writing
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The Assessment That Couldn’t See
On race, ableism, and what a union praised without reading On September 24, 2026, the UPEI Faculty Association appeared before the Standing Committee on Education and Economic Growth of the PEI Legislature to discuss the Rubin Thomlinson report on harassment and discrimination at UPEI. The union’s executive director, Margot Rejskind, told the committee that “really… Read more
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I can’t with This noise: Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism in Unions
Last week, Charlottetown MP Sean Casey voted in favour of an NDP motion to stop arms sales to Israel. In response, the Liberal Party demoted him. He lost his role as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs. But he kept his seat in Parliament. He kept his $217,700 salary. He lost a $20,900… Read more
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The Rot in Academia: On Jason Arday and the Crises We Refuse to Name
Reflections from a Canadian Context I have been sitting with the news of Jason Arday’s death, and I cannot shake the feeling that we are all complicit. Not in the sense of direct responsibility, but in the way we have normalized a system that consumes its own, especially when those consumed are Black, Brown, Indigenous,… Read more
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The Room Where It Happens: When Insecurity Masquerades as Justice
A reflection on generational tension, performative knowledge, and the courage it takes to admit you don’t know. I’ve been sitting with something for a long time. And I’ve finally found the words to write it down. I’m also sharing an Instagram post by Bebe Montoya alongside this blog which, along with a recent episode of… Read more
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Finding the Missing Puzzle Pieces
For those not familiar with me, by undergraduate and graduate education has all been in the field of psychology. While my undergraduate degree was in Psychology (general), my Masters and PhD were both in Applied Social Psychology, not in Clinical Psychology as everyone assumes. As an academic field, psychology is not, in general, critical. In… Read more
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New Beginnings
The next chapter of my life One of the most commonly known (and frustrating) aspects of ADHD is that those with ADHD are experts at starting projects but rarely (never?) finish them. As a neurodivergent person, my many attempts at creating an online writing portfolio can attest to this trait. I start, with so much… Read more
