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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 4h
Study for ninâkatohkâtitonân (We Look Out for One Another) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 8h
On this day in 2012, Barbara Ann Scott died Born in 1928, she won an Olympic figure skating gold, 2 World Championships, 2 European Championships and 2 North American Championships 📸 Yousuf Karsh Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/1wQdlKv
Barbara Ann Scott in a flowing gown twirling with blurred arms and skirt, smiling as motion creates ethereal trails against a dark background, conveying graceful dance and movement.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 32m
We are the Wildflowers Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe 2024
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1h
The investigation at Kamloops began from the discovery of a child's tooth and juvenile rib bone. There was already a list of over 50 children who were confirmed to have died there from a combination of Church police hospital and government records. You can see their names: nctr.ca/residential-...
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Kamloops Residential School - NCTR
Learn more about this school in the NCTR Archives.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 3h
Journalist and researcher Connie Walker told The Tyee many people don’t seem to know about the ability to save their records related to experiences at residential schools — nor about their looming destruction. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee
Inside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1h
This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial.
Google search result for "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" has, as its first non-sponsored post, a publication from the Fraser Institute.

It reads: "No evidence of 'mass graves' or 'genocide' in residential ..."

"Feb 12, 2024 — ... Kamloops narrative are either false or highly exaggerated. No unmarked graves have been discovered at Kamloops or elsewhere-not one. As of ... Read more"Another screenshot shows the only result before the Fraser Institute result is a sponsored post from Angus Reid, affirming that the Fraser Institute result is the first non-sponsored one.Screenshot shows the intial response Google provides to the search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery"

All you can see on this first screenshot is the AI overview (barf) and the sponsored result from Angus Reid. However, as the other screenshots show, that Angus Reid result is followed by the first non-sponsored result: residential school denial from the Fraser Institute.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 6h
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to pause and reflect.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 5h
So much respect for this, and the framing. ABC, the right wing version of Progress Toronto, has used health care workers/hospitals as reason to rip them out. This puts a lie to that (and on University ambulances can bypass cars in the wide bikelanes if needed). So many lies.
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JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social · 2h
This Sunday! 6:30pm October 4th at TYPE Books Junction 2887 Dundas St. W. Readings & conversation with Aga Maksimowska, Jaclyn Desforges & Christine Fischer Guy. Livestreamed. #canlit junction-reads.bloomtickets.ca/event/3479
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Junction Reads October 4 at TYPE | Junction Reads
In person season launch with Aga Maksimowska, Jaclyn Desforges and Christine Fischer Guy.Event starts at 6:30pm ET. Register for access to the livestream....
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 2h
There are 38,000 records containing the testimonies of Indian Residential School survivors that are scheduled to be destroyed. On the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Courage My Friends discusses how history is still being erased. buff.ly/crQzD0E
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What Is Reconciliation Without Truth? Protecting Residential School Survivor Records
Kimberly Murray and Connie Walker discuss the impending destruction of 38,000 residential school survival records and the project to preserve them.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 5h
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?
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Joelle Circé @joellecirce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pre-orders for the Kindle edition of The Profiler’s Shadow officially open on October 27th! I need a massive favour to help trigger the algorithms. If you want to support me, please add it to your Goodreads "Want to Read" today. Let's smash the charts on the 27th! www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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The Profiler’s Shadow
Queer, psychological crime thriller. Mary Dubois’s quie…
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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 4h
Check out the book trailer for @joellecirce.bsky.social's forthcoming psychological #thriller The Profiler's Shadow that's releasing with @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social in November. #CanLit #lbgtqreads #BookSky❤️📚
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Casey Whitaker @alphacentauri53.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
From Earth To Sky (Everything We Need is Right Here) Christi Belcourt🇨🇦 Wool stroud, beads, thread, brass sequences. Dates: 2010-2025 @christibelcourt.com🙌✨
From Earth To Sky (Everything We Need is Right Here)
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Wool stroud, beads, thread, brass sequences.
Dates: 2010-2025
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 5h
Study for âhkamêyihtamowin (Determination) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 6h
âcimostâtowak (They Tell Stories to One Another) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2025
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 7h
Study for mâtinawêwin (Sharing Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 8h
Study for kikakaskihtân (You Can Do It) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2025
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Heated Rivalry News @hrnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Accent Aigu Entertainment has launched “The Irina Foundation,” inspired by the foundation created by Shane and Ilya in Rachel Reid’s ‘Game Changer’ series
Accent Aigu Entertainment (AAE), producer of Heated Rivalry, has launched the Irina Foundation, a private independent fund dedicated to championing inclusivity and mental well-being through participation in sports and the arts, with a focus on LGBTQIA2S+ and underserved communities.
By supporting organizations that create these spaces, the Foundation aims to help individuals build meaningful connections while fostering stronger, more connected communities around them.
Kate Spade New York will serve as the Foundation's inaugural donor, with Harry's joining as an early supporter.
The Foundation builds on AAE's ongoing philanthropic efforts over the last year. The Foundation's name is inspired by the foundation created by Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in Rachel Reid's Game Changer series.
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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 5h
To recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we've gathered twelve titles (+ many more) by Indigenous authors and storytellers to read, listen to, and reflect on. Explore the full collection on All Lit Up: alllitup.ca/book-list/re...
An orange graphic that reads "12 Books for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"
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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 5h
🧡 Today, we honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on the truths that must continue to be heard. Learn more at nctr.ca. Coming April 20, 2027: "Truth: Stories of Residential School Survivors from Long Plain First Nation" from Great Plains Press.
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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Toronto friends, the next Junction reads is coming up at Type Books in the Junction on Sunday, October 4th at 6:30 pm featuring Jaclyn Desforges, Aga Maksimowska and Christine Fischer Guy! We hope you can come out. You can register for tickets here: junction-reads.bloomtickets.ca/hostinfo/2881
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 6h
On Sept. 30, 1958, Canadian children were treated to a new show. It featured a giant who told them to "look up!...waaaaaay up!" For the next 27 years, the show was a fixture on CBC and is beloved to this day. This is the story of The Friendly Giant! 📸 CBC 🧵 1/12
Bob Homme as The Friendly Giant, wearing a rustic, beige tunic with brown accents, holding a small xylophone and two violins, with a colorful giraffe puppet with a harmonica and a chicken puppet on his shoulders, set against a plain blue background.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 8h
Funny thing about this (hilarious) is Canada’s worst mayor is a Ford disciple & would use strong mayor power to block potential housing - something that Ford once championed, in part, by giving strong mayor powers in order to push thru such housing. So much total failure all around
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Dilkens vows to use strong mayor powers to kill fourplexes if new council supports sweeping density
'For a lot of Windsorites, this was a central issue to them'
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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 7h
We have white supremacists marching in Kamloops. On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, please consider giving to this excellent organization supporting those attacked since childhood 🧡
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Donate Now — IRSSS | Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Your generosity helps provide barrier-free support to IRS Survivors and their families. As a registered Canadian charity (#864829536RR0001), IRSSS relies on donors like you to continue this vital work...
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Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Given recent events, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I worked with Canadian Dimension to publish an excerpt of Truth Before Reconciliation’s conclusion - to help meet the moment and keep us focused on putting truth before reconciliation 👇
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 30/09/2023
If you want to read more about the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit … I strongly recommend Glen Turner’s book ‘The Carrying Place’ 🧡 www.torontocarryingplace.ca/about-the-tr...
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Toronto Carrying Place - about the trail
The Toronto Carrying Place was an Indigenous trail that led from the mouth of the Humber River on Lake Ontario to the Holland River near Lake Simcoe. For much of its 45 km (26 miles) length, the trail...
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 7h
As you know I’m a big fan of the Haisla hiphop duo the Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Here is their song ‘Red Future’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=dehM...
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids - RED FUTURE (Official Video) ft. Electric Fields
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Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social · 8h
September 30th is a day to reflect, learn, and act. 📣 Less than 1% of philanthropic contributions in Canada go to Indigenous-led organizations. This September 30, give One Day’s Pay to support Indigenous-led organizations and the communities they serve. 🧡 Visit onedayspay.ca to give what you can.
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One Day's Pay | Take Action Today: Support Indigenous Causes
Support Indigenous-led initiatives through donations on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Join us in honoring culture, history, and community resilience.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 9h
On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge and reflect on the deep intergenerational harm residential schools have caused to Indigenous families and communities. Art by Elaine Landry #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation
A handprint on an orange background. The handprint is broken into segments, inside of which are different symbols representing elements of Indigenous culture, including animal paw prints, landscapes with trees, and other images drawn from nature. There is a large black eagle feather on the left side of the handprint, and bird silhouettes appear in the upper left hand corner of the image. The words EVERY CHILD MATTERS appear at the bottom of the piece.
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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 8h
CBC Books: How Michelle Good weaves her family’s truth through her fiction www.cbc.ca/books/booken...
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How Michelle Good weaves her family’s truth through her fiction | CBC Books Bookends
Good joined Mattea Roach on Bookends to talk about her new book, Eliza Sunshine, the power of hope to propel us forward and the family legacy that inspired this point of view.
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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 8h
CBC Books: Métis author Chelsea Vowel on the legacy of her book, Indigenous Writes, 10 years later www.cbc.ca/books/thenex...
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Métis author Chelsea Vowel on the legacy of her book, Indigenous Writes, 10 years later | CBC
The second edition of Indigenous Writes was recently published. Vowel joined The Next Chapter to share what has and hasn’t changed in 10 years.
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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 8h
CBC Books: Orange Shirt Day creator Phyllis Webstad reflects on a life of overcoming adversity in new memoir www.cbc.ca/books/orange...
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Orange Shirt Day creator Phyllis Webstad reflects on a life of overcoming adversity in new memoir | CBC Books
The Orange Shirt Day creator reflects on her life in new memoir, We Are Still Here.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 9h
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Now that you know the truth, what do you do about reconciliation? | CBC Radio
Fear of making a misstep can leave people unsure how to participate in reconciliation, but both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people say there are countless ways to contribute.
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 10h
Today’s the day we reflect and remember on Canada’s National Day for Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation. I’m going to be doing something special on @womensart2.bsky.social and over here in spinning Indigenous music from around the world… all day long.
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Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social · 18h
I’ll be co-anchoring the CBC coverage of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation alongside Adrienne Arsenault live from Parliament Hill - tune in on CBC News Network or CBC Gem at 11 am EST (10 am CST for you Manitobans)! See you then 🙂
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CKCU 93.1 FM @ckcufm.com · 8h
Today, listen, learn, and reflect with CKCU as we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with special programming. www.ckcufm.com/2026/09/26/h... #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #TeamCKCU
A picture of the flag from the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation waving in front of Parliament Hill. Listen to a special broadcast on CKCU FM - live or on demand.
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Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · 16h
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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Cindy Blackstock @cblackst.bsky.social · 8h
Honour Orange Shirt Day no matter where you are by learning about reconciliation - here is another great free resource!
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20h
APTN’s Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs explains how Indigenous filmmakers in the Northwest Territories are using film to preserve language and culture, but also how they use the art to push for more out of its future with younger generations.
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Northern Indigenous filmmakers wants more for the future in the Northwest Territories | APTN News
APTN’s Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs explains how Indigenous filmmakers in the Northwest Territories are using film to preserve language and culture, but also how they use the art to push for more out of…
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 9h
Compositional Study for tâpwêwin (Truth) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2025
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 10h
Study for mâtinawêwin (Offering Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11h
The road to reconciliation begins with truth Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe c. 2022
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Kitasoo Dawn Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian 1998
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Through 14 James Bond movies, Lois Maxwell portrayed Miss Moneypenny. In her life, she served with the Canadian Women's Army Corps, appeared with Wayne and Shuster, wrote for the Toronto Sun and starred in Adventures in Rainbow Country. This is her story. 📸 ITC 🧵 1/10
Lois Maxwell wearing a red top with white trim and a pearl necklace, set against a light blue background.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 9h
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. First observed in 2013 as Orange Shirt Day, it is a day for public commemoration, learning and reflection on the history and intergenerational trauma of the Residential School System in Canada.
Poster announcing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — September 30 — orange background with white Indigenous-style artwork showing a jumping whale, flower, dotted waves and night symbols, with the Government of Canada wordmark at the bottom.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 9h
Happy birthday to Len Cariou, born on this day in Saint Boniface, Manitoba! He gained fame as Sweeney Todd in the original cast of the musical. In his career, he won a Tony and Canadian Film Award. From 2010 to 2024, he starred as Henry Reagan on Blue Bloods. 📸 John Laparski
Len Cariou wearing a black suit jacket with two star-shaped pins on the lapel, and a patterned shirt with a geometric design.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 8h
Happy birthday to Diane Dufresne, born on this day in 1944 in Montreal! She is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She has received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, the Order of Canada and the Legion of Honour. 📸 Karine Dufour
Diane Dufresne smiling, wearing a black suit with a white ruffled blouse and a black tie, adorned with a red poppy pin on her lapel, sitting in front of an audience.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 13h
#OtD 30 Sep 1919 compositors and pressmen working at The Daily Sketch newspaper in London, UK refused to print the paper until an editorial criticising an ongoing railway strike was deleted stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1034...
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