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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 2d

Our network stands in solidarity with the flotilla participants bringing life-saving aid to Gaza who have been illegally abducted by Israel.

While the ceasefire deal brings hope, it does not erase the suffering Palestinians have endured, or Canada's complicity.

Our statement ⬇️

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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 URGENT SOLIDARITY SUPPORT NEEDED IN MI’KMA’KI 🚨Mi’kmaw land defenders have been leading a resistance on Hunters’ Mountain in Unama’ki/Cape Breton for over a month now to block industrial developments that would destroy sacred grounds and harm the vulnerable moose population

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 1d

Over the past thirty years, our governments have abandoned responsibility for housing to the private sector. We need to take back housing from wealthy real estate investors and landlords — and make accessible homes for everyone

Take action: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pa...

#HomesForAll #cdnpoli

“My husband and I live in a small 1 bedroom apartment that’s less than 500 sq. ft. Our rent takes up more than 50% of our income. It’s made it impossible to make plans for the future... half the time we can’t even afford our grocery bill. We are one paycheck away from being homeless.” Anonymous

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janisd.bsky.social @janisd.bsky.social · 2d

Wages for low and middle class are far too low as well, in addition to rent being too high.

Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

As the first phase of this deal unfolds, we continue to call for this to be a permanent ceasefire and for an end to the illegal occupation. We won't stop until liberation is reached.

#FreePalestine #Ceasefire

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

We know this ceasefire deal is not a permanent or guaranteed end to Israel’s occupation. Israel has violated ceasefire deals before, and this has not stopped them from carrying out attacks in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

But countries like Canada remain complicit in this genocide and in Israel’s illegal occupation. A ceasefire does not end the need for swift action and accountability. Canada still needs to close the loopholes that allow arms to flow to Israel and impose sanctions in response to their war crimes.

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

Palestinians have been fighting for an end to the genocide, along with millions of people around the world, demanding justice and pressuring world leaders since the start of Israel’s genocidal onslaught in 2023.

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

The forced starvation, displacement, and mass destruction of all infrastructure has left a long road towards rebuilding. We have witnessed thousands of children being killed and entire family lines erased. Israel must be brought to justice for the war crimes they have committed.

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

This is a major step, but we have been here before, and we cannot ignore the horror and devastation that Israel has caused in Gaza in the past 2 years.

While the death toll being claimed is over 67,000 people, many reports have estimated the numbers to be in the hundreds of thousands.

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 After two years of genocide in Gaza, a new #ceasefire deal has been reached.

We stand in solidarity with Palestinians during this moment, which will bring much-needed relief to people in Gaza and their families abroad. #FreePalestine 👇

BREAKING
A new ceasefire agreement has been reached after 2 years of genocide in Gaza.

We stand with Palestinians finding relief and celebrating this news.
We must continue calling for an end to the illegal occupation —
the fight doesn’t end here.

Ceasefire today, liberation tomorrow. Free Palestine.

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Winnipeg Raging Grannies for Social Justice @wpgraginggrannies.bsky.social · 5d

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 4d

Both!

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Britt Roscoe @nsblr.bsky.social · 4d

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you @leadnowca.bsky.social for creating a great video. Affordable housing and housing for all is a huge need across our nation. Our community has grown from coast to coast to coast. The need is big

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 4d

Fewer and fewer people in Canada can find a home they can afford.

Real estate investors have turned housing into a machine for profit, making rents and home prices unaffordable for the rest of us.

Take action now: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pa... #HomesForAll

“I am a full-time paramedic in BC. It’s been hard to find decent housing for a long time. I lost my rental in Vancouver and after struggling to find a new place with prices just climbing and climbing, I ended up having to leave my hometown to try to find a place to live on Vancouver Island. Every time I get close to saving for a home of my own, costs change and go up.” Elly

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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 5d

MHMMMMM 👏

Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Kate Hodgson @katehodgson.bsky.social · 5d

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 6d

The Liberals committed billions of dollars to tackle the housing crisis — and it’s up to us to make sure that money gets invested in people, not corporate developers.

Take action now: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pa... #HomesForAll #cdnpoli

“My biggest concern is finding stable housing. In the last 6 years, I have moved 7 times, for various reasons: uncapped rent increases, my roommates being priced out of their leases, poorly maintained rental units where landlords refuse to fix basic use items for months on end.” Kathryn

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 9d

I signed @leadnowca.bsky.social's campaign calling on @mark-carney.bsky.social & @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social to protect the Gaza flotilla participants and to sanction Israel. Please spread the word. #cdnpoli #SanctionsNow leadnow.ca/campaigns/fl...

Protect the Global Sumud Flotilla Participants and Sanction Israel - Leadnow

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Sandra Kelly @2020willbelit.bsky.social · 9d

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 9d

URGENT: Israel has kidnapped over 400 participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. They were carrying humanitarian aid for starving families in Gaza.

Send an email to Carney and your MP calling for their release and to impose sanctions on Israel: leadnow.ca/campaigns/fl...

Send a message: Protect the flotilla participants and sanction Israel

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 9d

URGENT: Israel has kidnapped over 400 participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. They were carrying humanitarian aid for starving families in Gaza.

Send an email to Carney and your MP calling for their release and to impose sanctions on Israel: leadnow.ca/campaigns/fl...

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 10d

Our governments have left housing to the whims of wealthy real estate investors and corporate landlords.

We have a chance to shape Carney’s #BuildCanadaHomes and make sure they invest in people, not corporate developers. Sign the petition: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pa...

#HomesForAll

“I have a Master’s degree and work as a therapist, yet I can’t afford to live in the city in which I work. I feel doomed to pay exorbitant rent to landlords who can take my home from me at any moment. My boyfriend’s rent is half his income... it stresses me out to consider planning our life together. It feels so unfair that I have good credit and can scrounge together rent, but I don't have the margin to save for a down payment.” Anonymous

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 11d

If you or anyone you know is Indigenous and needs support, the Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24/7 at: 1-866-925-4419

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