Petra Vacková
@petravackova.bsky.social
Researcher | early childhood | care-full creativities | visual arts | educational justice-to-come | re/posting East European women's views and experiences | ally 🏳️🌈 | she/her | 🇨🇿 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇰
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OTTAWA – First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal’s airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection.
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection returning to Canada today
OTTAWA – First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal’s airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
OTTAWA – First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal’s airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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The third in the series of Against academic monocultures (anti)work(no)shop is online - On drying up:
(reminder, you get these only if you have signed up, but once you do you should have access to all the preceding posts in the series)
janabacevic.net/2025/12/07/o...
(reminder, you get these only if you have signed up, but once you do you should have access to all the preceding posts in the series)
janabacevic.net/2025/12/07/o...
On drying up
There is a sentence in Se Trouver, a beautiful collection of interviews Laure Leter conducted with Anne Dufourmantelle (who happens to be one of my favourite thinkers and writers ever, sadly premat…
janabacevic.net
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The third in the series of Against academic monocultures (anti)work(no)shop is online - On drying up:
(reminder, you get these only if you have signed up, but once you do you should have access to all the preceding posts in the series)
janabacevic.net/2025/12/07/o...
(reminder, you get these only if you have signed up, but once you do you should have access to all the preceding posts in the series)
janabacevic.net/2025/12/07/o...
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Adham's been deleted a few times and Lord knows why because he never tags or in any way violates tos. Anyway - here's the latest account. He speaks movingly of Gaza's predicament.
@official-adham.bsky.social
gofund.me/f12016ef2
@official-adham.bsky.social
gofund.me/f12016ef2
Donate to Urgent️, help Adham's family in Gaza, organized by Adham madi
Dear donor and supporter, this is a brief overview of me and my family, I want to be a… Adham madi needs your support for Urgent️, help Adham's family in Gaza
gofund.me
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Adham's been deleted a few times and Lord knows why because he never tags or in any way violates tos. Anyway - here's the latest account. He speaks movingly of Gaza's predicament.
@official-adham.bsky.social
gofund.me/f12016ef2
@official-adham.bsky.social
gofund.me/f12016ef2
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Join the Merry Kidsmas fundraiser to bring Ukrainian children a bit of comfort and Christmas magic. Our goal is $500,000 for 61 kindergartens in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
u24.gov.ua/merry-kidsma...
u24.gov.ua/merry-kidsma...
Merry Kidsmas
Help modernize shelters for Ukrainian frontline kindergartens
u24.gov.ua
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Join the Merry Kidsmas fundraiser to bring Ukrainian children a bit of comfort and Christmas magic. Our goal is $500,000 for 61 kindergartens in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
u24.gov.ua/merry-kidsma...
u24.gov.ua/merry-kidsma...
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Considering Flourishing: People Processes Places with Dr Jenna Mikus. Please join us on 10 December online. All welcome 💚
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cccibathspa/
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cccibathspa/
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Considering Flourishing: People Processes Places with Dr Jenna Mikus. Please join us on 10 December online. All welcome 💚
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cccibathspa/
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cccibathspa/
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Here's a vizualization by German magazine of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory on a scale of other countries, posted by NEXTA.
x.com/nexta_tv/sta...
x.com/nexta_tv/sta...
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here's a vizualization by German magazine of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory on a scale of other countries, posted by NEXTA.
x.com/nexta_tv/sta...
x.com/nexta_tv/sta...
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Neoliberal policies risk weakening a health care system that is already struggling amid the ongoing 11 yrs of a highly destructive and deadly Russian invasion and its attacks on the Ukrainian society and civilian infrastructure, including the systemic targeting of health care workers and facilities
UK health & care workers have launched this statement of solidarity with colleagues in Ukraine, whose struggles in the context of the Russian invasion are exacerbated by the Ukrainian government's neoliberal policies. If you're a health or care worker, please sign ! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
UK health and care workers stand with our colleagues in Ukraine
If you are a UK health or care sector worker, please add your name to this letter using the form below, whatever kind of work you do and whichever trade union you are in (or even if you're not in a un...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Neoliberal policies risk weakening a health care system that is already struggling amid the ongoing 11 yrs of a highly destructive and deadly Russian invasion and its attacks on the Ukrainian society and civilian infrastructure, including the systemic targeting of health care workers and facilities
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'Just a glass of water' linocut by contemporary Ukrainian printmaker Olesya Dzhurayeva #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
'Just a glass of water' linocut by contemporary Ukrainian printmaker Olesya Dzhurayeva #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
snyder.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
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"Thousands of people gathered from all over Italy in Genoa to demand an end to the suffering in Gaza."(via Palestine Online) #Italy #Gaza #Palestine
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Thousands of people gathered from all over Italy in Genoa to demand an end to the suffering in Gaza."(via Palestine Online) #Italy #Gaza #Palestine
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Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Majd is a colleague and friend and this piece is quintessentially him. Wry, incisive, heartbreaking. Read it. refaatwritesback.beehiiv.com/p/the-gaza-i...
The Gaza I passed by
Morning walk
refaatwritesback.beehiiv.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Majd is a colleague and friend and this piece is quintessentially him. Wry, incisive, heartbreaking. Read it. refaatwritesback.beehiiv.com/p/the-gaza-i...
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This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we're coming together to send a clear message to corporate America and this administration: We Ain't Buying It.
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we're coming together to send a clear message to corporate America and this administration: We Ain't Buying It.
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
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Moms and women make 70-80% of consumer spending decisions, and consumer spending is 70% of our economy.
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we're coming together to send a clear message to corporate America and this administration: We Ain't Buying It.
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Moms and women make 70-80% of consumer spending decisions, and consumer spending is 70% of our economy.
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
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TONIGHT in London - with @supriyadhaliwal.bsky.social @jrcarpenter.bsky.social & Elfie Shiosaki.
Queen Mary University of London.
#poetry #events @dcahf-met.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-river-w...
Queen Mary University of London.
#poetry #events @dcahf-met.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-river-w...
my river will carve a starward path
Join us for an evening of poetry & performance on water with Elfie Shiosaki, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, & J. R. Carpenter
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
TONIGHT in London - with @supriyadhaliwal.bsky.social @jrcarpenter.bsky.social & Elfie Shiosaki.
Queen Mary University of London.
#poetry #events @dcahf-met.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-river-w...
Queen Mary University of London.
#poetry #events @dcahf-met.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-river-w...
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Each of six fundamental pillars—from territorial integrity to NATO's open door—gets demolished:
71 total violations across 13 binding treaties, 23 political commitments, and 35 legal principles. Each element requires US to break existing commitments:
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/24/t...
71 total violations across 13 binding treaties, 23 political commitments, and 35 legal principles. Each element requires US to break existing commitments:
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/24/t...
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Each of six fundamental pillars—from territorial integrity to NATO's open door—gets demolished:
71 total violations across 13 binding treaties, 23 political commitments, and 35 legal principles. Each element requires US to break existing commitments:
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/24/t...
71 total violations across 13 binding treaties, 23 political commitments, and 35 legal principles. Each element requires US to break existing commitments:
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/24/t...
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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A report by the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab identified 210 sites, including summer camps and health resorts, cadet schools, medical facilities and a military base where Ukrainian children have been held since Russia’s full-scale invasion www.ft.com/content/f6de...
Moscow holds Ukrainian children at hundreds of sites across Russia
Yale University reports thousands are being indoctrinated and forced to undertake military training
www.ft.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A report by the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab identified 210 sites, including summer camps and health resorts, cadet schools, medical facilities and a military base where Ukrainian children have been held since Russia’s full-scale invasion www.ft.com/content/f6de...
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I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
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As an author whose work was part of the training data, all I have to say is--sucks for them.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As an author whose work was part of the training data, all I have to say is--sucks for them.