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After Wednesday’s soul crushing experience at the Leg, to reference, the tall and handsome @uzomachioma, this was awesome.
And a friendly reminder Refill does and will continue to hold space for queer and trans folks.
Many thanks to @mbpolidragrace and @jaypeywey for organizing + all the volunteers that go unnoticed.
I love you and you really do fucking matter,
Marisa
Wednesday was a rough day.
Sadly, I see exactly how we got here.
I know many of these people are being mislead with disinformation from alt-right influencers, politicians, and conspiratorial “thought” leaders.
However, that does not change the fact that they are supporting a fascist cause masquerading as a way to protect their children.
The scariest part for me was the large swath of youth fully invested in supporting this bigotry. They reminded me immediately of Andrew Tate and every facsimile of him.
The best homework I have for myself is a continued watch of their blogs/websites, and a email to check in the school trustee in my area. To let them know this cannot go unchecked, and to support them with receipts.
Love you all,
Marisa
P.S. I really want all kids to be able to safely grow into adults and not be left with only shambles of a planet and society.
P.P.S. There were also outright white supremacists in the mix, not as many as I expected, but they were there.
Mediocre critique too, but not included is the biggest sigh ever.
Tag/call/email your councilor, the mayor, and every single councillor on the Standing Policy Committer on Water, Waste and Environment.
Do it right this moment!!! It’s on the agenda for tomorrow, September 8, 2023.
Tell them we want mediocre compost now, not striving for some form of perfection in 6-7 years. 🫠
So tired,
Marisa
Hey Winnipeggers!
It’s possible that the Water, Waste, and Environment city council meeting happening at the end of this month, June 23 will include city wide composting.
It’s also possible it will get pushed back or the people in charge of giving a proposal will offer something not that appealing.
Here is where you come in, composting is a fairly low risk opportunity to learn how to engage in city politics. It is however the lowest bar for climate action. If we cannot make this happen as a collective I genuinely fear what sort of a statement that will send to youth, people contemplating leaving or moving here. 🫠
I have compiled a blog post with direct emails and phone numbers of the city councilors, and there is a link to a map that will find your ward if you are unsure.
P.S. ignore my wild disaster of a back yard 😅
~ nearly ~ everybody’s favorite shower steamer is back in stock.
A couple weeks ago we had a weird crash / glitch on on the Refill website so it was saying things that were not in stock were, but I promise these are actually back in stock.
Lately, if you have ordered something and its not been around, apologies again. Its hard to comb through everything while also in motion.
By sweet sale I mean official launch of the Flash Fills category, cool things that do not see enough love, and me cleaning back stock out so I can buy new shelves!
The newsletter reboot will also have a new section with what I am reading or listening to currently. Go sign up because it’s going to be the place that gets all the news first and the socials will be a place to showcase what products Refill carries!
Trying something different so I can let go of this eternal to do list called ~ content ~ 😩
Marisa
Something I personally am excited to support again this year! More info about @wolfwillowartfarm herbal CSA on their links.
Repost @wolfwillowartfarm
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Wondering what you can expect in this year`s CSA?
Slide one is the plants i`m bringing back from last year, and slide two is potential new additions. These plants will be offered as teas, tinctures, or both.
There are also some other hypotheticals and back-ups, such as goldenrod and mugwort.
Like with any farm, a medicinal farm runs in co-operation with nature, and sometimes nature gets the final say in what gets harvested and what doesn`t. 😬😂
To accommodate that, i plant a wider variety of herbs than i technically need.
For more info about the CSA, don`t forget to check out the infosheet in my linktree. <3
#medicinalCSA #herbalCSA #manitobaherbs
It’s Earth Day.
Refill and I are feeling a bit discouraged these days and we in no way want to process these feels on the internet.
So I pulled a couple cards from my @sister.is 100 Ways deck and this is what I got…so apropos.
Wishing for strong, interconnecting communities, that can support each other as we get up to loads of collective action.
With love,
Marisa
ID: white hand holding two bright yellow small index cards. Top on says “spend more time in nature” and bottom one days, “Play hooky from work” background white.
CLOSED - Not accepting more jars at this time.
Refill doing it’s own version of ~hot girl shit~ this month.
Kicking off it’s newest endeavor to innovate (in an old way) right out of extractive capitalism. Join us in keeping glass out of road fill and landfills.
Refill has been itching to get a new delivery jar for years and these are what it settled on.
The salsa, pickle, sauce, honey, jar.
Up until Earth Day, every 500ml and/or 1L jar that you bring in that fits the lid enters you to win free laundry detergent for a year, or 25¢ for each jar, or 25¢ for each jar goes to helping us refill @westend24hour empty shampoo & conditioner jugs.
The minutia: jars just need to be rinsed, labels can be on, and they can smell like pickles.
Laundry for the year is up to a $200 value. To be entered to win jars must be in our hands by April 22, 2023. Winner will be drawn and notified the following day.
Not an April Fool’s joke, just reality for Refill.
Happy Earth Month folks! 🤣
#RefillWPG
FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
References + additional info in the links for those that want more than the boiled down info in these slides. Its tedious but I encourage you to read it yourself. Bottom Line. This is too risky at full scale when the bet is thousands of folks drinking water.
You have until Friday at noon to voice your concerns. It doesn’t have to sound pretty, just say something in your own words.
Marisa
P.S. Its World Water Day. I totally forgot because I have been reading all the finding on this project the last week. If days like today are an excuse to celebrate, they are definitely a day to write an email saying, “Keep your filthy paws off our groundwater.”
P.P.S. Also, many thanks to @justine.Hudson for info sharing + emailing the CEC as it led me towards much more info than I previously had found.
By the time I got this posted Refill has the window signage back up and giant light up one should show up soon! ✨
#WPG #Winnipeg #WestEndBiz #RefillWPG