Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social Border and Rule (2021) & Undoing Border Imperialism (2013).
Sikh. Inquilab. (she/her). Hard on issues, soft on people. Antidote to despair is collective struggle.
New here - mostly find me IRL organizing, in internationalist collectives & networks.
Garth Mullins @garthmullins.bsky.social Host @Crackdownpod.bsky.social VANDU veteran. Drugstore cowboy. National bestselling author. Award-winning journalist. Policy analyst. Shop steward. Blind. Be safe-Keep 6
UBCIC @ubcic.bsky.social In 1969 the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs was created to fight PM Pierre Trudeau's White Paper & to defend Indigenous Title & Rights
The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter or become a member: https://thenarwhal.ca/bsky-member/
APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social Official account for APTN News, our stories told our way.
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book coming September 2026.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social A grassroots organization in Canada grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism & advocates for justice and peace for all in Palestine-Israel.
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East @cjpme.org Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East | Instagram: cjpmeofficial | https://linktr.ee/cjpmeofficial
CCPA-BC @ccpabc.bsky.social Social, economic and environmental justice. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, British Columbia. Reposts are not endorsements.
andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social Senior editor at The Tyee. Author of the essay collections Hearty: On Cooking, Eating and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press) & Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp). Co-editor of the BC bestselling Points of Interest.
Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
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Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform @cdnswalliance.bsky.social #SexWorker and Allied Organizations Advocating for Sex Workers’ #Rights & #Community Well-Being. Advocates 4 Full #Decriminalization of #SexWork in #Canada www.sexworklawreform.com
Al Jazeera English @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social #AlJazeeraEnglish, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson @biidaasamose.bsky.social Michi Saagiig Nishnaabe writer, musician, intellectual
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Unifor @unifor.org Canada’s largest union in the private sector. Follow National President @lanapayne.bsky.social
BC Ombudsperson @bcombuds.bsky.social We impartially investigate to make sure BC provincial and local public sector organizations are treating people fairly.
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AccessBC @accessbc.bsky.social The nonpartisan campaign for universal no-cost prescription contraception in British Columbia.
accessbc.org
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The Maple @readthemaple.com Canadian news & opinion that confronts the status quo. 100% reader-funded & independent.
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BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) @bcgeu.bsky.social The BCGEU is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia with over 100,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the public and private sector.
BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social The voice of working people in British Columbia, made up of BC unions representing more than half a million workers
Living in Community BC @livingincmnty-bc.bsky.social BC-wide #sexworker rights, health & safety non-profit and charity. livingincommunity.ca
SWAN Vancouver @swan-vancouver.bsky.social We promote the rights, health, and safety of im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work through frontline service and systemic advocacy.
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Surrey Union of Drug Users @sudubc.bsky.social The Surrey Union of Drug Users (SUDU) is a peer-governed organization of people with current or former experience of criminalized substance use. Join us in our fight to end the stigma and discrimination against drug users in Surrey, BC | 💊💉✊❤️
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Care Not Cops @carenotcops.bsky.social People doing care work organizing on unceded Coast Salish territories to remove police from healthcare systems & decarcerate care.
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Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag.bsky.social A political issues magazine with a chip on its shoulder and a fire in its belly.
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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social Reporter for The Tyee covering health and biodiversity. I write about local research, sex, salmon, toxic drugs, bats, what your grandmother is up to, and all the different ways you can (but haven't yet) become dead in B.C.
Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world.
Molly Beatrice @mollybeatrice.bsky.social 
A.J. Withers @ajwithers.bsky.social Organizer and academic, mostly carceral housing, homelessness, disability, trans issues. RWW Jr. Chair in Gener, Sexuality & Women's Studies at SFU. Settler on occupied, unceeded Coast Salish territory. 
tyson singh kelsall ਟਾਈਸਨ ਸਿੰਘ @tsk.bsky.social no more drug war | phd(c) @sfu-fhs.bsky.social | p.o.w.e.r. |
The Breach @breachmedia.ca Journalism to map a just future.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca Award-winning Canadian journalism that:
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@defund604.bsky.social @defund604.bsky.social Defund 604 Network organizes on unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəyəm, Skwxwu7mesh, səl̓ílwətaʔɬ, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, Q'e'yc'ey, qiqéyt, Qw'?ntl'en & Stó:lō peoples.
Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2026 Living Wage employer.
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social Vancouver journalist. Strives to tell unique stories.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org Independent, daily global news hour.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
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Pivot Legal Society @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social Using the law as a tool, we challenge unjust legislation, policies & practices that undermine human rights, intensify poverty, and perpetuate stigma.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca The CCPA is Canada's leading progressive policy research institute. We offer independent, non-partisan research on social, economic & climate justice.
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Anjali Appadurai @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social Campaigns Director, Climate Emergency Unit
New/Mode @newmode.bsky.social The digital activism platform that makes your voice impossible to ignore. https://www.newmode.net
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Aaron Bailey @aaronrbailey.bsky.social Researcher, organizer, medic | Surrey Union of Drug Users | Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, UVic | Former: EIDGE, VANDU OPS
West Coast LEAF @westcoastleaf.bsky.social We're a not-for-profit in BC striving to end gender discrimination through equality rights litigation, law reform, and public legal education. Check out our work: www.westcoastleaf.org
North Cowichan Cop Watch @ncowichancopwatch.bsky.social 
Rise Women's Legal Centre @risewomenslegal.bsky.social unbundled family law* services for women and gender diverse people in BC | support/training for workers & lawyers | research & advocacy
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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social VIMHS is a non-profit organization. We provide recovery, housing, and hope to adults experiencing mental health issues.
Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social Western Canada's largest news team. Send tips to VanTips@postmedia.com. Sign up for our free newsletters here: https://vancouversun.com/newsletters/
312 Main @312main.bsky.social A project of Vancity Community Foundation, 312 Main is a centre of social and economic innovation located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca Leader of Canada’s NDP / Le chef du NPD fédéral
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social Uniting and mobilizing progressives in Canada for a just and climate-safe future for all.
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Dogwood @dogwoodbc.bsky.social we bring people together to transform our democracy, uphold Indigenous rights and defend the climate, land and water that sustain life in B.C.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca | We are an independent, non-partisan research institute committed to advancing transformative policy solutions to the most pressing challenges facing people in BC. Join us!
Brenda Bailey, MLA @brendavancouver.bsky.social MLA for Vancouver South Granville and Minister of Finance for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Past tech entrepreneur and non profit leader. Proud Canadian.
barbara findlay @bjfvancouver.bsky.social Fat old white cis queer feminist lawyer with disabilities, raised working class and christian on the Canadian prairies. Currently in Vancouver, working with Lawyers against Transphobia and making art. 
COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social Stephanie Allen for Mayor.
Join the movement to Evict Ken Sim and fight for housing, public services, climate action, and integrity at City Hall.
All power to the people.
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Disability Alliance BC (DABC) @disaballiancebc.bsky.social A cross-disability voice in BC. Promoting a more inclusive & equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research & publications. Since 1977.
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Legal Aid BC @legalaidbc.bsky.social Our vision is client-focused legal aid that ensures access to justice for all.
CanLII @canlii.bsky.social Welcome to the Canadian Legal Information Institute, a non-profit organization founded by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. We provide efficient and open online access to judicial decisions, legislative documents, and more. https://www.canlii.org
The Mainlander @themainlander.bsky.social The Mainlander is dedicated to local politics and social struggles on unceded Indigenous lands cka Vancouver, BC
Read @ TheMainlander.com
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org 🔎 🌎 ✊
Exposing human rights abuses around the world.
Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org We’re America’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. We proudly fight for a world where equality wins at home, school, work, and every community.
ACLU @aclu.org A nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated organization, the ACLU Foundation.
Vancouver Tenants Union @vancouvertenants.bsky.social Building collective power by organizing tenants in so-called Vancouver, BC
https://vancouvertenantsunion.ca
Katie Hyslop @kehyslop.bsky.social Journalist. Cat enabler. Status quo de-stabler. Too old to join the circus, too young to quit trying. City/ed journo for TheTyee.ca. Settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh lands, born/raised on stolen Beothuk land. They/them
Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social Pragmatic optimist. Ocean lover. Star Trek fan. Dog walker. Former #Tofino mayor. MLA for Mid Island Pacific Rim. BC Minister of Health. #bcpoli
Yellowhead Institute @miskoaki.bsky.social Critical Indigenous Policy Perspectives. Based at the Faculty of Arts, Toronto Met. University | linktr.ee/yellowheadinstitute
Georgia Straight @georgiastraight.bsky.social Vancouver's home for arts, events, entertainment, music, food, and culture. Established in 1967. straight.com 🔗
Pacific Public Health Foundation @pacpublichealth.bsky.social The only charity in BC actively fundraising for public health initiatives. We envision a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all. www.pacificpublichealth.ca
RCYBC @rcybc.bsky.social Official Bluesky account of the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth in British Columbia.
Prisoners' Legal Services @bcprisonjustice.bsky.social The West Coast Prison Justice Society operates a legal clinic in BC and promotes the rule of law within prisons and the fair and humane treatment of prisoners.
B.C. Green Caucus @bcgreencaucus.bsky.social Representing elected Green MLAs in British Columbia.
BC First Nations Justice Council @bcfnjc.com Nonprofit organization
Justice through self-determination
303-1979 Old Okanagan Hwy, West Kelowna V4T 3A4
https://linktr.ee/bcfnjc
Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social Member of Parliament, Vancouver East
NDP Critic for Housing and Infrastructure, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Justice, Public Safety, National Security and Pacific Economic Development
Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social The CAJ is the voice of Canadian journalists, committed to the public's right to know. Become a member: http://bit.ly/3GqvXNR
L'ACJ est la voix des journalistes canadiens, engagé au droit de savoir du public. Devenez membre : http://bit.ly/3GqvXNR
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
WISH Drop-In Centre Society @wishdropin.bsky.social Supporting street-based sex workers since 1984. https://wish-vancouver.net/
JusticeTrans @justicetrans.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️JusticeTrans is a 2STNG org based in "Canada" that provides public legal information and education. /// JusticeTrans est un organisme 2STNG d'éducation populaire en matière légale basé au «Canada».🏳️⚧️
Skipping Stone Foundation @skippingstone.ca Connecting trans and gender diverse youth, adults and families across Alberta w/ comprehensive, low barrier access to the support they need & deserve.
#1900 - 736 6 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta | Treaty 7
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Queer Aging BC @queeragingbc.bsky.social Dedicated to affecting systemic change that creates culturally appropriate services for 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors in British Columbia
www.queeragingbc.ca
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Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah @dowusuakyeeah.bsky.social Co-Director of Policy & Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights • @npsia.bsky.social Alum • Rugby fan/player • Black Feminist • Antifascist • She/Her
📍Ottawa
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib.bsky.social Protecting the rights and freedoms of everyone in Canada since 1964.
Trans Rights Commission Toronto @trct-cdtt.ca Trans Rights Commission Toronto is a grassroots advocacy organization fighting for the rights of trans people to live a safe, dignified life free from oppressive gender-based structures in Toronto and throughout Canada.
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social Equality. Liberty. Freedom. Justice. Fighting for civil liberties and human rights since 1962 through Litigation, Law Reform & Public Legal Education.
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Northsky Social Cooperative @transrights.northsky.social We're creating a safer social media experience for marginalized people, powered by ATProto, and operating as a nonprofit worker-owned cooperative in Canada.
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Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence @tvce.bsky.social Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence (TVCE) is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary global research collective. Uniting a Higher Education network of scholars and research students
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Egale Canada @egalecanada.bsky.social Egale is Canada's leading 2SLGBTQI organization.
Kristyn Wong-Tam @kristynwongtam.bsky.social Toronto is everything. They/Them.
www.kristynwongtam.ca
Fae Johnstone @faejohnstone.bsky.social Gay trouble, personified. Executive Director of Queer Momentum. Fighting for freedom, equality and rights for 🏳️🌈 people in 🇨🇦 (and beyond). Love solidarity, unions, feminism & my community.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Ziya Jones @ziyajones.bsky.social Managing Editor, @script.health, focussed on LGBTQ2S+ health II They/them 🇱🇧Send tips to ziya.jones@ptp.media II
Mel Woods @melwoods.me Senior Editor, Content Development at xtramagazine.com 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
(they/them) from the prairies, now in Vancouver
I also play Magic: The Gathering a lot
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
She//Her
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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt (elle • she/her)
Québécoise /// 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 rights defender
Law nerd (LL.B., J.D.). Féministe. Antifasciste. I document anti-trans policy and legislation in Canada (and beyond). Empathy is a human value. Views are my own.
web: celeste.lgbt
Dr Syrus Marcus Ware @syrusmarcusware.bsky.social He/him. PhD. Activist. Assistant Professor. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Canada and Wildseed Centre for Arts & Activism. 🌈💕🌱
Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social Transfeminine jurist and bioethicist | Ass. prof at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law | Clerked at Supreme Court of Canada | florenceashley.com | they/them/that bitch | ✡︎