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This is why we're (@cheangrchl @LauraYChen @uytaelee) starting an awareness campaign to fight back against anti-Asian sentiments and attacks. Interested? Please reach out via messages here or in DMs so we can collaborate!
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.@KamalaHarris @SenFeinstein @RepAnnaEshoo We need a #PeoplesBailout! Will you sign on to Rep Dingell & Sen Markey’s letter and commit to the 5 principles of just #COVID_19 relief?
Laura Chen retweeted
A climate plan that leaves workers behind is no plan at all. The Liberal government needs to start taking the needs of everyday Canadians seriously to have any chance for a truly just and sustainable future. /1
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A Chilean friend told me that that the popular movements there have a slogan, which I may be butchering (please correct me!)
"We may be the children and grandchildren of neoliberalism but we will be the parents of a new world."
Can we make globalize that pls?
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When the premiers want to meet, it takes Justin Trudeau 1 day. When big corporations want to meet, he finds time.
But when the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs ask to meet for weeks, they're ignored.
The PM's failure of leadership has allowed this to become a national crisis.
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inexplicably, the police have paused the arrests to take a look at the office's record collection (????)
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arrests are occuring. peaceful young protestors demanding justice for the wet'suwet'en people are being thrown in the back of police cars
Laura Chen retweeted
Call @jjhorgan and tell him you won’t stand for the colonial violence taking place; demand that the BC government suspend permits and construction for Coastal GasLink & immediately withdraw RCMP from Wet’suwet’en territory! #WetsuwetenStrong #UNDRIP
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We are occupying Attorney General @Dave_Eby’s office today to call on him to uphold his government’s commitments to- and obligation under- the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 1/
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We’re excited to share the first trailer for Generation Green New Deal!
We’re making a film about the historic youth-led movement to stop the climate crisis and transform America.
Help us finish the film by contributing to our Indiegogo campaign: igg.me/at/generationgnd/
Laura Chen retweeted
There is no way that this brave young climate activist should be imprisoned for peacefully protesting! Freedom of expression is a basic human right!!
#LetRussiaStrikeForClimate
Arshak Makichyan, Russian Fridays for Future activist, has been sentenced to 6 days in prison yesterday for organizing a protest on October 25th in Russia. 🌍
@MakichyanA @RebellionRussia
Laura Chen retweeted
A couple of days have gone by since the closing of the @UN #ClimateChange Conference #COP25 in Madrid. I am as disappointed as most about the lack of agreement on the guidelines for a much-needed carbon market. #Article6
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Yes! This is a big lesson for the left. We need to do a much better job engaging w/ & including rural working class folks in the movement. Too often leftist movements are dominated by the educated/urban/middle class, which creates this perception that leftist values are elitist.
Laura Chen retweeted
Powerful: watch as dozens walk out on @Shell carbon markets talk at #COP25.
Shell can’t greenwash the truth: it is on track to invest more in oil & gas expansion than any other company.
This is unacceptable and incompatible with a livable climate. #KeepItInTheGround
1/ This is far from a failure- when UBC takes climate action, it needs to be done right. A coalition group of students from @UBCC350, climate hub, and social justice center came together and drafted the declaration to make sure that diverse voices of the UBC community were heard. – at Madrid, Spain
3/ marginalized, black, indigenous, + people of color folks often face the brunt of the impacts of climate change, but only the loudest voices often get heard. UBC is doing things differently + doing things RIGHT by embedding climate justice into every aspect of the university – at Madrid, Spain
4/ community engagement process ensures UBC will be transparent and held accountable. You’re welcomed to share your ideas- this process allows you to put forward your recommendations! I’m in fear of my future too, but we need to respect everyone’s voices @UBCXR @XRVancouverBC – at Madrid, Spain