by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, created what is known today as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). His model was the Royal Irish Constabulary, a paramilitary force the British created to keep the Irish under control. Police in Canada were...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News
Authors Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein took part in a virtual conversation to help launch a Global Green New Deal project to foster internationalism and visualize possibilities for a new and better world for people and the planet. “The violence of a capitalist system...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Climate Action Now
In November, the Government of Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson tabled Bill C-12 — a new legislation that would force current and future federal governments to set binding climate targets to get Canada to net-zero carbon...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Earth Keepers Education, FOCS in the Media, General News
Humanity produces 2 billion tonnes of waste each year and this figure is projected to increase by 70% by 2050. Single use products are a key contributor to this: when not effectively recycled, they are burned, sent to dumpsites or landfills, or simply left to degrade...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
By Stephenie Charleson Home is where the heart is. Home is where we come from, where our families come from. Home is where we have a connection. I have a strong connection to my home in Hesquiaht territory. We have pressure on us to log in our territory, part of a...
