To pay tribute to all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no name, artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor their souls in an installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, called "Monuments" [read more: https://t.co/eNvkocjub7]
The arbitrary, ideologically based Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a violation of the human rights of women to bodily autonomy & freedom. Christian Democrats have also tried to walk back rights of women across Europe. Stand together to oppose regressive policy!
The aftermath of this event underscores why policymaking must examine challenges such as food insecurity, affordable housing through an intersectional lens. While this community is resilient, it’s operating in an unfair system & needs attention & support! https://t.co/PV9HAmdpcJ
@CXCKCRUSHER @DisrespectfulV2 @BasedByAccident You don’t care about those things because they don’t affect your life? The pandemic has caused global supply issues and food prices have increased everywhere; economic war with Russia is driving up inflation and commodity prices around the globe. It will eventually hurt you too.
"131 countries have made no significant progress against corruption over the last decade...Meanwhile, human rights and democracy across the world are under assault...Corruption enables human rights abuses." Read @anticorruption#CPI2021 insights here: https://t.co/cs5lvtoaDX
The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a warning for civil society to hold their governments accountable. #Democracy and #HumanRights continue to be "under assault". Read the report here: https://t.co/dL5CznKD08 #CPI2021#corruption@anticorruption
PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. Get #Yemen trending! It's a hell on earth right now. Innocent civilians are bombarded in cold blood, while the internet is down. I don't know what to say else. At least 300 people were killed or wounded over the past 24 hours. I am running out of words...
“Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs make 191 times more than the average worker” during the past year of the pandemic. Read @DavidMacCdn report here: https://t.co/y03p9ro7Bc @ccpa#cdnpoli#canlab#TaxtheRich
Care about #UBI? Did you know that Bill-C-273 was terminated when the federal election was called? Together, we can demand a universal basic income in #Canada. Read these important updates! Thanks @ElainePower6 for sharing and keeping the momentum going. #cdnpoli
Taxation systems seem to be stacked against the majority. Learn the facts about today's #economicinequality at @oxfamcanada presents The Walrus Talks at Home: Inequality.
🗣️: @wickdchiq, @DavidMacCdn, Candice Shaw, @doctrott, and more
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Institute fellow @cblackst has been fighting for Indigenous kids for 15 years. The recent news of an agreement with the federal government is one of a series of steps that need to be taken to right the wrongs Indigenous kids have faced.
https://t.co/R7PzKkp3kA
"Some Calls to Action are symbolic, while others are structural, and Canada is choosing to complete the symbolic calls with expediency while neglecting the structural changes called for by the TRC." Thanks @Yellowhead_ @ebaans_ & @Ian_Mosby for this important Indigenous-led work.
On the 6th anniversary of the TRC's 94 Calls to Action, where do we stand? In our annual special report, Eva Jewell (@ebaans_) & Ian Mosby (@Ian_Mosby) share their findings: "Calls to Action Accountability - A 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation"
https://t.co/1GfVBoUMCn