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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · 2d

A professor once told me lecture prep will take as much time as you give it. I usually worked on my lectures almost to the last minute the first time, but the second time teaching a course was much easier.

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Streets For All @streetsforall.org · Jul 15

“The magic happens when a city’s bike network is expansive enough to safely accommodate the bulk of trips. At that point, a wide range of residents may consider using a bike as their primary means of transportation, perhaps ditching their car completely”

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Why the Best Bike Lanes Always Get Blamed

A standoff over cycling infrastructure and traffic congestion in Toronto shows why building protected bike lanes on essential corridors draws controversy along with riders.

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Jul 16

From @acoyne.bsky.social "There is no “win-win,” as in most negotiations. There is only a problem to be managed, a matter of stalling for time and presenting as small a target as possible, until Mr. Trump grows too old or enfeebled to menace us further."

Opinion: Hard line? Soft line? There may be no way of dealing with Trump that works

Carney is being accused of hypocrisy, having promised to stand up to the President on the campaign trail only to offer a series of concessions in office

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Dominique Marshall @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social · Jul 8

Impact of 2 decades of USAID interventions & projection of effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: retrospective & forecasting analysis in @thelancet.com : www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... / @aidhistory.bsky.social @francoisaudet.bsky.social @jillcm.bsky.social @dwebster.bsky.social

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · Jul 4

Strong mayor powers, budget plans, Morris Street bike lane: What’s on the agenda for Halifax regional council

Story by me

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Strong mayor powers, budget plans, Morris Street bike lane: What's on the agenda for Halifax regional council - Halifax Examiner

Council meets on Tuesday.

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Jul 3

It says she can’t be messaged…perhaps she needs to follow me?

Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Jun 25

@halifaxexaminer.ca Route #4 to Lacewood earlier today. #ExaminerBus

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Canadian Network on Humanitarian History @aidhistory.bsky.social · Jun 12

To all @activehist.bsky.social readers interested in this topic, please consider attending the CNHH event on June 25, virtually or in person @carleton.ca : "Tracing the History of Indigenous Women’s Internationalism: An Afternoon with Dr @jonathancrossen.bsky.social " carleton.ca/history/cu-e...

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Jun 12

Also a good time to remind everyone of @jonathancrossen.bsky.social 's piece about Marie Smallface Marule in the collection I co-edited with the late Greg Donaghy and Stacey Barker, Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds: Canadian Women and the Search for Global Order from @ubcpress.bsky.social

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks for this response to my previous @activehist.bsky.social post from Jody Mason. I appreciated learning more about the connections between critiques of development and Indigenous activism in Canada.

ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · Jun 9

In today’s post, Jody Mason reflects on Indigenous thought, developmentalism, and lament in response to Jill Campbell-Miller’s previous piece on the closure of USAID.

Against Lament: Developmentalism and Fourth-World Perspectives

Jody Mason “CUSO Volunteer Wants More Indians to Go Overseas,” CUSO / SUCO Bulletin, Dec. 1968, p. 9, Vol. 103, file 2, “CUSO Bulletin, 1967–1971,” Canadian University Students Overseas fonds, Libr…

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ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · Jun 11

In today’s post Edward Dunsworth explores and critiques the use of AI in scholarship, academia, and the classroom.

Read it here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/06...

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Canadian Network on Humanitarian History @aidhistory.bsky.social · Jun 9

New @aidhistory.bsky.social blog: "State Funding for the Non-Profit Sector" by Dominique Clément, about the new database which lists grants to non-government organizations (NGOs) in Canada since the 1960s. aidhistory.ca/state-fundin... / @cndhistassoc.bsky.social‬ @insidephilanthropy.com‬

A screenshot of the home page of the database

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · Jun 10

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

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Canadian Network on Humanitarian History @aidhistory.bsky.social · May 23

Tracing the History of Indigenous Women’s Internationalism
An Afternoon with Dr Jonathan Crossen

Wednesday June 25 from 1:00 to 3:00
Lounge of the Department of History of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Paterson Hall 433

Dr Crossen is Associate Professor at the Centre for Sámi Studies at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway & Visiting Scholar at Carleton University, Department of History
He will present his work on Indigenous Women’s Internationalism for 45 minutes. An exchange will follow, including a report on the research he is conducting in Ottawa this June on the international aid work of Inuit Circumpolar Council, and discussions on common interests.
The event is co-hosted by the Canadian Network on Humanitarian History (CNHH) and Carleton University Department of History. To know more, read Dr Crossen’s blog on the CNHH website: International cooperation between Indigenous peoples in the late twentieth century : inter-governmental undertakings and the history of Indigenous rights, May 5, 2025.

A virtual version will be streamed at this address: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/6543041746
Please contact Dominique Marshall (dominque_marshall@carleton.ca ) for more information

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ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · Apr 17

In today’s post James Cairns discusses his new book and explores thinking historically and using historical imagination to understand the present as history.

The Open History of Crisis

James Cairns “It is exceptionally difficult to grasp the present as history.”[1] Thus begins David McNally’s book on the 2008-09 financial crisis. In everyday usage, the present means now, this ins…

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 7

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.

When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Apr 7

Let’s be proudly Canadian…by mimicking Trump’s worst and most inhumane foreign policy measures?

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · Apr 6

Pierre Poilievre is promising to do for Canadian foreign aid what Donald Trump did for USAID. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/pierre-poi...

Pierre Poilievre Wants to Slash Canadian Foreign Aid

A post-USAID world is set to be dangerous and dominated by China. Poilievre wants to make things worse.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · Apr 6

Pierre Poilievre is promising to do for Canadian foreign aid what Donald Trump did for USAID. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/pierre-poi...

Pierre Poilievre Wants to Slash Canadian Foreign Aid

A post-USAID world is set to be dangerous and dominated by China. Poilievre wants to make things worse.

www.bugeyedandshameless.com

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Apr 4

Sorry I missed this we were away last weekend and I wasn't checking on my notifications very well I guess!

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Mar 14

I once had the opportunity to look through health statistics of Nova Scotia prior to the adoption of the measles vaccine and let me tell you, it was bleak. If you’re not sure if your child completed their series, call your doctor. If you’re travelling, call public health - you may need to get one.

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Mar 3

On this day in 1920, James Doohan was born in Vancouver.
He became famous for playing Scotty on Star Trek, but before he was chief engineer on a starship he was fighting for Canada in the Second World War.
Let's learn more about that time of his life!

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The photo shows two images side by side. On the left, a man wearing a red Starfleet uniform with a delta shield insignia, associated with the character Scotty from "Star Trek," is depicted in a futuristic setting. On the right, a young man in a military uniform, including a beret with an insignia, is shown outdoors, smiling, with trees in the background.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Feb 27

Do you know an excellent post-secondary instructor? Are you an excellent post-secondary instructor? Nominations for the 2025 CHA Teaching Awards are now open! Deadline: March 28, 2025. #cdnhist #prize #teaching cha-shc.ca/teachers-lea...

CHA Teaching Awards | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

The Teaching and Learning Committee on the CHA Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 CHA Teaching Awards. In 2019, in response to a long-standing request from members, the CHA Council ...

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ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · Feb 26

“Shocked, but not surprised.” In today’s post Jill Campbell-Miller explores the decision and repercussions of closing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Check it out here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/02...

Green background with white text saying: “The destruction of USAID is representative of much more than the aid itself. It is the clear rejection of a global norm that, however imperfectly, acknowledges the humanity of all.” Jill Campbell-Miller

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thanks Steve! I feel seen - you can see why I needed to get this out of my head and onto the digital page I guess 😂

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Jill CM @jillcm.bsky.social · Feb 26

Some thoughts on USAID I felt compelled to share - thanks @activehist.bsky.social for the opportunity activehistory.ca/blog/2025/02...

Shocked, but not Surprised: The End of USAID in Historical Perspective

It was a shock when I read that as the unofficial head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a group that has no Congressional authority, Musk began to shutter USAID operations at the …

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