Ann Douglas

Anyone supporting the U.S. and Israel in this war is supporting ecological destruction, along with bombing of schools and hospitals. You don’t get to pick and choose what parts of war you support.

🎶 The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town… 🎵

1/ I was in Toronto last night to surprise my incredible mother, Michele Landsberg, as she received the Ursula Franklin award from Canadian Voice of Women for Peace.

You look amazing — so chic and so elegant.

Thanks for your continued dedication and hard work. It will be great to have that bigger picture view.

I've updated wwater.ca so that the next data refresh will generate graphs covering up to 30 months (2.5 years) of data, instead of the current 12 months (1 year).

Thank you all for your interest and for sharing wwater.ca with your communities and loved ones. Stay safe!

Five clocks in a row, labelled Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, London, Somewhere. The "Somewhere" clock is set a 5 o'clock.

I've reset the newsroom clocks.

The North of North production cast and crew outside the Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre/Iqaluit Centennial Library in Iqaluit. It is night time. The building is blue and designed to look like an iceberg. There is a crane. It is winter and snow is on the ground.

North of North is shooting scenes tonight at the building where I work, the Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre/Iqaluit Centennial Library. It is a main location in the series. Our building exterior serves as the town hall/community centre where the main character Siaja works.

I spend a lot of time at the beginning of every project figuring out which POV/tense is going to serve that story. I'm aware many readers take an "I don't like mushrooms" approach to these tools, and that's fine, but it's not my job to try to guess whether there are more mushroom lovers or haters.

This is very much a thing—and for my friends who are freelancers it is even worse, it seems like it is 70% of the job

I live for this stuff, too. 😍

My brain overcompensated in the wrong direction. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I have been wide awake for a couple of hours….

He sounds like the perfect person to have by your side on a day when you’re feeling extra miserable. What a kind and caring soul.

Just followed you over there.

Canadians consistently see co-operatives as a stable path forward. Co-operatives help make communities more stable during economic ups and downs: 83% agree. Co-operatives are more likely to survive tough times because their members have a stake in their success: 83% agree. Co-operatives are part of the solution to Canada's biggest challenges, like affordability and inequality: 81% agree. Co-operatives are better equipped to adapt to change and new technologies than other kinds of businesses: 71% agree. https://abacusdata.ca/canadians-want-stability-co-ops-deliver-it/

Canadians find a number of co-operative attributes are appealing, namely the focus on building community. The business provides education to their customers, managers and employees to help grow the business: appeals to 89%. The business works to ensure sustainable development in their community, through things like community support and environmental awareness: appeals to 88%. Anyone can be involved in the business regardless of gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination: appeals to 86%. Customers and employees are also the owners, and can benefit financially when the business does well: appeals to 86%. Decisions are democratic, meaning that customers and/or employees have a say in its strategy and direction: appeals to 83%. The business gives customers or employees a real voice in adapting to new technologies like Al: appeals to 78%. Depending on the type of enterprise, the business is always controlled by employees, customers, producers etc, no matter what: appeals to 76%. https://abacusdata.ca/canadians-want-stability-co-ops-deliver-it/

Cooperatives are widely supported in the United States. New data shows the same is true in Canada. People value the ability of co-ops to weather economic recessions better than other types of businesses, as well as their democratic and inclusive nature.

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Such lushness…. 😍

When politicians don't honor their promises, our work is to make them. To do that, we have to build enough power to make them. I understand why people get disappointed but this is unfortunately how things work in politics.

Just saw an older woman with a brilliant kind smile wearing a sweater emblazoned with the words “We are stronger than this storm,” and I want to believe she’s right.

This is what we need right now. Political leaders with a combination of solid principles and moral courage.

Upstream by Mary Oliver | Penguin Random House Canada A collection of essays from the beloved Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Mary Oliver

I'm rereading Mary Oliver's Upstream right now and if you love her poetry but haven't read any of her essays, I recommend them.

So much wisdom.

Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air: “There's hardly a page in my copy of Upstream that isn't folded down or underlined and scribbled on..."

Can confirm.

This sounds absolutely miserable. I hope you’re able to get lots of rest this weekend. Sending you hugs and healing thoughts.

We experienced something similar at our previous place. The property next door changed hands and the new people cut down all the trees in the backyard. They turned a gorgeous wooded lot into a parking lot. The day they cut down those trees, it felt like they were murdering my friends. 😭

How frustrating. The trip sounded like quite the ordeal at times. 😬

Failing systems erode our faith in democratic values. Eventually, people believe in nothing or the more cynical and pragmatic beliefs that come after believing in nothing.

These are usually politics of power. Fascism.

Graphic with a beige background and orange accents. At the top is an orange circular logo with the text AVI and the phrase “A political instrument of the people.” Beside it is an illustration of raised fists beneath a ballot box with icons representing voters. Large bold text reads “Build power to win change and elections.” Below, text lists actions including year round organizing, improving volunteer training, nominating candidates early, and demanding electoral reform and a citizens assembly on electoral reform.

Great to see @avilewis.ca calling for electoral reform and a Citizens Assembly. Thanks for putting this on the agenda!

The goal should be a voting system where organizing and turnout actually translate into representation. A proportional voting system makes every vote count.

The biggest doomers are the folks that exude toxic positivity and refuse to critically examine the situation we’re in and how we got here. Engaging in denialism and adopting failed tactics is precisely how you end up in a vicious cycle where everything gets increasingly worse.

I was curious about the spice mix! Good to hear you’ve had a good experience with this store.

A person's mindset towards aging may play a major role in how a person ages, a new study out of Yale University has revealed. A person's mindset towards aging may play a major role in how a person ages, a new study out of Yale University has revealed.

Study suggests many people end up improving with age, but mindset key www.newsweek.com/new-study-ch...

32% > cognitively

28% > improved physically

From study: "need to instill or magnify the positivity of age beliefs & to redefine aging so that it includes the possibility of improvement."

I will never look at them the same way again. I love this! ✨

My 3:5 year old just referred to question marks as “mystery hooks.”