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Last year in March we had what 30? 40? cases in Ontario and the entire province was locked down. Not pretend locked down. Legit locked down...online learning, only go out for groceries and essentials, no malls, no shopping, curb site pick-up only, no travel, stay in your own city, one person per household in the grocery store kind of lockdown. Now we have over 3000 cases average in Ontario and we are in a pretend lockdown. I’m frustrated by the selfishness and the entitlement I’m seeing. Mall parking lots should not be full of cars right now. Leisure shopping isn’t necessary. This won’t end until it’s under control, and it won’t be under control until Ford legit locks things down for real. Yes it will hurt, yes it’s frustrating but it’s better having a short term lockdown than a long term drawn out process of continuously dealing with half way measures that don’t really do anything to control cases. Meanwhile variants are now affecting younger completely healthy people in essential service jobs and vulnerable situations in life threatening ways. Vaccines are being distributed at pharmacies in more affluent neighbourhoods in Hamilton instead of widely disrupted down the mountain and downtown in areas with higher case numbers. The social and economic disparities continue to widen, and it breaks my heart.

While Kim's Convenience fans are still processing (and mourning) the fact that Season 5 will be its last, CBC has announced plans for a spin-off se...

Ahhh yes….. Kim’s Convenience spin-off Strays, where Shannon leaves the big city in search of opportunity and some grit in Hamilton. #hamiltonishome? #foundthehammer Strays spin-off….. priced out of the real-estate market, Hamilton born woman leaves her steel town working class roots for Northern Ontario to hopefully (crosses fingers), buy her first home. #hamiltonishome #truehamiltonian Torontonians moving to Hamilton want the grit and the aesthetic of Hamilton but they dont want the working class and everyday people that live here and have lived here for generations.

#iamahamiltonian #hamiltonishome #steelcity #hammer #iwillalwaysbeahamiltonian #truehamiltonian

More ‘sew bros’ have taken up the fine art of stitching in the pandemic. What’s so appealing about this crafty pursuit?

Honestly, wom*n have been sewing and making textiles for hundreds of years out of necessity, while producing strong designs, and without recognition from the fashion and art worlds. All of a sudden a bunch of white wealthy men admit to sewing on a button or sewing for a hobby and its ground breaking...https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers

#alittlebitoffeminismgoesalongway #stitchenbitches #womenwhosew #womenandtextiles #womenandcraft #women #stitch

The two-minute skit, which recently aired on the TV show, focuses on three women — two of whom recently moved to Hamilton.

What Toronto transplants really think of Hamilton is supposed to be funny. Don’t get me wrong, I love the women of Baroness Von Sketch. Like so many Toronto transplants they’ve "discovered" Hamilton. But honestly, whats great about Hamilton is that it's not Toronto. Anyone who moves here and doesn't want to contribute to this city shouldn't live here. "Discovering" Hamilton and trying to make it Toronto just won't work. “Discovering” Hamilton and convincing all your Toronto friends to move to Hamilton, so that you can make it more like Toronto just won’t work. Constantly comparing Hamilton to Toronto won’t work either. It’s a largely working class blue collar city with heavy roots in manufacturing. Hamilton’s are full of grit and work hard. Hamiltonian’s get shit done, aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, and don’t do things the Toronto way. Hamilton is far more than a couple of well known streets like James N and Locke. It’s far more than the Supercrawl. Get to know it before you move to Hamilton. Don’t look at Hamilton as an opportunity to own an affordable home while actually participating in Toronto from afar. This is especially true for people in the arts industries. If you are an artist or film maker living in Hamilton, you are a Hamilton artist. Not a Toronto artist living in Hamilton. Push for galleries here. Support Hamilton’s long standing artist run centers. Welcome actual Hamilton artists who grew up in this city in those galleries. Don’t shut them out and make it a place for Toronto artists to spread out of Toronto because is too saturated. Don’t look at Hamilton as a huge development opportunity for Toronto commuters. Because the condo culture and gentrification is ugly. Look at Hamilton as a community to invest your time in. Get to know the people. Contribute to it in meaningful ways. Hamilton is not a city that needs “saving”. Hamilton does not need Toronto’s housing problems, class divides, and desire to become a world class city. This is something Toronto transplants just don’t get. Hamilton is not a satellite of Toronto. It’s not in search of a Toronto identity. It is it’s own city. Hamiltonian’s know this. Be aware that Torontonians moving to Hamilton are contributing to a larger problem called gentrification and spreading it to a city that doesn’t need it’s condos, unaffordable housing, transit problems, inequality, etc. There are people living in Hamilton who are desperately saving to buy a house for themselves in a city they grew up in, that are being priced out by Toronto transplants. Take the H out of GTHA. Hopefully this is something viewers of Baroness Von Sketch can take away from their 2 minute comedy sketch. Hopefully it doesn’t become an inside joke for Toronto transplants.

#torontotransplants #hamiltonartists #hamont #hamiltonisnottoronto #hamiltonishome #toronto #baronessvonsketch

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino was met on Sunday with deafening chants from fans calling for equal pay following the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s World Cup victory.

The United States beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the tournament’s final match at Stade de Lyon in France. The gender pay gap that has long plagued women’s soccer has been thrust into the spotlight in recent years as players from all over the world have demanded parity from FIFA, the international governing body of soccer.

The difference between prize money for men and women is stark. This year’s Women’s World Cup has $30 million in prize money available, The New York Times reported, whereas the 2018 World Cup for men had $400 million available.

Videos show fans in the stadium chanting “equal pay” as Infantino and French President Emmanuel Macron walk onto the field for the postgame ceremonies.

Learn more about the pay gap here.

#gender equality #pay gap #equal pay #world cup #women's national team #soccer #football #world cup finals #a little bit f feminism goes a long way #rosie micra

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Native women, children, and even babies are being trafficked in the sex trade on freighters crossing the Canada-US border on Lake Superior b

#a little bit of feminism goes a long way #feminism #rosie micra #misogyny

While the vegan musician might not spout misogynistic lyrics, he’s no feminist. He dismisses Portman’s refutation that they dated as untrust

Nice guy misogyny

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This war on women through abortion laws in the U.S. (and filtering up into Canada), is just a giant temper tantrum from the far right, upper class, aging white men in America that feel emasculated by the #metoo movement. Grow up children. Giving women the human right to govern their own bodies and do what is best for their health and well-being does not take away any rights of your own. A woman should have the basic human right to make decisions about her own body and health. Perhaps instead of punishing women who seek abortions (many of which have been raped and impregnated against their will), you should consider passing laws that decree a rapist as someone who uses their own body as a weapon to assert power, cause harm, and even death to another human being....and punish them accordingly as someone who wields a weapon to cause harm.

#rosiemicra #alittlebitoffeminismgoesalongway

Our conversation about abortion places the burden of responsibility on women. I argue men are the root cause.

#a little bit of feminism goes a long way #rosie micra #feminism #alittlebitoffeminismgoesalongway #misogyny

For seven seasons, Game of Thrones viewers have watched Daenerys Targaryen contend with what it means to be a good ruler in the shadow of he

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Chiharu Shiota, Infinity Lines, 2017 at SCAD Museum of Art

Students are paying higher tuition than ever. Why can’t more of that revenue go to the people teaching them?

We need to throw the kitchen sink at this with a total rethink of our relationship to ownership, work and capital, says economics writer Phi

Long tenure without results is not the same thing as expertise.

Three months ago, my then-boyfriend, Craig, got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I cried with excitement. After all, it was a huge moment in...

“My frustration is this: It is 2016 and being popped the question is still more celebrated than academic and professional pursuits of women. Yes, college graduations and landing a great career and receiving wonderful promotions are all received with happiness from friends and family, but not even close to the same level of elation received when you announce that you are getting hitched.”

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A study published this month in the journal Research in Higher Education found that women in academia do more service work than their male c

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