Svend Robinson
@svendrobinson.bsky.social
Burnaby MP 1979-2004
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Geneva 2008-18
JS Woodsworth Chair Simon Fraser University SFU 2020-21
LLD Doctor of Laws HC SFU 2023
Writing history of LGBT Purge in Canada...
(he/him)
[email protected]
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Geneva 2008-18
JS Woodsworth Chair Simon Fraser University SFU 2020-21
LLD Doctor of Laws HC SFU 2023
Writing history of LGBT Purge in Canada...
(he/him)
[email protected]
Pinned
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MAMDANI! 😍
Almost-live reaction from @naomiaklein.bsky.social the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory party!
What a night: democratic socialism for the win, with a laser-like focus on the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. With solutions as big as the crises we face.
youtu.be/901stGWw96E
What a night: democratic socialism for the win, with a laser-like focus on the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. With solutions as big as the crises we face.
youtu.be/901stGWw96E
Zohran Mamdani WINS!!! - Live from NYC | Avi Lewis & Naomi Klein
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
MAMDANI! 😍
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"Le Canada doit utiliser tous les outils diplomatiques et économiques à sa disposition pour isoler Israël, contester son impunité et mettre IMMÉDIATEMENT fin au génocide." - Avi
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Le Canada doit utiliser tous les outils diplomatiques et économiques à sa disposition pour isoler Israël, contester son impunité et mettre IMMÉDIATEMENT fin au génocide." - Avi
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
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CTV puts the big question in the headline: coverage of our launch last night.
youtu.be/ILborKiaYCU?...
youtu.be/ILborKiaYCU?...
‘Do we really want to be a two-party system like the U.S.?’ | Avi Lewis launches NDP leadership bid
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
CTV puts the big question in the headline: coverage of our launch last night.
youtu.be/ILborKiaYCU?...
youtu.be/ILborKiaYCU?...
Rejoined the party to vote for you Avi.
Good luck, bonne chance!
Good luck, bonne chance!
Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Rejoined the party to vote for you Avi.
Good luck, bonne chance!
Good luck, bonne chance!
Genocide.
The Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
And war crimes in the West Bank.
When will Canada finally take action for humanity and justice for the Palestinian people?
#FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
And war crimes in the West Bank.
When will Canada finally take action for humanity and justice for the Palestinian people?
#FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who voted
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Genocide.
The Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
And war crimes in the West Bank.
When will Canada finally take action for humanity and justice for the Palestinian people?
#FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
And war crimes in the West Bank.
When will Canada finally take action for humanity and justice for the Palestinian people?
#FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Yuli Novak, the director of B’Tselem, said that she was not seeking to minimize the “horrific attack” that Hamas had perpetrated on Oct. 7.
But the assault had prompted an Israeli assault on Palestinian life in Gaza that had spiraled into genocide, she said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
But the assault had prompted an Israeli assault on Palestinian life in Gaza that had spiraled into genocide, she said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yuli Novak, the director of B’Tselem, said that she was not seeking to minimize the “horrific attack” that Hamas had perpetrated on Oct. 7.
But the assault had prompted an Israeli assault on Palestinian life in Gaza that had spiraled into genocide, she said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
But the assault had prompted an Israeli assault on Palestinian life in Gaza that had spiraled into genocide, she said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
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BREAKING NEWS 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
The court was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earth’s climate from planet-warming emissions.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING NEWS 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Even if the world pretends it isn't happening
Even if the politicians are silent
Even if the doctors are being killed
Even if there is no group for you to join
Even if you feel helpless
Even if people think you are crazy
You can still do something.
Kick at the darkness.
#grandmothersagainstgenocide
Even if the politicians are silent
Even if the doctors are being killed
Even if there is no group for you to join
Even if you feel helpless
Even if people think you are crazy
You can still do something.
Kick at the darkness.
#grandmothersagainstgenocide
July 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Even if the world pretends it isn't happening
Even if the politicians are silent
Even if the doctors are being killed
Even if there is no group for you to join
Even if you feel helpless
Even if people think you are crazy
You can still do something.
Kick at the darkness.
#grandmothersagainstgenocide
Even if the politicians are silent
Even if the doctors are being killed
Even if there is no group for you to join
Even if you feel helpless
Even if people think you are crazy
You can still do something.
Kick at the darkness.
#grandmothersagainstgenocide
Deep respect.
Nobel Peace Prize.
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #EndGazaGenocide
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVnVHs...
Nobel Peace Prize.
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #EndGazaGenocide
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVnVHs...
July 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Deep respect.
Nobel Peace Prize.
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #EndGazaGenocide
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVnVHs...
Nobel Peace Prize.
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #EndGazaGenocide
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVnVHs...
Bravo @ndp.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @alexboulerice.bsky.social for this nomination of Francesca Albanese...she richly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible courage and shining a light on the Genocide in Gaza and Israeli war crimes in the Occupied West Bank.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
July 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Bravo @ndp.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @alexboulerice.bsky.social for this nomination of Francesca Albanese...she richly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible courage and shining a light on the Genocide in Gaza and Israeli war crimes in the Occupied West Bank.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
Canada Gazette 5 July 2025
Environment, Dept. of the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Order Declaring:
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
WHY NOT?
Environment, Dept. of the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Order Declaring:
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
WHY NOT?
July 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Canada Gazette 5 July 2025
Environment, Dept. of the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Order Declaring:
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
WHY NOT?
Environment, Dept. of the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Order Declaring:
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
WHY NOT?
“You want to have leadership that speaks to what New York is,” Mr. Rechler said. “It’s the capital of capitalism.”
The people of the "capital of capitalism" are voting democratic socialist and rejecting the corporate oligarchs.
On to victory in November Zohran!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...
The people of the "capital of capitalism" are voting democratic socialist and rejecting the corporate oligarchs.
On to victory in November Zohran!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...
Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“You want to have leadership that speaks to what New York is,” Mr. Rechler said. “It’s the capital of capitalism.”
The people of the "capital of capitalism" are voting democratic socialist and rejecting the corporate oligarchs.
On to victory in November Zohran!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...
The people of the "capital of capitalism" are voting democratic socialist and rejecting the corporate oligarchs.
On to victory in November Zohran!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Huge victory in New York City for Zohran Mamdani, brilliant young democratic socialist...defeated Democratic old guard that threw millions behind Cuomo.
On to victory in the general election in November!
On to victory in the general election in November!
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Huge victory in New York City for Zohran Mamdani, brilliant young democratic socialist...defeated Democratic old guard that threw millions behind Cuomo.
On to victory in the general election in November!
On to victory in the general election in November!
Deep respect.
You've been an eloquent and powerful voice for peace and justice for decades, and now for ending the evil of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank crimes.
Thank you Michele ❤️
You've been an eloquent and powerful voice for peace and justice for decades, and now for ending the evil of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank crimes.
Thank you Michele ❤️
My mom Michele Landsberg wrote columns for decades - changing countless lives with her powerful prose and sparkling arguments.
At 85, goddamn she still has it. Read this piece about her pop-up feminist protest against genocide.
Mom, you’re my hero.
archive.is/vc8me
At 85, goddamn she still has it. Read this piece about her pop-up feminist protest against genocide.
Mom, you’re my hero.
archive.is/vc8me
June 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Deep respect.
You've been an eloquent and powerful voice for peace and justice for decades, and now for ending the evil of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank crimes.
Thank you Michele ❤️
You've been an eloquent and powerful voice for peace and justice for decades, and now for ending the evil of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank crimes.
Thank you Michele ❤️
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« Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped. The Israeli prime minister’s lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israel’s neighbors. Netanyahu knows no other way. War is his doctrine. War is his reflex. War is his answer. »
Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped | Moustafa Bayoumi
War is the prime minister’s doctrine. Israel’s strikes on Iran – falsely described as pre-emptive – are the latest example
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
« Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped. The Israeli prime minister’s lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israel’s neighbors. Netanyahu knows no other way. War is his doctrine. War is his reflex. War is his answer. »
Thanks so much Stephen for your courage, integrity and a lifetime of passionate and powerful advocacy for justice and human rights.
So glad my dear friend Libby Davies @libbydavies.bsky.social and I had a chance to reconnect with Stephen during Avi's recent election campaign.
Deep respect. ❤️
So glad my dear friend Libby Davies @libbydavies.bsky.social and I had a chance to reconnect with Stephen during Avi's recent election campaign.
Deep respect. ❤️
May 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thanks so much Stephen for your courage, integrity and a lifetime of passionate and powerful advocacy for justice and human rights.
So glad my dear friend Libby Davies @libbydavies.bsky.social and I had a chance to reconnect with Stephen during Avi's recent election campaign.
Deep respect. ❤️
So glad my dear friend Libby Davies @libbydavies.bsky.social and I had a chance to reconnect with Stephen during Avi's recent election campaign.
Deep respect. ❤️
Genocide unfolding before our eyes.
When will Canada finally take a strong stand?
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
When will Canada finally take a strong stand?
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat
Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since second world war
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Genocide unfolding before our eyes.
When will Canada finally take a strong stand?
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
When will Canada finally take a strong stand?
#FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Evil
Israeli government war crimes.
Genocide in Gaza.
Stop this horror and bring Netanyahu and his criminal government to the International Criminal Court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Israeli government war crimes.
Genocide in Gaza.
Stop this horror and bring Netanyahu and his criminal government to the International Criminal Court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Evil
Israeli government war crimes.
Genocide in Gaza.
Stop this horror and bring Netanyahu and his criminal government to the International Criminal Court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Israeli government war crimes.
Genocide in Gaza.
Stop this horror and bring Netanyahu and his criminal government to the International Criminal Court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Chris Morrissey has died, she was a truly visionary leader in our 2SLGBTQIA+ community for decades.
I first met Chris and her beloved partner Bridget Coll in 1992, fighting to have their relationship recognized by Immigration Canada.
Rest in power old friend ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxs...
I first met Chris and her beloved partner Bridget Coll in 1992, fighting to have their relationship recognized by Immigration Canada.
Rest in power old friend ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxs...
2SLGBTQ+ refugee advocate Chris Morrissey dead at 82
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Chris Morrissey has died, she was a truly visionary leader in our 2SLGBTQIA+ community for decades.
I first met Chris and her beloved partner Bridget Coll in 1992, fighting to have their relationship recognized by Immigration Canada.
Rest in power old friend ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxs...
I first met Chris and her beloved partner Bridget Coll in 1992, fighting to have their relationship recognized by Immigration Canada.
Rest in power old friend ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxs...
