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In a not-so-distant future, a group of U.S. billionaires concocts a scheme to "liberate" Canada under the guise of economic partnership. Little do they know, Canadians have united in an unprecedented grassroots movement to defend their homeland.
Tone:
A satirical comedy with moments of heartfelt resistance.
Characters:
1. Maple (protagonist): A quirky environmental activist who becomes the unlikely leader of the resistance.
2. Doug (antagonist): A brash U.S. oligarch who thinks he can buy Canada like he’s shopping for groceries.
3. The Moose Brigade: A ragtag group of Canadians, including farmers, Indigenous leaders, and artists, who outwit the invaders with cunning strategies and humor.
Climactic Scene:
The Moose Brigade tricks the oligarchs into attending a "business deal" at a Tim Hortons, where they are served legal documents outlining Canada’s sovereignty, all while being serenaded by a choir singing a defiant version of "O Canada."
Message:
Canada’s strength lies in its unity, humour, and refusal to take itself too seriously—except when it comes to protecting what truly matters.
Noting the “huge” voter turnout — in Washington, party officials
estimated more than 200,000 people participated on Saturday, close to
the record set in 2008 — he told the crowd, “We are making significant
inroads into Secretary Clinton’s lead.”
Have you seen this. I am asking you to watch, share and discuss this video with EVERYONE you possibly can. NOW is the TIME for CHANGE. And we can MAKE GREAT CHANGE- for the GREATER GOOD. This video explains how in the simplest, SWEETEST (sorry for the pun) way!! Please Check Out and Share WIDELY.
Note: This is a very long post, please read to the very end to understand the whole message. Thanks!
I find the numbers here odd as this is exactly my age.
I was born in 1962. I was born in the Age of Aquarius and apparently great things are supposed to happen..so let's make it happen.
"Even though the Age of Aquarius has been highly popularized,
few actually know much about it. Some assume that it began many years
ago, while others believe that it has yet to begin. Samael
Aun Weor, the founder of the Gnostic movement, tells us that the Age
of Aquarius began on February 4, 1962. On that day there occurred a very
interesting astronomical (and astrological) event. The planets Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, along with the sun, the earth, and the
moon, were all found in the constellation of Aquarius. In addition, a
solar and lunar eclipse occurred which was visible in some parts of the
Old World. The cosmic event that transpired on that day is extremely rare.
Such a congregation of planets occurs only once every 2160 years, moving
from one constellation to the next. Each time it happens it marks the
beginning of a new era, or New Age, for humanity. February 4, 1962 marked
the end of the Age of Pisces and the beginning of the Age of Aquarius."
We need to share Bernie's speeches so everyone hears the truth and make
an informed decision.We have a responsibility to speak up. Do what you
can. Make sure you share or show people the videos. Do your part. Don't
just say ....well I'm a Canadian, I can't vote, it's not my problem.
It is your
problem. Because what happens there DOES affect us and the world. You
can enlighten someone and that person may be the vote that makes the
difference. Please do your part. We HAVE the RIGHT to SPEAKUP!! Please
do it. http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/…/when-will-you-speak-up.h…
Remember when Stephen Harper wouldn't let Elizabeth May in the debates. He did it because he was really afraid of her. It is because she speaks the truth.
And you know the news and mainstream media is rigged...they only cover certain things. But it's waking up NOW!!
So here's a few more points that I want to make. Since 2011 the way we receive info has drastically changed. With mobile taking off the format we create, share and receive affects us. Many people aren't sitting at the computer anymore. They are on there phones or Ipads, so we need to consider that. People just like to check facts and things that are helpful to them, they want it fast. Also and I was saying this to my daughter...it's sort of weird when you think about IOS and Android- or Apple vs Samsung- the price difference.
I never use Instagram because it's a hassle for me to take and upload photos. I would rather just do that on my computer. I think for Mac/Apple/Iphone users it's easier but it's almost a class thing. Rich vs Poor. If you are going to reach out to the masses, deliver the info in the easiest way for your target audience to receive it. Does that make sense. I went to a meeting for Google last week, they are taking off all the side ads, why? because people on phones don't see them.
So how can all this be applied to Climate Change and saving our beautiful earth and our families from the destructive forces of fossil fuels?
How can we get the masses to chose the people that can make the changes?
How can we make our voice heard?
How can these "grassroots" voices unite and create GREAT SOCIAL CHANGES FOR THE GOOD!
We CAN DO IT with Social Media and applying the Rock Candy Revolution principles but focusing on who the target audience is and how they receive their info and how to get it to them in the fastest, easiest best way possible. I always remember Rebecca Coleman saying social media levels the playing field- we can all play- NOT just the BIG CORPS, BIG PHARMA, BIG OIL!!
So I am asking all the grassroots movements to consider the above and to apply it and take action.
A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement)
as defined by Webster's Third International Dictionary, is one which
uses the people in a given district as the basis for a political or
economic movement.[1]
Grassroots movements and organizations utilize collective action from
the local level to affect change at the local, regional, national, or
international level. Grassroots movements are associated with bottom-up,
rather than top-down decision making, and are sometimes considered more
natural or spontaneous than more traditional power structures. [2]
Grassroots movements utilize a variety of strategies from fundraising
and registering voters, to simply encouraging political conversation.
Goals of specific movements vary, but the movements are consistent in
their focus on increasing mass participation in politics.[3]
The truth is Bernie can't do it by himself, anymore than I can #SaveMyCoast by myself or that Trudeau or Obama can do it by themselves. WE MUST TELL THEM WHAT WE WANT and organize everyone and unite and make ourselves heard. We MUST WORK TOGETHER and take action against the evils of the world. For parents especially we need to take action if our children are to have a life.
As Leo DiCaprio said," CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL!!" IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!
So if you care about your family, your life and all the amazing beautiful this rich planet Mother Earth has to offer, take action, join a group, talk to your friends, go to a protest, unite, VOTE, SPEAK UP!!
But what ever action you take AND what ever your cause, be it climate change, poverty, women equality, indigenous rights, ....SPEAK UP AND DO IT NOW, because later...will be TOO LATE!!
If you are scared or just APATHETIC and CHOSE NOT TO ACT, then one day Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Corporations will come into your life and do this. And you may think well that's Ecuador and it's their problem but I have been watching Ecuador for 20 years, when I first read about the struggles of Indigenous people and along with many other people, they have tried very to achieve their rights with the oil companies but it is NOT HAPPENING!!
So the last point I want to make I will tell you a little story.
My friend and I were out walking one day and he was about to step off the curb, without looking, just because the light turned green. I grabbed his shirt and pulled him back just as a car when through the light.
It was scary. We realized in that moment I may have saved his life and we joked about it nervously. And he jokingly said "It's okay, they got insurance." Meaning that he thought well if I get hit, I would get a bunch of money...ha! ha!
But the reality is it wouldn't matter if he got $$$$$$$$$$$$$ in a settlement, IF HE WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT, he really would not be able to enjoy his life to the fullest as he had before the accident.
So think about this, and think carefully, it doesn't matter all the laws we make and all the right politicians we elect, IF we DON'T take ACTION now and start looking for and applying solutions such as CLEAN ENERGY (and not some bs idea from an oil company or LNG or Christy Clark) and figure out how to FEED ourselves and our neighbours LOCALLY and WITHOUT GMO'S and skyrocketing BIG BOX GROCERY STORE prices, if we don't embrace a more natural way of living (Holistic/Elders/First Nations/Traditional Healing )WITHOUT BIG PHARMA, if we don't implement BASIC INCOME and FREE EDUCATION, then the 1% WILL WIN
There are lots of ways to get involved, just do SOMETHING!
Do it for your kids, your family, your friends, your grandkids, your dog, your cat, the polar bears, tigers, oceans, rivers, forest, do it for your future, do it because it is the right thing to do and you KNOW IT!!
Small Change Fund empowers you to make big change with small change. We provide a place for you to discover, share, connect with, and support amazing grassroots projects in communities across the country – projects that need just a small amount of money to make a real and significant impact in the world.
We make giving simple.
Call it bottom-up investment, grassroots grant-making, place-based funding, micro-philanthropy. Whatever its name, it’s a new way of giving. We use the power of the Internet to engage everyone at their own level to share with others. We open up the giving process so you can have a hand in solving the problems you care about most. You read, you choose, you give. You can give money, you can give time, you can give support. It’s that simple.
We put you in touch. Did you know that less than 1% percent of Canadian giving goes to grassroots groups and only a fraction of that goes to support environmental and international causes?
Local projects on the ground are often overlooked, especially when they’re needed most – it’s a funny thing, but tough times and complex challenges are just when small, local solutions make the most difference.
As the only Canadian organization of its kind,Small Change Fund puts you in touch with people on the ground, people who are best able to figure out and fix the problems in their communities
This is a video created by Environmental Education Manager, Paul Tucker, from EcoSpark. The video was made as part of a Toronto Digital Storytelling workshop funded by Green Street.
The story was made in response to the question:"Why you do you do what you do?"
The school gardens at Winchester Jr. & Sr. P.S. and Rose Ave. P.S. in the spring and summer of 2010, in east downtown Toronto.
Featuring:spring programs, the after-school program at Riverdale Farm with students from Regent Park, evening garden drop-in with families in the summer and youth green jobs.
See how engaging people in growing food has multiple tangible and intangible benefits!
Our school food garden projects are about kids and their grownups, plants and their people.
Video produced and music composed by Mehrdad Wellington.
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