Canadian
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writer and
cultural critic
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.
Activism
In September 2018, Fisher-Quann helped create the student organization March for Our Education in order to lead student actions to protest
Premier of Ontario
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Doug Ford
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's decision to repeal the
sex education
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content of the provincial Health and Physical Education curriculum, cancel a proposed
Indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
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-focused curriculum, and enact other funding cuts to education. The first student
rally
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Gatherings
* Political demonstration, a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a North American school or college sporting event
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Toronto
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on July 21, 2018. In September 2018, Fisher-Quann co-organized another day of action with fellow student and activist Indygo Arscott from Decolonize Our Schools. Using the hashtags #WeTheStudentsDoConsent, #StudentsSayYes, and #FreeTheStudents, students organized across social media leading to student
walkout
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A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an ...
s and rallies across Ontario on September 20, 21, and 22. In April 2019, Fisher-Quann and March for Our Education helped to register schools for another province-wide student walkout against government cuts to education organized by Ontario high school student Natalie Moore.
Following the
student protests
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keynote
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youth activism
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summit on November 20, 2019.
Career
Fisher-Quann created the
Substack
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blog ''internet princess'' in September, 2021. Fisher-Quann has also written for a number of cultural publications, including ''i-D'' and ''The New York Times''.
Her writing has received praise and media coverage including profiles on Fisher-Quann and ''internet princess'' appearing in ''Vox'',''Slate'', and ''Vanity Fair''.
In August 2023, she announced that she would be publishing a collection of essays called ''Complex Female Character'' with
Knopf
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.
In 2023, she gave a talk called "Girl, Online" at
McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
University of British Columbia
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. She lives in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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