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Feminist, Citizen, Free Press, Equity and Public Service ... in Victoria BC

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Did any Canadian ever imagine seeing this?

05.04.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Venus and Mercury both currently retrograde in Aries is reminding us that our relationship to our own self really does set the tone for all other relationships in our lives.

If you’ve been craving more meaningful connections, try raising the bar in how you’re treating yourself.

26.03.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s the point of posting bus schedules if they’re never on time or convincing people not to drive if the late buses are always packed? #14

13.03.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Better service levels & inter-neighborhood access β€” especially to Fairfield & other places with shared amenities, schools & hospitals

08.03.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Legitimate conflict and forgiveness

241. Nor does this mean calling for forgiveness when it involves renouncing our own rights, confronting corrupt officials, criminals or those who would debase our dignity. We are called to love everyone, without exception; at the same time, loving an oppressor does not mean allowing him to keep oppressing us, or letting him think that what he does is acceptable. On the contrary, true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others. Forgiveness does not entail allowing oppressors to keep trampling on their own dignity and that of others, or letting criminals continue their wrongdoing. Those who suffer injustice have to defend strenuously their own rights and those of their family, precisely because they must preserve the dignity they have received as a loving gift from God. If a criminal has harmed me or a loved one, no one can forbid me from demanding justice and ensuring that this person – or anyone else – will not harm me, or others, again. This is entirely just; forgiveness does not forbid it but actually demands it.

A screenshot of text, reading: Legitimate conflict and forgiveness 241. Nor does this mean calling for forgiveness when it involves renouncing our own rights, confronting corrupt officials, criminals or those who would debase our dignity. We are called to love everyone, without exception; at the same time, loving an oppressor does not mean allowing him to keep oppressing us, or letting him think that what he does is acceptable. On the contrary, true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others. Forgiveness does not entail allowing oppressors to keep trampling on their own dignity and that of others, or letting criminals continue their wrongdoing. Those who suffer injustice have to defend strenuously their own rights and those of their family, precisely because they must preserve the dignity they have received as a loving gift from God. If a criminal has harmed me or a loved one, no one can forbid me from demanding justice and ensuring that this person – or anyone else – will not harm me, or others, again. This is entirely just; forgiveness does not forbid it but actually demands it.

Re-reading Francis’s encyclicals, and there are some true bangers.

Fratelli tutti, man.

β€œβ€¦true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others.”

26.02.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 593    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 8

Because it’s so expensive to live here. People in lower paying jobs need more than one.

25.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good advice ⬇️

13.02.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 30915    πŸ” 8081    πŸ’¬ 478    πŸ“Œ 336

People want well-being projects funded because they are community safety too, with more benefits

11.02.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Intelligence is not a virtue

10.02.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We’ll make great pets

We’ll make great pets

We’ll Make Great Pets #doomscroll #Funday

09.02.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SYMBOLS ARE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN THINGS THEMSELVES

06.02.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Grafitti

Grafitti

#StreetArt
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊️

05.02.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14032    πŸ” 2226    πŸ’¬ 156    πŸ“Œ 69
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Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency’s Defender Brian Driscoll was accidentally catapulted into the acting director’s chair on Jan. 20 and has defended the bureau from the potential of mass firings, inspiring memes and satirical clips.

WWDD? Great story www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

04.02.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Supremacy is not security

Supremacy is not security

Supremacy is not Security #affirmationsforendtimes #art #politics

04.02.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A punch to the face is a wake up call engagement-canada-pledge.ca

03.02.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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