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irina cerić

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Asst. Prof @windsorlaw.bsky.social. JD+PhD. Researching #lawandprotest, movement defence & injunctions. Activist. Lawyer. Jugoslovenka. Cyclist. Aging punk. Windsor+Toronto via Belgrade. she/her/comrade. #SFSN 🍉

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · Jun 9

I wrote about Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw for @canadiandimension.bsky.social
TL;DR: it’s bad, but probably not (just) for the reasons you think it is

Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.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:

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...

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 1d

The moon is really something tonight

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But that's the thing, I guess. None of these monsters have a speck of shame...

irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 1d

I can't stop thinking about this interview. I would just curl up in shame and DIE if it was me she was talking about. This is Jane effing Goodall!

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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 15d

NEW! In the latest State of Play episode, hear from El Jones, @nkalamb.bsky.social, and Charlotte Phillips as they discuss the events leading to Tennis Canada’s decision to close the Davis Cup matches to fans.

Hosted by @sharonnadeem.bsky.social. 🎧

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State of Play Podcast - Bonus Episode 4: Davis Cup Double Fault

An empty tennis arena, fans protest around the world, and athlete campaigns — Can sports hold Israel accountable for genocide?

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine Jane Goodall’s dying words being about how you should be yeeted into the sun

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 3d

The updated advisory states that citizens with an “X” gender marker on their passport could face restrictions when entering the U.S.

Canada warns travellers with ‘X’ gender markers about going to the U.S. | Xtra Magazine

The updated advisory states that citizens with an “X” gender marker on their passport could face restrictions when entering the U.S.

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 4d

UNC Chapel Hill has reinstated Prof. Dwayne Dixon.
Rather than conduct a threat assessment of a faculty member based on spurious accusations, UNC should conduct an assessment of its own administration's threat to First Amendment rights and academic freedom. @aaup.org
www.wral.com/news/local/u...

UNC professor reinstated after investigation into alleged ties with politically motivated group

UNC-Chapel Hill has reinstated a professor who was linked to groups believed to call for politically motivated violence. An investigation found that Dwayne Dixon posed no threat to the campus communit...

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

This is an astonishing piece of writing.

Women* Write the Balkans @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social · 5d

We're immensely proud to share with you "Airborne," a new story by @enaselimo.bsky.social:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/airbo...

"According to Bosnian documents, he is a traitor. According to Turkish documents, he is a spy. According to American documents, he is an alien. According to them all, he is to be put in no position to help others or himself."
Ena Selimović: Airborne
Illustration: gray and black embroidery of B-2 bomber patent drawings on a blue background

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent that Judge Young's ruling has spurred journalists to dig into the trial transcripts. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

U.S. used a transnational crime unit to secretly target campus protesters

A Tufts University graduate student was among those targeted after the Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists.

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

There's also these folks but I'm not sure if they're still active: lpeproject.org/student-grou...

LPE McGill

LPE McGill is part of a broader LPE movement that takes a critical approach to analyzing the law's role in structuring the political economy. In our inaugural year, our chapter aims to explore the…

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

A few of us organized a Toronto LPE reading group a couple of years ago but no one took it over. Haven’t head of anything since then but happy to pass on the contacts I do have.

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

Anyway, if you haven't read 'Wifedom' you absolutely should. It's stunning. www.theguardian.com/books/2023/j...

Wifedom by Anna Funder review – a brilliant reckoning with George Orwell to change the way you read

Blending forensic research, fiction, life writing and criticism, Funder upends the legacy of literary triumph to reveal the woman behind it

www.theguardian.com

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

Eileen Blair's erasure that stunned -- and continues to enrage -- me. If you've seen the doc, pls let me know if any of this comes up.

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

my understanding of him as a defender of objective truth. She was in Spain with him, working in the POUM office, and risked her life to get them back to England. Eileen Blair is never named and only briefly mention in his book. Funder also covers Orwell's broader history with women, but it's...

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 5d

🧵 Peck is a phenomenal filmmaker and I'm sure 2+2=5 is a great doc, but I really hope that it (unlike this interview) touches on Orwell's marriage. Reading Anna Funder's 'Wifedom' and learning that he literally wrote his wife, Eileen Blair, out of Homage to Catalonia fundamentally altered...

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6d

The new documentary "Orwell: 2+2=5" hits U.S. theaters this week.

Director Raoul Peck “knew that this country and many other countries around the world needed Orwell” to help viewers "recognize the signs” of totalitarianism.

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Rick Harp @rickharp.bsky.social · 6d

VANCOUVER! Whatcha doing Fri Oct 24? Come see our free public panel, "Beyond Fire & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes," part of a larger invitational gathering of climate-related storytellers, hosted in MOA Great Hall at UBC!

sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...

pictographic for "Beyond fires and floods: Indigenous narratives in an era of extremes," a free public panel featuring veteran journos Tanya Talaga, Mark Trahant, Judy Kochon and Paul Seeseequasis, moderated by me! October 24th, 6:30 PM, Museum of Anthropology, UBC.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 7d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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staring blankly into the abyss @ianmosby.bsky.social · 9d

I started tracking the TRC's Calls to Action in 2016 and, since Eva Jewell and I stopped writing annual reports in 2023 out of despair, things have only become more bleak.

No meaningful structural changes have been made. They were never even attempted.

A clear-eyed take from @michellecyca.com

Justin Brake @justinbrake.bsky.social · 9d

“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”
thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...

The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus

“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 8d

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression

I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 8d

From Cory Doctorow: "AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations" damn I wish I had written that line
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 8d

Important piece by Andrew Nikiforuk on Lemkin and the origins of the Genocide Convention. Thanks to Andrew for writing it and the Tyee for publishing.
#cdnpoli #abpoli

Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | The Tyee

The haunting story of the refugee driven to name and prevent the greatest crimes of all.

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James Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 8d

"Though conspiracy requires an 'agreement' between two or more people to commit a crime, in practice the mere appearance of concerted action is often enough. This makes conspiracy an especially potent weapon against social movements, which, by their nature, aim to project an appearance of unity."

LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 8d

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, President Trump and his allies have repeatedly threatened to use conspiracy laws against liberal groups, protesters, and political opponents.

Today, Steffen Seitz explains what makes conspiracy law such a salient threat to social movements.

How Conspiracy Law Threatens Social Movements

Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, President Trump and his allies have repeatedly threatened to use conspiracy laws against liberal groups, protesters, and political opponents.

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 8d

Update: we arrived in Windsor at 2:11am, almost 6.5 hours after leaving Toronto.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 9d

“I've been thinking about it these days, and after discussing it with my team, I think I'll do just one date in the United States,” Bad Bunny said in his Super Bowl announcement.

His upcoming world tour is skipping the US entirely out of fear ICE may stalk fans outside his shows👇🏽

America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 12d

Artists are rethinking the U.S. altogether. Bad Bunny, Danny Ocean, Anitta, Bells Larsen, Grupo Firme, and many more have all pulled back due to Trump-era policies, visa chaos, or fear of ICE.

America’s music scene, and economy, are losing out.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 9d

Sigh