Great initiative: the LGBTQarchive - I'm sharing it because access to information is more important than ever.
https://www.thelgbtqarchive.org/ “a living, community-informed project created to preserve and make accessible federal LGBTQ+ resources that have quietly disappeared from public websites in recent months.”
Great question! Are there any European countries where the Freedom of Information Act could mandate politicians and public institutions to publish on alternative, login-free platforms? Or is there a similar requirement at the EU level?
Any legal expert?
Towards a fair and equitable copyright system
Access to knowledge is a fundamental right that is not equally enjoyed worldwide. Global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergencies, and socioeconomic disparities between the Global North and Global South highlight the barriers that the current copyright system imposes on those who learn, teach, r
https://www.tedic.org/a2k_ompi/
#Blog #CulturaLibre #AccesoALaInformacin #AccessToInformation #copyright #IntellectualProperty
There's a reason I want an OmniMask.
~ it's so I can be the coolest doomer at school ~
But also because I want more people to feel comfortable being around me:
both the immunocompromised or carers,
and people who read lips to help with Auditory Processing Disorder, loss of hearing, d/Deafness;
or anyone who just feels more comfortable seeing whole faces.
I definitely don't understand the "I want to see your FACE" people,
but I don't generally set out with the intention of unnerving people
(until they upset me and I've tried conflict resolution skills, but unfortunately haven't fully concluded it. THEN I get ornery!)
#mask #masks #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #respirators #MaskBloc #PPE #accessibility #Accessible #LipReading #EaseOfAccess #Access #universal_free_internet_access #AccessToInformation #PublicAccess #Health #health2025 #Healthy #HealthyHabits
Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#legislation #politics #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/
Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#politics #legislation #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/
Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#legislation #politics #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/
There was a discussion on the radio just now, about proposals made by a government somewhere to ban under-16 year olds from social media.
Now, whatever else about this proposal, banning young people from doing things has been famously effective in stopping them from doing and wanting to do the forbidden activity.
Very clever. So smart.
#CBLive #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #GDPR #Privacy #RightToParticipate #AccessToInformation #RightsOfTheChild
⚖️ On this International Day for Universal Access to Information, check out the steps that the #CJEU takes to ensure transparency and make information accessible to all 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjeJEPooUE
#AccessToInformation #ECJ
#BannedBooks and Other #Book #Controversies
As #BannedBookWeek starts, the #fight over #censorship and #free #AccessToInformation is on the #minds of #authors, #librarians, #educators and #readers. Here's what you need to know about #bookbanning and why it matters in 2024.
https://flipboard.com/@readersdigest/banned-books-and-other-book-controversies-ha4tpe8b6knu53fh
When Ottawa uses the Official Languages Act to deny access to information
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #Bilingualism #Languages #Information #Transparency #AccessToInformation #Transparency #GovernmentTransparency #OfficialLanguages #Accountability
https://the-14.com/when-ottawa-uses-the-official-languages-act-to-deny-access-to-information/
10/20 "Access to Knowledge -in the age of intellectual property"
#AccessToInformation #AccessToKnowledge #OpenAccess #Copyright
(I was once asked in a kind of job interview about my personal motivation. My answer: access to knowledge. I got the job.)
Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days.
#20books #20books20days #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books
@lesekreis
@boeken
@bookstodon
@buchstodon
Legal scholar Drew Yewchuk skewers the claim of Canadian rule of law and democracy by showing how routine non-compliance (i.e., lawlessness) by our governments subverts both. That's because there is no means of enforcing our laws on governments who break them.
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88372
#RuleOfLaw #Canada #cdnpoli #SpeciesAtRiskAct #AccessToInformation #GovernmentSecrecy
I'm very glad to have found a new digital home and look forward to meeting old and new digital friends. I will mainly write about (political) podcasts and books. But I am also interested in topics like social movements, access to information and freedom of movement.
My profile picture shows my bike at a dry river bed during the summer. The banner is a picture of the same river, but flooded, in the winter.
#Introduction #neuhier #Podcasts #Books #FreedomOfMovement #AccessToInformation #Queer 1/2
The real failure of the Eglinton Crosstown isn’t the delays
OPINION: The project is years behind schedule. But the government’s decision to just stop talking about it is an even bigger cause for concern
https://www.tvo.org/article/the-real-failure-of-the-eglinton-crosstown-isnt-the-delays
#toronto #Ontario #EglintonCrosstown #CrosstownTO #TOPoli #TTC #Metrolinx #FOIA #GovernmentSecrecy #AccessToInformation
Foreign buyer ban was expected to impact 2% of home purchases, CMHC docs show
Records from Canada's housing agency show bureaucrats expected a muted impact from the foreign buyer ban and prepped to receive 'tough questions' about it from the public.
#globalnews #Canada #Economy #Politics #accesstoinformation
https://globalnews.ca/news/10076350/foreign-buyer-ban-impact-2023/
Foreign buyer ban was expected to impact 2% of home purchases, CMHC docs show
Records from Canada's housing agency show bureaucrats expected a muted impact from the foreign buyer ban and prepped to receive 'tough questions' about it from the public.
#globalnews #Canada #Economy #Politics #accesstoinformation
https://globalnews.ca/news/10076350/foreign-buyer-ban-impact-2023/
Foreign buyer ban was expected to impact 2% of home purchases, CMHC docs show
Records from Canada's housing agency show bureaucrats expected a muted impact from the foreign buyer ban and prepped to receive 'tough questions' about it from the public.
#globalnews #Canada #Economy #Politics #accesstoinformation
https://globalnews.ca/news/10076350/foreign-buyer-ban-impact-2023/
“A Lack of Commitment to #Transparency and a Failure of Leadership”: #MelanieJoly and #GlobalAffairsCanada Ignore Information Commissioner Ruling in My Request for Decades-Old Copyright Records
#TheWeekThatWas With long-term community engagement as rights holders, hands-on participation in experiential STEAM learning, & #accesstoinformation & rights of the most vulnerable, our work enables the learning & development of vulnerable adolescent girls & their communities at the grassroots.
