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NDP ask Premier Wakeham to focus on climate change - NTV The provincial NDP have penned a letter to Premier Wakeham, urging him to take climate change seriously. The letter asks Premier Wakeham to, “take climate change seriously, introduce legislation totra...

NDP ask Premier Wakeham to focus on climate change ntv.ca/politics/ndp...

Episode 348 – 2025 Budget; Liberal Carnage In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget — Mark Carney’s first — and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.

The Liberals' budget -- it mostly helps upper income people, it mostly helps men, it mostly helps war, oil and gas.

Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage

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Blankets
Holly Farrell
2024

Spiral montage of photos of the moon in different hues against a black background

Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon

What would it look like if N.L. enshrined housing as a human right? – The Independent Premier Tony Wakeham told The Independent housing is “absolutely” a human right

After his swearing-in ceremony on Oct. 26, N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham told The Independent housing is “absolutely” a human right.
#nlpoli #cdnpoli #housing #homelessness
theindependent.ca/news/lji/wha...

Painting of an open doorway looking outwards from the interior, on the floor inside and out are wooden clogs, two pairs, one adult sized and one pair to fit a small child

Anna Ancher, At Noon, 1914 Danish painter #WomensArt

A blonde was always the final form for his character arc. No one — and I mean no one — should be surprised.

Yes, I am sub…skeeting???

We loved Derry Girls. And, as is our way, that love of a pop culture product has turned into a self-guided tutorial on Ireland, the troubles, and its path to unification. Because, yeah.

Among many artists Interviewed in the womensart1 book on women piomeers of painting,
'Unlocking Women's Art',
is artist Sarah Maple.... 🎁
Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Take action to demand a budget for the people! This Tuesday November 4th, the Carney government will drop their new budget. It is expected to be a devastating budget that will steal tens of billions of dollars from health, education, public servic...

actionnetwork.org/letters/budg...

Good morning, Stephenville!

We’re at the Arts and Culture Centre’s Holiday Craft Fair, from 10:00 - 3:00 pm.

Free samples of the best 🍪 in Newfoundland!

Win a 10” One Big Deadly Cookie!

Mother pleads for help after daughter abducted, taken out of country by father - NTV A man is wanted by police tonight for abducting his five-year-old daughter and fleeing the country. As NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, a mother living in St. John’s has now been without her daughter for m...

Mother pleads for help after daughter abducted, taken out of country by father
ntv.ca/news/mother-...

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it .

Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

This is Iliamna. She made a new best friend, who happens to be a balloon. Really thought they would have more time together. 12/10 (TT: andreal.corbin)

Three N.L. women return home after efforts to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza - NTV It was more than two weeks ago when three activists from this province joined a Freedom Flotilla ship to the Gaza Strip in an effort to bring humanitarian aid. They were intercepted and detained by th...

Three N.L. women return home after efforts to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza
ntv.ca/news/three-n...

Leaf Pattern
Franklin Carmichael
1922

Workers’ issues sidelined by parties, say labour groups – The Independent As election day approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people's “everyday troubles”

As election day in Newfoundland & Labrador approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people’s “everyday troubles”
#nlpoli #canlab
theindependent.ca/news/lji/wor...

Red Maples
Franklin Carmichael
1922

Workers’ issues sidelined by parties, say labour groups – The Independent As election day approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people's “everyday troubles”

“The NDP has the most detailed set of commitments for workers, which includes…enforceable labour standards for gig and precarious workers…card check certification…anti-scab legislation, and increasing the minimum wage to $22 an hour.“

They also commit to 10 paid sick days for all workers.

BDS victory: The McGill Association of University Teachers passed a resolution to "endorse the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel" www.cjpme.org/who_supports...

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

Ben Loman by the Sea
Maud Lewis
c. 1962

Warm in Offskip
Robert Genn
1978

Mercury Justice for Grassy Narrows I just signed the Grassy Narrows petition calling on Justin Trudeau to honour his treaty obligations and commitment to reconciliation. Join me in signing here https://you.leadnow.ca/org/petitions/merc...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...

4 panel comic Panel 1: ICE “Agent” (thug) punches protester hard in the face. Agent: STOP Panel 2: ICE Agent viciously snaps protester’s arm Agent: BEING Panel 3: ICE Agent strangles protester Agent: POLITICALLY Panel 4: ICE Agent stamps on protester’s head Agent: VIOLENT

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

This only happens to you once

The upper half of a sitting fox facing left looking right created with small leaves in browns, orange and green all against a white background

#Fox by Helen Ahpornsiri, who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall