Great win today from the #BC court of appeal in the ‘smudging case’ as appeal was dismissed. Neither event breached the appellant’s freedom of religion or the duty of state neutrality. The trial judge did not make an error in his findings of fact. bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/22/…

Here's the Press Release from the Amyotte family for the death of Christopher Amyotte, an Indigenous man who was killed last week by the VPD after being shot several times with a bean bag gun. They are calling for a public inquest

The press conference is today at 1:30 UBCIC.

To serve and protect… who? How many people were hurt and criminalized today in the DTES? How much money was spent on policing today when the real need is for housing? This is absolutely shameful.

get the money

Cool job alert

Columbia Religion is hiring!
Race and religion in the African diaspora.
more info here: apply.interfolio.com/110603

Scholars of religion! A reminder that I'm editing a series with Routledge Philosophy and Religion called Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion: Key Thinkers. You choose the topics (rel and race, rel and gender, etc.) w/ focus on diverse, interdisc. thinkers. Let's chat!

Very excited that @SusanKimYYJ is running for council!

I’m one of many grad students whose way into #UVic & new friendships Susan made easy. She’ll be a much-needed voice w/in municipal politics, which impact people’s everyday lives.

Give her a follow & sign up to volunteer!

Happening now!

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The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Northwestern University (Gender & Sexuality Studies at Northwestern) is hiring a full-time, tenure-line position at the Associate or advanced Assistant level in Black feminisms and Black feminist theory, to begin September 1, 2023! gendersexuality.northwestern.edu/about/news/job…

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A 🧵 on burnout

Yesterday I learned that when people are burnt out, their amygdala enlarges. For all you non-neuroscientists, here's what that means and why it's important. 1/

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#papalapology My thoughts are with Survivors who heard the apology from the Pope yesterday. But despite this historic apology, the Holy Father’s statement ignores the full role of the Church in the Residential School system.

We're hiring a postdoc in Critical Caste Studies The University of Chicago, to help think through caste, exclusion, intersectionality & more

Open to any discipline in humanities + soc sciences, for scholars whose training was not primarily in US/Europe

Please circulate!
apply.interfolio.com/109813

Today I’m thrilled to sign a contract w NYU Press to publish my book American Fanatics: Spirited Rebellion and the Policing of Religion. (Tentative title!) Also thrilled to be part of the press’s North American Religions series, which has some of my favorite recent books. 📖📑🎉