Lea Mary Movelle

"We cannot be forever supporting the bottom line of these companies. That has to stop now. They need to be given the bill." - Von Hernandez of #BreakFromFromPlastic Quoted from "The Story of Plastics." DM us for a link to watch. ... When will these companies step up and take responsibility for the waste they're dumping into our ecosystems? You can help by urging all levels of government to implement #ExtendedProducerResponsibility making companies responsible for the entire lifespan of their products. There's no such place as "away" & companies have been profiting for decades without obligation to deal with the waste they create. Recycling shifts burdens to more marginalized communities around the world & often recycled products are used once before becoming plain old waste. DM us if you want to join the Coalition for a Green New Deal NL tonight from 7-9pm NT to discuss this film and other pressing climate issues! . Image description: A photo of a still from the film showing some of the companies responsible for the majority of single use plastics as discovered thru global #BreakFreeFromPlastics audits. From left to right are circles on a white background showing logos of "Mc Donald's, P&G, Nestle, Danone, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Mondelez, Unilever, Perfetti, and Mars. The biggest circles are Coco-Cola, and Pepsi-Co.

Is our Health Care about to get chopped? Join the Poverty Elimination Action Team for a chat about Health Accord NL on Thursday evening. The Health Accord presents us with an opportunity to provide the provincial government feedback on our medical and health care systems. We'll be talking about how to engage! ... We'll also discuss the contracting of a private company (Change Healthcare), by our provincial government, to reduce our health care costs. We invite you to join us and talk through concerns about this approach, and ways to challenge austerity.

The border is a construct of racial capitalism. Help fight for justice for #MigrantWorkers in Canada, by adding your voice to the #StatusForAll campaign by the Migrant Rights Network visit https://migrantrights.ca/status-for-all/ to add your voice

Tomorrow is International Day for People with Disabilities 2020. Join us to shine a light on the Accessibility Crisis in St. John's for the Accessibility Vigil St. Johns from 4:30pm - 5:30pm outside of St. John's City Hall. We are asking our city to make 3 commitments aimed at safeguarding the rights disabled people and addressing ongoing negligence.... 1. Clear our sidewalks contemporaneously with adjoining streets! 2. Use a Universal Design approach for all further development, including the Kelly's Brook Shared Use Path. Consult UD experts and people with diverse lived experiences in the cross disabilities community! 3. Reverse recent cuts to Metrobus! Access is a RIGHT not a privilege and we are prepared to take this fight to the streets and the human rights tribunal! Please join us and share widely!