People's Health Movement – North America
In light of the events occurring in Ukraine, PHM Canada has put together a statement voicing our support for all of those unfairly involved and affected by the violence. The People’s Health Movement – Canada (PHM-Canada) expressly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and we stand in solidarity with the peoples…
PHM Canada has signed on to a joint statement produced by the Ontario Health Coalition on the upcoming Ontario provincial election. It contains key health care issues To view the letter and to sign on, please click here. The crisis that COVID-19 has presented, cast an unflinching light on…
PHM Canada has signed on to a global solidarity letter to oppose a WTO plan that would undermine a true TRIPS waiver for COVID vaccines and tests. To view the letter and to sign on, please click here. Dear President Ramaphosa and Prime Minister Modi, We are civil society organisations,…
PHM Canada has signed onto a joint statement created by the Ontario Health Coalition aimed at stopping the unprecedented privatization of our health care services and to set some key election issues to safeguard and improve public health care. More information about the statement and the Ontario Health Coalition can…
PHM Canada has signed onto a letter/statement spearheaded by OXFAM and CCPA and sent to Ministers Ng and Champagne, addressing the compromised TRIPS waiver. Dear Ministers Ng and Champagne, Since October 2020, our organizations — together with the 80+ members of the Peoples Vaccine Alliance — have supported the proposal…
PHM Canada has signed onto an open letter to the WTO Director General asking for them to deliver a credible response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the form of a TRIPS waiver proposal that addresses concerns about the impact of intellectual property on timely and affordable access to medical…
Clean up the G&R dump on Mohawk Land! When it comes to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, our federal government must translate more of its words into action. Today, we are calling its attention to a clear manifestation of environmental racism and injustice in the Mohawk community of Kanehstatà:ke, just…
PHM Canada signed on to a joint statement (seen below) from NGOs and allied groups calling for the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, as well as the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, to address environmental racism occurring on the Mohawk lands of Kanehsata:ke. To view the current demands and…
The People’s Health Hearing sought to bear witness to the public health impacts of extractive industries and created a space to connect people’s struggles, and set out a vision for intersectional, transformative climate justice. It became a space for movement building, connecting health and climate activists across the world and…
PHM Canada has signed onto a solidarity letter for Vanessa Gray who was charged by RCMP in relation to a Wet’suwet’en solidarity rally in Toronto. Vanessa is a very active Indigenous Land Defender and is known by many for her work in Ontario’s chemical valley. To see the full sign…