Heather Barks

Changemaker. Fundraiser. Feminist. Contest obsessed. Masters of Philanthropy and Non-Profit Leadership. #HamOnt She/Her #BlackLivesMatter Tweets my own

[Faces Magazine @facesottawa]

🇨🇦RT & Follow @facesottawa for your chance to win 2 FRONT ROW Tickets to see Canada vs 🇺🇸 on New Years Eve 🎊 #ottawa #WorldJuniors

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

@erastourticketz Yes! Ready to be there in a heartbeat!

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

@erastourticks @RogersCentre Count me in

[Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada @WomenandSportCA]

To transgender girls and women across Canada, you belong in sport.

[Paul Nazareth @UinvitedU]

We are not going to fundraise our way out of this 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

Food banks don’t solve food insecurity.

We simply cannot donate our way out of this crisis.

We need accountability from governments and the private sector who continue to reap profits at the detriment to the most marginalized and vulnerable in our country.

[Food Banks/Banques alimentaires Canada (inactive) @foodbankscanada]

Across Canada, food bank visits continue to skyrocket, and food insecurity and financial anxiety are also rising. With so many Canadians struggling, we must ask what governments are doing to help. 1/3

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectTransKids

[Fae Johnstone 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @FaeJohnstone]

We are mapping allies and advocates in Ontario to prepare for a potential roll-back on policy protections for transgender students in our province.

If you work for an Ontario-based organization, please let me know and I’ll flip you an email!

[AuroraWarrior @IWasInTheMiddle]

45C! It was 45 degrees in my classroom today. Not an ideal first day. I struggled to think straight and found it hard to concentrate.

I’m currently making ice packs with ziplocks and ice cubes that students can put on necks/heads tomorrow. #heatwave #OntEd

[Dr. Jenn Brasch @jennbrasch]

My letter to the editor in today’s @TheSpec. #HamOnt #addiction #recovery.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

Lahaina Town on Maui is almost totally burnt to the ground. Firefighters are still trying to get the fires under control, and our first responders are in search and rescue mode. If you want to help, please do so here. Thank you. https://t.co/imol6Zr9mI

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

@Mikeggibbs I thought Dr Jane Philpott was a good MOH

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

We need safe supply to save lives.

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Four suspected opioid-related deaths in as many days has spurred a warning from public health about a volatile new street drug
https://t.co/yS8ZtTUebR

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

@GumptionAndCo 😳

[danita @danitasteinberg]

Cancelling plans because of poor air quality is making me so depressed. Indoors isn’t safe, outdoors isn’t safe. I only have a few months a year where I can really be outside and see friends and do stuff safely and now even that’s being taken away. I’m at the end of my rope!!!!

[Ottawa Public Health @OttawaHealth]

Today's the last day of #PrideMonth, folks. And these recent developments are a reminder of why this month even exists in the first place.

We stand with the 2SLGBTQ+ community today, and every day, and we denounce hate in all its forms.

Thanks for your time, Ottawa. (3/3)

[Fae Johnstone 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @FaeJohnstone]

It’s the last day of Pride Month. This is your reminder that, especially amidst rising hate, queer and trans people need your allyship year round.

Support local 🏳️‍🌈 activists and organizations. Show up to rallies and counter protests. Raise the bar and call on governments to act.

[Grant LaFleche @GrantRants]

Waterloo police say the stabbing at the University of Waterloo is "a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity."

This is the predictable outcome of the constant dehumanization and anti-trans, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric found everywhere these days.

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

I just entered to win an awesome prize! https://t.co/Uo6z74HqTE

[Heather Barks @heather_barks]

@ymcahbb The Tachane Foundation is amazing and great to see this important work being done.