Emily Leedham @Emily_Leedham_
🌾 Journalist covering Labour and the Prairies for @PressProgress. ↗️ Subscribe to my free weekly national labour newsletter, Shift Work ⬇️ pressprogress.ca/shiftwork Winnipeg, Manitoba (Treaty 1) Joined May 2018-
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NYPD car currently driving through a crowd of protesters on 113th
NYPD has entered campus. I have never seen this many police in my life
Arrests underway on 114th as NYPD clears protesters from the area surrounding campus. They’re shoving people into buildings and blocking the doors. NYPD has kicked all legal observers out of the area.
BC Hudson’s Bay Workers Fight for Higher Wages to Keep Pace With Rising Costs of Living Workers want, need, and deserve more money to meet inflation United Steelworkers Union says. pressprogress.ca/bc-hudsons-bay… #bcpoli #canlab
📣 Excited to share the first story from our 2024 @pressprogress labour reporting intern @MegavarshiniS! 🚩 BC Hudson's Bay Workers Fight for Higher Wages to Keep Pace With Rising Costs of Living pressprogress.ca/bc-hudsons-bay…
21-year-old activist Mario Savio gives a passionate speech at the University of California, Berkeley on December 2, 1964. He was arrested, along with 800 others. Hoover's FBI was terrified of this speech.
Too bad we didn't actually defund the police or lessen their grip on society a few years back.
🧵Montreal police want to charge a journalist with criminal mischief for covering a pro-Palestinian sit at a downtown bank. The odds of them convicting a journalist for doing journalism are slim. So why bother charging her? "Intimidation" says the @caj therover.ca/police-seek-cr…
On Monday, our journalist @savannacraig was arrested by the @SPVM while doing her job. @Val_Plante and @fbonnardelCAQ , it’s time to send a clear message that journalists will not be intimidated or restricted while working in the public interest. More: cutvmontreal.org/2024/04/17/cut…
“Reminder that made-up system will suffer if the slightest attention is paid to the natural world.” Sounds a whole lot like the controlling narrative re: climate change.
“Reminder that made-up system will suffer if the slightest attention is paid to the natural world.” Sounds a whole lot like the controlling narrative re: climate change.
This Thursday join @Emily_Leedham_, @_llebrun, @Magusiak + @rumneeek in conversation w/ Harbinger director @andremarrgoulet in a must-see panel exploring @pressprogress's decade of dynamic, impact-driven journalism at @broadbent's 2024 Progress Summit: whova.com/embedded/speak…
“Where is Our Museum?” asks Punjabi and broader South Asian Canadian community in BC A group of community members say they’re disappointed after failed promises from the provincial government. pressprogress.ca/where-is-our-m… #bcpoli
Writing @pressprogress @Emily_Leedham_ reports on a @TorontoPolice arrest of a striking worker @YorkUniversity that has labour experts concerned about the criminalization of Charter-protected activities. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pressprogress.ca/toronto-police…
Spoke to @Emily_Leedham_ about whether Toronto police are shifting away from policy of neutrality in labour disputes & using very elastic criminal charge of “mischief” to advance employer interests. Virtually all effective picketing could be mischief if police get aggressive.
Spoke to @Emily_Leedham_ about whether Toronto police are shifting away from policy of neutrality in labour disputes & using very elastic criminal charge of “mischief” to advance employer interests. Virtually all effective picketing could be mischief if police get aggressive.
Toronto Police Arrested A Striking Worker At York University. Labour Experts Are Concerned Police Infringed on Charter Rights. Police charges of ‘mischief’ criminalizes charter protected activities, experts warn. pressprogress.ca/toronto-police… #canlab #onpoli
The award recognizes my “highly understandable and nuanced commentary…on the causes and effects of the unprecedented strike action over the past year in various sectors…stemming from his deep historical and sociological understanding of North American trade unionism.” 2/
It's an honor to be named the 2024 recipient of the @mcgillu Changemaker Prize, part of the President's Prize for Public Engagement Through Media 🏆 1/ mcgill.ca/newsroom/chann…
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BC Hudson’s Bay Workers Fight for Higher Wages to Keep Pace With Rising Costs of Living Workers want, need, and deserve more money to meet inflation United Steelworkers Union says. pressprogress.ca/bc-hudsons-bay… #bcpoli #canlab
21-year-old activist Mario Savio gives a passionate speech at the University of California, Berkeley on December 2, 1964. He was arrested, along with 800 others. Hoover's FBI was terrified of this speech.
Too bad we didn't actually defund the police or lessen their grip on society a few years back.
On Monday, our journalist @savannacraig was arrested by the @SPVM while doing her job. @Val_Plante and @fbonnardelCAQ , it’s time to send a clear message that journalists will not be intimidated or restricted while working in the public interest. More: cutvmontreal.org/2024/04/17/cut…
Super excited to sit down w/ @Emily_Leedham_, @_llebrun, @Magusiak + @rumneeek for a must-see panel exploring @pressprogress's decade of dynamic, impact-driven journalism at @broadbent's 2024 Progress Summit in Ottawa 💕 broadbentinstitute.ca/summit2024-pro…
Potentially one person is injured and at the hospital. Don't know how serious. Two people still detained.
Receiving reports that at least two people are still in police custody in Toronto at 51 division after Palestine solidarity Land Day March. If you can't make it to 51 Divisicall call 416-808-5100 and demand the their release. Please repost.
“Where is Our Museum?” asks Punjabi and broader South Asian Canadian community in BC A group of community members say they’re disappointed after failed promises from the provincial government. pressprogress.ca/where-is-our-m… #bcpoli
Writing @pressprogress @Emily_Leedham_ reports on a @TorontoPolice arrest of a striking worker @YorkUniversity that has labour experts concerned about the criminalization of Charter-protected activities. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pressprogress.ca/toronto-police…
Spoke to @Emily_Leedham_ about whether Toronto police are shifting away from policy of neutrality in labour disputes & using very elastic criminal charge of “mischief” to advance employer interests. Virtually all effective picketing could be mischief if police get aggressive.
Toronto Police Arrested A Striking Worker At York University. Labour Experts Are Concerned Police Infringed on Charter Rights. Police charges of ‘mischief’ criminalizes charter protected activities, experts warn. pressprogress.ca/toronto-police… #canlab #onpoli
Toronto Police Arrested A Striking Worker At York University. Labour Experts Are Concerned Police Infringed on Charter Rights. Police charges of ‘mischief’ criminalizes charter protected activities, experts warn. pressprogress.ca/toronto-police… #canlab #onpoli
In the spirit of awarding me the Changemaker Prize for my work analyzing labour conflict, I hope the @mcgillu administration takes the analysis to heart and negotiates a fair contract with our @agsem_aeedem teaching assistants 3/end
The award recognizes my “highly understandable and nuanced commentary…on the causes and effects of the unprecedented strike action over the past year in various sectors…stemming from his deep historical and sociological understanding of North American trade unionism.” 2/
It's an honor to be named the 2024 recipient of the @mcgillu Changemaker Prize, part of the President's Prize for Public Engagement Through Media 🏆 1/ mcgill.ca/newsroom/chann…
so thrilled to have my interview with @alyankovic shortlisted for the @NYFRadioAwards -- a sentence it feels truly surreal (and wondeful) to type 🎉
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. The Grand Jury members have selected this year’s shortlist. radio.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/shortl… You can raise a glass of bubbly while you watch the Storytellers Gala unfold on April 16th so save the date!
Where is the media coverage on this? Where are expressions of concern and solidarity from politicians of all stripes?
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NEW: In my @briarpatchmag debut, I wrote about how Jason Kenney paved the way for Danielle Smith's assault on the public sector. Nowhere is this more evident than with regards to health care. briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/…
Here’s which Members of Parliament voted ‘no’ on a motion for ceasefire and ending arms exports to Israel. The motion was amended at the 11th hour to take out some key provisions. pressprogress.ca/heres-which-me… #canpoli