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Roe v. Wade reversal

Details: Published on Friday, 15 July 2022 16:24; Written by editor

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PAOV — President Biden signed an executive order late last week in an effort to curb the attack on access to abortion care in the United States by expanding access to emergency contraception and increasing protections for patient privacy. However, the executive order cannot force states to allow abortion, meaning millions of people are still without safe access to care. Petition starter Kate is demanding US Congress take immediate action to federally protect abortion access. Show your support in this critical moment by signing the petition now.

Congress: Protect our Right to Choose!

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Dam near crazy

Details: Published on Thursday, 14 July 2022 17:34; Written by editor

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Calgary Stampede + dead horses

Details: Published on Thursday, 14 July 2022 16:02; Written by editor

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PAOV — “The ‘tradition’ of injuring and killing horses needs to end now!” The 2022 Calgary Stampede kicks off today, and will feature dozens of rodeo events that put horses at risk of severe injury and death. Over 70 horses have died during the Stampede’s chuckwagon races, and petition starter Allison believes the chuckwagon events need to stop immediately. If you agree that horses shouldn’t risk death for entertainment, sign the petition now.

Stop the Deaths of Chuckwagon Horses at the Calgary Stampede

77,796 have signed Allison Nicolas’s petition. Let’s get to 150,000!

Amazon Admits Giving Ring Footage to Police Without a Warrant or Consent

Details: Published on Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:22; Written by editor

Amazon Prime Day

Details: Published on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 16:02; Written by editor

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PAOV — Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales kicked off yesterday. Canadians across the country will scour Amazon for the best deals and some of those purchases will inevitably be returned. Instead of being resold, millions of dollars worth of products returned to Amazon are destroyed, even if they’re in perfect condition. Petition starter Carole is appalled by how many functional products are sent to landfill and is demanding that the federal government force the company to reduce its impact on our environment. If you think that Amazon shouldn’t be able to destroy brand new and working products, sign today.

Stop the massive destruction of unsold goods by Amazon

Paov, your last chance to take action

Details: Published on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 12:32; Written by editor

Paov,

Extreme heat is hitting us hard again this summer.

Wildfires have already burned more of the Northwest Territories than in all of 2021.1 The area burned in the Yukon so far is five times higher than this time last year.2 Meanwhile, this week dangerous heatwaves are scorching large parts of China, Europe and North America.3

The seriousness of the climate emergency couldn’t be clearer, but our federal government continues to delay critical climate action and greenlight funding for fossil fuel expansion. It’s up to all of us to speak up and change that.

Let’s make sure our politicians feel the heat. Take two minutes now to tell your MP to stop delaying climate action and work to deliver the bold action we need: a rapid, just transition off of fossil fuels.

With MPs back in their home ridings for the summer, this is the perfect time to flood their constituency offices with calls for bold climate action. Together, we can make sure passing the Just Transition Act is at the top of their priority list when they get back to Ottawa in September. 234 people have already...

Calling All Social Justice Advocates!

Details: Published on Tuesday, 12 July 2022 16:14; Written by editor

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A Visit with Climate Crisis Hunger Striker Howard Breen

Details: Published on Monday, 11 July 2022 21:23; Written by editor

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Days before faltering health forced him to end his hunger strike, Howard Breen told The Tyee, ‘What I fear is that I am not doing enough.’ Co-activist Vic Brice confirmed his tandem hunger strike continues. Photo for The Tyee by Peter Fairley.

Howard Breen was on day 27 of his hunger strike when I spent some hours with him last Wednesday at his back-lot south Nanaimo cabin. Three days before he had been in hospital with memory loss, dangerously low blood pressure and impending kidney damage — brought on when he also refused water for 51 hours. But on this unseasonably frigid April day, in the warmth of his cabin, Breen seemed to...

How Charles Koch bought the Supreme Court

Details: Published on Monday, 11 July 2022 13:58; Written by editor

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade ended the constitutional right to abortion while planting the seeds for overturning landmark decisions legalizing birth control, interracial marriage, and consensual sex between LGBTQ+ people.

But while these cultural issues generate the vast majority of the political heat and media attention around the Supreme Court, the money behind the right wing’s takeover of the judiciary came from corporate interests that couldn’t care less about Roe v. Wade.

Billionaires like Charles Koch have funded the conservative legal movement for decades not to ban abortion but to cripple the federal regulatory state that protects consumers, workers, and the environment. And Koch’s investment is paying off big time.

That’s why, in order to understand the right-wing hijacking of the court, we must follow the money...

Rogers

Details: Published on Monday, 11 July 2022 10:26; Written by editor

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PAOV — On Friday, Rogers experienced its second nationwide outage in as many years. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians were unable to access internet and cell services for hours, despite paying some of the highest fees in the world. Petition starter Celina is calling on the CRTC to protect Canadians from exorbitant cell and internet fees and more than 275,000 frustrated Canadians have joined her. You can show your support by signing the petition now.

Canadians Are Being SCAMMED - Tell the CRTC We Demand Better Cell Phone Service!

276,752 have signed Celina London’s petition. Let’s get...

Ron Johnson Campaign Scrambled to Pull “Mass Murder” Ad After July 4 Mass Shooting

Details: Published on Sunday, 10 July 2022 16:24; Written by editor

Wetlands destroyed for luxury development?

Details: Published on Saturday, 09 July 2022 15:03; Written by editor

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PAOV — The Silver Creek wetland in central Ontario is home to endangered wildlife, migratory birds, and spawning trout and salmon. It is at serious risk of being turned into a large residential neighbourhood that includes restaurants, tennis courts, and a public swimming pool. The development has the potential to destroy the delicate local ecosystem, and petition starter Julie is urging the government to put a stop to the development. You can join Julie and over 30,000 supporters by signing the petition now.

SAVE Silver Creek Wetland - STOP an environmental disaster on the shores of Collingwood!

Accompaniment updates

Details: Published on Saturday, 09 July 2022 11:18; Written by editor

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Oil spill

Details: Published on Saturday, 09 July 2022 07:20; Written by editor

A decaying oil tanker off the coast of Yemen could spew a MILLION barrels of oil into the Red Sea. That’s four times the oil spilled by Exxon Valdez!

It’s a ticking time bomb that could be the biggest environmental catastrophe in history, but no one is talking about it. And the United Nations can’t scrape together enough donations to clean it up before disaster strikes.

We’re going to change that.

If thousands of us come together to create a citizen cleanup fund, then campaign to demand our governments match our donations 100:1, we can help get the UN the money they need to start the clean up straight away.

We have no time to spare – experts say they have to start within weeks or it might be too late.

A, can you give $88 to help stop this ticking time bomb?

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Dogwood News This Week: political mavericks, or more of the same?

Details: Published on Saturday, 09 July 2022 06:03; Written by editor

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Your place for news and action Leaders stepping down, new leaders stepping up. It’s the lifecycle of any political system, but there has been quite a lot of changing of the guard lately.

Federal Conservatives have one less candidate to choose from in their leadership race: Patrick Brown, dogged by sexual misconduct allegations and other scandals, was recently disqualified for supposedly mismanaging campaign funds. He’s accusing Pierre Poilievre’s campaign of sabotage and appears ready to fight the decision. Get...

BC disability income assistance

Details: Published on Friday, 08 July 2022 15:07; Written by editor

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PAOV — Could you survive on $1,350 a month, or find housing for $375 a month? That is the reality for thousands of people in BC who rely on disability income assistance. Living on so little is virtually impossible in a province with sky-high rents and rapidly increasing cost of living. Petition starter Amanda is calling on the provincial government to immediately raise disability assistance payments so people who receive assistance are not forced to live in poverty. If you agree with Amanda and think the government must increase disability assistance payments, sign the petition now.

Increase Disability Income Assistance in British Columbia

So hot youre hurting my feelings, Toronto

Details: Published on Thursday, 07 July 2022 17:04; Written by editor

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Can you donate $5 to help The Intercept expose the Supreme Courts illegitimacy?

Details: Published on Thursday, 07 July 2022 14:34; Written by editor

The first rule of an emergency is that you do what it takes to end the emergency and get to safety. You don’t throw up your hands because the task is too hard.

And you certainly don’t let a gang of unelected, lifetime appointed political operatives — several of whom only have their seats because of trickery and lies — get in your way.

As if ending the constitutional right to abortion wasn’t enough, the U.S. Supreme Court has now eviscerated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to tackle the climate crisis.

But instead of seizing this moment to radically reform the court and advance an aggressive climate action agenda, too many Democrats — and their enablers in the...

Ticking time bomb

Details: Published on Thursday, 07 July 2022 01:29; Written by editor

A decaying oil tanker off the coast of Yemen could spew a MILLION barrels of oil into the Red Sea. That’s four times the oil spilled by Exxon Valdez!

We’re going to change that.

We have no time to spare – experts say they have to start within weeks or it might be too late.

A, can you give $88 to help stop this ticking time bomb?

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Toronto Raptors

Details: Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2022 15:43; Written by editor

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PAOV — Mass shootings and gun violence are on the rise in Canada, increasing by nearly 40% over the last decade. The Toronto Raptors are taking action to bring more awareness to gun violence in Canada by urging Canadian legislators to join the United States in observing the first Friday of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Show your support by signing the petition now.

Support National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Canada

20,086 have signed Toronto Raptors’s petition. Let’s get to 25,000!