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Erica Fischer

@ericafd.bsky.social
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Academic union activist in NS 🌊 | immigrant and precarious worker | PT Faculty | puma, gator y husky

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join the NS Federation of Labour at a rally Friday, October 2 at 12pm at CIBC Building, 1809 Barrington Street, to defend the right to strike. RSVP for the Rally here: actionnetwork.org/events/hfx-rally-against-bill-c39
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Manitoba’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 5.1% last year to $7,586 – 1 of 4 provinces to stay under the national average. The 10-year⬆️ was 57.8% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 33.2%). All Canadians deserve access to education — tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.
Bright yellow map of Canada with the province of Manitoba highlighted in turquoise. Bubble pointing to Manitoba with text that reads "$7,586 average domestic undergrad tuition and fees for 2026-27." Text below the map that reads "1-year increase: 5.1%" and "10-year increase: 57.8%."
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ANSUT @ansut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NS provided $590M in PSE operating grants in 2022/23. Spending tied to students from outside the province and university research generated an estimated $2.3B in economic activity across NS, supporting about 21,000 full-time equivalent jobs. Public Education Is Our Lighthouse. #BeaconforNSPSE
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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Faculty associations across the province are participating in the campaign to raise awareness of the value of post-secondary education. Follow and share! #keepdalstrong #BeaconforNSPSE
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Students should be able to attend college or university without taking on massive debt. @pattyhajdu.bsky.social, don't cut student grants.
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New data shows tuition has gone up more than 20% in the last 5 years. Starting next week, we’ll break it down by province. With tuition going up and student financial supports going down, fewer Canadians can access education. Tell the government to stop cutting student supports.
Photo of professor standing at the front of a classroom teaching overlaid with a coloured gradient filter. Vines growing from the bottom of the image leading to illustrated icons representing different aspects of post-secondary education. Text that reads "Tuition fees are increasing."
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BC’s domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.9% last year (provincial inflation ⬆️ 3%). Provincial policy has frozen tuition at 2%. Some programs are excluded — accounting for the 2.9%⬆️. All Canadians deserve access to education — tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.
Bright yellow map of Canada with the province of British Columbia highlighted in turquoise. Bubble pointing to British Columbia with text that reads "$8,040 average domestic undergrad tuition and fees for 2026-27." Text below the map that reads "1-year increase: 2.9%" and "10-year increase: 29.1%."
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alberta’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.4% last year and remains higher than the national average. The 10-year ⬆️ was 42.6% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 31.9%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.
Dark blue map of Canada with the province of Alberta highlighted in yellow. Bubble pointing to Alberta with text that reads "$9,724 average domestic undergrad tuition and fees for 2026-27." Text below the map that reads "1-year increase: 2.4%" and "10-year increase: 42.6%."
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Saskatchewan’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.8% last year to $10,778 – 3rd highest in the country. The 10-year ⬆️ was 44.5% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 29.8%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.
Dark blue map of Canada with the province of Saskatchewan highlighted in turquoise. Bubble pointing to Saskatchewan with text that reads "$10,778 average domestic undergrad tuition and fees for 2026-27." Text below the map that reads "1-year increase: 2.8%" and "10-year increase: 44.5%."
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Universities have been hiring contract staff for too long instead of tenure track faculty. They are underpaid with no job security. I stand with @uwofa1.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
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Western faculty vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike mandate
Faculty members represented by the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of giving their bargaining team a strike mandate as contract negotiatio...
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Congratulations 🎉
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
PM Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax @visionzerokh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Two devastating deaths on HRM streets in under one week. We ask:  Why do our streets continue to allow simple human mistakes to kill people? We need our elected officials to take action - join us to demand it. visionzerohfx.ghost.io/two-more-pre... #VisionZero #RoadSafety
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Two More Preventable Deaths in under one week
Vision Zero Kjipuktuk/Halifax asks:  Why do our streets continue to allow simple human mistakes to kill people?
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Halifax Cycling Coalition @cyclehalifax.ca · 21/07/2026
In memoriam: Dr. Nouman Ali, a member of Halifax's cycling community, was killed last week when a driver opened their door into his path on Strawberry Hill Street. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and everyone who is mourning his loss. 🕯️
In memoriam poster with black background and lit candles. Text reads: In Memoriam, Dr. Nouman Ali. The Halifax Cycling Coalition is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Nouman Ali, a member of Halifax's cycling community who was killed last week on Strawberry Hill Street when a driver opened their door into his path. Dr. Ali was a respected professor at Dalhousie University and, by all accounts, a generous and devoted member of his community. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, students, and everyone who is mourning his loss. Every person who rides a bike in this city deserves to get home safely. We extend our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved him.
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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"The driver of the vehicle was issued a summary offence ticket for not having a valid inspection sticker." I'm struggling with this one. A pillar of the community killed by a driver, a family mourning. The system's response feels grotesquely inadequate #VisionZero www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Cyclist killed in Halifax after vehicle driver opens door into bike's path
A 71-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with the door of a truck that opened in his path.
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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thirteen candidate areas in Nova Scotia could become protected with your help, and now is the moment to act. The deadline for public consultation is Tuesday, July 28. Visit the link to fill out the survey: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... Together, let's help get them across the finish line. 💪
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Take the ferry
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hi Nova Scotia 👋 There's still time to leave a comment!
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Halifax Transit @hfxtransit.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
UPDATE! Sunday, June 21 - Halifax Transit ferry service will pause earlier than originally planned today (Sunday, June 21) with the last departure from Alderney at 12:30 p.m., and the last departure before the pause from Halifax at 12:45 p.m. We apologize for the short notice.
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
In Canada, we are proud to be a country that welcomes immigrants and refugees, and we expect our leaders to carry on that legacy. Let’s get loud in support of refugees. Sign our open letter to PM Mark Carney today and show that we're better together. app.sosha.ai/s/voaW4WTM
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Sign the open letter to Mark Carney
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“The decline of Canadian universities reflects years of inadequate funding, and the devaluation of science and education as public goods,” said Dr. Nadim Mahassen, president of the Center for World University Rankings. #cdnpse
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A new special edition of the CAUT Journal guest co-edited by @profsavage.bsky.social & Susan Spronk all about organizing for power in Canada’s university sector is now online! Read it at journal.caut.ca
Illustration of blank book spines facing out on two shelves with one open book in the middle of the lower shelf. Text that reads "New special issue. Organizing for power in Canada's university sector: lessons for academic staff associations. Read at journal.caut.ca"
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NUCAUT President Robin Whitaker speaking to a CLC resolution on precarious work, highlighting the realities of contract academic staff and “invisible job cuts” caused by public underfunding at the @canadianlabour.bsky.social's Constitutional Convention #CLC2026 #CTC2026
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“Recent federal budget cuts are hitting the institutions that preserve our history hardest—places like Library and Archives Canada, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the Canadian Museum of History, and Parks Canada sites.“ www.bchistory.ca/news/13615359
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British Columbia Historical Federation - For the first time, Canada’s historical organizations are speaking with one voice
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CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
New report finds nearly 1 in 3 Nova Scotia workers in precarious jobs. Using a first-of-its-kind survey, this report reveals the lived experiences of those facing precarious work in Nova Scotia, with low wages, limited protection and job instability. About 43% are on the edge of precarity. #nspoli
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Canadian academics resisted unionization for decades and stubbornly clung to the belief that they were autonomous professionals and not “workers.”” Read more on the history of academic staff unionism in the latest issue of the Bulletin: buff.ly/EWPE36P
Pictures of academic staff on picket lines hidden in colourful line swirls. Text that reads “It takes a union village: CAUT and the unfinished project of academic staff unionism.”
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Since the NS gov is doing fracking info sessions this week, its important to remember that we're the 2nd smallest & the 2nd most densely populated province, which means everywhere is your backyard. We'll all experience the negative consequences. Anyway, here's some light reading from Texas.
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Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Okay #HaliSky peeps! We need your help! Education in Halifax for 60,000 students could be greatly affected! Call Andy at @hfxgov.bsky.social & Steve Gallagher #HRCE
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“[…] progressive leaders from around the world on Saturday called for concrete action to defend democracy and urged reform of the #UnitedNations to make it more democratic and capable of responding to wars and authoritarian trends.” #Barcelona #SummitInDefenseOfDemocracy efe.com/english/late...
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Progressive leaders demand UN reform for democracy - EFE
Global leaders in Barcelona demand UN reform, South African representation in the SC, and a female Secretary-General to protect democracy.
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Peter L. Twohig @ptwohig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
2,200 nursing home workers at 22 sites in NS are on strike. Some of the longest strikes in Canadian history have been in LTC -- and that means that low-paid workers have struggled mightily for fair wages and better living conditions and care for residents. I stand with CUPE-NS.
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Well-written petition for Canada to end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the US. Many petitions have...not had correct info (even with the best of intentions). This is much more thorough, and is to be presented by @jennykwan.bsky.social www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
Canada is a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol;
Canada has a Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. Under that agreement, it returns to the United States anyone who has requested asylum in the United States;
Currently, refugee claimants in the United States, including those who entered the country regularly, are being arrested, detained and deported without due process of law;
Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act offers safe haven to persons with a well-founded fear of persecution. The IRPA also requires the continual review of all countries designated as safe third countries to ensure that the conditions that led to that designation continue to be met; and
In his recent speech to the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister Carney called for creating "agreements that function as described". However, by implementing the Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada is violating the UN Refugee Convention and its own Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
We, the undersigned, residents and citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to instruct the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to immediately:
1. Report to the Governor in Council that the United States no longer meets the requirements for designation as a safe third country;
2. Notify the United States in writing that Canada intends to terminate the Safe Third Country Agreement in accord with Article 10 of the agreement; and
3. Instruct the Canada Border Services Agency to change its policy so that it no longer enforces the Safe Third Country Agreement, and to stop returning anyone making a refugee claim in Canada to the United States under that agreement.
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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Workers Requested Support from Mexico's Army & Navy to Face a Mining Company & Narco Alliance, Authorities Ignored Them Workers at the Camino Rojo mine, owned by Canada's Orla Mining, faced violence & threats from drug traffickers. mexicosolidarity.com/workers-requ...
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“[…] the seriousness of the case would require opening criminal cases against all #mining company executives involved in dealings with organized crime and permanently prohibiting Orla Mining’s activities in the country.” #Canadian
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Robin Whitaker @rgwhitaker.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What do we stand to lose if Memorial continues to be starved of basic funding? Students' freedom to learn and thrive through a diverse set of pathways to life-changing and world-changing knowledge. #WeAreMUN @munfaculty.bsky.social themuse.ca/letter-fund-...
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LETTER: Fund the Freedom to Learn | The Muse
MUN professor Josh Lepawsky makes the case for funding Memorial University ahead of Budget 2026
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ANSUT @ansut.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Show some love to NS long-term care workers. 5,000 workers @ 52 nursing homes will rally Apr 10 across the province. Join them as they stand up for fair wages. @cupens.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social
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Sam Austin @samaustind5.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
DFO has rejected Atlantic Roads infill application in Dartmouth Cove! @darrenfisherns.bsky.social
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Anaximander's Elbows Up Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Spain leading the resistance to #theMadKing 's #illegalWar was not something I could have predicted. Good for them. #USADarkAge #politics #Iran
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🇨🇦Tammy (she/her) Jakeman fr d’Bay 🏳️‍🌈 @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
#Halisky and folx with humans in the #HRCE system: if you want to give your support to the library specialists who are facing losing their jobs, please fill out this Google form. You can share what the library specialist at the school means to your student/family. docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/...
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Support for School Librarians
CUPE Local 5047 is interested in hearing from our community about why they support school librarians. Responses to this survey may be compiled for use in advocacy, including through social media, medi...
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La Bastilla @labastilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Nunca había estado tan vigente.
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Cathy Conrad Suso @cathyconrad.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Historic first Nova Scotia province-wide student strike begins today: Sunday, March 15, 2026. Power to the collective and solidarity with the students.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Contract faculty love teaching and supporting their students but too many do it without job security, fair pay, or benefits. Stable employment would strengthen teaching, support students, and benefit our communities. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF
Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in Northern Ontario about how improved job security and access to benefits would allow more time to support students and contribute to the university community. The background shows a classroom with a teacher standing at the front and students seated at desks. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Building meaningful relationships with students is at the heart of good teaching but growing class sizes and chronic underfunding make that harder every year. Better university funding means better learning conditions. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF
Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in the Greater Toronto Area about how large class sizes make it harder to build meaningful relationships with students. The background shows a lecturer standing at the front of a large lecture hall facing a crowd of students. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
'It's still not enough': High school students walk out, call for reversals to budget cuts Hundreds of students across Nova Scotia took part in Wednesday's walkout #NovaScotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'It's still not enough': High school students walk out, call for reversals to budget cuts | CBC News
About 150 students rallied outside a Halifax high school Wednesday morning as part of a provincewide walkout in protest of the government's wide-ranging budget cuts.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Staff, students rally outside NSCC campuses over $9.4M budget cut Union rep says staff reduction over next 4 years is equal to eliminating one large campus #NovaScotia #Protests www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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NSCC job losses from $9.4M cut equivalent to losing an entire campus, warns union rep | CBC News
A union representative who works as an instructor says the $9.4-million cut to the Nova Scotia Community College's operating grant will result in some 230 job losses over the next four years, which is...
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lakeheadfa.bsky.social @lakeheadfa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
LUFA stands with Contract Faculty! #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social
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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Support CUPE3912NSCAD! Rally on March 13 at 11 am Granville Mall (5163 Duke St). NSCAD ICAs, TAs, and RAs are struggling in poverty and precarious employment. Please sign their email campaign, tell the NSCAD Admin to keep bargaining and give a fair deal! win.newmode.net/canadianasso...
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
NEW RELEASE: Arts and Culture: Nova Scotia’s Undervalued Public Good by Sébastien Labelle This piece emphasizes the contributions of the art & culture sector to NS, and how these sectors will be impacted by budget cuts. Read the full piece here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Nova Scotia is planning millions of dollars in cuts that would be devastating to students. 48% of Canadian students report struggling with the cost of tuition. In Nova Scotia, that jumps to 66%. Federal grants are also on the chopping block. Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
Map of Canada with the province of Nova Scotia highlighted. Text that reads "Recent data shows 66% of Nova Scotia students and their families have difficulty paying tuition fees. Canadian average: 48%"
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