The request for compassion towards all and global justice from these young people from 2013 is waiting to be met. Strengthen our resolve on this day, the International Day of #Peace www.youtube.com/watch?v=peDK...

A metaphorical light on the horizon and break in the dark clouds? Yes please to an effective treaty to protect our oceans. Here I go again, getting my hopes up. I am sure I am not alone.

Sunday Sept. 21 is International Day of #Peace. Some decent ideas for personal action from the UN but the phrasing in one suggestion reminded me that English is such a violent language - "Join campaigns and movements that bring people together to STOMP out aggression". Sigh.

In case you need something else to be aware of...this is a great viualization to raise understanding. www.voronoiapp.com/other/Visual...

A story of #peace and ice cream “For more than 20 years under their ownership, Ben & Jerry’s stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice & human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world,” Jerry writes. Jerry stepped down rather than be silent.

Words to heed from Rick Smith, president of the Canadian Climate Institute. #decarbonization needs to stay on course or better still speed up in Canada. #climatechange is not at all for the better...

The recent shooting death in the U.S. & cannonizing of that person is bringing out dangerous vitriol from many. Please - no matter how angry you are - choose words to foster #peace & positive interaction. Your righteous anger will NOT reach the extremists but may incite others to violence.

Not quite sure what to make of the backing off on the rate of reduction of use of fossil fuels measures we saw from PM Carney this week. I know that this dude KNOWS his climate science & is literally playing with fire. Maybe just trying to fool the oil industry to keep them out of the way????

Why do we keep pretending that fossil fuels have a viable future in North America? Asking for a friend....

Treated to seeing a young of the year American Bittern today, by chance. I vainly search for the breeding pair each year but have only ever heard, not seen, the 'swamp pumps' as these secretive #birds are called in my part of Ontario.

"Owing to the consistent protocol across all events, their meta-analysis over time shows that the extremeness of the heatwaves is rising more & more rapidly because of #climatechange, both in intensity & probability." Linked to major emitters, too. Betting this conclusive work will not end denial.

Many have made the effort to reduce their own carbon footprint in Canada but it has not led to political activism to put pressure on governments here to act either. In spite of our global emergency, no election priority has been the absolute necessity of ending use of fossil fuels. To our peril.

Because wonders never cease.....particularly for #bird loving nerds😜 (personally speaking, of course)

Any wildlife research methods that are less disrupting to the subject, the better. Disturbing nesting colonial waterbirds always seems harmful even when great care is taken. This technique does look promising for some #bird colonies.

For love of lentils...tasty, versatile, quick to prepare, do not cost $50/kg and are high in protein.

Always worth challenging your own perceptions and reading Chomsky is a valuable tool for just that purpose.

Finding the best way to stand together against Bill C-5 One Canadan Econmomy Act - passed without due consultation -is proving to be a challenge. Wishing Indigenous people unity of vision and strength to rightfully hold their common ground. Saying "Not this time, colonists...not this time".

Unreported by mainstream media in Canada it would seem. August 26 "VANCOUVER—Unifor awarded its highest honour, the Nelson Mandela Award, to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) in recognition of media workers’ dangerous and unrelenting coverage of the conflict in Gaza. "

"Liberty means freedom from domination — not freedom to dominate. It means the right to speak, worship, move, love, & live without unjust interference — so long as those acts do not trample the equal rights of others." Liberty is not "the freedom to spread lies.....or deny others their humanity."

A new threat to #peace & humanitarian law because ... AI There is bound to be bias in military AI systems. Exactly who chose the bad guys and is accountable? Even common use of the acronym AI lets us forget we are talking about something ARTIFICIAL Stockholm Int. Peace Research Institute report 2025

Extreme dryness this summer ramped up wildfires & stunted crops in Canada across the entire country for a big part of the summer. Moving trains are even causing fires tracks-side south of my location! Still waiting for significant rain in southern Ontario. www.statista.com/chart/25101/...

In my little town...a passionate and talented team is ready to contribute to the global dream of #peace and look at Canada's role as well.

"Collaboration results in systems change." Words are all we have to share concepts. Kudos to this nonprofit organization whose major function is to support under-funded social services. Sadly, groups do have to compete for grants but the funders are strong promoters of leveraging the support.

I keep returning to this succinct analysis. Could #peace ever come from within? I can't see how. "long-standing conflict created deep-seated trauma on both sides, making it easier to view the other as enemy rather than as a fellow human." Mutual delegitimization & dehumanization is so entrenched

Not often considered. Interesting paradox in that some countries benefit from fossil fuel trade, often with Russia and others from rare minerals some of which often go to 'green' energy... www.voronoiapp.com/trade/The-Fa...

Bears repeating 5 years on. Planetary boundaries for life continue to be crossed at an alarming rate. Many who are still comfortable now remain in "Don't Look Up" mode. The Limits to Growth report of 1972 is not wrong.

I must admit, more than 3 months of NOT hearing PP much has been pleasant. Maybe MSM will 'forget' to give him as much air time as they chose to disproportionately burden us with his pontifications in recent years.

Enbridge Line 5 is 72 years old. The Mackinac Straits section lifetime is only 50 years. U of Michigan researchers note it is “the worst possible place for an oil spill” in the Great Lakes. They hold 84% of N. America’s surface freshwater - drinking water for 40 million in the U.S & Canada

@mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social I'm thinking of you and your devotion to commenting on PP's failure to be elected federally on election night. Have at it again. You were brilliant! open.substack.com/pub/letterke...

First time to read articles from this online magazine. Media Bias Check rates it as left of center. It has not failed any fact checks. Dr. Alon Ben Meir is a prof at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs & is an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, specializing in international conflict resolution.

Mike Luckovich: Fluent gibberish Aug. 15. Lost in translation (and lost even BEFORE translation)

20 years of degradation of human health are connected to U.S. government engagement in war & counterterrorism post Sept. 11, 2001. Destroyed economies, services & the physical environment cause deaths long after bombs stop dropping. For lasting #peace bet on investment in recovery from destruction.

How ever do we counter fraudulently reported research that has been used heavily since the year 2000 to support continued global use of a potentially dangerous product? A hex on Monsanto & on Roundup? Soon, experts will be fired & unable to assess data used by regulators. bsky.app/profile/naom...

Say it again. "The pursuit of endless economic growth by high income nations is a problem. It reduces or cancels outcomes of environmental policies. The current #climate chaos & unraveling web of life on which our society depends is an existential threat to peace, water & food security & democracy."

de Adder🙏 Many of us are thinking how we can possibly have enough people & equipment capable of handling a country on fire.

"educating your own judgements" said Doris Lessing - is essential to escape indoctrination. With hundreds of years of human thought from so many cultures and even other civilizations at our finger tips now; it is STILL hard to leave the dominant echo chamber.

"The Natural History Museum in London has welcomed 1 million visitors in just four months to its new climate gallery, Fixing Our Broken Planet." "Opened in April, Fixing Our Broken Planet is a free gallery where the public can find out more about slowing #climatechange and restoring biodiversity.

Youth are rising. "Tristan Ashishkeesh, who led a 700 km walk from Timmins to Toronto to demonstrate against Ontario Bill 5 & Canada’s Bill C-5, & Ramon Kataquapit, founder of Okiniwak youth movement, in front of the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park Aug. 8, 2025." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPJ...

Who out there benefitted from early MOOCs? These courses began with FREE access to high quality education for tens of thousands of people world wide. The heyday went from 2012 to 2016, I'd say. Incredible to sit in the backwoods of Ontario & be a graded student in #climatechange courses like this.

In it for the long haul. Tip of the hat indeed to James Hansen and his ilk. And before him, Charles Keeling and Robert Revelle. Hats off to science historians like Naomi Oreskes while we are at it. They and countless others did not or do not sit quietly in the corner in the face of #climate mayhem.

Attaining sound knowledge is in for a rough ride on top of the difficulty of spreading sound information. I am having a bittersweet recall of facing rigorous & exacting peer review in days apparently long gone.

As women lose their rights in the U.S., I'm hoping they can take courage from actions of women in Iran in 1979. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_In...

It is the 80th anniversary of the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima as WWII ended. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died instantly or had horrible suffering before death came. A day to renew your personal pledge to work for #peace & a global end to nuclear weapons.

Unchecked capitalism factors in fascism in times of unrest but history shows that it eventually destroyed the capitalists in Germany in WWll. Might that sink the U.S. now, given that globalism could shut them down? Or will the military/industrial oligarchs be blinded by short term $$? From 2024:

Not to be confused with anti-semitism, please. Public disapproval of the actions of the Israeli state in #Gaza does not equal persecution of all people of Jewish faith in Israel or elsewhere. Like wise, disapproval of the actions of Hamas does not equal condoning genocide of Palestinians in Israel.

"Elbows Up" is now a uniting phrase as Canadians work to be a #sustainable nation. Consider this idea to build justice & #peace. In 2005, BC Indigenous artist Curtis Wilson - Wei Wai Kum First Nation created an inclusive flag. Wilson called it “Gelgapola, standing together in support of each other.”

Ouch indeed. And in my immediate surroundings in a rural area of Ontario, I maybe know 5 people who have faced the music in a meaningful way.

Say it loudly and clearly - for those who are not paying attention. "True justice does not serve impulse or power — it reflects a structured harmony between rights and responsibilities, grounded in compassion, clarity, and restraint."

Time for Canada to revive The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour. The 1st episode is a must listen for these times. It is the work of Thomas King, novelist, short-story writer, essayist & screenwriter (b. 1943 in U.S., emigrated to Canada in 1980). Early adopter of the need to get out of DOGE. CA icon now.