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Mira Oreck
@miraoreck
Executive Director, The Houssian Foundation. Board member
@ClimateInstit
. Tired parent of two little people & a loud dog. she/her
Vancouver, British ColumbiaJoined October 2008
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Farrah Khan
@farrahsafiakhan
This is not about not wanting to listen to different views. CNN gave prime time platform to a man the same week he found in a civil court to have sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll. He used this platform to defame and mock her. That is #rapeculture.
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Acyn
@Acyn
Cooper: You have every right to be outraged today and angry and never watch this network again. But do you think staying in your silo and only listening to people you agree with is going to make that person go away?
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Farrah Khan
@farrahsafiakhan
While the right to abortion is guaranteed in Canada, not everyone has access. Our
@actioncanadashr
Access Line provides toll-free pregnancy options and sexual health information & referral services. The Federal government's Sexual & Reproductive Fund helps expand this vital work.
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Marci Ien
@MarciIen
Everyone should have access to safe and consistent reproductive health services, including abortion. Today, on behalf of @jyduclos I announced more than $4.2 million in funding from the Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Fund to @cartgrac and @actioncanadashr for their projects.
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@miraoreck
Alex Buckman was a remarkable person - contributing significantly to education in our city and province.
@marshalederman
pays tribute to him in this beautiful obituary.
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Marsha Lederman
@marshalederman
This is the only time I can recall having written an obituary that includes a recipe. I strongly encourage you to read about Alex Buckman, a Holocaust survivor who demonstrated the best in humanity, having lived through the worst. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article
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Dave Scrivener
@davescrivener
Don’t photograph or video food bank lines. Don’t photograph or video folks sleeping or resting in the street or in public. Don’t photograph or video folks using drugs in public without their permission. Don’t photograph of video folks panhandling without their permission.
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Fort York Food Bank
@FYfoodbank
We are aware of a video from May 2 circulating on social media that shows a long line up at FYFB. Please see our attached statement.
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Maria Dobrinskaya
@mdobrinskaya
"...a retreat into complexity is more often a reflection of our social standing than evidence of critical intelligence. Hungry people want bread. The rich convene a panel of experts. Complexity is the refuge of the powerful." #vanpoli #bcpoli
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Saeed, Or The Other One
@theferocity
Matthew Desmond’s new book POVERTY, BY AMERICA is excellent. He patiently unpacks the idea that poverty persists in our country *because* the rest of us benefit from it. Here’s one page I keep returning to:
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Mira Oreck
@miraoreck
I just witnessed a racist incident - name calling, covid blaming, serious aggression. When I spoke out (w/ permission), the person told me she was Jewish and I had no right to suggest she was being racist. Wow. We have a long way to go. #antiracism #vanpoli
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@miraoreck
This is a really important policy proposal that would make public schools more accessible & accommodating to students who observe non-Christian holidays. Many have pointed out challenges re collective agreements & biz - surely not simple but also not impossible. #ableg #bced
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Courtney Theriault
@cspotweet
Alberta NDP pledging to ensure K-12/post-secondary exams are scheduled away from cultural and religious holidays. They'd also look as allowing workers to swap stat holidays for different days that align with their culture/religion. #yeg #yyc #ableg
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The White House
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Care workers provide critical care to Americans, but they often struggle to make ends meet. President Biden’s Executive Order will help improve the quality of long-term care jobs in this country so that Americas can get the high-quality care they deserve.
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Mira Oreck
@miraoreck
Now we are policing bodies? Please no.
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The Vancouver Sun
@VancouverSun
Vancouver park board asked to crack down on inappropriate swimwear at city pools vancouversun.com/news/local-new
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@miraoreck
It felt awesome to vote for
@OpreetKang
for the
@Vancity
board of directors. She's thoughtful, smart and brings significant governance experience to the table.
@Vancity
members, I strongly recommend voting for her! #vancityelexn
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Opreet Kang
@OpreetKang
Happy for @miraoreck's endorsement for @Vancity Board of Directors election. A brilliant community organizer & deeply committed to inclusivity & diversity, I continue to learn so much from Mira & humbled to earn her support. #vancityelexn #opreetkang | opreetkang.ca
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@miraoreck
This is always a meaningful day at the
@BCLegislature
, increasingly so as there are fewer survivors remaining. It can’t be taken for granted that governments recognize this day, and validate and honour the remarkable survivors. #NeverAgain #YomHaShoah
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Selina Robinson
@selinarobinson
A meaningful #YOMHASHOAH2023 this afternoon at @BCLegislature to bear witness and acknowledge the 6 million Jews and millions of others who were murdered by Nazis. We gather with survivors and acknowledge the resistance and the resilience of millions of others.
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Kenneth Chan
@iamkennethchan
JUST IN... BC government has bought a 12-storey tower on West 12th Avenue near Granville Street for $40.5 million for supportive housing. A $14 million renovation will turn the former senior home into 115 supportive housing units. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
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BC government buys South Granville tower for supportive housing | Urbanized
The former Chalmers Lodge seniors' assisted living facility at 1450 West 12th Avenue in Vancouver will be converted into supportive housing.
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Kasari Govender
@KasariGovender
I share the worries about the risks of encampments to those living in these communities. Encampments are not safe or suitable alternatives to housing. However, Single Room Occupancy units unfit for habitation or displacement to other encampments does not solve the problem (1/6)
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Mira Oreck
@miraoreck
This is important and significant support for
@RiseWomensLegal
and for victims of intimate partner violence. It says a lot about the #genderjustice values
@NikiSharma2
brings to the role of Attorney General. #bcpoli
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Niki Sharma (she/her)
@NikiSharma2
In 2021, police reported 114,132 victims of intimate partner violence. We know the number of those affected is much higher than this. This funding will help protect more women from becoming victims in the future. news.gov.bc.ca/28488
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R. P. Schwartz
@Doc_RPS
Pesach is hard. Not the cleaning, which I manage, or the cooking, which I enjoy. Not because of the food restrictions. Pesach is hard because it's so much about children, and the seder experience, and for so many of us, that isn't going to look exactly how we would have hoped.
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