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Tilbury LNG expansion
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- Published on Monday, 30 August 2021 10:56
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We can still protect the Fraser River from FortisBC's LNG project
This is it – we’re down to the wire. There’s just one week left to submit a comment opposing FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG expansion if we want to protect the Fraser River and the salmon that depend on it to survive.
The first step in expanding Tilbury LNG is building a jetty – and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO) is currently accepting public comments that will determine if the project will live or die.
SUBMIT A COMMENTWe know our pressure is working. We even heard feedback that officials at the BC EAO are overwhelmed by the sheer number of comments being submitted by folks like yourself. But that doesn’t mean we can slow down, because many comments in support of the project have been submitted too.
We need to speak up on behalf of all the B.C. residents who haven't even heard about this project, or the devastating impacts it would have on the climate and on endangered species. The stakes are too high to remain silent.
Together, we can protect this critical region from FortisBC’s expansion plans.
2021 One Wave Gathering
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- Published on Friday, 27 August 2021 14:19
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Pacific People’s Partnership (PPP) is excited and proud to announce our 14th annual One Wave Gathering! One Wave is a vibrant, community celebration of South Pacific and Indigenous cultures, art, and knowledge hosted on the traditional territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. This year, a variety of events will be taking place throughout the month of September.
Guided by the themes of healing and resurgence, artists, knowledge keepers, speakers, and Elders will share their stories through song, dance, film, traditional food, and art. Our themes emerged from the many challenges of life during the pandemic, which we recognize as particularly pronounced in Indigenous and racialized communities. We desire One Wave Gathering to be a time to reflect, heal, and begin to build a more equitable future for us all.
This year, events...
22 Aug 2021-Fairy Creek-RCMP violently arrest 4 people the side of logging road
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- Published on Friday, 27 August 2021 12:51
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It is with dismay that we learn of yet another unlawful arrest today by rogue RCMP militarized forces at Fairy creek-targetting more Indigenous land defenders. Our friend Paul Chiyokten Wagner who has been leading prayerful ceremony on the frontlines through some difficult times and in the face of police brutality and the wanton destruction of protection camp infrastructure along Granite main, was brutally thrown down along with friends, cuffed, bound and arrested while holding ceremony on the roadside near the Red Dresses, presenting no impediment to industry or breach of the injunction whatsoever, like hundreds of people who have been unlawfully arrested and released without charges after being roughed up and subject to inhumane conditions. This happened only 24 hours after he offered cedar bough cleansing to 5 RCMP officers after a brutal attack on peaceful forest protectors with pepper-spray, Saturday morning. The illegal RCMP, purporting to uphold their own colonial laws and ensure public safety are clearly doing neither at Ada'itsx/Fairy Creek.
Photo credit: Arvin Outside
Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke
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- Published on Thursday, 26 August 2021 09:53
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Pressure your local candidates to take a stand against Trans Mountain
Stand.earth has made it our goal this federal election to put cancelling the Trans Mountain pipeline back on the political agenda.
How are we going to do that? By proving that a candidate’s position on this pipeline can win or lose them votes, and ultimately – their seat in Parliament.
If we come together and flood the inboxes of every candidate across the country with calls to take a stand against Trans Mountain, we can show that there is huge public support for real climate leadership. And that must begin with stopping this toxic tar sands pipeline in its tracks.
EMAIL YOUR CANDIDATESThe previous Liberal government would have you believe that the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline is a done deal – but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The pipeline may be under construction, but it’s not too late for the federal government to halt the project and redirect billions of unspent dollars to accelerating a...
Join us in improving public health care
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 09:01
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Dear Paov --
Earlier this month with rumors of a federal election being called, we asked for your support in improving our public health care system by becoming a monthly donor.
The rumors were true! As we make plans to leverage this federal election to win change, we also know that deep systemic change takes time, consistent public pressure, and ongoing accountability. The best way to support the ongoing movement for deep systemic change in public health care is to become a sustaining monthly donor.
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Last chance to stop a critical part of Tilbury LNG
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 16:59
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To those who believe RCMP are on the side of the Law
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 12:45
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Read more: To those who believe RCMP are on the side of the Law
Mammut, Nike & Levis
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 09:57
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We just launched our fossil-free fashion scorecard. See which brands need to take climate action.
Hot off the press! Our second industry-leading Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard is here.
Building on the success of the 1st edition, our scorecard breaks down the climate policies and efforts of 47 of fashion’s most popular brands. And here’s a little teaser...in a sea of “F’s” there’s only one “B-”.
The recent IPCC report made it very clear that burning fossil fuels, like coal, cannot continue if we want a liveable and climate-safe world. As we face unprecedented devastation of the planet, big polluter corporations should have climate goals that score more than a “B-“.
But since we can’t tackle all 47 brands at once at Stand.earth, we’re starting with the big climate-talkers and urging them to walk the walk by cleaning up their emissions. Lululemon, Under Armour, and Athleta have all publicly announced their dedication to reducing their impact on the environment, and we’ve got a great starting place for them. Ditch coal and other fossil fuels and go 100% renewable by 2030.
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Petition to Joe Biden countering Misinformation about Cuba
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- Published on Monday, 23 August 2021 22:15
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Here’s a petition worth signing that was initiated by Cuban scientists countering the misinformation Joe Biden is spreading against the Cuban healthcare system.
It only takes a few minutes to sign it.
Thank you,In solidarity,Victoria Friends f Cuba
Stand with Cuba:Sign the Open Letter from Cuban Scientists to U.S. President Joe BidenA little over a week ago, hundreds of Cuban scientists and medical personnel sent an open letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, asking him to cease his hostile and unjustified attacks on Cuba's vaccines and vaccination programs. The letter (full text here) asks Biden to adopt an attitude of cooperation instead of confrontation when overcoming the Covid pandemic as well as other challenges, and to end not only the 243 punitive measures added by Trump, but the entire blockade of Cuba as well.
Now Cuba is asking "scientists, doctors, and concerned citizens" from all around the world (that's you!) to add their names to this open letter. We urge all our supporters to respond to this request. Click here to sign. [Note: when the form...
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Circle with Bill Jones, August 21st @ 11am
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- Published on Friday, 20 August 2021 12:50
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The unnecessary destruction of our well built structures by the RCMP is totally uncalled for.
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- Published on Thursday, 19 August 2021 16:36
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2 post & beam kitchens with metal roofs gone.Multiple camps along the road destroyed with malocious intend.Food supplies, camp stoves, pots, pans & dishes destroyed.Pick up truck load after pick up load of valuables taken to Teal Jones yard.Vehicles illegally towed and stored at Teal Jones yard.
When did Teal Jones become a certified impound facility and where does ICBC stand in this?After diving for cover many times, hiding from police and industry, I made my way finally the 7 kms to River Camp, now the last stand.The good news is we have food and people, although on high alert they are in even higher spirits.The people are speaking and loudly.Actions are popping up everywhere in the province.The world is watching and I wonder when the UN Peacekeepers will step in to ensure we have adequate first aid and food supplies to replace the ones destroyed.Can you remember a time when this was something that only happened in 3rd World Countries? Reality check, it is happening right here right now. Armed militia denying the right to peaceful protest. Call your MLA, the RCMP, the premier's office or...
I feel the chainsaws cutting through my flesh, too.
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- Published on Thursday, 19 August 2021 16:30
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HQ at Fairy Creek is under siege ... verging on or maybe has fallen! The RCMP have attacked the Forest Defenders and their camps and the old growth forests in the name of Teal-Jones with even more of a cruel vengeance since the one year anniversary of the blockades. Cops are being dropped in from helicopters. RCMP ATV squads in military gear. Dozens of gas-spewing RCMP trucks raged through HQ today. All that's missing are the semi-automatic rifles.
For those of you who think the 2 year deferral is for all of the old-growth logging in the province (which is what the mainstream media tells us by not telling us the whole story), here are the facts: only 884 of the 2061 hectares of old growth at Fairy Creek are temporarily protected and that also doesn't include an adjacent 1117 hectares that remains at risk and contains all of the logging approvals. And this is only about Fairy Creek and the Walbran Valley. Not about all of the province.
Teal-Jones has been logging even more voraciously and the RCMP have been increasingly aggressive since the 2-year deferral in June because the political spin of the 'stopping all logging...
Read more: I feel the chainsaws cutting through my flesh, too.
Logging company poised to obliterate at-risk caribou habitat
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- Published on Thursday, 19 August 2021 14:59
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Read more: Logging company poised to obliterate at-risk caribou habitat
[bc-can] West Coast Climate Action Network Newsletter #14 August 13, 2021
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- Published on Thursday, 19 August 2021 14:03
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Newsletter #14 Friday August 13th, 2021
Our provisional website: https://bcclimateactionnetwork.wordpress.com Please forward this to all members of your climate action group or organization PS Don’t forget to scroll down all the way to the bottom!
WE-CAN News
Read more: [bc-can] West Coast Climate Action Network Newsletter #14 August 13, 2021
Legal solutions to ease your climate woes
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 August 2021 19:15
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Call to Action!
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- Published on Monday, 16 August 2021 11:59
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Take the climate emergency into your own hands
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- Published on Thursday, 12 August 2021 13:14
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Behind the $13.7 billion to fix long-term care
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- Published on Thursday, 12 August 2021 08:00
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Paov --
Tune in this afternoon, August 12 at 4:00 PM, for a conversation with Paul Manly, MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith. We will go behind the scenes of Motion 77 to reform long-term care and introduce national standards.
Click here to registerMotion 77, introduced to the House of Commons by MP Paul
Manly, calls for national standards and key reforms for long-term
care. These include increased beds and hours of care, better wages and
working conditions, and increased funding for home care. The
Parliamentary Budget Officer recently released a report that estimates
the annual cost of these reforms to be an additional $13.7 billion
across federal, provincial, and territorial governments. In
other words, our governments are currently under-spending on long-term
care and under-valuing older adults.
Join
us tomorrow as we go behind the scenes of Motion 77. We’ll learn...
Let's improve public health care together
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 09:02
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Dear Paov --
There are rumors that a federal election could be called at any moment. Just recently, an Angus Reid poll found that health care is the top-ranked issue priority in the country, and we are getting ready to make sure it is treated as such. For example, we plan on making national standards in long-term care a central issue when the election is called. You have demanded legislated national standards that eliminate profit in long-term care.
A federal election is a key moment to win change, but we also know that deep systemic change takes time, consistent public pressure, and ongoing accountability. The best way to support the ongoing movement for deep systemic change in public health care is to become a sustaining monthly donor.
Will you become a sustaining monthly donor via credit card by clicking on the button below? Be sure to select "Monthly" in the amount section so your donation occurs monthly.
Read more: Let's improve public health care together[bc-can] WE-CAN News Extra Issue 13a, Saturday August 7th
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 August 2021 12:30
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Newsletter #13a Saturday August 7th, 2021
WE-CAN News
Read more: [bc-can] WE-CAN News Extra Issue 13a, Saturday August 7th
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