Rotary Club of Quesnel

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#BeTheGood

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Rest in peace, Stephen Lewis

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

My father Stephen Lewis is spectacularly uninterested in social media, so I’m posting this myself (though he has read it and is prepared to suffer the indignity of all I'm about to reveal).

When he was Canada’s ambassador to the UN from 1984-88, Dad was truly shocked by the regularity of open, vitriolic antisemitism in the cocktail parties and ambassadorial receptions that surround that crucial but flawed institution.

For this reason (among others) he’s always been the one in our family with the deepest atavistic fear of antisemitism. He was sympathetic to the idea of Israel as a refuge longer than the rest of us.

This is no longer the case. Like so many Jews who for decades adopted the dominant narratives of Zionism, he can no longer defend the current actions of the state of Israel.

He now regards Israel as a rogue state, committing genocide and other crimes against humankind, which ought to be opposed by every tool and tactic in Canada's diplomatic arsenal.

To return to the personal, seven years ago my Dad was diagnosed with a vicious cancer and was given as little as 3 months to live. It’s a sublime understatement to say that he’s a fighter - but he has persevered in life with a tenacity familiar from his political, diplomatic and humanitarian pursuits.

Which brings us to this morning, when at 87 years old, he spent an hour standing at the side of the road in his old riding of Scarborough West. Standing up as a Jew against genocide. Standing up for justice for Palestine. Standing up on the right side of history, where the vast majority of humanity currently stands.

I’ve never been prouder, never more humble before the stubborn principle and insistent moral clarity of the guy I’m so lucky to call Dad.

People of Canada: don’t stop talking about Palestine.
Starvation as collective punishment can never be forgiven.
Burning and burying children alive can never be defended.
Stand up against genocide until we make it stop!

Thanks Dad.

And special thanks to @CharlieAngusNDP for shining his spotlight on Ted Schmidt and the other excellent folks who gather every Thursday at 8 am at the corner of Victoria Park and Kingston Road in Scarborough.

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

My father Stephen Lewis is spectacularly uninterested in social media, so I’m posting this myself (though he has read it and is prepared to suffer the indignity of all I'm about to reveal).

When he was Canada’s ambassador to the UN from 1984-88, Dad was truly shocked by the regularity of open, vitriolic antisemitism in the cocktail parties and ambassadorial receptions that surround that crucial but flawed institution.

For this reason (among others) he’s always been the one in our family with the deepest atavistic fear of antisemitism. He was sympathetic to the idea of Israel as a refuge longer than the rest of us.

This is no longer the case. Like so many Jews who for decades adopted the dominant narratives of Zionism, he can no longer defend the current actions of the state of Israel.

He now regards Israel as a rogue state, committing genocide and other crimes against humankind, which ought to be opposed by every tool and tactic in Canada's diplomatic arsenal.

To return to the personal, seven years ago my Dad was diagnosed with a vicious cancer and was given as little as 3 months to live. It’s a sublime understatement to say that he’s a fighter - but he has persevered in life with a tenacity familiar from his political, diplomatic and humanitarian pursuits.

Which brings us to this morning, when at 87 years old, he spent an hour standing at the side of the road in his old riding of Scarborough West. Standing up as a Jew against genocide. Standing up for justice for Palestine. Standing up on the right side of history, where the vast majority of humanity currently stands.

I’ve never been prouder, never more humble before the stubborn principle and insistent moral clarity of the guy I’m so lucky to call Dad.

People of Canada: don’t stop talking about Palestine.
Starvation as collective punishment can never be forgiven.
Burning and burying children alive can never be defended.
Stand up against genocide until we make it stop!

Thanks Dad.

And special thanks to @CharlieAngusNDP for shining his spotlight on Ted Schmidt and the other excellent folks who gather every Thursday at 8 am at the corner of Victoria Park and Kingston Road in Scarborough.

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April is #AutismAwarenessMonth 🧩

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#EpilepsyAwarenessMonth 💜

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#TumblerRidge 💔

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Lest we forget…

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When @Rotary formed PolioPlus 1985 to #EndPolio, polio paralyzed 1,000+ children every single day in 125 polio-endemic countries. Because #VaccinesWork, just 2 countries remain wild polio-endemic. https://t.co/63s2OxPKM0

#WorldPolioDay is 24th October.

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10 years ago, Diana Maria Pirga learned about Rotary’s fight to #EndPolio at a Rotaract event. Today, she helps fight it online and in the field as a UNICEF digital comms specialist in Pakistan. For her, it’s more than a cause...it’s a calling ♥️

🔗 https://t.co/sNKSrnuaeP

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June is #PrideMonth

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

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Remember to wear blue tomorrow, April 2nd, for World Autism Awareness Day 🧩💙

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$60, cash only at Paradise Salon & Spa, 328 Reid Street, Quesnel

*mask optional but adds to the occasion ☺️

Events details: https://t.co/OCPA2xjNWZ

#LadiesNightOutQuesnel
#DazzleInDisguise 🍸

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This is what’s going on in Quesnel for #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth

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#EpilepsyAwarenessMonth 💜

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Applications are available from the office at Correlieu Secondary School and are due back to the office on February 20.

No cost to the participants in the School District 28 catchment area!

#RotaryAdventuresInHealthcare

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Polio isn't unstoppable. We are 💪

We can't create a global health legacy on our own but together we can and will #EndPolio for good.

🔗 https://t.co/qBC7c7rlHq

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#RotaryResponds after #HurricaneHelene battered areas of the southeastern U.S., where more than 200 people died in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

From distributing supplies to rolling up their sleeves, our members are helping those affected by the storm. https://t.co/0NFZvjE9E9

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Check your mailboxes!

Bags will start getting collected from Saturday morning. Non-perishable food items and please check expiry dates. Bags will start getting collected from Saturday morning

In Quesnel, please direct any questions to Nourish Food Bank

#BCThanksgivingFoodDrive

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June is Pride month 🏳️‍🌈

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Cash only…to a great cause!

#EndPolioNow