2015: FTII under Gajendra Chauhan slaps disciplinary action against a student, Payal Kapadia. She had boycotted classes& led the 4-month long protest against Chauhan. Later, FTII cut her grant.

2024: Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wins the #Cannes2024 Grand Prix ✨

Important piece by Brandi Morin. Absolutely abhorrent and racist conduct by the federal – Justin Trudeau Gary Anandasangaree– and provincial governments. Doug Ford Greg Rickford still granting thousands of resource extraction permits without community consultation or approval. For

Obsidian Energy used to be named Penn West Petroleum. And there's an obvious reason they rebranded: their execs were charged with accounting fraud & settled. This is important background for the current dispute with the Woodland Cree First Nation & local contractors because some

I think gopher’s on the menu for this guy tonight

Before visiting Grassy Narrows for this reporting trip, I knew it was bad. But did I ever find out just how bad it really is. An ENTIRE community poisoned; 50 years on after a pulp plant purposefully dumped mercury in the river. It’s devastating.
The people of Grassy are doing

Read this story! Brandi Morin and Geordie travelled to Grassy Narrows to tell the story of a people living under the long shadow of industrial pollution.

And the photos! Oh my. Don’t miss this one.

‘For them, it’s money. For us, it’s life’: Grassy Narrows’ 60-year legacy of poison

NEW - Brandi Morin reports from the Northwestern Ontario First Nation where an industrial disaster has only continued to get worse.

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#FreeGrassy #WaterIsLife #Landback

The Apache Stronghold is protecting sacred site Chi’chil Bildagoteel/ #OakFlat from a massive copper mine in Arizona. #Justtransition #keepitintheground #FPIC

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear Apache Stronghold v. U.S. despite the support of Tribal Nations, tribal organizations, and religious and civil rights groups. Apache Stronghold will now turn to the Supreme Court to #SaveOakFlat : narf.org/cases/apache-o…

The verbal abuse & threats from trolls on here is gross. Comes with the territory these days, but it shouldn’t.

'Hundreds treated for heatstroke in Pakistan as country faces severe heat wave'

Temperatures soared as high as 120° Fahrenheit in Mohenjo Daro

'recent erratic changes in weather patterns were the result of man-made climate change'
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There’s a continued assault on press freedom in Canada and it has to stop now! All of our freedoms are at risk if Savanna Savanna is tried on this charge.
I demand justice for Savanna and all journalists facing persecution. I know what it’s like to be arrested, jailed &

Thank you for the heads-up on your new documentary, Brandi. It is my intention to watch when practical to do so! Well done to you and Ricochet Media, once again, for highlighting these, critical, issues by raising awareness and bringing them to the attention of a wider audience.

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What's a single idea, tip or technique that could make your journalism better?

At #CAJ24 meet five of Canada's top journalists (Brandi Morin, Wendy Gillis, Judy Trinh, Justin Brake & Jesse Winter) who will share their best-kept secrets. FT Michael Serapio

Bring your notebook!😉

Go watch our new doc out now!
In the heart of the Arizona high desert lies a battle for the soul of the land.
The ancient, sacred grounds of Apache Native territory are under threat from a looming giant — a massive copper mine that promises riches for the locals, and a pathway

Next week is the 3rd anniversary of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc's announcement re: potential unmarked graves at the Kamloops residential school, and the flurry of residential school denialism has already started. So, here's a 🧵with receipts and resources to hold space for truth.

I stand with Woodland Cree First Nation. ✊🏽

#cdnpoli #ableg

“Injunctions are a symptom of upstream failure to address the exercise of Indigenous rights properly, lawfully, and politically in Canada.

The transformation of land into property proceeded through mechanisms like the Dominion Lands Act of 1872, which also privatized the theft