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michellehoar.bsky.social @michellehoar.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Join @heyneighbourcollective.ca on March 6th from 10 am-11:30 am PST for the next #Housing That Connects Us webinar, where Stacy Barter, Jenny Konkin, and Claudine Matlo will explore 'Innovative Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing'. www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2026/02/hous...

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Join us for the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing

The critical role of community-driven programs.

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Hey Neighbour Collective @heyneighbourcollective.ca · 04/06/2025

HNC recently convened nearly 200 people from across sectors for a two-day ‘collective action’ event to explore the connections between housing, social health, and resilience. The recap is up + more is coming in our June newsletter! 🫧 www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/05/symp...

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Symposium recap: Living Together 2025

Two-day ‘collective action’ event gathers nearly 200 people to dig into the connections between housing, social health and resilience.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

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Cathy Crowe, C.M. 🍁 @cathycrowe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This is a letter-writing campaign to Ontario political party leaders created by Diana Chan McNally. Please have a look and sign. #onpoli #Humanrights approach to #homelessness #encampment homelessrights.ca/get-involved

Meme. Yellow wording on Black. I can’t stay healthy when I’m homeless.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/02/2025

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

If we're all taking a moment to celebrate Canadian and local food, then there's no better time to re-post this amazing series by @bychrischeung.bsky.social about delicious local food made by family-owned businesses here in B.C. thetyee.ca/News/2023/05...

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When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out? | The Tyee

Diasporas produce a vital but unheralded food industry in Canada. Can we make it easier to set up shop and grow? Last in a series.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Please read this thoughtful essay by @melwoods.me

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

"Europeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americans now entering the second Trump era.... stay united, safeguard your civic institutions and never, never give up." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up

With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europe’s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutions

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 03/02/2025

BTW, if you're into Buy Canadian remember that basically all mainstream print media in Canada... Isn't Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My new favourite protest sign. Via @altnps.bsky.social

Cardboard protest sign saying “First they came for the scientists and the National Park Service said ‘lol, no’ and went rogue, and we were all like ‘I was not expecting the Park Rangers to lead the Resistance. None of the dystopian novels I’ve read prepared me for this.’”

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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Boycotting American produce, meat, and dairy isn't just a matter of Canadian patriotism, it's also a matter of public health."

Quite aside from the damage to the goodwill, which is already incalculable, the US is no longer a safe supplier of unprocessed food, because it's no longer tracking outbreaks of infections. No sane purchaser will buy produce that might contain E. coli, dairy that might contain listeria, mean that might contain salmonella, and the US is keeping it secret. Boycotting American produce, meat, and dairy isn't just a matter of Canadian patriotism, it's also a matter of public health.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Today from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

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michellehoar.bsky.social @michellehoar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I won't be boycotting all things US. Let's make sure that in our haste to focus on buying Canadian, that we also support the bright lights in the US fighting against #fascism in their own country. Please consider subscribing like I just did - and paying. We need to start paying for good #journalism.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

“I want to be in the moment, just not this moment.” via @newyorker.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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michellehoar.bsky.social @michellehoar.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I loved hanging out with @mandylen.bsky.social recently for one of the interviews that fueled her beautiful, thoughtful piece. Thanks for being interested in @heyneighbourcollective.ca's work Mandy and for your beautiful writing about #socialresilience, #socialconnection etc.

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michellehoar.bsky.social @michellehoar.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Looking forward to this conversation about ways that our #builtenvironment can positively impact levels of #socialconnection in communities. I'll focus my comments on #housing, particularly exploring work that we have been doing with @happycities.com and local governments in BC.

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Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

As cities deal with the effects of climate change, protecting the tree canopy & planting street trees will be critical. Surface temperature on two adjacent blocks of the same Winnipeg street. The second block had its street trees removed in the 1960’s to add car lanes.

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Hey Neighbour Collective @heyneighbourcollective.ca · 19/11/2024

Building secure, comfortable, and accessible spaces for bicycles not only encourages people to get on their bikes, but it also has the added benefit of encouraging social connection! Check out the toolkit we've put together with @happycities.com to learn more. 🚲

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