Where do I even begin? I'm appalled. The Canadian government living up to its roots in colonial-settler violence... this is beyond criminal. Contact your MP's. This erasure and anti-Palestinian racism is unacceptable.
For anyone reading this on or after February 26th, 2024 -here is more information/updates:
The House of Commons in Canada has initiated a petition for a ceasefire in Palestine. Canadian followers and Canadian Tumblr users as a whole— please take a few seconds to stop and sign this.
After you sign, you'll need to confirm your signature through the email you provided on the form. It may not come through immediately, but make sure you do so, or your signature will not count.
Go to the top tag and interact with it and make it go absolutely fucking viral.
And to anyone who is still complicit, get your head out of your ass.
Well done, I’m proud of them and quite impressed 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
(I will be removing/blocking useless comments, I do not need that in my comment section ty very much. Edit: However I will let the the idiocy speak for itself)
🇵🇸🇨🇦 The vandalism of a landmark Palestinian flag street art in Montreal by Zionists is a despicable act. However, the resilience of Palestinian youth, who are restoring it to its former glory, is inspiring. This reaffirms the unwavering commitment to the cause of a Free Palestine.
We are not so far from the second goal that we need to reach 30,000 this week, so we need your help. I trust you God that you have created nice and generous people who will give us a hand helping us go over our crises and survive life
You can help Yusuf urgently :
Donate: Every amount given, no matter how small, contributes to saving Yusuf's life.
Share the story: Help spread Yusuf and his family's story far and wide, so that as many people as possible can contribute to their aid.
Pray: Pray to God Almighty to heal Yusuf and bring happiness to his family.
Registered sex offenders in Ontario would not be able to legally change their names if a bill that's before the legislature passes.
The legislation jointly introduced this week by Progressive Conservatives Laurie Scott and Laura Smith is all but ensured passage, with their party -- which has a majority in the legislature-- supporting it.
"This bill, if passed, will stop the Karla Homolkas from becoming the Leanne Teales," Smith said, referring to the infamous killer and her name change.
"We just feel that the right to change somebody's name should not be abused. We want to strengthen our province's commitment to zero tolerance to these offenders and their heinous crimes and put our full support behind the victims and the families ... We have to close up this loophole."
for whatever reason my bank won't let me donate any money to fundraisers that aren't in Canadian dollars so I've collected a small and surely incomplete list of fundraisers in CAD for those of us in so-called canada. please feel free to add to this list if you know of any more fundraisers in Canadian dollars and I'll boost to the best of my ability. these should all be coming from sources that have verified every fundraiser, but I am not perfect and may have mistaken some.
Help Basel Abughaben's family evacuate Gaza: Basel left Gaza four years ago to look for work outside of Palestine, and now needs to evacuate his wife and four children from Gaza. the fund seeks to get evacuation money as well as funds to keep his family housed and fed in Egypt.
Bring Najlaa's family to safety in Canada: Najlaa moved to Canada to complete her studies, and was unable to go back to Palestine due to Israeli border restrictions. Najlaa is trying to evacuate her mother, sisters, brothers, and their spouses and children.
Help Sanaa Abu Ghaiben's family evacuate Gaza: Sanaa's family consists of three brothers, two sisters, their partners and children, and Sanaa's elderly parents. His family consists of 25 people.
Help Sujoud reunite with her family: Sujoud left her husband and three sons to seek treatment for her son, Abdullah, who has had health problems since infancy. Her family is still trapped in Gaza.
Help Mahmoud evacuate and continue his education: Mahmoud Abu Hamam is a 20 year-old engineering student seeking to evacuate to Egypt and continue his studies.
I have donated $10 each to these campaigns. if you can match that for even one of these, I would be so grateful. please share widely, and do not give up hope.
Do you think the price of shit is too damn expensive? Do you think that disabled people should get better help with the cost of living?
Behold: This petition
This petition is calling for a CERB-type payment for disabled people ("DERB") to help them bridge the gap while the govt works on creating a better disability assistance system - currently planned for 2025 (but it has been delayed before, so we shall see...)
Disability income ranges greatly from province to province, but it's always WELL below the poverty line. The way things are, disability payments are so pathetic that none are sufficient enough to cover even the cost of rent. This year, barely any are sufficient enough to cover even HALF the rent... so, roommates? Not a solution anymore.
Where I live, the assistance my partner got was $850 a month in 2017. This year, had they still been on it, they would have gotten $950.
The average rent here in 2017 - $900/mo
The average rent here in 2023 - $1800/mo
It's rough out there.
Anyway, thanks for reading this, here's a pic of my cat Bean :) Hreef.