CJ Valasek

@Harm_Redux_CJ
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scholar/advocate/creator

Talk to me about harm reduction, mutual aid, abolition, labor unions, punk, jazz, old movies, indie comics, and plant-based cooking. queer/disabled/mad

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Always exciting to see job postings specifically asking for #PHLaw and #PHEthx.

Our fields are growing!!

RT @[email protected]

Continuing (tenure) level B lecturer position in #PublicHealth #law & #ethics @[email protected] #AcademicJobs https://www.seek.com.au/job/59719811?type=standard#sol=534ac5b9cd9d9ba28183103410479714012a4ad9

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DrDEMartin/status/1614499639734202373

Lecturer, Public Health Law and Ethics Job in Bundoora, Melbourne VIC

Develop curriculum, teach, and undertake research or other scholarly work relevant to the development of the respective discipline or field.

SEEK

The tragedy of the commons is a pernicious myth.

The demise of the commons of Britain and Europe wasn't the result of misuse by commoners, but enclosing by the landowners. The original hypothetical was made up for storytelling purposes, and the term was popularized by an ecologist with anti-immigrant and racist views.

Here is my recommended reading for heading into 2023:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous-myth

The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth | Aeon Essays

Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight

The academic job market is still crap. Not sure what to do next!

I just boosted this but wanted to reup w/additional links.

On how Maslow’s hierarchy inverted the Blackfoot philosophy that recognizes self-actualization as foundational and meeting basic needs as a community endeavor:

https://pattykrawec.substack.com/p/maslows-hierarchy-is-bullshit

Since this was completely new to me, I found this article (linked by Patty Krawec in her piece) useful in further explaining the Blackfoot influence on Maslow:

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-18/the-blackfoot-wisdom-that-inspired-maslows-hierarchy/

The above article cites these lectures: https://www.blackfootdigitallibrary.com/digital/collection/bdl/id/1296/rec/1

Maslow's Hierarchy is Bullshit

The elite capture of a Blackfoot belief system

Aambe: where books collide
Super-pleased to have a chapter on #FundamentalCauseTheory in @[email protected] & Alex Broadbent (off Twitter?)'s new Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Public Health! #PHEthx #ScholarTeacher #PhiloEpi
I haven't had much to share lately because I have been feeling ill, but hopefully that turns around soon. Been reading more and playing video games during a brief respite. Looking to be more active before Spring rolls around
Did a little #tiktok discussing Caper in Castro (1989) an early #videogame that offers explicit #lgbtq representation: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFs2VyKd/
Hannah on TikTok

Hannah's short video with ♬ 8 bit retro background music

TikTok

RT @[email protected]

"Stigma, driven by #upstream factors connected to social control, is an inherently structural phenomenon." #SDOH

Structural Stigma In Law: Implications And Opportunities For Health And #HealthEquity | @[email protected] Brief https://buff.ly/3Wbx1K6 CC: @[email protected] @[email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HealthBegins/status/1603084910469709824

I need to work on a few big work projects, but I also want to work on a new creative project. Something that actually motivates me and helps me feel less like a work machine