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Project Nujio'qonik by World Energy GH2 Coalition for a Green New Deal: Who We Are What is Project Nujio'qonik? Project Nujio'qonik is also known as the Port-au-Port & Stephenville Wind Power & Hyd rogen Generation Project. It's a wind-to-hydrogen mega-project being proposed by Worl d Energy GH2 for construction on the Port-au-Port peninsula and in the area around Stephenville. The project, if approved, would see 164 wind turbines built on the Port-au-Port peninsula and a Hydrogen Generation Plant built in Stephenville. Who is World Energy GH2? World Energy GH2, founded in 2022, is a NL based subsidiary of a US company called World Energy LLC, one of the USA's biggest suppliers of biodiesel. The CEO of World Energy GH2 is Sean Leet, whose previous appointments include Director and CEO of two Maritime Transportation companies, KOTUG and Horizon Maritime. The chairman of Project Nujio'qonik is Nova Scotian billionaire John Risley, founder of Clearwater Seafoods. (Notice that no one here has any previous experience in wind energy or hydrogen generation) Members of the Social Justice Co-op NL, Council of Canadians, and Clean NL, rally for a Federal Impact Assessment of Project Nujio'qonik outside 10 Barter's Hill in St. John's on Friday September 22, 2023. Photo by Kassie Drodge Why are people concerned? A group of local residents called the E nvironmental Transparency Committee (ETC) outline many reasons for concern in their August 29th media release. Read the release in full by clicking here , or check out some highlights below: "We were already worried when this project was sprung on us last summer," says Marilyn Rowe, Chair of the Sheaves Cove Local Service District. "It was obvious then that trying to crowd 164 giant turbines onto our little peninsula would threaten our environment, our communities and ou r way of life. The preliminary work on roads and test towers has already caused significant destruction. The EIS [Environmental Impact Statement submitted by World Energy GH2] shows that the impacts will be even worse." The EIS, required by the Province, represents the proponent company's version of the impacts they anticipate and how they will address any problems. It is a massive multi-volume document detailing their technologically complex and economically questionable plan to use the area's wind energy to transform water into hydrogen and then into ammonia for shipment overseas from the port of Stephenville. Like Muskrat Falls before it, this mega-proposal suffers from an extreme form of optimism bias, apparently shared by the provincial government. The Port au Port Peninsula is home to some 4,000 people, a majority of Mi'kmaq descent, and is known for its relatively unspoiled natural environment, its rare and endangered species, and its unique blend of Indigenous, French and English cultures. A year ago when word began to spread there about the proposed mega-project, local people formed the Port Au Port Environmental Transparency Committee to demand a say in the decision-making and an end to the secrecy and conflicts of interest surrounding the project. "We've performed our due diligence, talked to the company, taken part in their staged 'consultations' and challenged their experts," says Nadine Tallack of the ETC. "All during that time, the proponent was continuing their preliminary work, while meeting with the provincially-appointed committee of government employees to make the drastic changes and additions to their original proposal that they have now entrenched in their EIS." With members locally throughout the Peninsula and supporters across Newfoundland and Labrador, the ETC has received formal letters of support from provincial and national organizations, including EnviroWatch NL, the Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland and Labrador, CLEAN NL and the Council of Canadians. "This World Energy mega-project is not 'green energy' at all," says Helen Forsey of the Council of Canadians Avalon/NL Chapter. "Its construction alone will require huge amounts of fossil fuels and earth minerals, and its operation will rely on power from the provincial grid to cover fluctuations in the wind source. Moreover, nothing even partially 'green' will stay here in the Province: the ammonia will be shipped overseas to European markets, generating further emissions and wasting more energy to reconvert it to a usable form. Newfoundland/Ktaqmkuk will be left with the devastating environmental and social consequences of the whole profiteering venture." Read Full Media Release What are people asking for? The Environmental Transparency Committee, with the support of EnviroW atch NL, the Social Justice Co-operative of NL, CLEAN NL, and the Council of Canadians, are asking that Minster Stephen Guilbeault designate Project Nujio'qonik for a impa ct assessment through the federal Imp act Assessment Agency. The federal impact assessment process i s more comprehensive than the pro vincial one and provides for public participation . Trust has broken down between concerned residents and the provincial government, leading to a lack of trust in the provincial government's capacity to carry out an honest and sufficient assessment. Concerns about Premier Furey's connection to Project Nujio'qonik's billionaire chairman John Risley emerged after news broke last fall of Furey and Risley enjoying a fishing trip together in July 2021 at Risley's luxury cabin in Labrador. Concerns have also been raised about Furey's friendship with businessman Brendan Paddick , a director at World Energy GH2. These concerns have intensified since the Independent NL broke a story about the provincial government peddling the province on the international energy market as the 'World’s First Net-Zero Potential Energy Super Basin' and uncovered covert plans to const ruct a hydrogen transportation pipeline through unceded Innu lands in Labrador . Minister Guilbeault is to decide whether to designate Project Nujio'qonik for a federal Impact Assessment by October 3r d . A federal impact assessment will ensure the public has a chance to participate in considering the environmental impact of Project Nujio'qonik. Read SJC Letter of Support Update - September 29, 2023 The ETC worked hard to push Minister Guilbeault to designate the project for Federal Impact Assessment. Unfortunately despite the comprehensive case they made, and the many letters of support contributed by groups like the SJC, Council of Canadians, and the FFAW, the minister decided not to designate the project for a federal impact assessment. Instead he left the environmental and impact assessment in the hands of the province. The provincial process is not as comprehensive as the federal one and does not provide any funding for public intervenors, which is how concerned residents get their voices heard in the assessment process. The ETC is now considering setting up a parallel community-run impact assessment process. If you're interested in being involved in this shoot us an email at SocialJusticeCoopNL@gmail.com and we'll put you in touch. A second west coast based group working to ensure concerns about the potential negative impacts of Project Nujio'qonik and others like it get heard is the South Coast Alliance. We had the great pleasure of meeting with Brenda from the South Coast Alliance this week. They are advocating for a "six-month pause, with time extension possibilities, on approving industry projects on the Southwest Coast until proper Cumulative Effects Assessment studies and meaningful consultations are concluded". This includes the wind-to-hydrogen mega-project proposed by World Energy GH2, Project Nujio'qonik. If you're on Facebook, you can join their group "Protect NL " to stay updated on their activities. Brenda came all the way to St. John’s to bring flyers, petitions and protest signs to raise awareness. Send us a message at SocialJusticeCoopNL@gmail.com to get some flyers and petitions! You can also email the South Coast Alliance at ProtectNL@outlook.com Project Nujio'qonik Incompatible with Revolution of Care SJCNL Volunteer Coordinator, Lea Movelle, opens Sept 22nd Rally for Federal Impact Assessment of Project Nujio'qonik by calling out provincial government for greenwashing, drawing parallels to Muskrat Falls, thanking Environmental Transparency Committee for raising their voices, and encouraging a Revolution of Care. Jude Benoit shares concerns about Work Camps, Noise Pollution, Environmental Racism Jude Benoit, longtime Two Spirit Mi'kmaq activist, co-founder of the Indigenous Activist Collective and member of the SJC shares concerns about the impacts of Project Nujio'qonik on their home and family. Helen Forsey says Current Assessment Process is largely Managed by and for the Proponent (World Energy GH2) Helen Forsey, with the Council of Canadians, says the Avalon chapter has been working with the Environmental Transparency Committee since January on effort to secure a Federal Impact Assessment for Project Nujio'qonik. Emphasizes that a Federal Impact Assessment would allow for more true public participation, both through funding for public intervenors, and a longer, more detailed and more independent process in place. Rally for Federal Impact Assessment for Project Nujio'qonik Ends in Group Chant: Protestors chant, "We're here to fight for the future we need, the elites won't save us from their own greed" Thanks to Kassie Drodge for capturing all of the photos and videos from the rally <3 Update - November 12, 2023 On November 1st, Minister Bernard Davis announced that the NL government would not be approving Project Nujio'qonik and asked World Energy GH2 for more information in their environmental assessment, including "potential and cumulative effects of the project." This is a huge win for groups across the province who have been raising questions about this mega project! On October 27, we joined protesters from the Environmental Transparency Committee in Port au Port who raised important questions about the project and are so excited that their efforts have been successful on this front. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-decision-yet-n-l-government-says-world-energy-gh2-proposal-needs-more-information-1.7015232

Our Roots Our Roots: Welcome The climate crisis is here. Every day animals go extinct, more land is flooded or becomes too dry to grow crops, storms grow bigger, wildfires become stronger, and the ice caps are melting under our feet. The problem feels insurmountable but humans created this problem—and it’s up to us to fix it. The Social Justice Co-operative NL formed in 2013 to continue the 50+ year tradition of speaking out for social justice, connecting the local with the global, and working with like-minded agencies for common social change goals. Oxfam Canada set up a regional office in St. John’s in 1964 at the instigation of a group of local activists and with staff members dedicated to build support and connections between projects in developing countries and our own communities. Oxfam Canada focused on the needs and concerns of communities in the developing world. Increasingly this was challenged by NL people and communities demanding that Oxfam recognise the links between the struggles of communities in NL and in the so-called “developing world”. Spurred by questions and demands from the local grassroots, the local Oxfam office on Duckworth Street became the hub of activism and progressive thinking. The crucial ingredients of success were dynamic and well informed staff, strong support from the national office and an activist community in support. Faced with funding cuts and a Conservative government, Oxfam Canada closed down most of its regional offices and ceased their focus on the connections between local and global issues. The activist group in St. John’s argued vociferously against this change , while also pointing out that the building on Duckworth St had been bought and maintained by the community and should remain a community resource. The Social Justice Cooperative of NL was formed to take over the building and to continue what we saw as the most important work of Oxfam in NL - its focus on the urgent need for social justice for everyone and on the connections between local and global. The particular form of the SJC came about because of the Harper era strictures and limitations on the political work of “charities”. While it makes us somewhat of an “oddball” in the context of the formal structures of the Federation of Cooperatives, our membership in the Federation helps us to think seriously about what “cooperation” means in terms of equality and justice for everyone. Since 2019, the SJC has been leading a campaign to address the climate crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador by connecting with activists and organizing a wide range of actions with a vision of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and international worker solidarity. In the past few years, we have done important groundwork to build a movement in our province around social and environmental justice by building strong and respectful partnerships with allied organizations, and creating space for new people to get involved and champion causes. By organizing around a broad issue like climate change, we have integrated many related issues into a cohesive vision for how to transform our province into a more environmentally and socially just place. A key aspect of our strategy is to let members lead our work and use our staff to support them. This has created space for volunteers to pursue their passions and take initiative organizing events or action teams. We are always looking for more people to get involved and if you would like to learn more about our work, please reach out at socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com . To strengthen our base and independence from government, we are also seeking individuals to donate to support our work. Please consider becoming a financial ally and supporting our Resources for Revolution campaign here . Our Roots: Text The climate crisis is not an easy problem and will need a multi-pronged solution to fix, but as this pandemic has shown, we can do hard things. By working together, we can overcome anything. Our Roots: Text

Acerca de Prison Pen Pal Project We are a group of volunteers building friendships through letter writing with community members experiencing incarceration in provincial penitentiaries in NL. Want to volunteer? Get in touch using the form at the bottom of the webpage or write to the address below. If you know someone experiencing incarceration who might like a pen pal, please let them know they can write to the address below to be matched with a pen pal. the pen pals c/o SJCNL PO box 7283 St. John's, NL A1E 3Y5 FAQ join the pen pals Send us a message, answering the questions above, to be matched with a pen pal. First Name Last Name Email Thanks for submitting! Message Send

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Expectations of Directors of the Board of the Social Justice Co-operative The Board of Directors of the Social Justice Co-operative is a 9-person board responsible for ensuring the fiscal, legal, political, operational and administrative health of the organization. The focus of the board role is on building the capacity of the co-operative to sustain the operations of action teams, working groups, and other campaigns. While board members are not required to lead or participate in action teams, working groups, or other campaigns; occasional appearances at meetings of these groups are always welcome. The SJCNL board is a working board . This means that our board members work as unpaid staff for the nonprofit co-op since we do not yet have the financial resources to hire professional staff in most day-to-day positions. However, the SJCNL board is also a governing board , one that provides the leadership for the co-operative, consults with members and volunteers to shape strategic direction and co-operative policies, as well as provides financial oversight and ensures adequate resources for expenditures. Key responsibilities that our board fills on a monthly basis: - taking a leadership role in equity initiatives - keeping up to date financial records and maintaining synchronicity with the Co-operatives Act - maintaining the website and social media accounts - managing internal and external communications - reviewing, discussing, and approving new spending decisions or financial commitments - hosting monthly membership meetings - reviewing and approving membership applications - discussing any issues arising from organizing activities that could have legal implications for the co-operative, its board of directors, its staff, its membership, and its volunteers - overseeing the work of the SJC staff and supporting SJC staff in their work - reviewing and discussing proposed partnerships with other organizations - developing policy and other proposals for the consideration of members and volunteers While contributing to these collective responsibilities, there are individual expectations on each board member. Generally, it is expected that each board member: - Participate in a monthly board meeting . This usually requires reading agendas ahead of time, and preparing for any topics to which you will be required to speak - Participate in e-mail conversations on a weekly basis. In between monthly board meetings, the board does conduct some important conversations and decisions over e-mail. Board members can expect to have to reply to such e-mails 2-3 times per week. - Attend a minimum of 4 monthly general membership meetings per annum . These are open to all members, and a key opportunity for members to raise and discuss matters of importance to them. Board participation in these meetings gives board members a full understanding of the issues and realities of our members and volunteers, ensuring board activity is representative and supportive. - Assume at least one ongoing board responsibility . Each board member should take on some responsibility, outside of participation in meetings, in a least one portfolio area. Co-chair positions require extensive board coordination and staff liaising, as well as internal and external portfolios of responsibility, and the organization/facilitation of one co-operative committee (such as the equity team or the activities fund committee). Only the secretary and treasurer roles undertake daily and weekly tasks; as a result, these two roles do not entail organization/facilitation of a co-operative committee. Other portfolios may include: education and training fundraising governance and policy membership recruitment, onboarding, and support communications Altogether, board members can expect the time commitment of all of the above to be at least 16+ hours per month. This is not a hard rule, and rather an estimate to help board members set expectations.

Fund Reimbursement Are you applying for a community aid fund? Is the SJC holding funds for your org in trust? Have you paid out-of-pocket for supplies or services supported by SJC? Click the link below for the Expense Claim form for reimbursement! Expense Reimbursement Claim

Local Elementary Students Need a School Bus Right now in our community 29 children, most of them New Canadians, have no reliable transportation to their school, St. Andrew’s Elementary. Their neighbourhood, in the Crosbie Road area, is 1.6km from the school, which falls within the family responsibility zone . Only a few families have vehicles. Read more and learn how you can help below. Parents have no choice but to walk their children to school through heavy traffic. Students are missing school because they cannot get there safely. The route is not safe. During the winter, students, their parents, and preschool siblings are often forced to walk in the road. This is a commercial area with very high traffic volumes and busy intersections. Children are missing time from school because they cannot get there due to transportation barriers. We believe children in this area are being discriminated against because of their race, immigration status, and economic status. Their right to an education is being impeded by a school district that is refusing to work toward an equitable solution. The solution is simple, either add a bus route or make a second trip with one of the existing buses. We are calling upon the NLESD to provide transportation to and from school for children in this area. This is not unprecedented; there are 3 schools in the area, located within similar high-traffic commercial areas, that have bus stops well within the 1.6km limit. MEDIA COVERAGE CBC recently interviewed two St. Andrew's school councilors who are fighting to get a bus for students who cannot get to school safely. You can check out the article by clicking the button below: Read CBC coverage VIDEO TOUR Valleyview apartments on Crosbie Road to St. Andrew's Elementary on University Avenue JOIN THE CONVERSATION To connect with school councilors, parents, and teachers who are fighting for this bus for their children and students you can join the facebook group by clicking the button below: Go to facebook group

Event details for Peace Love 'n Pride's 2023 Festival + 9th Annual Trans March Peace Love 'n Pride: Festival Schedule July 14 - 23 Below is the schedule for this year's Peace Love 'n Pride Festival, plus all of the Pride on Campus events hosted by MUNSU too. Check it out and plan the pride of your dreams! 🌈 📅 Friday July 14th 6 PM - 8 PM: Open Art Healing Space 📍Eastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive, St. John's) 8:30 PM - 11 PM: Fae Stories & Dance 📍Bannerman Park (Military Road, St. J ohn's) 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Landing (1 Arct ic Ave, St. John's, UC 30 15) 📅 Saturday July 15th 12 - 2 PM: Bi Meetup 📍Ban nerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will b e provided 2 - 4 PM: Polyam Meetup 📍Bannerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will be provided 4 - 6 PM: Ace/Aro Meetup 📍Bannerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will be provided 7 PM: Pride on Camp us Comedy Night 📍The B reezeway 📅 Sunday July 16th 1:30 PM - 3PM: Trans Community Feast & Clothing Swap 📍Eastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive, St. John's) 6 PM - 9 PM: Queer Dungeons & Dragons 📍 MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 2001) Two Games Limited to 6 People per table. Register: tinyurl.com/w9xyc279 📅 Monday July 17th 1 PM - 3 PM: Pride on Campus Game s 📍The Loft a t MUN 6 PM: Community Event: BI POC Pride Panel 📍The Breezeway 📅 Tuesday July 1 8 1 PM - 3 PM: Pride on Campus Cl othing Swap 📍The Loft at MUN 6 PM - 9 PM: Healthy Relationships with Alice 📍 MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 2001) 7 PM: Pride on Campus Movie Screening 📍The Breezeway 📅 Wednesday July 19th 9PM: Pride on Campus Karaoke 📍The Bre ezeway 📅 Thursday July 20th 8 PM Pride on Campus Pride Trivia and Drag 📍The Breezeway 📅 Friday July 21st 4 PM - 6 PM: Clean Air Workshop and 2SLGBTQIA+ Disability Community Conver sation 📍 MUN Landing (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 3015) All are welcome to attend 8 PM: Pride on Campus Concert Evelyn Jess, Swimming, Clare Follett 19+, $5 📍The Breezeway 📅 Saturday July 22nd 2 - 3 PM: Two Spirit & Indigiqueer Meetu p 📍 Virtual Zoom Room Email: indigenousactivistcollective@gmail.com for the invite 7 PM: Pride on Campus Queer Gala With Cabot Power Pay What You Can 📍The Breezeway 📅 Sunday July 23rd 2 - 4 PM: Forest Lesson s: Feeling Our Feelings With Fairy Frien ds Child Focused Meditation & Yoga Fairy Story-time with Sugars Arlowe Snacks and Refreshments Included Sensory Friendly Scavenger Hunt 📍 Bowring Park Amphitheater Area Park is Wheelchair Accessible! Visit facebook @peacelovenpride for full details and updates. Click on underlined events to visit the event page where you can RSVP and invite friends. Visit munsu.ca for full details and updates about Pride on Campus events. Peace Love n' Pride acknowledges the generous partnerships with Pride on Campus, MUNSU, CFS-NL, Eastern Edge Gallery, and Social Justice Co-op NL in creation of this festival. 9th An nua l Tra ns M arch Sunday July 16 Begins at Harbourside Park at Noon Visit Event Page Join Peace, Love, n Pride on Saturday to support community for the ninth annual March for Trans Rights, beginning at Harbourside park at noon. Since 2014, community members have come together yearly to march unsanctioned thru downtown St. John's in support of Trans Rights and access to gender affirming Health Care. You're invited to join community again as they take to the streets amid rising hatred in a show of love and resistance, demanding respect, equity, and care for Trans and Queer people. Trans Rights are under attack: What do we do? Stand up fight back! Want to volunteer to help with this year's Trans March? We'd love to have you! Just email socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com to join the team. The SJC is a long time supporter of the Trans March and has donated some staff hours to help with coordination of this grassroots community effort <3

Get Involved! Join The Movement Get Involved: Welcome Come Say Hi! We are happy to provide a variety of ways to start getting involved, from our Monthly General Meeting to a personalized chat with our Welcoming Committee. We also have numerous monthly meetings and public events that anyone is welcome to come to! Lunch 'n Learn with Lea Join our staff, Lea, for lunch every week on Wednesdays for 2pm NT / 1:30 AT to say hi or discuss projects further. Email Us Monthly General Meeting Find out what we're up to! We meet online on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00pm NT/6:30pm AT every month Email Us Welcoming Committee Looking for the best place to volunteer your skills? Book a session with our Welcoming Committee! Email Us Get Involved: Programs Not sure where to start? We're here to help! Volunteer Form Help us get to know you better by completing our volunteer form & our Volunteer C oordinator will reach out to you. Community Calendar Subscribe To Our Calendar Become A Member The SJCNL is a not-for-profit, member-owned co-operative. Become a member and vote at our upcoming AGM! Join Get Involved: Welcome Donate You can help us keep momentum going by sponsoring our work. Independent donors allow us an uncompromising political voice! Over the coming decade, we will need to educate, advocate, and organize with as much courage, conviction, and independent funding as we can muster! Donate Here

Challenging Car Culture: Welcome Challenging Car Culture: About Us A Bit About Us We advocate for accessible and active transportation, and for free, sustainable mass transit. We challenge the idea that cars are the default way to get around. Join the #ChallengeCarCulture Coalition and #ThinkOutsideTheCar with us. Private vehicles are not our future, and they do not serve our planet or our communities. While they've come to be thought of as the default way to get around, this hasn't been the case for most of human history and it's pretty obvious who's benefiting...the automobile and petro industries! We can do better. We can move as a community with free, accessible, public transit, and walkable, bikable, rollable neighbourhoods. Say Hi @ Our Monthly Meeting! Join us on Zoom on the 1st Monday of each month from 5:30-7pm NT for our monthly general meeting. All are welcome! Email us for the meeting link. Connect with CCC re: meetings Challenging Car Culture: Text Pop Up Crossing Guards A proactive response to pedestrian safety concerns: Challenge Car Culture members host "Pop Up Crossing Guard'' events around St. John’s. This initiative, launched early in 2023, sees volunteers hit the streets to help pedestrians cross safely, foster positive community interactions, and draw attention to the follies and dangers of car centric culture and neighborhoods. Equipped with high visibility vests and homemade stop signs, Challenge Car Culture volunteers pop up in areas known for their lack of safe crossings or stressful pedestrian experiences. Our first event took place at the junction of Military Road, Bonaventure Avenue, and Garrison Hill, helping people navigate the triangular crosswalks, where motorists often fail to stop appropriately. The second pop-up was during the NL Folk Festival, where the team set up at the intersection of Military Avenue and Bannerman Road, ensuring festival attendees could navigate the area safely. Reception from the community has been resoundingly favorable, with pedestrians expressing gratitude for the increased safety and reduced anxiety experienced during the pop-ups. The homemade stop signs have proven to be particularly effective, catching the attention of drivers and facilitating smoother interactions between pedestrians and motorists. Challenge Car Culture's Pop Up Crossing Guard initiative represents a practical approach to fostering people-centered neighborhoods, making a tangible difference in pedestrian safety and challenging the prevailing car-centric culture. Would you like to see us at a crosswalk or intersection near you, or join us on the streets for a pop-up? Don’t hesitate to get in touch. Connect with CCC re: Crossing Guards Wheatpasting Challenge Car Culture is all about action with a creative twist. Our recurring "wheat-pasting" events are a creative way to challenge car culture and nudge people toward alternative thinking – all while having a good time. Armed with impactful posters and a sense of camaraderie, Challenge Car Culture members hit the streets, transforming dull walls into thought-provoking canvases. These posters disrupt the status quo, urging folks to reconsider their car-centric habits and explore more eco-friendly ways to get around. But it's not just about serious messages – these events are also about fun. Laughter fills the air as posters go up, creating a sense of community and shared purpose. The process itself becomes a statement, showing that change can be enjoyable and engaging. Challenge Car Culture's wheat-pasting events serve a dual purpose: they spark conversations and actions while also injecting a dose of enjoyment into activism. So, keep an eye out for our posters – they're more than decorations, they're invitations to join a movement that's steering us toward a more sustainable future, one paste-up at a time. Want to join us next time? Please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you Connect with CCC re: Wheatpasting Near Hits Project We want to hear from people who have been nearly hit while walking, cycling, using a mobility aid, or pushing a stroller. We are building a map of areas, and a list of issues, that are dangerous for non-motorist and need to be addressed. Learn More Slippery Sidewalk Open Mic Last year (Nov 2022) we hosted an open mic at the BIS, where we invited people to rant, roar, rap, scream, scowl, weep, sing, speak, plead (non-exhaustive) into the mic about experiences with snow, icy, slippery, or unsafe sidewalks! Are you sick of the slip? Do you have something you want to get off your chest about slippery sidewalks? Click the button and use the form to share your story with us. Share your Sick of the Slip Story Challenging Car Culture: Pro Gallery Advocating for Accessibility On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec 3rd, 2020, we gathered in honour of those who have been injured or killed trying to navigate our inaccessible, dangerous sidewalks. We gathered to bear witness for those who are isolated in their homes for half of the year, every year, due to negligent sidewalk clearing. Access is a right not a privilege and our city is failing to safeguard the rights of People with Disabilities in even the simplest, most basic ways. We gathered with three asks: 1. Clear our sidewalks with the same priority as adjoining streets. 2. Use a Universal Design approach in all further developments, including the Kelly's Brook Shared Use Path: consult Universal Design experts and community members with diverse lived experiences and accessibility concerns. 3. Reverse the recent cuts to Metrobus. (We won this one!) Advocating for Accessibile Sidewalks! We Demand Safety! Support the Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Pathway The Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Pathway is going ahead with asphalt trail surface! This is a big win for inclusivity in our city! Thanks to everyone who supported this project! Get to Know the Kelly's Brook Trail Take a tour with Elizabeth Yeoman on her blog Meet the Trail Here Engage with City St. John's! The ‘What We Heard’ (WWH) document summarizing feedback from the Kelly’s Brook Shared-Use Path public engagement process is now available. Read The Report Brunch and Learn for Kelly's Brook Trail with St. John's City Councillors Brunch and Learn to discuss the upcoming vote to INDEFINITELY DEFER funding for Phase One of the Kelly's Brook Multipurpose Trail project. Watch Video here Action Archive Mobility Justice Discussion with the Human Rights Commission Presentation by and discussion with the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission, Carey Majid. The focus was on mobility justice, especially lack of sidewalk clearing, as a human rights issue. We explored the details and process of launching a human rights challenge on the matter. Email Us for More Information Challenging Car Culture TV Play Video Search videos Search video... All Categories All Categories Nonprofits & Activism People & Blogs Street Skeets present: Stairway to Inclusion Play Video Residents protest state of sidewalks in St. John’s Play Video Protestors Shut Down Traffic to Demand Accessible Sidewalks Play Video Challenging Car Culture: News News & Views City of St. John’s 2021 Budget an Act of Deliberate Negligence Toward Residents ‘It traumatized me’: St. John’s woman tells about being hit by car after being forced onto road in her wheelchair Dec 8, 2020 Statement Dec 03, 2020 The Telegram Return of the U-Pass: This Time Bringing Students On Board Show your support for sidewalk snow-clearing! 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Running Down The Walls Join community members on October 15th at 2-5pm NT for the first ever St John’s Running Down the Walls fun 5k run/jog/walk/strut/roll. Bring $10 to participate or fundraise a minimum of $10. There will be water and snacks for all participants! Event starts at 2pm NT at the Correcti ons Wellness Garden, 89 Forest Road. The route takes us down past Dominion, along the near side of Quidi Vidi Lake , and back up throu gh Quidi Vidi Village and along Forest Road to end at the same Corrections Wellness Garden. Social to follow from 5pm-8pm at the Benevolent Irish Society (30 Harvey Rd). Featuring pizza & snacks, and a cash bar. Let us know when if there is anything we can do to make participation more accessible for you. For example, we can help with bus fare, or if you need transportation between the run location and the social we can ask a volunteer to give you a ride. Email RunningDownTheWallsNL@gmail.com with q uestions or accessibility concerns. Running Down the Walls is an annual event he ld in cities across the US and Canada every year in September or October. It is a non-competitive 5k run/jog/walk/strut/roll that is used to raise awareness and funds for prisoners, especially political prisoners, across the continent . It involves people running simultaneously in many cities and in many prisons at once. Running together is actually a big component of Running Down the Walls. The solidarity shown across cities illustrates, through several small collective actions, that we have not forgotten those locked up inside. Runs inside of prisons happen to both help politicise other prisoners and to illustrate that our acts of solidarity outside have been heard. Half of the funds raised at the first ever St John’s Running Down the Walls event will go to the Anarchist Black Cross Federation (ABCF) Warchest Program . This money is used to assist prisoners, especially elder prisoners, who have little or no financial support by giving them a monthly check. $50 will go toward the NL based Prison Pen Pal Project , to cover the cost of postage and materials associated with writing letters to incarcerated community members. The remainder will go to the East Coast Prison Justice Society (ECJPS), a hub for prison justice advocacy on the East Coast of Canada. The ECJPS is a collaboration of individuals and organisations working to advance social justice through advocacy focused on the rights and interests of criminalised and imprisoned people. So bring $10 or fundraise even more than that, bring your most fabulous shoes, and join us on October 15th at 2pm NT t o run/walk/roll together in solidarity with those who are caged and help us build advocacy for prisoners here in Newfoundland and Labrador. If you want to help spread the word, please share this page on social media or make a post letting us know you plan to attend. Tag us on instagram @RunningDownTheWalls_NL or use the hashtag #RunningDownTheWalls_NL Email RDTW NL Visit us on Instagram

Our Roots The climate crisis is here. Every day animals go extinct, more land is flooded or becomes too dry to grow crops, storms grow bigger, wildfires become stronger, and the ice caps are melting under our feet. The problem feels insurmountable but humans created this problem—and it’s up to us to fix it. The Social Justice Co-operative NL formed in 2013 to continue the 50+ year tradition of speaking out for social justice, connecting the local with the global, and working with like-minded agencies for common social change goals. Oxfam Canada set up a regional office in St. John’s in 1964 at the instigation of a group of local activists and with staff members dedicated to build support and connections between projects in developing countries and our own communities. Learn more About: About Us Our Team Check out our Board of Directors and Staff See list of Directors and Staff here! Our Vision The struggle against patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, climate change, and our corrupt economic system can feel overwhelming. It’s not a struggle we can take on alone. That’s why the Social Justice Co-operative is building a grassroots movement centred on creating caring communities and fostering friendships between activists based on caring for each other. Read Our Vision For Change Here Our Finances Here's all the information presented at our Annual General Meetings, plus our Financial Oversight Policy and Community Update on 2023 Theft in SJCNL See information here