Today was truly uplifting. Inspired by so many ppl in respirators gathering in solidarity at the @DoNoHarmBC DIE-in protest in YVR. Lovely to feel the collective energy to #KeepMasksInHealthCare. Big thanks to @ElaineCarol3 for leading! 🙌🏼
Not every day you pretend to die in front of the Minister of Health's office.
Thanks to @sylvia_a_fuller, @DrKarinaZeidler for their impactful speeches. And to everyone who shared their personal stories. And anyone I missed!
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I'm all ready for today's @DoNoHarmBC protest at 12noon outside Minister Dix's office at 5022 Joyce St. in Vancouver!
Here are 3 BC'ers I'm fighting for 🧵
1. My father who ended up in LTC because a Covid infection accelerated his dementia overnight. He likely got sick because he couldn't mask well in public due to cognitive issues
2. My friend with stage 4 breast cancer who went to the hospital this week and was really upset to be told masks were optional
Many Covid activists have been cast as "extreme" by family & friends for asking for more protections, but our leaders are actually the extreme ones for insisting we simulate 2019 without any concessions for the vulnerable.
Can't do mask mandates? Why not at the very least safe masked shopping hours? Classrooms with masks for those who need them? Transit runs with masks? CR boxes, UV & HEPA filters. Anything.
Indoor smoking bans came to restaurants & cafés in Vancouver only after being rolled out slowly in public spaces a decade earlier, in 1986. Some smokers were furious, but had to cope. We need to start somewhere.
Seriously though, I'm getting really tired of these takes from powerful, rich white men.
The author, who is affiliated with Bloomberg, claims that remote work is a privilege. But it's actually a lifeline for folks with disabilities, health conditions or caregiving responsibilities
There are people considering & applying for MAiD in Canada because they can't access timely healthcare or safe healthcare because our leaders refuse to make hospitals safe for immunocompromised people.
This is heartbreaking 💔 also concerned about how BC closing Long Covid clinics while relaxing MAiD criteria will play out. A terrible combo