Nancy Close
You had me at the word ‘community’.
Might think out loud - too much.
Calgary Board of Education elected school board trustee, Wards 11 and 13 🇨🇦
@erinanderssen.bsky.social
Happiness Reporter and Feature Writer at the Globe and Mail. Mom to two amazing sons. Partner to a lovely husband. Co-habitant with one bossy dog. Bluenoser in exile. Not a Swiftie but thinks they might be on to something.
@loveisthicker.bsky.social
🔹I believe in LOVE ❤️ 🔹I’m an active LGBTQ+ ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🔹Pronouns He/Him 🔹I’m an ally of BIPOC persons 🔹I’m science informed 🔹I’m Canadian, eh! 🇨🇦 🔹Let’s be KIND to each other
@colliebird.bsky.social
@vibrantcalgary.bsky.social
Working on long-term strategies that address the root causes of poverty. Stewards of Calgary's poverty reduction strategy Enough for All. linktr.ee/Vibrantcalgary
@irpp.org
Institute for Research on Public Policy. Home of Policy Options - @policyoptions.bsky.social. #CdnPoli | Institut de recherche en politiques publiques. Éditeur d'Options politiques. #polcan
@markdjarvis.bsky.social
Books: Democratizing the Constitution; Modernizing Government Accountability; From NPM to NPG. Awards: Donner and Smiley book prizes PhD: UVic Certified chainsaw operator
@traceyraney.bsky.social
Full Professor (she/her), Toronto Metropolitan University. I study 🇨🇦 politics, women's leadership, and gender-based violence in politics. I also like to post about teaching, sports & music.
@brianfauteux.bsky.social
Popular music and media studies professor at the University of Alberta. Co-host of WDWK on CJSR 88.5 FM. Polaris Prize jury. Alberta Music board. Music in Orbit coming soon: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/music-in-orbit/paper
@bittner.bsky.social
I like data, dogs, and my dog named Data. Have I mentioned I like data? I study & teach political science. I live to traipse around the wilds of Newfoundland. www.amandabittner.com
@newrepublic.com
Ideas. Influence. Impact. TNR is a leader in the continuing fight for American democracy and a must-read if you want to know the ideas impacting politics and culture today.
@viv-k.bsky.social
An appreciative observer (and sharer) of all things nature 🐞🌻🌲🇨🇦 I also have a "healthy" obsession with trail cameras 🐾🦁🦊🐻🫎
@strongtowns.org
We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
@danielparolek.bsky.social
Author #MissingMiddleHousing book. Passionate about #zoningreform #walkableurbanliving, and #equity. Strategic Advisor. Co-Founder @opticosdesign . Dad
@youngblut.bsky.social
CEO & Creative Ringleader @wordfest.com An exclamation point between the book being written and the book being read. Translation: I create special sauce. Side hustle: Teaching women to play poker.
@micropainter.bsky.social
🇨🇦 #Canadian placemaker, artist, geek, active citizen, tech writer, ally. 🌈 Photography, painting, music, books, science, lateral thinking, creativity, kindness. She/her. Treaty 7. 🍁🦫 #CanadaSky #Canada #Calgary #yyc #art READ:WRITE:DRAW:PAINT:CREATE:DO
@calgaryherald.com
Proudly Calgary since 1883. Follow us for the latest local, business, arts and sports news, plus national and world headlines. Questions, suggestions or tips? Message us here, email submit@calgaryherald.com or call 403-235-7433
@kathleenpetty.bsky.social
Journalist/host. Executive Producer, CBC News Calgary. Host of West of Centre podcast. Interim host of Alberta at Noon. Former host of The House, Ottawa Morning, CBCNN. German Shepherd lover.
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@hdbwi.bsky.social
Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network. Here for education justice, thriving public schools, and craft cocktails. Not that I'm bitters or anything.
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social
Educator and Author: The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers (Harvard Education Press) https://linktr.ee/joshcowen?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=30405
@karinchenoweth.bsky.social
Founder, Democracy and Education, which provides information and a community to school board candidates and their supporters, particularly if they are facing extremism. democracy-education.org
@defenseofdemocracy.bsky.social
DofD advocates for a public school and library systems that provide robust, inclusive learning environments for all students, and lobbies for policies to restore and strengthen the pro-democracy role of public education in communities across the country.
@redwineblueusa.bsky.social
Not political? No problem. In fact, it’s perfect. Red Wine & Blue is a community of diverse suburban women fighting extremism, one friend at a time. ➡️ go.redwine.blue/RWB-BS
@karlamarx1917.bsky.social
Transgender Drag Queen Burlesque Performer Host Stand up Comedian in Calgary AB
@andrewngyyc.bsky.social
Doing my part to make my community better. Basketball player. Cat father. Not the machine learning AI guy.
@lowabeebe.bsky.social
CEO | 2027 North American Indigenous Games | July 25-31, 2027 • Indigenous • Blackfoot/Nez Perce • Treaty 7 • Calgary • YYC
@franocavar.bsky.social
Advocacy, public policy, and all things Croatia. Director, public affairs at the Calgary Construction Association
@calgaryclimatehub.ca
A diverse group of Calgarians coordinating & mobilizing local climate change action. #yyc #yyccc #ClimateChange #ClimateAction
@lcsorenson.bsky.social
🇨🇦💪🆙 A Canadian, an Albertan, a Calgarian looking for alternatives (alternatives to the UCP, CPC, and Twitter). Looking for kind people who care about other people and the world.
@theatlantic.com
Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
@woodcuts.bsky.social
www.lisabrawn.com #creative #woodworker #woodcarving #woodcut #wood #art #artist #PopArt #artgallery #graphicdesign #graphics #maximalism #poodles #dogs #design #bird #wildbirds #birds #birder #birdwatcher #NewHere #follow
@thestrategists.ca
Professional unprofessional strategists Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan and Zain Velji dissect the news of the day, pass judgment on strategy choices and lift back the curtain on how decisions are made. Described as "the least deliberate podcast of all time".
@aaronhoyland.bsky.social
Twin dad and all-around nerd into politics, science and all that woke bleeding heart stuff.
@ymcacalgary.bsky.social
A non-profit organization committed to helping children, youth, and adults belong, grow, thrive, and lead. #YYC ymcacalgary.org
@asadc.bsky.social
(he/him) Lawyer who knows just enough engineering to get in trouble, Twitter refugee, Taekwondoist, e/cargobike dude, toddler parent (Calgary)
@sustainableyyc.bsky.social
Codesigning Calgary’s transition to a sustainable future. Public health, equity, urban design and active transportation. 🌳🚶🏽♀️🚲🍎
@fairviewyyc.bsky.social
Community Organization Established in the late 1950s, Fairview is a friendly, vibrant neighbourhood in south-central Calgary. 8038 Fairmount Drive SE, Calgary, Alberta T2H 0Y1 https://fairviewcommunity.ca/ @FairviewYYC on IG, Threads; Fairview Community FB
@yycpathways.ca
yycpathways helps active Calgarians explore their city by identifying park pathways that they haven't yet visited. https://yycpathways.ca/ Created and maintained by @mathieu.fenniak.net
@savenosecreek.bsky.social
SaveNoseCreek.com // A volunteer led group from #Calgary, #RockyViewCounty and #Airdrie. Advocating for an Official Park designation for the Nose Creek Valley. #SaveNoseCreek
@jasminemian.bsky.social