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B.C. Child Protection Services ‘residential schools part two,’ say Métis lawyers | Globalnews.ca

Two Vancouver-based Métis lawyers are calling for an upheaval of B.C.’s child welfare system, claiming it prioritizes the removal of Indigenous children from their homes rather than encourages internal conflict-resolution within Indigenous families.

Métis lawyers Roslyn Chambers and Frances Rosner compare B.C. Child Protection Services to a modern-day residential school system.

Source: B.C. Child Protection Services ‘residential schools part two,’ say Métis lawyers | Globalnews.ca

José Saramago

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” Sem futuro, o presente não serve pra nada, é como se não existisse, Pode ser que a humanidade venha a conseguir viver sem olhos mas então deixará de ser humanidade. ”

José Saramago, livro Ensaio sobre a Cegueira.

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Marii Freire Pereira

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Thursday Theories – Humanising the COVID 19 virus

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In all honesty, it’s the only thing I am trying to give people any “credit” for. Are these anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, trying to humanise a virus?

Every time I hear one of them speak. They keep acting like somehow the virus will just go away on it’s own, or it wont affect them or their “loved ones”. It’s weird to see. Does anyone else see it too? When I first started to write this post, I had things to show, but since I started this post last week…I knew that I should have just posted the links.

Too myself anyway, some people act like the virus wont affect them, if they just wish hard enough…and that’s not how viruses work.

Melbourne tradie who was in ICU with COVID urges protesting construction workers to get vaccinated

This guy was diagnosed with COVID, and then the next day, collapsed. He ended…

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George Frayne, aka Commander Cody, dies at 77 – San Gabriel Valley Tribune – RIP

George Frayne, who as leader of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen enjoyed a cult following in the 1970s with such party and concert favorites as “Hot Rod Lincoln” and “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette),” has died.

Frayne died Sunday in Saratoga Springs, New York, according to his wife Sua Casanova, who did not immediately provide further details. He was 77 and had been diagnosed with cancer several years ago.

“As I lay my head upon his shoulder/George’s soul took to flight/I am heartbroken and weary/And I know your hearts break too,” Casanova wrote last weekend on her Facebook page.

Formed in 1967, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen drew upon influences ranging from Western swing to jump blues. They became a popular touring and recording act during the first half of the 1970s, getting around the country in a converted Greyhound bus. They specialized in uptempo remakes, notably the top 10 hit “Hot Rod Lincoln”; “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette),” a novelty song from the 1940s; “Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar” and “Diggy Liggy Lo.” The sound was country-rock boogie and the mood lighthearted and ready to get wild, as defined by Frayne’s witty talking-blues vocals.

Source: George Frayne, aka Commander Cody, dies at 77 – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Brandi Carlile shines and lingers on ‘In These Silent Days’

The opening ballad is a hard trick to pull off on an album. Carlile usually goes with folky barnburners like ‘Wherever Is Your Heart’ on The Firewatcher’s Daughter or ‘Looking Out’ on Give Up the Ghost to jumpstart her LPs, and even when she slows it down, there’s still an underlying drive, like on ‘Every Time I Hear That Song’ on By the Way, I Forgive You. But ‘Right On Time’ is slow, deliberate, and emotional, daring you to flinch at the lack of flash or propulsive energy. It sets an appropriate mood for the forthcoming album, one that will hop genres and subvert expectations for fans and newbies alike. Source: Brandi Carlile shines and lingers on ‘In These Silent Days’

Article: Haitian Migration through the Americas: A.. | migrationpolicy.org

most Haitians who reached the U.S. border were not fleeing these recent challenges. They are, instead, part of a generation of Haitians who have migrated since their country’s devastating 2010 earthquake, which caused more than 217,000 deaths and left more than 1.5 million homeless. Many of these migrants first attempted to settle in Brazil, then Chile, then went to countries farther north, as local conditions changed and grew increasingly inhospitable. The relaxation of COVID-19-related border restrictions has eased their path northward in 2021, and the election of President Joe Biden may have led to some perceptions that migrants would be permitted to enter the United States. Propelled by these push and pull factors, thousands of other Haitians in South America appear to be poised to undertake the arduous, often dangerous journey to reach the United States. Source: Article: Haitian Migration through the Americas: A.. | migrationpolicy.org

Newsom approves sweeping police reforms in California – Los Angeles Times

The eight measures signed into law by Newsom include raising the minimum age for police officers from 18 to 21, and allowing their badges to be permanently taken away for excessive force, dishonesty and racial bias.

In addition, the new laws set statewide standards on law enforcement’s use of rubber bullets and tear gas for crowd control, and further restrict the use of techniques for restraining suspects in ways that can interfere with breathing.

Newsom’s approval of the slate of sweeping new legislation in California comes in contrast to a lack of progress made on police reform efforts in Congress, where bipartisan negotiations on law enforcement accountability measures recently reached an impasse after months of negotiations.

Source: Newsom approves sweeping police reforms in California – Los Angeles Times

‘We need justice’: Indigenous leaders call for action in Quebec on Truth and Reconciliation Day | Globalnews.ca

Indigenous leaders are calling for more to be done in Quebec as the country marks its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour lost children and survivors of residential schools.

A march will get underway at 1 p.m. in Montreal, which is being organized by the Native Women’s Shelter and the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador.

Nakuset, the executive director of the shelter, explained the newly created statutory holiday isn’t a celebration but a day of mourning for what Indigenous children and their families were subjected to and endured in Canada.

“We need action. We need justice,” she said. “And we need a lot of really positive change and that’s what today is about.”

Source: ‘We need justice’: Indigenous leaders call for action in Quebec on Truth and Reconciliation Day | Globalnews.ca

Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people

  • Construction of the Line 3 pipeline by Canadian oil giant Enbridge is in its final stages of completion, and is set to carry tar sands crude from Alberta to Wisconsin via lands that Indigenous Anishinaabe people use for hunting and harvesting.
  • There are concerns the pipeline will contribute to further spills in the distinctive wetlands and wild rice fields of the region, as the company has a long track record of “hazardous liquid incidents,” including the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history, and failing to follow environmental laws during construction.
  • Some Indigenous rights and tribal leaders view Canada’s approval and the subsequent construction of Line 3 as part of the continuing legacy of colonialism and cultural erasure, which the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, on September 30, seeks to address.

Source: Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people