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Shree Paradkar//श्री पराडकर 🍁 
Columnist @torontostar. Internal ombud. Indebted to Indigenous, Black, Dalit wisdom. @Unifor87M equity thestar.com/authors.paradk…
Toronto, Canada
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| #obamaintoronto | 68 | 0.7% |
| #cdnmedia | 59 | 0.6% |
| #covid19 | 45 | 0.5% |
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Prolly not @shekharkapur but others included @ShashiTharoor famously did that and more ON British soil AND were featured in The Guardian and that video is still available on You Tube in UK. Most of you Bollywood dudes have turned into Vivek Agnihotri, unintelligent whataboutery..
To the heartless racist people messaging me saying with joy that the shooter is Asian instead of being heartbroken and devastated for the families and friends who lost their loved ones…respectfully, never talk to me again…In fact, just shut up forever and don’t talk period.
Worth noting that while Toronto has been named one of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup being jointly held in Canada, the US, and Mexico, the feds and province haven't publicly agreed to Toronto's request they provide $180M in funding thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
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Funding to help Torontos 2026 World Cup bid still up in the air, says Doug Ford
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SO incredibly excited to be writing two books for @McClellandBooks. The first book will be on the richness of Black prairie life.
On this day, I remember 13 year-old me in Niamey reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mariama Bâ and dreaming of becoming a writer.
On this day, I remember 13 year-old me in Niamey reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mariama Bâ and dreaming of becoming a writer.
Oooh, that is great, thanks! I hope you don't mind if I adopt your suggestion!
Am I making sense?! pic.twitter.com/F6j93GIt7l
i'm fed up with the university's lack of communication with students, faculty, staff and unions about these sexual assaults. why do we need to read the Star to keep ourselves informed? eyeopening story from @mobocks + @BKennedyStar
My statement in response to the decision by Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf to reverse his decision to block a fellowship for me proposed by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
We especially need to look at how Black, Racialized & Indigenous women are treated in politics. Yes, it's bad for all women, but the barriers, the micro-aggressions, that Black, Racialized & Indigenous women face is real. Once in office, what are the support systems for them?
We especially need to look at how Black, Racialized & Indigenous women are treated in politics. Yes, it's bad for all women, but the barriers, the micro-aggressions, that Black, Racialized & Indigenous women face is real. Once in office, what are the support systems for them?
Not new news, worth repeating:
Statistics Canada finds people of colour generally more educated but paid less:
“they (could be explained) by some unobservable characteristics, such as motivation and, of course, discrimination within the job market” nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c…
Statistics Canada finds people of colour generally more educated but paid less:
“they (could be explained) by some unobservable characteristics, such as motivation and, of course, discrimination within the job market” nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c…
Statistics Canada finds people of colour generally more educated but paid less
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It is sad to see two important women in politics step down within a day - Laura Mae Lindo and Jacinda Ardern - but at the same time it should make everyone question why women who push for change burn out, and how we can support them better. I'm happy they chose themselves.
I GOT TENURE TODAY.
And I did so by sticking to my vision, never comprising, being as political as I felt I needed to be, and overcoming unimaginable challenges. #allispossible #tenured #beattheodds
Help me amplify this moment!!
And I did so by sticking to my vision, never comprising, being as political as I felt I needed to be, and overcoming unimaginable challenges. #allispossible #tenured #beattheodds
Help me amplify this moment!!
I GOT TENURE TODAY.
And I did so by sticking to my vision, never comprising, being as political as I felt I needed to be, and overcoming unimaginable challenges. #allispossible #tenured #beattheodds
Help me amplify this moment!!
And I did so by sticking to my vision, never comprising, being as political as I felt I needed to be, and overcoming unimaginable challenges. #allispossible #tenured #beattheodds
Help me amplify this moment!!
It’s *extremely* common to have people with privilege characterizing people calling out systemic issues as “whining”.
This is it. The worst, most out-of-touch, unintentionally self-parodying letter I've ever seen in the Chronicle. pic.twitter.com/axNpaCSE0N
We are thrilled to welcome Annette Ejiofor to the team as our new Managing Editor of Podcasts!
My father’s “dream” wasn’t palpable to the white masses, including politicians.
He challenged militarism and sought to eradicate it.
He worked to end poverty, as caused by extreme capitalism and materialism.
We need to know the authentic King…The Inconvenient King.
#MLKDay
He challenged militarism and sought to eradicate it.
He worked to end poverty, as caused by extreme capitalism and materialism.
We need to know the authentic King…The Inconvenient King.
#MLKDay
“That’s the fundamental difference [veneration vs. denigration]. And if we don’t account for that, then we ignore how embedded in every single depiction of the Prophet is a politics.” -Prof @AnverEmon's commentary in op. by @ShreeParadkar in @TorontoStar thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
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Opinion | Professors firing over Prophet Muhammad art offensive but not because of wokeism or cancel culture
thestar.com
Today, let us remember Martin Luther King as he was: A Black radical anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, revolutionary Christian internationalist who was deemed an enemy of the State and assassinated for his radical work. Just about everything else is a lie.
If you trust Doug Ford not to use the crisis he helped create to privatize healthcare one piece at a time, I have a priceless bejeweled bird to sell you.
An explosive @torontostar investigation exposed anti-Black discrimination in Toronto police. It changed the city. Kudos to @Jleerankin for this groundbreaking work and all that has followed. thestar.com/news/gta/2023/…
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An explosive Star investigation exposed anti-Black discrimination in Toronto police. It changed the city
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“72% of Americans disapproved of #MLK when he was shot—as well as 50% of Black Americans. We should never forget that. We all love him now that the worms got his body. But when he was speaking the truth, he was radically unsettling folk.” — Cornel West bostonreview.net/articles/corne…
Brother Martin Was a Blues Man - Boston Review
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Thrilled to share I'm joining @TorontoStar's business section as a permanent staff reporter.
I'm excited to continue working with this very talented team and newsroom where I'll be covering workers' rights and affordability among other stories
Reach out: galsharif@thestar.ca
I'm excited to continue working with this very talented team and newsroom where I'll be covering workers' rights and affordability among other stories
Reach out: galsharif@thestar.ca
There is online misogyny and then there is racism which compounds it. Film shows the misogynoir faced by a Vermont politician that clearly crosses into personal harassment, intimidation. thestar.com/opinion/2023/0… pic.twitter.com/S407mVuPpe
A new film in online hate premiers at Hot Doc Cinema this evening. A stone dropped in my heart when Glen Canning - dad to Rehtaeh Parsons 💔 - appears in it. But it shows the calamitous futures that await if we don’t tackle this now. thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
A new film in online hate premiers at Hot Doc Cinema this evening. A stone dropped in my heart when Glen Canning - dad to Rehtaeh Parsons 💔 - appears in it. But it shows the calamitous futures that await if we don’t tackle this now. thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
Jordan Peterson, who will speak at the Ottawa Senators' arena, the Canadian Tire Centre, has directly opposed the NHL's inclusion efforts. Fear of violence and hate caused by is visit has local groups questioning his place in Ottawa and an NHL building.
ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/jordan-pe…
ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/jordan-pe…
Jordan Peterson's Ottawa event directly opposes NHL's diversity and inclusion efforts, experts say
ca.sports.yahoo.com
Wow, that’s quite the statement from the Muslim Public Affairs Council on the Hamline U situation where a prof showing a historical image of the Prophet Muhammad was calling “Islamophobic.”. Universities in Canada, please note.
Hamline art professor Erika Lopez Prater was wrongly fired and accused of Islamophobia after showing a painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad to her students. Click below to read our full statement.
mpac.org/statement/stat… pic.twitter.com/jDyFakazuK
mpac.org/statement/stat… pic.twitter.com/jDyFakazuK
At Pink Ladoo we spend a lot of time talking about toxic, sexist, damaging traditions, but wanted to flip things a bit today.
What are some South Asian traditions that you LOVE?
What are some South Asian traditions that you LOVE?
1-800-721-0066 Indian Residential School Survivors and Family crisis line.
All of Canada needs to stop what they are doing, spare a thought for the child whose jawbone was found on the grounds of the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, Saskatchewan. Bone is about 125 years old, Sask coroner says. Child was btwn 4 to 6 years. @fsinations
I agree with Prof Emon that the situation at Hamline is not all that different from the hiring fiasco at U of T law school, when a major donor expressed objections to its plans to hire the academic Valentina Azarova, who had previously criticized Israel. thestar.com/opinion/star-c…
The Harvard Kennedy School denying me a fellowship is not going to stop me from speaking out. But I worry about younger academics who are watching this sorry episode and take away the lesson that if you criticize Israel, your career can be stymied.
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middleeasteye.net/news/outrage-h…
A similar class created a furor at the University of Alberta last year after a professor shared images of a few medieval miniatures commissioned by a Muslim ruler that depicted the Prophet. thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
Hamline University firing a prof over Prophet Muhammad art should worry us as it's also happening in Canada. "What is now being conveyed as Islamophobia is deference to certain forms of orthodoxy over others": Anver Emon, U of T Islamic studies prof. NEW: thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
Hamline University firing a prof over Prophet Muhammad art should worry us as it's also happening in Canada. "What is now being conveyed as Islamophobia is deference to certain forms of orthodoxy over others": Anver Emon, U of T Islamic studies prof. NEW: thestar.com/opinion/2023/0…
Opinion | Professors firing over Prophet Muhammad art offensive but not because of wokeism or cancel culture
thestar.com
Meghan & Harry are doing all this, not because they want to dismantle colonialism, but because they were not accepted by it. This social phenomenon is interesting and begs the question: What if the Royals had embraced them? The public would be cheering for diversity & inclusion ?
And it's been wonderful learning from so many insanely talented journalists, particularly my fellow interns @DemarJGrant, @alespassafiume, @GhadaaSharif, @ClarrieF, @bailsmartens and @maria9860. They're all going to do great things.
Love @ShreeParadkar. Love @Emilie_Ni. Especially loving it when I see @ShreeParadkar loving @Emilie_Ni
All is right in my world. #cdnmedia
All is right in my world. #cdnmedia
If you’re reading this thread and you’re thinking, “Wow! I really wanna read more of her work! And what is this wacky sense of humour?” and you’re looking for freelancers or a new reporter to join your team, reach out! ’Til then, catch me on a well-needed craft break 🧶🧵🪡🧣
three years ago today, an unidentified Peel Regional Police officer shot and killed Jamal Francique, who was 28 years old. Jamal's family and community continue to fight for police to be held to account for his murder
Hearing a convo I’ve been longing for someone to have just reiterates to me that @Emilie_Ni is one of the smartest young journalists in the country. Compassionate, insightful and able to magically draw connections to shift your understanding. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can…
CANADALAND on Apple Podcasts
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We cannot police people out of poverty. There is a more humane and cost-effective way with housing for all. Study after study:
A month in prison costs: $9,400
Month in hospital: $30,100
Month in shelter: $6,600
Supportive housing per month: $2,500
Housing is a human right. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A month in prison costs: $9,400
Month in hospital: $30,100
Month in shelter: $6,600
Supportive housing per month: $2,500
Housing is a human right. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's celebrate the birth anniversary of #FatimaSheikh. She was one of the first Muslim teachers of India, who took to teaching Dalit & Muslim girls at the school run by Savitri Bai Phule and Jyotiba Phule.
Grand Salute to the Great Revolutionary Feminist Fatima Shaikh....
Grand Salute to the Great Revolutionary Feminist Fatima Shaikh....
My response to Barbara Kay's atempt to discredit my research on Islamophobia in Canada. Her “distraction politics” have failed to undermine the facts my study has revealed about how Islamophobia is orchestrated, organized, monetized and deadly. nationalpost.com/opinion/jasmin…
If @Harvard feels empowered to block a slam-dunk candidate @KenRoth over Israel criticism, imagine the chilling effect across academia on lesser-known -- and particularly Palestinian -- critics of Israeli repression. pen.org/press-release/…
PEN America Expresses Dismay Over Harvards Denial of Fellowship to Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth
pen.org
Sikh children now have the option of wearing a helmet that fits them properly, thanks to a Brampton mom. Tina Singh, an occupational therapist, couldn't find a suitable helmet for her boys, so she's created her own. bit.ly/3Ctpy1G
This Sikh mom couldn't find a proper helmet for her boys. Now, she's designed her own | CBC News
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If anyone is wondering whether reporting death threats has gotten any easier, it hasn't. Told yesterday to file my latest threat online or by phone. Phone took hours last time, so went w/ online. Report has been rejected because it's considered too threatening to be filed online.
