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For the last few months, students at UBC Climate Justice Research Collaborative worked with us to create a story map that details the major concerns with TMX and charts the fight to stop it.
Here’s a 🧵 with some of what they found 1/8 🧵#NoTMX
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/90d763…
Here’s a 🧵 with some of what they found 1/8 🧵#NoTMX
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/90d763…
First, it shows the difference between traditional territories and reserve lands. Many nations whose lands the pipeline crosses have never given their consent, even if it has permission from the reserves directly on its route. #NoTMX 2/8 🧵 
This map shows the many spills Trans Mountain has had over the years. You can click on each circle to see how much oil was released into the local environment. #NoTMX 3/8 🧵
lnkd.in/e4fRa9WN BRITAIN IS ENTERING A NEW AGE OF CORRUPTION - BRITAIN HAS RETURNED TO THE ‘OLD CORRUPTION’ THE VICTORIANS TRIED TO END - TAKING US FURTHER DOWN A ROAD TO A KLEPTOCRACY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN BRITAIN IMAGINE.
lnkd.in/e4fRa9WN Britain has entered an era of legalised larceny by the politically well-connected some 150 years after the Victorians ended what they execrated as the “Old Corruption”.
lnkd.in/e4fRa9WN By this they meant the toxic system whereby the ruling elite enjoyed a parasitic relationship with the state enabling them to obtain jobs and money through patronage, partisanship and purchase.
lnkd.in/eZCPufeu PEOPLE: A BID TO RIG ELECTIONS UK, TORY VOTER ID LAWS LOOK LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO RIG OUR ELECTIONS, NOT IMPROVE THEM It’s not too late to avoid the disenfranchisement of the poor and the young before the next general election.
lnkd.in/eZCPufeu EXTRACT ‘Rishi Sunak may this week have been battered and bruised by strikes and U-turns, but he has at least made it past one key milestone:
lnkd.in/eZCPufeu his 45th day in power today means he managed to stay in office longer than Liz Truss did before she announced her resignation.
lnkd.in/epJfpPvf NHS WINTER CRISIS ERUPTS AFTER 12 TORY YEARS OF INCOMPETENT TORY GOVERNMENT ‘I’m afraid A&E will collapse’: The NHS winter crisis erupts after years of warnings.
lnkd.in/epJfpPvf EXTRACT
'Whatever happens this winter, the paramedics i spoke with hopes the public will understand why NHS staff are striking.
'Whatever happens this winter, the paramedics i spoke with hopes the public will understand why NHS staff are striking.
lnkd.in/epJfpPvf "A year ago, we were clapping for nurses," he says.
@KevinClimate "We've developed this term 'net zero' which allows us to move the burden of reducing emissions out to future generations, out to 2050 and beyond. It’s vacuous. Completely meaningless. It’s Latin for kicking the can down the road."
Source: How Wealth Inequality Fuels the Climate Emergency: @GeorgeMonbiot, Scientist Kevin Anderson on COP26 11 November 2021
lnkd.in/ewKhg8NZ CUMBRIA COAL MINE WILL BE "NET ZERO", SAYS GOVE Hugo Gye 7 December 2022 #GoveLies #PeopleDie #UnfitForParliament
lnkd.in/eGDzy4s9 SUNAK CAN LEARN FROM STURGEON ON HOW TO AVOID A WINTER OF DISCONTENT
lnkd.in/eGDzy4s9 If Rishi Sunak wants to end the strikes, he has to engage with unions like Nicola Sturgeon.
lnkd.in/eGDzy4s9 The PM knows from furlough that working with unions is better than working against them.
lnkd.in/ek3Wr_YB lnkd.in/er2pM84G CLIMATE CRISIS ACT NOW MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES WORLDWIDE wherever corrupting criminal justice systems exist. CLIMATE WARRIORS 🐺🐺🐺🌍🌎🌏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️❤️
lnkd.in/ek3Wr_YB lnkd.in/er2pM84G Free climate activists who are 'protesting because a corrupt criminal justice system has refused to protect them, their families and others from the greatest act of genocide in history.'
lnkd.in/ek3Wr_YB lnkd.in/er2pM84G Climate Genocide Act Now [Jonathan Fuller] 18 October 2021 #CivilResistance #GlobalCitizens #TurnBacktheClock #Leaders #ClimateChange #StopEcocide
THE FIGHT MUST GO ON!
Last week we announced news of a historic victory for the climate and Indigenous rights – leading to the conclusion of the 18 day long national strike across Ecuador.
#paronacionalecuador2022
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Last week we announced news of a historic victory for the climate and Indigenous rights – leading to the conclusion of the 18 day long national strike across Ecuador.
#paronacionalecuador2022
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After dialogue between the Indigenous movement & the state, @LassoGuillermo agreed to reforms of Executive Decree 151 & 95 - which aim to expand oil & mining across Indigenous territories - deepening the climate crisis & the threat of physical extinction facing Indigenous pples
When the U.S. govt rescinded our #federalrecognition status in 2002, we lost our right to self-determination & access to much needed resources & services. Today, we're fighting to protect & preserve our nation.
A thread 🧵 on what federal recognition means for #ChinookJustice
A thread 🧵 on what federal recognition means for #ChinookJustice
1/7. #federalrecognition means the U.S. govt acknowledges the right of an Indian tribe as a sovereign entity. A federally recognized tribe can directly engage with the U.S. govt. #ChinookJustice #indigenousrights
2/7. Many tribes received #federalrecognition through treaties & executive orders. Today, tribes can be federally recognized through acts of Congress, federal administrative actions or federal court decisions. #ChinookJustice #indigenousrights
Please RT. Knocking on #Fredericton, I have heard again and again the frustration of disillusioned people over broken promises, whether by Trudeau or Harper before him. No one has faced more... 1/
#WeAreAllTreatyPeople #NoMoreBrokenPromises #fredericton
#WeAreAllTreatyPeople #NoMoreBrokenPromises #fredericton
2/ ...broken promises than the #FirstNations of this land.
⚖️ Today marks 22 years since the Marshall Decision, when the courts upheld the Mi’kmaw right to fish outside the the federally imposed licensing system. Government was...
#nbpoli #frederictonnb #explorefredericton
⚖️ Today marks 22 years since the Marshall Decision, when the courts upheld the Mi’kmaw right to fish outside the the federally imposed licensing system. Government was...
#nbpoli #frederictonnb #explorefredericton
3/...expected to work with the Mi’kmaq to define parameters and of course, that never happened. In the last year as the Mi’kmaq have begun defining their own fishery, local commercial fishers have...
#fredericton #nbpoli #oromocto #mintonb #newmarylandnb #elxn44
#fredericton #nbpoli #oromocto #mintonb #newmarylandnb #elxn44
Today Teal Cedar went back to court in Nanaimo to ask for their injunction against #FairyCreek forest defenders to be extended.
The logging company's lawyer Dean Dalke is really in a tizzy over the tactical abilities of the protesters... (thread)
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
The logging company's lawyer Dean Dalke is really in a tizzy over the tactical abilities of the protesters... (thread)
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
In court, the logging company's lawyer said of the land defenders, 'their resistance to being arrested is just shocking!' (This generated some amusement)
Leaving aside what "resistance" means for now, let's just review what's been going on with the RCMP at #FairyCreek...
Leaving aside what "resistance" means for now, let's just review what's been going on with the RCMP at #FairyCreek...
Recall: the RCMP not only used this injunction to remove forest defenders from the #FairyCreek area, they exceeded their powers, & barred media from witnessing their actions, & more. In August, Judge Thompson (same judge as today) found that: cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #bcpoli
Curious about the rise of asset manager capitalism and how it's impacting the U.S. infrastructure deal and climate policy? @KateAronoff's latest piece breaks it down clearly – and the implications are not good for our climate. newrepublic.com/article/163147…
.@blackrock has investments in every. single. sector. This means it wants to lower its exposure to climate risks but wants the people to do all the work.
“Ask not what BlackRock can do for climate policy. Ask what climate policy can do for BlackRock,” writes @KateAronoff.
“Ask not what BlackRock can do for climate policy. Ask what climate policy can do for BlackRock,” writes @KateAronoff.
.@blackrock is pioneering a model to make the public carry the burden of climate finance by asking the World Bank and IMF to “essentially transform into insurance companies” to protect private investment into green energy, but also for existing investments in fossil fuels.
@tinangata starts the kōrero, speaking on plastic pollution, #indigenousrights and the #treaty
“Good science considers context”
“Good science considers context”
In Aotearoa - a big blue land - we have access to 3000+ years of marine knowledge
Yet our ability to grow a science sector in a Te Tiriti/Treaty context is a challenge
no para dar crédito a la posibilidad de k el US Empire y sus infantería STDistas logren su objetivo genocida, pero incluso si logran finalmente anexar la tierra de la k han robado tanto, no se desesperen. #PatriaNueva #PRFree #PuertoRicoLibre #PRLibre #PatriaYVida #FreePuertoRico
los borinqueños somos fuertes—siempre lo hemos sido. ¡descanse bien sabiendo k lucha por la voluntad de los espíritus de sus antepasados! ✊🏽🇵🇷💚
tambien, tenga en cuenta una serie de hechos: (1/
tambien, tenga en cuenta una serie de hechos: (1/
1) tanto la isla, como la diásporiqueños, han mantenido durante mucho tiempo la creencia sagrada en la independencia (592,671 votos en their beloved rEFereNDuM)—así k incluso si roban nuestra tierra, ¡nunca podrán robar nuestra historia! #PRStrong #PatriaNueva #PuertoRicoLibre 💚
“What benefit would the #American people get from adding to the #union a #bankrupt state with a tanking #economy?”
Even Trumpers are anti-#Statehood! #MAGA #Trump #PRStatehood #DecolonizePR #VivaPuertoRicoLibre #PRIndependence #IndigenousRights
nationalreview.com/2019/03/puerto…
Even Trumpers are anti-#Statehood! #MAGA #Trump #PRStatehood #DecolonizePR #VivaPuertoRicoLibre #PRIndependence #IndigenousRights
nationalreview.com/2019/03/puerto…
“Second, there is a real question about whether #PuertoRico even wants to become the 51st state… Three times, the people of Puerto Rico said ‘no.’ […]”
“… the anti-#statehood party refused to participate because of the way the referendum was worded, and the vote was therefore practically meaningless.” #EndColonialism #DecolonizePR #PRIndependence #UnaSolaEstrella #Independence #IndigenousRights #LibreYIndependente
#Peru: AIDESEP, the largest indigenous org in the Amazon, declares itself against the coup d'état perpetrated by corrupt members of Congress.
@aidesep_org also demands the speedy investigation of the ex-president Martín Vizcarra's fiscal responsibility.
@aidesep_org also demands the speedy investigation of the ex-president Martín Vizcarra's fiscal responsibility.
AIDESEP reports the concern that chaos will lead to the advance of land grabbing, deforestation, mining, agribusiness, waterways.
Reading @TanyaTalaga’s Seven Fallen Feathers (re: deaths of 7 Indigenous youth in #thunderbay) & she immediately calls out #Canada for its audacity to claim having 1 of the best education systems in the world when Indigenous students face a lack of schools & quality education.
Makes me wonder whether Canadian schools and educators deserve such a title when we aren’t properly addressing issues that Indigenous children & youth are experiencing in education. #UNDRIP #unitednations #indigenousrights #indigenousstudents bbc.com/news/business-…
Who is benefiting from these rankings? Who’s hurting? How do Ind students fit in the picture of these rankings? Do certain achievements give us a pass on addressing issues in our education system? How many more Ind students need to drop out or end their lives before we wake up?
The Amazon the largest lung in our world is on fire😭.
It's time for humanity to stop & think seriously about what it is doing🤨.
Is this our legacy for future generations😠?
Is money more important than conserving nature😡?
🗣️We need the forests to survive.
🗣️Protect nature!
It's time for humanity to stop & think seriously about what it is doing🤨.
Is this our legacy for future generations😠?
Is money more important than conserving nature😡?
🗣️We need the forests to survive.
🗣️Protect nature!
"The fires burning in the #Amazon rain forest are so large and widespread that smoke has wafted thousands of miles away to the Atlantic coast, according to the World Meteorological Organization"
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nyti.ms/31VHDRb
Via @Miami_Rebelde
There is no "ngo" burning the #AmazonRainforest these are Cattle Ranchers, most of whom voted for #Bolsonaro. They're destroying the #Enviroment to steal #Indigenous land for themselves #NativeTwitter!#IndigenousRights #NativeLivesMatter
There is no "ngo" burning the #AmazonRainforest these are Cattle Ranchers, most of whom voted for #Bolsonaro. They're destroying the #Enviroment to steal #Indigenous land for themselves #NativeTwitter!#IndigenousRights #NativeLivesMatter
So... @jjhorgan @GeorgeHeyman @scottfraserndp et al. @bcndp just going to turn a blind eye to #Unistoten situation or are you going to step up and act like leaders on this? #BCpoli #CdnPoli #Deescalate #UNDRIP #NoConsent #NoPipelines
...there's an aching silence right now that for #BCNDP folks in particular should smell a lot like the days leading up to August 18, 1995. #BCpoli
also - I think @jjhorgan @SohiAmarjeet @DonaldsonDoug @GeorgeHeyman @michellemungall @lanapopham & @BruceRalston should withdraw from the @BCNRF #BCNRF19 until the conflict is resolved in order to show respect. #BCpoli #UNDRIP
Today the First Nations challenge to #SiteC in BC Supreme Court resumes, asking for an injunction to stop work on the dam until the rest of the Treaty 8 infringement case is decided in court. A critical case for BC. Follow the #SiteC & #SiteCInjunction hashtags this week! #bcpoli
Heading over to 800 Smithe now for 9:45 entry. All are welcome to be in the courtroom - please join us. Latecomers not admitted; proceedings start 10 am sharp. #bcpoli
This final week of the #SiteCinjunction hearing involves lawyers from the Province of BC (we have already heard from @sage_legal on behalf of West Moberly & Prophet River FNs, and BC Hydro's lawyers. #bcpoli #SiteC
