Pls take 10 min. Watch this powerful speech from @MumilaaqQaqqaq "The country has been created off the backs, trauma, & displacement of Indigenous ppl... Nice words with no action hurt when they are uttered by those with power... When we tell you to act now, you need to act now."
As Canadians learn about the story of the tragic deaths of 215 children in the residential school in Tk'emlups the Secwepemc First Nation, know this- Canada knew about the death rates in the schools, had tools to deal with it and chose not to. Thread
Heartbreaking words by Mary Jane McCallum, a residential school survivor @ISGSenate "I was abandoned by the system, the church and the gov. who initiated & perpetuated the kidnappings. Our hearts are broken, Canada is broken" #215children#cdnpoli
But the most extraordinay speech came from my @ISGSenate colleague, Mary Jane McCallum, a residential school survivor, who was taken from her family at the age of 5. This is very hard to hear. Which is why you should hear it. #215children#SenCa#cdnpoli@SenateofCanada
June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth. Throughout the month, we’ll be highlighting our programs and services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people that are developed by Indigenous people and reflect the unique realities of Indigenous life.
The best way to mitigate the threats to the wellbeing, education, and safety of children and youth is to open schools and keep them open … no longer tenable or ethical to keep children and youth separated from the relationships, supports and learning opportunities of schools.”
It's time to announce the recipients of our 2021 Frances Lankin Award!
This year marks 10 years since the establishment of the Award to honour Frances Lankin on her retirement from United Way Toronto. #FLA10 https://t.co/Gxmr5MK924
Video from our virtual press conference today. Speakers w/ lived experience, who work frontline & in healthcare, lawyers, & EDs/CEOs stood together to decry @cityoftoronto#encampment evictions as immoral, illogical, & illegal. #NoEncampmentEvictions https://t.co/D3NVW9OPz6 /1
Houston, we have a solution! 👩🚀 We're over the moon to announce our #InnovationInitiatives grant recipients! They’ll receive up to $50K each to explore & advance virtual care in the child & youth #MentalHealth sector! Discover their projects: https://t.co/ZHz2qF1XsO
Maybe highlight the The five Es of innovative DNA- Mapping the five genes of an innovative city hall/Queen's Park? Evidence, Empathy, Engagement, Engineering, Ensembles https://t.co/lrCaWmzo7x via @apoliticalco@HPAP_Ontario@planningtoronto#onpoli#poverty#SDOH
Looks like Todd Smith, Doug Ford, and the Ontario Government are conducting (yet another) consultation on poverty reduction in Ontario.
We shouldn't have to do this again, but what should HPAP include in our submission?
#onpoli#poverty#odsp#sdoh
https://t.co/15sJfGNHwH
UK "election should have been about how the housing system can be transformed to actually meet the universal need for good housing...But that hasn’t happened."
Same in Canada.
Reason?
1st past the post.
#ProportionalRepresentation
32% kept #LPC in gov.
https://t.co/UR95ycyC4G
This is your chance to tell the City to support a human rights-based housing and homelessness plan in Toronto https://t.co/T4zcaUwdIE #SDOH@planningtoronto@HPAP_Ontario
Breaking: In an unprecedented move, ten former Ministers of Health from all three political parties that have held government in Ontario, have released a joint Open Letter calling on the Province to reverse cuts to Public Health. https://t.co/UHx4siveZ0
Have you heard about #MentalHealthTO? When you don't know where to turn, we're here to help connect infants, children, youth and families to #mentalhealth resources in their community. Please RT to help us spread the word. 1-866-585-6486.
Members of HPAP and many others from health and legal community DISRUPTED question period today to demand a reversal of this government's 30% budget cut to Legal Aid and 100% cut to legal aid for immigrants and refugees!
Retweet/Share if you agree!
#savelegalaid#onpoli