This is the last one ever in British Columbia, Canada.

Wrong

Adorable. 😍

CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.

There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.

This is my favorite guide.

Iran or the USA?

Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future

"America’s so-called “leadership class” is a sham. Most of them do not care a whit for the rest of the US. They are out for themselves."

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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind:

Showing up at protests has real impact!

Formal Notice Regarding the Civilian Humanitarian Vessel Madleen and the Legal Obligations of the State of Israel Under International Law Today, UN experts demanded safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Madleen, you can join them by putting Israel on notice. As the Madleen sails from Catania toward Gaza carrying un...

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First Great Camas to appear in the lower meadow, which was used previously as a 9 hole golf course for decades…Hope springs eternal #camas #greatcamas #cowichanbay

#dawn on #cowichanbay… after yet another night of vivid guidance dreams, I am feeling so much inner strength, hope and readiness to do what it takes to support this world forward with #Love and #compassion. #indigeouslandstewardship #healingthroughtheland #taotouch

Misty Mountain Morning #cowichanbay #quwutsun #tzouhalem #equinox #freedom

#SelfcareSunday Today is the day we do whatever we need to do to prepare for the news cycle ahead.

Between Donating to Gaza, sharing resistance information and planning next action steps… staying grounded while listening and working with the Land and the breathtaking beauty of the thousands of white fawn lilies coming up in the #garryoak meadow. #hope #trust #freedom #resistance #Fawnlilies

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Mapping the dark-money oil and gas ads targeting a small Ontario town Dark money is paying for oil and gas ads on shadowy Facebook pages, all coordinated by a PR firm with oil and gas — and Conservative Party — connections. How did a small town in Southern Ontario find ...

A hidden network of fossil fuel boosters with ties to the Conservative Party ran a blitz ad campaign in a key battleground in Ontario’s ongoing energy debate.

The firm’s VP, David Murray, was Pierre Poilievre’s Director of Policy until July 2024 👇

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#garryoak #sunset such breathtaking beauty over the Cowichan Bay estuary as the trees begin to bud…waiting with baited breath for #camas resurgence in May🥰 @canavart.bsky.social

Did you know the most powerful force for climate action is LOVE—for our children, their future, and the world they’ll inherit?

That's right! Research shows this message moves hearts 12x more than jobs and 2x more than extreme weather.

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When the wild coho, gifted frozen from our neighbour, was revealed to have an abundance of frozen eggs, it was gifted back to #yemaya.

Yemayá, the West African #goddess of the #sea, #motherhood, and #protection, is a key figure in the religions of #Santería in #cuba and supports us in #cowichanbay

Last 7 days in a row of dawn ocean swims in the cold of Cowichan Bay… nothing like it. Here is a taste 🥶Best therapy ever. #coldplunge #ocean #nature #winterswimming #vancouverisland #cowichanbay

Good morning from the largest recorded #arbutus #madrone on settler-named #vancouverisland. She is the matriarch of thr #garryoak land. Her #hulquminum name is #qaanlhp. As a beginner #hulquminum learner, I’m using it as I can. #gratitude

#Treebeard in the #garryoak meadow I have the privilege of stewarding on unceded Quw’ut’sun land, Cowichan Bay, BC🦅

11 ways to calm your nervous system:

Rest
Hugs
Laughter
Long walks
Meditation
Boundaries
Say no more often
Spend time in nature
Accept yourself as you are
Be around nonjudgmental people
Remember heavy emotions don't last

Here he is☺️ #treebeard

#Treebeard in another, glorious #Cowichanbay #sundown moment, #garryoak meadows enjoyed some love this weekend as I picked out hundreds of baby #japanesehedgeparsley… loving the ecological restoration of this precious unceded #Qwut’sun Land. #camas is just starting to tip through 🌊✨

Daily action items‼️

Add these stores to your PERMANENT boycott list:
❌ Amazon
❌ Target
❌ Walmart
❌ Tesla 🤮
❌ Meta
❌ Hobby Lobby
NEVER shop there. Like ever. 🫶🏻

Add to your calendar and share!
❌ 2/28 - Economic Blackout
❌ 3/15 - Total Shutdown

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#blackout228 #shutdown315

Yes.

They would be all so breathtaking, if they weren’t so breath-giving 🤗🌳😉

There were three dead firs leaning on it before our tree whisperer gently dismantled them🌲🌲🌲

How I love the trees I am currently privileged to steward on the Cowichan Bay shores… I have affectionately called this gentleman “Treebeard”… #lordoftherings #garryoak @canavart.bsky.social