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CLEAR lab @clear-lab.bsky.social · 6d

I (Max) highly recommend this book. The ethnography is beautiful. The methods of an activist/researcher are exceptional. The theories of change are poetic and grounded. The case study is holy shit.

Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 7d

Among October's many exciting new titles is "Homesick," by Nicholas Shapiro. Check out all of our #newbooks coming out this month on the blog! buff.ly/oH4sMaj

Cover of Homesick by Nicholas Shapiro. A small white mobile home is at the center of cover image, with a single window and a pipe protruding from its base. The scene is quiet and minimal, with gravel and asphalt in the foreground and large trees framing the background. The title “Homesick” appears in large, minimalistic serif text across the bottom, with the author’s name in smaller capital letters beneath it.

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CLEAR lab @clear-lab.bsky.social · 9d

We’re waking up our social media presence!🌱Every week, a different CLEAR member will share what life looks like in the lab, from wet lab work to community authorship. Each perspective is unique, showing the diff ways we think about what we do and *how* we do it. Stay tuned! 1/8

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our editor @historiamagoria.bsky.social chose "Catching an Authentic Lake Trout: Knowledge Legitimization in Academia" by Alex Flynn, with Rui Lui, @maxliboiron.bsky.social, Kaitlyn Hawkins, and Molly Lahn Rivers as our latest Editor's Pick!

niche-canada.org/2025/06/12/c...

#indigenous #academia

Catching an Authentic Lake Trout: Knowledge Legitimization in Academia

Drawing from my lived experience with Lake Trout as a member of NunatuKavut who grew up in southern Labrador and a student at a colonial university, I discuss how citation practices are used to influe...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Aug 7

🎙️ This snippet offers a glimpse into Verena's comprehensive Seminar in our Series, which is full of strategies, tactics and tools related to the science of policy making and changing.

And there's even more to explore— join our Seminar Series in September! ires.ubc.ca/news-and-events/

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

It's a really great collection, and to my knowledge is was created through invitation and commission by editors at @universitypress.cambridge.org Prisms: Plastics. Thank you and kudos to that group, and to all the authors.

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

"The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty" identifies a bloc of petrostates, industry & their allies to ferret out disingenuous rhetoric and identify potential counter-alliances.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core

The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty - Volume 3

www.cambridge.org

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

My piece echos Lynn Jacobs', but focuses on how even the best version of the Treaty includes Indigenous knowledge, but not Indigenous Peoples. Meaning, it's not a rights-based model like the one outlined by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core

How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3

www.cambridge.org

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

[email protected] (Lynn Jacobs) has a great piece on "Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty" that details how Indigenous Peoples have been systematically blocked in the creation process

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core

Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty - Volume 3

www.cambridge.org

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

While there are a lot of articles in the collection, the briefing today covers:
A shift in focus to human health
A rights-based approach to the Treaty
Safeguarding scientific integrity
High ambition vs delay (and my new favourite term: "low-ambition nations")
The urgency for binding action

Act boldly or fail

Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations

www.cambridge.org

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Call for bold action at upcoming Global Plastics Treaty Talks (INC-5.2)

As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly...

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 15

We're using the workshop to fine-tune these resources, after which they'll be available on the IndigeLab Network website. Videos of the orientation portion of the workshops will also be available there.
Everyone is welcome, even if you're not going up for promotion & don't do community work.
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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 15

We'll cover "8 Maxims for a promotion and tenure file", "Strategies for representing community-based research in tenure files," "Measures and metrics for demonstrating impact in promotion and tenure files," and provide a P&T file checklist. 2/3

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jul 15

You can still register for tomorrow & Wednesday's workshops on promotion & tenure files for community-based research. Day 1 is CVs & Day 2 are dossiers. The team includes @arnkeeling.bsky.social @rosiealegado.bsky.social & Letitia Henville
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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · Jul 4

Teen Vogue really does have some of the best reporting. This collection is great and includes a piece from @maxliboiron.bsky.social . Will definitely be using this entire list for teaching.

www.teenvogue.com/tag/plastic-...

plastic planet

Get the latest on Plastic Planet from Teen Vogue. Find articles, slideshows and more.

www.teenvogue.com

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · Jun 30

Last day in Nunatsiavut with this fantastic crew - Jacquelyn Winters, @maxliboiron.bsky.social, Katrina Anthony, @paulmccarney.bsky.social (and Liz Pijogge, who was back in Nain).

📸: Dillon Shiwak

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · Jun 30

A short blog post with @maxliboiron.bsky.social for @clear-lab.bsky.social on the ethics of summary stats and why choice matters. It might seem obvious, but these problems still appear in papers when summarizing plastics data
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology

The Problem With Averages: What Plastic in Birds Teaches Us About Statistical Ethics - CLEAR - Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research

By Max Liboiron and Alex Bond

civiclaboratory.nl

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jun 28

Squeeeee! Outlining a paper with @thelabandfield.bsky.social & @paulmccarney.bsky.social about community-based metrics & measure for contaminants research. Spoiler: they aren’t the usual Western science metrics.

A bunch of yellow post it notes on a desk with two computers showing graphs in the background.

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jun 20

Good morning! It’s a mild and foggy start to the day here.

Two black dogs look to the right in a foggy, slightly hilly landscape.

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jun 16

Any of course, read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Plastics' Key Messages from 2024, which includes specific ways to understand and regulate plastics in ways that align with UNDRIP and Indigenous ways of life.

drive.google.com/file/d/1mHmV...

[Public - English] IIPFP Key Messages.pdf

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jun 16

See the handy-dandy chart that converts articles in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to articles in the draft Global Plastics Treaty. This chart and the paper are open access.

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Jun 16

The draft Plastics Treaty has 3 sets of “Principles & Approaches, only 1 of which includes “knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Even then, it includes Indigenous *knowledge* to the marked exclusion of Indigenous *Peoples*. A better way starts with Indigenous rights.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core

How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3

www.cambridge.org

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · May 28

Good morning!

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · May 20

The Network loves that you’re part of it!

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · May 20

Good morning! It’s really cold today but nice and damp for the plants.

Grey sky over grey water with darker grey islands in the middle ground

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Suresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · May 13

There's a lot of chatter around the proposal being inserted into a budget bill that would put a moratorium on any AI legislation being passed by the states for the next 10 years. I thought I'd say a bit about why this is an absolutely disastrous move.

www.404media.co/republicans-... 1/n

Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill

Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.

www.404media.co

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