Jan Slakov
@janshalom.bsky.social
Such an unfathomly beautiful world we are destroying. For me, Indigenous teachings (eg https://worldviewliteracy.org/) offer a useful path forward. Also #nonviolence!
Texada Island,qathet region, BC, Canada
Texada Island,qathet region, BC, Canada
Let's not just imagine, but work towards Basir Bita's vision of migration: basirbita.substack.com
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November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Let's not just imagine, but work towards Basir Bita's vision of migration: basirbita.substack.com
So refreshing that you care about #ODA. As @chrishouston.ca says, cutting $ for people in desperate need is not a "savings": bsky.app/profile/chri...
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So refreshing that you care about #ODA. As @chrishouston.ca says, cutting $ for people in desperate need is not a "savings": bsky.app/profile/chri...
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In 2012, MP Erin O'Toole and Senator Romeo Dallaire held the first Lt. Col. Sam Sharpe Veterans Mental Health breakfast. In 2018, a bronze plaque that included the likeness of Sharpe, made by sculptor Tyler Briley, was unveiled in the Centre Block of Parliament.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In 2012, MP Erin O'Toole and Senator Romeo Dallaire held the first Lt. Col. Sam Sharpe Veterans Mental Health breakfast. In 2018, a bronze plaque that included the likeness of Sharpe, made by sculptor Tyler Briley, was unveiled in the Centre Block of Parliament.
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Thank you. My grandfather (Army, WW1), father (Merchant Marines & Navy, WW2) and, uncle (Army, WW2) served and never received benefits or recognition as Métis veterans were not recognized in Canada until 2018.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you. My grandfather (Army, WW1), father (Merchant Marines & Navy, WW2) and, uncle (Army, WW2) served and never received benefits or recognition as Métis veterans were not recognized in Canada until 2018.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's a campaign here www.one.org/ca/get-invol... to urge Canada to continue funding the Global Fund to end AIDS, malaria, TB & to promote health.
And cutting ODA (aid to other nations) is, as
@msf.ca says, not a "savings". It undermines our security (health, stability, etc) as well. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-statemen...
@msf.ca says, not a "savings". It undermines our security (health, stability, etc) as well. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-statemen...
MSF statement on Canada’s 2025 Federal Budget: Cuts to global aid will cost lives | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned by the Canadian government’s plan to reduce funding for international assistance and global health programs – especially at a...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
And cutting ODA (aid to other nations) is, as
@msf.ca says, not a "savings". It undermines our security (health, stability, etc) as well. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-statemen...
@msf.ca says, not a "savings". It undermines our security (health, stability, etc) as well. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-statemen...
To the degree there are real military threats, we should be improving diplomatic & international law capacities. Weapons races do not end well. And let's explore how investing in nonviolent defence capacities can help.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
To the degree there are real military threats, we should be improving diplomatic & international law capacities. Weapons races do not end well. And let's explore how investing in nonviolent defence capacities can help.
I have no doubt it's awful.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I have no doubt it's awful.