1/ The military escalation between Israel and Iran puts millions of people in harm's way across the entire region and underscores that the Canada-Israel arms trade needs to end immediately. Here's why. 🧵 #ArmsEmbargoNow

Just when I think this country/government can't get anymore embarrassing
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Love to partake in the hot new trend of not starving

The Liberal government just announced that it's going to increase military spending by $73 billion over 20 years in the midst of a climate crisis.

Defunding the military is a climate issue.

#cdnpoli
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*quietly weeping as I etransfer $40 to my landlord for laundry tokens despite paying for water and electricity*

Here's to organizing all industries, everywhere.
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Love a nice bike lane/obstacle course combo to start off my Sunday.

Anne Stevenson City of Edmonton Paths for People

Gaza represents one of the biggest scandals in the history of Western journalism.

Rarely has a state been so open in advance about its intent to commit extreme crimes.

Yet media outlets failed to frame their coverage around these open, unashamed confessions.

Statement: Canada must suspend arms trade with Israel

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Canada has said they’ll “cease further export of arms” to Israel but until the flow of arms in BOTH directions stops for good, the people will keep shutting it down.

#StopArmingGenocide

The scenes out of Al Shifa, after Israeli withdrawal, are beyond horrifying & gruesome. Bodies - parts of bodies - scattered under the dirt & rubble. Buildings burnt to a crisp. Nothing left. Our world allowed hospitals to become slaughterhouses in Gaza for crazed butchers.

My sister just called to tell me that her infant daughter has “Failure to Thrive” and MY GOD it’s 2024 can the medical community please create new terms that don’t cause new parents to spiral in shame.

#OtD 31 Mar 1979 15 men, including off duty police, attacked patrons and workers at Peg's Place, a lesbian bar in San Francisco. When on duty police arrived they didn't take witness statements or give medical help. One woman was hospitalised for 10 days stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10381/…

In Gaza, people boil weeds and eat animal feed to stave off hunger : NPR npr.org/2024/03/29/124…

To alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and ensure a lasting ceasefire, implementation of the UN Security Council's 'overdue resolution' is critical, Amnesty International said on Monday. middleeastmonitor.com/20240328-un-ce…

In 2021, the Liberal government promised to provide out-of-status migrants with a pathway to immigration.

But it deported 14,000 migrants in 2023, new data shows.

Noushin Ziafati reports on a policy that advocates describe as ‘incoherent’.
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🚨The global headquarters for Elbit and IAI supplier Kraken Robotics was blocked for hours this morning in Newfoundland by Palestine Action YYT & community members demanding an immediate END to the flow of ALL weapons to and from Israel. #ArmsEmbargoNow #ShutElbitDown 📷by Shan Pomeroy.