We're fucking pissed. It's hot. There's smoke in our eyes. And people are STILL going about their lives like everything is fine. Yes, we know that many people feel the emergency just like we do - but collectively, we're sleepwalking off a cliff and it's terrifying. If you're as pissed as we are you might … Continue reading The Great Summer Postering Contest of 2023
Did you see our postcard?
In May, we participated in the UTS Service Saturday volunteer event and spent the day working with a group of about 20 grade 8 student volunteers. What an experience! Rather than asking students to stuff envelopes or some other mundane volunteering task, we decided to let them speak for themselves. After all, they're the ones … Continue reading Did you see our postcard?
In 2023, BankSwitch is starting to look interesting…
Power of Your Dollar – Katrina Canedo We started our BankSwitch campaign in 2020, looking at data from the 2019 Banking on Climate Chaos Report. We totalled up the big 5's fossil fuel funding since 2016 -- the date of the Paris Accord -- and they all looked pretty bad. RBC was in the lead, but … Continue reading In 2023, BankSwitch is starting to look interesting…
Our Plan to Beat Doug Ford
OUR PLAN IN TEN SECONDS: Get materials on key issues from trusted non-profitsFind coordinators in target ridingsProvide online training for coordinators and volunteersKnock all the doors and tell people where all the parties stand on key issues Why will this work? Because -- under Doug Ford -- the Conservative party is bad on almost every … Continue reading Our Plan to Beat Doug Ford
How does the Canadian government fund human rights violations?
One way is via their Crown-owned corporation, Export Development Canada (EDC), a credit agency that has promised to loan Coastal GasLink up to $500 million CDN for a project that cuts through Wet'suwet'en Territory without the consent of their hereditary chiefs. https://twitter.com/Gidimten/status/1490915763162542083?s=20&t=ycwCBgnIUUXP7spQBiY_4g Canada enacted the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in June … Continue reading How does the Canadian government fund human rights violations?
