by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Clayoquot Salmon Festival, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News
Salmon play an integral role in coastal livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystems on the west coast. And they lead incredible lives, starting in freshwater then migrating to the ocean. Celebrating the backbone of the west coast is what inspires Friends of Clayoquot Sound...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, General News
In November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the Pebble Mine’s permit to proceed with construction near Bristol Bay, Alaska. Friends of Clayoquot Sound raise our hands in solidarity to the Yupik; Dena’ina and Aleutian People — and all residents of...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
Learn more @ defundthepolice.org According to recent polls, only 15% of Canadians believe that the RCMP does not have a problem with systemic racism. Indigenous peoples account for approximately 5% of the population in Canada, yet — as the Globe and Mail found...
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 | 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...
