myeyesaredim

@myeyesaredim@mstdn.ca

I'm getting older, still trying to see things clearly.

#PostCovid #BrainFog #SomeDaysAreBetterThanOthers

In my dreams humanity has eradicated #Hatred #Inequality #Injustice #Oppression #Trauma and action has been taken to address #ClimateChange

(Don't ask about my nightmares...)

#HousingIsAHumanRight

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myeyesaredim, to Canada

Can you guess how lobbyists acted while was on fire this summer?

and lobbyists met with the government 131 times to promote their interests, lobbying for:

  1. Delaying and weakening critical climate policies
  2. Pushing for exceptions, delays and loopholes in the Clean Electricity Regulations
  3. Asking for billions of dollars in government subsidies and financial guarantees

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2023/09/20/in-june-while-canada-was-burning-the-oil-and-gas-industry-lobbied-131-times/

myeyesaredim, to random

From Boys to Men: The Road to Healing by Anthony Gebrehiwot

The series of large-scale photographs exposes the necessary labour of unpacking learned behaviour attached to childhood trauma.

The metaphors meant through the selection of colour, texture, and emotional expression encourage the viewer to place themself within the poetry of masculine fragility.

https://dorismccarthygallery.utoronto.ca/exhibitions/from-boys-to-men-the-road-to-healing



myeyesaredim, (edited ) to random

Some appreciations and thank-yous to end an otherwise gloomy weekend

  • to everyone who makes and shares beautiful photos, artworks, and creations of all kinds
  • to everyone who tries to connect with others through curiosity, generosity, and compassion
  • to everyone who speaks out on behalf of the marginalised and vulnerable
  • to everyone who grapples out loud with their difficult, painful, human experiences

I hope you know who you are and how much you matter
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

myeyesaredim, to incarcerated

Canada's federal system has kept Indigenous people over-incarcerated for too long, watchdog says in second part of a two-year investigation.

10 years ago 25% of federal inmates were Indigenous people: now it's 32%.

The steady and unabated increase in the disproportionate representation of peoples under federal sentence is nothing short of a national travesty and remains one of 's most pressing challenges

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/correctional-investigator-indigenous-special-report-2023-1.7015596

myeyesaredim, to random

"Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’"

The picture of slavery that most Americans are familiar with was deeply shaped by modern racism and capitalism.

But other forms of slavery throughout human history were no less “real.”

Understanding them and their causes may help challenge slavery today and in the future – especially at a time when some politicians are again claiming transatlantic slavery actually benefited enslaved people.

https://theconversation.com/dismantling-the-myth-that-ancient-slavery-wasnt-that-bad-205801

myeyesaredim, to random

Want to help those affected by in and elsewhere in ? Donate through https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/90073

^ Linked from https://nwt.unitedway.ca/2023-emergency-response/

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today its commitment to supporting fire evacuees from Hay River and K'atlodeeche First Nation through a donation matching program through the United Way NWT.

https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/government-northwest-territories-supports-fire-evacuees-united-way-donation-matching

myeyesaredim, to LGBTQ

To anyone attending a rally today: thank you, and stay safe :progress:​

There may be some in the anti- crowd who want to "interview" you, or provoke you. Do not engage with them, and de-escalate if confronted.

"Please follow the lead and instruction of the community group and local organisers at the event. Please heed all security recommendations"

https://ofl.ca/event/no-space-for-hate/

^ this page lists today's events & links to safe protesting and know-your-rights resources

myeyesaredim, to Canada

Some thoughts on "parents rights" - and why Conservatives focus on them 🧵

I've read a lot of posts and articles about so-called #ParentsRights.

They point out that politicians in #Canada use the phrase to:

  • diminish #ChildrensRights
  • cause or perpetuate harm to #LGBTQ individuals
  • gain support from religious groups
  • copy tactics used in the USA
  • demonstrate #transphobia
  • splinter LGBTQ solidarity
  • denigrate public education

All valid points - and maybe missing something?

myeyesaredim, to random

The origins of the debacle? Tim Gray reminds us that in 2018

was elected with the aggressive and pervasive support of 's online attack machine

Ontario Proud was not funded by grassroots supporters, as was claimed during the election, but rather by a consortium of suburban sprawl developers... the biggest donor being

In total, developers contributed $500,000

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/25/opinion/greenbelt-debacle-how-did-we-get-here

myeyesaredim, (edited ) to ontario

BC Supreme Court rules that mining permit system violates rights and is unconstitutional

The province's current system, at issue in the case, automatically grants mineral claims to industry applicants who submit a request through a government website.

[must] replace the system with one that ensures input and consultation with communities on whose territories permits are granted.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-supreme-court-rules-mining-rights-system-violates-indigenous-rights-1.6979288

next please: https://mstdn.ca/@myeyesaredim/111111683105411165

myeyesaredim, to climate

Two of the biggest threats to Canada’s progress on climate policy are and

Environment and Minister Steven Guilbeault made the remarks Wednesday

Poilievre’s approach to climate policy goes beyond a “casual disregard of facts and science in pursuit of partisan advantage,” Guilbeault said.

Overall... “a noisy minority of climate deniers has managed to dominate the public discourse”

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/27/news/environment-minister-burns-pierre-poilievre-noisy-minority-spewing-climate-disinfo

myeyesaredim, to random

"When mainstream media gives right-wing extremists airtime, viewers are more inclined to agree with those views and to believe that those views are widely held... the decision to consistently platform far-right figures and extremists in the media as part of a “both sides” paradigm of journalistic objectivity is a disaster for democracy."

⬆️ That's @intelwire summarising this paper https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/urhxy/ (screenshot attached) at https://jmberger.substack.com/p/the-both-sides-disaster

myeyesaredim, to infosec

I just heard @leigh on the radio 📻​ (talking about how #infosec is related to physical locks and keys...)

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/the-history-of-lock-picking-can-teach-us-a-lot-about-better-digital-security-1.6711547

myeyesaredim, to Ottawa

Greenbelt 2.0? 's boundary changes in and could make developers rich

Changes benefiting developers were made on the same day last November that the GTA changes were announced.

City boundary expansions turned certain parcels of agricultural land from rural to urban, opening them up to future housing and increasing their potential value.

Both city councils want the government to reconsider the changes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ottawa-hamilton-urban-boundaries-greenbelt-1.6984470

myeyesaredim, (edited ) to random

Ontario's minimum wage rose today to $16.55 - but it's not enough.

"Part of what we're also seeing right now in terms of people struggling to survive is the fact that the minimum wage should have actually been closer to 18 dollars [already]"

Labour advocates and opposition critics have said Ontario should introduce a $20 minimum wage.

The Ontario Living Wage Network says a living wage in the Greater Toronto Area is around $23 an hour.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-minimum-wage-rises-1.6983918

myeyesaredim, to ontario

"If I were running that centre, I would be a millionaire" - #DougFord gives a for-profit clinic more funding to perform OHIP-covered surgeries than it gives #Ontario's public #hospitals to perform the same operations.

Ford and his health minister [#SylviaJones] have pitched this expansion as a cost-efficient way to get more surgeries done and reduce wait times.
🤣

The rates paid to Don Mills Surgical Unit Ltd. have never before made public.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-private-clinic-surgeries-fees-hospitals-1.7026926

#NoPrivatizedHealthcare

myeyesaredim, to random

Canadian Council for Civil Liberties rebukes :

Invoking the notwithstanding clause is an admission the government knows its actions will not withstand Charter scrutiny.

The notwithstanding clause is the nuclear option. Using it to destroy the rights of students is unconscionable.

The notwithstanding clause is not a weapon that should be used to strip anyone of their rights, let alone vulnerable and marginalized students.

https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-reacts-in-saskatchewan/

myeyesaredim, to Canada

Leslyn Lewis, one of ’s MPs, is sponsoring a petition calling for to withdraw from the

Since the petition launched on October 10, it has been aggressively shared by groups and influencers in far-right and conspiratorial corners of social media.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the petition had received over 46,000 signatures.

https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-conspiracy-groups-boost-conservative-mps-petition-to-remove-canada-from-the-united-nations/

🎩 @pressprogress @llebrun

myeyesaredim, to LGBTQ

"Queerness is a natural phenomenon known to India since ancient times," said Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.

Justice SK Kaul added: "The significant aspect is that same-sex unions were recognised in antiquity, not simply as unions that facilitate sexual activity, but as relationships that foster love, emotional support and mutual care."

But British overturned that history by introducing Victorian ideals of heterosexual monogamy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67131106

myeyesaredim, to random

'Notwithstanding clause' to be invoked today for 's

's Children's Advocate has criticised the move:

"We agree it's best for parents to be involved in significant decisions of their children. That's a worthy aspect of the policy... However it has to uphold the and not effectively veto their rights, because these are human rights that we all have."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-bill-137-notwithstanding-clause-1.6993335

myeyesaredim, to worldwithoutus

Caribou drowning during migration: "If the ice doesn't freeze anymore and the ocean doesn't freeze anymore, the caribou and the animals that used to migrate from the mainland to our island … they're probably not going to migrate anymore."

this year's minimum is part of a trend of shrinking that the has been observing for decades.

By the mid 2040s... one might look out across the Arctic in mid-September and see an all-blue ocean.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-summer-ice-implications-1.7000214

myeyesaredim, to random

"At this moment, the Jewish community is under attack in Montreal" - Valérie Plante, Montreal Mayor

Premier François Legault said his heart goes out to Quebec's Jewish community, adding "every effort will be made to find and punish the culprits."

Pearl Eliadis, [from McGill University] said, "We need to stand against antisemitism. We need to stand against Islamophobia. We need to stand against all forms of racism wherever they occur."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-jewish-school-gunfire-1.7026640

myeyesaredim, to random

“Keep your mouth shut and stick to it” & “in for a rough ride, hold the line ‘it’s all about housing’” - quotes from in documents released on 's scandal

https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-and-the-environment/environmental-group-releases-thousands-of-government-documents-on-greenbelt-urban-boundary-scandals-7759102

There's also an intriguing reference to Cherrywood, the site owned by TACC’s Silvio and the largest single chunk of land taken out of the Greenbelt. An attendee at a briefing with the housing minister’s office said the ministry was doing “just what (the) owner asked for.”

myeyesaredim, to conspiracy

What is the Save the Children Convoy and what does this group really believe?

While [they] seemingly subscribe to every under the sun, there are four recurring themes that broadly animate the group:

Anti-+ Paranoia and Pedophile

The Language and Mythology of

Spirituality and

Beliefs

https://pressprogress.ca/what-is-the-save-the-children-convoy-and-what-do-they-really-believe/

Thanks to @llebrun and @pressprogress for this detailed piece

myeyesaredim, to random

Atlantic puffin chicks - "pufflings" - die of starvation in Newfoundland & Labrador

When tour boat operator Joe O'Brien noticed dead chicks floating on the water, he alerted Environment and Climate Change Canada

There seem to be serious problems in ocean ecology, including warming ocean temperatures and a struggling food web.

Overfishing capelin may be a factor: "We're destroying [these fish] in mass volumes ... only taking the females.... That's crazy"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/puffin-starvation-threat-climate-change-1.6978773

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