Shashika Bandara
@shashikalb.bsky.social
Fish curry enthusiast. Global Health Policy and Human Rights. Ph.D. @McGillU. Formerly @DukeU.
This is not the time to pressure me Duo Lingo! With all that sass!
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is not the time to pressure me Duo Lingo! With all that sass!
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Racism is not justified by immigration levels or rising poverty, unemployment or crime.
It is not justified, period.
I see the rising wave of voices & arguments justifying the rising levels of racism as the most sinister political development in 2025 on the British landscape.
It is not justified, period.
I see the rising wave of voices & arguments justifying the rising levels of racism as the most sinister political development in 2025 on the British landscape.
The Home Secretary explaining that the rise in racist violence is, actually, the natural response to higher levels of immigration is a state of affairs that can't exist without the government having largely decided that racist violence is, if not legitimate, at least understandable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Racism is not justified by immigration levels or rising poverty, unemployment or crime.
It is not justified, period.
I see the rising wave of voices & arguments justifying the rising levels of racism as the most sinister political development in 2025 on the British landscape.
It is not justified, period.
I see the rising wave of voices & arguments justifying the rising levels of racism as the most sinister political development in 2025 on the British landscape.
Allex Allard-Gray giving a powerful talk on Indigenous data sovereignty in our class on Fundamentals of Global Health - reminds us of the exploitation and weaponization of data against Indigenous communities. I thought it’s worth sharing/reminding us all. Read his slide!
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Allex Allard-Gray giving a powerful talk on Indigenous data sovereignty in our class on Fundamentals of Global Health - reminds us of the exploitation and weaponization of data against Indigenous communities. I thought it’s worth sharing/reminding us all. Read his slide!
Join me today at 12.30 ET online or at Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Room 303 as we discuss making our voices matter in building solutions in #globalhealth.
Register here for Zoom link or for in person attendance: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
Register here for Zoom link or for in person attendance: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Join me today at 12.30 ET online or at Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Room 303 as we discuss making our voices matter in building solutions in #globalhealth.
Register here for Zoom link or for in person attendance: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
Register here for Zoom link or for in person attendance: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
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A really inspiring story captured in this new book by Dixon Chibanda
We screen the film version of this in our global health class
www.friendshipbench.org
We screen the film version of this in our global health class
www.friendshipbench.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A really inspiring story captured in this new book by Dixon Chibanda
We screen the film version of this in our global health class
www.friendshipbench.org
We screen the film version of this in our global health class
www.friendshipbench.org
Reposted by Shashika Bandara
Scoop: The Trump administration is planning a policy change that could make it harder for immigrants to get green cards and other approvals if they are from countries subject to the president’s travel ban, according to internal documents.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration is planning a policy change that could make it harder for immigrants to get green cards and other approvals if they are from countries subject to the president’s travel ban, according to internal documents.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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#UHC is at the heart of the US governmen’s now 6-week shutdown. Worth a read, as more Republicans and their constituents call for Trump to back down.
At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010.
How an enduring debate over health care sparked a now record-long shutdown
At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#UHC is at the heart of the US governmen’s now 6-week shutdown. Worth a read, as more Republicans and their constituents call for Trump to back down.
There’s a level of impunity and injustice that’s incomparable associated with the oppression and murder of Palestinians. We can’t both side it. That suffering has to be recognized in its own right / and the impunity it’s steeped in.
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
There’s a level of impunity and injustice that’s incomparable associated with the oppression and murder of Palestinians. We can’t both side it. That suffering has to be recognized in its own right / and the impunity it’s steeped in.
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Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards with nine nods. Lady Gaga has seven and Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Leon Thomas, a singer, songwriter and producer, each have six. nyti.ms/3JMlFvr
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards with nine nods. Lady Gaga has seven and Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Leon Thomas, a singer, songwriter and producer, each have six. nyti.ms/3JMlFvr
Reposted by Shashika Bandara
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard
Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of control
A federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention.
The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. She found that protests near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility were “predominately peaceful, with only isolated and sporadic instances of relatively low-level violence”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard
Isn’t this extortion though?
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a row with the Trump administration that will see the restoration of $250 million of federal funding to the US Ivy League school u.afp.com/Sn4o
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Isn’t this extortion though?
I have criminally high amount of light blue shirts! Need to upgrade my style with more colours.
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I have criminally high amount of light blue shirts! Need to upgrade my style with more colours.
I will be giving this invited talk at the McGill @mcgillfamilymed.bsky.social on "Making Our Voices Matter in Global Health Solution Building" on Nov. 17 at 12.30 PM.
You can join in person or online.
More Details:
www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
#globalhealth @mcgillghp.bsky.social
You can join in person or online.
More Details:
www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
#globalhealth @mcgillghp.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I will be giving this invited talk at the McGill @mcgillfamilymed.bsky.social on "Making Our Voices Matter in Global Health Solution Building" on Nov. 17 at 12.30 PM.
You can join in person or online.
More Details:
www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
#globalhealth @mcgillghp.bsky.social
You can join in person or online.
More Details:
www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...
#globalhealth @mcgillghp.bsky.social
Our students are very lucky to have Zackie Achmat in our first session in Fundamentals in Global Health today!
Zackie is fresh off a powerful Global Health Night talk which received a standing ovation!
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
Zackie is fresh off a powerful Global Health Night talk which received a standing ovation!
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our students are very lucky to have Zackie Achmat in our first session in Fundamentals in Global Health today!
Zackie is fresh off a powerful Global Health Night talk which received a standing ovation!
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
Zackie is fresh off a powerful Global Health Night talk which received a standing ovation!
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
Zackie Achmat receives a standing ovation, as stressed the importance of solidarity.
He asks us to value all forms solidarity! To support those affected by authoritarian approaches to governance including those in the U.S.
He asks us to value all forms solidarity! To support those affected by authoritarian approaches to governance including those in the U.S.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Zackie Achmat receives a standing ovation, as stressed the importance of solidarity.
He asks us to value all forms solidarity! To support those affected by authoritarian approaches to governance including those in the U.S.
He asks us to value all forms solidarity! To support those affected by authoritarian approaches to governance including those in the U.S.
Catherine Farmer introduces the inaugural recipient of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity.
Zackie speaks of his journey in access to medicines &the value of of solidarity, including international solidarity. We need to support all including our colleagues in the U.S.
Zackie speaks of his journey in access to medicines &the value of of solidarity, including international solidarity. We need to support all including our colleagues in the U.S.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Catherine Farmer introduces the inaugural recipient of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity.
Zackie speaks of his journey in access to medicines &the value of of solidarity, including international solidarity. We need to support all including our colleagues in the U.S.
Zackie speaks of his journey in access to medicines &the value of of solidarity, including international solidarity. We need to support all including our colleagues in the U.S.
Catherine Farmer introduces the inaugural recipient of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity.
We are kicking off the talk by Zackie soon! You can live stream it here:
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
We are kicking off the talk by Zackie soon! You can live stream it here:
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Catherine Farmer introduces the inaugural recipient of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity.
We are kicking off the talk by Zackie soon! You can live stream it here:
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
We are kicking off the talk by Zackie soon! You can live stream it here:
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
Madhu introduces the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. Madhu says that we are taking Paul’s “we don’t give up on people because of who they are and where they live” messaging seriously.
Countering failures of imagination is the goal.
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Countering failures of imagination is the goal.
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Madhu introduces the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. Madhu says that we are taking Paul’s “we don’t give up on people because of who they are and where they live” messaging seriously.
Countering failures of imagination is the goal.
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Countering failures of imagination is the goal.
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
We have Prof. Madhu Pai, inaugural chair of Dept. of Global and Public Health - promising that McGill are doubling down on #globalhealth at a time it’s under threat.
Dept. of Global and Public Health just launched a BA in global health, investing in young people!
Dept. of Global and Public Health just launched a BA in global health, investing in young people!
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We have Prof. Madhu Pai, inaugural chair of Dept. of Global and Public Health - promising that McGill are doubling down on #globalhealth at a time it’s under threat.
Dept. of Global and Public Health just launched a BA in global health, investing in young people!
Dept. of Global and Public Health just launched a BA in global health, investing in young people!
We are kicking off global health night #McGillGHN2025 with student speakers introducing the agenda and ground rules tonight. And Dean Fellows welcoming all!
We got Zackie Achmat as our speaker this night. He received the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for health equity.
We got Zackie Achmat as our speaker this night. He received the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for health equity.
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We are kicking off global health night #McGillGHN2025 with student speakers introducing the agenda and ground rules tonight. And Dean Fellows welcoming all!
We got Zackie Achmat as our speaker this night. He received the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for health equity.
We got Zackie Achmat as our speaker this night. He received the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for health equity.
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We came together to highlight the intentional erosion of the future of #globalhealth leadership - impacting trainees&mentors.
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Disinvesting in the future leadership of global health has already begun: What can we do about it?
Following the abrupt and significant funding cuts by the U.S. and increasing retreat by high-income countries from development aid for health, global health as a field requires reimagining and urgent ...
journals.plos.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We came together to highlight the intentional erosion of the future of #globalhealth leadership - impacting trainees&mentors.
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Gosh! the Witcher season 4 writing is so terrible. It’s not Liam (he is fine but Cavill’s miss is definitely felt). I mean why did they have to turn it into some typical Hollywood action movie trope. come on! save your own soul, please don’t sellout.
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Gosh! the Witcher season 4 writing is so terrible. It’s not Liam (he is fine but Cavill’s miss is definitely felt). I mean why did they have to turn it into some typical Hollywood action movie trope. come on! save your own soul, please don’t sellout.
Reposted by Shashika Bandara
All the ongoing attacks on science & international aid has an important consequence:
the destruction of global health training opportunities and the weakening of future global health leadership
@shashikalb.bsky.social & fellow young professionals
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
the destruction of global health training opportunities and the weakening of future global health leadership
@shashikalb.bsky.social & fellow young professionals
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Disinvesting in the future leadership of global health has already begun: What can we do about it?
Following the abrupt and significant funding cuts by the U.S. and increasing retreat by high-income countries from development aid for health, global health as a field requires reimagining and urgent ...
journals.plos.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
All the ongoing attacks on science & international aid has an important consequence:
the destruction of global health training opportunities and the weakening of future global health leadership
@shashikalb.bsky.social & fellow young professionals
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
the destruction of global health training opportunities and the weakening of future global health leadership
@shashikalb.bsky.social & fellow young professionals
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We came together to highlight the intentional erosion of the future of #globalhealth leadership - impacting trainees&mentors.
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Disinvesting in the future leadership of global health has already begun: What can we do about it?
Following the abrupt and significant funding cuts by the U.S. and increasing retreat by high-income countries from development aid for health, global health as a field requires reimagining and urgent ...
journals.plos.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We came together to highlight the intentional erosion of the future of #globalhealth leadership - impacting trainees&mentors.
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We offer structural&cultural shifts as starting points of change.
Pls read&share.
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
@mcgilldgph.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...