kyla piccin 🌀
@kylapiccin.bsky.social
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phd student @ university of cambridge || researching policing, extractive economies, & environmental governance
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kyla piccin 🌀
@kylapiccin.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Taking Settler Colonialism Seriously in Abolition Ecologies: Centring Indigenous Dispossession in Geographies of Carceral Power, Ecocide, and the Abolitionist Ecological Imagination
Scholarship increasingly examines international social movements advocating for the abolition of the prison-industrial complex. Within this landscape, Abolition Ecologies has emerged as a generative ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
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irina cerić
@irinaceric.bsky.social
· Jun 9
Lawfare is increasingly being wielded to bolster the state’s ability to repress and criminalize pro-Palestinian movements.
NEW from @irinaceric.bsky.social of @windsorlaw.bsky.social on Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw:
NEW from @irinaceric.bsky.social of @windsorlaw.bsky.social on Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw:
Bursting the bubble (zone): Resisting Toronto’s anti-protest bylaw
Toronto’s new bubble zone anti-protest bylaw is both more and less dangerous than it may appear at first glance. Less because the bylaw’s enforceability and constitutionality are shaky, more because t...
canadiandimension.com
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Christi Belcourt
@christibelcourt.com
· Jun 9
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Kai Bosworth
@kaibosworth.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Disruptive Geographies and the War on Gaza: Infrastructure and Global Solidarity
This forum explores the geopolitics of infrastructure in the context of Israel’s war on Gaza, situating the current genocide within longer histories of settler colonialism, spatial control, and tra...
www.tandfonline.com
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@kylapiccin.bsky.social
· Jun 6
People have been asking about what I think about GenAI in higher ed, so I put together a guide for students & educators that attempts to demystify what GenAI is & how it's bad.
Very much a work in progress, so do let me know if you have feedback/updates!
alinautrata.substack.com/p/the-anti-d...
Very much a work in progress, so do let me know if you have feedback/updates!
alinautrata.substack.com/p/the-anti-d...
The Anti-Dystopian's Guide to GenAI for students & educators
What is GenAI, Why is it Bad, and How Can Higher Education Resist It?
alinautrata.substack.com
kyla piccin 🌀
@kylapiccin.bsky.social
· Jun 6
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@kylapiccin.bsky.social
· May 22
Confluence #conference continues today, starting with keynote speaker Dr. Emilie Cameron presenting "Where is Settler Colonialism?"
#CAG2025 #geography @cangeographers.bsky.social @carleton.ca
#CAG2025 #geography @cangeographers.bsky.social @carleton.ca
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Michelle Cyca
@michellecyca.com
· May 21
Joint statement from the leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank
The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law.
www.pm.gc.ca
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Seth Klein
@sethdklein.bsky.social
· May 20
“Beyond Description”: Report from Gaza as U.N. Warns 14,000 Babies Could Soon Die
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned Tuesday that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours if more aid does not enter the besieged territory. The warning comes as Israel exp...
www.democracynow.org
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From repealing the Endangered Species Act and lifting requirements for environmental assessments, to creating zones where no provincial laws apply, here’s what you need to know about Doug Ford’s omnibus Bill 5 before public commenting closes on May 17 #ONpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ontario’s development and mining law, Bill 5, explained | The Narwhal
Public commenting on Bill 5 closes in a few days. Here’s everything you need to know about Ontario’s omnibus development bill
thenarwhal.ca
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Ecojustice
@ecojusticecanada.bsky.social
· May 14
ONLINE EVENT: Child/Youth Participation, Climate Action, and Success in a Climate Case | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
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