Katharine Dunbar Winsor
@drkdw.bsky.social
PhD I Health Inequities I Substance Use I Harm Reduction I Criminalization I Knowledge Mobilization @MountAllison @fasdNL
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Three provinces in Atlantic Canada have declared gender-based violence an epidemic. But is that enough to quell violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people?
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Will declaring an epidemic help end gender-based violence? – The Independent
Three provinces in Atlantic Canada have made formal declarations — but is that enough to quell violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people?
theindependent.ca
August 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Three provinces in Atlantic Canada have declared gender-based violence an epidemic. But is that enough to quell violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people?
Read the full story from @justinbrake.bsky.social 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/wil...
Read the full story from @justinbrake.bsky.social 👇
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as someone with a book in preorder, people have been very kindly asking me what the best way to preorder it is, so i wrote about the different ways you can preorder a book and what their various advantages are!
sheerspite.ca/how-and-why-...
sheerspite.ca/how-and-why-...
how (and why) should I preorder an author's book? - sheer spite press
As someone presently in the weird liminal phase of having a book that is announced and up for preorder, but not out for another 2 months, I have been...
sheerspite.ca
July 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
as someone with a book in preorder, people have been very kindly asking me what the best way to preorder it is, so i wrote about the different ways you can preorder a book and what their various advantages are!
sheerspite.ca/how-and-why-...
sheerspite.ca/how-and-why-...
Reposted by Katharine Dunbar Winsor
Reposted by Katharine Dunbar Winsor
In light of recent media pieces arguing that public funds are wasted when they come to our publishing company, we have decided to write a short article about why we remain committed to putting our political commitments over profit-making.
fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/view/wh...
fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/view/wh...
What does it mean to prioritize politics over profit?
Fernwood has been profiled in a few media pieces that attempt to discredit the public funding of arts and culture. These folks think it’s a waste for public money to be spent on a publisher that is po...
fernwoodpublishing.ca
April 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
In light of recent media pieces arguing that public funds are wasted when they come to our publishing company, we have decided to write a short article about why we remain committed to putting our political commitments over profit-making.
fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/view/wh...
fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/view/wh...
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Yolande Norris Clark used to call us the “Conspirituality bros” as a slur when we covered her shady ass business back in 2020.
Reading how many people she fked over, and the number of babies who died because of her “school,” is horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Reading how many people she fked over, and the number of babies who died because of her “school,” is horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Yolande Norris Clark used to call us the “Conspirituality bros” as a slur when we covered her shady ass business back in 2020.
Reading how many people she fked over, and the number of babies who died because of her “school,” is horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Reading how many people she fked over, and the number of babies who died because of her “school,” is horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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If you’re a grad student or faculty living in Canada- please read this letter! The Conservative Party is forcing the release of all our EDI data from all funding applications over the last 25 years- incl. sexual orientation, gender identity and disability info.
forms.gle/8tCkKgKG8tww...
forms.gle/8tCkKgKG8tww...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you’re a grad student or faculty living in Canada- please read this letter! The Conservative Party is forcing the release of all our EDI data from all funding applications over the last 25 years- incl. sexual orientation, gender identity and disability info.
forms.gle/8tCkKgKG8tww...
forms.gle/8tCkKgKG8tww...
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Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: "Where I am in Texas, we've had a lot of people needlessly lose their lives because they refuse COVID vaccines."
"It's definitely the spread of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories..."
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: "Where I am in Texas, we've had a lot of people needlessly lose their lives because they refuse COVID vaccines."
"It's definitely the spread of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories..."
Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns amid rising measles caseload | CBC News
Misinformation is making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost...
www.cbc.ca
May 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: "Where I am in Texas, we've had a lot of people needlessly lose their lives because they refuse COVID vaccines."
"It's definitely the spread of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories..."
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: "Where I am in Texas, we've had a lot of people needlessly lose their lives because they refuse COVID vaccines."
"It's definitely the spread of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories..."
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"Research shows that unmet psychological needs are a key driver of conspiracy theory beliefs, which emerge from a combination of psychological, political, and social factors."
"...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."
"...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."
May 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Research shows that unmet psychological needs are a key driver of conspiracy theory beliefs, which emerge from a combination of psychological, political, and social factors."
"...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."
"...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."
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Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. is “a genuine catastrophe.” motherjones.com/politics/202...
Me: “He ignores evidence. He ignores experts. I have no doubt that he will do great harm—generational harm—to public health, trust in science, and biomedical research."
Me: “He ignores evidence. He ignores experts. I have no doubt that he will do great harm—generational harm—to public health, trust in science, and biomedical research."
Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “a genuine catastrophe.”
As Secretary of Health and Human Services, the “damage he could do is near infinite.”
motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. is “a genuine catastrophe.” motherjones.com/politics/202...
Me: “He ignores evidence. He ignores experts. I have no doubt that he will do great harm—generational harm—to public health, trust in science, and biomedical research."
Me: “He ignores evidence. He ignores experts. I have no doubt that he will do great harm—generational harm—to public health, trust in science, and biomedical research."