Glad folks back to classroom, research more! Big Q now: how to genuinely mend relations between faculty & this Sr Admin — & fixing an out-of-touch BoGs. Mutual will? Agreement saw gains in collegial co-governance. Fought for this when I sat on Dal Senate Use momentum to leverage & #keepdalstrong

In addition to scraping your uploads for "generative AI" training, Academia dot edu is going to start claiming rights to your personal info— *including your signature & voice*— for anything they see fit. So now'd be a good time to remove all of your uploaded works, & then delete your whole account.

Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal. n.pr/46sDnvh

I’m joining @aclu_nationwide and over 400 fellow artists to condemn the federal government’s retaliation against Jimmy Kimmel, along with artists, journalists, individuals, and companies for exercising their right to free speech. Add your name here: www.aclu.org/defend-free-...

Headlines framing the intensification of autocracy…

Headlines framing the intensification of autocracy…

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... This movement is growing, and must

At last, a #tentativeagreement Hope Dal Board finally awakening to the need to protect & enhance working conditions & relations for its dedicated academic community. Let’s get back to shaping this university into the leading research & educational institution on the East coast #keepdalstrong

Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement

This genocide belongs to Britain, too. The government’s legacy will be its complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our time. We will never give up until there is justice, peace and freedom for the Palestinian people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.bbc.com/news And the Netanyahu government still flagrantly denies it…. that is how brutal they are… as their ground assault on Gaza City deals their explicit intentions

It's been almost four weeks since the @dalhousieu.bsky.social lockout of DFA faculty began. Progress has been made. Now, it's time for President Brooks to step in and get the Board to accept what is a fair and reasonable offer by the DFA. Let's get on with the term. #keepdalstrong

Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.

Among those listed is feminist philosopher Judith Butler, who likened the move to a ‘practice from the McCarthy era’.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... “UC Berkeley was home of the free speech movement in the 60s: “We’ve been a place where controversial public issues can be freely debated. We have different views on Israel-Palestine. We need to hear them even when they upset us. That is the spirit of the place”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... This movement is growing, and must

Wow, what a rally!!! $1 mill from @cautdefencefund.bsky.social , supporters from across the country, a groundswell of student support - @dalhousieu.bsky.social better come to conciliation Monday with a genuine interest in bargaining! #keepdalstrong

The @cautdefencefund.bsky.social flying pickets shared solidarity from across the country as @dalfaculty.bsky.social completed week 3 of being locked out. It was my sincere privilege to spend the day walking the pickets lines, bringing unwavering support from @umfa-faum.bsky.social #keepdalstrong

The @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board of Governors have caused considerable reputational harm has been done to the institution, and it worsens with each passing day as the story becomes more public across Canada.  www.linkedin.com/pulse/dalhou... @dalfaculty.bsky.social #keepdalstrong

Conciliation bet the @dalhousieu.bsky.social and the DFA starts today 9 am. One month ago today the Board walked away from conciliation. Let's hope they return to engage in meaningful bargaining, reach agreement, get students and faculty back to class! #KeepDalStrong @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

Agreed Dedication of our Professional Educators shining through I’m perplexed. What’s going on w Board @dalhousieu.bsky.social ? Why not just get back to tables? whether direct bargaining or conciliation—you walked away, big mistake IMO, lockout worse yet U can still walk it back #KeepDalStrong

Good Labour Day Morning! 2 gifted, caring, academic collective! @dalfaculty.bsky.social @rgwhitaker.bsky.social A classic spirit-lifting reminder fr comrade Billy Bragg Say no to union-busting lockouts Say yes Board return 2 table 4 good faith bargaining #KeepDalStrong youtu.be/VwP-5ac51Dw?...

Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it!

Good Labour Day Morning! 2 gifted, caring, academic collective! @dalfaculty.bsky.social @rgwhitaker.bsky.social A classic spirit-lifting reminder fr comrade Billy Bragg Say no to union-busting lockouts Say yes Board return 2 table 4 good faith bargaining #KeepDalStrong youtu.be/VwP-5ac51Dw?...

For Labour Day. I wrote this song working while working on a longterm project about the the life of hardrock miners in the north.

What's the rush to cement this deal? (Rhetorical question) Even if NL government politicians genuinely think these terms are great for the province, why not take the time and open discussion needed to build public confidence? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nadine Ezzeddine, Nursing, highlights the impact this lockout will have on N.S. healthcare if it’s not soon resolved. @dalhousieu.bsky.social get back to the table!!! “As a locked out nursing faculty member, I need to address N.S. and the leaders of our province.” #keepdalstrong

globalnews.ca/video/113565... They cut out the best part of the chant, though: I think it went "5, 6, 7, 8, come on Dal negotiate." #KeepDalStrong

To new+returning students & your families+friends Dal Profs Librarians Instructors keen to give their all to you Except Dal Board refuses to respect them & & your education 1 Read THIS below 2 Then reply fr Jason Haslam, following on Dal Admin’s post #KeepDalStrong www.reddit.com/r/Dalhousie/...

Dear @charlieangus104.bsky.social @aaup.org @avilewis.bsky.social et al Pls BOOST Allies to Excellence via Fair Deals for Faculty Teachers Researchers Librarians Counsellors Profs of @dalfaculty.bsky.social Defining Canada-wide Action, after cruel lockout by DalU Board @nkalamb.bsky.social

This is a really important point. I'll add Senate can't be called back before or even soon after Pres. Brooks ends the lockout, not least because DFA members on Senate *don't have access to e-mail until she ends the lockout and IT reinstates logins*. Senate will need a week or so? #KeepDalStrong

1000 faculty members have been locked out of @dalhousieu.bsky.social since Aug 18. That means 90% of classes WILL NOT start next week. The Board of Governors needs to come back to the table and stop playing with the future of our students. #keepdalstrong

Workers I support (non-exhaustive list) -Air Canada flight attendants! -Dalhousie Faculty Union members -The firefighters who working overtime to make sure our province doesn’t burn down -The farmers who are growing us food and who are struggling in this drought

Reminder that Dal has a billion dollar endowment. Instead of investing in Suncor (1.6 mil), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (1 mil), or Enbridge (2.6 mil), why not invest in workers who run labs making big discoveries, bring in research funding, attract top grad students, raise Dal’s global profile….

My fave from last week’s rally went something like “my neck, my back, we deserve a fair contract” 😄

Dear @charlieangus104.bsky.social @aaup.org @avilewis.bsky.social et al Pls BOOST Allies to Excellence via Fair Deals for Faculty Teachers Researchers Librarians Counsellors Profs of @dalfaculty.bsky.social Defining Canada-wide Action, after cruel lockout by DalU Board @nkalamb.bsky.social

Leave it to Neil Young to call out the fascists on the streets and in the White House. He keeps rocking in the free world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WE...

The new CBU med school is dependent on Dal’s Faculty of Medicine & our department for training and preparation of anatomical materials. We are locked out, but nary a mention how the lockout affects students starting at CBU. #keepdalstrong

Just off a day of flying the @caut.bsky.social flag with @cautdefencefund.bsky.social flying pickets in #solidarity with picketing members of @dalfaculty.bsky.social. Great energy for the fight ahead to #KeepDalStrong.

Such an amazing show of solidarity! Reps from 20 faculty associations from coast to coast came to join the fight. The Board at @dalhousieu.bsky.social is not just fighting 1000 DFA members - they’re fighting an entire army. #keepdalstrong

Stellar solidarity fr so many Cdn University Unions today! Vs senseless Dal Board WATCH them SUPPORTING at @dalfaculty.bsky.social Rally Labour solidarity at its best! Good faith Collective Bargaining is best path to excellence in Universities Defend it! Demand it! Succeed! @caut.bsky.social

#KeepDalStrong @jasonhaslam.ca Great Rally Today! Great support for Dal students, young faculty ALSO sending Solidarity to CUPE Local 3912 instructors, employees & TAs who just voted for strike mandate. Solidarity! @smufu.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

#KeepDalStrong @jasonhaslam.ca Great Rally Today! Great support for Dal students, young faculty ALSO sending Solidarity to CUPE Local 3912 instructors, employees & TAs who just voted for strike mandate. Solidarity! @smufu.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

Want a #deepdive on Board’s “offer” for Arbitration, the 1 @dalfaculty.bsky.social DFA rightly rejected? Here: Unpacked w evidence+analysis fr a Law Prof Deeply saddened Dal Board keeps dodging bargaining DFA members make Dal all it can be #Solidarity #KeepDalStrong www.reddit.com/r/Dalhousie/...

Stellar solidarity fr so many Cdn University Unions today! Vs senseless Dal Board WATCH them SUPPORTING at @dalfaculty.bsky.social Rally Labour solidarity at its best! Good faith Collective Bargaining is best path to excellence in Universities Defend it! Demand it! Succeed! @caut.bsky.social

Dalhousie University classes are scheduled to start Tuesday; they probably won’t Morning File by me, with some thoughts on Israel/ Palestine

To new+returning students & your families+friends Dal Profs Librarians Instructors keen to give their all to you Except Dal Board refuses to respect them & & your education 1 Read THIS below 2 Then reply fr Jason Haslam, following on Dal Admin’s post #KeepDalStrong www.reddit.com/r/Dalhousie/...

It's now a week since @dalfaculty.bsky.social members were locked out by Dal's board. No access to our physical & virtual workspaces. My students & TAs are left stressed about what will happen next week & I am so angry for them. Do better @dalhousie.bsky.social Get back to the table & #KeepDalStrong

Yesterday, my daughter moved into Dal residence to start her university experience. I talked with parents about their concerns. They can see through Dal's reckless, clumsy lockout strategy. It is causing stress during what should be a very happy time for families. #keepdalstrong