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The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency’s view of the woman was “tainted by stereotype.”
What if doubt isn’t weakness but wisdom? What if the most intellectually courageous stance isn’t to plant your flag in the ground of conviction, but to embrace the productive discomfort of uncertainty? The ancient Greco-Romans, facing their own societal upheavals, developed sophisticated approaches to scepticism that might serve us better than our modern pretences to critical discourse.
Over three days in April 1981, violence broke out in Brixton, London between young people – who were largely Black and working class – and the Metropolitan Police. Hundreds were injured. What did the government inquiry into the ‘Brixton riots’ or ‘Brixton uprisings’ find out?
Her research examines issues related to the community well-being of vulnerable populations, including rural populations at risk of stress and suicide. Her recent work has examined farmer and farm family stress in Georgia. Dr. Scheyett’s ties to agriculture run deep. Her grandfather grew coffee in Puerto Rico, and her daughter is now carrying the tradition forward by studying blackberry production in Arkansas.
An interview with Faye Guenther, president of UFCW Local 3000.
The pilot scheme will last three months with an evaluation report then being delivered which will look at productivity, efficiencies gained and time savings before any further decisions are taken. *So will the actual quality/impact of new service be assessed or simply whether or not more widgets are produced more quickly?
Social care and support is in crisis – that is agreed across the political spectrum. The Casey Commission is Labour’s response. Its timescale may be too long, but we still need to ensure that it takes a holistic and radical approach. This is the transformation in social care we need, based on the programme drawn up by the End Social Care Disgrace campaign.