Honda is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric cars as part of a $15B project to create a supply chain in Ontario. The plants are said to create 1K jobs on top of the existing 4,200.
Domestic violence is a kind of small-scale terrorism. What OJ Simpson did to Nicole Brown Simpson was not the event of one night—it was a years long campaign that thousands of women suffer at other men’s hands. Read Andrea Dworkin’s memorial to Nicole: https://t.co/MnZ1p62Quv
In Canada, 86% of social workers are women. Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, CASW honours the valuable contributions of the diverse women who work in this field.
Together, we strive for a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive #IWD2024#SocialWorkOffersPossibilities
Too nervous to call? Not in a position to talk without being overheard? Calling 9-8-8 isn’t the only way to ask for help.
Whatever the reason, you can always text us. You’ll receive the same level of support, and our responders will communicate with you entirely by text.
"Social workers play an essential role in our hospital. They are constantly problem solving and supporting the patient and their families. On the toughest days of patients' lives, social workers are there." - Dr. Hostland
Read more: https://t.co/r9t7OHdwkZ
#SocialWorkWeek
Today is the start of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. If you take away only one message from us this week, we hope it will be this: You don’t have to wait until things are “bad enough.” If you are struggling for any reason and suspect that you may be experiencing disordered eating in any capacity, please reach out. Help is possible, and you don’t have to face it alone.
Resource and support are available:
FIND HELP Tool - https://t.co/r3rdOEobF6
National Alliance for Eating Disorders - https://t.co/XAWouBnl6M
FEDUP - https://t.co/Oglln3vxIq
I pray for a world where or children, our sisters, our people can go out and do what they love without fear of evil. Where we can go for walks and runs in nature and not worry of danger. Where every home and school is a safe place. I long for those things.