Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Don’t believe it? Learn more here: EFF.org/Age
The message of Canada’s first-ever Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and lack of interest in regulating AI industry should cause alarm!
The image is a promotional graphic for "The Global March to Gaza" event, featuring experiences and stories from Canadian activists. The layout is divided into sections with text and images of individuals involved. At the top, a bold headline reads, "The Global March To Gaza (Experiences & Stories)." Below it are profiles of participants, including Elizabeth Ha, Ahmed Hussen, Lori Clarke, and Ammar Afaneh. Each profile includes a small portrait and a brief description of their involvement and motivations. On the right side, there is a notice about a panel discussion webinar taking place on July 16th at 7:30 pm. There are logos for the Coalition of Racialized Workers, Provincial Young Workers Committee, Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel and Indigenous Circle a red text box poses the question, "What is the Global March for Gaza?" This is followed by an explanation that it is an international mobilization with activists marching toward Rafah on June 15, 2025.
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers, Provincial Young Workers Committee, Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel and Indigenous Circle will be hosting The Global March to Gaza, Firsthand Experiences & Stories Webinar on July 16, 2025, at 7:30pm.
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The Global March to Gaza (Experiences & Stories)
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Please join the webinar and share widely.
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AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
On Canada Day, a reflection on the Strong Borders Act, a draconian new bill that tries to appease the Trump administration, while harkening back to Canada’s historically exclusionary immigration policies
The Great White North, indeed
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ICERAID is a new platform that offers crypto rewards for border vigilantism.
It is a clear reflection of a broader system – one that criminalises migration, rewards suspicion, and expands enforcement through private tech and public fear.
My latest @aljazeera.com
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
Are the parents understanding the implications of the AI toys and games? Is the lack of AI legislation intentional?
Listen to Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon Discuss Their New Book: "Immigration Detention Inc."
The Trump admin wants nearly $50B to expand detention. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
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Please join Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a public discussion of their powerful new book "Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" TOMORROW at 1pm eastern. Registration below, please share widely.
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🚨 NEW from me: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, has a financial stake of up to a quarter million dollars in Palantir, a key ICE contractor. Experts cite conflict of interest concerns
Read it @pogo.org:
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“San Francisco-based AI model company OpenAI is set to develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to work on critical national security and address its issues related to both domains of warfighting and enterprise.”
Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
Never has it been clearer that “no one is free until Palestine is free” is not a chant but a warning, as we all stare into the abyss of another world war.
THREAD: With eyes on Israel’s bombing of Iran and its ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israel has completely besieged the West Bank.
Please sign/share: chng.it/TxFDdByN4Y Canada must immediately issue a Temporary Resident Permit to Mohammad Younesi, a 27-year-old Afghan women's rights advocate & torture survivor detained by US immigration. A US court agreed to release him to come to Canada, but Canada refused to allow him in.
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza says president of genocide scholars - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-committing-genocide-gaza-says-top-legal-scholar-melanie-obrien
In the PMs mandate letter, Canada asserts that it will "become much more productive by deploying AI at scale."
As you consider becoming a special AI vendor for government, remember that you will be on a list that includes Palantir, notorious for its links to human rights abuses.
🗓️Countdown is on until #CARFMS2025!
Join us from May 26-29 at @TorontoMet for #CARFMS2025: Canadian, Regional, and International Responses to Forced Migration.
💻Follow the link for more info, to register, & keep an eye out for the conference schedule
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