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Heat waves, forest fires, floods and Coronavirus…enough to make you sweat
We’ve seen COVID-19 take lives, affect the most vulnerable, destroy families, put immense pressure on health systems around the world. The virus has had unprecedented physical, psychological and financial consequences.
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Top Five Reasons Your MP Should Support a Green and Just Recovery
Elected officials are getting an earful from polluting corporations looking for bailouts and environmental rollbacks, so we need you to help balance the scales. Here are five reasons to support…
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Enough is Enough. Why Greenpeace Is Speaking Out About Systemic Racism.
“It’s 2020. Enough is enough.”
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Anti-Racism Toolkit for Environmentalists
The environmental community will not stay silent in the face of systemic injustice. We must act and speak in solidarity with the Black communities and the movement for BIPOC lives. Fighting for a green and peaceful future includes speaking out against the unjust, racist and systemic violence Black and Indigenous people face every day in…
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CALL TO ACTION – Defund the Police in Canada
Join Black and Indigenous groups in Canada in their calls to defund police violence and invest in healthy, peaceful communities instead.
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Despite COVID-19, Quebecers want government to do more and reject calls to abolish environmental regulations
A Léger poll, conducted from May 29th to June 2nd [1] and commissioned by the Communauté de pratique sur la communication climatique au Québec [2], shows that Quebecers prioritize social…
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The Makers: Vancouver’s Kristina Kearley on the frontlines of COVID-19 … a green & just recovery
Canask is an informal collective that’s working to flatten the COVID-19 curve by redistributing donations of masks and other personal protective equipment. We sat down with Coordinator Kristina Kearley to talk about a just transition from the pandemic.
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How to get your mayor going and your city growing!
Are you eager to eat locally and organically produced food? Do you want to enjoy it at a personal level but also see this change take effect in your community…
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What is a green and just recovery? 5 actions to make it happen
A green and just recovery is the opportunity for the federal government to kickstart a new economy that helps solve the climate emergency and biodiversity crises, while ensuring fair wages, employment protections and social safety nets for all people living in Canada.
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READY, SET… BIKE !
Cycling emerged as a way to stay connected. Biking is this marvellous changing agent and social justice tool, that’s fun and healthy for us and the planet! Mobility for essential workers like healthcare providers is more important than ever. They, like all of us, still need to go buy food, deliver necessities or take care…