Excellent Podcast
Astra Taylor delivers an excellent Massey Lecture on climate change and resulting climate injustice with a look at a path forward. CBC Massey Lectures #4: Beyond Human Security https://podcastaddict.com/ideas/episode/167137935
Jennifer Wallace
A New Law in Support of Environmental Justice in Canada
Environmental racism occurs when environmental policies or practices intentionally or unintentionally result in disproportionate negative impacts on Indigenous and racialized individuals, groups or communities. Too often, Canadian environmental law and policy fail to prevent this from occurring. It’s a gap that must be addressed with clear legal protections and government commitment. The US has had … Read more
Even with Stable Housing, the Transition from Homelessness can be Difficult
Indwell’s latest newsletter has an interesting article on the challenges people who’ve experienced homelessness face when adapting to being housed. https://indwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Indwell-Winter-Newsletter-2024-WEB.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winter%20Newsletter%202023&utm_content=Winter%20Newsletter%202023+CID_fff13dadc9d7ce0c2c46c33259cf997e&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=here
Student Volunteers Needed for Habitat Restoration
Know a student needing volunteer hours? Many students are scrambling to get in their 40 hours of volunteer work before the school year ends. Here is a list of local organizations doing habitat restoration that could use help. It’s a win-win-win. The student will earn needed hours while working outdoors and the local habitat benefits. … Read more
Inside the Battle Over Ontario’s Ring of Fire.
Climate Justice – How climate change disproportionately affects Indigenous communities. Traditional Indigenous communities are stewards of the land with a deep understanding of the interdependence of their existence. Communities that live on and by the land are affected by the changing climate and its impact on the resources on which they depend. But when the … Read more