Serve. #RBCOffCampus #DefundClimateChaos

Hey there students. Looking to turn climate anxiety into positive collective action with impact? Then check out Seth Klein's call for a Youth Climate Corps. climateemergencyunit.ca/climatecorps

So we are finally seeing Govt of Canada spending a significant chunk of $ on climate advertising. Good! But entire focus of ad series is on natural solutions (wetlands, grasslands, etc). It's like they are going out of their way not to name fossil fuels. youtu.be/bDoAK7iyweA

Update from hunger strike, day 2! Our strikers power on but will McMaster University respond?

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Tomorrow - 11am - Uptown Waterloo Square! RBC CIBC Scotiabank TD (Canada) BMO have invested C$700 billion in the fossil fuel industry since Paris! Meanwhile they fund 'sustainability programs' University of Waterloo End #greenwashing! Thanks Waterloo Region Record! bit.ly/3Z7ETxi

🚨BREAKING 🚨 In light of our recent sit-in against RBC's fossil fuel financing, the University of Toronto Student Union will prohibit all new RBC sponsorships !!!

Yesterday, on day 8 of our hunger strike, we decided to end the strike due to health concerns for the strikers. This does not mean we are done. We have seen so many moved to action to support this movement. McMaster University, this is not the end. This is only the beginning.

So thrilled to see University of Waterloo taking up this responsibility as part of the TRC! "The University of Waterloo is offering a full tuition waiver to all qualifying students from two First Nations communities on whose traditional territory the University is situated."

🧵📣New report: governments must urgently force oil & gas companies to pay for their environmental damage -- before production falls this decade We can't let the enormous cleanup bill fall to the public EnvironmentalDefence #cdnpoli environmentaldefence.ca/report/past-du…

Welcome to the Anthropocene 8 billion humans 3 trillion trees cut down 1000s species extinct 37% of land used for farming Nitrogen fixation doubled Atm CO2 up 50% Atm CH4 up 250% Micro-plastics in all oceans Global temp up 1.2°C How to change the future? bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

The impact of flooding is increasingly in the news - around the world, and here in Canada. While flooding is a natural weather phenomenon, climate change is exacerbating this threat. Join us to learn more. Register for free: eventbrite.com/e/664954265107

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Looking forward to seeing everyone this evening!

Thank-you to everyone who attended our 'Water You Waiting For' webinar today! Thank-you to our amazing speakers, Shaieree Cottar and Felicia Watterodt, and our fantastic organizing team! @ClimateStudents Fossil Free UW

After a summer of smoke and devastating extreme weather worldwide we will be calling out all levels of government. Speakers: Kitchener South Green MP Mike Morrice, Council of Canadians, Waterloo Region Labour Council 50by30wr.ca Sean Campbell Hold the Line WR

The planet is (literally) burning, but it’s business as usual at UW. Join the UW Climate Justice Ecosystem rally on the Arts Quad on Thr, Sep 28 from 11 am - 1 pm. Also pre-rally art build on Tue, Sep 26 from 6 - 9 pm in EV1-139! Sign our letter and learn: linktr.ee/climatejustice…

Read, sign & share (& show up for the rally! Sep 28 11-1pm, Arts Quad) UW Climate Justice Ecosystem’s letter to the UW board draws connections between the fight for a livable planet and parallel struggles for economic and social justice! Demand action: linktr.ee/climatejustice…

Read and sign @ClimateJusticeUW's open letter: shorturl.at/owIQY The climate crisis is an existential threat that intersects with all other forms of injustice. Sign our public manifesto that we sent to University of Waterloo and attend the rally on Sep 28 11-1 Arts Quad!