Feminists Deliver

Please read our statement in response to response to Vancouver-Mt Pleasant's MLA @melaniejmark's resignation from the BC Legislature. #bcpoli #vanpoli

You were born a feminist 💭 Words by: @Farida_d_author

Pivot has submitted feedback to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction for the Ministry’s first five-year review of its poverty reduction strategy for BC. CC:@s_malcolmson pivotlegal.org/pivot_s_submis… 1/4

10 First Nations sue Ontario and Canada over resource extraction and broken Treaty 9 promises: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-treaty…

‘Deeply troubling’: BC Hydro secretly handed out $430 million in Site C dam contracts: Beleaguered engineering firm SNC-Lavalin was among the big winners of no-bid contracts for the over-budget hydro project on B.C.’s Peace River, thenarwhal.ca/site-c-contrac…

Delta School District, CUPE cooperate to expand the district’s first seamless childcare pilot cupe.ca/delta-school-d… @CUPEBC @kranalletta

583 days since the Taliban BANNED teenage girls from school. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls and women are not allowed to receive an education. And yet as May approaches, the UN ponders recognition of the Taliban 💔#LetGirlsLearn

This is important. Treaty 9 First Nations standing up to Ontario for the province’s long-standing failure to live up to its Treaty responsibilities. @solmamakwa @NANComms

Another fantastic submission, this time from @WestCoast_LEAF! Our members are 👏stepping 👏 up👏 in this consultation. Add your voice to this roster of people & teams calling for better poverty reduction policy before April 30.

This @CTVNews article explains why a section of BC's child welfare legislation has been struck down as unconstitutional & what the decision means for the rights of parents interacting w/ the family policing system. Sharp analysis from our own Bety Tesfay! bit.ly/40Idran

"The new requirements associated with the informal access to information process are unlawful, compromise the resolution of First Nations claims, and further disadvantage them in a process that is inherently unfair." ubcic.bc.ca/calling_on_min…

Sharon Gregson: Our child care successes can't stop here richmond-news.com/economy-law-po… via @TheRichmondNews #bcpoli #10adaychildcare @RachnaSinghNDP @NikiSharma2 @JM_Whiteside

We hope you will read and share our submission on BC's updated Poverty Reduction Strategy. We are calling for bold action for a rights-based and intersectional approach to eradicating poverty. bit.ly/3HiilUy

it's happening again!! tomorrow is the next Abolitionist Care and Belonging (#ACAB) engagement circle (6pm) & drop-in (7pm) at the Jonathan Rogers Park fieldhouse *masks are highly encouraged & available on site #yvr

Indigenous girls overrepresented as victims of violence in Vancouver The findings do not come as a surprise to Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett, who is also the secretary-treasurer of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/ind… via @viawesome

This week is #LesbianVisibilityWeek 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We want to take a moment to celebrate and show our solidarity to ALL lesbians - cis lesbians, non binary lesbians, trans lesbians, aromantic lesbians, asexual lesbians and all others! Today and every day, we are here for you! ❤️

In solidarity with sexual assault and gender-based violence survivors. You are not alone. ✊ To those who continue to judge and re-traumatize survivors, do better. #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth

Support survivors. Believe survivors. Our member organizations are here for you: @EndingViolence @SalalSVSC @FreeOfViolence @SurreyWomens #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth

THIS @mediaINDIGENA episode about the capitalist colonial bias of Canadian courts when it comes to injunctions: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/med…

"Advocates call on Canada to establish multi-year funding for Indigenous youth organizations" Well done to the fantastic young people from @A7G_Official at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues! Read more: cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy Brian Mason, chairman of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian reservation in Nevada said that the 70 or so lithium mining applications theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…