The Varsity, the University of Toronto student newspaper, on some research I'm doing on the sly re: business interests and the development of my campus in the #1960s. Alyanna Denise Chua's article also touches on a larger project I'm a part of looking at #SettlerColonialism and the land endowments of universities in #Canada. #histodons #academia @histodons @academicchatter https://thevarsity.ca/2023/01/30/how-dispossessed-indigenous-lands-financed-u-of-ts-development/

For a US-focsed source of inspiration: https://www.landgrabu.org/

what was your first social network?

(plz boost for sample size)

Imagine you're a visually impaired Mastodon user and your screen reader encounters a post that says something like "A stunning view I saw this morning" or "This is hilarious." But the image is the equivalent of what you see below: a blank. Wouldn't it be frustrating to encounter post after post like that?

Describe images. It's an act of love. Describe them as you would to a dear friend you were talking to on the phone.

This literature clock is the most wonderful thing I’ve seen in a long time. Checking the time becomes a moment of pure joy 😍

https://literature-clock.jenevoldsen.com

#smalltowninertia Carlos at home.

Wiping tears from his eyes, Carlos had been explaining his fears, as a Portuguese man living with HIV, about Brexit & all it might mean for him.

A page from book2, coming soon.

#smalltowninertia David at home. 2019

Blind, living alone, David only runs his heater for a few moments per day, worried for the energy costs.

A page from book2, coming soon.

#smalltowninertia Si & Kirsty Emergency housing.

Engulfed by the stress of no money after PIP claims were denied, Si & Kirsty try to work out how to pay bills.

A page from book2, coming soon.