When we choose NOT to establish healthcare as a right (including mental health!) it spills over + compounds the costs of homelessness, mass incarceration, & police confrontation. None of these issues would be as dire or costly if we prioritized mental health in policy + culture.

The Ontario PC Party is now subsidizing the horse-racing industry with millions in public money, while slashing education, healthcare and the social safety net. They are literally gambling our money away as kids go hungry. #DeadBeatTories #canlab #onpoli #FordFamilyValues

Incredible new video by visionary climate activist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It's time for us to dream bigger than ever before to solve this crisis and create millions of good paying jobs. Pls watch & share! Let's pass the #GreenNewDeal!

Choose UofT Don't forget the $3.29 to Downtown Legal Services, where students work to represent other students and the broader community in criminal proceedings, immigration proceedings, in front of university tribunals, and so on. And they do it for free. "Non-essential", apparently.

A group of volunteers in Toronto have formed what they’re calling The People’s Pantry. They're delivering hot meals and groceries to hundreds of families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Greg Ross spoke to the people behind the cause.

“We’re proposing a fundamentally different way of organizing the economy,” Hébert explains, “to dramatically expand the public sector at the expense of the private sector.” ricochet.media/en/3147 #cdnpoli

"There are deep historical wounds we need to heal that exist between Asians and Black people, and there are fresh wounds being created everyday as we perpetuate anti-Blackness inside our communities." Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) link.medium.com/K5hPj2ulI6

Free hot meals and grocery care packages delivered across Toronto & the GTA through The People's Pantry!

With more and more public spaces starting to reopen across the GTA, it is important to remember that the battle for #FoodJustice is not over. #FoodInsecurity didn't start with COVID-19, nor will it end with it! For more info on our initiative, please click the link in our bio🍴♥️

It’s time to stop erasing BIPOC folks in our food system‼️ Images of white faces have dominated recent ads focusing on “local food” — campaigns like these invisibilize the labour of racialized migrant farm workers who actually plant, grow, and harvest our food here in Canada.

“Not since the early ’70s has the city been so bold in its vision and so responsive to the community,” one advocate said to council. thetyee.ca/News/2020/10/1…

This is a time when we need more licensed pharmacists, not less - these grads are fully qualified, should've been licensed months ago, and yet continue to work as underpaid interns on the frontlines because Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCPInfo.com) Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Doug Ford couldn't get it together.

34 year-old Sean Hart has been missing for 20 days. His mother's desperate plea, and the search efforts underway - coming up tonight on the NewsHour. Global BC

Absolutely wild that right now in Quebec you can walk your dog past 8PM without worry but get a fine for $6000 for being homeless.

An Ottawa doctor traced a shelter outbreak to two PSWs who got infected at work and brought it in -- they were homeless. Horrific story about a housing crisis and underpaid essential workers: two problems that, to be clear, pre-dated COVID-19.

We are thrilled to announce our first event of 2021. Please join us on Tuesday, Jan. 26, as @InitialVW, @etammykim and Elene Lam of Butterfly discuss Asian-American and Asian-Canadian perspectives on movement lawyering. You can register here: eventbrite.ca/e/asian-americ…

Today's announcement must include an eviction moratorium, as well as supports for households struggling to pay rent or are at risk of losing their homes. #NoCovidEvictions #RentReliefNow #onpoli #TOpoli Colin D'Mello | Global News Travis Dhanraj @CBCQueensPark Cynthia Mulligan Robert Benzie

We will be live tweeting our event titled "Asian American and Asian Canadian Perspectives on Movement Lawyering" tonight! Follow along at #UTLUML1

Elene: "Law is not a tool to protect, but to oppress, to maintain inequality, and to fight back, you need to learn the tools" and that's why Elene studied law. #UTLUML1