Dear Wayves reader, contributor:
In the last few years, we’ve seen more right-wing trans- and homophobic activity in the USA, predictably followed by the same in Canada.
This was one reason, among many others, for the Wayves reboot a year ago - to have a curated, trusted, all-Q, local information source. We can also predict that social media will be increasingly filled with dis- and mis-information.
The same Wayves machine that delivers news, business profiles, book and arts reviews, and the occasional editorial, will be ready to inform you of concerning political and activism trends.
But, I am loathe to publish alarming information unless it's accompanied by ways that you can do something.
So, for the last few weeks, a small part of the Wayves editorial team has been kicking around the idea of a local — Atlantic Canadian — anti hate resource guide:
- by and for Atlantic Canadian Q folk;
- practical things that people can do to push back against hate; and
- written for ordinary people, not activists.
We need this team to be not quite so small.
If you’re concerned about creeping or galloping right-wing conservatism and want to help create a toolkit to push back against it, write back. We’ll do most of our work probably by Facebook Messenger group chat, possibly by email.
I anticipate this project should take about a month couple of months, a few minutes a day - thinking, googling, reading and commenting.
If you want to be on this team, please write back.
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Publisher Dan
