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- October 10,2018: Avi Lewis, Mike Palacek, and Brenda MacAuley co-author an op-ed in The Star about how postal workers can deliver action on climate change.
- November 6, 2018: Avi Lewis and Regan Boychuk author an op-ed in the Toronto Star about how reclamation and clean up of Alberta’s oil patch will create thousands of jobs.
- December 10,2018: Naomi Klein, our co-founder is on a panel at the Sander Institute with Bill McKibben, Winona LaDuke, Matt Nelson, and Dr. Stephanie Kelton to discuss what a Green New Deal would look like. Watch the livestream of the panel here.
- Avi Lewis is on CTV News talking about Canada’s political landscape, and the Canadian premier’s meeting. Watch the video here.
- December 14,2018: Maya Menezes, our Senior Manager of Development and Programming, on Democracy Now discussing the direct action in Katowice, Poland during COP 24
- February 12,2018: Our Strategic Director, Avi Lewis, wrote an op-ed in the Star about Canada’s Green New Deal.
- April 2, 2019: Katie McKenna, one of our co-Executive Directors moderated a panel called A Green New Deal for Hamilton with Nrinder Nann, Matthew Green and Sarah Jama. Watch the live-stream here
- April 11, 2019: Teen Vogue wrote a story about our work connecting climate change and migration
- April 18, 2019:Democracy Now invites Avi Lewis and Molly Crabapple to discuss the video about a Green New Deal they made in collaboration with Naomi Klein and Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez
- June 11, 2019: The Leap launches a cross-country tour to demand a Green New Deal with Naomi Klein, David Suzuki and Pam Palmater
- June 19, 2019:The Leap’s Avi Lewis in Edmonton on Global News discussing climate crisis and why we need a Green New Deal
- June 21,2019:The Leap’s Avi Lewis on CTV news discussing Scheer’s federal climate plan