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Breaking systems open, one loophole at a time.
Human rights, housing, and hard truths.
Kitchener-based. Neurodivergent-powered.
Breaking systems open, one loophole at a time.
Human rights, housing, and hard truths.
Kitchener-based. Neurodivergent-powered.
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Just to say, he consulted. Nothing will change.
PM's upcoming First Nations summit on Bill C-5 seems 'rushed,' say chiefs | CBC News
More details have been shared about a summit between the federal government and First Nations chiefs planned for next week on the major projects bill, though some chiefs say plans for the summit seem ...
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July 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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"ICE" beating man during arrest in Santa Ana California.
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Bill S-2 repeals “mentally incompetent Indian” and restores rightful status to those stripped by racist, sexist, ableist laws. It’s a shift in dignity, language, and justice. We support #BillS2 because identity should never be a casualty of colonialism. #IndigenousRights #DisabilityJustice
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Bill S-2 repeals “mentally incompetent Indian” and restores rightful status to those stripped by racist, sexist, ableist laws. It’s a shift in dignity, language, and justice. We support #BillS2 because identity should never be a casualty of colonialism. #IndigenousRights #DisabilityJustice
Many Indigenous nations in Canada were matriarchal before colonization. Women were leaders, water protectors, and decision-makers—until colonial systems forced them out. We’re still fighting to restore that balance. #MMIWG #MatriarchalPower #LandBack #TruthBeforeReconciliation #IndigenousRights
June 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Many Indigenous nations in Canada were matriarchal before colonization. Women were leaders, water protectors, and decision-makers—until colonial systems forced them out. We’re still fighting to restore that balance. #MMIWG #MatriarchalPower #LandBack #TruthBeforeReconciliation #IndigenousRights
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5 years since George Floyd was murdered by police.
We remember him, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and every Black life stolen by systemic racism and police brutality. We demand justice.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #EndPoliceViolence #JusticeNow
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We remember him, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and every Black life stolen by systemic racism and police brutality. We demand justice.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #EndPoliceViolence #JusticeNow
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Enough Is Enough: 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Murder and We’re Still
It’s been five years. Five years since George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by police officer Derek Chauvin—his knee crushing the life out of a Black man’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Fi...
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May 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
5 years since George Floyd was murdered by police.
We remember him, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and every Black life stolen by systemic racism and police brutality. We demand justice.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #EndPoliceViolence #JusticeNow
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/g...
We remember him, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and every Black life stolen by systemic racism and police brutality. We demand justice.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #EndPoliceViolence #JusticeNow
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It’s not about freedom.
It never was.
Memorial Day is a ritual of forgetting—of soldiers used, civilians erased, and empire celebrated.
They didn’t die for us. They died for oil, power, and greed.
And we’re still cheering.
#AntiWar #memorialday
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It never was.
Memorial Day is a ritual of forgetting—of soldiers used, civilians erased, and empire celebrated.
They didn’t die for us. They died for oil, power, and greed.
And we’re still cheering.
#AntiWar #memorialday
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Memorial Day: A Memorial to Manufactured Memory and the Price of Blind Patriotism
Memorial Day has been hijacked by nationalism, capitalism, and cultural amnesia. This piece challenges the myths of blind patriotism and calls us to remember not just American soldiers—but the civilia...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It’s not about freedom.
It never was.
Memorial Day is a ritual of forgetting—of soldiers used, civilians erased, and empire celebrated.
They didn’t die for us. They died for oil, power, and greed.
And we’re still cheering.
#AntiWar #memorialday
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It never was.
Memorial Day is a ritual of forgetting—of soldiers used, civilians erased, and empire celebrated.
They didn’t die for us. They died for oil, power, and greed.
And we’re still cheering.
#AntiWar #memorialday
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/m...
“Knowing how” ≠ “able right now.”
I was burned out.
Smart ≠ stable. Capable ≠ coping.
People aren’t machines. We crash quietly, often invisibly.
Because we can doesn’t mean we should. Or can today.
#AutismAcceptance #Neurodivergent #InvisibleDisabilities #SpoonTheory #DisabilityAwareness
I was burned out.
Smart ≠ stable. Capable ≠ coping.
People aren’t machines. We crash quietly, often invisibly.
Because we can doesn’t mean we should. Or can today.
#AutismAcceptance #Neurodivergent #InvisibleDisabilities #SpoonTheory #DisabilityAwareness
May 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“Knowing how” ≠ “able right now.”
I was burned out.
Smart ≠ stable. Capable ≠ coping.
People aren’t machines. We crash quietly, often invisibly.
Because we can doesn’t mean we should. Or can today.
#AutismAcceptance #Neurodivergent #InvisibleDisabilities #SpoonTheory #DisabilityAwareness
I was burned out.
Smart ≠ stable. Capable ≠ coping.
People aren’t machines. We crash quietly, often invisibly.
Because we can doesn’t mean we should. Or can today.
#AutismAcceptance #Neurodivergent #InvisibleDisabilities #SpoonTheory #DisabilityAwareness
Fireworks aren’t festive for everyone. For people with PTSD, autism, or trauma, backyard fireworks are a sensory assault—loud, sudden, inescapable. Public celebrations are one thing. In residential areas? That’s not inclusive, it’s harmful.
#DisabilityJustice #PTSD #SensorySafety #NoisePollution
#DisabilityJustice #PTSD #SensorySafety #NoisePollution
May 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Fireworks aren’t festive for everyone. For people with PTSD, autism, or trauma, backyard fireworks are a sensory assault—loud, sudden, inescapable. Public celebrations are one thing. In residential areas? That’s not inclusive, it’s harmful.
#DisabilityJustice #PTSD #SensorySafety #NoisePollution
#DisabilityJustice #PTSD #SensorySafety #NoisePollution
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Your kids and grandkids will question what you did when Palestine was being exterminated. History never forgets. #endtheoccupation
#FreePalestine #Nakba77
Your kids and grandkids will question what you did when Palestine was being exterminated. History never forgets. #endtheoccupation
#FreePalestine #Nakba77
May 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Your kids and grandkids will question what you did when Palestine was being exterminated. History never forgets. #endtheoccupation
#FreePalestine #Nakba77
Your kids and grandkids will question what you did when Palestine was being exterminated. History never forgets. #endtheoccupation
#FreePalestine #Nakba77
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77 years since the Nakba began. It never ended.
In 1948, 750,000+ Palestinians were expelled.
In 2023+, Gaza is being flattened.
Villages erased. Families bombed.
This is not history—it’s now.
Read the post👇
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#Nakba77 #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
In 1948, 750,000+ Palestinians were expelled.
In 2023+, Gaza is being flattened.
Villages erased. Families bombed.
This is not history—it’s now.
Read the post👇
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/7...
#Nakba77 #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
77 Years of Nakba: A Catastrophe That Never Ended
May 15, 2025, marks the 77th anniversary of the Nakba—Arabic for "catastrophe"—the day in 1948 when over 750,000 Palestinians were violently expelled from their homes to make way for the creation of t...
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May 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
77 years since the Nakba began. It never ended.
In 1948, 750,000+ Palestinians were expelled.
In 2023+, Gaza is being flattened.
Villages erased. Families bombed.
This is not history—it’s now.
Read the post👇
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/7...
#Nakba77 #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
In 1948, 750,000+ Palestinians were expelled.
In 2023+, Gaza is being flattened.
Villages erased. Families bombed.
This is not history—it’s now.
Read the post👇
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/7...
#Nakba77 #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
The world doesn’t need louder voices. It needs braver ones.
When we encourage others—genuinely, thoughtfully—we help them find the strength to speak up.
That’s how change begins.
#ShareSmiles #EncouragementIsPower #UseYourVoice #SpeakUp #UpliftEachOther #KindnessIsStrength
When we encourage others—genuinely, thoughtfully—we help them find the strength to speak up.
That’s how change begins.
#ShareSmiles #EncouragementIsPower #UseYourVoice #SpeakUp #UpliftEachOther #KindnessIsStrength
May 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The world doesn’t need louder voices. It needs braver ones.
When we encourage others—genuinely, thoughtfully—we help them find the strength to speak up.
That’s how change begins.
#ShareSmiles #EncouragementIsPower #UseYourVoice #SpeakUp #UpliftEachOther #KindnessIsStrength
When we encourage others—genuinely, thoughtfully—we help them find the strength to speak up.
That’s how change begins.
#ShareSmiles #EncouragementIsPower #UseYourVoice #SpeakUp #UpliftEachOther #KindnessIsStrength
May 19, 1920: The Matewan Massacre. Miners stood up for union rights—and paid with their lives. Today, workers still fight to be heard. Speak up. Every voice moves us forward.
#MatewanMassacre #WorkersRights #HumanRights #UnionStrong #UseYourVoice #OnThisDay
#MatewanMassacre #WorkersRights #HumanRights #UnionStrong #UseYourVoice #OnThisDay
May 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
May 19, 1920: The Matewan Massacre. Miners stood up for union rights—and paid with their lives. Today, workers still fight to be heard. Speak up. Every voice moves us forward.
#MatewanMassacre #WorkersRights #HumanRights #UnionStrong #UseYourVoice #OnThisDay
#MatewanMassacre #WorkersRights #HumanRights #UnionStrong #UseYourVoice #OnThisDay
Ontario’s 2025 budget includes $303M over 3 yrs for mental health care—a vital step, but only the start. Community support saves lives and money. Now we need long-term equity.
Let’s keep going.
#CMHA #MentalHealth #DisabilityJustice
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Let’s keep going.
#CMHA #MentalHealth #DisabilityJustice
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May 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ontario’s 2025 budget includes $303M over 3 yrs for mental health care—a vital step, but only the start. Community support saves lives and money. Now we need long-term equity.
Let’s keep going.
#CMHA #MentalHealth #DisabilityJustice
ontario.cmha.ca
Let’s keep going.
#CMHA #MentalHealth #DisabilityJustice
ontario.cmha.ca
Emotional self-regulation is a disability issue. It’s not about overreacting—it’s about struggling to pause. ADHD, autism, PTSD, FASD, brain injury-this affects so many of us. Support, not shame.
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#Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #SupportNotShame #EmotionalRegulation
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#Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #SupportNotShame #EmotionalRegulation
May 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Emotional self-regulation is a disability issue. It’s not about overreacting—it’s about struggling to pause. ADHD, autism, PTSD, FASD, brain injury-this affects so many of us. Support, not shame.
bit.ly/3YPlHXY
#Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #SupportNotShame #EmotionalRegulation
bit.ly/3YPlHXY
#Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #SupportNotShame #EmotionalRegulation
We didn’t always need a label to belong. Kids were different, and still had a role. Today, we demand proof before offering accommodation—but disability has always existed. We just used to make space for it.
#DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #HumanRights #Neurodiversity #AccessMatters
#DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #HumanRights #Neurodiversity #AccessMatters
May 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We didn’t always need a label to belong. Kids were different, and still had a role. Today, we demand proof before offering accommodation—but disability has always existed. We just used to make space for it.
#DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #HumanRights #Neurodiversity #AccessMatters
#DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #HumanRights #Neurodiversity #AccessMatters
Outdated service listings create confusion and harm. If a program’s paused, say so. Clients aren’t mind-readers, and workers shouldn’t have to apologize for silence they didn’t cause. Transparency is part of trauma-informed care.
#CommunitySupport #UpdateYourSite
#CommunitySupport #UpdateYourSite
May 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Outdated service listings create confusion and harm. If a program’s paused, say so. Clients aren’t mind-readers, and workers shouldn’t have to apologize for silence they didn’t cause. Transparency is part of trauma-informed care.
#CommunitySupport #UpdateYourSite
#CommunitySupport #UpdateYourSite
Happy Mother’s Day!
Whether you’re a mom, a stepmom, a foster mom, a chosen mom, or someone who simply shows up with love—today is for you.
Because sometimes the best way to say “Happy Mother’s Day” is just to try—heart first.
#HappyMothersDay #CaringNotBiology
#MomLove
Whether you’re a mom, a stepmom, a foster mom, a chosen mom, or someone who simply shows up with love—today is for you.
Because sometimes the best way to say “Happy Mother’s Day” is just to try—heart first.
#HappyMothersDay #CaringNotBiology
#MomLove
May 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy Mother’s Day!
Whether you’re a mom, a stepmom, a foster mom, a chosen mom, or someone who simply shows up with love—today is for you.
Because sometimes the best way to say “Happy Mother’s Day” is just to try—heart first.
#HappyMothersDay #CaringNotBiology
#MomLove
Whether you’re a mom, a stepmom, a foster mom, a chosen mom, or someone who simply shows up with love—today is for you.
Because sometimes the best way to say “Happy Mother’s Day” is just to try—heart first.
#HappyMothersDay #CaringNotBiology
#MomLove
Sometimes the hardest truth is realizing not everyone in your circle is in your corner. Transparency matters. So does reciprocity. Know the difference between support and convenience.
#BoundariesMatter #EnergyCheck #TrustIsEarned #TransparentSupport #SaturdayRealTalk
#BoundariesMatter #EnergyCheck #TrustIsEarned #TransparentSupport #SaturdayRealTalk
May 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sometimes the hardest truth is realizing not everyone in your circle is in your corner. Transparency matters. So does reciprocity. Know the difference between support and convenience.
#BoundariesMatter #EnergyCheck #TrustIsEarned #TransparentSupport #SaturdayRealTalk
#BoundariesMatter #EnergyCheck #TrustIsEarned #TransparentSupport #SaturdayRealTalk
Calling someone with hidden disabilities "lazy" is like seeing someone stick to a strict grocery budget and calling them "cheap" for buying the no-name brand.
You judged the choice—but never looked at the circumstances behind it.
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#HiddenDisabilities
You judged the choice—but never looked at the circumstances behind it.
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#HiddenDisabilities
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May 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Calling someone with hidden disabilities "lazy" is like seeing someone stick to a strict grocery budget and calling them "cheap" for buying the no-name brand.
You judged the choice—but never looked at the circumstances behind it.
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#HiddenDisabilities
You judged the choice—but never looked at the circumstances behind it.
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#HiddenDisabilities
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80 years ago, the world said Never Again. Today, Gaza burns and the West Bank bleeds—with the same world funding, excusing, ignoring it. Commemorating V-E Day is confronting patterns of dehumanization—then and now. Justice+Liberation are not selective.
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Never Again for Who? Gaza, Genocide, and the Hypocrisy of Memory
On May 8, 1945, the world paused to celebrate Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day). It marked the end of World War II on the continent. After years of destruction and horror, Nazi Germany finally surrender...
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May 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
80 years ago, the world said Never Again. Today, Gaza burns and the West Bank bleeds—with the same world funding, excusing, ignoring it. Commemorating V-E Day is confronting patterns of dehumanization—then and now. Justice+Liberation are not selective.
theliberationcollectiveshop.com/blogs/news/s...
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We teach people to ask for help—but not how to respond honestly. A rushed "yes" with hidden limits can hurt more than silence. Real support needs real clarity. Saying “let me check my capacity” is respectful, not rude.
#HelpWithoutStrings #HonestSupport #HumanRightsNow #SaturdayReflection
#HelpWithoutStrings #HonestSupport #HumanRightsNow #SaturdayReflection
May 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We teach people to ask for help—but not how to respond honestly. A rushed "yes" with hidden limits can hurt more than silence. Real support needs real clarity. Saying “let me check my capacity” is respectful, not rude.
#HelpWithoutStrings #HonestSupport #HumanRightsNow #SaturdayReflection
#HelpWithoutStrings #HonestSupport #HumanRightsNow #SaturdayReflection
How we “function” changes with how safe we feel. Around safe people, we unmask. Around unsafe ones, we freeze or shut down. That’s not dysfunction—it’s protection. We’re not broken. We’re responding.
#MaskingAndSafety #CoRegulationMatters #NeurodivergentReality
#MaskingAndSafety #CoRegulationMatters #NeurodivergentReality
May 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How we “function” changes with how safe we feel. Around safe people, we unmask. Around unsafe ones, we freeze or shut down. That’s not dysfunction—it’s protection. We’re not broken. We’re responding.
#MaskingAndSafety #CoRegulationMatters #NeurodivergentReality
#MaskingAndSafety #CoRegulationMatters #NeurodivergentReality
Part 3: Why “High Functioning” Hurts
It silences our needs, denies us services, and praises our suffering. Smiling doesn’t cancel executive dysfunction or trauma. Stop labeling. Start listening.
Part 1: bit.ly/44pfIfY
Part 2: bit.ly/3Z4d8sa
#UnmaskingTruth #SupportNotJudgment
#SmileVTrauma
It silences our needs, denies us services, and praises our suffering. Smiling doesn’t cancel executive dysfunction or trauma. Stop labeling. Start listening.
Part 1: bit.ly/44pfIfY
Part 2: bit.ly/3Z4d8sa
#UnmaskingTruth #SupportNotJudgment
#SmileVTrauma
May 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Part 3: Why “High Functioning” Hurts
It silences our needs, denies us services, and praises our suffering. Smiling doesn’t cancel executive dysfunction or trauma. Stop labeling. Start listening.
Part 1: bit.ly/44pfIfY
Part 2: bit.ly/3Z4d8sa
#UnmaskingTruth #SupportNotJudgment
#SmileVTrauma
It silences our needs, denies us services, and praises our suffering. Smiling doesn’t cancel executive dysfunction or trauma. Stop labeling. Start listening.
Part 1: bit.ly/44pfIfY
Part 2: bit.ly/3Z4d8sa
#UnmaskingTruth #SupportNotJudgment
#SmileVTrauma
Sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do is rest. Protect your peace, set the boundary, and stop over-explaining your worth.
#NeurodivergentNeeds #RestIsResistance #TraumaInformed #UnmaskingTruth #BoundarySetting
#NeurodivergentNeeds #RestIsResistance #TraumaInformed #UnmaskingTruth #BoundarySetting
May 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do is rest. Protect your peace, set the boundary, and stop over-explaining your worth.
#NeurodivergentNeeds #RestIsResistance #TraumaInformed #UnmaskingTruth #BoundarySetting
#NeurodivergentNeeds #RestIsResistance #TraumaInformed #UnmaskingTruth #BoundarySetting