Erin Despard
@erindespard.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, gardener.
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. I'll be taking action in Vancouver on Sept. 20, 2025. Will you join me? drawtheline.world?event_id=262...
Home | Draw The Line - For life, for people, for the planet.
Join us this September to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence; for a future of peace, clean energy, and fairness.
drawtheline.world
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. I'll be taking action in Vancouver on Sept. 20, 2025. Will you join me? drawtheline.world?event_id=262...
Hey @themetalsco.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the ocean is not for sale. Don't open the floodgates to extraction in the deep sea. The world is watching: Say NO to deep sea mining.
#StopDeepSeaMining
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#StopDeepSeaMining
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Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @themetalsco.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the ocean is not for sale. Don't open the floodgates to extraction in the deep sea. The world is watching: Say NO to deep sea mining.
#StopDeepSeaMining
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#StopDeepSeaMining
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“It’s a strange thing to find myself more shocked now than at things that the Harper government tried,” said Green MP Elizabeth May.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
‘Ass Backwards’: Canada’s New Legal Posture Post-Bill C-5 | The Tyee
The Senate-bound law would allow Ottawa to stamp major projects approved before their risks are assessed.
thetyee.ca
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“It’s a strange thing to find myself more shocked now than at things that the Harper government tried,” said Green MP Elizabeth May.
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#cdnpoli
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This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
There is so much wrong with this approval: Expired permit, changed route, lack of true indigenous consent and no accountability--all to benefit the interests of a MAGA billionaire.
bcgreens.ca/petitions/st...
bcgreens.ca/petitions/st...
Stop the PRGT Pipeline Petition
Join the BC Green Party in calling on Premier Eby to reject the MAGA-backed PRGT pipeline — a climate-wrecking, Trump-aligned fossil fuel project that threatens Indigenous rights and BC’s energy sover...
bcgreens.ca
June 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There is so much wrong with this approval: Expired permit, changed route, lack of true indigenous consent and no accountability--all to benefit the interests of a MAGA billionaire.
bcgreens.ca/petitions/st...
bcgreens.ca/petitions/st...
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Genius. Must watch.
US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
June 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Genius. Must watch.
Vancouver bike-to-work week event at VCC!
June 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Vancouver bike-to-work week event at VCC!
Dear David Eby,
You won't beat Trump by becoming more like him... Our leaders should stand up for our values, not obfuscate them!
Sincerely,
A federal NDP voter who has entirely lost faith in the BC NDP
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
You won't beat Trump by becoming more like him... Our leaders should stand up for our values, not obfuscate them!
Sincerely,
A federal NDP voter who has entirely lost faith in the BC NDP
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? | The Tyee
The province is facing opposition to legislation that would streamline approval for infrastructure projects.
thetyee.ca
May 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dear David Eby,
You won't beat Trump by becoming more like him... Our leaders should stand up for our values, not obfuscate them!
Sincerely,
A federal NDP voter who has entirely lost faith in the BC NDP
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
You won't beat Trump by becoming more like him... Our leaders should stand up for our values, not obfuscate them!
Sincerely,
A federal NDP voter who has entirely lost faith in the BC NDP
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
The least we can do as a country!
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
Implement a full, two-way arms embargo without delay. - Leadnow
leadnow.ca
May 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The least we can do as a country!
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
The dangers of strategic voting, well explained:
The 'Progressive Primary': Who Will Win? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The 'Progressive Primary': Who Will Win? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The ‘Progressive Primary’: Who Will Win? | The Tyee
Local campaigns and voter efficiency should be top of mind as you decide where you place your ballot.
thetyee.ca
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The dangers of strategic voting, well explained:
The 'Progressive Primary': Who Will Win? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The 'Progressive Primary': Who Will Win? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Mark Carney might save us from PP but at what cost?
Angela Marie MacDougall: With Mark Carney’s decision to eliminate WAGE and house the gender equity portfolio under a wide-ranging cultural file with the heritage minister, Canada faces the unravelling of decades of progress on women’s rights.
By Scrapping WAGE, Carney Unravels Decades of Progress | The Tyee
Women and Gender Equality Canada did vital work. Now that it’s gone, here’s what we stand to lose.
thetyee.ca
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mark Carney might save us from PP but at what cost?
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Angela Marie MacDougall: With Mark Carney’s decision to eliminate WAGE and house the gender equity portfolio under a wide-ranging cultural file with the heritage minister, Canada faces the unravelling of decades of progress on women’s rights.
By Scrapping WAGE, Carney Unravels Decades of Progress | The Tyee
Women and Gender Equality Canada did vital work. Now that it’s gone, here’s what we stand to lose.
thetyee.ca
March 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Angela Marie MacDougall: With Mark Carney’s decision to eliminate WAGE and house the gender equity portfolio under a wide-ranging cultural file with the heritage minister, Canada faces the unravelling of decades of progress on women’s rights.
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) earned an overall C-minus in Shift’s Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, placing it toward the bottom of the pack of Canadian pension funds on its approach to the climate crisis.
CPPIB – Report Card 2024 — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Shift's 2024 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card assesses large Canadian pensions on their management of climate-related risks. Find out how CPPIB scored.
www.shiftaction.ca
February 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) earned an overall C-minus in Shift’s Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, placing it toward the bottom of the pack of Canadian pension funds on its approach to the climate crisis.
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Praise the weirdos because if anyone can save us
it will be us.
—Alison Luterman
it will be us.
—Alison Luterman
“Praise the Broken Promise of America” by Alison Luterman
Praise deep mineral veins under rich dirt, and fossilized remains of dinosaurs turning themselves into gas for our benefit. Praise the exhausted earth, miles and miles of subsidized corn and cattle…
www.rattle.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Praise the weirdos because if anyone can save us
it will be us.
—Alison Luterman
it will be us.
—Alison Luterman