paper needs to be relevant to the thesis. It helps me cut down a long […]

Elizabeth May on the Air!

Yazan: Candace | 11 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Activism, Canadiana, Ecofeminism, Feminism, Happy, Life, Sexism, Technology, Third Wave

I just got an email from the Greens saying that Elizabeth May will be part of the televised national debates this election: Dear Green Party Supporter, I am writing to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for supporting my campaign to be included in the televised leaders’ debates. Because of you and countless […]

Locavore Me

Yazan: Candace | 07 July 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Activism, Bodies, Canadiana, Culture, Ecofeminism, Environment, Food, Gardening, Happy, Third Wave, Women's Studies

Coming up on Sunday July 27, 2008 at John R. Park Homestead is a new (hopefully annual) event called the Lakeside Locavore Lunch. From the Essex Region Conservation Authority calendar: The Lakeside Locavore Lunch is a new special event taking place at the John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area on Sunday, July 27th from noon […]

Archive for the 'Activism' Category