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From my brilliant SFU History colleague Roxanne Panchasi:
I wrote for @ca.theconversation.com re: the 30th anniversary (this Fri) of President Jacques Chirac's June 13th, 1995 announcement that France would be resuming nuclear testing in the Pacific.
210 detonations in Algeria & Mā'ohi Nui (French Polynesia) from 1960-1996. Thousands of victims.
210 detonations in Algeria & Mā'ohi Nui (French Polynesia) from 1960-1996. Thousands of victims.
France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on
Three decades after France’s last nuclear tests, those living near the test sites still await compensation for the harms caused.
theconversation.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
From my brilliant SFU History colleague Roxanne Panchasi:
Reposted
SFU, lads. Simon Fraser University just leading the way. Did no one think to point out the issues here?
Let’s start with the fact that dude is doing Digital Blackface and calling it his “sidekick”
A ‘world first’: New AI teaching ‘sidekick’ to debut at this Canadian university in the fall
An upcoming course at Simon Fraser University is setting a precedent by helping students learn using a live, 3D artificial intelligence tool named Kia.
www.thestar.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
SFU, lads. Simon Fraser University just leading the way. Did no one think to point out the issues here?