Shelley Essaunce
@shelleyshell4
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Anishinabekwe grandmother, mother, protector of water & land. Soap maker. Climate change is my lens on life so that the next 7 generations will have a future.
Sinixt Traditional Territory
Joined March 2011
@JeromeFosterII I became an activist because I am connected to the land and water and any extraction and exploitation is a violent incursion on my history, culture, Elders, language which impacts my ability to survive and the next 7 generations going forward.
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A former oil and gas executive has been appointed as the new CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator, which is responsible for overseeing industry and protecting the environment. This raises serious conflicts of interest, as the regulator has failed to properly address issues like
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his government's $3.9 billion, six-year plan to connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.
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The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-sp...
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Who needs funding for societal progress on medicine and inventions and things that keep kids alive when that money could be IN ONE GUY'S POCKET. THE DREAM! I mean, honestly, why even have a SOCIETY when a few of us can have even more INDIVIDUAL WEALTH amirite folks???
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Everyone needs to know that these fires were made possible by global heating, which is caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has lied and blocked action for half a century. And that this will all get much, much, much worse until we end the fossil fuel industry
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For the children of Gaza, the new year has brought more death & suffering with at least 74 children reportedly killed. Urgent action is needed to end the violence, alleviate suffering, and ensure the release of hostages. A ceasefire is long overdue.👇
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Explore the history, intent, and significance of treaties & land claims in shaping Indigenous relations with Canada. 15-hour micro-credential starting March 18, 2025. Sign up here -- https://t.co/8fbQ3jXjvu
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🚨I WATCHED THE ENTIRE JORDAN PETERSON INTERVIEW WITH PIERRE POILIEVRE 🚨 It was...bad. Really bad. I barely made it out alive!!! Please enjoy the fruit of my pain.
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Want to learn Anishinaabemowin? Check out this sound byte of the January 3rd phrase from the 2025 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan brought to you by our Anishinaabemowin Department! 📣 You can also access the calendar for FREE online at: https://t.co/eQcEFIEfX0
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Want to learn Anishinaabemowin? Check out this sound byte of the January 4th phrase from the 2025 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan brought to you by our Anishinaabemowin Department! 📣 You can also access the calendar for FREE online at: https://t.co/eQcEFIDI7s
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Today is #NationalRibbonSkirtDay! The ribbon skirt is a traditional garment that symbolizes womanhood and represents a direct connection to Mother Earth and her sacred medicines.
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Dr. @Tanyaalih briefs UNSC: “After the 🇮🇱 military raided the hospital people were blindfolded and undressed, patients on crutches were put on the ground as Israeli soldiers took celebratory pictures with healthcare workers in humiliating positions. The hospital was burned down
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Hundreds of people who cancelled New Year's celebrations in Sweden held a demonstration in support of Palestine
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The University of Victoria Foundation has not had holdings involved in the extraction and processing of coal, oil or natural gas since 2021. The foundation set a target to reduce the carbon intensity of all investments by 45 per cent by 2030.
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University of Guelph dropping fossil fuel investments in 2025.
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Over the next five years, the university's endowment fund will sell divest itself of its investments in the fossil fuel industry
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McGill University is scheduled to complete divesting from 200 fossil-fuel companies in 2025.
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Everyone’s New Year’s resolution needs to be “I’ll protest about the lack of action to fix our climate emergency,” this year. We’re behaving as if everything’s hunky dory but it really isn’t.
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2024 opening the gates of hell The first year global temperatures are 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) above preindustrial levels At 426.90 parts per million "Not only is CO2 now at the highest level in millions of years, it is also rising faster than ever," https://t.co/iGA00zjXk4
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The horrific story of the four year old whose limbs were broken by an Israeli commander underscores what is now really clear. The West's performed hyper-attention to children is only for white children--the only ones allowed to have childhood or innocence. This means really that
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A single gas leak in Pennsylvania vented more than 1.4B cubic ft of methane into the atmosphere. That’s as much climate pollution as 261 coal plants! There’s nothing “clean” about “#naturalgas" We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
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Manitoba moving homeless people from encampments into housing.
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Premier Wab Kinew says his government will start moving people out of homeless encampments and into housing in the new year, while sticking to its timeline for a balanced budget despite a projected...
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