Amnesty International continues to call on the Government of British Columbia to end the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous land defenders and opposes the expansion of all fossil fuel pipelines and related infrastructure. 🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...

#Israel had no intention of honouring commitments it gave related to the #ceasefire. The role of the #Palestinesolidarity movement is more vital than ever.

BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3

This week in rad Ottawa: October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification; Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek; Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019); Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

We're all getting our Truth and Wreckonciliation on here in Canada. Orange shirts and donuts.🟧🍩🙄 If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2 www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter. "These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools." www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...

There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israel’s genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didn’t know that the Israeli authorities and Israeli forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

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Ottawa! Please spread the word! We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS. Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.

There are so many awful things happening in the world right now and so many of us feel powerless to change anything. But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted. Let me teach you how! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New piece with Tia Dafnos in @breachmedia.ca: The emergency RCMP unit called "CIRG" that invaded Wet'suwet'en territory is now a permanent force called CRU. Through access to information records, we learned they have a special role to play in policing resistance to Bills 14 and 15.

What a disgrace & what a crime. This must stop @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza. @cjpme.org @wbwcanada.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social

Today! A great opportunity to learn about and support alternatives to unsustainable systems and practices. greenlivingottawa.com/2025/07/25/b...

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'Thank you for hosting this session, this subjugation session –not a consultation session,' Atikameksheng First Nation Chief Craig Nootchta told government officials | @karynpugliese.bsky.social

Morning bike ride in a haze of campground level smoke from wildfires 1000s of kms away. Canada has effectively cancelled climate change mitigation strategies & invested more on military equipment than they ever did on climate. Nobody with meaningful power even talks about doing anything anymore.

Reposting as the heat warning continues and air quality declines today....

"Patriotism in stolen land, forced labour, and institutions and borders erected to maintain White supremacy is nothing more than patriotism towards White supremacy. " ~ Hoda Katebi, "Because I Read." Published in I Refuse to Condemn.

This is today:

The honour of the Crown is not being upheld’: Indigenous leaders tell prime minister to start again with Bill C-5 www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... #indigenous #cdnpoli

A thorough takedown of Carney’s Trumpian deportation and surveillance bill from @wickdchiq.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Visit this link to see how many additional deaths Musk's destruction of USAID is costing in real time, particularly from diarrhoea and malnutrition: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... This ticker should follow him wherever he goes.

Interested in #abolition and #borders? (or just trying to survive this stage of authoritarianism?) The amazing @haymarketbooks.org is offering three excellent books FREE that can help guide the way www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...

Despite First Nations protests, Ontario passed omnibus legislation creating "Special Economic Zones," gutting key environmental and consultation laws. Hayden King warns this trend sidelines Indigenous rights and may spark renewed land and legal conflict. Full Brief on our website, linked in bio.

Happy Month of May Day! This week: poems for Palestine; teach-in on climate and labour solidarity; webinar about complicity of science and tech in the war on Gaza; film screening about working in Ontario prisons; and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

The banality of evil.

Gutting the Endangered Species Act, destroying environmental protections, trampling on Indigenous sovereignty: take some time today to learn more about the harms of Ontario's Bill 5 and how to comment by today's deadline.

Today! This is important, especially if you're in Ottawa.

Genocide is not a single act. It’s a system. A structure. One we help sustain. We knew and we did nothing. Gaza is not just a tragedy. It’s a mirror. What we accept there will echo everywhere. The dismantling of human rights abroad is inseparable from authoritarian drift at home.

"We are breaking the bodies and the minds of the children of #Gaza. We are starving the children of Gaza. (...) We are complicit. We are causing this, you, us and everyone who does nothing about it...” Mike Ryan, @who.int

On now!

Please vote! There's a lot at stake. greenlivingottawa.com/2025/04/27/v...

In an era of emboldened fascism, racism, and attacks on science and the environment, what's to be done? Think connections, imagination, and collective action. Here are some ideas--and local activities--for seeding sustainable and equitable alternatives: greenlivingottawa.com/2025/04/14/i...

One Week Away! Sign up and Share Monday April 21st, 7:00 – 9:00pm EST via Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/surjtolandback #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows

"End times fascism is...a final refuge for those who find it easier to celebrate destruction than imagine living without supremacy....We will need to build an unruly open-hearted movement...faithful to this planet, its people, its creatures and to the possibility of a livable future for us all."

Pathetic Fallacy Snow on April Tariffs 2025

Here’s a poem called ‘For Your Own Safety and Protection’.

"The ideology of denialism is going to continue beyond residential schools because we still live in a sociopolitical context that justifies colonialism." - Crystal Gail Fraser I think about this whenever Canadians discuss sovereignty without mentioning Indigenous Peoples www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

And most importantly, white ppl have a chance to understand and learn that BIPOC have been resisting this whole time. Fascism isn't inevitable - it requires a lot of ppl to do nothing and lay down to be steamrolled. Don't give in to despair- give in to resistance.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This with Omar El Akkad Time and Place: March 6 at 7:00 pm. St John the Evangelist • 154 Somerset Street West Web: writersfestival.org/events/spring-20251/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this $25

I can see that my Saturday rant is getting some traction, so I guess I'm not alone in thinking these things. You can find a version here alongside my other yelling into the voids jeff.doctor/blarg/we-can... The site still needs to be optimized for accessibility, so sorry aboot that

Includes a powerful article on why Canadians need to support the continued search for residential school graves--here's the link to preview the newsletter and subscribe: www.winnipegfreepress.com/newsletter/b...

Supportive academics & community members! Please sign this Google Docs letter b4 March 10. Written by Chris Andersen, Dean Faculty of Native Studies UAlberta & Rob Innes, Chair, Indigenous Studies, McMaster U. in support of #Indigenous Studies at #York U, which administrators propose cutting.

Countries that gained so much wealth via colonization, slavery and exploitation are in a desperate hurry to cut the tiny amounts of money they were giving as humanitarian aid - USAID: gone - UK aid: biggest cut in history - France, Germany, Sweden, Finland also cutting their foreign aid SHAMEFUL!

hahaha #ONpoli