LONG READ: B.C. non-profits burdened by confusing lobbying laws, survey finds

Why It Matters

While lobbying registries are common across Canada, in B.C., non-profits have to go through the same heavy requirements as their corporate counterparts. The province’s Lobbyists Transparency Act is about to undergo a review; here is what non-profits say needs to change to keep the registries from draining front-line resources.

Canadian aid groups call for end to Gaza siege as mass starvation spreads

Why It Matters

Front-line aid workers facing the same starvation and violence as their fellow Palestinians, even as they work to serve them, say humanitarian organizations. But there is still time to save lives.

‘Educational defiance’: In Gaza, makeshift classrooms keep hope alive amid war and hunger

Why It Matters

Resiliance in Palestine is showing up in unexpected ways, including in the classrooms that have sprung up in tents and ruins of Gaza. War can erase culture; therefore it's important to preserve literacy as much as possible.

How a digital archive is fighting to save memories of pre-Nakba Palestine

Why It Matters

Aside from the loss of life during a genocide, the loss of identity and culture is one of the most damaging things invaders can do to a society. But technology is making it easier to prevent that loss, even when resources are scarce.