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3 anti-racist policies that should be part of the COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 recovery plans must be anti-racist. Here’s a look at just 3 (of the many) options on the table proposed by the movement for Black lives, including defunding the police, social programs, and free transit.
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Report of the National Inquiry on MMIWG: One year later, where’s the action?
A year ago this week, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls launched its report. Where are we now?
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White supremacy is destroying the environment, but that’s not why we fight it
As we mourn the countless Black lives lost at the hands of police, I feel compelled to speak up about white supremacy and police violence against Black and Indigenous communities here in Canada.
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How to get your mayor going and your city growing!
Are you eager to eat locally and organically produced food? Do you want to enjoy it at a personal level but also see this change take effect in your community…
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Solving climate crisis requires more than a carbon tax: Checklist for a green and just recovery
Market evangelists aren’t going down without a fight. In today’s Globe and Mail (“Engineering a ‘green recovery’ is a terrible idea”), the former chair of the Ecofiscal Commission Chris Ragan…
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Single-use plastics are a health risk, period.
As we think about our economic, societal and planetary recovery from COVID-19, it’s clear that one word stands out – health.
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Single-use plastics ban: 5 actions you can take for a #PlasticFreeFuture
In Canada, this year was expected to be the year that signalled a shift towards an economy less dependent on single-use plastics. We were going to be told what plastics…
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A How-To Guide for Virtual Bird-Dogging
“Bird-dogging” is when you and other people from your movement show up at public appearances of elected officials, political candidates or other decision makers and ask them to do something…
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How to Start your Garden: Seed Starting Guide
A series of blogs to guide you towards a more resilient diet in times of health and environmental crisis The The social distancing and confinement required by the coronavirus crisis…
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