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About the author
CKirkby
- earned degrees in language / literature and law (but is not currently a lawyer or a journalist);
- worked for over a decade on Parliament Hill;
- misses writing; and
- appreciates thoughtful comments, en anglais ou en français. (Email addresses are not published.)
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Tag Archives: solidarity
Working on it
So, about that silence. It’s been a rough time on the truth and love front. I plan to write more once I get my practice caught up to my theory; in the interim, I refer interested readers to my sources … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Community, Health, Psychology
Tagged being human, rhetoric v. action, solidarity
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Food
This one touches on areas of trauma, so I’m not sending it to subscribers as a “newsletter.” If you want to opt-in to this post (which is also about community (and dystopia)), click through to the website. Maybe leave a comment. Check out a poem, even. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Community, Psychology
Tagged disordered eating, judgment, labour, solidarity
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Happy union AGM day.
I had a private comment in response to my post on Friday about questions members could put to federal labour unions, say at an AGM today. It included counter-arguments others might have in mind, so I decided to respond publicly. … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Law, Politics
Tagged return to office policies, rhetoric v. action, solidarity, unions
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Suggested questions to put to unions re: fighting in-office policies
I’ve learned that my former union’s Annual General Meeting is being held this Sunday, 17 November 2024, including by Zoom. My emails to the union about fighting the federal government’s return-to-office policy have gone unanswered. Presumably it’s easy to ignore … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Health, Politics
Tagged covid, return to office policies, rhetoric v. action, solidarity, unions
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How many ineffective roads must a union walk down…
My former union now thinks the solution to the federal government’s three-days-in-office policy is to request that Parliament study the matter. Presumably the reasoning is that the federal court process is taking too long and maybe a minority Parliament overflowing … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Employment, Health
Tagged being human, government, labour, return to office policies, solidarity
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“Win a chance at adequate infrastructure!”
The CRTC is offering employees the chance to win the temporary use of private office space in exchange for a charitable donation. Federal employers who are forcing employees out of the “private office space” of their own homes and requiring … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Commentary
Tagged labour, return to office policies, solidarity, unions
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(writer); denial
I introduced myself as a writer yesterday. It felt exaggerated, but the smart/kind/thoughtful person I was speaking with accepted it: “If you write, then you’re a writer.” Continue reading
Voices against bad policy
It’s time for an update on the federal government’s garbage 3-day-in-office policy, in respect of which I remain an opinionated spectator. I had volunteered to help my former union but the only response I got was the general mailbox advising they had forwarded my message to the President’s office. This was unhelpful since my original email had already cc’ed the President’s office. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Employment
Tagged Justin Trudeau, return to office policies, solidarity, unions
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Kids these days
I sometimes think about what I’d be like if I were a kid now instead of decades ago. I’ve been trying to get people in power to listen since I was 7 years old. My first, most instinctive medium was … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Community, Education
Tagged genocide, protests, rhetoric v. action, solidarity, universities
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Time
And you run, and you runTo catch up with the sun, but it’s sinkingAnd racing aroundTo come up behind you againThe sun is the same in a relative wayBut you’re olderShorter of breathAnd one day closer to death — Pink … Continue reading →