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Reusables can be used safely: Over 125 health experts fire back at the plastic industry
While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling COVID-19, oil companies are pushing to produce more single-use plastic than ever before. So what do we need to know about plastic…
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Over 120 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Over 100 health experts including 5 canadians from eighteen countries signed onto a statement today assuring retailers and consumers that reusables are safe during COVID-19, pushing back on claims by the plastic industry.
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An Anishinabe great-grandmother and her daughter, a grand-mother herself, warn us about the 3 C’s.
This blog below is co-written by Carole & Jennifer Brazeau, Anishinabe / Algonquin, members of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec and grassroots Grandmothers.
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Cheyenne Sundance on why we need food justice, now and after COVID-19
Revolutionary founder of Toronto’s first justice-centered full-year farm, systemic change-maker, radical farmer, food sovereignty, liberation, and justice advocate, community leader and farm school teacher.
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Heat waves, forest fires, floods and Coronavirus…enough to make you sweat
We’ve seen COVID-19 take lives, affect the most vulnerable, destroy families, put immense pressure on health systems around the world. The virus has had unprecedented physical, psychological and financial consequences.
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Despite COVID-19, Quebecers want government to do more and reject calls to abolish environmental regulations
A Léger poll, conducted from May 29th to June 2nd [1] and commissioned by the Communauté de pratique sur la communication climatique au Québec [2], shows that Quebecers prioritize social…
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The Makers: Vancouver’s Kristina Kearley on the frontlines of COVID-19 … a green & just recovery
Canask is an informal collective that’s working to flatten the COVID-19 curve by redistributing donations of masks and other personal protective equipment. We sat down with Coordinator Kristina Kearley to talk about a just transition from the pandemic.
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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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What is a green and just recovery? 5 actions to make it happen
A green and just recovery is the opportunity for the federal government to kickstart a new economy that helps solve the climate emergency and biodiversity crises, while ensuring fair wages, employment protections and social safety nets for all people living in Canada.
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READY, SET… BIKE !
Cycling emerged as a way to stay connected. Biking is this marvellous changing agent and social justice tool, that’s fun and healthy for us and the planet! Mobility for essential workers like healthcare providers is more important than ever. They, like all of us, still need to go buy food, deliver necessities or take care…
