#Budget2021 comes with high expectations – the pandemic, childcare, long-term care, and many other issues are top of mind. What does the allocation of money mean? Our expert panel looks beyond the budget and contextualizes the numbers. Register for free!⬇️ on-irpp.org/3t1Ca9o

Thinking about all the families with young kids living in small spaces without outdoor space, that will be incentivized to gather indoors to play rather than outside where it’s safer, for fear of police. So much privilege is built into today’s announcement. #onpoli #COVID19ON

We can't police our way out of this pandemic. We need paid sick leave & protection for essential workers, now...or they will die. /END

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Histories of Violence: Apocalypse Now lareviewofbooks.org/article/histor… via Los Angeles Review of Books

The 2021 federal Budget tabled on April 19, 2021, recognizes that immigration is vital to Canada’s economic growth and looks ahead to prepare for an anticipated increase in post-pandemic immigrant arrivals. Read OCASI comments on federal budget. bit.ly/3n7ymBy

#BREAKING: The Ontario government has once again voted against #PaidSickDays. In total, our government has now voted against paid sick days 21 times since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic. If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.

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When the Ontario government over emphasizes borders, it's racism. When their pandemic response prioritized policing, it was racism. When they refused #PaidSickDays for mostly racialized workers, it was racism. When they didn't divert vaccines to hotspots, it was racism.

BREAKING: The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is beyond horrified and demands justice after the horrific hate-motivated car attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario who were out for a walk on Sunday evening.

OCASI Statement – Stop Islamophobia, Hate and Terrorism: bit.ly/2TbGGF8

lot of talk about responsibility of Canadians to dismantle settler colonialism, but immigrants have particular roles & responsibilities too. So many been doing work in our multilingual communities past weeks (& more) & hands raised to Navyug Saffuwalia for calling out Canadian genocide

I wrote about the thousands of unmarked graves continuing to be uncovered across Canada, Indigenous children's deaths being deliberately covered up, and how these crimes have haunted this entire country. macleans.ca/opinion/this-e…

Encampment evictions: Another face of colonial violence in Canada | Housing | Al Jazeera aje.io/bz3ddz via Al Jazeera English

I envision a world where clean drinking water for First Nations peoples is not a debate topic.

On this Mexican Independence Day, you might like this piece I wrote earlier this year on the critical role of Afro-Indigenous communities and their environmental knowledge in Mexico’s independence movement.