Jai جیهون (he/him)

Equity & child welfare advocate, urban narrator, educator, #SDoH - housing, income, food security, safety & freedom from racism.

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

I’ll never stop telling your story. #KaliefBrowder

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In 1990, the education sector received 60% of its funding from the province - it has since dropped to 16.7%. The current post-secondary education system can hardly be considered publicly funded. https://t.co/aToqdpjh9y

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Want a solution to addressing the imminent risks of gang-involved youth, a Hub Model - multi-agency collaboration, aiming to reduce harm and improve community safety. #CrimePrevention

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

Stop giving a platform to racists in the name of “neutrality”.

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Over 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, and it's projected to rise to four million in two years. This is not acceptable. Let’s make health care a priority and work together to #StopTheCrisis. https://t.co/PsyFL8u4rF #HealthcareCrisis #Onhealth

[Ontario Medical Association @OntariosDoctors]

"We're holding on by a thread," says David Hatt, whose son Christopher can’t find a cardiologist or family doctor for his serious heart condition.
The Hatt family isn’t alone. It’s time to stop the crisis and fix our health care.

Learn more at https://t.co/IjPX58bQdF

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

We wanted them when we were struggling with a labour shortage during the pandemic. Now we are reneging on our promise of a pathway to permanent residency and chasing them out.

https://t.co/xvWc9YIKl2

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

If you don’t have a supervised injection site, your whole community becomes an unsupervised injection site.

[cafcan_org @CanadianAfrican]

At CAFCAN, we are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our respected elder Louis March.

Louis March, with over 40 years of dedicated community activism, was a truly inspiring figure with unwavering commitment and passion for the African Canadian community. (1 of 3)

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

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BTN: approx 670,000 Ontarian’s live more than 50 kilometres from their family doctor, nearly 133,000 people in the province live more than 200 kilometres from their doctor - 2.52 million people in Ontario didn’t have family doctor as of last year, up from 1.83 million in 2020.

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

Advocates have been arguing for years that environmentally damaging activities are disproportionately located near Indigenous or racialized communities.

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Bill C-226, sponsored by Green Leader Elizabeth May, became law Thursday evening. The law will require the federal government to develop a national strategy on environmental racism within two years.

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About once every hour in Canada, someone succumbs to an overdose, in communities as rural as Bell Island, N.L., or as urban as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

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Indigenous ppl disproportionately impacted by homelessness. While 5% of the population identified as Indigenous in 2021 Census, at least 31% of ppl experiencing homelessness identified as Indigenous. https://t.co/gIBlmOs7Bw

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Study here: https://t.co/e9e2vSlPy1

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What does equity look like in the operating room? Ont. hospitals with more than 35% female physicians had better patient outcomes, fewer deaths, in the following 3 months after surgery. Team diversity not only an equity issue but also catalyst for improved performance.

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@jenvasic Keep up the great work!

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Data collection takes on an added urgency with our rapidly aging and diversifying population. By 2041, more than one-quarter of seniors will belong to a racialized group.

https://t.co/WHSdFWqVWZ

[Jai جیهون (he/him) @Tenthletter]

You need to eat well to be able to learn well. Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program. Ranking 37th out of 41 of the world’s wealthiest countries when it comes to feeding kids at school: @C4HSchoolFood

[RE-ELECT Sterling Lee @yourvoice4ajax]

Proud to serve as the new #DeputyMayor at the @TownOfAjax