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Let's buy a forest (we're so close!!)
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 January 2022 01:14
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We just heard they're "so close" to having enough to make this happen -- let's take it over the top!
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It sounds like a fairy tale, but there’s a place on Earth where tigers, elephants, and orangutans coexist in the wild. And this week we can buy a huge piece of their forest home to help protect it...forever.
The Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia has been called one of the most irreplaceable ecosystems on the planet. But poaching, infrastructure projects like hydroelectric dams, and mass deforestation fuelled by palm oil plantations are threatening to destroy it.
That’s why our partner Rainforest Trust wants to purchase and protect a huge chunk of this forest...and give these critically endangered species a fighting chance to survive. Just months ago we were able to do this in Colombia, and protect a rare monkey species...let’s do it again!
If 5000 of us chip in the cost of a cup of coffee...
CoDev E-Bulletin - January, 2022
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- Published on Monday, 17 January 2022 17:14
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Playground barriers
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- Published on Monday, 17 January 2022 15:41
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PAOV — “Prior to this diagnosis, I never really noticed how parks are not accessible in the city of Ottawa.” David’s daughter Lolo was recently diagnosed with Rett syndrome - a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development. Lolo cannot use her hands, never learned to walk, and will soon need a wheelchair. Very few of the parks in Ottawa have accessible play structures, so Lolo can’t play with other children. David wants this to change, and is calling on the city to bring accessible features into their parks. You can show your support by signing the petition now.
All city of Ottawa parks need to be inclusive and accessible!
Read more: Playground barriers
Council Catch-Up
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- Published on Monday, 17 January 2022 14:29
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Paov, I wanted to make sure you saw this
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- Published on Monday, 17 January 2022 10:57
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Paov,
I’ll keep this short because I know it’s a busy time. This Thursday, January 20 we’re hosting a national organizing call to kick off our 2022 campaign to win the Just Transition legislation Canada needs.
The call starts this Thursday at 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT / 8:30pm NT. We’re co-hosting it with our friends at the Council of Canadians, who we’re partnering with to make this campaign a success. We’ll explain our plan for the months ahead and how you and your community can get involved.
Together, we’re going to build public support for a rapid, just transition off of fossil fuels that puts people and the planet ahead of corporate profits. Trudeau promised a Just Transition Act almost three years ago now. This Parliament needs to deliver.
Hope to see you...
Former Ambassador to Haiti Said of President: “Put Him Aside”
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- Published on Sunday, 16 January 2022 16:24
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Operation Bring Isaiah Home
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- Published on Sunday, 16 January 2022 13:44
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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:
Operation Bring Isaiah Home
Ebony Menzies started this petition to Ontario Court of Justice, Honourable Justice Murray, and it now has 3,255 signatures
Sign now with a click*** Please send all donations to my GO FUND ME...
Destroying history for a highway?
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- Published on Saturday, 15 January 2022 14:41
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PAOV — Pierpoint Park is a nature reserve north of Guelph, Ontario that is home to an environmentally sensitive part of the Grand River. It is also a nationally significant and protected Black heritage site. In the 1820s, Richard Pierpoint, a freed man who had been abducted from West Africa and enslaved as a teenager, settled on the land. He was an early leader in the Niagara Region’s Black community, and was an important influence in the area’s defence during the War of 1812. Local residents are raising the alarm about a proposed truck bypass that threatens the park. You can help protect this historically and environmentally significant site by signing the petition now.
Pierpoint Nature Reserve - A...
Has your MP committed to a just transition yet?
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- Published on Saturday, 15 January 2022 08:00
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Insulin
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- Published on Friday, 14 January 2022 17:41
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PAOV — “Type 1 Diabetes has no cure. There is no alternative to insulin.” Insulin can be the difference between life and death for those with diabetes, but many Canadians pay thousands of dollars every year for this life-saving medication. Petition starter Cullen lives with Type 1 diabetes and believes insulin should be available free of cost for all Canadians. Join the 87,000 supporters who agree with Cullen and sign the petition now.
Insulin Must Be Free
90,562 have signed Cullen Elijah’s petition. Let’s get to 150,000!
Read more: Insulin
2021's Scumbags of the Year
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- Published on Friday, 14 January 2022 08:31
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Everything with you
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:46
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PAOV,
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Whats under that Petro-Canada station, you say?
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:05
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Old-growth forests
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:01
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PAOV — More than a year after the BC government promised to protect old-growth forests, it continues to allow endangered forests to be logged. This week, demonstrators blocked highways in British Columbia to protest the ongoing logging at Fairy Creek. Petition starter Erin and over 76,000 supporters are calling on the province to stop logging old-growth forests. You can help protect Canada’s remaining old-growth forests from destruction by signing the petition now.
End the logging of British Columbia’s old growth forests
77,918 have signed Erin West’s petition. Let’s get to 150,000!
Read more: Old-growth forests
Help build the movement for a just transition
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 13:30
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[VIDEO] The Tipping Point that will DESTROY the World | George Monbiot | 8min
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 12:06
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Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum Is Facing a Serious Primary Challenge From the Left
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 04:19
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Let's buy a forest (we're so close!!)
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- Published on Thursday, 13 January 2022 02:05
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We just heard they're "so close" to having enough to make this happen -- let's take it over the top!
A,
It sounds like a fairy tale, but there’s a place on Earth where tigers, elephants, and orangutans coexist in the wild. And this week we can buy a huge piece of their forest home to help protect it...forever.
The Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia has been called one of the most irreplaceable ecosystems on the planet. But poaching, infrastructure projects like hydroelectric dams, and mass deforestation fuelled by palm oil plantations are threatening to destroy it.
That’s why our partner Rainforest Trust wants to purchase and protect a huge chunk of this forest...and give these critically endangered species a fighting chance to survive. Just months ago we were able to do this in Colombia, and protect a rare monkey species...let’s do it again!
If 5000 of us chip in the cost of a cup of coffee...
Tell our ministers what matters to you
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:09
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Everyones talking about it
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:02
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Paov,
I watched the movie Don’t Look Up over the holidays and I’m still thinking about it. If you haven’t seen it, the dark comedy is a parable with a clear message about the climate crisis: even when faced with clear evidence of an extinction-level threat (a massive comet in the case of the film) the people in power remain distracted by self-interest and fail to act at the scale required to save us.
As an organizer in the climate movement, watching Don’t Look Up with my family was a stark reminder of what’s at stake if our politicians don’t step up. It’s now the second-most watched Netflix film ever, so the message clearly resonated with millions of others too. More people than ever now realize that the longer our politicians delay and deny the stakes of the climate crisis, the more communities and workers will be pushed to the brink. That is why we must band together to demand immediate and transformative action at the scale the science requires.
The House of Commons will convene later this month with some big questions to answer when it comes to tackling the...
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