@Tkemlups is welcoming all fire evacuees to the Kamloops Powwow grounds. The Arbour is open and Moccasin Square Garden is stocked.
❤️We emphasize that EVERYONE is welcome! ❤️
📌Plenty of camping space
📌Free meals
📌Free water, hygiene, pet supplies, clothing etc. #BCwildfire
Hey allies, you don’t have to make it weird and talk about what tomorrow is not. In fact, you don’t have to say … *whispers* anything tomorrow.
You can just:
✅ enjoy the day
✅ rest
✅ read the TRC
✅ donate to a local Indigenous org
As we ponder the political exit of a former Liberal Environment Minister, let’s note we do so on the hottest day ever recorded in Canada due to climate change, the Trudeau govt bought a bitumen pipeline for $12 billion, and the Liberals missed every carbon target they ever set.
“Indigenous languages that are critically endangered need funding in order to bring adults and children to fluency.” It‘s disappointing that Indigenous language programming at the #VSB has no $ attached. We budget our values. @AngelaSterritt#UNDRIP#bced#vanpoli
Dat 18: FACT-Systemic racism exists. Full stop. End of discussion. If it doesn't how do you explain the statistics and over representation? ACT-educate yourself, stand up against racism/discrimination, do something, learn about micro-aggressions, keep learning & acting.
We are hiring an Educational Consultant: Anti-Racist Teaching & Facilitation at @UBC_CTLT. Applications are due June 29. Please retweet. Find out more here: https://t.co/0DjS2Q48AW.
Mo did his homework and grilled me for 70 minutes! In this interview he got deep into my findings and some challenging areas, and where I’m looking next. I’ve said more in this interview about the investigation and process of Wilful Blindness than any other. @vancolour
Are you a settler wanting to learn more about our impact on Canada’s Indigenous people? I can’t recommend this free online course out of @UAlbertaEd enough. I took it earlier this year. I still have a lot to learn but this was a great start.
Tree-sits, thousands of person-hours of RCMP time, and almost 120 arrests -- the fight over #oldgrowth is escalating.
The current conflict stems from BC Government inaction. If you're looking for ways to help ramp up pressure from home, we've got some:
https://t.co/lkKKTrq857