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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 7d

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17d

"The UK, Australia and Canada have formally recognised a Palestinian state...

The UK has become the first G7 country to move towards full recognition of a State of Palestine, with France and others expected to follow at the annual UN General Assembly next week."
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

UK, Canada, Australia recognise Palestinian state

The UK, Australia and Canada have formally recognised a Palestinian state.

www.rte.ie

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 19d

The Dem Party’s response to the billionaire takeover of America is:

- Launching a billionaire-funded deregulatory agenda called “abundance”

- Launching a billionaire-funded Substack to create “arguments”

- Launching a billionaire-funded think tank shitting on grassroots groups

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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 22d

Haida Gwaii shows how to resist Conservative fearmongering on Indigenous rights | Canada's National Observer: Climate News www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/14/o...

Haida Gwaii shows how to resist Conservative fearmongering on Indigenous rights

Conservative misinformation is supported by a whole right-wing ecosystem that has settled on the argument that any progress on reconciliation means an assault on private property rights.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Sai On Blue Sky @saifiles.bsky.social · 22d

Haida Gwaii shows how to resist Conservative fearmongering on Indigenous rights www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/14/o...

Haida Gwaii shows how to resist Conservative fearmongering on Indigenous rights

Conservative misinformation is supported by a whole right-wing ecosystem that has settled on the argument that any progress on reconciliation means an assault on private property rights.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Kelly Butler MHSc @kelly-butler.bsky.social · 21d

Our first gathering was an engaging, tender affair, with both interesting discussion of the content and heart-open sharing.
You can still join the conversation!
rowecenter.org/radical-mind...

Advert for Radical Mindfulness book club; free online weekly reading group from September 14th to January 25th through www.rowecenter.org

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Kelly Butler MHSc @kelly-butler.bsky.social · 29d

Which is to say: Even racoons love this book.

@jkrowe.bsky.social , you're a big hit across species.

Everyone else: Join our upcoming reading group!

#Mindfulness #FearOfDeath #Booksky #SocialJustice #ContemplativePractice #MindfulnessPractice #SystemicOppression

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Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital

This is not your typical book club. Beginning September 14th, the Rowe Center will host a weekly online gathering to explore Radical Mindfulness by author James K. Rowe. In 90 minute sessions, we will...

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Kelly Butler MHSc @kelly-butler.bsky.social · 29d

I was at the cottage last month and my own copy of Radical Mindfulness was defiled by racoons, after also destroying (and eating!) a box of chocolates. You can't really see in this image, but there are tiny claw marks on the cover and chocolately paw marks on the pages.

Copy of the book Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital by James Rowe on a coffee table

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Aug 6

"The fury of the public has been building for decades, piling up a list of elite crimes like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bank bailouts and a broken health care system. It’s no wonder, then, that the Epstein obsession does not seem to have an off switch."

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/m...

The Conservative Crusade That’s About So Much More Than Epstein

www.nytimes.com

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · Jul 23

“In a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday, the United Nations' top court said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations.”

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jul 11

As the climate scientist Kate Marvel says, this battle for our lives doesn’t need optimists, it needs heroes — people of courage, which she defines as, “the resolve to do well without the assurance of a happy ending.”

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/11/o...

Is Suzuki right that it's 'too late'? We are in an era of simultaneous wins and losses

All of us who work on climate have long walked a razor’s edge between hope and despair, and the last few months (or years) have made it near impossible to keep one’s balance. But I would put the curre...

www.nationalobserver.com

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jul 9

There's always money for the military. But climate? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...

There's always money for the military. But climate?

For years, the climate movement has been calling on the federal government to spend two per cent of GDP on climate infrastructure and action, to no avail. And yet, Canada’s military spending will hit ...

www.nationalobserver.com

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Ugly Underside of Alberta Separatism via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

The Ugly Underside of Alberta Separatism | The Tyee

How Danielle Smith is helping to make anti-immigrant racism mainstream.

thetyee.ca

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · Jul 3

Victoria woman launches campaign for B.C. Green Party leader

www.vicnews.com/home/victori...

Victoria woman launches campaign for B.C. Green Party leader

Emily Lowan joins Comox councillor in race to lead B.C. Green Party

www.vicnews.com

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UVic Faculty of Social Sciences @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social · Jul 2

Green burials: eco-friendly or colonial? Discover their impact on Indigenous land rights in BC. @jkrowe.bsky.social
and Gillian Cawron, MA student @uvic.ca vic.ca
School of Environmental Studies #uvic #greenburial #Indigenous www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Green afterlives: green burial as an environmental land-use in settler colonial contexts

Green burial can alleviate the damaging environmental effects of conventional burial practices. In settler-colonial contexts like the United States and Canada, however, it also poses the risk of fu...

www.tandfonline.com

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jul 2

"Advancing climate policy – however that looks, or sounds, isn’t about a moral highground or anything. It’s just smart policy."

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/02/a...

On Carney's agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere

The new prime minister doesn't lecture on climate like the old one. Does that mean he's forgotten about the climate crisis?

www.nationalobserver.com

James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 26

Power and important article!

www.sower.world/green-burial...

Our collective fear of death pushes us towards authoritarianism

Green burials are less polluting. Can they also help us alleviate our death anxiety and keep authoritarianism at bay?

www.sower.world

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 26

Why we built the Climate Backtracker: Canada’s quiet climate retreat www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/26/o...

Why we built the Climate Backtracker: Canada’s quiet climate retreat

For Mark Carney, building Canada’s energy sector is likely still going to involve drilling — and a lot of it.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Jack McGovan @jackmcgovan.bsky.social · Jun 26

Right-wing authoritarians are gaining ground across the world, and one body of research has an unusual explanation for why that's the case: our collective death anxiety. Green burials, however, might be able to help solve the problem.

My latest for Sower ⬇️🧪

Our collective fear of death pushes us towards authoritarianism

Green burials are less polluting. Can they also help us alleviate our death anxiety and keep authoritarianism at bay?

www.sower.world

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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 New report: Entrenched Interests exposes fossil fuel ties on the boards of 5 major Canadian public pension funds – including CPPIB, OTPP, AIMCo, PSP & OMERS. These links pose serious governance risks. #ClimateRisk #Pensions #cdnpoli

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Terrified people make perfect constituencies for politicians like Netanyahu because they can be convinced that the unrelenting massacre and starvation of Gazans are necessary to keep Israel safe."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Opinion | The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism

www.nytimes.com

James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Canadian oil and gas is a concentrated industry controlled by a wealthy few, primarily Americans. More pipelines would therefore mean more sales of fossil fuels to other countries, with the beneficiaries mostly American."

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Mark Carney Is Turning His Back on Climate Action | The Tyee

And Canada is losing a chance for leadership and sustained economic growth.

thetyee.ca

James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 20

For me, living through wildfire smoke with young children — knowing it was preventable — feels like a kind of slow-motion moral injury, writes Andrew Szava‑Kovats www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/20/o...

Smoke season is not normal. Stop pretending it is.

For me, living through wildfire smoke with young children — knowing it was preventable — feels like a kind of slow-motion moral injury.

www.nationalobserver.com

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James K. Rowe @jkrowe.bsky.social · Jun 11

Israel Intercepted the Madleen. What's Next? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Israel Intercepted the Madleen. What’s Next? | The Tyee

The ship was bound for Gaza with activists and aid. Here’s an analysis of whether its capture was legal.

thetyee.ca

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