By Riyana Karim Hajiani In May of 2020, the death of George Floyd , a Black man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, incited a mass outburst of protests to confront the ongoing issue of police brutality against Black Americans in the United States. These calls for justice echoed across the American border, sparking a similar outburst in Canada. Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests quickly filled Canadian streets in response to Floyd’s murder. The momentum of these protests led many Cana

Shelagh McNally, a CRL and Hub member was recently at the forefront of a fight against a development project in Pincourt. In an interview with CRPC she retells the story of how she managed to save the only wetland that remains untouched in the Rousseau Forest. Question 1. Please introduce yourself I am a writer and artist living in Pincourt, a small town on L'Île Perrot, an island just outside of Montreal. Question 2. How did you get into Climate action? I started writing abo

Riyana Karim-Hajiani Riyana Karim-Hajiani is a third-year undergraduate student of McGill University’s Department of Political Science where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Honours Arts. Riyana has joined the Climate Reality Project as the Community Climate Hub Research intern. She is heavily engaged in journalism where she advocates for social, political, and legal justice. She has always been passionate about the law and intends to tackle law school following her undergraduat

By Riyana Karim-Hajiani Riyana Karim-Hajiani is a third-year undergraduate student of McGill University’s Department of Political Science where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Honours Arts. Riyana has joined the Climate Reality Project as the Community Climate Hub Research intern. She is heavily engaged in journalism where she advocates for social, political, and legal justice. She has always been passionate about the law and intends to tackle law school following her undergrad

By Mary Stockdale As Regional Organizer for BC’s Interior and North, Laura Sacks is always on the look-out for innovative initiatives to share with the greater hub community. On the first BC-wide Community Climate Hub call in November 2020, Mary Stockdale talked about the climate ambassadors program she helped launch in Vernon. Immediately Laura wanted to learn more, and asked Mary if she would be interested in writing something for a Hublog, so she could share with climate h