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Jan 17 12 tweets 3 min read
Friends and colleagues, if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

A short 🧵on what's gone down at the @OCDSB, why good people should be warned before they go into any level of politics, why it is not safe for Jews in Ottawa, and what this means for democracy.

1/12 Dec 19, @OCDSB voted that I was guilty of a Code of Conduct violation for calling out antisemitic hate, speaking with media, and demanding that they take my safety seriously.

Tonight I appealed their decision, which was based on errors, omissions, and double standards.

2/12
Dec 17, 2023 19 tweets 5 min read
Dear constituents,

This is what will play out in #Ottawa at the public school board (@OCDSB) on Dec 19, 2023.

This is also what is playing out in boards of education across North America.

I’ll be sanctioned for speaking out against #antisemitism.

#onted
#onpoli
@Sflecce

🧵 Tuesday at an @OCDSB meeting, I’ll be accused of wrongdoing for speaking the truth about #antisemitic threats & harassment and questioning discriminatory responses. I asked for compassion. I was met with reprisals.

What does that mean for education, democracy, society?

2/19
Dec 17, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
A youth was arrested by RCMP in #Ottawa today, in an alleged terror plot against the Jewish community.

We are not alright. In Canada. Around the world.

Please take a moment to read/share this 🧵about the toll of unchecked #antisemitism. 1/9 Most women have been in situations in which we felt unsafe. Walking down the street at night, looking over our shoulders. When that happens, what’s our gut instinct? We cross the street if we sense someone behind us. We look for another woman to walk closer to.

But what 2/9
Oct 24, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
As a Canadian Jew, I’ve called out #antisemitism (Nazi rhetoric, death threats) for years. Harassed by the right because of health advocacy and 2SLGBTQ activism, I asked who’s an ally.

This is a very hard thing to say, but
following the slaughter of Jews in Israel Oct 7 🧵1/10 I have learned that I am not safe with many colleagues on the left. All people should have taken to the streets to protest Hamas. Instead, some chose to justify the massacre and took up antisemitic rhetoric questioning the legitimacy of Israel and calling Jews colonialists. 2/10
Sep 11, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
NOT OK. In the face of antisemitism, disinformation, and a campaign by the far-right to see my head roll, today I’m on trial with @OCDSB, accused of a code of conduct violation for calling out white supremacy and saying #Ottawa trustees should all care about health & safety.🧵 The #Ottawa public school unfortunately has a toxic pattern of conservative trustees abusing its “code of conduct” process to try to silence progressives. I was warned ahead of time. I’m the 2023 target. I refuse to be silent. 2/🧵
@CBCOttawa @ctvottawa @OttawaCitizen #onted


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Sep 1, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Imagine for a moment if a Black or Asian school board trustee were harassed for 9 months. Racial slurs. Death threats. White supremacists storming the board room. There would be an appropriate outcry.

As a Jew, that’s what happened to me in #Ottawa at @OCDSB.

Brief🧵about #hate When I ran for trustee, my signs were defaced with #antivaxx #antisemitic garbage. When I advocated for temporary masks in @OCDSB schools, the threats markedly worsened. For the most part, colleagues were silent.

No outcry. Not even checking in to see if I’m alright. Weird?🧵2/5
Jun 3, 2023 16 tweets 6 min read
A little weekend 🧵on police in schools, for those who wonder what is abuzz at @OCDSB. You may have seen coverage from @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa @OttawaCitizen (and other less reputable sources). This isn’t a “two-sides” issue, and shouldn’t be up for debate, IMO. #onted #onpoli The previous @OCDSB board of trustees and community organizations put in tremendous effort to address harms caused by the presence of police in our schools.

The policy to remove police from schools was passed in 2021 by the @OCDSB (on a 10-1 vote) after extensive community 2/