Andrea Reimer
@andreareimer.bsky.social
I spent 4 terms in local gov focused on climate action, reconciliation, social justice & a stronger democracy. I left in 2018 to figure out why Trump got elected. Now I teach power literacy & help courageous people take action on bold, progressive ideas.
Co-hosted with @ubchart.bsky.social & the HRC, we're excited to welcome @andreareimer.bsky.social who will moderate a panel with @hogansalleysociety.bsky.social's Djaka Blais, @uwaterloo.ca's Brian Doucet, & @ubchart.bsky.social's Craig Jones. Join us: Monday, June 1, 6–9 PM at UBC Robson Square.
OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.
The FBI raid on Fulton County’s election offices should concern each and every person in this country. This is not business as usual and we cannot pretend it is. (1/3)
If you’re wondering why #HeatedRivalry didn’t get any Golden Globe nominations, it turns out the Golden Globes really just honour golden Americans www.teenvogue.com/story/why-he...
Why "Heated Rivalry" Isn't Nominated For Golden Globes 2026
The success of Heated Rivalry isn't measured in awards validation so much as it is in social media timelines and group chats.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
This is bonkers. It’s hard to imagine the context for a government to be too busy to deal with a well-organized and efficient structure for connecting with community in order to make better decisions than you would otherwise make because you’re too busy to deal with community in less efficient ways.
Anthony Floyd@anthonyfloyd.ca · 8mo agoToday, the City of Vancouver released a staff report recommending the dissolution of 10 of 11 Type A Civic Committees because, and I'm paraphrasing, staff are too busy to deal with them. council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc... Disclosure: I'm co-chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee (TRAC)
It’s Day 2 of Eastside Culture Crawl in #vancouver, starting tonight at 5pm. Here are 11 artists you can visit at 1000 Parker Street studios - including me. These are friends and neighbours in my building.
🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱
BREAKING: President Trump issued a memo calling for government-wide "terrorism investigations" into political opponents. His administration is trying to use political violence as an excuse to investigate and intimidate the president's perceived enemies.
Registration is now open for the power course that Lyndsay Poaps and I co-teach! Explore how to navigate power in the workplace and community to achieve meaningful collective action in the next @cs-sfu.bsky.social course starting on Nov 5. Save your spot: ow.ly/Xx5650OBnXg #PowerU
Navigating Power for Collective Action
<p>How many times have you seen great ideas for better climate policy fail because people or politics got in the way? Effective climate action requires the ability to identify and leverage power in st...
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
Today’s ad in The Globe & Mail says what so many of us have been feeling: E.M., you are not alone. We stand with you — and with all survivors of gender-based violence. 💜 See the ad. Share it. Post with #CourageCampaign #WeSupportEM Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
Beyond virtue signalling: wondering what your local government is actually doing about gender-based violence? @endingviolence.bsky.social has an important new accountability tool to track progress in BC #DesignedWithSurvivors www.bwss.org/survivor-cen...
Survivor-Centred Safety - Where Do BC Cities Stand? - BWSS
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#Breaking: Mark Carney says Canada will recognize Palestine as a state
Canada will recognize Palestine in September, Mark Carney says
The move comes amid increasing international pressure and outcry over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
thestar.com
If you live in coastal areas of the north Pacific: there is a serious tsunami advisory/warning as a result of a major earthquake off the coast of Russia. Please immediately look up and follow local advice. BC alert info here: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...
Tsunami Advisory for B.C. - EmergencyInfoBC
Tsunami - A magnitude 8.7 earthquake has occurred 80 miles (136 km) SE of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Advisory is in effect for B.C. Tsunami Notification Zones A, B, C and D. This incl...
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In the long fight to compel governments to action, today is a big day. Giant congrats to the big team that has spent over six years pursuing this landmark ruling. The substance matters: the hope and energy it is mobilizing matters even more.
Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative@fossiltreaty.bsky.social · last yr.🌍 BREAKING: The world’s highest court just made history. The International Court of Justice has ruled that climate action is a legal obligation—not a choice. Read our press release at FossilFuelTreaty.org/icj
Andrew Cuomo just conceded to a socialist and I am not even sure we are at peak 2025 yet
The Associated Press@apnews.com · last yr.BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani. apnews.com/article/andr...
Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it? You’re kidding.
I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
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