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Architecture PhD. Killam Award. World Heritage Advisor. ICOMOS Advisory Body to UNESCO World Heritage. Architecture, Historic Urban Centres, Landscape. Cultural Rights-Human Rights, Safeguarding Indigenous Cultural Heritage 🇨🇦 🇮🇹

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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 48m
How does CAD govt expect Palestinians in Gaza, living in deplorable conditions,infrastructure destroyed,lack of housing, food,medical aid,income, daily bombings,under drone attacks, to vote? IOF would thwart any attempt to have election @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 2h
Wheelchair users face an acute housing crisis, yet DABC’s Right Fit Program is operating on only 38% of its budget due to federal cuts. I am calling on Minister Gregor Robertson to restore stable multi-year funding & protect this vital homelessness-prevention service. @gregorrobertson.bsky.social
Screenshot of an open letter dated October 13, 2026, from MP Jenny Kwan to Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson regarding federal funding for the Right Fit Program.
The letter details:
* The Issue: Disability Alliance BC’s (DABC) Right Fit Program—a unique program connecting wheelchair users with accessible housing—suffered federal funding cuts through Reaching Home, leaving it with only 38% of its Vancouver operating budget. 
* Impact: Wheelchair users face severe shortages of accessible units, placing them at heightened risk of prolonged housing searches, unsafe living conditions, institutionalization, or homelessness. 
* Demands: MP Kwan calls on the Minister to restore stable, multi-year federal funding for the program, meet immediately with DABC, adequately support specialized disability services through Reaching Home, and ensure accessible housing is a permanent component of Canada's housing strategy.
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 1h
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 1h
As concerned architect and advocate for well-designed, affordable, safe housing for all, it is of serious concern CAD govt is failing to meet basic housing standards. Housing is a Human Right @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @wadegrant.bsky.social
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Places Journal @placesjournal.bsky.social · 2h
Dr. Fadi Shayya calls @forensicarchi.bsky.social founder Eyal Weizman's new book UNGROUNDING "essential reading for anyone dedicated to human rights. It shows how the Israeli state spatially organizes genocide and how architecture’s methods can reconstruct and contest its material traces."
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Bookshelf: Fall 2026 | Book Reviews in Places Journal
Recent books on 'ungrounding' in Palestine, cinematic cities, urban playgrounds, disabled infrastructure, pressed flowers, and more.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
GOOD! Alberta First Nation taking Ottawa to court over move to fast-track Pacific Link pipeline: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Alberta First Nation taking Ottawa to court over move to fast-track Pacific Link pipeline
The group is the first to bring a legal challenge against the federal push to speed approvals for the project, a key priority of both Ottawa and Alberta
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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Shut down this super-polluting industry.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We learn that Howard Lutnick threatened to send US troops across the Canadian border "by sundown" if we didn't back down. The threat was made over the plan to retaliate over arbitrary tariff with an energy surcharge. Canada must be ready for all threats from the USA. youtube.com/shorts/EKjjV...
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INVASION THREAT SERIOUS ! "BY SUNDOWN"
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's 'democratic integrity'."
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 11/10/2026
Across #Gaza, more than 1.7 million people rely on UNRWA for education, healthcare, water, sanitation and other essential services. With more than 10,000 personnel on the ground, UNRWA continues to provide the support that families and communities depend on every day. #UNRWAworks
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Interview with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on "End Times Fascism" www.theguardian.com/politics/vid...
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'Gaza is a moral tear in the universe' – Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor speak to Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian with Aditya Chakrabortty
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not an option it is an obligation.Indigenous communities have right to challenge contraventions of UNDRIP at UN as #humanrights violation @wadegrant.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Memorial Cloth is a 60-metre commemoration the honours the names of thousands of children that died as a result of residential schools in Canada. It is displayed each year as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill.
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Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Awful news coming from Tsawwassen right now:
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Tsawwassen First Nation ends Truth and Reconciliation event early due to 'critical incident' | CBC
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social Canada announced $100 million for Palestine, with no conditions put on Israel. In the past we paid for solar and water projects, only for Israel to destroy them, without any condemnation from Canada. So is Carney just participating in public theatre for appearances?
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @wgreaves.bsky.social @wadegrant.bsky.social
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I want to say to the millions of people in this country and indeed elsewhere, who have been moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people. We hear you. You were right." Would love someone in government in Canada to say the same. theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian human rights violations
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UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian human rights violations
Human rights council names and shames businesses with ties to illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The vast majority of the total 214 companies, which are based in 11 countries, are Israeli. Five of the 158 companies listed last year were removed in the latest update. Continue reading...
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When MPs are not allowed to represent their Constituents it ceases to be a democratic process @wadegrant.bsky.social MP Sean Casey:"bill [C-233] targeted closing loopholes that allowed for Canadian military equipment to be sold to another country,end up in Israel and used to kill Palestinians,"
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
4/ My Bill C-233 aimed to close US arms loopholes. Bill was defeated, but the principle stands: Canada needs transparent, enforceable arms-export rules—MPs must be free to speak/bote without fear of political consequences.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East @cjpme.org · 23/09/2026
“It feels deeply unserious for Canada to champion its humanitarian projects for Palestinians when it won’t even hold Israel accountable for bombing or demolishing those very same initiatives”: CJPME www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Carney promises $100 million for Palestinians in humanitarian aid, police training
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Judy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Unconscionable .... @mark-carney.bsky.social @wadegrant.bsky.social @wgreaves.bsky.social @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
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Mary Grace Scary Face 🎃👻👹😈💀 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Canadians have the right to assembly and freedom of speech, and especially the right to assemble on Parliament Hill. This government’s descent into authoritarianism must be checked. Already they’ve pushed through legislation without public consultation and Parliamentary debate.
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There needs to be Consumer Protection laws in Canada as well. AI chatbots for Customer Care for phone and internet are a nightmare. Hours are spent just trying to get past a bot. @telussupport.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @wadegrant.bsky.social
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Documented by municipality, BC govt, Federal govt, and/or environmental and sustainable tourism advocates? Does not bode well for a city with aspirations for a potential World Heritage nomination @wgreaves.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A dead endangered fin whale was pulled from the bulbous bow of the cruise ship Norwegian Joy this morning as the ship made its way toward the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal for its port call in Sitka. @shanahstone.bsky.social @radreduction.bsky.social #cruiseships sitkasentinel.com/stories/fin-...
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Fin Whale Struck by Cruise Ship in Sitka Sound - Daily Sitka Sentinel
A dead fin whale was pulled from the bulbous bow of the cruise ship Norwegian Joy this morning as the ship made its way toward the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal for its port call in Sitka. The fin whale...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026
Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
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Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
Rights groups express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists • ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence Threats by the Israeli military, government ministers and far-right activists have intensified against the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, as 43 local human rights organisations expressed their support for the pair. NAZA, which was produced by the Guardian, is named for an acronym used euphemistically by Israel’s intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike on Gaza. The film builds on revelations first published by the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine, the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call and the Guardian between 2023 and 2025. Continue reading...
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"the production of Remarkably Bright Creatures—adapted from the novel by Shelby Van Pelt—was filmed on location in Deep Cove, British Columbia, [Canada] Field utilized her platform to spotlight the Canadian production community...'Blessed Canada, our neighbors, our friends.' "
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 16/09/2026
Video: Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا via X (@smohyeddin.bsky.social, X: @SMohyeddin)
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 16/09/2026
More than 100 people, including 50 children, are estimated to have been sheltering in the building, with rescuers struggling to reach survivors amid a severe shortage of specialized machinery due to Israeli restrictions. “We can still hear the voices of people alive beneath... x.com/gazanotice/s...
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Palestinian and UN officials blamed Israeli restrictions on Gaza for lack of heavy machinery" while Isra~li govt uses bulldozers daily to remove tons of rubble in Gaza, denying Palestinians right to retrieve family members buried under rubble, erasing war crimes @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Canadian airports are public infrastructure. So why is Mark Carney promising to hand over our public airports to private foreign investors? Instead, let's build better airports, support Canadian workers, improve service and safety, and keep the benefits public.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/09/2026
Privatizing airports is a terrible deal for travellers, workers, and the public purse. Around the world, it has led to higher travel costs, fewer jobs and worse working conditions.
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UBCIC @ubcic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Economic expediency cannot override First Nations title and rights or substitute consultation for consent. Where consent is not given, governments must respect that decision." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_celebra...
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FNLC Celebrates the 19th Anniversary, Urges Full Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Revitalize Reconciliation, Justice and True Partnership
Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Gaza’s health and transport systems edge closer to collapse. Al-Ahli Arab Hospital said main generator failed because of lack of oil and spare parts that suspended its imaging department-including only functioning CT scanner in northern Gaza" @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“the sustained undermining of the conditions that allow Palestinians to exist as an independent collective with land, institutions, language, culture, social ties, leadership, shared memory and history and a social and political horizon” @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Apparently, in a country as rich as Canada, they seem to think First Nations do not have the right to something as basic as clean, safe drinking water. To learn more about how you can help push back against Bill C-37 and uphold the human right to clean water, follow this link:
leahgazan.ca
Protecting Water Rights for First Nations
Protect First Nations's Water Rights
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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Did you know, through Bill C-37 the Liberal government has refused to confirm the human right of all First Nations individuals to clean drinking water on reserve. Previous water legislation explicitly recognized this right, but the Liberals have deliberately removed it in Bill C-37. (1/2)
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/09/2026
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, 12 countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK) confirmed "their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with" illegal Israeli settlements www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Two-State Solution
Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-State Solution
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Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thanks to CBC Books for naming Truth Before Reconciliatio: Confronting Residential School Denialism to its list of fall books Canadians should read 🙏📚
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
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Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
Opposition to Miliband’s announcement of sanctions rings hollow – helped by fewer than 10 Tory backbenchers turning up to debate
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My joint statement with Prime Minister Andy Burnham and President Emmanuel Macron on the Two-State Solution: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
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Joint statement on the two-state solution
“A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is critical for peace, stability and security in the Middle East and beyond. It is a fundamental national interest for Canada, France, and the...
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@wgreaves.bsky.social @wadegrant.bsky.social As UK, Canada needs to implement comprehensive sanctions against providing services as construction or financing for Israeli settlements,ban advertising of illegal settlement properties;ban arms licences, exports that “materially contribute to occupation”
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Tr~mp posted an image with a map of North America, showing countries like Canada, Greenland and Iceland coloured in with the American flag.
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Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ban on all goods from illegal settlements in occupied territories; comprehensive sanctions against providing services as construction or financing for Israeli settlements;ban on advertising of illegal settlement properties;ban for arms licences and exports that “materially contribute to occupation”.
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And that most Canadians are clapping for it.
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Eric Robert Reguly @ereguly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza
Itamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’
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