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About Joanna Kerr

Joanna Kerr is the President of Tides Canada - a national charity enabling community-led transformation to secure a healthy environment, in ways that promote social equity and economic prosperity. She was the Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada, part of a global network working to stop climate change, save the environment, protect precious biodiversity and advance Indigenous rights. A lifelong feminist and activist, Joanna previously served as the first female Chief Executive of ActionAid International, a global federation based in South Africa working with over 15 million people in 45 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice.

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10 lessons from COVID-19 that could help us save the planet

Is it possible that COVID’s influence could shift our culture in a way that benefits climate action and nature?
Coronavirus in Canada
Opinion | April 17th 2020
Joanna Kerr

Bomb threat called into Tides Canada

Opinion | December 18th 2019

Whose heads will world leaders leave above water?

For those among us whose life experiences thread across borders, climate change weighs heavily on our hearts because of its familiar human face: family, friends, colleagues.
Opinion | December 7th 2018

Opinion: Energy project threatens food security in Canada’s North

Canada is grappling with hunger on its own turf with over 4 million Canadians experiencing food insecurity - a lack of access to the variety or quantity of food they need due to lack of money.
Race Against Climate Change
Opinion, Energy, Politics | November 24th 2016

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