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GD Kitty Jul 11, 2023

This is a beautifully insightful piece. Although hers is a different diagnosis than mine, I am blown away by how similar our paths have been. Hats off to the author, Naheen Ahmed. Thank you: this piece is a gift 💕 https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/living-with-a-dynamic-disability-first-person

My disability makes my body feel unpredictable

Art helps me lean into the chaos, explains Naheen Ahmed for CBC Ottawa's First Person.

GD Kitty Jul 8, 2023

CeCe Peniston, Crystal Waters, Robin S, Martha Wash & Thea Austin!
Female titans of '90s house music on their fight to be seen https://youtu.be/mx2EchsA07I

Female titans of '90s house music on their fight to be seen

YouTube

GD Kitty Jun 27, 2023

Ableism in the academy
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/ableism-in-the-academy/

Ableism in the academy — University Affairs

Disabled scholars say they often rely on ad hoc agreements to get the accommodations they need to do their jobs. The lack of formal recognition has left many feeling unprotected and unwelcome in the academic workplace.

University Affairs

GD Kitty Jun 8, 2023

Hello 👋 Toronto @ismrm ! Come say hi at computer 🖥️ #90 Thursday 0915h #AFib #WhyCMR #ISMRM

GD Kitty Apr 14, 2023

Pssst...this seems like a lot, no?
Be careful out there, friends.
Be a role-model & continue indoor masking in public spaces.
Push back hard against campaigns to end masking in hospitals (FFSakes!)
#ottcity #MaskUp
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/six-new-covid-19-deaths-in-ottawa-this-week-1.6355861

Six new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa this week

Ottawa

GD Kitty Apr 11, 2023

I always feel rushed at the checkout. It's too awkward to pack my purchases in my backpack, so I quickly whisk everything to a nearby bench. Today my menopausal brain failed me 👵. To whomever found the can of cream ale I abandoned unpacked at the Elgin LCBO: this 🍺's 4 U 😄

GD Kitty Mar 24, 2023

Ontario's healthcare system is in crisis and Ford is using #Bill60 to funnel public money to American-style, for-profit clinics, pretending it's a solution to the crisis he created. Voice your opposition now. #ONPoli #healthcare https://nwmd.io/s/twitter/ZxA5ATTEHPHrR2-gL7Q=/r

Send a fax to protect public healthcare

Leadnow.ca is an independent advocacy organization that brings generations of Canadians together to achieve progress through democracy.

Leadnow.ca

GD Kitty Mar 24, 2023

"Every week, Tareq Hadhad's father would bring his new chocolate inventions home for his children to taste. Being the son of a Syrian chocolatier had its perks... but when war reached their home city of Damascus, life became dangerous and Tareq and his family had to flee the country, taking their expertise in chocolate with them to build a new life."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct34xj

Outlook - A Syrian tale of two chocolate factories - BBC Sounds

Tareq Hadhad is the son of a Syrian chocolatier who rebuilt the family business after war

BBC

GD Kitty Mar 10, 2023

I will have to check out this cookbook! I have come to really love and appreciate this humble, versatile veg. "Proceeds from the book initially went towards stocking a free pantry...Now it goes to a shelter for homeless women"
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/pei-cabbage-cookbook-1.6773637?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

How the humble cabbage got this P.E.I. woman a shout out in the New York Times | CBC Radio

P.E.I. resident Ann Thurlow used pandemic lockdown time to create a recipe book all about cabbage — a project that’s brought her all the way to coverage in The New York Times.

CBC

GD Kitty Mar 4, 2023

Talyaa 🦋Feb 28, 2023

This tiny goat is a Wishing Goat. Close your eyes and make a wish!

#goats #TinyGoat #wish #today