Companies ranging from to to are all asking you to recycle your clothes. My latest story for looks at the role recycling can take in responding to the ecological crisis:
Follow
Alia Dharssi
@alia_d
Sustainability Consultant | Deputy Editor | Journalist interested in #immigration #globaldevelopment #sustainability #humanrights
Alia Dharssi’s Tweets
Congratulations to writers & , photographer Melody Charlie, editor , and art director for this excellent article being named a 2022 #COPAwards finalist for Best Multicultural Story!
3
6
How sustainable is your city? In our latest newsletter, we introduce the Sustainable Cities Index: bit.ly/3zcBRNl #sustainablecities #ClimateCrisis #climateaction
8
5
Quench your thirst for sustainable living know-how with our new Asparagus Tips newsletter! Sign up today to get a fresh batch of bite-sized, evidence-based tips delivered to your inbox every month. bit.ly/GusTips
1
1
4
2
Asparagus Magazine's Spring 2022 issue is out! To celebrate, here's a 🧵 about all the delicious treats you'll find inside! (1/🧵)
1
8
12
Show this thread
IN 30 MINUTES: Join us online for our summit: Cities Taking Rapid Climate Action Now. We'll be talking about carbon budgets, decarbonizing transportation and buildings, mobilizing communities and more. bit.ly/3q2AFZZ #COP26 #COP26Glasgow
1
1
Are you in #GlasgowCop26 ? Join us tonight for a free wine reception with remarks by
and beautiful music by !
1
3
I had a great time chatting with about how Edmonton developed a climate action plan that aims to achieve carbon neutrality while doubling the city's population. Check out our conversation below:
3
Happy #WorldBeeDay! Why not celebrate by reading about Hives for Humanity's operations in Vancouver's Downtown East Side?
1
3
FREE TRAINING FOR CANADIAN JOURNALISTS: Hi everyone. and I are leading workshops on investigating and fact-checking misinformation. There are still spots available. You can sign up here: bit.ly/checkmisinfo and ping me if you have any Qs.
11
15
With a couple of days left we only need $3450 to reach our goal. If you’re able, please help us get there! With your support we will be able to continue telling the small and large stories of sustainability through 2021 and beyond. shop.asparagusmagazine.com/donations/
5
2
For a run-down on the #COVIDEmergency2021 in India right now please see this quote-tweeted 🧵 I’ll keep updating it with more info.
I’m posting mutual aid links in this tweet thread below. My network here is mostly Euro-Am based so anything you donate goes a v v long away 🙏🏽
Quote Tweet
I don’t know if the world fully comprehends how dire the situation is in India right now. Not only are hospitals running out of oxygen cylinders, internal politics means that mutual help between states has broken down. An unmitigated humanitarian crisis #COVIDEmergency2021 twitter.com/BBCWorld/statu…
Show this thread
16
1,526
1,002
Show this thread
Happy #EarthDay! Today, we're celebrating the progress we're making in caring for our spectacular planet. Over the past year, communities across Canada have taken important steps to tackle #climatechange #EarthDay2021 #EarthDayCanada #EarthDayEveryDay THREAD 1/7
1
4
3
Show this thread
I'm Deputy Editor of this wonderful sustainability mag and we need your support to keep putting out quality journalism on sustainability. Can you help Gus survive the pandemic?
Quote Tweet
2021 could be our best year, or our last year. The pandemic was really hard on Asparagus financially, and we need support from our community to make it through the year. If you're able, please make a donation of any size to help fund our future! bit.ly/FundGus
3
6
7. And finally, Gazalla Hirji on how the chahar bagh (a traditional Islamic garden layout) has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists through time: bit.ly/2OUKgSr
1
2
Show this thread
6. shares what she's learned about life and pluralism from her father, a landscape architect who has designed gardens around the world: bit.ly/3sf6xJi
1
1
2
Show this thread
1
2
5
Show this thread
4. Our Edmonton Bureau Chief on the prairie plants being showcased in the world's northernmost Islamic garden at : bit.ly/3c7Lbb5
1
3
Show this thread
3. Our Arts Editor Gazalla Hirji spoke to architect Vladimir Djurovic about how he adapted Islamic motifs to a Canadian setting to create #Toronto's Aga Khan Park: bit.ly/3tHIm6l
1
2
Show this thread
2. 's inspiring feature exploring how has revitalized green spaces in crowded cities to provide renewal and respite: bit.ly/394mDxz #SustainableDevelopment
1
2
Show this thread
1. First, this lovely essay by Dr. Ashnoor Nagji that I've read and re-read. It's filled with nuggets about how nature helps us connect with God and one another: bit.ly/314K8Cw #Navroz2021
1
1
Show this thread
Over the past year, and I spent a lot of time thinking about our relationship w/ nature as the editors of The Ismaili Canada's sustainability issue: bit.ly/3cRVgrP #Navroz2021 feels like the perfect occasion to share a few of those pieces.
1
2
6
Show this thread
#NavrozMubarak to all those celebrating! I love this celebration of new beginnings and miss celebrating in person. But the pandemic has also made me more grateful for nature and Allah's creation.
2
1
Show this thread
Starting now! In this webinar, I speak to and about the spread of misinformation and how to fish it out.
Quote Tweet
Have you ever received a link on WhatsApp or read an article on Facebook and shared it without knowing if it was actually true? This Thursday, join @DoctorYasmin @alia_d & @zainvelji for a conversation on how to separate fact from fiction. Register at iicanada.org/events/communi
4
British cities have some of the boldest GHG reduction targets in the world. We partnered with to research what cities worldwide can learn from their approach. Learn more: bit.ly/1000citiesrepo [thread 1/5] #ClimateAction
1
6
7
Show this thread
. is co-hosting a documentary screening of The Story of Plastic and awesome panel discussion moderated by the one and only . Check it out:
Quote Tweet
And don't forget, there are still 3 days to screen The Story of Plastic before our awesome discussion panel! Register here for your link to watch this great documentary: bit.ly/SoPdoc
Show this thread
1
#Covid19 has had a lot of unexpected consequences: a breather for wildlife, the #sourdough craze, empty #toiletpaper aisles...and a renewed interest in bidets! 's family bought one, and he's here to tell us all about it.
1
1
One of the silver linings of this awful pandemic is the opportunity it has provided to think about how to better structure the way we live. Here's our latest piece in by about how that could change Venice: bit.ly/eco-venice.
2
4
1
It's #EarthDay2020! When better to end our Covid-induced hiatus? As part of #CCNow's #ClimateSolutions week, we present 's look into regenerative agriculture. @ultragrassfed
10
15
Is this gorilla REALLY smoking? Can you believe everything you see online? will help you figure out BS from facts in a 1-hour Zoom workshop. Details & to register: zoom.us/webinar/regist #fakenews #journalism
1
3
Tonight and I are leading a workshop on #misinformation - how to tell what's real and what's fake.
Got suggestions for my working Spotify playlist on truth?
🎵open.spotify.com/playlist/7a7KV #NowPlaying
Workshops by & . Sign up >
6
6
Worried about fake news? Join a free online workshop on tackling misinformation developed by Journalists for human rights () and CIVX.
Journalists and (deputy editor ) host on April 8 and 13 at 5:30pm.
ow.ly/gCvT50z1i9m
1
11
12
Canada closed its borders to asylum-seekers last week — despite there being no evidence they pose a heightened health risk to Canadians.
The risk is political.
I wrote about our failure to protect the most vulnerable for
.
10
59
142
Hey journalists! 17,000+ small biz shared #COVID2019 through SaveSmallBusiness.ca. Now, made that data opensource to #cdnmedia who want to find local stories. Find human context for stories about wage subsidies, debt relief, layoffs etc
1
28
29
Show this thread
When reporting on the traditional governance system of the Wet'suwet'en people - here's how to do it accurately via #Wetsuweten #pipelines #misinformation
Quote Tweet
Gidimt’en spokeswoman Molly Wickham says many people don’t understand the traditional governance system of the Wet’suwet’en people. In an interview with APTN News, Wickham said misinformation about a “majority of hereditary chiefs” voting against the pipeline isn’t correct.
Show this thread
1:49
6.6K views
1
5
1