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Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2011
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They are not investing one cent in to expanding mental health and substance use support. The HART hubs are a sham and have no additional mental health and substance use support. They are closing supervised consumption sites which do have supports, many supports - PEOPLE WILL DIE
Today, our government introduced the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act - our plan to protect Ontario’s families and enhance public safety, while ensuring those who need mental health support can connect to the care they need, when they need it.
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
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If it’s useful, in this talk from August we tried to provide a straightforward class analysis of how covid touches so many issues that are fundamental to left politics. Something to send friends who are either newly politically active or looking to understand why we still mask
In our latest, we discuss the political economy of the pandemic and how covid and long covid organizing intersects with—and should be a priority to—movements across the left; recorded live at this year’s @socialismconf
on.soundcloud.com/y23NgrGM9B…
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we'd love to invite some more participants into this wonderful workshop with the legendary scholar and thinker Ruha Benjamin and Ariana Brazier. there's still time to sign up here: workshops4gaza.com/calendar/…
We’re extremely honored to bring you a workshop with @ruha9 and @baldbeauty22 on Nov 17, 7-8:30pm EST! In Freedom Dreaming 101 we’ll play games and activities for people of all ages to imagine tools and worlds that break with current social hierarchies: workshops4gaza.com/calendar/…
ALT Green background with blue silhouette of Black woman with butterflies and stars and moon in her hair. Freedom Dreaming 101: Creative Prescriptions to Transform Social Nightmares. Ariana Brazier x Ruha Benjamin
grif retweeted
ESCALATE FOR PALESTINE:
Yesterday, the Israeli occupation committed a heinous massacre in Gaza against displaced Palestinians in the Shuhadaa Al-Aqsa hospital.
We demand an end to Canadian complicity, an arms embargo, and cutting all diplomatic ties with Israel!
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This weekend, @MigrantRightsCA will be hosting events across the country to say no to racism and yes to immigrant justice
Here's professor Rinaldo Walcott on the importance of immigrant justice work
Go to migrantrights.ca/events/sept… to find an event near you
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Writer/organizer Harsha Walia talks about the Liberal govt failure to give thousands of temporary workers a path to citizenship, as it promised to do in 2021
Join @MigrantRightsCA at major #StatusForAll rallies and events across the country this weekend: migrantrights.ca/events/sept…
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Comrades in Toronto - please share.
This Sunday, the day before Parliament returns, join us to push back against racisms, and refuse immigrant scapegoating. Join migrants on the streets to demand #StatusForAll.
Sunday, Sep 15
1pm, Queen & Bay
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Another day with 0 signups. As the gen0side rages on we need your help to keep this project alive so we can support families on the ground. Please take a moment to look at our upcoming list of classes and *quote tweet* with one you’d recommend! workshops4gaza.com/workshops
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This is devastating news. But let’s start turning that grief and anger into organizing. We keep us safe bc the government doesn’t. Let’s organize shifts, organize SCSs out of tents, w volunteers. It is NOT over. Users deserve safety.
cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/on…
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“I'm raising funds on behalf of a Deaf Palestinian family to help them evacuate from Gaza. They have no relatives outside of Palestine to set up their GoFundMe account so Moataz, the family’s father, has asked for me to help”
gofundme.com/f/help-deaf-pal…
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With @incarcerated_on, we are publishing the following phone line specifically for prisoners to report abuse, violence, torture, & death within Maplehurst: 1 (289) 350-2441. Help us get word inside & pass the word along to everyone you can.
(our main lines will be back up soon!)
ALT Background: Maplehurst Prison in brown recoloured tones. In white text: "Maplehurst Prisoner Abuse Hotline" Below this, black text in a yellow rounded rectangle: "1-289-350-2441" Below these parts, in a black rectangle with yellow text: "Free The People, End The Torture". DJNO and Incarcerated Voters of Ontario logos in each corner.