An urgent conversation for this moment, with a cast of characters who have been walking the walk through the horrific landscape of the last 10 months. Matthew Green 🍊📈✊🏾, Sarah Jama, Nokha Dakroub🍁, Rabbi David Mivasair🔥, NCCM's CEO, and more. Make time for this one #Mississauga!

Pure madness. The normalization, indifference and acceptance of mass murder of innocent people - elderly, women, children, babies - is a total indictment of Western hypocrisy and immorality. The world will not, cannot forget this outbreak of evil.

Canada’s “record-shattering” wildfires last year produced nearly as much greenhouse gas emissions in one season as would be expected over a decade of fires in normal circumstances, data has shown. Fires made at least 3x more likely by climate crisis. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

The head of the United Church Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination, has called on Justin Trudeau to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel and for targeted economic and political sanctions to be imposed incl #ArmsEmbargoNow. Thank you. united-church.ca/news/dear-prim…

It doesn't get more blatant than made-in-Canada mortars being prepared to ship to Israel. All this while, for months, Trudeau and Joly have been repeating they've ended exports to Israel and we've been repeatedly calling out their lies and mobilizing for a real #ArmsEmbargoNow.

What an honour to interview Naomi Klein as part of The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts this past week in Sechelt 🤩 If you haven’t read “Doppelganger” yet, pick up a copy at your library or local bookstore pronto! 📕 📸: Avi Lewis

🚨TODAY! We are flooding our MPs inboxes, voicemails and socials to demand they end the Canada-Israel arms trade and endorse the call for an #ArmsEmbargoNow. Join a phone zap. Send an email. Show up at their office. Poster their neighborhoods. ACT NOW👇 armsembargonow.ca/august20/

The backlash against CUPE Ontario leader Fred Hahn is an attack against anti-genocide advocacy within the labour movement at large. The rights of workers across Canada to speak out against genocide must be protected as a fundamental principle of free speech.

Labour orgs like CUPE have a long and proud history of standing for justice and human rights internationally. As Jews advocating against genocide and Israeli apartheid, we appreciate the ongoing work of leaders like Fred Hahn who speak out for justice in Palestine-Israel.

The crises are connected: so are the solutions. Great short podcast from Centre for Climate Justice & BC Poverty Reduction Coalition - give it a listen!

Dear world: I know it’s hard to keep looking, but please don’t move on. Israel’s genocide in Gaza never stopped, not for one moment. It’s still happening. Hour after hour. If you’re in a rich country, your government is likely prolonging it. #ArmsEmbargoNow Pass it on.

This is not a hard problem to solve. Tax the rich, make the buses free.

As #migrant #farmworkers toil under sweltering heat. We once again remind you of how hot it gets in our greenhouses. Doug Ford David Piccini Ontario At Work continue to fail #workers by refusing to implement #heat stress protections.

A clarion call from my brother ⁦Seth Klein⁩ - and maybe the most compelling piece he’s ever written. If you’re committed to advancing climate action, please open yourself to this argument and consider it deeply. nationalobserver.com/2024/08/27/opi…

The BC Liberals have finally achieved their name change.

In July, I put through a Freedom of Information Request to 140+ universities asking for year-on-year data on reports of racism, islamophobia, antisemitism. Most of them have now arrived back in my inbox, and the results are fascinating. 🧵

This is a superb letter: rigorous, thoughtful, practical recommendations. CIJA, Housefather and Lyons favour exaggeration, hyperbole and bombast. They pressure and bully. Amira Elghawaby models responsible leadership. University presidents: this is what an A+ looks like.

Where were guys like this when a convoy of extremists were occupying Ottawa?

HandyDART workers in Vancouver are the connective tissue of community care. They transport vulnerable folks with respect and sensitivity. And they're getting screwed with low wages thanks to Transdev Group. Join clients, unions, the NDP and others: support the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 strike!

Applications for the 2024/25 IBPOC Student Support Fund are now open! Created in partnership with UBC EOAS, this award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/IBPOC_student_…