Lea Mary Movelle
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Lea Mary Movelle
@movelle.bsky.social
Queer, Non-binary, Woman, Anti-fascist Activist, Anti-capitalist Dreamer, Gardener, Dedicated Aunt! Volunteer coordinator @ Social Justice Co-op NL since 2019. Atlantic organizer @ Youth Climate Corps campaign since 2024
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Since 2024, I've been working w/ a team of young ppl fighting for a new federal jobs program: a Youth Climate Corps πŸ’š

And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! πŸ™Œ πŸ₯Ή

We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. πŸ‘€

Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more

youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
Youth Climate Corps Breaks Into Budget 2025
YouTube video by Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador
youtu.be
thanks Seth! Great working with you on this πŸ‘Š
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Since 2024, I've been working w/ a team of young ppl fighting for a new federal jobs program: a Youth Climate Corps πŸ’š

And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! πŸ™Œ πŸ₯Ή

We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. πŸ‘€

Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more

youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
Youth Climate Corps Breaks Into Budget 2025
YouTube video by Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
Across Canada, more and more voices are calling for a Youth Climate Corps. With the federal budget set for November 4, the call is growing louder.

πŸ“’ Join the 200+ organizations urging Mark Carney’s government to fund a Youth Climate Corps in Budget 2025.

πŸ”— Learn more: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca
October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
Momentum is growing for a Youth Climate Corps, a bold new public program to put young people to work protecting our communities & tackling the climate crisis.

It's built for this moment.

Tell Carney: it’s time to fund a Youth Climate Corps!
πŸ‘‰ www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
And asking St. John's to become a key partner in helping connect young people in NL with climate work that meets local needs & priorities and follows Indigenous and community leadership. πŸ’ͺ

forms.gle/YL1dSGJVWstD...
All candidates election questionnaire 2025
Youth across Newfoundland and Labrador are calling on candidates to share their vision for a just, sustainable, and equitable future. This questionnaire is being led by youth voices from a range of en...
forms.gle
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The NL Chapter of the Youth Climate Corps Campaign for #GoodGreenJobs is urging #NL to step up as the first province to cost match this transformative public jobs program, which would kickstart a #JustTransition and help build resilience to #ExtremeWeather πŸ’š

forms.gle/YL1dSGJVWstD...
All candidates election questionnaire 2025
Youth across Newfoundland and Labrador are calling on candidates to share their vision for a just, sustainable, and equitable future. This questionnaire is being led by youth voices from a range of en...
forms.gle
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Pleased to work with a diverse and inspiring community of young NLers and mentors on this candidates questionaire for the upcoming NL provincial and St. John's municipal elections. πŸ—³οΈ

Candidates can respond here:
forms.gle/YL1dSGJVWstD...
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A chance to hear from YOUR CANDIDATES! The following have confirmed:

- Mary Shortall (St. John's East)
- Sam Crete (St. John's East)
- David Brazil (St. John's East)
- Otis Crandell (St. John's East)

- Kaelem Tingate (Cape Spear)
- Tom Osbourne (Cape Spear)
- Brenda Walsh (Cape Spear)
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Featuring friendly neighbourhood climate voices:

- Jude Benoit
- DomΓ©nica Lombeida
- Megan Marie
- Daniel Smith
- Jeff Ronan
- Lea Mary Movelle
- Seth Klein (virtually)
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Come raise your voice for Youth and Climate at this All Candidates Town Hall 🏒 on

Apr 22nd from 7-9:30 PM NDT

at 10 New Gower Street (St. John's City Hall)

and ONLINE!

Rsvp: actionnetwork.org/events/just-...

Please share & help us spread the word πŸ“£
Youth Climate Corps x Neighbours United All Candidates Town Hall
A town hall to bring all potential federal and provincial election candidates together with young people & climate activists so candidates can hear from participants on issues of a Just Transition awa...
actionnetwork.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You can learn more about the national movement for a YCC at goodgreenjobsforall.ca
The Campaign for a Youth Climate Corps
goodgreenjobsforall.ca
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is YOUR chance to be part of the conversation and fight for a sustainable, and just future. Don’t miss out on this!

➑️ RSVP now and save your spot!

bit.ly/just-transition-nl

Let’s do this. βœŠπŸ’š

#YouthClimateCorps #YouthUnemployment #ClimateAction #GreenJobs
Youth Climate Corps x Neighbours United All Candidates Town Hall
A town hall to bring all potential federal and provincial election candidates together with young people & climate activists so candidates can hear from participants on issues of a Just Transition awa...
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Together, we can demand good, well-paying green jobs that build a better future for ALL of us! 🌎

πŸ—“οΈ When:

April 22nd from 7- 930pm NT

πŸ“ Where:

Foran Greene Room at St. John's City Hall, 10 New Gower Street, St. John's, NL, with hybrid option!
Youth Climate Corps x Neighbours United All Candidates Town Hall
A town hall to bring all potential federal and provincial election candidates together with young people & climate activists so candidates can hear from participants on issues of a Just Transition awa...
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It’s time for a public jobs guarantee for young people: a national Youth Climate Corps that creates good green jobs for young Canadians like YOU! 🌱

🎀 Why should you show up?

Youth unemployment is holding us back β€” we NEED jobs.

The climate crisis is urgent β€” we NEED action.
Youth Climate Corps x Neighbours United All Candidates Town Hall
A town hall to bring all potential federal and provincial election candidates together with young people & climate activists so candidates can hear from participants on issues of a Just Transition awa...
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
πŸŒπŸ’š Join the Fight for Youth Jobs & Climate Action! πŸ’šπŸŒ

Youth unemployment is at a decade-high.
The climate crisis is only getting worse.

But we can change this. 🧡
Youth Climate Corps x Neighbours United All Candidates Town Hall
A town hall to bring all potential federal and provincial election candidates together with young people & climate activists so candidates can hear from participants on issues of a Just Transition awa...
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
COMMENTARY: Recent and forthcoming improvements are making St. John’s public bus system more accessible, writes John Weber, but there are still some glaring problems.

theindependent.ca/commentary/m...
Metrobus: the good, the bad, and the ugly – The Independent
Recent and forthcoming improvements are making St. John’s public bus system more accessible, but there are still some glaring problems
theindependent.ca
March 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
beyond time for a #JustTransition fr fossil fuels! young people have come together demanding 1 billion $ investment fr federal gov 2 launch a fed jobs guarantee #YoutClimateaCorps 4 young ppl 2 transition into climate related work!

RSVP 4 #NLJustTransition Town Hall at bit.ly/just-transition-nl
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
talking about hope & action amid escalating crises

(at 1.5x speed to fit video length limits here lol)

Thank you to @adamfwalsh.bsky.social at CBC NL's The Signal for hosting this conversation πŸ“£
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
In many urban areas across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, households are increasingly resorting to burning plastic waste for cooking and heating due to the scarcity and high cost of traditional fuels.
theconversation.com/households-a...
Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over
Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is common in many parts of the world.
theconversation.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
This whole quote from @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social’s #emergentstrategy is the energy I’m taking into this #PiscesNewMoon and our event on Thursday night.

We need to dream new dreams together, weave new visions and stories with one another’s - and this New Moon equips us to do just that βœ¨β›…οΈπŸŒˆπŸŽ¨
February 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in 20 years. The Israeli military has already displaced 40,000 Palestinians. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Palestinians will not be allowed to return to their homes.

www.democracynow.org/2025/2/24/is...
β€œDe Facto Annexation”: Israel Sends Tanks into West Bank, Escalates Violence
Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in 20 years, as the Israeli military escalates its offensive that has already displaced 40,000 Palestinians. Israeli Defense Minist...
www.democracynow.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
I need to tell you about Internet Archive Scholar, which is a fulltext search index with over 35 million research articles & other scholarly documents preserved in the Internet Archive -- and has the most synthwave logo ever
scholar.archive.org
February 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
Feeling overwhelmed by climate news? You're not alone. Climate Emergency Unit’s new podcast, Break In Case of Emergency, breaks down climate policy with organizers & activists across the country & explores audacious solutions. Listen wherever you go for podcasts.
www.climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast
Podcast β€” Climate Emergency Unit
www.climateemergencyunit.ca
February 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
Great piece here by my colleague @erinblondeau.bsky.social
rabble.ca rabble.ca @rabble.ca Β· Feb 23
Canada faces a pivotal moment to champion climate justice over nationalism, ensuring a future where human rights and environmental stewardship are at the forefront.
Fight fascism with climate justice, not 'Canada First' nationalism
Instead of turning towards nationalism, in the face of rising fascism, we should turn to each other and the planet.
rabble.ca
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Reposted by Lea Mary Movelle
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the occupied West Bank and was photographed holding a meeting inside a Palestinian home that had been seized by the Israeli military. On Saturday, Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian children

www.democracynow.org/2025/2/24/he...
Israeli Tanks Enter Occupied West Bank, Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinian Children in Mounting Assault
Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in 20 years as the Israeli military escalates its assault that has already displaced 40,000 Palestinians. Israeli Defense Minister ...
www.democracynow.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM