Kristine Smitka
@ksmitka
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Full Lecturer, UAlberta | Researcher of Canadian literature, publishing, and book history | Lover of mountains, bike paths, and independent bookstores
Joined May 2013
It was so great to be joined at our rally today by our NASA colleagues! We are stronger together đȘ #solidarity #ualberta
Our colleagues in @theaasua rallied today to mark one year of bargaining with #UAlberta, and NASA was there with them! Staff, faculty, and students won't fall for divide-and-conquer tactics aimed at pitting us against one another.
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Help AASUA protect quality education by rallying to support the educators and researchers that make our university great. RSVP to the rally here: https://t.co/wBXOAC1PNZ
#UAlberta
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Please mark your calendars: March 5, noon, rally to support AASUA's bargaining team.
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âThis is part of a larger pattern of disinvesting in front-line teaching and research staff,â @ksmitka, AASUA VP, told CBC during a radio interview about the #ualberta hiring freeze. https://t.co/Oa4xYrSKpL
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The search is on for the University of Alberta Press's next Director and Publisher. The posting is up and the deadline is December 10. This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word. https://t.co/TUIjPHkkA9
#UAlberta
@wereadab @lavermeer @AudreysBooks
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Congratulations to #sfuenglish alumnus Jordan Abel who has won the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction for his novel, "Empty Spaces"! https://t.co/CjtZGTKJM1
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It was great to talk with folks @NAITâs Academic Staff Association (NASA) yesterday, and it was great to see so many unions out supporting these colleagues who are standing-up for #abpse!
Working conditions are learning conditions! We stand with @NAITâs Academic Staff Association (NASA) as they bargain for smaller class sizes, fair workloads, and strong counsellor-to-student ratios! #solidarity #abpse
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AASUA is proud to stand with health care and public service workers today in the fight for respect and proper funding of public services! #Solidarity #ableg
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This film is both informative and moving. Also, some of it was filmed in #YEG.
Watch the free screening of In Search of Professor Precarious at 4 PM, Oct. 23 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre #MakeItFair
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Looking forward to this!
Join EFS Assistant Lecturer Erina Harris on Saturday, November 2 from 3:00-4:30 pm MT at Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave) for the launch of her new poetry collection Trading Beauty Secrets with the Dead. Learn more: https://t.co/rCe9a4XoYb
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Incroyable!
Notre objectif était de syndiquer 45 professeurs de droit à #McGill. Nous avons fini par faciliter la syndicalisation de plus de 500. #solidarité @AMPE_AMPE, @CAUT_ACPPU @FQPPU
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Thank you to these amazing unions/orgs. for showing up to support our rally yesterday: @UASUualberta @UnitedNurses @HSAAlberta @CupeAB @_AUPE_ @nasanait MacEwan @Teamsters @PIAlberta @ABFedLabour @FriendsMedicare @CSU52 @MachinistsUnion and others! #Solidarity
Hundreds of AASUA and @UnionNASA members showed up today because we're not backing down. Increasing workloads, precarious employment, and stagnant salaries all pose a risk to #ualberta's high-quality education. Thanks to all fellow unions who came out in support! #solidarity
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Iâm speaking at this, and I hope you can join to support @TheAASUAâs bargaining team, which is trying to -address workload -improve job security for contract staff -maintain our benfit plan and extend it to more members -foster collegial governance - defend academic freedom
Join NASA and our colleagues in the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA) at a noon-hour rally in support of our bargaining teams! October 9 | Noon-1 pm Corner of 87 Ave & 112 St Full details at https://t.co/VsiR9mAPx0
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It was wonderful to see folks from @CAUT_ACPPU @ULFAssociation @MRUFaculty, TUCFA, GMUFA, @_AUPE_ NAIT, @ACIFAca, @TheAASUA, and students speaking against the politicization of research.
Grant funding for academic research should be distributed by academic experts, not blocked by the government. @ksmitka is at @MountRoyalU today protesting Bill 18, which poses a threat to academic freedom by creating the potential for political censorship of uni research.
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We are still accepting manuscripts until September 30th. Feel free to connect with me if you have any questions.
#Poets: our poetry window runs Sept 1 to 30. We welcome submissions by poets from diverse and marginalized backgrounds. We appreciate a broad range of experiences and aesthetics. Must be Canadians or landed immigrants. Apply online, Sept 1 to 30: https://t.co/Ek7S0LsPNV
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Yesterday, while volunteering @campusfoodbank @UAlberta with @TheAASUA, I learned that they accept donations from folksâ gardens. Did you know @campusfoodbank #UofA use has increased 600% over the last 5 years?
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Regardez ça!
Grande participation aujourd'hui pour protester contre les mesures antisyndicales de @mcgillu, avec la participation de tous les syndicats de McGill, des professeurs de tout le Canada et du Québec, ainsi que des collÚgues de @CupeuMtl en grÚve à @Concordia. #NoContractNoCourses
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When I walked the line with @AMPL_AMPD on Friday, I met many first-year law students who shared their experience of meeting their future profs on the line and at these teach-ins. The students said, « we understand why @AMPL_AMPD are on strike »! #solidarity from @TheAASUA
Priya Gupta, McGill Faculty of Law, offers a teach-in on corporatized universities and the relevance of unions as an effective response. âŠ@CAUT_ACPPUâ© âŠ@AMPL_AMPDâ©
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What better way to kick off the year than with a BBQ? Thanks to those who came out and asked such great questions about the negotiations process! If you weren't there don't worry â we have an upcoming Bargaining Town Hall Sept 18. Watch your inbox for more details! #ualberta
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