Whitney Blaisdell
@whitneyblaisdell.bsky.social
Playful communities 🌳, PhD Candidate 📚, Regina, SK. Treaty 4. Exec Director, Project Play YQR; Co-Chair, Regina and Area Early Childhood Network (RAECN)
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Pleased to have published some findings on the role of memory in play environments, in the Children, Youth and Environments journal. muse.jhu.edu/pub/579/arti... Please get in touch and I'm happy to send a copy along.
Project MUSE - Memory, Movement, and Moratorium in Play Environments
muse.jhu.edu
September 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Pleased to have published some findings on the role of memory in play environments, in the Children, Youth and Environments journal. muse.jhu.edu/pub/579/arti... Please get in touch and I'm happy to send a copy along.
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love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
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One of the most unheralded parts of making streets safer for children is the amount of time it frees up for parents.
July 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
One of the most unheralded parts of making streets safer for children is the amount of time it frees up for parents.
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Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Gutting humanities signals the end of innovation in business and STEM
Lose the humanities, and you lose the very ground of science and business that depend on it.
www.deseret.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
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Communities all over MN are seeing more & more cargo bikes. With so many styles and models to choose from, events like these are a great way to let folks learn more minus bike shop stress.
Check out this @streets.mn article by @lauragmitchell.com about a recent event!
streets.mn/2025/07/02/s...
Check out this @streets.mn article by @lauragmitchell.com about a recent event!
streets.mn/2025/07/02/s...
Second Annual Bike ‘Show & Tell’ a Safe Space for the Cargo-Curious
More than 100 people gathered in South Minneapolis recently to display, chat about and ride cargo bikes of all shapes and sizes.
streets.mn
July 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Communities all over MN are seeing more & more cargo bikes. With so many styles and models to choose from, events like these are a great way to let folks learn more minus bike shop stress.
Check out this @streets.mn article by @lauragmitchell.com about a recent event!
streets.mn/2025/07/02/s...
Check out this @streets.mn article by @lauragmitchell.com about a recent event!
streets.mn/2025/07/02/s...
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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿! 🤝
15 years after Cadmus Delorme walked the halls of the #UofRegina as a student, he's returning as the University’s 10th Chancellor.
Read how his appointment represents both a return and a new beginning for the U of R. ⬇️
www.uregina.ca/stories/2025...
15 years after Cadmus Delorme walked the halls of the #UofRegina as a student, he's returning as the University’s 10th Chancellor.
Read how his appointment represents both a return and a new beginning for the U of R. ⬇️
www.uregina.ca/stories/2025...
Cadmus Delorme Named Next Chancellor of the University of Regina
On July 1, 2025, Cadmus Delorme will take over from Pam Klein to become tenth chancellor of the University of Regina.
www.uregina.ca
June 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿! 🤝
15 years after Cadmus Delorme walked the halls of the #UofRegina as a student, he's returning as the University’s 10th Chancellor.
Read how his appointment represents both a return and a new beginning for the U of R. ⬇️
www.uregina.ca/stories/2025...
15 years after Cadmus Delorme walked the halls of the #UofRegina as a student, he's returning as the University’s 10th Chancellor.
Read how his appointment represents both a return and a new beginning for the U of R. ⬇️
www.uregina.ca/stories/2025...
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Timely report as we’re discussing the impact of motor vehicles on children’s play.
“A child is killed every day on our roads, yet cars are being made so large that children are invisible from the driver’s seat. How is that acceptable?”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
“A child is killed every day on our roads, yet cars are being made so large that children are invisible from the driver’s seat. How is that acceptable?”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
June 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Timely report as we’re discussing the impact of motor vehicles on children’s play.
“A child is killed every day on our roads, yet cars are being made so large that children are invisible from the driver’s seat. How is that acceptable?”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
“A child is killed every day on our roads, yet cars are being made so large that children are invisible from the driver’s seat. How is that acceptable?”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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This is a hell of a thing to read.
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is a hell of a thing to read.
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Hay Meadow, collagraph prints (waxed) on blocks in vintage type case, (detail) by Hester Cox, UK printmaker #WomensArt
May 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hay Meadow, collagraph prints (waxed) on blocks in vintage type case, (detail) by Hester Cox, UK printmaker #WomensArt
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On my way into work this morning I saw this, on a rare “home zone” in Bristol, where cars do not have priority.
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On my way into work this morning I saw this, on a rare “home zone” in Bristol, where cars do not have priority.
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
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'Night Clocks' by contemporary printmaker Lisa Benson #WomensArt
May 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
'Night Clocks' by contemporary printmaker Lisa Benson #WomensArt
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Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Last month, our Local joined our @uaw.org siblings at the Hunter
College National Conference for Collective Bargaining in Higher
Education to talk about addressing sexual harassment in academia through
worker-led programs like EPIC, and fighting Trump 2.0 by coordinating
mass actions.
College National Conference for Collective Bargaining in Higher
Education to talk about addressing sexual harassment in academia through
worker-led programs like EPIC, and fighting Trump 2.0 by coordinating
mass actions.
April 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Last month, our Local joined our @uaw.org siblings at the Hunter
College National Conference for Collective Bargaining in Higher
Education to talk about addressing sexual harassment in academia through
worker-led programs like EPIC, and fighting Trump 2.0 by coordinating
mass actions.
College National Conference for Collective Bargaining in Higher
Education to talk about addressing sexual harassment in academia through
worker-led programs like EPIC, and fighting Trump 2.0 by coordinating
mass actions.
Speculative world building alongside children at the Regina Early Learning Centre, Melanie Monique Rose, @brittanytomin.bsky.social, and Emily Ashton
May 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Speculative world building alongside children at the Regina Early Learning Centre, Melanie Monique Rose, @brittanytomin.bsky.social, and Emily Ashton
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Spotted at the Ottawa Art Gallery last month: Melanie Monique Rose (2023), The Flower People Robe — feat. prairie plants and flowers eco-printed on silk charmeuse. Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Craft Council. #textileart
May 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Spotted at the Ottawa Art Gallery last month: Melanie Monique Rose (2023), The Flower People Robe — feat. prairie plants and flowers eco-printed on silk charmeuse. Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Craft Council. #textileart
Would be so cool if a spread like this was printed on paper bags
I am really happy about grocery stores returning to paper bags. Why? Because of this book, Jim Bottomley's Paper Projects For Kids Of All Ages. All the crafts in it assume access to a huge supply of brown paper grocery bags.
May 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Would be so cool if a spread like this was printed on paper bags
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Taking the cats for a ride
Central Park, New York City
March 20, 1976
📷Barbara Alper
Central Park, New York City
March 20, 1976
📷Barbara Alper
April 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Taking the cats for a ride
Central Park, New York City
March 20, 1976
📷Barbara Alper
Central Park, New York City
March 20, 1976
📷Barbara Alper
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
April 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor offer hope through understanding, allowing us to counter their narratives with a far better story. @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor offer hope through understanding, allowing us to counter their narratives with a far better story. @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social
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Great to hear that Scarth Street Mall in Regina will remain a pedestrian-only public space! I couldn't be at the meeting today so submitted a communication alongside @whitneyblaisdell.bsky.social on the importance of this space. I look forward to upcoming plans for future activation! #yqrcc #yqr
City also has communications from Vanessa Mathews and Whitney Blaisdel about Scarth Mall. Here are those communications. #yqrcc
April 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Great to hear that Scarth Street Mall in Regina will remain a pedestrian-only public space! I couldn't be at the meeting today so submitted a communication alongside @whitneyblaisdell.bsky.social on the importance of this space. I look forward to upcoming plans for future activation! #yqrcc #yqr
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This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
April 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
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Ceramics by Jennifer Zee, clay artist, printmaker and scientific illustrator, aka ginkgozee on Instagram #WomensArt
March 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Ceramics by Jennifer Zee, clay artist, printmaker and scientific illustrator, aka ginkgozee on Instagram #WomensArt
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Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities.
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Join us: education2025.ca
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Join us: education2025.ca
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities.
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Join us: education2025.ca
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Join us: education2025.ca
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February 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM