Andrea Reimer

Survivor-Centred Safety - Where Do BC Cities Stand? - BWSS

Beyond virtue signalling: wondering what your local government is actually doing about gender-based violence? @endingviolence.bsky.social has an important new accountability tool to track progress in BC #DesignedWithSurvivors www.bwss.org/survivor-cen...

Canada will recognize Palestine in September, Mark Carney says The move comes amid increasing international pressure and outcry over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

#Breaking: Mark Carney says Canada will recognize Palestine as a state

Tsunami Advisory for B.C. - EmergencyInfoBC Tsunami - A magnitude 8.7 earthquake has occurred 80 miles (136 km) SE of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Advisory is in effect for B.C. Tsunami Notification Zones A, B, C and D. This incl...

If you live in coastal areas of the north Pacific: there is a serious tsunami advisory/warning as a result of a major earthquake off the coast of Russia. Please immediately look up and follow local advice. BC alert info here: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...

Climate justice gets legal backbone as ICJ clarifies States’ duties on climate and human rights The International Court of Justice has given climate justice legal force, affirming that governments and corporations are obliged to cut emissions, protect human rights, and repair climate harm. PICAN...

For those looking to understand more about the ruling, Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) has a great summary here: www.pican.org/climate-just...

In the long fight to compel governments to action, today is a big day. Giant congrats to the big team that has spent over six years pursuing this landmark ruling. The substance matters: the hope and energy it is mobilizing matters even more.

Concentration Camp Labor Cannot Become Normal

An important read from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

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Andrew Cuomo just conceded to a socialist and I am not even sure we are at peak 2025 yet

Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?

You’re kidding.

#17!

Polling data from Harris & Associates 1966. Q: Do you approve of what Freedom Riders are Doing? 22% approve 61%disapprove18%no opinion.

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.

🚨 An important read

Ultimately this results in a crisis for all but the most wealthy of Canadians. When 35% of us are living in a crisis, it’s impossible for us to have a healthy, prosperous society. So many are just trying to survive, and that extends into the owners who over-leveraged to try and achieve secure tenure

It’s true - it could be taken many ways. What I meant was that the majority of Canadians own their own home and the higher rents and prices go, the more wealth that majority achieve. Those of us who don’t own just keep paying more and more to provide that increasing wealth to owners.

The motivation is particularly important from my perspective. The housing crisis is not a crisis for many in Canada: it’s a housing windfall. Without people in government personally motivated to help those of us for whom it’s a crisis, things will not change IMO.

I do think that time of trying so hard to solve a problem with none of the tools he needed to do it makes him uniquely qualified - and more important motivated - to do the level of work needed to make a difference on what is now a global crisis.

I appreciate the engagement. As a lifelong renter in the same position I can’t see the case for blaming one mayor for a national crisis, particularly the mayor who was the only 1 of 3 levels of government taking the problem seriously as housing went from problem to crisis across the country.

Lots to like in this cabinet. On the issues that I’m passionate about it’s great to see equally passionate and experienced folks like Gregor Robertson, Julie Dabrusin, Mandy Gull-Masty, Rebeccas Alty & Chartrand, Buckley Belanger. Also great to see WAGE restored with Rechie Valdez at the helm.

Those at the @whitecapsfc.com will likely not be surprised to find out the ref was from California. www.linkedin.com/in/joe-dicke...

🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
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Vancouver mayor can’t answer how $5M for ‘Task Force Barrage’ was approved Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is sidestepping questions on how the budget for a five-million-dollar task force aimed at cracking down on the Downtown Eastside was approved.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is sidestepping questions on how the budget for a five-million-dollar task force aimed at cracking down on the Downtown Eastside was approved.

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Remembering Trey Helten, a DTES Pillar and ‘Best Friend’ | The Tyee The artist, activist, animal lover and community champion will be honoured Saturday. Everyone is welcome.

Thanks to @michellegamage.bsky.social for this lovely collection of stories about Trey Helten

He connected so many people that his partner is trying to find a way to keep his phone number as a community resource.
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Dedicating this quoted post to every policy student I have ever had who got annoyed with me for suggesting that grammar and correct use of capitalization matter as much as facts do when communicating about public policy.

NDP federal council names Don Davies as interim party leader Vancouver-area MP won last week with 37.2 per cent of the vote

Just in: Don Davies named interim NDP leader

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie:

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Go Jets!

Excited to be offering this up!

It would be great to have this timed to a 4 count box breathing exercise

It's hard not to feel an incredible sense of relief this morning. We were perilously close to watching our democracy head over the same cliff the US has. At the same time, going through the election results, there are alarm bells and sirens going off all over the place. Lots to process.