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We’ve got a big year ahead of us.
Next week, President-Elect Biden will be sworn into office and we expect him to make an exciting announcement around the Keystone XL pipeline soon afterward. Less than a week after that, Parliament will resume here in Canada and we will be ready to push for ambitious climate action. On top of all that, we’re anticipating a possible snap federal election possibly in the next couple of months.
The 350 Canada team is preparing for a marathon ahead of us. As part of that process, we wanted to take a minute to hear from you.
Fill out this survey to tell us how you’re feeling about the year ahead and what you would like to see us focus on.
Thank you for standing with us through the rollercoaster ride we all experienced
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Posted on Jan 15, 2021 07:30 pm
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MPs asked to back Binding Treaty
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 PBI-Canada asks MPs to endorse the call for a UN Binding Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights … Read more...  PBI-Honduras to watch the trial of the five defenders criminalized for opposition to the construction of the
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Posted on Jan 15, 2021 01:02 pm
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We Urge International Support to Palestinian Striking Workers
New Unions
On January 1st, 2021, when the world was celebrating the new year, 75 Palestinian workers at the Israeli settlement factory of Yamit Sinoun started an open strike demanding the company to respect their rights. The company produces water filtration systems for the global market and the striking workers demand human-like working conditions, better wages, paid sick leave
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Posted on Jan 15, 2021 12:35 pm
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WhatsApp has finally made explicit what we’ve long suspected BILLIONS of people’s private data is being shared directly with parent company Facebook. Both platforms are coming under pressure, but we must urgently build a grassroots #OwnYourData revolution. Join now and let’s stop the data harvest:
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WhatsApp’s mask has fallen: its new Terms Conditions explicitly state that it shares users’ private data with its parent company Facebook.
WhatsApp has over 2 BILLION users worldwide. Facebook cross-references data from billions of people from their platforms such as your name, your phone number, location and uses it
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Posted on Jan 15, 2021 09:08 am
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‘Someday, there won’t be any racism’
r1 Off the shores of Unama’ki or Cape Breton Island, Michael and Avery Basque are helping chart a new path forward amid Nova Scotia’s lobster wars. ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2021 12:28 am
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With so many critical environmental issues to tackle in 2021, where should we start?
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At Stand.earth, our work is driven by a belief in the collective power of everyday people like you and me.
Despite what 2020 threw at us, together we helped stop the world’s biggest tar sands mine, blocked reckless government bailouts, and secured major commitments to protect some of the last old growth forests. It’s thanks to the growing power of this movement that we were able to achieve these wins.
But here’s the thing, the stakes are even higher in 2021. In this moment of intense disruption, new space is opening up to imagine solutions bigger and bolder than we dreamed of before.
We want to build that vision together. So before we lock in plans for the
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Posted on Jan 14, 2021 04:50 pm
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Three Major Threats to Life on Earth
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad
Large parts of the world – outside of China and a few other countries – face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments. That these governments in wealthy countries cynically set aside the basic scientific protocols released by the World Health Organization and by scientific organizations reveals their
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Posted on Jan 14, 2021 01:46 pm
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French bank BNP Paribas is one of the biggest funders of planet-destroying soybean projects in the world wiping out areas 115 times the size of Manhattan each year!
A few days ago, BNP boasted about its new “anti-deforestation” policy for the soy industry. But it was all lip service.
Indigenous communities in Brazil can't take it any longer. Tell BNP Paribas to stop funding deforestation now!
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Every year in Brazil, an area 115 times the size of Manhattan is wiped out to make room for soy farms. And this carnage is mainly funded by a French giant: BNP Paribas.
The company
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Posted on Jan 14, 2021 07:24 am
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Google Workers Launch New Union
Alphabet Workers Union
On January 4th, workers at Google and other Alphabet companies announced the creation of the Alphabet Workers Union with support from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) – the first of its kind in the company’s history. It will be the first union open to all employees and contractors at any Alphabet company, with dues-paying members, an elected board
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Posted on Jan 13, 2021 11:54 am
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2021: the beginning of the end of fracking
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Posted on Jan 12, 2021 11:59 pm
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How Socialists Resist Rightist Coups: Lessons from the Early Communist International
John Riddell
Parliaments and elections are no guarantee of democratic rights and fair treatment for working people. Capitalist forces displeased with an electoral outcome are all too likely to take direct action to impose their will, whether by financial manipulations, economic blockades, or military coups.
Even apparently stable parliamentary regimes in dominant countries can be challenged in
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Posted on Jan 12, 2021 01:30 pm
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