Elections

[pennswoods]

Well done Canada. Fuck Trump and his 51st state bullshit.

As an aside, in a few weeks, the annual conference for the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium is taking place in San Diego, California. It is usually held in the US but sometimes in Canada (like Montreal in 2019). While a number of European colleague will be attending despite trepidation around bullshit at customs, almost no Canadian colleagues* are coming in person and instead will be presenting online. They are that united and determined to not spend a penny in a country that is threatening their sovereignty. 

*The one I know who is coming lost her husband suddenly last November (he was only 65) and is traveling as much as possible during this first year without him. 

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[mundungus42]

YES! You'll be at [other university] but it's maybe a 20 minute drive from Chez 42 and is on a trolley line. I'm singing a couple of very fun Master Chorale concerts on the afternoons of the 31st and the 1st but will otherwise be at liberty to swing by where you'll be if you don't mind a random local crashing the non-conferencey bits, and I'm up for shenanigans of most stripes. When schedules become more known, let me know. I'd love to see you!!

I know things are going to get worse for us here in the US before they get better. Until then, we hold fast, model the compassion we want to see in the world, and do what we can to protect the vulnerable. Hugs and solidarity.