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#EarthDay #OurPlanet #NatureLover #EarthDayEveryday #WeOnlyHaveOnePlanet #WeMustDoBetter

@MicheleV_AK

#wemustdobetter

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While we all want to start 2023 fresh, we need to still take heed of what has and is happening all around the world. Since I posted this last NYE not much has changed, if anything it is worse.
#wemustdobetter #wehavetodobetter #timeforchange #dobetter #bebetter #changeisnecessary #thiscurrentworldisfuckedup #weneedtochange #fuckedupworld #abetterworldforall #stopbeingadick #changetheworldforthebetter #changetheworld

While we all want to start 2023 fresh, we need to still take heed of what has and is happening all around the world. Since I posted this last NYE not much has changed, if anything it is worse.

#wemustdobetter #wehavetodobetter #timeforchange #dobetter #bebetter #changeisnecessary #thiscurrentworldisfuckedup #weneedtochange #fuckedupworld #abetterworldforall #stopbeingadick #changetheworldforthebetter #changetheworld

#wemustdobetter #wehavetodobetter #timeforchange #dobetter #bebetter #changeisnecessary #thiscurrentworldisfuckedup #weneedtochange #fuckedupworld #abetterworldforall #stopbeingadick #changetheworldforthebetter #changetheworld

A 63-year-old man was ambushed and assaulted in Central Park on Wednesday. The 40-year-old suspect yelled antisemitic insults and “Kanye 2024” at the man before fleeing the scene. #NewsToKnow #WeMustDoBetter

I'd like to clarify something.

I like to start my day, every day, with something mostly positive about Canada - the fact we're rated one of the freest countries on the planet based on several factors is one of my favourite things to mention, because it's true, and it's inspiring.

BUT. There's always a but.

We have a long history of horrible things, and that freedom doesn't extend to everyone, at least not yet.

As long as there's still prejudice, as long as some people, people of colour, people with disabilities, people who identify as different genders, people who love differently, are treated as lesser human beings, until that freedom extends to everyone, we have a lot of work to do.

Poverty is a feature of the system, and we need to get rid of it.

Addiction is a consequence of the system, we need to remove stigma, treat addiction as a medical problem.

Disabilities are not a choice, and people with disabilities are valuable, and will contribute on average, far more than caring for them costs, so long as we care for them.

We've long abused and segregated Indigenous people in this country, and while progress has been made, we still have a lot of work to do - we need to integrate and support their cultures, not assimilate their people into how we feel people should live. They should be supported and cared about without expecting them to simply obey our culture, that's not okay.

We need to accept, protect, and help 2LGTBQ+ thrive, they're a positive force, and the fear and misunderstandings of their nature, and struggle are not okay. We have to encourage people to learn and understand. There are many disillusions and false dichotomies surrounding those communities.

So while I point out, in what I hope to be a positive, welcoming message every morning, please understand that that message is about where we are, but also, where we need to go. We can't afford to backslide, make problems worse, because until everyone in this country thrives, we're failing, and right now in many ways, we're failing badly. Compared to much of the world, we're doing very well, but compared to where we should be? Not so well.

My message is meant as a "we're doing pretty well" message, not a "we can't do better" message - because not only can we do better, we must.

#Canada #CanadianPolitics #Issues #WeMustDoBetter #Equality #Care #Fail

I'd like to clarify something.

I like to start my day, every day, with something mostly positive about Canada - the fact we're rated one of the freest countries on the planet based on several factors is one of my favourite things to mention, because it's true, and it's inspiring.

BUT. There's always a but.

We have a long history of horrible things, and that freedom doesn't extend to everyone, at least not yet.

As long as there's still prejudice, as long as some people, people of colour, people with disabilities, people who identify as different genders, people who love differently, are treated as lesser human beings, until that freedom extends to everyone, we have a lot of work to do.

Poverty is a feature of the system, and we need to get rid of it.

Addiction is a consequence of the system, we need to remove stigma, treat addiction as a medical problem.

Disabilities are not a choice, and people with disabilities are valuable, and will contribute on average, far more than caring for them costs, so long as we care for them.

We've long abused and segregated Indigenous people in this country, and while progress has been made, we still have a lot of work to do - we need to integrate and support their cultures, not assimilate their people into how we feel people should live. They should be supported and cared about without expecting them to simply obey our culture, that's not okay.

We need to accept, protect, and help 2LGTBQ+ thrive, they're a positive force, and the fear and misunderstandings of their nature, and struggle are not okay. We have to encourage people to learn and understand. There are many disillusions and false dichotomies surrounding those communities.

So while I point out, in what I hope to be a positive, welcoming message every morning, please understand that that message is about where we are, but also, where we need to go. We can't afford to backslide, make problems worse, because until everyone in this country thrives, we're failing, and right now in many ways, we're failing badly. Compared to much of the world, we're doing very well, but compared to where we should be? Not so well.

My message is meant as a "we're doing pretty well" message, not a "we can't do better" message - because not only can we do better, we must.

#Canada #CanadianPolitics #Issues #WeMustDoBetter #Equality #Care #Fail

I'd like to clarify something.

I like to start my day, every day, with something mostly positive about Canada - the fact we're rated one of the freest countries on the planet based on several factors is one of my favourite things to mention, because it's true, and it's inspiring.

BUT. There's always a but.

We have a long history of horrible things, and that freedom doesn't extend to everyone, at least not yet.

As long as there's still prejudice, as long as some people, people of colour, people with disabilities, people who identify as different genders, people who love differently, are treated as lesser human beings, until that freedom extends to everyone, we have a lot of work to do.

Poverty is a feature of the system, and we need to get rid of it.

Addiction is a consequence of the system, we need to remove stigma, treat addiction as a medical problem.

Disabilities are not a choice, and people with disabilities are valuable, and will contribute on average, far more than caring for them costs, so long as we care for them.

We've long abused and segregated Indigenous people in this country, and while progress has been made, we still have a lot of work to do - we need to integrate and support their cultures, not assimilate their people into how we feel people should live. They should be supported and cared about without expecting them to simply obey our culture, that's not okay.

We need to accept, protect, and help 2LGTBQ+ thrive, they're a positive force, and the fear and misunderstandings of their nature, and struggle are not okay. We have to encourage people to learn and understand. There are many disillusions and false dichotomies surrounding those communities.

So while I point out, in what I hope to be a positive, welcoming message every morning, please understand that that message is about where we are, but also, where we need to go. We can't afford to backslide, make problems worse, because until everyone in this country thrives, we're failing, and right now in many ways, we're failing badly. Compared to much of the world, we're doing very well, but compared to where we should be? Not so well.

My message is meant as a "we're doing pretty well" message, not a "we can't do better" message - because not only can we do better, we must.

#Canada #CanadianPolitics #Issues #WeMustDoBetter #Equality #Care #Fail