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Svend Robinson

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Burnaby MP 1979-2004 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Geneva 2008-18 JS Woodsworth Chair Simon Fraser University SFU 2020-21 LLD Doctor of Laws HC SFU 2023 Writing history of LGBT Purge in Canada... (he/him) sjr666666@hotmail.com

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Why Avi Lewis Thinks He Can Save the NDP
YouTube video by The Paikin Podcast Why Avi Lewis Thinks He Can Save the NDP

youtube.com/watch?v=P1SQ...

09.11.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MAMDANI! ๐Ÿ˜

05.11.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The public should be beautiful. It's ours. #cdnpoli

31.10.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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"Le Canada doit utiliser tous les outils diplomatiques et รฉconomiques ร  sa disposition pour isoler Israรซl, contester son impunitรฉ et mettre IMMร‰DIATEMENT fin au gรฉnocide." - Avi

#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026

29.09.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€˜Do we really want to be a two-party system like the U.S.?โ€™ | Avi Lewis launches NDP leadership bid
YouTube video by CTV News โ€˜Do we really want to be a two-party system like the U.S.?โ€™ | Avi Lewis launches NDP leadership bid

CTV puts the big question in the headline: coverage of our launch last night.

youtu.be/ILborKiaYCU?...

25.09.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Rejoined the party to vote for you Avi.
Good luck, bonne chance!

20.09.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rejoined the party to vote for you Avi.
Good luck, bonne chance!

20.09.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, worldโ€™s top scholars on the crime say International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who voted

Genocide.

The Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
And war crimes in the West Bank.

When will Canada finally take action for humanity and justice for the Palestinian people?

#FreePalestine

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

01.09.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜If these words reach you โ€ฆ Israel has succeeded in killing meโ€™: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza

Evil.
And the world watches.
And does....Nothing.
#FreePalestine

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

11.08.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide

Yuli Novak, the director of Bโ€™Tselem, said that she was not seeking to minimize the โ€œhorrific attackโ€ that Hamas had perpetrated on Oct. 7.

But the assault had prompted an Israeli assault on Palestinian life in Gaza that had spiraled into genocide, she said.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...

28.07.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions The court was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earthโ€™s climate from planet-warming emissions.

BREAKING NEWS ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

23.07.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 258    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Even if the world pretends it isn't happening
Even if the politicians are silent
Even if the doctors are being killed
Even if there is no group for you to join
Even if you feel helpless
Even if people think you are crazy
You can still do something.
Kick at the darkness.
#grandmothersagainstgenocide

24.07.2025 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1072    ๐Ÿ” 301    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Deep respect.

Nobel Peace Prize.
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #EndGazaGenocide

www.instagram.com/reel/DMVnVHs...

21.07.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cooperative housing is key.

During the first BC NDP government of Dave Barrett, I helped establish the first coop housing in Burnaby, the Norman Bethune Coop, still going strong...hope NDP will make coop housing central to affordable housing.

Homes for people before corporate profits!

18.07.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations Chris!

18.07.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bravo Alex pour cette nomination courageuse!

12.07.2025 01:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bravo Heather!
Deep respect for this courageous nomination.

12.07.2025 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bravo @ndp.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @alexboulerice.bsky.social for this nomination of Francesca Albanese...she richly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible courage and shining a light on the Genocide in Gaza and Israeli war crimes in the Occupied West Bank.
#FreePalestine

12.07.2025 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Canada's environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

What happened to this...

"Strong, science-based, national standards help ensure we're prepared for these challenges and support long-term health and resilience," he said.

nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/04/c...

05.07.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canada Gazette 5 July 2025

Environment, Dept. of the

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Order Declaring:

Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025

WHY NOT?

05.07.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdaniโ€™s Rise

โ€œYou want to have leadership that speaks to what New York is,โ€ Mr. Rechler said. โ€œItโ€™s the capital of capitalism.โ€

The people of the "capital of capitalism" are voting democratic socialist and rejecting the corporate oligarchs.

On to victory in November Zohran!

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...

26.06.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.ย 
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Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
ย 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

โ€”Harry Truman, 1952

25.06.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34556    ๐Ÿ” 10944    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 642    ๐Ÿ“Œ 394

Huge victory in New York City for Zohran Mamdani, brilliant young democratic socialist...defeated Democratic old guard that threw millions behind Cuomo.

On to victory in the general election in November!

25.06.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deep respect.

You've been an eloquent and powerful voice for peace and justice for decades, and now for ending the evil of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank crimes.

Thank you Michele โค๏ธ

16.06.2025 04:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped | Moustafa Bayoumi War is the prime ministerโ€™s doctrine. Israelโ€™s strikes on Iran โ€“ falsely described as pre-emptive โ€“ are the latest example

ยซย Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped. The Israeli prime ministerโ€™s lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israelโ€™s neighbors. Netanyahu knows no other way. War is his doctrine. War is his reflex. War is his answer.ย ยป

13.06.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Stephen for your courage, integrity and a lifetime of passionate and powerful advocacy for justice and human rights.

So glad my dear friend Libby Davies @libbydavies.bsky.social and I had a chance to reconnect with Stephen during Avi's recent election campaign.

Deep respect. โค๏ธ

31.05.2025 07:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EUโ€™s former top diplomat Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since second world war

Genocide unfolding before our eyes.

When will Canada finally take a strong stand?

#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

10.05.2025 06:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for running a principled, powerful, passionate grassroots campaign Avi...now on to the federal leadership!

09.05.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wise counsel.

07.05.2025 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good luck brother!

27.04.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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