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4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
#munfa
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#newfoundland
#labrador
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We knew enrolments would drop if tuition were raised. Data were released today during an employee townhall.
Guess what? We were right (shocker).
See here (2021): https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/news-munfa-fighting-a-doubling-of-tuition-fees-and-pse-cuts-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/
And here for today's data: https://mun.ca/evolve/media/production/memorial/administrative/evolve/Employee-Town-Hall-March-2026-(002).pdf
#munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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2/x The cuts at our university are happening despite the university repeatedly showing that for every $1 of public money put into it, $2 - 4 come out into the broader economy. This tells us that the arguments for cuts are based on 'something' other than evidence.
#munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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1/x For more than a decade, our provincial government has been defunding our university. Now, contract faculty positions are being cut, class sizes are increasing, while students' tuition has increased 2x-4x over the last 2-3 years. Literally, paying more to get less... #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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Network, Patchwork, Technate: geographical imaginations of the 'tech right' https://electronicplanet.xyz/2025/05/02/network-patchwork-technate-geographical-imaginations-of-the-tech-right/ #ElonMusk, #FarRight, #NetworkState, #Politics, #TechRight
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"If your experience of computing has been one of serial upgrades, with little thought to the source or destination of the device, it may be hard to appreciate the breadth of opportunity that the same set of components can present to people living in different economic contexts. Taken further, an anthropological approach to design helps us see that belief systems less centered on the Western individual embrace the notion of afterlives in ways that are far more common in daily life."
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Two (2!) full-time paid research jobs: "... experienced researchers who are fluent in Indigenous approaches to quantitative methods. Experience can come from community research, graduate degrees, and/or research positions with a Nation, band, or non-governmental organization"
Details here: https://civiclaboratory.nl/2025/01/18/position-research-associate-in-indigenous-approaches-to-quantitative-research/
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Maybe of interest to @Aepasek ?
A Recipe for finding and mapping data centres https://electronicplanet.xyz/2026/01/21/a-recipe-for-finding-and-mapping-data-centres/ #DataCenters, #Environment, #Infrastructure, #Mapping, #Maps, #OSINT, #Point-and-grunt-computing, #SatelliteImagery, #Sustainability, #Tech, #Technology
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"
https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/
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#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"
https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"
https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"
https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/
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#newfoundland
#labrador
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"MUN hires VP without community consultation"
https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation
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"MUN hires VP without community consultation"
https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
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"MUN hires VP without community consultation"
https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
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"MUN hires VP without community consultation"
https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation
#munfa
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#newfoundland
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.
Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.
Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.
Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.
Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
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4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
#canada -
4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
#canada -
4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
#canada -
4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
#university
#canada