Elisha May Rubacha

writer, publisher, and basic income guarantee advocate living in #ptbo.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@UrsulaPflug @Howl895Fm I'll be assembling and cutting it in time for @artspaceptbo #bookandzinefest:

https://t.co/u4hy9mcd5A

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@UrsulaPflug @Howl895Fm Thanks for sharing, but all of our #birdburiedpress poetry titles are sold out!

The only upcoming title I have right now is actually my own short story, "Scrap". - It's part of the origin of the main character from "33 Raz Street" in the "Food of My People" anthology.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

#IFeel angry too... and at perpetual risk of burnout when fighting on so many fronts each and every day.

#ClimateChange #IncomeInequality #Democracy #Equity

What makes me feel better...? #Solidarity #Community #Hiking #Art

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

Video from @SierraClubACC by a group of young women studying #ClimateChange & #Sustainability:

"#Ifeelangry about the state of the world. Use the hashtag #ifeel to tell us how you feel. Is there anything that makes you feel better when you think about climate anxiety?"

#CDNpoli

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

The generosity of strangers is not a substitute for good public policy.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

Join us @TTOK120 for the #ptbo launch of the Exile anthology "Food of My People"!

I'll be reading from my short story "33 Raz Street".

Register now!

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

Register now or stream online: https://t.co/rGJViME4Zm

[The Theatre on King @TTOK120]

Tonight tonight, at the Theatre and Online @hotspurstudio @hilarywear @makingPTBO @garbageface @kstory4 @JonTHEPoet @bradleyboyle ++++++

[Ali Pax @AlissaPax]

Alright then! If you’re thinking of running next year & want to chat, I’d love to talk campaign strategies. I’ve worked on several winning PTBO municipal campaigns and more (losing) fed/prov ones. My skills are around voter contact & database management. Shoot me a DM

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

As a backpacker I have a deep love for @WildRockPtbo, and it makes me soooo proud of them to see their continued support of the #ptbo community!

#HarmReduction

[Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough @CF_GreaterPTBO]

We would love to give a huge shoutout to @WildRockPtbo!
Wild Rock's recently donated $5,000 to the Light the Way to $160K campaign. The campaign is raising funds to renovate the location that will host a range of wraparound services, addressing the opioid crisis in our community.

[Nourish Project @NourishNews]

Join Nourish for an evening of stories this Thursday Sept. 30th at 7PM.

This virtual event will give you the chance to learn more about the experiences of others and challenge the stigma they face.

Register now: https://t.co/nEwo7h8SYH

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

Gearing up for our bookmaking marathon on Sept. 24th, and we need YOUR input! Watch the video for details.

[The Theatre on King @TTOK120]

Coming up!

24: Hours, Poems, Chapbooks

https://t.co/eeIqvFNaAH

[Nourish Project @NourishNews]

Join @NourishNews, @BasicIncomePtbo, and @KPRETFO for the #PTBO Book Launch of "The Case for Basic Income: Freedom, Security, Justice"!

Wednesday September 15th, 4PM - 6PM at @silverbeancafe.

Featuring authors Jamie Swift & Elaine Power, and music by the Chester Babcock Trio.

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

Reminder: A decent wage is health. Paid sick leave is health. Overtime pay is health. Safe work conditions is health. Non-precarious employment is health. Benefits is health.

This Labour Day & every day, let's remember that every worker, everywhere, deserves the right to health.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

Great second reading of #BillC273 by @JulieDzerowicz, but I echo the concerns expressed by @LeahGazan. - The language needs to be amended to protect other social programs.

Watching the livestream of the debate in the #HouseOfCommons now...

#cdnpoli #BasicIncome

[Peterborough Currents @PTBO_Currents]

Have you noticed these posters around downtown?

With funding from New Stages Peterborough, Justin Million of the Show and Tell Poetry Series curated a series of poems from five local writers and then printed them and posted them. (Designed by @makingPTBO) Try to find them all!

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

Never been more scared walking in the downtown then I was just now. Knowing that a bunch of completely uncaring fools are just down the road from me is terrifying. #StayHome

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@ptbo_utilities Out on London now too!

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@MikePMoffatt @LeahGazan @JulieDzerowicz I don't support a #UBI. It is founded in a misguided idea of equality, when what we need is equity.

I'm wary of this type of support as well.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@MikePMoffatt @LeahGazan @JulieDzerowicz That said, discussing possible savings from a BIG is a strategic push to engage people who buy into the myth that investing in people is too costly. We need support from all sides. It's not my agenda, but it's one we have to work with.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@MikePMoffatt @LeahGazan @JulieDzerowicz Financing a basic income guarantee should be done primarily through a much needed and obscenely overdue wealth tax. The wealth gap is out of control and must be addressed.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@MikePMoffatt @LeahGazan @JulieDzerowicz In short, while I disagree completely with your general stance on a basic income, I agree wholeheartedly that this Bill is flawed and needs work before I will throw my support behind it.

[Elisha May Rubacha @makingPTBO]

@MikePMoffatt @LeahGazan @JulieDzerowicz It is a principle of the basic income guarantee we advocate for that no one should be worse off as a result of the program. I would like to see this embedded in Bill C-273 as well.