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Newsletter from Café Etico

Details: Published on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 17:02; Written by editor

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I cant believe how bad this is…

Details: Published on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:52; Written by editor

Paov,

Today, Trudeau unveiled Canada’s new emissions reduction plan — and there’s a big problem.1

Despite a clear need to phase out fossil fuels, this plan assumes that oil and gas production in Canada will expand — with tar sands expansion expected to increase by a million barrels per day by 2030.

On top of that, while all of Canada is expected to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030, the fossil fuel industry is expected to only reach 30% reductions. That’s 10% less than the rest of the country. And, tax payers will be on the hook for financing the industry’s emissions reduction measures.

Plans like this are eating up the precious years we have left to phase out our dependence on fossil fuels and shift to a green energy economy. If the Trudeau government is serious about taking action on the climate emergency, they need to get moving on an ambitious Just Transition Act that works for people and the planet. Help make sure they get this message by making your submission to Natural Resources Canada’s public consultation on Canada’s Just Transition.

Once again, the Trudeau government has put forward a plan...

Reparations

Details: Published on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 10:00; Written by editor

As the Royals toured the Caribbean, people took to the streets to ramp up the demand for reparations for slavery.

If you join the call, together we can ensure the descendants and communities of enslaved people finally get justice.

sign the petition

Is it enough to express ‘profound sorrow’ for an ‘appalling atrocity’ that you benefited from? Prince William may think it is, but for many in countries like Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas, it just doesn’t cut it.

As William and Kate tour the Caribbean, they were greeted with calls for justice, and that amends be made for the legacy of slavery. Will you join?

Campaigners in Kingston staged a protest demanding reparations when the Royal tour arrived in Jamaica. The Prime Minister of Barbados -- the world’s newest...

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BC gas prices

Details: Published on Monday, 28 March 2022 15:41; Written by editor

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PAOV — Gas prices across British Columbia have fluctuated wildly over the past few weeks. Petition starter Sarah is seeing a 29% increase in her gas bill. The government plans to issue a rebate to provide short-term relief, but Sarah wants the government to take long-term action to protect their citizens from these extreme price increases. You can show your support by signing the petition now.

Regulate BC’s Gas Prices

20,417 have signed SARAH OBERMANN’s petition. Let’s get to 25,000!

RIP Madeleine Albright and Her Awful, Awful Career

Details: Published on Sunday, 27 March 2022 17:20; Written by editor

Tim Hortons lids

Details: Published on Sunday, 27 March 2022 15:41; Written by editor

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PAOV — Tim Hortons sells nearly 5 million cups of coffee every day - that’s 2 billion cups of coffee a year in non-recyclable disposable coffee cups. Their current policy of not allowing reusable mugs was designed to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Over 29,000 people are urging Tim Hortons to follow the environmental lead of other coffee chains and implement a safe and contactless way for customers to use reusable mugs. Show your support by signing the petition now.

Hey Tim Hortons, Accept Reusables Mugs Again!

31,227 have signed...

After Ukraine, no more safe haven for R

Details: Published on Sunday, 27 March 2022 09:00; Written by editor

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PAOV – this petition is taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in adding your name. Sign now to help:

After Ukraine, no more safe haven for Russia’s super-rich in the West

Transparency International started this petition, and it now has 20,020 signatures

Sign now with a click

CP Rail lockout ends | Federal anti-scab law

Details: Published on Sunday, 27 March 2022 07:37; Written by editor

CP Rail lockout ends | Federal anti-scab law

Accompaniment updates

Details: Published on Saturday, 26 March 2022 04:21; Written by editor

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Maya Q'eqchi environmental defender Bernardo Caal Xol released after four years in prison!

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Nunca Pares as Public Ministry visits sites of sexual assault on university campus

PBI-Mexico signs accompaniment agreement with CONTEC who support Indigenous struggles in the Sierra Tarahumara ...

Pharmacare

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2022 15:43; Written by editor

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PAOV — This week, the federal government agreed to work with the NDP on seven policy areas - including the creation of a universal national pharmacare program that will be in place by the end of 2023. A national pharmacare program would put drugs like insulin back within reach for thousands of Canadians who currently can’t afford this life-saving medication. You can show your support in this critical moment by signing the petition now.

Insulin Must Be Free

152,397 have signed Cullen Elijah’s petition. Let’s get to 200,000!

An unusual (and important) request

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2022 13:31; Written by editor

The Intercept has been engaged in a monthslong legal battle to get access to documents being hidden from the public about the brutal crackdown on Dakota Access pipeline protestors.

The law is on our side, but we need your help to see the legal fight through to the end. Please donate today, and see the email below from our legal director for more information.

You don’t usually get emails from me, but my name is David Bralow, and I’m in charge of The Intercept’s legal team.

I’m writing you to ask for your support in our legal fight to get the truth about the brutal crackdown on protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.

As you may recall,...

March 2022: A critical look at the SDGs

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2022 12:02; Written by editor

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The government wants to hear from you on a Just Transition plan

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2022 08:33; Written by editor

Paov,

I'll cut to the chase.

We have a short window of time to intervene in Natural Resources Canada’s Just Transition consultation. This is our chance to ensure that Canada’s Just Transition plan works for people and the planet, creates millions of green jobs, and aligns with the scale and urgency of climate science.

We need as many people as possible to flood this submission portal to ensure our demands and voices are centered in this consultation period. Take one minute to use our easy one click tool to make your submission.

Make a submission

Right now, Big Oil is trying to hijack the consultation process and water down Just Transition legislation to ensure their profits are protected. Just recently, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canada's dirtiest oil and gas lobby, launched their own tool to flood the public consultation process with messages in support of oil and gas.1

We...

New podcasts, upcoming event, and welcoming new staff

Details: Published on Friday, 25 March 2022 07:19; Written by editor

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Ancestors Voice podcast

Ancestors Voice is a new podcast hosted by Orrie Charleyboy and supported by CFSC’s Reconciliation Fund. In this first episode, available now, Orries uses gentle humour to introduce himself and the show.

A tale at a Timmies in Taber

Details: Published on Thursday, 24 March 2022 17:23; Written by editor

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Empower the Next Generation of Youths

Details: Published on Thursday, 24 March 2022 13:41; Written by editor

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Dear Friend,

When I tell people I work at the BCCLA, they tend to ask me what kind of work we do. When they learn about our Public Legal Education programs, they always want to know more.

Recently, I’ve been telling everyone about the phenomenal response we receive from our annual Youth Conference. On March 2 and 3, we brought together 140 students from across the Vancouver Lower Mainland, who attended virtually and learned from a territorial welcome, two keynote speakers, and five fantastic workshop presenters.

Over the course of the Conference, students learned about:

Their rights in the workplace
Local housing justice issues in conversation with a person with lived experience of tent city advocacy, homelessness, and housing precarity
Cree law, and the ability for Indigenous laws to work alongside Canada’s legal system
Their rights online, both in school and outside of school

Public legal education is a core part of our work because we believe better is possible. We believe societal change...

Bulldozing Borneo's majestic forests

Details: Published on Thursday, 24 March 2022 07:19; Written by editor

One of Malaysia’s largest timber and palm oil corporations is deforesting huge swathes of rainforest in Borneo without consent, decimating endangered gibbon, clouded leopard and pangolin habitats.

When a local, four-person NGO helped expose the destruction, the timber giant slapped them with a $1.8 million lawsuit to silence them!

We know it won’t end there. The family that owns this company is worth over $400 million – and they can afford to hire high priced lawyers to legally bully these forest defenders.

But if enough of us chip in, we can give this small but mighty NGO the money they need to fight back in court and win. Their next legal deadline is fast approaching and they need an influx of cash – can you chip in?

If you’ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately.

Sexual Assault Allegations Vanished From Potential Cori Bush Challengers Wikipedia Page

Details: Published on Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:20; Written by editor

TD Pensions

Details: Published on Wednesday, 23 March 2022 11:15; Written by editor

TD is still financing the climate crisis. The bank is one of the top ten biggest funders of fossil fuel projects worldwide. It dumps billions every year into big oil and gas -- including destructive pipelines and tar sands mines.

But did you know that your retirement savings could help make TD change its ways and be part of the solution to slowing climate change?

That’s because if you have a pension, including CPP or CDPQ, it’s almost certainly invested in TD and that means you have the power to force TD to stop financing climate catastrophe.

We submitted a groundbreaking shareholder proposal calling on TD to stop funding any new fossil fuels expansion by the end of 2022. If you are a shareholder, you can make double the difference by voting your shares for proposal 1 through the proxy circular as well as pressuring your pension fund.

Can you ask your fund manager to vote for our proposal?

This proposal would ensure that TD takes the bold action needed to prevent climate catastrophe. In fact, top scientists and policy makers say that no new fossil fuel expansion is the only way to meet the Paris Climate Agreement.

But in order for...

The Climate Career Portal is Live!

Details: Published on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 16:09; Written by editor

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Hello Paov,

Thank you to everyone who attended our Climate Career Portal Launch Event! We had such an wonderful time sharing our new platform with you, and listening to our incredible speakers. The Climate Career Portal is now live and can be accessed at:

https://www.climatecareerportal.com/

If you have any further questions or feedback, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also fill out our feedback form here.

And once again, a huge thank you to our partners and funders who helped make this possible.

Thank you,
Iron & Earth Team

http://www.ironandearth.org/

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