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[evoz] Canada´s Toxic Legacy: Pan American Silve
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- Published on Monday, 03 May 2021 10:22
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REGISTER FOR SIMULTANEOUS ENGLISH INTERPRETATION ON ZOOM
Dear Friends of Victoria Central America Support Committee,
Join us for a virtual forum on Tuesday, May 11 to hear from frontline communities and organizations in Latin America who have lived or observed the arrogant disregard of peoples’ rights, lasting environmental disasters, and forced displacement to make way for mining projects backed by Ross Beaty, Vancouver-based Pan American Silver’s founder and outgoing chairman.
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TUESDAY MAY 11, 4PM PST / 7PM EST
WITH PARTICIPATION FROM:
Cooperacción, Peru
Member of the resistance to mining in Chubut, Argentina
Xinka...
An LNG terminal in the middle of Metro Vancouver?
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- Published on Saturday, 01 May 2021 07:59
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[evoz] 7pm Today - Cafe Simpatico on Zoom - Honduras and the Canada Commotion
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- Published on Friday, 30 April 2021 09:50
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Dear CASC supporters,
Here is our next ZOOM Café simpatico event. Please share it with your networks. Gracias!
Victoria Central America Support Committee invites you to:
Café Simpatico on ZOOM:
HONDURAS and the Canada Commotion
April 30 at 7 p, PDT
Our presenters are have...
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State of BC Health
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- Published on Thursday, 29 April 2021 13:49
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Your monthly update from the BC Health Coalition
UPDATE Your contribution to the 2021 BC budget
This month's 2021 budget announcement saw ongoing provincial investments in health care, including funding for long-term care, increased surgical capacity, and a renewed commitment to primary care. Read our full budget response HERE.
While some crucial priorities raised by BCHC in our budget submissions remain unaddressed, the budget clearly shows the concrete impact of our coalition. Our work in advocating for public health care continues to be as critical as ever as we enter our second year of pandemic response. It is work that is only possible because of your ongoing support. Thank you for making this work possible!
This past month we launched our new online membership management system. We hope this will make it easier for us to stay in touch with you as members and get you involved so we can continue to grow our collective impact. If you missed it or haven't renewed your...
Get loud for caribou
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 16:00
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Ask your MP to champion LTC national standards
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- Published on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 12:52
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Action Dispatch:
Ask your MP to be
a champion for national long-term care standards!
Paov --
We just wrapped up our virtual action for LTC National Standards. In case you missed it, you can watch the recording on YouTube HERE, and you can still join us in action by sending a letter to your MP.
The federal government has committed to developing national standards for long-term care. This could be game-changing for residents and workers in long-term care – but only if the standards are tough enough to make a difference and come with adequate funding.
The for-profit seniors’ care industry knows that meaningful long-term care standards would threaten their profits, and they’ve been furiously lobbying the government ever since the first mention of national standards in Ottawa.
If we’re going to stop the for-profit seniors’ care industry from sabotaging this opportunity to win strong national standards for long-term care, we need to speak up now.
That’s why we created this tool to help you...
[evoz] Cafe n Zoom reminder
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- Published on Monday, 26 April 2021 15:14
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Café Simpatico on ZOOM: HONDURAS and the Canada Commotion: April 30 at 7 p, PDT
Our presenters are have worked in human rights solidarity in Honduras and will discuss the context of Honduras as one of the most dangerous places in the world v for rights defenders. Canada has many mining companies exploiting resources in Honduras.
Presenters include
\Phil Little
Since 2013 he has traveled a number of times to Honduras to accompany his friend, Fr. Ismael (Melo) Moreno who has received numerous death threats because of his work as director of a Radio Station and a human rights center in Honduras
Dr. Janet Spring
She co-formed the Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor Committee to advocate for the release of her son-in-law and human rights defender, Edwin Espinal, arrested during the post electoral crisis in Honduras. She has travelled to Honduras to support political prisoners and advocate for their rights. We also hope to hear from a Honduran activist.
Action Dispatch: Day of Action for LTC National Standards
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- Published on Monday, 26 April 2021 11:01
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Action Dispatch: Take action for national LTC standards
Dear Paov,
Tomorrow, the BC Health Coalition joins partners across the country in calling for the federal and provincial/territorial governments to work together and urgently create national standards to improve Long-term Care.
Tune in to our Facebook live event at 11:30 am PDT to show your support. Click here to join.
Paov, will you take two minutes to send a letter to your MP and ask them to be a champion for national standards in LTC? We've created a quick-and-easy letter-writing tool on our website.
SEND A LETTER TO YOUR MP
You can also help us create buzz on the day of by posting on social media using the hashtag #LTCStandardsNow. Here are some ideas for posts:
- Take a picture of yourself with our supporter poster and post it
on...
Read more: Action Dispatch: Day of Action for LTC National Standards
Ned Taylor Saanich Councillor submits Notice of Moti
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- Published on Monday, 26 April 2021 10:01
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Ned Taylor - Saanich Councillor & CRD Director@CouncllrNTaylorLast night I submitted a Notice of Motion to #Saanich Council to formally oppose old growth logging and call on the BC Gov’t to immediately defer logging in all high productivity old growth forests.
https://twitter.com/CouncllrNTaylor/status/1382032522922450946
This follows a series of Councils on Vancouver Island officially opposing old-growth logging.https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/victoria-city-council-unanimously-approves-motion-to-endorse-old-growth-resolution/https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimo-city-council-votes-to-oppose-logging-of-at-risk-old-growth-forests/https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/lantzville-councillors-add-their-voices-in-opposition-to-old-growth-logging/
[evoz] coffee !!
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- Published on Sunday, 25 April 2021 17:34
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For your delectation another batch of freshly-roasted Nicaraguan coffee is available at $15 per 1 lb. bag.
Phone Allen at 250 384-0477 to arrange purchase and pick up.
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Kootenay Lake forest needs your help
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- Published on Saturday, 24 April 2021 08:59
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This Earth Day, please take 3 minutes to watch our new animated poem
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- Published on Thursday, 22 April 2021 15:13
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The 30% plan will be the biggest land grab in history.
Survival’s new video aims to show people that the 30x30 plan must be stopped if we’re to protect the planet. © Survival
Dear PAOV,
This Earth Day, please take 3 minutes to watch our new animated poem, narrated by activist-poet, Nnimmo Bassey. Why? Because if we really want to protect our planet, we must stop the plan to carve out 30% of the globe as “Protected Areas.”
The 30% plan, dreamt up by political and business leaders and big conservation NGOs, will be the biggest land grab in history. It will reduce hundreds of millions of people to landless poverty, and make biodiversity loss and climate change worse.
It’s being marketed as the way to save the planet with more “conservation”; but in reality, it's about money, not science. It’s a dangerous distraction from the real solution, both for the planet and the peoples on it: to recognize indigenous land rights.
Read more: This Earth Day, please take 3 minutes to watch our new animated poem
[evoz] Cafe Simpatico April 30, 7pm - HONDURAS and the Canada Commotion - on Zoom
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:44
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Dear CASC supporters,
Here is our next ZOOM Café simpatico event. Please share it with your networks. Gracias!
Victoria Central ...
Read more: [evoz] Cafe Simpatico April 30, 7pm - HONDURAS and the Canada Commotion - on Zoom
Bury the terrible plan to dig up the Donut Hole
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 April 2021 17:00
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Injunction Granted Call to Mobilize!
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- Published on Friday, 02 April 2021 09:38
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Rainforest Flying Squad Injuction Granted
A warm welcome to those of you new to this list. We will be keeping you up to date on how you can help protect the old growth rainforests on Pacheedaht territory. We are grateful as visitors to the unceeded Pacheedaht territory for the welcome to do this work on your territory. We seek to do it with utmost respect for the land and all its relations, human and nonhuman.
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Dear friends and movement supporters,
This is no April Fool's joke. This morning at BC Supreme Court Justice Veerhoeven granted an injunction that will subject ancient forest defenders to arrest and forcible removal for defending the last stands of ancient forests at Fairy creek and elsewhere on Pacheedaht territory. Eight months of die-hard blockades and the tireless efforts of a community of supporters growing daily to protect forest ecosystems 10,000 years in the making, are under attack with an order from the court to back down or face arrest.
We will not be fooled by government lies, false promises and doublespeak. We will not be deterred. We know a new story can be told in which these last, rare ancient forests and their precious beauty, biodiversity and critical role as globally significant carbon sinks and as sacred places of prayer, sources of salmon and medicine for Indigenous peoples, can win protection in a climate emergency that demands we safeguard all ancient forests everywhere, now!.
Courthouse Vigil for Fairy Creek April 1, 9:30-11am
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 21:43
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Hey lovely forest defender people:
I wanted to let you all know that I've created a Facebook event to hold a Courthouse Vigil for Fairy Creek in Victoria, this Thursday morning, April 1, 9:30-11. https://fb.me/e/258T5MQBX
I'll bring signs and a sound system. Please share!
Description:A vigil at the BC Provincial Courthouse, 850 Burdett St, Victoria, to show our support for the Fairy Creek Blockade.
Please wear masks and practice physical distancing.
Read more: Courthouse Vigil for Fairy Creek April 1, 9:30-11am
Make BCs top polluters pay the carbon tax
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 17:00
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State of BC Health
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 09:34
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Your monthly update from the BC Health Coalition
UPDATE BC Health Coalition will continue intervening in the Cambie Case at the BC Court of Appeals
We're pleased to announce that we have been granted intervenor status by the BC Court of Appeal in the Cambie case. This continues to build on the work we’ve been engaged in for the last ten years as we successfully defended public healthcare at the BC Supreme Court. The appeal case is scheduled to be heard in June 2021. More details on our public campaign to follow! READ MORE.
TAKE ACTION Share your long term care story!
On April 27, 2021, the BC Health Coalition will join partners across the country in calling for the federal and provincial/territorial governments to work together and urgently create national standards to improve LTC. We invite you to join us in action by submitting 1-2 minute video or written testimonials that show support for national standards.
Click HERE for our video and...
Caravan Address Correction
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- Published on Saturday, 27 March 2021 19:04
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Please be advised that the previous address of tomorrow’s caravan was wrong. The correct address is 3510 Blanshard St. It is the Save on Foods Store across the Uptown Mall and not the memorial arena.
In Victoria our Caravan will be in unison with caravans around the globe in demanding an end to the criminal, immoral, genocidal, and illegal blockade that the US has imposed against Cuba.
During Trump’s term, 220 measures were further imposed to cause harm to the island's economy and the Cuban people.
The U.S. blockade against Cuba has been the longest blockade ever imposed on any country. Along with 187 countries who voted against the blockade at the U.N. General Assembly in 2019 and the 12 million Cubans who keep suffering because of it, we call on the U.S. to end such criminal action and respect international laws, Cuban...
You wont want to miss this livestream series
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- Published on Saturday, 27 March 2021 08:59
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- Sign the petition to protect old-growth rainforests in BC
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- Let's save the spirit of the ancient forest
- Dispatch: National Standards for LTC Town Hall
