Renee M. 🇨🇦
@vanillawonder.bsky.social
Yukon-raised. Systems thinker with roots in care, shaped by chronic illness + Northern living. Consultant for businesses that nourish people and planet & MBA candidate. Building dignity into business | Vancouver, BC | #UBI4All | she/her 🌱
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@vanillawonder.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Big Tech or big technology companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple influence how we access and interact on the internet.
Here's why Big Tech companies are a threat to human rights ⬇️
Here's why Big Tech companies are a threat to human rights ⬇️
Why are Big Tech companies a threat to human rights?
Our new briefing, ‘Breaking up with Big Tech,’ outlines how big technology companies influence how we access the internet and how their power affects human rights.
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What are we voting for with our attention and our wallets?
It’s time to divest of the Big Tech in your life.
This is also intertwined with climate justice through the Right to Repair movement.
If it’s bad for people, and bad for the planet… we need to turn off the attention and money taps. 🚰🚫
It’s time to divest of the Big Tech in your life.
This is also intertwined with climate justice through the Right to Repair movement.
If it’s bad for people, and bad for the planet… we need to turn off the attention and money taps. 🚰🚫
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📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Canada shamed as “Fossil of the Day” at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025:
Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Day—the first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour.
Foss...
shorturl.at
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
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Voices in the Global South say that AI computing (whose producers remain principally in the Global North) is evolving as a new form of extractive colonialism. Some Indigenous people say it is time to question limitless technological innovation with its heavy environmental and social costs.
AI data center revolution sucks up world’s energy, water, materials
In 2024, the state of Querétaro in north-central Mexico suffered its worst drought in a century, impacting crops and communities. Seventeen of the state’s 18 municipalities were affected, putting…
news.mongabay.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Voices in the Global South say that AI computing (whose producers remain principally in the Global North) is evolving as a new form of extractive colonialism. Some Indigenous people say it is time to question limitless technological innovation with its heavy environmental and social costs.
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We've missed out on nearly $30BN in tax from tax cheating mega-corporations & from under-taxing extreme wealth as we enter Day 5 of #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations. A better future is possible when we use tax to protect people, economies & planet. #TaxForClimate taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We've missed out on nearly $30BN in tax from tax cheating mega-corporations & from under-taxing extreme wealth as we enter Day 5 of #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations. A better future is possible when we use tax to protect people, economies & planet. #TaxForClimate taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
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It's day 4 of #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations, & so far we've missed out on $21 billion in tax to tax cheating multinational corporations & to the under-taxation of extreme wealth. The problem isn't scarcity, it's weakened tax sovereignty. #ChangeTaxNotClimate
taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's day 4 of #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations, & so far we've missed out on $21 billion in tax to tax cheating multinational corporations & to the under-taxation of extreme wealth. The problem isn't scarcity, it's weakened tax sovereignty. #ChangeTaxNotClimate
taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
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It hasn’t been an easy journey for the Gitxsan community of Gitanmaax to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
First in a three-part series by Amy Romer.
indiginews.com/features/git...
First in a three-part series by Amy Romer.
indiginews.com/features/git...
In Gitanmaax, new family services department is fighting to protect children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory
indiginews.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It hasn’t been an easy journey for the Gitxsan community of Gitanmaax to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
First in a three-part series by Amy Romer.
indiginews.com/features/git...
First in a three-part series by Amy Romer.
indiginews.com/features/git...
I wasn’t expecting this bit of good news! 👏
Thank you to Coastal First Nations and Premier Eby for holding the line on the North Coast oil tanker ban 👏
The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act protects diverse ecosystems, important cultural sites, and thousands of local jobs and businesses.
coastalfirstnations.ca/resources/cf... #bcpoli
The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act protects diverse ecosystems, important cultural sites, and thousands of local jobs and businesses.
coastalfirstnations.ca/resources/cf... #bcpoli
CFN and BC Government Sign Joint Declaration on North Coast Protection
Leaders from Coastal First Nations joined BC Premier David Eby to announce a joint declaration to keep oil tankers out of coastal waters.
coastalfirstnations.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I wasn’t expecting this bit of good news! 👏
This is in my hometown and not surprising. Violence inflicted to Indigenous residents of the north has been happening my entire life. It is absolutely unacceptable.
The @bcombuds.bsky.social needs to get involved again.
The @bcombuds.bsky.social needs to get involved again.
Video of violent altercation with RCMP shows Indigenous woman being pushed to the floor #ACAB
Fundraiser ends with violent arrests of women in Terrace, B.C.
A Kitselas First Nation matriarch with the Gitxsan/Tsimshian in northwest B.C. was taken into custody early Sunday morning by the RCMP, along with five others. She says they were concerned for a young...
www.aptnnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is in my hometown and not surprising. Violence inflicted to Indigenous residents of the north has been happening my entire life. It is absolutely unacceptable.
The @bcombuds.bsky.social needs to get involved again.
The @bcombuds.bsky.social needs to get involved again.
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The full moon reminds us that life moves in cycles. Our ancestors followed these rhythms to stay in balance with themselves and the world. When we disrupt natural processes, we harm ecosystems and ourselves. Honouring cycles keeps all life in harmony.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The full moon reminds us that life moves in cycles. Our ancestors followed these rhythms to stay in balance with themselves and the world. When we disrupt natural processes, we harm ecosystems and ourselves. Honouring cycles keeps all life in harmony.
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The President hosting a Gatsby themed party at his resort as 42 million Americans are minutes away from losing access to food is just so on the nose.
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The President hosting a Gatsby themed party at his resort as 42 million Americans are minutes away from losing access to food is just so on the nose.
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OPCC orders investigation into disgraced former Vancouver police detective
OPCC orders investigation into disgraced former Vancouver police detective
B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has ordered an investigation into a former high-ranking Vancouver police officer for allegations of discreditable conduct, CTV News has learned.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
OPCC orders investigation into disgraced former Vancouver police detective
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October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Alexa Loo, Malcolm Brodie, and David Eby are courting white supremacists with this intentional and shameful fearmongering about Indigenous title. We need to be vigilant in recognising and opposing every move further into fascism in BC.
Our Indigenous neighbours are NOT the enemy.
#bcpoli
Our Indigenous neighbours are NOT the enemy.
#bcpoli
In 100 per cent unsurprising news, the bank that supposedly pulled funding from a Richmond project because of the Cowichan court decision says it definitely did not pull funding because of the Cowichan court decision
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/cou...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/cou...
Councillor says $100M project denied loan over Cowichan case, bank says not a factor
A Richmond, B.C., councillor says a company based in the city has been refused financing for what she says is a $100 million project because of uncertainty over their site
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Alexa Loo, Malcolm Brodie, and David Eby are courting white supremacists with this intentional and shameful fearmongering about Indigenous title. We need to be vigilant in recognising and opposing every move further into fascism in BC.
Our Indigenous neighbours are NOT the enemy.
#bcpoli
Our Indigenous neighbours are NOT the enemy.
#bcpoli
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Is 🇨🇦 closing down this “first of its kind” corporate watchdog? 👉 tinyurl.com/eve8hh2w
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Is 🇨🇦 closing down this “first of its kind” corporate watchdog? 👉 tinyurl.com/eve8hh2w
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thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Article featuring Brian Thom's work regarding Cowichan Title and Ye'yumnuts, centered on an interview with Thom and Elder Luchsiim. The article connects to an ongoing, and unprecedented court case
@b-thom.bsky.social @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
Article featuring Brian Thom's work regarding Cowichan Title and Ye'yumnuts, centered on an interview with Thom and Elder Luchsiim. The article connects to an ongoing, and unprecedented court case
@b-thom.bsky.social @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
What the Quw'utsun Nation court case reveals about private land ownership and Indigenous title in B.C. – The Discourse.
After an unprecedented 513-day trial, Quw'utsun Nation court case ruling sets high burden of proof First Nations need to be declared title-holders
thediscourse.ca
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Article featuring Brian Thom's work regarding Cowichan Title and Ye'yumnuts, centered on an interview with Thom and Elder Luchsiim. The article connects to an ongoing, and unprecedented court case
@b-thom.bsky.social @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
Article featuring Brian Thom's work regarding Cowichan Title and Ye'yumnuts, centered on an interview with Thom and Elder Luchsiim. The article connects to an ongoing, and unprecedented court case
@b-thom.bsky.social @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
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Billie Berry (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation) is a Collective Abundance Awardee from our first year who used her award to pay for law school. She is now looking forward to giving back to the community with her new skills.
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Billie Berry (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation) is a Collective Abundance Awardee from our first year who used her award to pay for law school. She is now looking forward to giving back to the community with her new skills.
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"Recent coverage by the CBC has revealed a report by the peace research institute Project Ploughshares that strongly suggests that Canadian technology was used in the bombing of the first two boats."
Our complicity is real #elbowsdown behaviour, @liberalca.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
Our complicity is real #elbowsdown behaviour, @liberalca.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
Trump’s latest regime change ambitions are really about the desire to control Venezuela’s oil—it possesses the largest proven reserves in the world, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela?
The Trump administration’s covert bombing campaign against alleged Venezuelan “narco-terrorists” has drawn scrutiny from legal experts and human rights observers. As evidence of cartel ties remains un...
canadiandimension.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Recent coverage by the CBC has revealed a report by the peace research institute Project Ploughshares that strongly suggests that Canadian technology was used in the bombing of the first two boats."
Our complicity is real #elbowsdown behaviour, @liberalca.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
Our complicity is real #elbowsdown behaviour, @liberalca.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli
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I never look disabled when I'm riding my bike. Still am, though.
Invisible Disabilities Week seems like a good time to remind everyone that "not every disability is visible" remains true when the disabled person in question is riding a bicycle.
October 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I never look disabled when I'm riding my bike. Still am, though.
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Introducing 2024-26 NDN Changemaker Fellow: Shelly Boyd (Prasat) is a founding member of the Inchelium Language and Culture Association (ILCA) and the Inchelium Language House, a non-profit with the mission to revitalize the Sinixt language and culture within traditional Sinixt territory.
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Introducing 2024-26 NDN Changemaker Fellow: Shelly Boyd (Prasat) is a founding member of the Inchelium Language and Culture Association (ILCA) and the Inchelium Language House, a non-profit with the mission to revitalize the Sinixt language and culture within traditional Sinixt territory.
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Kicking people out of their homes and off the land is white supremacy culture, not Indigenous cultures.
Apparently there is no maximum number of times Indigenous leadership needs to say that they're not kicking anyone out of their home.
#bcpoli #landback
Apparently there is no maximum number of times Indigenous leadership needs to say that they're not kicking anyone out of their home.
#bcpoli #landback
Fear-mongering over Indigenous title in B.C. is getting out of hand. Right-wing media is convincing folks they're getting kicked off their lands en masse, which is hardly the case.
This seems limited to right-wing social media echo chambers for now, but loud voices get attention.
This seems limited to right-wing social media echo chambers for now, but loud voices get attention.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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"In her ruling, Justice Barbara Young emphasised ... that the granting of Aboriginal title does not “displace private owners on the land. The Cowichan do not seek recovery of the private fee simple lands but rather a mechanism for negotiating the reconciliation of their Aboriginal title.”"
#bcpoli
#bcpoli
Here’s my story on what people are saying about the Cowichan Tribes ruling this week, what the ruling actually says — and how we might be in this place of uncertainty for a while
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why uncertainty over end result of Cowichan Tribes case invites plenty of speculation | CBC News
The legal system can work in years, the news cycle works in days — and politicians are caught in the middle, with claims and counterclaims filling the void until further decisions are made.
www.cbc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"In her ruling, Justice Barbara Young emphasised ... that the granting of Aboriginal title does not “displace private owners on the land. The Cowichan do not seek recovery of the private fee simple lands but rather a mechanism for negotiating the reconciliation of their Aboriginal title.”"
#bcpoli
#bcpoli
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This should be front page news.
This is why we are in Ottawa this week lobbying for your future and your children’s future.
You are far more powerful than you can ever imagine #CCCLCONF2025
www.newsport.com.au/2025/october...
This is why we are in Ottawa this week lobbying for your future and your children’s future.
You are far more powerful than you can ever imagine #CCCLCONF2025
www.newsport.com.au/2025/october...
Great Barrier Reef clings to "critical" status
www.newsport.com.au
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This should be front page news.
This is why we are in Ottawa this week lobbying for your future and your children’s future.
You are far more powerful than you can ever imagine #CCCLCONF2025
www.newsport.com.au/2025/october...
This is why we are in Ottawa this week lobbying for your future and your children’s future.
You are far more powerful than you can ever imagine #CCCLCONF2025
www.newsport.com.au/2025/october...
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"While official indicators have painted a picture of modest prosperity, month after month Canadians have seen less money circulating in the economy.
This is not a matter of perception: we are getting poorer even as the economy grows. StatsCan data ... show this pattern very clearly."
#cdnpoli
This is not a matter of perception: we are getting poorer even as the economy grows. StatsCan data ... show this pattern very clearly."
#cdnpoli
An ever-increasing debt burden has pushed Canada into an effective recession, one masked in the official metrics by a massive bubble in the housing market.
Canadians are on year three of a people’s recession
The disconnect between big economic indicators and Canadians’ day-to-day experience is a gap our political leaders seem unable or unwilling to bridge. Indeed, parliamentarians have gotten in the habit...
canadiandimension.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"While official indicators have painted a picture of modest prosperity, month after month Canadians have seen less money circulating in the economy.
This is not a matter of perception: we are getting poorer even as the economy grows. StatsCan data ... show this pattern very clearly."
#cdnpoli
This is not a matter of perception: we are getting poorer even as the economy grows. StatsCan data ... show this pattern very clearly."
#cdnpoli
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"Right from the get-go, the report authors warn that whatever Canada’s current situation, it “will probably deteriorate further in the next five years.” "
Carney's response is to increase police brutality: bsky.app/profile/mark...
Carney's austerity + policing will kill us.
#cdnpoli
Carney's response is to increase police brutality: bsky.app/profile/mark...
Carney's austerity + policing will kill us.
#cdnpoli
October 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Right from the get-go, the report authors warn that whatever Canada’s current situation, it “will probably deteriorate further in the next five years.” "
Carney's response is to increase police brutality: bsky.app/profile/mark...
Carney's austerity + policing will kill us.
#cdnpoli
Carney's response is to increase police brutality: bsky.app/profile/mark...
Carney's austerity + policing will kill us.
#cdnpoli
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October 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM