Lisa Martin

Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

The Air Canada strike resolution was a big win for flight attendants – and all workers With any luck, governments will now be hesitant to use the Labour Code to undermine the right to strike. After all, the best deals are made at the bargaining table, right?

The Air Canada strike was a big win for workers — and hopefully a blow against government strike busting, which has become all-too common.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-air-ca...

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Jack Bishop
2023

the guaranteed provision of a home for everyone is the only solution to mass homelessness, and this is a basic requirement of a functional society

Backside of August 14 cover section globe +mail newspaper features an all black full page with white text featuring many initials of supporters under the message: E.M. We support you. At the bottom of the page the text reads “There is a powerful network of support service of organizations, justice reform and advocacy organizations based in communities across Canada. Please support your local organizations.” The fine print at the very bottom reads “This ad is paid for and stewarded by Strategic Impact Collective for the Courage Campaign, supported by contributions from many whose initials are listed above.”

Keeping conversation around consent + justice w/ collective statement in the Globe says what so many of us have been feeling:

E.M. You are not alone. We stand with you + all survivors of gender-based violence.

#CourageCampaign #WesupportEM
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Western World to recognize Palestine as a state in September if it's still there PARIS/LONDON/OTTAWA – The governments of France, the UK and Canada have said they will do what’s morally right and recognize Palestine’s right to exist as a nation as early as September, providing som...

Western World to recognize Palestine as a state in September if it’s still there

Motherfucking wind farms…

'The world requires at least ten years to understand a new idea, however important or simple it may be.'

- Ronald Ross

Why Understanding AI Doesn’t Necessarily Lead People to Embrace It New research has uncovered a paradoxical relationship between AI literacy and receptivity: Individuals with lower AI literacy are more likely to embrace AI, despite perceiving it as less capable and m...

Yeah, it's quite the paradox that the people who understand AI aren't impressed by it. A real head scratcher.

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

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Do not wait for inspiration. You don’t need to be inspired, to write a poem. You need to reach down and touch the thing that’s boiling inside of you and make it somehow useful.

— Audre Lorde

TCAF was kind of incredible. A spectacular reminder of the importance of art, community & in-person engagement during a difficult time. I struggle with the idea that my work is good for anything these days but seeing the amazing community TCAF & comics as a whole has built … it’s wonderful. ❤️

Moments after MPP Mamakwa was removed from the legislature:

Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"

Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."

If you missed the northern lights, here's your chance: This time-lapse video shows how streaks of colorful light painted the night sky across parts of the U.S. as a geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible. trib.al/uQhTWXE

YouTube video by Charlie Angus Grandmothers Against Genocide Vigil Toronto - Charlie Angus

I was honoured to join the grandmothers against Genocide gathering.
Every Wednesday morning at Bloor and Bay 8 AM.
Toronto.
Please watch and share.

www.youtube.com/shorts/5jA4K...

The automation of Brandolini’s Law

I still think it’s backwards that mass shooters owning assault weapons is considered a right while their victims’ healthcare is considered a privilege.

YouTube video by Charlie Angus Pierre Poilievre's 19 Room Mansion - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (Otawa edition)

Pierre Poilievre lost his seat and yet he refuses to leave the 19 room mansion that comes with a chef and groundskeepers - all paid for by the taxpayer.
It is for the leader of the opposition "who is in Parliament."
A grifter is going to grift.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZH...

Sulpician Gardens, Montreal
Sarah Robertson
1952

NDP MP Leah Gazan tweets "Great finding out through the news.... Go "team" NDP," responding to a post that reads: "Don Davies is the new NDP interim leader, formerly a labour movement lawyer with the Teamsters, now the MP for Vancouver Kingsway" Former NDP MP Rachel Blaney replies to Leah saying: "Not unexpected. Love you Leah Gazan"

One of the very few re-elected NDP MPs posted on Twitter that she found out Don Davies is her party's interim leader "through the news."

Yikes.

It also doesn't help that they picked a white dude and didn't even bother to tell his colleague, who is an Indigenous woman...

It's pronounced L'edmonton

Carney is very good at flattering Trump’s ego superficially JUST enough to keep him docile while strongly asserting our interests and boundaries and getting Trump to nod along. Well played.

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.

May Day posies made by my daughters in 2017

Beltaine, also known as May Day (1st May), marks the beginning of summer in pagan & Gaelic calendars. It's marked with Maypole dancing, bonfires, fertility rituals (👀) & by making posies & leaving them at the doors of those you love.
Merry May Day 🌿-some May posies my daughters made 8 years ago:

The 45th Federal Election by the Numbers • 7100 News Release GATINEAU, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 • The 45th federal general election took place on Monday, April 28, 2025. • To serve Canadians, Elections Canada opened 492 offices, hired some 230,000 people and offered around 7,200 advance and 65,000 election day voting desks in 343 electoral districts. • Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 19,583,016 Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 68.65%.

Now that #Election2025 is over, time for a toast with chocolate, wine and maple syrup to:

Our national treasure, Elections Canada, for being a nonpartisan, independent body ensuring fair and robust elections.

The 68.65% Canadians who voted.

#CanadaStrong

www.elections.ca/content.aspx...

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