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Why I sailed to Gaza to break the siege - and how you can help us do it again. - Canadian Boat to Gaza Palestine is our compass, and the needle points to liberation. In this solidarity work, it is common to hear the phrase “Palestine liberated us.” With this phrase we acknowledge Palestine for remindin...

WHY I SAILED TO #GAZA TO BREAK THE SIEGE – AND HOW YOU CAN HELP US DO IT AGAIN.
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"We who do not control large amounts of financial capitals, algorithms, and weapons, we now see that we as a humanity have a common enemy, and freedoms, the respect of fundamental freedoms is the last peaceful avenue, the last peaceful toolbox that we have to regain our freedom. The common enemy of humanity is the system that has enabled the genocide in Palestine, including the financial capital that funds it, the algorithms that obscure it, and the weapons that enable it". Solidarity with Francesca Albanese United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, threatened by the French government.

Solidarity with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, threatened by the French government.

“Why I sailed to Gaza to break the siege - and how you can help us do it again”. Read more about the story of three students from Newfoundland who joined @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social, and how you can help.

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CCLA Co-Leads Call to Withdraw Anti-Democratic Exemption Powers from Bill C-15 - CCLA The unprecedented exemption powers provided for in Bill C-15 set Canada on a dangerous anti-democratic track.

CCLA, Ecojustice, and the Quebec Center for Environmental Law, joined by more than 100 legal and civil society leaders, are warning that Bill C-15 would give federal ministers sweeping powers to exempt anyone from federal laws and regulations.

Read more here.
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In conversation with PhD candidate Fatme Abdallah, Teebi spoke about representation, reclaiming language, Nakba stories, and refusing to write for approval. The evening closed with a reminder: imagination itself can be an act of defiance.

At Western University's Conron Hall, Palestinian writer Saeed Teebi read from his memoir You Will Not Kill Our Imagination, reflecting on diaspora, identity, prisons and the power of imagination amid the ongoing devastation in Gaza.

Why rivers in the far north are turning orange The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences

Why rivers in the far north are turning orange www.ft.com/content/2ffa...
The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences

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Simply horrific. What are we becoming?

A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside. Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilit...

“Whenever we go past that school, Ty's like: ‘Am I going back to jail, Mom? Are you taking me back over there?,’” Ty’s mother said. “I felt like nobody at that school was really fighting for him. They were too busy trying to justify what they did.”

(Pub. Nov. 2024)

Fans of these franchises should actively disrupt their games. Vote with your feet!

No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council | Common Dreams The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.

"The current threats by the US are therefore part of a long-standing pattern of feigning interest in negotiations while in fact pursuing economic warfare and military force." www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...

An Iranian community member reflects on the rise of monarchism in the diaspora and challenges the growing call for U.S.–Israeli “humanitarian intervention” in Iran.

Article: Bijan Behrangi
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Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical

Roy's principled stand is correct: we don't have to wait for history to judge the craven position of people like Wenders & the #Berninale jury. He is clearly the one "doing the work of politicians", sidelining voices like hers, who are doing the work of people.
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BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked:

“Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?”

Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters.
#FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026

Canadian civil society organizations condemn ICE violence in Minnesota, support calls from U.S. allies for “ICE Out of Everywhere!” Various cities across Canada—We are horrified by the violent and deadly actions of the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and previous threats from President Trump to dispatch the…

Canadian civil society organizations condemn ICE violence in Minnesota, support calls from U.S. allies for “ICE Out of Everywhere!” 

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Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026? Special election results have anticipated recent midterm outcomes. With Democrats now overperforming, that could spell trouble for the GOP in 2026.

A Democrat just won 62% of the vote in a Louisiana House district that gave Trump a 13-point victory in 2024. A week earlier, Democrats seized a Texas Senate district that also favored Trump. Special election results are raising alarms in Republican circles. buff.ly/Ea35U4L

#OtD 14 Feb 1779 British coloniser captain James Cook was stabbed in the neck and killed by a Native Hawaiian as he tried to kidnap local leader, Kalaniʻōpuʻu. After his crew killed a local chief, Cook had also to shot and killed a Hawaiian person stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8558...

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Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical

Roy's principled stand is correct: we don't have to wait for history to judge the craven position of people like Wenders & the #Berninale jury. He is clearly the one "doing the work of politicians", sidelining voices like hers, who are doing the work of people.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

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“What really gets me about what’s happening to Dresden is that this is a prime example of a government and a premier making another promise and commitment and breaking it.” added opposition leader Marit Stiles.

Farmers are also fearful of the water contamination which would not only threaten the potable water supply of local farms but also drinkable water. Local farmer Jim Bracket also noted that the landfill could attract pests and cause ecological disturbances.

Dresden Community Rallies Against Bill 5 and Proposed Landfill Site - Antler River Media Co-op On Thursday, more than 160 people gathered in Dresden’s Rotary Park to oppose the Ford government’s Bill 5 and a controversial landfill site proposal that the province has reopened the doors to.  The ...

Our latest on Dresden Citizens Against Reckless Environmental Disposal's rally against Bill 5 featuring Chief Leela Thomas of Walpole Island First Nation, Ontario NDP's @maritstilesndp.bsky.social, and two Chatham-Kent Municipal Councillors for Ward 4 (Dresden and surrounding region)