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http://www.westcoastleaf.org/ 13-10-2009 04:23:05
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Today is Earth Day! A huge thank you to the traditional stewards of this land and those who protect our land and water. Today and every day, let's join together to help make the world a better place. Let us love and protect our first mother, Mother Earth. #Earthday2024
Alongside Rise Women's Legal Centre, we've made a submission to BC Law Institute's review of Parentage in the Family Law Act. We’re advocating for inclusive parentage laws that promote the well-being of diverse families! Read it here: bit.ly/3xEIVVQ #BCPoli #FamilyLaw
ICYMI: We're grateful for the work of Possibility Seeds to expand/update Use the Right Words, a set of resources 'for journalists and media professionals to report on sexual and gender-based violence in a trauma-informed way that prevents additional harm.'
bit.ly/4aihDUa
ICYMI: A report released in Jan by The CCPA–BC highlights voices of women workers in hotels, mostly racialized &/or immigrant women, about how their livelihoods & health have suffered since the pandemic, & makes recommendations for their rights & security:
bit.ly/4a3fOt6
ICYMI: Campaign 2000's report released last month shows alarming backwards steps on child and family poverty in Canada (which also often reflects the feminization of poverty) after the winding down of pandemic financial supports. #CdnPoli #EndPoverty
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It's International Asexuality Day, & we want to recognize the education & advocacy work of ace & aro communities. For example, in this article in The Healthy Indian Project, Ritash calls for non-pathologizing, non-stigmatizing health care that respects self-determination:
bit.ly/4a676u9
We're one week away from this workshop with Indigenous Women Rise Society! Are you First Nations, Metis or Inuit and want to learn more about your rights at work? Register today!
Migrant care worker immigration programs are expiring soon. But many can't apply anyway because of unfair requirements. Support migrant care workers in crisis by adding your voice to the Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll petition: bit.ly/3u4KrPm #StatusforAll
Our friend & collaborator Alysha Collie of 3 Crows Productions (half of the filmmaking duo behind our Kids Are Only Kids Once doc) is urgently fundraising for legal representation for an Indigenous mom & survivor of family violence: gofundme.com/f/family-facin…
#MutualAidRequest
Tomorrow eve at Vancouver Public Library Central Branch! Catch our ED Raji Mangat in conversation w/ Mandi Gray, who will speak about her new book Suing for Silence, which explores how defamation lawsuits are used to silence & intimidate survivors of sexual violence. Sign up:
bit.ly/3wBFhvm
We're inspired by this project from White Ribbon Canada, which 'educate[s] men and boys on the intersection of gender-based violence & transphobia, & how healthy masculinities can be a powerful form of allyship.' CN: Fictional depiction of transmisogyny & murder
bit.ly/3Ts0HEC
Did you miss our 2024 Equality Breakfast? You can watch Pam Palmater's keynote address now: youtube.com/watch?v=-fzf-u…
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Check out the amazing photos on our event page at westcoastleaf.org/breakfast2024/ #EqualityBreakfast