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'''Disposability discourse'''
'''The Another Toronto is Possible Coalition'''
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Much discussion around the severity of COVID was lessened by expressing how it mainly sickens and kills elderly, chronically ill, and disabled people. This discourse suggests these groups are seen disposable. 
 
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*Many organizers and land defenders who are fighting against systems of oppression have recognized that their struggles originate from the same systems of power. For example, groups in Toronto came together to form a coalition that summarizes and fights for their collective interests.
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*The groups act in solidarity with one another to build more impactful actions, whether it be collaborating on organizing an action or coming out to support the actions of other groups/communities.<br>
'''Loosened restrictions too early'''
*Groups involved include Doctors for Defunding the Police, SURJ Toronto, No one is Illegal Toronto, No More Silence, No Pride in Policing, Toronto Indigenous Harm reduction, the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, Policing-Free Schools, Black Legal Action Centre, Maggie's and Butterfly. Together they are fighting in solidarity for a Toronto that includes all its residents. That is; Housing and care for unhoused neighbours, investments in healthy communities and real safety, defunding and abolishing police and safety for queer and trans communities.
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When governments loosened COVID restrictions in response to business demands, political pressure, and public impatience, rather than scientific evidence, high risk populations (the chronically ill, disabled and elderly) were subsequently told they are disposable yet again.&nbsp;
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'''Working through illness'''
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Regulations around how many sick days should be required when someone falls ill with COVID also demonstrated ableism. In relation to these regulations, and in favour of profit above health, many politicians including US President Joe Biden, praised themselves for working through COVID, instead of encouraging people to rest and recover if they'd fallen ill.&nbsp;
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'''Individualism'''
'''Decolonial solidarity'''
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Individuals have been encouraged to make 'personal' choices on vaccines (without legitimate health restrictions), masks and gatherings.
"''There is no individual safety without collective safety and collective safety requires that no one is safe unless everyone is safe." - Mia Mingus  <ref>https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/</ref>  ''


*This distributed organization sprung up in response to the rise of climate organizers targeting Canadian banks to divest from fossil fuels, and the recognition by Wet'suwet'en hereditary leaders of a common link between one major bank (RBC) and the CGL pipeline being built on their [[unceded]] territory without their consent.
*Decolonial solidarity is made up of mostly settler Canadians, and all direction is taken from hereditary chief leadership. This is a form of solidarity that recognizes Indigenous sovereignty over their territory is a key piece of climate justice.
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 25 November 2022

Solidarity can be defined as deep relational ties between individuals and groups who share struggles and long-term commitments to mutually supporting one another; unity between and across individuals, communities, or movements who are experiencing oppression and/or have made a conscious commitment to challenging a situation of injustice, violence, or tyranny. - Sally Scholz, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]



Examples of solidarity

The Another Toronto is Possible Coalition

  • Many organizers and land defenders who are fighting against systems of oppression have recognized that their struggles originate from the same systems of power. For example, groups in Toronto came together to form a coalition that summarizes and fights for their collective interests.
  • The groups act in solidarity with one another to build more impactful actions, whether it be collaborating on organizing an action or coming out to support the actions of other groups/communities.
  • Groups involved include Doctors for Defunding the Police, SURJ Toronto, No one is Illegal Toronto, No More Silence, No Pride in Policing, Toronto Indigenous Harm reduction, the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, Policing-Free Schools, Black Legal Action Centre, Maggie's and Butterfly. Together they are fighting in solidarity for a Toronto that includes all its residents. That is; Housing and care for unhoused neighbours, investments in healthy communities and real safety, defunding and abolishing police and safety for queer and trans communities.

Decolonial solidarity

  • This distributed organization sprung up in response to the rise of climate organizers targeting Canadian banks to divest from fossil fuels, and the recognition by Wet'suwet'en hereditary leaders of a common link between one major bank (RBC) and the CGL pipeline being built on their unceded territory without their consent.
  • Decolonial solidarity is made up of mostly settler Canadians, and all direction is taken from hereditary chief leadership. This is a form of solidarity that recognizes Indigenous sovereignty over their territory is a key piece of climate justice.


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