🍐peartree🍐

士生 third daughter of immigrants, this IS my happy face.

[Angela Sterritt 📘 @AngelaSterritt]

In case you are wondering about the CBC frequency, I am announcing today, it is Nex̱wlélex̱wm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, the name for Bowen Island. And if you'd like to learn yourself, check out this awesome video made by @Khelsilem https://t.co/uBrvSSwSOl

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

As an Honorary Witness of the TRC I committed to Survivors to calling out denials of genocide when I hear them

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

@AmyTanMD @ntqrt My younger child’s Chinese name also includes 英（ying) (given by my father) and derives from Hero. She is our superhero 🦸🏻‍♀️

[Charlie Angus @CharlieAngusNDP]

A teddy bear?
Seriously @JustinTrudeau this won't cut it.
Not in 2021.
You need to establish an independent prosecutor with a mandate to investigate these crimes.
And you need to stop your legal battle against this generation of Indigenous children and pay the compensation.

[Raneem // رنيم @r_alozzi]

And just a note to Canadian media and non-Muslim journalists expressing their grief and sadness rn: it's hollow and useless and you can keep it. Bc if you're not speaking out against your racist editors, columnists and the white supremacists-lite who are often given space to

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

@gilaryPmassa Just want to say I see you and I prefer to see you. I stand with you.

[Dr. Farah N. Mawani @farahway.bsky.social @farah_way]

“after a pickup truck hit the family” OMG @cbcradio @cbcnews this is egregious. Please please stop.

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

@originalspin @bxchen @nytimes @reappropriate @kevinnadal @nancywyuen @geneluenyang This started for me in high school with my white friends’ parents. On the bright side we got away with using other people’s ID to get into clubs. 😅

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

For me this started in high school with my (white) friends’ parents.

[Jeff Yang 🫶 FOLLOW ME @ORIGINALSPIN ON THREADS/IG @originalspin]

A fantastic piece by @bxchen for the @nytimes on the #SorryWrongAsian phenomenon, which some (many) of you shared examples of on a thread I posted a few weeks back. Great quotes here from @reappropriate @kevinnadal @nancywyuen @geneluenyang among others
https://t.co/rF8g3LJEdi

[Sean Carleton @SeanCarleton]

Truth and reconciliation.

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

@JenSookfongLee !!! You look her straight in the eye and ask “so what did you think?” 😳🙄😅

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

And kudos to you Janet! Excited for what you will bring to the leadership of this team.

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

So very proud of my sister who has worked tirelessly for the advancement of humanity #SandraKaHonChu

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

Beyond the pale = caucasity
(were you punning?!)

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

“So I remain silent” 🙄 you forgot to remain silent.

[R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon]

okay.

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

Please ensure there are clean and safe toilet facilities designated for the parks.

[Jordan Back @jordanback]

Park beers? I have a motion directing staff to put together a 2 year pilot project allowing safe, responsible alcohol consumption in select DNV parks & public spaces. Like the idea? Pls let us know: [email protected] #northvan 🍺🍷

[🍐peartree🍐 @BernicePaul]

@nafeesakarim @JenStDen @CTVVancouver Thank you Nafeesa, I hope your story inspires others in their journey of self discovery.