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...
by dewolfe001 | Dec 18, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Climate Action Now, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity, Newsletter
The Friends of Clayoquot Sound 2021 Winter Newsletter is out with an in-depth look at the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns. Click the following link to read the 2021 Winter...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, FOCS in the Media, General News
At just 1% of their historic abundance, wild salmon are in a state of emergency in Clayoquot Sound. Local salmon stocks have drastically declined in recent years. Watersheds that once supported returns of over 40,000 salmon annually have decreased to roughly 2,000...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News
In April, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), published an article placing responsibility for COVID-19 squarely on our shoulders. “There is a single species that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic – us....