Kojo Easy Damptey @EasyThePianoMan Twitter profile

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Kojo Easy Damptey

3 months

Thanks to @OPIRGMCMASTER , in March of 2012 I started having discussions about having an Africa & Diaspora Studies program at @McMasterU #HamOnt 12 yrs later thanks to🙏🏿 @bajanjules27 @giazilo @alphaabebe we have @abldmcmaster 🙌🏿 Onward #BlackFuturities2024 #ABLDatMac #BlackStudies

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@ajesusjoseph

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Kojo Damptey @EasyThePianoMan receiving his flowers at the ABLD Black Futurities conference. #BlackFuturities2024

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Folks in #HamOnt remember White supremacists congregated in infront of @cityofhamilton for over a year. No cops were called. No arrests @DefundHPS were in front of City Hall for 2 weeks asking for housing for houseless folks and people were arrested. Canada ain't different

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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♥️ for #Ward14HamOnt Spent 175 days in every corner and heard your frustrations, concerns, & vision. Doing this work with one of the best young leaders in #HamOnt @AhonaMehdi A luta continua #HamiltonVotes2022 #ForwardTogetherHamOnt #Kojoforward14 ✌🏿

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

I voted NO to the privatization of our public hospital services. @OntarioHealthC public referendum. You can vote at the Hamilton & District Injured Workers Group on Barton Street till 6 pm To vote online at #HamOnt #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

We are at Upper Paradise & Mohawk Rd West in #Ward14HamOnt cleaning up the vandilized bus ad with anti- Black racism and hate. Thank you to the community for cleaning it up. #NoHateInTheHammer #HamOnt #HamiltonVotes2022

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

And you wonder why residents across #HamOnt are asking to #DefundHPS I hope @HamiltonsMayor has a response to this. PS: This is why body-worn cameras don't work.

autistic tom truther

@twentytwoloops

4 years

This is #HamOnt . This is why we say @DefundHPS . Notice how she never raises her voice, yet he accuses her of being "unreasonable" and not listening, while repeatedly talking over her and threatening her with arrest for property damage that never happened. Then he lunges at her

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

5 months

When racialized women speak up they are often silenced by the very people that seek to dehumanize them. Why because they speak truth to power ✊🏿 Calling women toddlers is patriarchy Cllr @JohnPaulDanko

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination #IDERD2023 There is a press conference at 9 am hosted by community organizations working in #HamOnt to address systemic racism. We continue to learn, speak up and act. #FightRacism #HateInHamilton

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

8 months

This is why people are losing trust in all levels of government. It kills you that food banks exist in Canada, yet you are the Deputy Prime Minister. 🤦🏿‍♂️ What are you going to do to address the issue? Politicians are far removed from the daily struggle of people. 🤦🏿‍♂️ #HamOnt

Shazi

@ShaziGoalie

8 months

🇨🇦 Deputy PM Freeland gets asked to give an example that illustrates that she understands the pain and the pinch that Canadians are feeling at the grocery store or doing their budgets. 👇🏽

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Last day of canvassing. I appreciate everyone that's been part of the campaign🙏🏿 Happy Election Day tomorrow.🗳️💛💚 Without commitment you never start and without consistency you never finish. Denzel Washington #ForwardTogetherHamOnt #KojoForWard14 #HamiltonVotes2022 #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I was contacted by @radleyatthespec before thile article was written. Because Cllr Whitehead said "I am undermining governance & undermining authority in the community & I am an embarrassment to the community." I wonder why this didn't make it in the article? #HamOnt Response👇🏿

Hamilton Spectator

@TheSpec

2 years

After a controversy-filled term, Terry Whitehead is running for re-election in Ward 14, writes Scott Radley. The longtime councillor is frustrated and has some thoughts about fellow councillors, city staff and the integrity commissioner | @radleyatthespec

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Critic for Accessibility and Disability Justice & Youth. #onpoli MPP @SarahJama_ is going to be an amazing representative for #HamOnt centre 🙌🏿

Marit Stiles

@MaritStiles

1 year

MPP @SarahJama_ is your @OntarioNDP critic for Accessibility & Disability Justice and Youth. #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Police Budgets across some #Ontario cities #hamont 171 million #ottawa 319 million #waterloo 182 million #halton 162 million #ldnont 123 million #Sudbury 619 million #Niagara 154 million #Guelph 83 million #Brantford 35 million #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Hamilton Queers Against Hate Endorse Sarah Jama as Candidate for MPP of #HamOnt Centre. Sarah has over a decade of solidarity with communities in Hamilton. She has a substantial track record ... organizing with students, supporting tenants, advocating with disabled communities..

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

#StopSprawlHamOnt Pop Up Rally at Dundurn Castle ✅ Save Our Farmlands ✅ No urban boundary expansion ✅ Protect wetlands ✅ Housing options within the urban boundary @EnvHamilton @Gasp4Change @Hamilton350 @13forAction #HamOnt #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

OSBCU-CUPE @osbcucscso has organized 3 protest sites across #HamOnt on Nov 4th, 8am - 4pm ✊🏿 Limeridge Mall 999 Upper Wentworth Street ✊🏿 Eastgate Square 75 Centennial Parkway North ✊🏿 Neil Lumsden Constituency Office Unit 102-115 Hwy. 8 ✉️ hamiltonhq @osbcu .ca for info

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Today a coalition of organizers and residents had a message for the Hamilton Police Board. #DefundThePolice #defundhps #defundpolice

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Yesterday I was presented with the award "Excellence in Community Activism" by @MohawkCollege Faculty Union OPSEU 240. The other nominees in the category were @SarahJama_ & Don McLean of @CATCH_HamOnt . I shared the collective efforts of many civic leaders in #HamOnt .

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Students at @McMasterU walk out in solidarity with #wetsuwetenstong #hamont

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

It is pretty low for a local journalist to say voters of #HamOnt centre will vote for a dog if it's @OntarioNDP on @AM900CHML Minimizing efforts of door knocking, canvassing, volunteers, donors, etc from the @SarahJama_ campaign & team. 👀 🤦🏿‍♂️ He also misspelled Sarah 🤦🏿‍♂️

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Excited for @SarahJama_ . Today is her swearing in and she is officially the MPP for Hamilton Centre. Joining the team of @MTaylorNDP , @shaw_sandy , @maritstiles 👏🏿👏🏿 The ancestors will be proud of your accomplishments. 👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 #HamOnt #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

3 years

We continue to see Police officers violently attack and brutalize Black residents. From #GeorgeFloyd to #AhmaudArbery to Black (women/disabled/youth etc) in #HamOnt . Where is @HamiltonsMayor ? Do you accept this? Do you see how systemic racism is part and parcel of Policing?

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

#HandsOffTheGreenBelt rally in Burlington this morning. Close to 150 residents showed up to voice their displeasure at the Provincial government's decision to pave over farmland & wetlands. @kabradshaw42 @Stopsprawlhalt1 @EnvHamilton @envirodefence @Gasp4Change #BurlOn #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Thousands of Ontarians are gathering for the Enough Is Enough day of action TODAY. #HamOnt please show up at 12 pm at Gore Park. 📝 ✊🏿 For the Greenbelt ✊🏿 For fair & decent wages ✊🏿 Public health care @cupe_3906 @CUPEOntario #EnoughIsEnoughON #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

5 years

I am building the first decolonial University in #Ghana 🇬🇭 | We need some financial support to secure 50 acres of land to start building the ICONIC COLLEGE OF TRANSFORMATIVE STUDIES | click this link to DONATE 👇🏿 #decolonization DM for more info #Africa

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

When white folks in power tell #bipoc folks this is not how change happens? Do tell me how change happens? When was the last time you ended systemic racism?

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

No whining, just democracy in action. A message to @fordnation Cc: @SkellyHamilton @NeilLumsdenMPP @shaw_sandy @MTaylorNDP Thousands of residents across Ontario say NO to Bill 23 Urban Sprawl Endangering Farmland & Ecosystems @Stopsprawlhalt1 @Gasp4Change #HamOnt #Onpoli

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Stop Sprawl Hamilton organized a POP UP RALLY to bring attention to the following 👇🏿 1. Bill 23 2. Greenbelt Destruction 3. The Ripping Apart of our Firm Urban Boundary. STOP SPRAWL SAVE FARMLAND #HamOnt #onpoli #StopSprawl @Gasp4Change @EnvHamilton @Hamilton_350 @OSSTF21

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

#HamOnt by election is tomorrow. It's Jama Time @SarahJama_ Jama's past work 👇🏿 ✅ Sidewalk Snow Removal #SnowAndTell ✅ Co-Founder of @djnontario ✅ Spoke Out Against MAID Law Imagine what she can do as a Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre. #OnPoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Today Faculty members at @McMasterU rallied on campus to support @cupe_3906 members on the picket lines. @SarahJama_ Ontario NDP candidate for Hamilton Centre joined. "Fight until you get what you want ..." #HamOnt #BetterMac #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I mentioned all of this to @radleyatthespec . I wonder why none of this made it in the article? #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

5 years

Education plays a crucial role in formenting democracy. If we don't invest in education & teachers, democracy runs the risk of being minimized as a tool for the few. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 @OSSTF21 @HwetlEtfo @oectahw @AEFO_ON_CA #ontedstrike #cutshurtkids #OECTA #ETFO #onpoli

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Get up Stand up Don't give up the fight. #HamOnt residents are at @SkellyHamilton 's office on Garth & Twenty Rd. @Gasp4Change @Hamilton_350 @13forAction @EnvHamilton @envirodefence @CraigCassar #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #StopSprawl #StopSprawlHamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

5 years

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Is this the type of #HamOnt we want? How can an elected official make such comments? This is unacceptable.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Went to pick up some signs from Burlington @Stopsprawlhalt1 and saw about 120 people rallying #HandsOffTheGreenBelt #Burlington #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

It's my last month at @HCCI1 so receiving this honour on behalf of the HCCI board, staff, supporters, & donors fills me with so much joy. Big shout out to everyone that made it possible. @SarahJama_ @KoubraHaggar @AliciaWinegard1 @IamCrystalMark #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

I am tired. No words can explain this malicious behavior. When Black communities speak up against police brutality we are attacked, belittled, deemed irrational. And now Police institutions want to celebrate Black History Month, without addressing our concerns. #DefundThePolice

Doctors For Defunding Police

@DrsDefundPolice

4 years

This is absolutely disgusting by our police in Ontario. Putting Black leaders on police cars is not “commemorating” Black history, it’s performative and actually does nothing to address the decades of continued abuse by these same police officers. #DefundThePolice #BHM

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

For those who insinuated that I put the poster up or one of the campaign members put the poster up. 👇🏿🤦🏿‍♂️ White nationalist network claims responsibility for propaganda campaign that saw a racist sticker put on the face of a Hamilton election candidate. #HamOnt #HamiltonVotes2022

Grant LaFleche

@GrantRants

2 years

ICYMI: From myself and @fallonhewitt_ at @TheSpec : White nationalist network claims responsibility for propaganda campaign that saw a racist sticker put on the face of a Hamilton election candidate.

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

The Narwhal knows for a fact this document exists. The government said so in response to a freedom of information request, one that Emma made in February based on intel she and The Narwhal’s other Ontario reporter, Fatima Syed, gathered from their sources. #HamOnt

The Narwhal

@thenarwhalca

1 year

The Narwhal has uncovered the existence of an email that could reveal how Ontario chose the areas where it dropped Greenbelt protections. The Ford government’s refusal to release it violates the public’s right to know, @balkissoon writes. #onpoli #cdnfoi

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Grand opening of @JamrockIrieJerk restaurant in #HamOnt today. 🔥 At the corner of Main Street & Catherine Street South. Support your local restaurant.

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Dr. Ameil Joseph @ajesusjoseph , a McMaster University @McMasterU associate professor who studies critical race theory, said the community response to hate incidents keeps him hopeful about the future. #IDERD2023 #HamOnt

CBC Hamilton

@CBCHamilton

1 year

Anti-racism advocates say it's time to 'listen, learn and act' to tackle hate in #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I was one of the co-founders of @14forProgress . A group that supported #Ward14HamOnt residents when the current Councillor was on sick leave and when residents didn't receive responses from the current Councillor & his office. #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

School Trustee: how come we keep talking about anti-Black racism ... After decision to terminate Liaison Program they are overhead on Livestream making angry tantrums After decision to terminate Program proceeds to block all the Black organizers That's anti-Black racism

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Police are great cos they offer talks about sexting to schools for free 🤦🏿‍♂️ Why not call on community orgs like @SACHAhamont who offer free expert public education on topics such as sexting, consent, sexual violence & more. Police are not educators.... Community orgs are ....

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@EasyThePianoMan

10 months

Jill Andrew, @JILLSLASTWORD NDP MPP for Toronto-St. Paul's, said she doesn't support Jama's removal, despite Stiles saying she had the support of the caucus. "I learned about this decision... when the decision was already made," Andrew wrote on X. #HamOnt

Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama says she's 'committed' to constituents, as NDP decision to remove her...

Jama says the NDP's decision to remove her, which has been criticized by NDP members, labour groups and local residents, took her and her staff by surprise. They were immediately locked out of emails...

www.cbc.ca

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Our @HamiltonsMayor is on the wrong track again. The cartoon is reality for Black & Indigenous folks. What was the purpose of establishing the RCMP? What was the role of Canada's oldest police service in brutalizing working people, immigrants, black & Indigenous folks?

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@EasyThePianoMan

6 months

Congratulations to @AhonaMehdi on winning the @YWCA_Hamilton Young Trailblazer Award. @djnontario #WODHamiltonHalton #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

3 years

2 Palestinian activists & @SarahJama_ have been fined up to $100K in tickets each, with possible jail time for peaceful protests. Today they announce a #Dropthecharges campaign @DefundHPS a @mcmastersphr

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I was part of the Hamilton Music Advisory Team that provided advice to City Council on matters related to the music industry in #HamOnt ✅ Musician Conferences ✅ Fair & decent wages for musicians ✅ #MusicMondays at City Hall forecourt ✅ Loading musician zones at music venues

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I was one of the co-founders of the @mountain_aid that ran out of St. Andrews United Church at Upper Paradise & Mohawk. The network provided food to many families across the Mountain. #HamOnt

Ontario Community News | The Spec

Read news articles from community newspapers in and around the Hamilton area.

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

The noise you make when @SarahJama_ wins the @YWCA_Hamilton 2022 Women of Distinction Award for Community Leadership for HamIlton. #WODHamiltonHalton #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Today was a day of cruelty. The humanity of people should never be reduced to aesthetic and or enforcement of a bylaw. #hamont

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

3 years

Anyone find it ironic that we are talking about urban boundary land expansion and what's best for taxpayers meanwhile Indigenous people are not included in the discussion. Who's land is it? #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

What gives MPP @NeilLumsdenMPP the right to tell a female colleague that "he knows a bit more about this space than his colleague"? Even MPP Lisa MacLeod is shocked. Men we need to check the language we use. An apology is definitely needed. #HamOnt #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

📢 On May 2, I announced my candidacy for #HamOnt City Council-W14. Our campaign is centred on people & restoring trust in municipal gov’t. This poster is inspired by the vibrant architecture & community in #Ward14HamOnt & the quest to build it, together. 🎨 by Brian Vallesteros

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Thankful for another year. Looking forward to another year. Join me in celebrating by stocking up the @cf_hamont at Gilkson and/or Crown Point. #HamOnt #GilksonHamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Hamilton Council We need input from residents we don't like "special interest groups" & "activists" Survey from City goes out. Residents fill out the survey. Councillors<> this data is not statistically relevant, except 4 support for Police.🚓. 🤦🏿‍♂️

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

@SarahJama_ of @djnontario speaking to Senators of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs @SenateCA . #BillC7 is ableist, anti-Black and anti-working class .. Senators please vote this bill down. Sarah Jama #LCJC #MAiD #AssisteDying #AssistedSuicide #cdnpoli #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

11 months

Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was accused of being a terrorist by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher described the ANC as a “typical terrorist organization,” while Reagan condemned terrorist and communist “elements” ... 🤔💭

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@EasyThePianoMan

3 years

Say it with me 👇🏿 Reverse racism doesn't exist. Reverse racism doesn't exist. Reverse racism doesn't exist. Reverse racism doesn't exist. Reverse racism doesn't exist. #HamOnt #COVIDHamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Last week Thursday was bitter sweet for me as it was the last time I will be presenting an annual report as Executive Director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion @HCCI1 . #HamOnt I appreciate all your support and collaboration. 🙏🏿

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

#hamont has a hate problem 🙋‍♂️ blame the activists & marxists #hamont has issues with affordable housing 🙋‍♂️ blame the activists & marxists #hamont polluted #Cootes 🙋‍♂️ blame the activists & marxists #HamOnt the best place to blame activists & marxists 👍🏿

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

The official launch of WeSupportHamilton, a community-based online hate reporting tool collaboratively designedby @HCCI1 @HamiltonARRC and @ajesusjoseph . The press conference and launch starts at 9AM! #HamOnt #WeSupportHamilton

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

Looks like City staff have learned from the issues that happened at the Mountain meeting. Great to see lots of residents (housed and unhoused) folks present. #HamOnt #onpoli

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

#BlackHistory Month kick-off event @cityofhamilton . The theme for this year is "We are Hamilton, Black History Remembered." We are honouring 16 Black Hamiltonians with banners on James Street North & displays across the city. #HamiltonBHM2023 #HBHMRemembered #HamOnt @HCCI1

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

This is what white supremacy does. This is what white supremacy looks like. This is America

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Whether it's Commonwealth 2026 or 2030 @mattjelly is right #HamOnt doesn't need these games. @CommonwealthNo Fix the roads Buy ambulances Improve the Parks Build libraries Improve transit #HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I announced 📢 my candidacy on May 2nd. It's been 123 days of 👇🏿 Knocking on doors🚪 Having community jams at parks ⛲, Having community cycles 🚲, Meeting our neighbors, Hearing from our neighbors, #ForwardTogetherHamOnt #HamiltonVotes2022 #HamOnt #Ward14HamOnt

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ We are in for a long 4 years. #HamOnt buckle up. @Gasp4Change @Hamilton_350 @13forAction @EnvHamilton

Emma McIntosh

@EmmaMci

2 years

BREAKING: the Ontario government has decided to override Hamilton’s decision not to expand urban boundaries. It will now compel the city to do so, something @SteveClarkPC has been threatening to do for months

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

2022 is a year I will remember for years to come. Why? Because while facing uncertainty #HamOnt residents showed up for each other in many ways to build solidarity and care. More of that energy is needed for 2023. #goodbye2022 👋🏿 #Welcome2023 🙋🏿‍♂️

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@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Meanwhile in #hamont ☑️ Nobody has heard from the Mayor. ☑️ Councillors are angry at residents voicing their concerns about systemic racism & #DefundThePolice . ☑️ Hamilton Police has launched an investigation. ☑️ #hamont has the highest # of hate crimes per capita in #Canada

Marianne Meed Ward

@MariannMeedWard

4 years

Our streets are sending a message of support & inclusion with #BlackLivesMatter mural at City Hall. Entirely citizen-led initiative, created by a local resident (who wants to remain anonymous) who crowd funded paint cost from supporters. @HRPSBurl officer also stopped by to help!

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@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

A packed house at the @HWDSB meeting. Happy to say Trustee @sabreina_dahab is in the house. Congratulations 👏🏿💐 on your new role and wishing you all the best. ✊🏿 #HamOnt #onpoli

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@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

When we talk about addressing hate in #HamOnt . NO to ❌ Transphobia ❌ Homophobia ❌ Islamophobia ❌ Xenophobia ❌ Anti-Semitism ❌ Anti-Asian Racism ❌ Anti-Indigenous Racism ❌ Anti-Black Racism Hate speech ≠ Freedom of Speech/Freedom of Expression

Alejandra Caraballo

@Esqueer_

1 year

Happening now in Columbus, Ohio. Neo - nazis flying swastika flags are outside of a drag event.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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$700,000 for Mounted Unit at Hamilton Police Board meeting. No discussion, no questions asked, approved. $2 million for Public Health to hire staff. Discussion, hesitation, rebuking, etc.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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This is Barry Gray @_barrygray_ , he has been a photojournalist with @TheSpec since 1986 capturing all of #HamOnt stories, issues, people, events, etc. He retired last week. Wishing you the very best in your retirement. See 👀 you around the City 👍🏿.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Finally got my copy of @StephanieKelton 's book. The Deficit Myth. So far 👇🏿 "Once you are able to see that the government's ability to spend doesn't revolve around the tax payer dollar, the whole fiscal paradigm shifts." In #Canada examples are #CERB #CESB #CEWS #CEBA #cdnpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

This is a prime example of how current City Councillors (those who have served for more than 2 terms) have neglected issues of climate change & needs of residents. Are they spending tax $ right? Ohh they spend most of taxpayers $ on policing. And possibly Commonwealth Games.

Veronica Dyer

@notveronicadyer

4 years

#hamont storm flooding Aberdeen ave right now.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Black people dying in the streets. White people appropriating Black & African ways of knowing & being. Black people asking for justice & dignity. White people calling us dangerous & uninformed. I am tired I am tired I am tired I am tired I am tired I am tired #BlackLivesMatter

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

2030 Commonwealth Games halted in #HamOnt I am happy about this outcome. Games are not going to fix the crises facing the City. This news means the decision has been made for Council. #CommonwealthGames #CommonwealthGames2030

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

To new beginnings & journeys. Lets see what the future holds. 🌈 #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

So then how are we ok with our neighbors sleeping in tents all across parks and public spaces during a winter advisory?

Kevin Werner

@Werkniagara

4 years

Ham Mount Clr Terry Whitehead says his wife got tested for COVID after exhibiting various symptoms. But the problem, he said, his wife had to stand for an hour in cold weather to get tested. "I hope we can do better." #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Changing one word to bring history/histories and reality/realities into focus is exposing some of the deep seeded hate in Canada that has always been there. @JullyBlack we got you 💯% ✊🏿 #HamOnt #cdnpoli #HateRunsDeep @CRRF @BlackCdnNetwork @MatthewGreenNDP

Jully Black

@JullyBlack

2 years

This is what I’m getting as a BORN and raised Canadian #HateRunsDeep

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

5 healthcare unions rally in #HamOnt to say no to privatizing Ontario's healthcare system. They delivered a petition to the CEO of @STJOESHAMILTON . And want MPPs to fund nurses & the healthcare system. #onpoli @SkellyHamilton @NeilLumsdenMPP @MTaylorNDP @shaw_sandy @SarahJama_

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

I work at @HCCI1 & have the pleasure of working with @SarahJama_ @samsonhasthose & Rose Senat. I learn & unlearn so much from them. I am happy we are able to share our new outlook with #hamont Shout to @MatthewGreenNDP @YohiMotite @nannymaroon for setting the foundation.

Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI)

@HCCI1

4 years

As we continue to help lead local efforts to combat anti-Black racism and mobilize all Hamiltonians to create an inclusive and welcoming city, we are excited to announce the launch of our new brand identity, website, messaging, and programs. Details at

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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I can't find anyone who thinks Bill 23 is a good Bill but developers & investors. @MariannMeedWard (Mayor of Burlington) @Gasp4Change @AMOPolicy @Stopsprawlhalt1 We hope @SkellyHamilton @NeilLumsdenMPP @MTaylorNDP @shaw_sandy listen & act. #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #BurlON #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

10 months

The effort to remove the Faiella land from the Greenbelt was spearheaded by the two principal planners at Urban Solutions: Sergio Manchia and Matt Johnston, both of whom had ties to the Progressive Conservative party. #HamOnt #onpoli

Colin D'Mello | Global News

@ColinDMello

10 months

NEW: A small piece of land owned by a LiUNA employee was one of the parcels removed from the Greenbelt in 2022, Global News has learned, just months after the union endorsed Doug Ford’s PC party. #Onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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Hamilton Centre Independent MPP @SarahJama_ , along with the @ODSPAction Coalition, a province wide grassroots advocacy group, are tabling two motions dealing with the crisis in social assistance funding. #HamOnt #onpoli

Margaret Shkimba

@menrvasofia

7 months

⁦ @SarahJama_ ⁩ may be censured, but that doesn’t stop her from bringing forth motions to improve the lot of those who need it.

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I love teaching and I am excited to see the interest from @McMasterU students. I had to open up more spots for students eager to learn about Africa & the African Diaspora. The learning journey starts this Wednesday. #AADSatMac #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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Sarah Jama @SarahJama_ states she is against anti-Semitism in all its forms. Sarah's work at @HCCI1 against hate speaks for itself. Sarah worked with community orgs & @ajesusjoseph to start an online platform to report hate in #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

It's Jama Time in the Hammer. #JamaForMPP @SarahJama_ for MPP #HamOnt Centre by-election campaign has started. 🗳️ Election Day is March 16th. Order your lawn sign at #OnPoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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Today is a historical day for many reasons. This is one of them and I am glad I was able to witness this. 🙌🏿 The first First Nations (Anishinaabe) Premier of Manitoba. @WabKinew @mbndp #mbelxn2023 #mbelxn #mbvotes #mbpoli #ManitobaElections #SearchTheLandfill

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

Can we please stop with these increasing Police budgets. In the middle of a global pandemic if we are not increasing budgets 2 public health then don't be mad when people ask 4 abolishing the police. Why? Cause the Police ain't going to save us from the virus. #DefundThePolice

Shawn Menard

@ShawnMenard1

4 years

City of #Ottawa Policing budget draft includes a 3% tax increase which is about $11 million. This is in addition to a 1.5% pro rated increase based on assessment value. #ottnews

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

I will be delegating at the Audit, Finance, & Admin Committee this morning regarding a proposal to ensure that Black, Jewish, Muslim, Indigenous, and equity-seeking voices are included in the process of selecting a community representative on the police service board. #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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Happy Labour Day. I spent the afternoon with my union @cupe_3906 & fellow community leaders & orgs @sabreina_dahab @AhonaMehdi @SarahJama_ @MsMelcochita @Tran__Nina @Hamilton_350 @TenantsUnity @EnvHamilton Thanks to @hamiltonlabour for endorsing @KojoForWard14 #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

2 years

Fairness and news value: Routinely publishing the names of accused may be a tradition with some news outlets but journalistic rigour demands an assessment of both the news value and the impact of such reporting. @CANmediacouncil #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

The residents of #HamOnt knew this all along. Other #Ontario residents knew. This Provincial government has failed residents. We need answers from @SkellyHamilton & @NeilLumsdenMPP Big shout to @thenarwhalca for exposing this. @Gasp4Change @GB_Promise @Stopsprawlhalt1 #onpoli

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

1 year

This is RIDICULOUS. End of story. 🤦🏿‍♂️ This is an abdication of "duty to governing." #HamOnt

Joey Coleman

@JoeyColeman

1 year

9-6 Council passes having staff review creating an "Advocate Registry for Homelessness" In favour: Mayor, 4,5,7,8,10,11,14,15 Opposed: 1,2,3,9,12,13 Absent: 6 #yhmcc #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

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Join us at 12 pm at @cityofhamilton forecourt. I am launching my candidacy to represent #Ward14HamOnt residents. Follow @KojoForWard14 for updates. #HamiltonVotes2022 #HamOntVotes2022 #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

3 years

"I believe we're being targeted for doing advocacy work, for doing harm reduction work, for doing care work," "You don't need all of these people to police the unhoused if you could just house them." #HamOnt #EndEncampmentEvictions

CBC Hamilton

@CBCHamilton

3 years

Several people arrested by Hamilton police during protests last week allege they were left with bruises, scrapes, sprains and concussions, among other injuries, when they were taken into custody. The SIU is now investigating: #HamOnt

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Kojo Easy Damptey

@EasyThePianoMan

4 years

For those of you that think body cameras will change anything, here you go.

Ahmed Ali

@DrAhmednurAli

4 years

“Why are you pushing me for? ... I’m the president of the Raptors.” Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is being sued by a California police officer for "severe emotional and physical distress" from this?!?! Did the cop forget he had a body cam 🤦🏾‍♂️

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