Dúghlas Mullin

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New Brunswick based photographer, living rural on the unceded land of the Mi'kmaq. Progressive politics with a people centred focus, Permaculture, and nature based spirituality. of Irish/Scottish descent. Trek > Doctor Who > Star Wars but nothing can take the sky from me. 'I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.' Lover of the colour pink. From  🇨🇦. Lived in 🇰🇪 and 🇰🇷. Fave place visited 🇧🇲.
My Linkshttps://linktr.ee/dughlas
My Photographyhttp://mullinstreamphotography.ca/
My Politicshttp://douglasmullin.ca/
My Bloghttp://black-capped.ca/
Dúghlas MullinJan 13, 2023

my report on Miramichi River Valley's first council meeting is now live on the MRV Review substack https://open.substack.com/pub/miramichirivervalleyreview/p/first-council-meeting-deputy-mayor #MiramichiRiverValley #NewBrunswick

photo by me of the new mayor chairing the first regular Council meeting

First council meeting; Deputy Mayor selected

On January 11, 2023, the Mayor and Council of Miramichi River Valley met for the first regular council meeting of the new rural community in the Council Chambers at the Blackville Community Center on 12 Bartholomew Road South. All were present, with Councillor Sheasgreen joining the meeting via live video.

Miramichi River Valley Review
Dúghlas MullinJan 2, 2023

my 2023 goals - community

my first expression of those goals

https://miramichirivervalleyreview.substack.com/p/welcome-to-miramichi-river-valley

#newbrunswick #miramichirivervalley

Welcome to Miramichi River Valley

January 1, 2023 is the start of a New Year. It is also the establishment day for the rural community of Miramichi River Valley. From the About page on the new website, “Established on January 1, 2023, the Rural Community of Miramichi River Valley includes the former Village of Blackville and the Local Service Districts of Blackville, Renous-Quarryville, North Esk, South Esk, Derby and Sunny Corner. It is governed by an elected council made up of a mayor and six councillors.”

Miramichi River Valley Review
Dúghlas MullinDec 14, 2022
Nowhere GirlDec 11, 2022

I'm still on Twitter because it's where a lot of Black people I follow are and many have no plans to leave because alternatives all seem semi-hostile as well.

And whenever Black people raise this point on Mastodon, about its pervasive whiteness, there's always at least one person oozing white condescension at them about it, making their point for them.

White people need to learn to shut the fuck up and listen.

Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022
RoDec 4, 2022
This is an exciting time for the fedi, man.

Yes, some are stuck in the past and will cling to their bigotry to retain whatever fictional ownership they think they have.

But the rest of us are talking. We're figuring it out. We're learning how to make our networks and community better in real-time.

Yeah, it's messy, but real progress often is.

In the last couple of weeks, I've had more meaningful conversations about the future of the fediverse as the defacto network for anyone than I have in the previous years I've been in the fedi combined.

This is the fun part—this is where we create.
Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022

Accessiblity on social media is much more than simply alt text for images. It's placing hashtags at the end. It's making sure your videos have captions. It's about thinking about visual contrast.

Here is an article that gives more details. https://publish.illinois.edu/accessibility-training/2019/11/05/best-practices-for-social-media-accessibility/

#accessible #AltText #CamelCase #Captions

Best Practices for Social Media Accessibility – Accessibility for Online Teaching and Learning

Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022
Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🍷Dec 2, 2022

I can’t find the original toot that mentioned this, but here’s a reminder: please put all hashtags at the end instead of interspersing them in the body of your message. When alt readers process the sequence of “hashtag topic” it’s a mashup that creates a barrier to communication.

#alt_text #blindness #CamelCase #FediTips #Accessibility #readers #FediHelp #MastodonNewbieTips #NewbieHashTagger #HashtagTrick

Dúghlas MullinDec 4, 2022

what a good piece from Dana O'Driscoll, blogger at Druid's Garden and Archdruid at AODA

https://thedruidsgarden.com/2022/12/04/beyond-tolerance-building-space-for-diversity-understanding-and-plurality/

From the article: As a druid, I recognize that there is much value in looking to nature for guidance on how to live, and the message from the ecosystem is clear, diversity is beautiful and necessary for life to function. We can apply these same lessons in nature to human diversity and religious diversity.

Dúghlas MullinDec 2, 2022
Show threadCanadian History EhxDec 2, 2022

@dughlas A great topic! Thanks!

I actually interviewed one of the people behind the NB museum (Todd Caissie) back in 2020 on my show.

I did do an episode on the First World War internment camps on my other podcast Canada's Great War
https://canadaehx.com/2022/03/08/canadas-internment-camps/

and the Japanese Internment of the Second World War
https://canadaehx.com/2020/06/27/the-japanese-internment/

Canada’s Internment Camps

Throughout the First World War, Canadians who had moved to Canada prior to the war from Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and Germany found their lives severely limited and changed due to war hysteria. For…

Canadian History Ehx
Dúghlas MullinNov 30, 2022
on my Instagram, i have been posting for the #16DaysofActivism2022 #16days #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV check it out if you like https://www.instagram.com/p/CllcYKUuw6t/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc= we are up to day 6
Doug Mullin on Instagram: "For today's post, I highlight the Person's Case. This decision of the Canada Supreme Court decided that women were persons under the law. As persons, they were allowed to sit as Senators. There is a picture of the statue to commemorate the five women of the case. I also include a picture of the first indigenous woman appointed to the Senate, Sandra Lovelace Nicholas. She is newsworthy for advancing the rights of indigenous women to return their status after marrying a non-status person. After this noteworthy achievement accomplished, she was appointed to the Senate to represent NB. #16days of Activism against gendered-based violence."

Doug Mullin shared a post on Instagram: "For today's post, I highlight the Person's Case. This decision of the Canada Supreme Court decided that women were persons under the law. As persons, they were allowed to sit as Senators. There is a picture of the statue to commemorate the five women of the case. I also include a picture of the first indigenous woman appointed to the Senate, Sandra Lovelace Nicholas. She is newsworthy for advancing the rights of indigenous women to return their status after marrying a non-status person. After this noteworthy achievement accomplished, she was appointed to the Senate to represent NB. #16days of Activism against gendered-based violence.". Follow their account to see 1401 posts.

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Dúghlas MullinNov 30, 2022

from George Monbiot in The Guardian

'The more destructive the business, the more likely it is to enjoy political protection.'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/30/amazon-public-money-earth-destruction-fossil-fuels-subsidies

From the Amazon to Australia, why is your money funding Earth’s destruction?

Fossil fuels, fisheries and farming: the world’s most destructive industries are fiercely protected by governments, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian