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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
🇨🇦 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. 👇🏽
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👇🏿
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
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..
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
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
.
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 🤦🏿♂️
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?
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
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?
#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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
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
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
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
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 ....
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
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?
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
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
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
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
📢 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
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
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.🚓. 🤦🏿♂️
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” ...
🤔💭
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. 🙏🏿
#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 👍🏿
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
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
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
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
🙋🏿♂️
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
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!
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
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
$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.
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 👍🏿.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
“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 🤦🏾♂️