Always speaking up and never backing down. Rest in peace, Billy.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is beyond catastrophic. Winter has arrived, affecting a devastated population left homeless, ill, wounded, malnourished, and heavily traumatized. How have 2.3 million people - half of them children - slipped out of the int'l community's concern?? The UNSC must urgently act to halt the genocide in Gaza. If political obstacles like the US veto persist, it's about time for the General Assembly to advance the Uniting for Peace resolution.

UN Women's report on femicide showed that, globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men. theguardian.com/global-devel…

Disturbing story of what happens when corporations own water. Water is a public trust and human right! It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water - The Guardian apple.news/AYNjF3KmKTb2PUkN0…

One of the 6 judges to examine the evidence against Netanyahu & Gallant & who decided whether or not @IntlCrimCourt should issue arrest warrants, is Theodor Meron. He is a Holocaust survivor & the former Israeli ambassador to Canada (1971-75) #cdnpoli

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for those who are suspected of criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Sanctions from America only makes countries self-reliant and realize their sovereignty, so go ahead. Noone will deal with the US anymore.

The New Zealand government is pulling back on protecting Māori rights, sparking protests from indigenous lawmakers who oppose the decision with their traditional “haka” chant. This is powerful.

I have been fighting Nestle (and the equity companies that bought its North American operations) for decades. Congratulations Water watchers! WE WON! Blue Triton Closing All Ontario Water Bottling Facilities | by Water Watchers medium.com/@waterwatchers/we…

A new series called Mi’kma’ki is celebrating the stories of the Mi’kmaw people. It was developed to preserve and revitalize Mi’kmaw culture and history. youtu.be/LZq-zEW95WU

Murray Sinclair was a great Canadian, a great Manitoban, a great Anishinaabe.  His career stands as a legacy of public service and a deep commitment to truth, fairness and dignity for all people.  He was the first Indigenous person to be named to the Manitoba provincial court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. He was the first, but he will be remembered as one of the best.  He was appointed co-commissioner of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which laid bare systemic racism within the justice system and is considered a foundational perspective on the system’s relationship with Indigenous people. He led the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest and his report spurred systematic change in the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in our province.  The penultimate moment of his career was his work as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He approached a process that could have been divisive and instead transformed it into Calls to Action for the future of our country, helping all Canadians to learn to walk together into a future of respect and understanding where we live up to the phrase residential school survivors taught us – Every Child Matters.  It will be a long time before our nation produces another person the calibre of Murray Sinclair. He showed us there is no reconciliation without truth. We should hold dear in our hearts his words that our nation is on the cusp of a great new era and we must all “dare to live greatly together.”  On behalf of the people of Manitoba, I extend my condolences to his family and to all Canadians for the loss of Mazina Giizhik.  A sacred fire will be open to the public on the north side of the legislative building grounds until Murray Sinclair’s funeral later this week.

The Honourable Murray Sinclair always walked into dark places with a flashlight so that we can safely follow. A beam of light that cut through injustice and shows the way to hope.Sending prayers and gratitude to his loving family🧡

One of the most violent racist ideas is the notion that Latinos are hyper-sexual. Which feeds the racist notion that Latino immigrants are “rapists,” to use Trump’s term, justifying racist vigilante and police violence. The same idea feeds the racist notion that Latina immigrants can’t be raped, covering up the sexual violence they routinely face. If this sounds familiar to Black, Native, and Asian Americans, then that is because these racist ideas of hyper-sexuality have been ascribed to women and men in our communities too.

Today, I have the solemn responsibility to be the first president to formally apologize to Native peoples – Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan – for what happened during the Indian Boarding School era. It's long overdue.

Don’t blame immigrants. Blame governments. Newcomers didn’t botch housing, healthcare, transit, and jobs policies. Governments did.

Laura Holland, a Wet'suwet'en woman and the mother of Jared Lowndes, said police-involved killings are a state of emergency for Indigenous people. "When police kill one member of your family, they kill your whole family." cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

A worker just died in a Halifax Walmart inside a walk-in Oven. This is horrifying stuff, and it shows how working class people risk their lives every day to generate profits for capitalists We need better safety laws, more unions, and bigger consequences for bosses

Protecting our food from harmful ingredients isn’t political—it’s about saving lives. Kids are fed toxic cereals with additives like artificial dyes. People deserve to know what’s in their food, and given the choice, no one would willingly choose poison. #cancelkelloggs

Vani Hari, @thefoodbabe Cancels @KelloggsUS Over one thousand protesters delivered nearly half a million petitions to the cereal giant, demanding the removal of toxic dyes and the chemical preservative BHT. What was Kellogg’s response? ‘Get Off My Lawn’ displayed in a window. Check it out.