hagwil hayetsk
@charlesmenzies.bsky.social
Also known as Charles Menzies.
Gispuwada, Gitxaała. BC'er from Prince Rupert.
Anthropologist by profession at UBC.
My idea of volunteering is to be politically engaged.
This is strictly my personal opinion.
Not reviewed or approved by UBC.
Gispuwada, Gitxaała. BC'er from Prince Rupert.
Anthropologist by profession at UBC.
My idea of volunteering is to be politically engaged.
This is strictly my personal opinion.
Not reviewed or approved by UBC.
Pinned
Is Ethical Investment Possible?
guess it depends on one's definition of ethical
menziesubcbog.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I am forever confused by the contortions some 'progressives' go through to end up supporting the most counterintuitive choices and the most reprehensible of allies.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I am forever confused by the contortions some 'progressives' go through to end up supporting the most counterintuitive choices and the most reprehensible of allies.
Your enemy's enemy is not a friend - unless one is a total opportunist.
Any movement rooted in ethnonationalist hate is no friend of freedom or social justice.
It is a tyranny in waiting.
Any movement rooted in ethnonationalist hate is no friend of freedom or social justice.
It is a tyranny in waiting.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Your enemy's enemy is not a friend - unless one is a total opportunist.
Any movement rooted in ethnonationalist hate is no friend of freedom or social justice.
It is a tyranny in waiting.
Any movement rooted in ethnonationalist hate is no friend of freedom or social justice.
It is a tyranny in waiting.
Dissent without violence, disagreement without harassment is what a university should be.
Yet there are those who don't accord the same generosity of engagement to those they disagree with.
Instead they send threats. In so doing revealing the hypocrisy of their claimed cause.
Yet there are those who don't accord the same generosity of engagement to those they disagree with.
Instead they send threats. In so doing revealing the hypocrisy of their claimed cause.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Dissent without violence, disagreement without harassment is what a university should be.
Yet there are those who don't accord the same generosity of engagement to those they disagree with.
Instead they send threats. In so doing revealing the hypocrisy of their claimed cause.
Yet there are those who don't accord the same generosity of engagement to those they disagree with.
Instead they send threats. In so doing revealing the hypocrisy of their claimed cause.
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Live your stated values and engage through dialogue, debate, dissent, and discussion.
April 29, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Live your stated values and engage through dialogue, debate, dissent, and discussion.
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UBC must take care to not intensify through enforcement nor provoke by action.
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
UBC must take care to not intensify through enforcement nor provoke by action.
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Ubc must ensure that students encamped on campus be accorded rights of assembly and not disciplined via principles of property and trespass. Occupation, sit-in, landback, all have histories in student activism and need be respected . #UBC
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Ubc must ensure that students encamped on campus be accorded rights of assembly and not disciplined via principles of property and trespass. Occupation, sit-in, landback, all have histories in student activism and need be respected . #UBC
United by their hate of others, ethnonationalists are the biggest threat to democracy, human rights, and equality.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
United by their hate of others, ethnonationalists are the biggest threat to democracy, human rights, and equality.
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blogs.ubc.ca/anth100/2024...
Four days of voting left in #UBCBoG faculty elections.
To Vote Go to Simply Voting at: ubc.simplyvoting.com
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To Vote Go to Simply Voting at: ubc.simplyvoting.com
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Board of Governors' Faculty Election
seeking your support for re-election
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November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Four days of voting left in #UBCBoG faculty elections.
To Vote Go to Simply Voting at: ubc.simplyvoting.com
open.substack.com/pub/menziesu...
To Vote Go to Simply Voting at: ubc.simplyvoting.com
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Mountain trail run with the dog.
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Mountain trail run with the dog.
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2. In the light of Proctorio's torch-the-earth legal tactics as an example, university boards should examine whether their procurement policies require contracted providers follow ethical standards in conducting business that align with the high standards universities are expected to meet.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
2. In the light of Proctorio's torch-the-earth legal tactics as an example, university boards should examine whether their procurement policies require contracted providers follow ethical standards in conducting business that align with the high standards universities are expected to meet.
A lot of back slappery and self congratulatory words among admins while at the same time dissing those who don't see the light is such an empty performance.
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A lot of back slappery and self congratulatory words among admins while at the same time dissing those who don't see the light is such an empty performance.
ecosystem
landscape
agile
When admins use these words they think they are being precise, but they mystify and fetishize instead.
landscape
agile
When admins use these words they think they are being precise, but they mystify and fetishize instead.
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ecosystem
landscape
agile
When admins use these words they think they are being precise, but they mystify and fetishize instead.
landscape
agile
When admins use these words they think they are being precise, but they mystify and fetishize instead.
University as brand.
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For all those who wax on about 'the brand' -you realize ints burned into your backside with a red hot iron?
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For all those who wax on about 'the brand' -you realize ints burned into your backside with a red hot iron?
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
University as brand.
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For all those who wax on about 'the brand' -you realize ints burned into your backside with a red hot iron?
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For all those who wax on about 'the brand' -you realize ints burned into your backside with a red hot iron?
Growing up on the deck of a fish boat taught me to work when the fish run, rest when the fish sleep. There is freedom in this way of life that the tedium of 9-5 can never match.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Growing up on the deck of a fish boat taught me to work when the fish run, rest when the fish sleep. There is freedom in this way of life that the tedium of 9-5 can never match.
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I'm glad @ubyssey.ca has some reporting on this. Unfortunately, the article repeats a lot of the university's budgetary euphemisms. Units in the Faculty of Arts are being crushed by devastating budget cuts (called "savings targets" by the administration). Cuts affect student services and jobs.
How the federal government’s plan to sharply reduce new international study permits will affect UBC’s budget remains uncertain, according to the university.
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Effects of international study permit reduction remain unclear for UBC
How the federal government’s plan to sharply reduce new international study permits will affect UBC’s budget remains uncertain, according to the university. The federal budget, released on Nov. 4, out...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm glad @ubyssey.ca has some reporting on this. Unfortunately, the article repeats a lot of the university's budgetary euphemisms. Units in the Faculty of Arts are being crushed by devastating budget cuts (called "savings targets" by the administration). Cuts affect student services and jobs.
Running, cure for many things
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Running, cure for many things
Seven thru the park
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Seven thru the park
Under the category life never fails to delight.
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B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species | CBC News
Within a day of the cameras being set up in the Heiltsuk First Nation last year, researchers captured footage of a sea wolf emerging from the water with a buoy hanging from its mouth. The footage the...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Under the category life never fails to delight.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Details on the effect of UBC leadership's folly in which they ignored all advice to the contrary and went bullish on international student recruitment.
Colleague @marktmaclean.bsky.social does a deep dive.
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
Colleague @marktmaclean.bsky.social does a deep dive.
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
UBC in Transition: Impact of ISI Enrolment Volatility | Some Random Thoughts of a Mathematician
blogs.ubc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Details on the effect of UBC leadership's folly in which they ignored all advice to the contrary and went bullish on international student recruitment.
Colleague @marktmaclean.bsky.social does a deep dive.
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
Colleague @marktmaclean.bsky.social does a deep dive.
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
Presentation from Johnny Mack to UBC Board today.
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Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
presentation to the Board.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Presentation from Johnny Mack to UBC Board today.
open.substack.com/pub/menziesu...
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The six choices for two faculty spots on the #UBCBoG. I am asking for my colleagues support in being reelected. I do so humbly surrounded by so much talent and expertise.
ubyssey.ca/news/bog-can...
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ubyssey.ca/news/bog-can...
menziesubcbog.substack.com/p/board-of-g...
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The six choices for two faculty spots on the #UBCBoG. I am asking for my colleagues support in being reelected. I do so humbly surrounded by so much talent and expertise.
ubyssey.ca/news/bog-can...
menziesubcbog.substack.com/p/board-of-g...
ubyssey.ca/news/bog-can...
menziesubcbog.substack.com/p/board-of-g...