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The federal election results suggest that the first priority of the NDP must be electoral reform to bring to an end the politics of fear and the strategic vote, which favours the Liberals and Conservatives alike.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and International Solidarity

22/10/19

Author:

Kasim Tirmizey

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The Bullet

Photo of Miriam Cisneros, president of the community of Sarayaku. Translation: “I don’t feel alone because this struggle has been alongside the mestizo, afro, and indigenous communities. We have struggled together. We demand that our sisters detained in the prison be liberated, and that our leaders no longer be persecuted when this is over.” Photo Credit: CONAIE.

October 18, 2019 •

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Mayors of 94 cities are taking the Green New Deal global, as states fail to act on climate crisis

18/10/19

Author:

Simon Curtis

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The Conversation

Copenhagen hosts the C40. Maykova Galina/Shutterstock

October 15, 2019

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Climate Change

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Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity’s Death Warrant

16/10/19

Author:

Lee Camp

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TruthDig

child and stuffy with face mask - Shutterstock

OCT 15, 2019

Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist.

Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.

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Rebel Daily 7: A fire they can’t put out

15/10/19

Author:

Extinction Rebellion

Link:

rebellion.earth

October 15, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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Change takes time: even at the rate we’re going – and need to be going – it’s never going to happen all at once.

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For Life to Continue on Earth, Every Day Must Be Indigenous People’s Day

13/10/19

Author:

Four Arrows & Darcia Narvaez

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Truth Out

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Vancouver climate action protesters promise more disruptions in the future

13/10/19

Author:

John Kurucz

Link:

Vancouver Courier

The protest group Extinction Rebellion closed the Burrard Bridge Monday morning to vehicle traffic and planned to be there all day. Photo Dan Toulgoet

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Vancouver police suggest Monday’s protest will keep the Burrard Bridge closed until midnight

Monday’s protest and closure of the Burrard Bridge won’t be the last.

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FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS- Join Jane Fonda & Code Pink to address militarism and climate change

11/10/19

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Jane Fonda & Code Pink

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Code Pink

Inspired by the Swedish student, Greta Thunberg, the student strikers and Naomi Klein's new book "On Fire: The Burning Case for the Green New Deal," I have decided to upend my life, leave my comfort zone and move to Washington, D.C. for four months to focus on climate change. As Greta said, "This is a crisis. We have to act like our house is on fire, because it is.”

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With 10 arrests on Burrard Bridge, Extinction Rebellion is just getting started in Vancouver

09/10/19

Author:

Charlie Smith

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Georgia Straight

The Burrard Bridge belonged to pedestrians, not cyclists, on October 7. CHARLIE SMITH

October 8th, 2019

Environmental protesters scored a major coup on October 7 in Vancouver. Their climate demonstration managed to lead all the late-night newscasts.

It’s because the Vancouver chapter of Extinction Rebellion peacefully blocked the Burrard Bridge to traffic all day and evening.

This was the group’s first major direct action in Vancouver and it was part of an “International Week of Rebellion” for the climate in more than 60 cities.

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