I was just asked to be on The National to discuss Roe and abortion...and then I found out it would be a panel with a "pro-life/anti-abortion" voice. I am livid and sent this reply. I couldn't care less if this means I will not be asked back to the CBC. It needed to be said.

Just to be clear, all the "well I'm personally anti abortion but will fight for your right to choose" folks can fuck right off right now. You allow space for the Joe Biden's of the world to exist.

Jesse reminded us that we are losing 3 people a week to drug overdoses in our Region.....that means that we will lose someone today....then someone in Friday, and then again on Sunday. We need real change now!

Today, we mourn and recognize the loss of many in our community to the overdose crisis. We see you. We miss you. We support you 💜#supprtnotstigma #IOAD22

Disturbing: Deaths among people experiencing homelessness in the City of Toronto have nearly doubled in the last 3 years (~4.2 people are dying per week). I simply cannot understand how we continue to normalize this kind of suffering in one of the world's wealthiest cities. 💔

I feel like everyone I talk to is having some sort of post-pandemic* mid-life crisis: a combination of the way the pandemic made you think about your life, and the overwhelming crush of overlapping global-local crises in ways we haven't seen before. *pandemic not actually over

Trauma did NOT make you stronger. It changed the structure and function of your brain, put you at risk for hormone imbalance + chronic pain, made it hard to discern between calm + chaos. Let’s not glorify trauma. Let’s GET REAL about healing: It. Is. Possible.

Security cost: ~ $80,000/month # of residents: ~ 50 people Security cost per resident: ~ $1,600 per month Superior options exist for campers, area residents and businesses. Elections matter. #MP4RC #WRvotes

"Being without a home is not a personal failing, it is a failure of economic structures and leadership." - Angela Robertson #CAEH22

Who in our community is advocating for an increase in Ontario Works and other systemic issues causing homelessness? I would love to chat! GroundUpWR ReallocateWR @Jessichutchison @judahoudshoorn Waterloo Region YIMBY ActingOutWR

Today, we held the official grand opening ceremony for our new ShelterCare facility in Waterloo, where 100 men experiencing chronic homelessness will get 24/7 care, including onsite mental health, addiction, health care, and support to find a permanent place to call home.

Next is Laura who is also supporting the overwhelming call to reject police budget. Instead they call for more support for police free street outreach for unsheltered communities. Similarly current mental health supports are severely underfunded.

The system itself is biased. 3 votes should not have counted as they voted twice. Once at the PS board and then at council. A fairer process would be to not have Board members who sit at regional council vote twice. The votes were 8 to 5 in favor to come back with a lower number.

Things that did _not_ kill kids today: - a renaissance sculpture - a film about Ruby Bridges - drag queen story time - the word ‘tampon’ - critical race theory - woke banks - saying that Rosa Parks was Black - gender-affirming care - ‘The Bluest Eye’ What did: -an AR-f––ing-15

Our executive director, Shannon Down, has written a letter to the Mayor and Council at the City of Kitchener regarding the recent actions towards Roos Island Encampment Residents. Read Shannon’s letter here.

So this happened ❤️ Thank you to Women of the Year KW for awarding our Addiction Services supervisor Marian Best the 2023 Health & Wellness Women of the Year Award for her work in #Cbridge spearheading the creation of Cambridge Addiction Services and our 2 Recovery Homes #ItTakesAVillage

Wealth of Elon Musk 2012: $2,000,000,000 2023: $248,900,000,000 Wealth of Jeff Bezos 2012: $18,400,000,000 2023: $153,100,000,000 Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg 2012: $17,500,000,000 2023: $104,900,000,000 Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Three words: tax the rich.

✊🏼 to all those bravely protesting at today's match. Especially the women. #GreenwoodOut #ManUtd

Although there have been discussions & articles about Project 2025, VERY FEW focus specifically on Trump's plans for Black Americans That's why I read all 922 pages of #Project2025 as well as #Agenda47 Here are the top 10 things I found: A thread: thegrio.com/2024/07/15/i-r…