NEWS: Taresh Bobby Ramroop fell to his death after an hours-long confrontation with approximately 20 Toronto police officers. He needed mental health care, not cops
Taresh's family is speaking out tomorrow at Jane and Finch, and invites media and neighbours to attend
Not to be missed!! This workshop is facilitated by Rania El Mugammar (@raniawrites). The session centres self-reflection as participants contend with the ways we internalize and invest in white supremacist ideologies, practices and hierarchies. https://t.co/XYzeuFrISN
I want Scotland to separate. I want a reunified Ireland to come to pass. I want Canada to do right by Indigenous people. Reparations now. Dissolve the Commonwealth & Decolonize everywhere.
My thoughts and prayers go to the people of Ireland, who I can only imagine are gonna be throwing some sick ass parties tonight and have some nasty hangovers tomorrow
It's beyond cynical for the #CPC to use the crisis in Ukraine to push pipeline expansion.
If we want to rob oil & gas-rich autocrats like Putin of their power and leverage, we must rapidly shift towards a green energy future. #cdnpoli
Less than an hour before my scheduled booster the pharmacy called: they have no stock, appt cxld, and I'm back to trying to find a shot... somewhere? WTAF @fordnation ? I did what I was supposed to, why didn't your team?
For decades, bell hooks distilled, articulated, and clarified how Black women (and Black people in general) within the U.S. have had to navigate multiple systems of domination that reinforce one another in a way few others have.
And we thank her.
Rest in Power, bell.
🖤
We must be reaching peak dystopia. Workers told they can't leave work before a tornado comes through and kills them, teachers scrambling to snatch one dollar bills for entertainment, and the media covering one billionaire going to space and naming another person of the year.
Living Wage Rates in Ontario:
Toronto = $22.08
Halton = $20.75
Peel = $19.80
Niagara = $18.90
Ottawa = $18.60
Hamilton = $17.20
Ontario new minimum wage on January 1st: $15
Ontario's minimum wage isn't a living wage...it's a starvation wage.
In the 1st wave, we called them heroes.
In the 2nd wave, we called them heroes.
In the 3rd wave, we called them heroes.
In the 4th wave, we are allowing a small number of people to intimidate them.
@fordnation protect our Health Care Workers and the patients.
#HealthCareHeroes