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Musqueam Blockade Remains as Negotiations Continue
Submitted on May 14, 2012The Musqueam band's blockade of a condo construction site continues in the Marpole district of south Vancouver, as negotiations with the provincial government over a proposed land swap drag on. Established over a week ago, the blockade consists of chairs and a small tent.
May 19th General Assembly at Grand Parade to Discuss Legal Options Against City, Police Department
Submitted on May 14, 2012Halifax - On Saturday May 19, 2012, Occupy Nova Scotia will be holding a solidarity rally at Grand Parade Square in conjunction with the Global Re-occupation.
Study Proves Sex Workers are Safer with Indoor Work Spaces
Submitted on May 14, 2012A study has recently been released by the BC Centre For Excellence in HIV and the University of British Columbia
Arrest Orders Given Today for Gitxsan Unity Movement Against Enbridge
Submitted on May 14, 2012A Judge in Smithers this morning has issued arrest warrants for the Gitxsan United Chiefs and everyone involved in the Gitxsan Unity Movement blockade against the Enbridge Pipeline. RCMP are currently gathering downtown and the chiefs are getting ready to be arrested, this is a call out from them, for your support.
Conflict, Repression and Canadian Mining & Oil Companies in Guatemala
Submitted on May 14, 2012I’ve barely been able to keep up with all of the resource conflicts going on in Guatemala over the past little while.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Support for Noé Arteaga
Submitted on May 14, 2012a solidarity demo is held for former temporary migrant worker facing deportation for standing up to his employer
CKUT reports on the latest about Ricardo Arteaga Santos - a former temporary foreign worker from Guatamela who worked for the company
April in Review
Submitted on May 13, 2012Emera's Profiteers
Submitted on May 12, 2012Reacting to the news that Nova Scotia Power's top executives got double-digit raises last year, at the same time that the private power monopoly has requested another power rate
Radio CKUT : Victoriaville - Colère générale contre le Parti libéral
Submitted on May 12, 2012Un paysage sonore de la contestation qui a eu lieu lors du Congrès du parti libéral du Québec, à Victoriaville, une archive audio qui reflète une diversité de voix qui se sont unies lors de la manifestation populaire organisée par la Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics.
An Occupier in Nova Scotia's Response to Margaret Wente
Submitted on May 12, 2012Editor's Note: John Thibeau wrote this piece in response to Margaret Wente's original Globe and Mail article, which can be found here.
RCMP reacts to exposure of its surveillance of BC Indigenous protest
Submitted on May 11, 2012In response to our Toronto Star article exposing a police unit that monitored Indigenous protest in BC, the RCMP issued a letter -- see below -- to "First Nations Leaders and Communities".
Occupied Ottawa plans for park squat despite threats from mayor, police
Submitted on May 11, 2012Occupied Ottawa (formerly Occupy Ottawa) is set to re-take public space as the spring season heats up in the nation’s capital.
“On Saturday, May 12, Occupied Ottawa will be back in the streets and the parks, asserting that we have the right to protest, organize and resist in public space,” according to a press release.
Russian Spring?
Submitted on May 10, 2012Voices of Russia’s Progressive Opposition
Moscow - The following is the first in a four part series on the recent demonstrations in Russia. Albrecht Berg recently spent two months in Moscow, meeting with many radicals and interviewing four young activists.
On Industry: Musings on the twentieth anniversary of the Westray Mine Disaster
Submitted on May 10, 2012By Heidi Mitton
Strange Media Consensus on the Student Strike
Submitted on May 10, 2012Pundits, especially pundits in the rest of Canada (ROC), were already having a hard time making heads or tails of the Québec student strike, which had lasted 12 weeks by the time a “deal” had been struck between protesters and the government.
Why I Voted Against the Québec Government "Offer" and Continue to Strike
Submitted on May 10, 2012Since Saturday, some people have come up to me expressing their delight a strike that is finally over, now that a negotiated agreement has been made between the government of Québec and striking students. My reply is that “nothing can be further from the truth.” Here’s why.
We Stopped the Train
Submitted on May 10, 2012On May 5th, people around the world came together to connect some dots with their issues. In White Rock people from different walks of life got together to stop all coal transports trough their community, to protest mining, coal burning, the dust or just to support the struggling.
Sloughs of Despond
Submitted on May 10, 2012Fracking wastewater ponds languish in Hants County
HALIFAX: Hydraulic fracturing wastewater shown to contain high levels of radioactive contaminants has been sitting in two open containment pits in Hants County, Nova Scotia since 2007, the Media Co-op has learned.
A Freedom of Information request has also revealed that the water likely contains a slew of other chemicals, including known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.
Canadian Anti-Masking Bill Imminent
Submitted on May 9, 2012Proposed Concealment of Identity Act Nears Approval
A new bill aimed at making the wearing of masks illegal during riots or “unlawful assemblies” is now closer to becoming law in Canada.
No Accident: Westray 20 Years After
Submitted on May 9, 2012Law to criminally prosecute corporations is in place, but two decades later Canada is no safer a place to work
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia – An early morning ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Westray mine disaster today paid respect to the 26 coal miners killed in the coal dust-sparked methane blast.
CKUT's Off the Hour
Submitted on May 9, 2012Red Square Report for tuesday, may 8
Members of the CKUT news collective were in Victoriaville last Friday, where clashes broke out between student protestors and police in front of the Quebec Liberal Party convention. Here are sounds and interviews from that demo.
All Charges Against Occupiers in Nova Scotia Have Been Dropped
Submitted on May 9, 2012Halifax - A victorious legal precedent was set for the Occupy movement in Nova Scotia. Today, May 9, 2012, in courtroom six, the third Crown prosecutor on the case, Mr. R.
Victoriaville: les balles de plastique sont identifiées
Submitted on May 8, 2012Ce billet à été écrit par le documentariste et membre de la Co-op média Moïse Marcoux-Chabot sur sa page Facebook mardi matin et fait depuis le tour des réseaux sociaux et d'internet.
Fighting at every level: Sakura Saunders on mining and resistance
Submitted on May 8, 2012Anti-mining organizer Sakura Saunders speaks to CKUT about events last week in Toronto, where activists occupied a city park overnight before demonstrating at the site of the shareholders meeting for multinational mining giant Barrick Gold. CKUT spoke to Saunders on Monday, just after she had completed working on the 2012 Mining Injustice Conference.
The death of bling: interview with Testament from Test Their Logik on CKUT 90.3 FM
Submitted on May 8, 2012The hiphop duo Test their Logik have just released a new track with producer Young Jibwe, entitled "Bling Is Dead."
Hiphop artist and organizer Testament from Test Their Logik spoke on CKUT's Ecolibrium show about capitalism, the mining industry, and hiphop bling culture.
Vancity, Enbridge under pressure from enviros at annual meetings this week
Submitted on May 7, 2012"Socially-responsible" credit union holds stock in tarsands companies
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island environmental group is giving Vancity credit union a deadline to divest from Enbridge, the energy corporation responsible for planning the Northern Gateway pipeline from the Alberta tarsands to the BC coast.
May 15-19: Vancouver Commemorates the Nakba, Calls for End to 64 Years of Israeli Ethnic Cleansing
Submitted on May 7, 2012Media Say 3% Lead Is a Tie
Submitted on May 7, 2012Grasping at stats to keep results "right"
A recent opinion survey (April 26-30) showed the Federal NDP outpolling the Conservatives 33%-30%, yet it was reported widely as a tie.
Canadian Press and Harris-Decima did the poll and spun the results.
Riot police turn bus into Victoriaville jail cell
Submitted on May 6, 2012A first hand account from the Québec student strike
Late on Friday evening Sûreté du Québec (SQ) sirens rang out in the night, the flashing lights of speeding patrol cars fast approaching our bus, transporting many teargas-soaked striking students, community activists and journalists from Victoriaville back to Montreal in the spring rain.
Who's Growing our Local Food?
Submitted on May 6, 2012Halifax - A group called Puppets Et Cetera! drew a curious crowd to watch a giant puppet parade and performance along the Halifax waterfront Saturday.
The Media Co-op is Hiring: Vancouver Local Editor
Submitted on May 6, 2012We're looking for a local editor to co-ordinate coverage and work with contributors and Media Co-op members in Vancouver.
The Media Co-op is hiring!
Stop Coal!
Submitted on May 5, 2012On Cinco de Mayo is the day when in 1862 the way-outnumbered Mexicans beat the best army of the world protecting their city Puebla from the colonizers. Today in the name of "connecting the dots" 350.org and stopcoal.ca hosted an event to stop all coal trains for a period of at least 24 hours and to remind people that we all have to become active in the fight for a better world.
San José del Progreso Residents Plan Mine Occupation
Submitted on May 4, 2012Oaxacan groups promise to shut down Fortuna Silver's mine starting Monday
OAXACA, MEXICO-Jorge Sánchez, representative of the villages in resistance in the Ocotlan Valley, announced the indefinite takeover of the mine in San José del Progreso beginning Monday, May 7th at an early hour, this comes after three years of conflict with the Cuzcatlán mining company (Trans. note: Cuzcatlán is a subsidiariy of Vancouver based Fortuna Silver).
Mayday- Il Pleut des Etudiants, Premier de Mai - Montreal
Submitted on May 4, 2012Leftist community unite on May Day at VAG
Submitted on May 3, 2012Despite the blowing winds on May Day, union leaders and activists chanted and waved their banners in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday. They all had their own calls and campaigns, but there were also a common thread of the need for unity among the speeches.
Tickling the Dragon: Byron Sonne and Crown Prosecution
Submitted on May 3, 2012Commentary
Back on November 4th, 2009, Bryon Sonne wrote a group email to Toronto hacker collective hacklab titled “Tickling the Dragon”, in which he wrote, “I want to test the system”.
Musqueam set up camp at condo site after infant graves desecrated
Submitted on May 3, 2012MARPOLE - The Musqueam First Nation has vowed to shut down condo construction to protect a major ancient burial site at the Marpole Midden. Infant graves were unearthed by heavy excavating equipment at the Vancouver location this week.
May Day in Montreal
Submitted on May 3, 2012You’ve probably heard that there is a massive mobilization happening throughout Quebec, which began about 12 weeks ago. But unless you’re keen, or francophone, you probably haven’t heard much about it. This short article is my attempt to share a bit of what I’ve learned about the situation after spending two days, including May Day, in Montreal.
Achuar Voices Part Two
Submitted on May 3, 2012An Achuar Woman Speaks and Q&A
Achuar Voices Part 2 Transcript
Translated by Amazon Watch Peru Program Coordinator, Gregor MacLennan
Manif nocturne contre la hausse à Québec – Interviews sur l'orientation du mouvement étudiant
Submitted on May 3, 20122 mai 2012 à Québec - Media reseauforum.org
Depuis maintenant une semaine, le mouvement étudiant à Québec manifeste tous les jours. Ce sont désormais des manifestations dites nocturnes, vers 20 h où il y a peu de trafic et bien des gens à la maison.
Considérant l'impasse politique et ce qui ressemble à un début de conflit social, nous avons demandé à cinq personnes, participant à cette manifestation, quelle orientation le mouvement étudiant devrait-il adopter.
Ce mercredi 2 mai, nous estimons que 350 personnes se sont jointes à cette marche nocturne contre la hausse des frais de scolarité. La foule s'est réunie à l'Assemblée Nationale pour ensuite marcher un long trajet passant par René-Lévesque, la Grande Allée, traversant un quartier de Sillery, pour finalement revenir à l'Assemblée nationale. Tout le long du trajet, des gens sortaient sur leur balcon pour saluer cette bruyante marche.
Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble at May Day!
Submitted on May 2, 2012recording of the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble playing at Montreal May Day 2012!
Listen to a recording of the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble playing at the Montreal May Day protest in 2012. Thousands joined the annual anti-capitalist May Day protest in downtown Montreal withint he context of the ongoing Quebec student strike that has now entered its twelveth week.
For more information on the 2012 anti-capitalist May Day march visit http://www.clac-montreal.net/
The Québec Student Strike: From ‘Maple Spring’ to Summer Rebellion?
Submitted on May 2, 2012Tuition Hikes, Student Strikes, Police Batons, and Teargas Bombs
The Québec Student Strike: From ‘Maple Spring’ to Summer Rebellion?
Tuition Hikes, Student Strikes, Police Batons, and Teargas Bombs
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall
The following is Part 6 of the series, “Class War and the College Crisis.”
Arab Spring Intel docs show Canada's concern over refugees
Submitted on May 2, 2012In the early days of the Arab Spring the Canada Border Service Agency(CBSA) created a series of Intelligence Bulletins on popular unrest in the Middle East and the Maghreb focused on the potential for refugee claims that might ensue.
Police Assault and Arrests at May Day Re-Occupation
Submitted on May 2, 2012What Really Happened at the Montréal May Day Protest?
Submitted on May 2, 2012From Peaceful Protest to Police Brutality
On May 1, 2012, thousands of students and other protesters took to the streets for the Anti-Capitalist rally in downtown Montréal.
May Day takes Toronto
Submitted on May 1, 2012annual workers' rights celebration spills into streets throughout day, night
One of the most successful May Day demonstrations in years took place earlier today, as large numbers filled the streets of Toronto in the annual festival of workers rights that is celebrated worldwide.
Happy May Day Comrade, We've been spied on - Open Source Surveillance by the G20ISU-JIG
Submitted on May 1, 2012Open Source in intelligence circles refers to things that are volunteered on the Internet. This includes blog posts such as this one, news stories like what has been featured on the Media Coop website, things posted on ainfos, Twitter, Facebook and anything else that can be found on the internet. The Open Source surveillance can then be used by the JIG to pick their targets.
Montreal May Day 2012 In Pictures
Submitted on May 1, 2012May Day rally against capitalism in Montreal. More than 100 were arrested. The Black Bloc contingent was very large.
May Day March Reclaims Halifax Streets
Submitted on May 1, 2012Halifax - About 200 May Day marchers took to the streets of downtown Halifax today, meandering their way through a route that was part planned and part impromptu.
CKUT Radio: Howard Zinn on the History of Mayday
Submitted on May 1, 2012Interview with the late historian Howard Zinn on the anarchist roots of Mayday
Kanonhstaton April 28 Speaker; Ruby Montour
Submitted on May 1, 2012Atlantic Canadians Agree: Inequality is a Public Issue
Submitted on May 1, 2012Mayday Toronto
Submitted on May 1, 2012Coverage from Mayday Events Was Updated Live
Watch this page for live coverage of Mayday events as they happen from the Toronto Media Co-op. Also watch our main twitter feed @TOmediacoop as well as our contributers twitter feeds @q_e_d , @hackj0b, , @meganysta
CKUT Tuesday morning after: Mayday special
Submitted on May 1, 2012Interview with Marie-Eve Lamy of Montreal Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC)
Marie-Eve Lamy is a member of the Montreal Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC). For
the last 5 years, CLAC has organized anti-capitalist Mayday marches on May 1st. They
will be taking to the streets again for Mayday 2012. A full text for the callout can
be found here:
http://www.clac-montreal.net/en/mayday2012
Dragon Root Radio: Mayday special
Submitted on May 1, 2012Interview with Giuliana Fumagalli of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Giuliana Fumagalli is a Montreal-based activist, postal worker, and member of the
Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Here, she speaks on CKUT's Dragon Root
Radio about the labour movement, her reflections on last summer's postal worker
strike, solidarity between students and workers, and also the importance of women in
the labour movement.
Six Nations walk for Peace, Respect, and Friendship: Photo Essay
Submitted on April 30, 2012May Pitches for Pay!
Submitted on April 30, 2012As we do every month, in May we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
La mine à ciel ouvert de Malartic
Submitted on April 30, 2012ou la déchirure du tissu social d'une ville
La 3e édition du colloque international "Plan Nord, plans Sud" a eu lieu à l'U.Q.À.M., ce weekend. En conférence d'ouverture, les agissements de la compagnie Osisko, à la mine de Malartic (Québec) et de Famatina (Argentine), ont été passés sous la loupe.
Educating the RCMP on the Constitution of Canada
Submitted on April 30, 2012May Call for Pitches
Submitted on April 30, 2012Halifax Media Co-op seeks stories
The Halifax Media Co-op is seeking pitches for its website and a newly expanded May Tide.
CKUT's Off the Hour: RAPSIM demo coverage
Submitted on April 30, 2012An interview with Pierre Gaudreault and NDP MP Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
manif nocturne / job dans le nord - samedi le 28 avril, 2012
Submitted on April 29, 2012Montréal, Canada - printemps érable
Montréal - On estime que plus de 10,000 personnes étaient dans la rue pour bloquer l'hausse des frais de scolarité samedi soir - le cinquième nuit consécutive des manifs.
Montage et invertiews par David K. avec David T. et Maude B.
Photographie par Neal Rockwell http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/photo/student-night-march-april-28-2012/10688
Chilean Supreme Court Red Lights Goldcorp Mine
Submitted on April 29, 2012Indigenous community leader celebrates ruling, promises continued opposition
On Friday, the Chilean Supreme Court ratified a lower court ruling that rendered Goldcorp's environmental assessment for the El Morro mine null, due to irregularities including the company's failure to properly consult with the Diaguita Huascoaltinos Indigenous and Agricultural Community, whose lands would be destroyed if the mine is bu
Student Night March, April 28, 2012
Submitted on April 29, 2012Saturday’s night march was slightly different from other night marches that took place this week in that the police did not break it up with tear gas, flash-bang grenades or pepper-spray. Near Place Des Arts the police public address truck ordered protestors to walk only in the direction of traffic and to turn onto Bleury Street, which they ignored.
Safety Within Social Movements Is Everyone's Responsibility
Submitted on April 29, 2012Unceded Coast Salish Territories
March/Rally in Solidarity with Six Nations Reclamation - April 28
Submitted on April 28, 2012A collection of photos from the solidarity march and rally to commemorate the anniversary of the occupation of the Douglas Creek Estates development in Caledonia. Demonstrators from across Ontario came together to show their support for the struggles of the Six Nations.
University is OURS! Half-time Report
Submitted on April 28, 2012Join us! Free to attend:
Sunday, April 29
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street
9:30-9:45 Coffee
9:45-11:15 Session 5
Locked-Out Bus Drivers and Support Workers in N.B and P.E.I. Ask for Fair Contract
Submitted on April 28, 2012Nova Scotia intercity buses have turned around at provincial border for five months
Fredericton - Glen Carr says the blame lies with Acadian Coach Lines, and not the workers, for the five month absence of intercity bus service in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
M4 Resolution on the Extractive Mining Model
Submitted on April 27, 2012A McGill Islamic Studies student experiences American Islamophobia firsthand
Submitted on April 27, 2012Interview with Pascal Abidor
When Pascal Abidor reached the US-Canadian border on May 1st, 2010, he was expecting the standard two-hour wait on the train while the border officials move through the cars and check passports. What he wasn't expecting was to be pulled off the train, handcuffed and detained for hours, and have his electronics searched. As Pascal explains, the agents decided to subject him to th
Charter Cities in Honduras: A Proposal to Expand Canadian Colonialism
Submitted on April 26, 2012The Globe and Mail really outdid themselves today. With the help of a writer named Jeremy Torobin, they took their journalism to the level of the commentary they once specialized in courtesy of Christy Blatchford (who is now at the National Post).
The Spring of our Discontent
Submitted on April 26, 2012Why Nova Scotia is lagging behind in the so-called “maple spring” of student protests
Some have called the Quebec student movement le printemps érable (the maple spring), Canada’s answer to the Arab spring.
BLOG: Montreal Demonstration “Turned Violent” When Police Shot Explosives at Us
Submitted on April 26, 2012Front-Line Account of April 25th Montreal Student Demo
Montreal - I was at last night’s demonstration in Montreal. What was most impressive was that 15,000 people showed up to a night demo, knowing that there was a certainty of brutal police repression, but they showed up anyway.
Gatineau Students Rally in Quebec Solidarity Strike Action
Submitted on April 26, 2012UQO students snake-march late into Hull evening
Over 200 students held a noisy demonstration late Wednesday evening in Gatineau.
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) and Cégep students snake-marched through the streets of the secteur de Hull for over two hours until just before 11:30pm.
Fifteen thousand take to Montreal streets as Quebec government plays semantics, blocks negotiations
Submitted on April 26, 2012It didn't take long; as always, the consensus among the media came quickly: Downtown turns into battlefield, Another demonstration goes
Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet issue 36
Submitted on April 25, 2012News and views from around Vancouver
April 2012's Balaclava! features voices from the WAM Women Action & Media conference, a look at Hoody up Vancouver, as well as demonstrations against the Enbridge pipeline as well as condo construction on Musqueam territory.
Click here for a PDF of this month's Balaclava!
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Art Threat: Hot Docs 2012 preview
Submitted on April 25, 2012Mixing It Up at City Hall
Submitted on April 25, 2012Downtown Eastside Gets Shunted Off into Holding Tank
On the afternoon and evening of April 23, the City of Vancouver must have set multiple precedents at the Development Permit Board (DPB) review of an application to construct a condo at 138 East Hastings in the heart of the Downtown
«Printemps québécois» : climat insurrectionnel et répression martiale
Submitted on April 24, 2012Les émeutes qui ont perturbé, vendredi dernier, l’ouverture du Salon Plan Nord organisé par la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain, ne relèvent pas d’un fait divers.
Rocky Mountaineer Workers Locked Out for Second Season
Submitted on April 24, 2012VANCOUVER - The Rocky Mountaineer tourist train launched its 2012 season today - complete with bagpipes, private security and a trainload of scabs.
Neighbours From Hell
Submitted on April 24, 2012Think you've got it bad? Try living next door to Nova Scotia Power's Trenton Generating Station
HILLSIDE, NS – Down Boyles Road, on a spit of land his family has inhabited for three generations, Peter Boyles, of the Trenton-Hillside Environmental Watch Association, stares pensively out his south-facing kitchen window.
Breaking News. Banner Drop. #May1TO: A good day to call-in sick
Submitted on April 24, 2012Toronto -- As the Austerity budget in Ontario goes to vote, activists from No One Is Illegal - Toronto and Occupy Toronto issued a call for a mass protest and day of action on May Day (May 1), 2012. A 30 x 7 foot banner was dropped off a highway crossing early Tuesday morning, cheekily telling early morning motorists to call-in sick on May Day, when immigrant and worker rights g
Students Vote to Protest Barrick Gold
Submitted on April 24, 2012Toronto Alternative School decides to take the streets on May 2
Students at the Student School voted unanimously this month to support a protest against Barrick Gold at their annual general meeting in downtown Toronto.
Youth-Organized Earth Day Parade and Rally Draw Hundreds in East Vancouver
Submitted on April 23, 2012Hundreds of people participated in the Earth Day Parade organized by Youth for Climate Justice Now yesterday.
‘Stop Harper’s Gang’ says former Senate Page in challenging Wildrose leader
Submitted on April 23, 2012Trying to understand a tragedy
Submitted on April 23, 2012This week I have spent my days reading news articles and blog posts about Raymond Taavel, crying, and selling Pride flags to solemn customers.
Discours - Coalition RRQ / InnuPower
Submitted on April 22, 2012Rassemblement du 21 avril 2012
Une sélection des discours prononcés, sous la pluie, lors du rassemblement devant le Palais des Congrès de la coalition RRQ / InnuPower.
Our Generation's Quiet Awakening must be Green and Red
Submitted on April 22, 2012En français: http://bit.ly/Ji1EFz
La Révolution Tranquille de Notre Génération doit être verte et rouge
Submitted on April 22, 2012Aujourd’hui, le mouvement étudiant québécois, si créatif et engageant, s’engage à tisser son chemin à travers la marche pour le Jour de la Terre à Montréal, fusionnant rouge et vert pour symboliser ses demandes pour un gel des frais de scolarité avec un respect pour la planète et ceux qui sont le plus touchés par les changements climatiques.
Cape Breton Coal Mining Plans Inching Forward
Submitted on April 22, 2012In an age of climate change, controversial multinational seeks to re-open Donkin mine
Halifax - Erdene Resource Development Corp., and giant multi-national coal exporter Xtrata, continue to move through federal environmental regulatory hurdles to re-develop the Donkin coal mine project in Cape Breton.
Deuxième journée de combat au Salon Plan Nord
Submitted on April 21, 2012Suite à une deuxième manifestation en deux jours face au Palais des congrès, plus tôt ce matin, le Salon Plan Nord a été annulé pour la journée.
Manifestation anticolonialiste – Plan Nord
Submitted on April 21, 2012Vendredi 20 avril 2012
« Quand vous aurez coupé tous les arbres, quand vous aurez pollué toutes les rivières et tué tous les animaux, peut-être comprendrez-vous que l'argent ne se mange pas.»
- Samian reprenant Sitting Bull
A Brief Insider's Report on the April 20th Plan Nord Protest
Submitted on April 21, 2012Let them work up north!
Submitted on April 21, 2012“Let them eat cake!” Marie Antoinette never said those words (really, who would be ignorant enough to say such a thing while peasants were starving for lack of bread?), but they were subsequently attributed to her to illustrate the yawning gap that existed between the masses and the rulers on the eve of the French revoluti
Teachers Rally against Cuts to Education
Submitted on April 21, 2012Cole Harbour - About 300 teachers rallied against cuts to education outside premier Darrell Dexter's constituency office Friday afternoon after the end of the school day.
Demonstration Against The Plan Nord In Pictures
Submitted on April 20, 2012Police were overwhelmed by demonstrators Friday, before receiving reinforcements from the Sûreté du Québec.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Red Square Report for Friday, april 20th
Submitted on April 20, 2012Round Table on studen strike and freedom of the press
live round-table discussion on the media and the student strike.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Red Square Report for Friday, April 20th
Submitted on April 20, 2012Occupation du palais des congres en opposition au plan nord
An employment fair for Quebec's controversial Plan Nord was held in Montreal today, but it was protested by indigenous solidarity and student activists, who entered the Palais des Congres, briefly occupied it and were
Homegrown Healthcare Risks Going Up in Smoke
Submitted on April 20, 2012Interview with Laurie MacEachern, Executive Director of the Medical Cannabis Patients Alliance of Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia - As Health Canada seems intent to push through revisions to the Medical Marihuana (sic) Access Regulations that will eliminate personal grow licences for patients, patients are now fighting back in force.
Student Protests Overcome Court Injunction as Classes are Suspended in Gatineau
Submitted on April 20, 2012Police mass arrest over 300 students and professors in two days
Direct action undertaken by striking Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) students and their allies has resulted in classes being cancelled until Monday, the final day of a ten-day court injunction ordering them back to class and criminalizing protests within 25 metres of either campus.
April 17th, 2012; In Memoriam
Submitted on April 20, 2012Like many others who live in Halifax and across Canada, I was shocked, horrified and filled with sorrow after hearing of the violent death of Raymond Taavel—a prominent and respected activist for LGBT rights, long-time editor of Wayves magazine, and organizer for Fair Vote Nova Scotia, to name just some of his most celebrated work.
Education...for Some?
Submitted on April 19, 2012Teaching assistants concerned that cuts to education are leaving students with learning disabilities behind
“Before I started school, I literally could not speak,” says Kyle Hunter.
“My diagnosis before I started school was Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD), ” says the teaching assistant (TA) with the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board (CBVRSB). But despite his struggles early on, Hunter succeeded in school, and has held his current job for three years.
Downtown Eastside Goes Up Against City Hall
Submitted on April 18, 2012Riot Police Kettle UQO Students, Make Dozens of Arrests
Submitted on April 18, 2012Gatineau riot police kettled over 200 students, professors, supporters, and journalists on Lac des Fées parkway on Wednesday, April 18.
Poem Tribute to Raymond Taavel
Submitted on April 17, 2012For Raymond, and for all of the Raymonds, which is to say: for everyone
Written by Tanya Davis on April 17th, for the death and life of Raymond Taavel and for the love of Halifax
“Compassionate, Caring, Outgoing, Welcoming”
Submitted on April 17, 2012Vigil held on Gottingen Street following murder of Raymond Taavel
At least 300 people gathered on Gottingen Street in Halifax today at 7pm to mourn the passing of Raymond Taavel, local community activist. Taavel was killed this morning at approx. 3a.m., outside Menz and Mollyz Bar, defending a friend during a physical attack.
CKUT's Off the Hour: The risk of the Inter-Tribal Youth Center closing in 3 months
Submitted on April 17, 2012Interview with Gordon Bird
An interview with vice-president of the Board of Directors at the Native Friendship Center of Montreal, Gordon Bird about the current situation the NFCM is in. The center risks closing down in 3 month. The Inter-Tribal Youth Centre has already been closed.
CKUT's Off the Hour: The Red Square report on the protest in Le College de Vallefield Part 2
Submitted on April 17, 2012Interview with Emilie Gamelin
Le College de Valleyfield was the first CEGEP to vote in favor of the strike. Earlier this week, the Valleyfield College administration decided to force students to go back to school on Thursday, despite the students voting in favor of prolonging the strike in their last general assembly.
CKUT's Off the Hour: The Red Square report on the protest in Le College de Valleyfield Part 1
Submitted on April 17, 2012Interview with Emilie Gamelin
Le College de Valleyfield was the first CEGEP to vote in favor of the strike.
CKUT's Off the Hour: The impact of Bill C-31 on LBGTQ refugees
Submitted on April 17, 2012Interview with Ed Lee
Global Day of Action on Military Spending in Halifax - Pictorial
Submitted on April 17, 2012Halifax, Nova Scotia – Members of Halifax Voice of Women for Peace, the Halifax Peace Coalition, the Raging Grannies and their friends today gathered outside the Spring Garden Branch Library to mark the second annual Global Day of Action on Military Spending.
Toronto In Review: March
Submitted on April 16, 2012City workers make concessions, ban on brothels overturned, Occupy Toronto back in the news
On March 26, an Ontario Court of Appeals decision struck down a ban on brothels. It modified the law against living off the avails of the sex trade so that sex workers can hire staff and, as activist Valerie Scott has memorably pointed out, have housemates and give presents to people without risking their arrest.
CBC on Quebec student strike: Deploying government discourse?
Submitted on April 16, 2012
CBC news reports are now using inaccurate language to describe the ongoing Québec-wide student strike.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Red Square Report for Friday, April 13
Submitted on April 16, 2012Gatineau Students Defy Injunction, Barricade Campus
Submitted on April 16, 2012The Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) suspended classes on Monday, April 16, as students defied a court injunction and blocked access to the Alexandre-Taché campus building.
Last week, a small group of students opposed to the strike filed an injunction with the Quebec Superior Court to force classes to reopen in the wake of the Quebec-wide student strike.
Photos: Hundreds Rally Against Pipelines and Tankers in Victoria
Submitted on April 15, 2012Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn in front of the provincial legislature on Sunday to participate in a 'Rally Against Enbridge.' After a series of passionate speakers - from young children to First Nations grassroots community leaders - rally participants marched through downtown Victoria to Centennial Square.
Capitalism and Colonialism: Moving Forward Looking Back with Gord Hill and Anna Soole
Submitted on April 15, 2012Seeing the Strings started with a discussion addressing:
What is the intertwined history of capitalism and colonialism? How is colonialism still occurring in “Canada” today? What is its violence? How does it affect indigenous people? How does it affect non-indigenous people? What are some indigenous alternatives to capitalism and how to use the land?
Images from the People's Summit march in Cartagena
Submitted on April 14, 2012Images of Saturday's march in Cartagena where thousands protested the closed door negociations of the Summit of the Americas.
Thousands in the Street in Support of Alma's workers
Submitted on April 14, 2012Worldwide Solidarity against Rio Tinto.
Mass Rally in Alma, Quebec
Glorious Day in Alma Affirms the Need to Build the New and Stake Our Claim on the Future
Ce dimanche 14 avril à l'aéroport de Dorval: Solidarité avec l'action mondiale Bienvenue en Palestine
Submitted on April 14, 2012À l'aéroport de Dorval (Montréal) de 18 h à 20 h ce samedi 14 avril 2012.
Le site Internet de la délégation québécoise !
L'action mondiale Bienvenue en Palestine
Un APPEL INTERNATIONAL
signé par, entre autres ...
State of the Unions, Part 2: Full Audio
Submitted on April 14, 2012Complete recording of HMC sponsored event now online
On Tuesday April 10, 2012 the Halifax Media Co-op sponsored “State of the Unions, Part Two” took place at JustUs! Cafe on Spring Garden Road in Halifax. The event was recorded for HMC by Allan Bezanson, and Master of Ceremonies was Miles Howe. Featured speakers were:
UPRISING!: Women and the Media, from Tahrir to SlutWalk
Submitted on April 13, 2012The Centre for Peace was abuzz with discussion about gender justice on Saturday, March 31st, as dozens of local feminists, activists, journalists, artists, and others gathered for UPRISING!, WAM! Vancouver's second annual community conference. The local chapter of Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) hosted the day workshops and discussions as part of a ten-day 'WAM!
In Cartagena, Colombia, summits are underway
Submitted on April 13, 2012Social summits try to co-opt alternative summits
A young boy dips his clothes in the water directly across from where leaders will meet over the week-end, a little further away, right in front of the conference hall, drug vendors and sex workers hang out at the entrance of a bar while thousands of state security forces stand along the city's main roads as if some parade were coming through.
A Rusty Mess
Submitted on April 12, 2012Kinder Morgan Announces Pipeline Expansion, Fraser Valley Residents Speak Out
ABBOTSFORD, STO:LO TERRITORY - Residents of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and the surrounding areas gathered at the University of the Fraser Valley on Wednesday evening to learn more about Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline. In many cases, it literally runs through their backyards.
Students occupy uOttawa admin office over tuition fee hike!
Submitted on April 12, 2012uOttawa student resistance continues following last week's BOG disruption
For Immediate Release:
April 12, 2012
Students take action against Board of Governors fee hikes and occupy University of Ottawa President’s Office
[Editor's note: the occupation ended after 4pm on thursday]
Colloque international Plan Nord-Plans Sud, Résistances dans les Amériques
Submitted on April 12, 20123e édition du colloque international : Plan Nord, plans Sud
Résistances dans les Amériques :
Crimes socio-environnementaux et minières canadiennes
26 avril 17h30, 27 avril 8h30 et 28 avril 9h00
320 rue Ste-Catherine Est, Pavillon J.-A.-DeSève, salle DS-R525, Université du Québec à Montréal
Panels et ateliers participatifs
Violence légitime, mon oeil!
Submitted on April 11, 2012Quand ils coupent les programmes sociaux
Qui demandent aux pauvres de travailler plus
Pour que les riches payent moins d’impôts
On se statch tous ensemble dans les bureaux d’la Loto
Pis on chante des beaux slogans, on est bin belles on est bin beaux
On reste, on reste, on reste pacifique
Boat Harbour Pictorial
Submitted on April 11, 2012BOAT HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA - The brown, steaming waters of Boat Harbour, churned to a foaming mix by mechanical aerators, provides a striking example of industry laying absolute waste to a once pristine environment.
Missing Justice: Organizations Affirm Boycott of Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Submitted on April 11, 2012Representatives from fifteen Indigenous, Downtown Eastside, and women's organizations gathered for a press conference in the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) boardroom yesterday morning to affirm their boycott of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
Protesters contest tickets and denounce repression
Submitted on April 11, 2012Des manifestantEs arrêtéEs contestent leurs contraventions et dénoncent la répression
Français ci dessous
Hell is Other Workers
Submitted on April 11, 2012LIVESTREAM of blockade at Banque National by CUTV
Submitted on April 11, 2012part of an all-day protest against rising tuition fees
The head offices of the National Bank in downtown Montreal have been blockaded by striking students since approximately 7:30 this morning. Non-stop live coverage is unfolding courtesy of Concordia University Television (CUTV), a member owned and operated campus/community TV and video production studio.
Downtown Eastside not for Developers!
Submitted on April 10, 2012"They want to turn 100 block into Smallville"--DTES residents say NO to Sequel 138
Submitted on April 10, 2012DTES residents gather to voice opposition to Sequel 138 Condos in the heart of their community.
On April 9th at 11am, about 100 Downtown Eastside residents gathered, along with interested community workers and media, to discuss Se
"Everyone Will Be Affected"
Submitted on April 9, 2012Unions, solidarity, and the federal budget
It was losing her job that first got Jeannie Baldwin involved in the union movement. Her position with the Department of Employment and Immigration was one of 10 that was affected by federal government downsizing at the time. Baldwin went to her union, filed a grievance, and was able to get her job back.
Increased development pressures on the Nepawin Creek, Lily Creek wetland.
Submitted on April 9, 2012The Nepahwin Creek, Lily Creek wetland area provides a good example of the development pressures faced by wetlands and floodplains throughout Greater Sudbury. In the early 1970’s a community led OMB appeal protected a large portion of this wetland, rejecting the proposed development of a shopping centre. After the construction of playing fields later that decade, it faced 
Accessible Education in Quebec: A Societal Choice
Submitted on April 8, 2012Since the beginning of 2012, I've been sporting a red felt square. Today, it's quite the fashion statement in Quebec. But it was only last week that I noticed how worn my red square had become. After several months, it's now frayed at the edges with bumps starting to appear.
The G20's Accused Two Years Later: Dan Kellar
Submitted on April 8, 2012Over the last two years, activist journalist Dan Kellar has watched many of his friends get arrested, face harsh bail conditions and serve jail time for their involvement in protests against the G20 summit in Toronto in 2010. Although he was not himself charged, as a member of AW@L and the Southern Ontario Anarchist Resistance, he worked closely with activists facing conspiracy charges.
Making Moo-ves!
Submitted on April 8, 2012East Coast Organic Milk Cooperative set to provide local, organic, milk in Nova Scotia by mid-June.
Halifax - Nova Scotians may be pouring their first glasses of local organic milk this coming June. It’s a big moment for organic dairy farmers, who have finally found a way to market their milk locally.
Mental Health, Worker Health, Community Health
Submitted on April 7, 2012An interview with Kelly Murphy on recent cuts at the IWK
Halifax - "It's moving backwards," says Kelly Murphy of the recent decision to cut 22 of 83 youth care workers from the IWK Health Centre’s mental health and addictions programs. "We need to increase funding and support.
CKUT Off the Hour: “À qui profite le Plan Nord?”, une nouvelle recherche de l’IRIS
Submitted on April 6, 2012Entrevue avec le chercheur principal, Bertrand Schepper
L’institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économique (IRIS) vient de publier une nouvelle recherche sur le Plan Nord, “À qui profite le Plan Nord?&rdq
CKUT Radio: Artist Seth Tobocman
Submitted on April 6, 2012listen to interview with NYC artist Seth Tobocman
Listen to an interview with New York City artist Seth Tobocman on the recently released book Understanding the Crash, co-authored with writer Eric Laursen. This interview details the way that Tobocman, long time grassroots activist/artist, worked to respond to the US financial crisis via graphics.
Unions in the Broader Community
Submitted on April 5, 2012CLC Rep Tony Tracy on union work in the non-unionized and international context
Tony Tracy got his first unionized job at 17. He grew up in the New Brunswick forestry town of Nackawic, and started work in the town’s pulp and paper mill as part of the unionized workforce.
Grève de la faim des Lakotas contre Keystone XL
Submitted on April 5, 2012The people will not let Fracking be ignored in NS Province House
Submitted on April 5, 2012Gallery of legislature erupts in script-reading protest.
Halifax - On Thursday, April 5th,at 9:00am, MLA Gary Burrill (Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley) presented thousands of signatures from concerned Nova Scotians to the NS House of Assembly, calling for a ban on fracking. This process took about 30 seconds and discussion did not continue further.
CKUT Off the Hour: Launch of a five-year study on homophobic bullying across North America
Submitted on April 5, 2012Reports of homophobic bullying have skyrocketed in the past couple of years, gaining particular attention in the media because of a numb
Aramark's 15-Year Contract at Trent University to Expire 2013; Conflict of Interest and Dirty Tricks Ensue
Submitted on April 5, 2012Conflict of Interest: Trent spends $60k on FsStrategy Consultants who broker deals for Aramark
Video from Inside Minister of Education's Office
Submitted on April 5, 2012Refugee Rights!
Submitted on April 5, 2012Vancouver Latin American Communities Spearhead Rally to Defeat Bill C-31
Chants against Bill C-31 rang out in Spanish at the intersection of West Georgia and Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon, when dozens of people gathered in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board office to protest the proposed reforms to Canada's refugee determination system.
Refugee & Immigrant Rights Groups Occupy MP Offices to Oppose Bill C-31
Submitted on April 5, 2012Ontario and Quebec Students for Free Education Occupy Office of Ont. Education Minister
Submitted on April 5, 2012Harper Agenda: Fisheries and Oceans – Sweeping Nation-Wrecking Transformation
Submitted on April 4, 2012IN OCTOBER 2011, the Harper government sent a memo to employees at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) outlining steps being taken to “transform” the management of Canadian fisheries. At the same time, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Keith Ashfield began holding consultations on “modernizing” the Canadian fisheries.
Photos: Rally to Defeat Bill C-31! // Fotos: Protesta para derrotar el proyecto de ley C-31!
Submitted on April 4, 2012EN: Click on any photo to see the whole image and/or to scroll through the set. A press release by the Movement in Defense of Human Rights of Immigrants and Refugees is below, and an article will be coming soon.
PHOTOS: Occupations and banner drops against changes to refugee law, Bill C-31
Submitted on April 4, 2012Migrant and refugee rights activists across Canada have occupied and dropped banners today as part of a concerted campaign against Bill C-31, which is being refered to as the The Refugee Exclusion Act.
Refugee rights activists are occupying Conservative MP offices and dropping banners in SEVEN cities
Submitted on April 4, 2012In a coordinated effort on Refugee Rights Day, members of refugee and immigrant rights groups including No One Is Illegal are occupying Conservative MP offices in Ottawa, Toronto, St. Catharines, Edmonton, and Vancouver Coast Salish Territories. Banners have also been dropped in Montreal and Halifax.
Take the Gender Neutral Bathroom Challenge!
Submitted on April 4, 2012Don't use gendered bathrooms in April
Have you ever thought about why bathrooms are gendered? Or what it would be like if you could not use gendered bathrooms? Well, we challenge you to not use them for the month of April.
The Surveillance against Camas and Spartacus
Submitted on April 3, 2012The Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit early on did surveillance of Spartacus Books. It had the old address before the fire. We can see this get updated, and the V2010ISU made sure to grab the old ALF and ELF material that the store had.
CKUT Round Table: What Next For the Student Strike?
Submitted on April 3, 2012An in-studio discussion with student and community activists
Audio from a live round-table discussion on CKUT's Off the Hour on Friday, March 30th.
That Sinking Feeling
Submitted on April 2, 2012Penobsquis resident Heather McCabe watches house buckle, bulge, sink
Penobsquis, NB - In 2003, when Heather McCabe bought her homestead in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, she thought it would make the perfect sanctuary for special-needs animals. And it did - that is, until her septic pipe rose out of the ground, her walls started to buckle and bulge, and her well went dry.
Third lecture completes James Robinson Johnston Distinguished Lecture Series
Submitted on April 2, 2012Dr. Hakim Adi: The White Man's Burden? The New Scramble for Africa
Halifax - The third and final lecture in the James Robinson Johnston (JRJ) Distinguished Lecture Series took place Tuesday, March 20th before a large audience at Dalhousie University in Halifax with “White Man's Burden? The New Scramble for Africa,” a talk by Dr.
1 thing Ian Brown and I have in common. 6 we don’t.
Submitted on April 2, 2012A response to the Globe & Mail's "Why men can't - and shouldn't - stop staring at women."
Dear Ian Brown,
Les étudiants manifestent contre le Plan Nord
Submitted on April 2, 2012Students protest against the Plan Nord
Les étudiants manifestent contre le Plan Nord
Montreal - 2 avril, 2012 - C’est dans le contexte du mouvement étudiant contre la hausse des frais de scolarité que des universitaires et cégépiens de différentes institutions ont choisi de bloquer l’accès du 800 René-Lévesque Blvd. Ouest à 8 heures ce matin.
Hoody Up Vancouver
Submitted on April 1, 2012March to Defend Public Education
Submitted on April 1, 2012Vancouver Students Rally In Solidarity with Striking Students in Quebec
April 1st, at the Vancouver Art Rallery, a group of a few hundred mostly students gathered to support public education and in support of student stikers in Quebec.
The following is from a pamphlet picket up at the rally:
"Yes, This Is A Strike.
Budget Awareness Rally at Nova Scotia Legislature
Submitted on April 1, 2012Music, marching and a message of sustainability.
On Tuesday, April 3rd, frustrated but hopeful Haligonians will march to the Nova Scotia Legislature to express their concerns on where their hard-earned tax dollars are being allocated.
The House, which resumed its proceedings on March 29th, will open Tuesday's 2pm assembly with the provincial budget.
Making the Case for Higher Taxes
Submitted on March 31, 2012Group calls for tax rates on the rich to be returned to pre-2000 levels
A forum this Sunday put on by a new local group, Nova Scotians for Tax Fairness, is premised on one simple idea: the rich should pay more in taxes.
Osgoode Police Brutality Podcast
Submitted on March 30, 2012TMC and MediaWrench talk to witnesses of Osgoode arrests
Jared Khan of MediaWrench and TMC's own Darryl Richardson talk to witnesses of the police brutality that occured at Osgoode Hall today.
Police Brutality at Osgoode Hall
Submitted on March 30, 20124 occupiers arrested, 2 beaten, 3 arrests for simply recording
This story is being live updated as we get more information.
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DTES Interim Rezoning Guidelines a Mixed Blessing for Low Income Community
Submitted on March 30, 2012Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories – March 30, 2012 – The Low Income community won at least a partial victory on Wednesday when the city passed a set of Interim Rezoning Guidelines for the Downtown Eastside.
Ontario pays mining corp to avoid conflict with to KI First Nation
Submitted on March 30, 2012God's Lake Resources make milions without digging for gold
In the face of a looming conflict, the Ontario government has paid out $3.5 million to junior gold mining company God's Lake Resources (GLR) to surrender their mining claims in land that was placed under a moratorium against mining by Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation, according to a March 29th announcement from the provincial government.
Vive les masques !
Submitted on March 30, 2012Profiling the Profilers! Profilons les Profileurs!
Submitted on March 30, 2012see http://www.peoplescommission.org/en/index.php for info on CSIS Watch and more.
voir http://www.peoplescommission.org/fr/index.php pour de l'info sur Surveillance du SCRS et plus.
Canucks Riot 2012?
Submitted on March 29, 2012City to 'Decentralize' Canucks' Celebrations
The City of Vancouver has announced its game plan for the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, set to begin April 11. The plan was devised to stop any rioting as occurred during the 2011 Stanley Cup game 7, during which millions of dollars in property damages and looting was carried out by several thousand people in the downtown core.
Budget 2012 Reaction Round-Up
Submitted on March 29, 2012Have other reactions to the 2012 federal budget to add to this list? Post them in the comments below.
When Pomp Meets Circumstance
Submitted on March 29, 2012HALIFAX - Worlds seemed to collide today outside the Nova Scotia Legislature as the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) local 22, the IWK Health Care Workers, staged a protest over recent cuts to youth-care workers, at the same time as the Lieutenant-Governor was set to deliver a speech from the throne.
Federal Budget Abdicates Responsibility, Leaves Thousands Waiting For Health Care
Submitted on March 29, 2012Halifax, NS – Today’s federal budget abdicates federal responsibility for public health care and leaves thousands of Canadians waiting to access need health services such as long-term care and mental health care services, says the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network.
COMMUNIQUÉ - Des canadiens préoccupés perturbent le discours sur le budget
Submitted on March 29, 2012Tony Tracy is the Media Co-op: Join him today and Own your Media!
Submitted on March 29, 2012As a co-op, our strength is our members. Over the next few weeks, we'll be sending our profiles of some of the people who support the co-op, from readers, to contributors to editors. Know someone involved with the co-op who we should profile? Send it to: info@mediacoop.ca.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Concerned Canadians Disrupt Budget Speech
Submitted on March 29, 2012Watching the Watchers
Submitted on March 29, 2012Protest at CSIS offices in Montreal aims to turn tables on spy agency
This morning, about 40 people gathered outside of 715 Peel Street in downtown Montreal. Carrying cameras and many wearing sunglasses and long dark coats, they camped out, waiting for suspects to interrogate.
Red Wave Hits Montreal
Submitted on March 28, 2012250,000 march against tuition fees in Quebec
On March 22nd, over 250,000 people marches in the streets of Montreal, making it possibly the largest demonstration in the province's history (similar numbers marched in February 2003 against the looming war in Iraq).
Join our team: We're looking for a Membership Intern!
Submitted on March 28, 2012Interested in working with the Media Co-op in Montreal this spring?
Please pass this on far & wide!
NSGEU Local 22 and Allies in Early Morning Info Picket
Submitted on March 27, 2012Cuts to Youth Worker Positions Despite No Provincial Mental Health Strategy
Halifax - Members of Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) Local 22, the IWK Health Care Workers, today continued their protest against the recent slashing of 22 youth-care worker jobs with an early-morning info picket at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.
"Stand With Us to Fight"
Submitted on March 26, 2012Hundreds Rally Against Enbridge Oil
Submitted on March 26, 2012April's Pitches for Pay!
Submitted on March 26, 2012You write the stories, we pay you money!
As we do every month, in April we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
Investigative Fund Pitches Due by April 6 at midnight!
Submitted on March 26, 2012400$ for 2200 words even Holmes would go for that!
Put on your deerstalker hat, rouse Watson from his slumber, and call up Moriarty's number on the speed dial for an interview because it is time to pitch your story to the Media Co-op's Investigative Fund!
The Media Co-op is seeking pitches for investigative features.
Writers will be paid $400 for 2200 words.
No Pipelines, No Tankers: A Rally in Images
Submitted on March 26, 2012PETA's Campaign Glamorizes Violence Against Women, Say Local Activists
Submitted on March 25, 2012TRIGGER WARNING: link to PETA's "boyfriend went vegan" video http://www.peta.org/tv/videos/psas-vegetarianism/1190924841001.aspx
A woman is walking through an alley looking dazed and dishevelled. She is wearing nothing but a jacket and a neck brace, suggesting a serious and recent injury. The shaky camera shows glimpses of her panties as she falls up the stairs barely able to stand.
Deena Gamil speaks at Trent IAW
Submitted on March 25, 2012How the Walk to Stop the Mega-Quarry put Melancthon on the Map
Submitted on March 25, 2012
“The Mega-Quarry has really touched a nerve up here because people know their headwaters are being challenged” argues Michael Sacco, an Indigenous Studies PhD student at Trent University.
Sacco was one of the organizers of a five-day 125km walk in late April 2011 to stop the proposed “Mega-quarry” planned for Melancthon Township.
Victoria Activists bring Opposition to Enbridge Pipelines Home
Submitted on March 25, 2012On March 23rd 2012 community organizers installed a symbolic pipeline in downtown Victoria BC. This action was in solidarity with all the other folk who also oppose the planned Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. It was an act that demonstrated resistance to the destruction of our forests, coasts, rivers, lakes, and communities.
Not a good year for neo-Nazi 'Blood and Honour' Canada
Submitted on March 24, 2012Members charged with hate crimes, rallies smashed, one killed
2012 is turning into very bad year for the neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour in Canada. On March 24, two 'white pride' rallies organized by B & H chapters in Edmonton, Alberta, and London, Ont., fizzled after overwhelming numbers of anti-fascists drove them from the streets and effectively shut them down.
Seeing the Strings: Iglika Ivanova and Matthew Wildcat
Submitted on March 24, 2012Capitalism and You teach-in
Seeing the Strings started with a discussion addressing:
What are the basics of capitalism? How is it connected to different forms of exploitation? How does capitalism shape you?
Speakers were Iglika Ivanova and Matthew Wildcat.
"A Crime Against Nature"
Submitted on March 24, 2012Protestors mourn the destruction of Gatineau’s old growth
By mid-day on Mar. 1, the protest known as the Occupy Gatineau Park movement was effectively quashed by authorities.
More advice the NDP is ignoring
Submitted on March 23, 2012Investment, not cutbacks, is what youth and students need
Cutting funding to the services that matter most for youth disenfranchises young people in the province, and presents a threat to our economy and the lives of our citizens.
Progressive Budget Real Alternative: CCPA
Submitted on March 23, 2012If you want to govern, not give up
Fed a steady diet of tax-cut fetishism and deficit hysteria, Nova Scotians could welcome the N.S. Alternative Budget (NSAB) released March 22 by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-N.S (CCPA-NS).
Businesses Start with the CEED of an Idea
Submitted on March 23, 2012The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development provides unemployed Nova Scotians with an alternative to the labour market
Moira Peters and Sam Fraser were unemployed and struggling in the Halifax labour market when they discovered the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED).
This Halifax-based, not-for-profit organization helps people start their own businesses by offering advice and financial support.
«Mais à quoi servent les prisons ?»
Submitted on March 22, 2012Entrevue avec Jean Claude Bernheim
Jean Claude Bernheim est criminologue, il enseigne à l'université de St Boniface. Auteur de nombreux ouvrages en criminologie, dont le classique Criminologie, idées et théories, il a enseigné à l’Université d’Ottawa et à l’Université de Montréal.
«Mais à quoi servent les prisons ?»: quelques pistes...
CKUT radio: Mass Montréal protest for accessible education
Submitted on March 22, 2012audio report recorded on the streets of downtown Montreal 22/03
Listen to a radio report on the massive student protest today in downtown Montreal, a demonstration that completely filled large parts of the downtown area.
Live: Quebec national day of action against tuition fee hikes
Submitted on March 22, 2012CUTV broadcasts from the streets of Montreal at 300,000 go on strike
CUTV, Concordia University students' campus-community TV station, is broadcasting live from today's massive action against tuition fee increases. Watch it live below, or tune in to cutvmontreal.ca.
CSIS: A Memo from Dick to Vic
Submitted on March 22, 2012I requested information on Lawful Access back in November from CSIS from the period of September 2011 until November 30, 2011. Once again, the use of Cabinet Confidences to amend the request to near uselessness didn't help much, nor did the waiting period.
Manifestation féministes étudiantes de l’AGEcvm
Submitted on March 22, 2012Les féminismes manifestés, pas récupérés!
« Les féminismes manifestés, pas récupérés! »
Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em
Submitted on March 21, 2012A proposed by-law reveals tension between the desires for public health and a welcoming community
On March 14, Antigonish’s town council voted down the a proposal that would have prohibited all smoking on Main Street.
“I first thought when we looked at the smoke-free by-law…it sounded like a good idea,” said town councillor Willie Cormier.
However, a detailed study and community consultation made Cormier see the issue differently.
March's Tide is Here!
Submitted on March 21, 2012Available for download on-line, or pick-up around Halifax
Spring has sprung, and with it comes another double-sized edition of The Tide. Download one as an attachment here, or pick one up at any number of locations around Halifax. As you enjoy The Tide, why not consider becoming involved with the Media Coop in a variety of ways. We're always looking for writers, journalists, and, of course, sustainers.
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La lutte étudiante éclate à nouveau au Chili
Submitted on March 21, 2012Over 200,000 students on strike against tuition fee increases in Quebec
Submitted on March 20, 2012The student strike across Quebec is gaining momentum, with a growing number of daily actions and a record 215,000 students on strike.
No Abortion Services on Prince Edward Island
Submitted on March 20, 2012Island women fight for access in their own province
Kandace Hagen expected her nomination for a youth social justice award to be slightly controversial. After all, if she won, she would be recognized for her work advocating for abortion access in Prince Edward Island. She didn’t, however, expect to face a campaign by anti-abortion activists trying to ensure she didn’t win.
Two Eyes Are Better Than One
Submitted on March 20, 2012Dr. Heather Castleden and Team to Use Tradition and Science to Examine Effects of Boat Harbour
Halifax - Dr. Heather Castleden, in conjunction with the Pictou Landing Native Women's Association, will be undertaking a three year research study to determine the health effects of living next to Boat Harbour. The project is being largely funded by the Canadian Institute of Health and Research, which has enabled Dr.
"We Need to Fight Back!": Community March Against Racism takes to Vancouver streets
Submitted on March 19, 2012Hundreds of people took to the streets of Vancouver yesterday for a Community March Against Racism, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21st). The march, organized by No One is Illegal, began at Commercial Drive and 14th Avenue and made its way along the Drive to Grandview Park.
CONCORDIA STUDENTS PUT THEIR PRESIDENT’S LUXURY CONDO UP FOR SALE
Submitted on March 19, 2012Lundi 19 mars 2012
COMMUNIQUÉ POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE
CONDO DE LUXE DU RECTEUR DE CONCORDIA MIS EN VENTE PAR LES ÉTUDIANTS
CKUT Off the Hour: Getting the Legal Perspective on "Robocalls"
Submitted on March 19, 2012CKUTs Liz Fox talks to Toronto Lawyer Peter Rosenthal on the Bi-Weekly segment of Harpers Bazaar
There have been over 700 reports of people in 31 different ridings receiving frodulant calls on federal election day last
March Against Racism 2012
Submitted on March 19, 2012VANCOUVER - Hundreds marched through East Vancouver yesterday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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The Slave never gets freedom by asking nicely
Submitted on March 18, 2012raw footage downloaded from a life streaming provider, please excuse the quality, it's also at times upside down, it was already late...
March 17th. 2012
about just after midnight.
Another attack of a man who decides to life by the rule of law.
Coquitlam, occupied native land.
TMC at Left Forum
Submitted on March 18, 2012Interview with Selma James - Activist and Author
New York - The TMC interviews Selma James, activist and author with Global Women’s Strike. She's currently based in London, UK.
Toronto Media Co-op: Why are you here?
Selma James: I’m here representing a number of women’s strikers, a number of whom are here from Philadelphia and the organization Payday, men that work with us.
TMC at Left Forum
Submitted on March 18, 2012Interview with Frances Fox Piven - Professor, Actvist, Left Forum Board Member
New York - Note: This interview took place a few hours before the reoccupation of Zuccotti Park, the site of the original Occupy Wall Street, by hundreds of protesters. The 'reoccupation' was a very uncoordindated and chaotic event with a heavy police presence. Police cleared the park approximately around midnight with 10-20 protestors being arrested.
Le droit à l’asile en voie de disparition
Submitted on March 18, 2012Le C-31 menace le statut de réfugié
Imaginez être citoyen d’un pays où des enfants de bas âge sont gardés en détention, incarcérés pendant des mois et parfois séparés de leurs parents.
Free Buses for HRM?
Submitted on March 18, 2012A radio interview on why public transit can - and should - stay free
I went on Maritime Morning, Weekend Edition this morning to talk about free public transportation in HRM, as outlined in this article. Audio file courtesy of News 95.7. (9:46)
TMC: Live at Left Forum
Submitted on March 17, 2012Interviews and coverage live from the New York Conference
New York - The Toronto Media Co-op has set up shop at Left Forum doing interviews and coverage of the hundreds of different workshops and panels at this years massive leftist conference.
With over 200 panels and 3000 attendees, Left Forum claims to be "the largest annual gathering of the left in North America."
Police Brutality Protest in Peterborough Ontario
Submitted on March 16, 2012Another Activist Murdered for Resisting a Canadian Mine
Submitted on March 15, 2012Bernardo Vásquez killed in Oaxaca, two others wounded
Tonight, we lost a comrade. Someone who understood very well that it was cheaper for Fortuna Silver to divide his people and for paramilitaries and police to repress them than it was for the company to consult with the community. Someone who could debunk "Corporate Social Responsibility" based on his own experience, and connect it to capitalism and the state.
Enough is Enough!
Submitted on March 15, 2012Downtown Eastside community rallies against police brutality
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - A lively community rally occupied the intersection of Main and Hastings earlier this evening, as part of the International Day Against Police Brutality. Close to a hundred people gathered in a circle in the busy intersection to listen to community organizers and residents speak out about police abuse and issues facing the Downtown Eastside.
Dick Cheney scared away from Canada by Vancouver demonstration
Submitted on March 15, 2012Former US Vice President cancels Toronto visit
War criminal and self-confessed torturer Dick Cheney has canceled a Toronto speaking appearance due to 'security concerns' caused by the lively resistance to a visit he made to Vancouver last fall.
CKUT: Live Update from Montreal Anti-Police Brutality Demo
Submitted on March 15, 2012CKUT's Stefan Christoff reports from downtown Montreal
March 15 marks the International Day of Action Against Police Brutality, and each year, a large demonstration against police brutality and repression takes place in Montreal.
UPDATE: Musqueam Burial Site
Submitted on March 15, 2012Three-day blockade wins three-week reprieve
MUSQUEAM TERRITORY - Excavation for a condo project has been halted at an ancient Musqueam burial site. Members of the Musqueam First Nation packed up their around-the-clock blockade at the site last night.
CKUT's Morning After: repression and resistance in Honduras
Submitted on March 15, 2012Interview with Jesse Freeston on his new movie, Resistencia
Inteview with Jesse Freeston, a videojournalist and filmmaker who covers central american politics and social movements. He talks to us about his new documentary about post-coup d'État Honduras, "Resistencia".
CKUT Native Solidarity News: Innu Blocade Demonstration March 13th 2012
Submitted on March 15, 2012Over 150 people gathered to express support for the Innu Blocade that took place the week of March 5th
On March 13th, over 150 poeple gathered in downtown Montreal to express support for the Innu people who were blocading highway 138 the week of mach 5th. They marched from Phillips square to the Hydro Quebec building. CKUT intern Liz Fox was there to record what went on.
This report aired on March 13th on Native Solidarity News on CKUT from 18:00-19:00.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Red Square Report for March 14
Submitted on March 15, 2012Pay Up or Power Down
Submitted on March 15, 2012Nova Scotia Power tacks seemingly arbitrary "security deposit" charge to customers' bills
Having trouble paying your power bill? Be careful: don't fall too far behind on the wrong day, or you might just find a pricey surprise in the mail.
Life for Gold
Submitted on March 15, 2012Canadian mining company abuses in Central America
Gwendolyn Muir and Rachel Small have just returned to Canada after nine months. The two women were working in Guatemala with local community groups through an internship with Breaking the Silence – a Maritimes-based Guatemalan solidarity group.
The Case for Permanent Free Public Transit
Submitted on March 14, 2012
By Ben Sichel
Public transit will be running again in HRM this week, and until the end of March transit users will enjoy unlimited free rides on buses and ferries.
CEP Local 1520 Boxed Out
Submitted on March 14, 2012Workers at Maritime Paper Draw Parallels Between Theirs, Other Struggles
HALIFAX - CEP Local 1520, representing the 105 members working at the Maritime Paper plant in the Burnside Industrial Park, walked off the job on Friday, March 9th. At stake, according to local president Rob Schwartz, is management's refusal to back down from a new, two-tiered, pension system.
Open letter to the people: top 10 reasons to support the student strike
Submitted on March 14, 2012This is an open letter written by Anna Kruzynski and Eric Shragge, professors at the School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University,
Tuesday March 13th, 2012.
Indigenous Resistance in Panama to Canadian Mining
Submitted on March 14, 2012Interview with Guna and Rappahannock actor/playwright Monique Mojica
On March 1 I watched Guna and Rappahannock actor/playwright Monique Mojica perform her show Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way as part of the Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver. The show is about a Guna granddaughter who can only heal from personal and historical trauma by connecting with her powerful feminine forces in her culture.
CKUT Off The Hour: The First Edition of the Red Square Report
Submitted on March 14, 2012News on the Student Strike in Montreal
This is the first edition of the Red Square Report.
Quebec students strike back
Submitted on March 13, 2012The University of Ottawa shows support to Quebec Students
As of Mar.
Airport Commissionaires Hope to Avoid, But are Ready to Strike
Submitted on March 13, 2012Members of PSAC local 851000, employed by Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) at the Halifax International Airport, today undertook an afternoon information picket. The 175 member local has voted 90% to strike, rejecting the CNS's final offer of January 19th, 2012.
Bassam Haddad: The Syrian Uprisings and the Question of Resistance
Submitted on March 13, 2012In this presentation, Bassam Haddad, professor and editor with the Jadaliyya Ezine, discusses the structural causes for the emergence of the Syrian uprising and the factors that explain the stalemate thus far. He specifically speaks about critical questions of regional politics, particularly those related to the issue of resistance and the left.
Montréal: manifestation de solidarité avec les Innus
Submitted on March 12, 2012
À Montréal, près de 200 personnes ont participé aujourd'hui, 12 mars 2012, à une marche de solidarité avec les Innus de la Côte-Nord.
To Protect Our Ancestors
Submitted on March 12, 2012Musqueam First Nation members, supporters halt condo construction threatening c̓əsnaʔəm village and midden site in Marpole
At sunrise this morning, dozens of Musqueam First Nation Band members and supporters gathered to halt condominium construction threatening the ancient village and midden site of c̓əsnaʔəm. The demonstrators prevented contractors from entering the site, located near the northern end of the Arthur Laing bridge in the Marpole neighbourhood, on the southern edge of Vancouver.
Témoignage de Maude Chalvin du Projet Accompagnement Solidarité Colombie (PASC)
Submitted on March 12, 2012Complément audio du compte-rendu "Journée de solidarité avec les femmes, organiser un Plan des Femmes face à l’offensive des minières canadiennes"
Journée de solidarité avec les femmes, organiser un Plan des Femmes face à l’offensive des minières canadiennes
Submitted on March 12, 2012Témoignage de la Rév. Marie-Claude Manga de Beaconsfield Initiative
Submitted on March 12, 2012Complément audio du compte-rendu "Journée de solidarité avec les femmes, organiser un Plan des Femmes face à l’offensive des minières canadiennes"
La situation particulière du Congo. L’utilisation du viol à grande échelle pour déposséder les femmes de leurs corps et les hommes de leur terre, ainsi qu’une piste de solution pour soustraire les femmes à cette violence.
Témoignage de Lesvia Vela
Submitted on March 12, 2012Complément audio du compte-rendu "Journée de solidarité avec les femmes, organiser un Plan des Femmes face à l’offensive des minières canadiennes"
Les inquiétudes d’une femme maya concernant la communauté de San Marcos et les répercussions causées par l’exploitation minière dans cette région.
Musqueam Block Destruction of Ancient Burial Site
Submitted on March 12, 2012MUSQUEAM TERRITORY - Musqueam First Nation members and supporters have blocked condo construction at the site of an ancient burial ground. Construction at the site, on Vancouver's west side, was slated to start this morning. Workers and the 'owner' of the property were turned away when they showed up at 1338 SW Marine Drive around 7:30 this morning.
GroundWire March 11th 2012
Submitted on March 12, 2012Israeli Apartheid Week, KI First Nation Resists Exploration, Policing and Imprisoning the Poor
This episode of GroundWire is produced and hosted by Fraser MacPerson at CFRC in Kingston, ON.
Headlines:
The resignation of the Pickton inquiry lawyer, Robyn Gervais | Joel Barde, Vancouver, BC.
Anti-war and Peace Activists Take Action Against a Military Strike on Iran | Fraser MacPherson, CFRC, Kingston, ON
Touring Canada's Complicity in Torture
Submitted on March 12, 2012Caravan visits site in Toronto area to protest torture
On Thursday March 8th, a "Torture Tour" brought a roving protest of 50 people who traveled in Caravan to a variety of sites in the Toronto area that are complicit in torture.
Halifax Rallies Against the Robocall Scandal
Submitted on March 11, 2012About 90 people gathered at Halifax Grand Parade on March 11th to protest the ongoing robocall scandal.
Innu Blockade of the 138 Moved by SQ
Submitted on March 11, 2012The blockade of highway 138 erected by members of the Innu community protesting against the construction of hydro transmission lines across ancestral lands was forcefully cleared from the roadway Friday night as 13 of the resisters were arrested. The blockade against the $6.5 billion La Romaine hydro project started last Monday.
PINAY - 20 Years of continued struggle and empowerment of Filipino women!
Submitted on March 10, 2012Evelyn Calugay - PINAY Chairperson
On Saturday, March 10, at the restaurant Ruby Rouge, was celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Fi
Police violence and retaliation in the context of the general student strike movement
Submitted on March 10, 2012From Contra Info
Entrevue avec Arthur Picard d'Innu Power sur l'opposition à Hydro-Québec et au Plan Nord
Submitted on March 9, 2012parce que malgré la répression de l'État colonial et de sa police sur la 138 et ailleurs, la lutte va continuer et s'intensifier
Czech-Mate
Submitted on March 8, 2012Protest briefly occupies Q104 office, station refuses to drop "mail-order bride" contest
Halifax - A protest of about 25 people took place today, March 8th, International Women's Day, outside the Q104 fm station on 3770 Kempt Road, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Latuff On the Big Screen in Halifax
Submitted on March 8, 2012World's most prolific political cartoonist speaks via Skype at Israeli Apartheid Week in Halifax
On Wednesday, March 7th, Carlos Latuff appeared via Skype at King's College. Latuff's presentation was part of the numerous activities taking place during Israeli Apartheid Week in Halifax.
The Occupation of Workplace Democracy: Challenges and solutions for a solidarity economy
Submitted on March 8, 2012Part two of an interview with Cheyenna Weber of SolidarityNYC
Read part one, Cooperating to Replace Capitalism.
In this, the second and concluding part of an email dialogue about the work of SolidarityNYC, Cheyenna Weber discusses the challenge of cooperative self-management in the context of social movements like Occupy Wall Street.
Safety First
Submitted on March 8, 2012Picket at Airport Hotel Construction Site Finds Safety Infractions
A construction site next door to the Halifax International Airport was picketed yesterday by the Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenter, Millwrights and Allied Workers. Close to 100 supporters, including representatives from unions around the province and beyond, were in attendance for the noontime picket and barbecue.
Greenwashing Sustainable Seafood
Submitted on March 7, 2012The environmental community rejects the sustainable certification of Nova Scotia longline caught swordfish
Sustainable seafood certification announces to consumers that the fish they are buying is caught using ecologically sound practices that ensure the conservation of affected species.
Canucks arena workers fight for concessions
Submitted on March 6, 2012VANCOUVER - The workers who staff the concessions at the Rogers Arena took to the street tonight. They were outside the rink before tonight`s Vancouver Canucks game demanding respect from employer Aramark. They say they are fighting for better working conditions and better customer service. The workers represent cashiers, cooks, caterers, bartenders and others at the arena.
Bus Riders Make Video in Support of Transit Workers
Submitted on March 6, 2012Social media was abuzz yesterday with criticism of striking transit workers' decision to block snowplows for 10 minutes. But some HRM residents instead went to the picket lines and made this video in an attempt to show support for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 508, on strike since Feb. 2.
Discussing the Dalhousie Strike
Submitted on March 6, 2012Strike is a symptom of corporatization of education, say students and faculty
With members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association voting 83% in favour of a strike last month, professors are set to walk off the job on March 12th. Asaf Rashid spoke to Drs. Marjorie Stone and Isaac Saney from the Dalhousie Faculty Association, and Aaron Beale, a student, about their views on the strike.
KI First Nation mobilizes to block Mining on their sacred land
Submitted on March 6, 2012On March 6th over 120 people gathered to protest mining on the sacred lands of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation. They held a boisterous rally across the street from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, which is hosting the words largest mining industry convention.
KI Film, Event and Protest
Submitted on March 6, 2012On March 5th a large crowd gathered at Steel Workers Hall in Toronto to watch the release of a new film on from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nations looking at their struggle to protect their lands. Entitled Kanawayandan D'aaki - Protecting Our Land. The film was followed by a panel of leaders from KI speaking in Anishanbek and English.
"End the Czech" Protest Stirs the Conversation
Submitted on March 5, 2012This blog post will attempt to summarize the campaign against the q104 contest in what has been a whirl of three weeks. I believe that this protest is another way to structure an argument against the deplorable conditions that exist in Canada today when it comes to sexism, media mis-education and a culture that
Cool Off
Submitted on March 5, 2012Bahamian Minister of Labour Meets With CEWU and Sarah MacDonald of Emera-GBPC. Two weeks countdown to strike date.
The Bahamian Minister of Labour, in an attempt to avert a strike situation by the Commonwealth Electrical Workers Union, has met with representatives from the CEWU, as well as President and CEO of the Grand Bahamas Power Company, Nova Scotia's own Sarah MacDonald.
NGOs team up with Canadian mining compaines
Submitted on March 5, 2012Recently three leading Canadian NGOs have partnered with three leading Canadian mining companies. This partnership has drawn criticism for it's closed nature and lack of real oversight of mining companies. Gwen Schulman co-authored the article that broke the story at the Media Co-op. Gwen breaks down the deal and the implications of the partnership.
Shedding Light on Labour Disputes
Submitted on March 4, 2012St. Mary's profs look for ways to inform public on labour-management disputes
Health care workers, university professors, water commission workers, beer bottlers, and of course, bus drivers: these are just some of those recently or currently embroiled in contract negotiations in Nova Scotia.
Des crimes et des prisons: Criminalisation de la pauvreté, profilage
Submitted on March 4, 2012Panel du Marathon des sans abris
Les prisons servent à cacher ce qu'on ne veut pas voir, on y envoit collectivement des milliers d'individus parfois pour les punir d'autres fois pour les aider ou leur apprendre quelques choses. Qu'en est il vraiment du système carcérale, pourquoi pauvre, autochtone et personne racialisée y sont elles sur représentées ?
Recognizing Our Interests: A Wider Perspective on the HRM Transit Strike
Submitted on March 4, 2012Gentrification Storm Warning!
Submitted on March 3, 2012This poster image was originally posted on the DNC homepage.
Click here to download the full sized version of the poster.
High school students set for 'class' war
Submitted on March 2, 2012VANCOUVER - More than 1,500 high school students braved the rain today to support their teachers. The students rallied outside Christie Clark's office and the Vancouver Art Gallery to back teacher demands for a fair contract from the provincial government.
We've Been There, Halifax: Reflections on the 2008-09 Ottawa Transit Strike
Submitted on March 2, 2012Chilliwack Students Walk Out in Support of BC Teachers and Public Education
Submitted on March 2, 2012CHILLIWACK - On a cold and rainy afternoon, Sardis Secondary students walked out of their classrooms, and took to the sidewalks of the unremitting Vedder Road to show their support for BC teachers and public education. Starting at noon, students from ages fifteen to eighteen held signs, painted their bodies, and raised their fists as passing vehicles blasted their horns in solidarity.
CKUT radio: Gitz Crazyboy indigenous critique on tar sands
Submitted on March 2, 2012interview with youth activist Gitz Crazyboy from Fort Chipewyan
Listen to an interview with Gitz Crazyboy, indigenous youth activist from from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, speaking in Montreal. This interview details the environmental impacts of the Alberta tar sands on surrounding ecosystems and water ways like the Athabasca River.
Homeless youth in Nelson BC have NO BEDS
Submitted on March 1, 2012A five minute piece I recently put together for a national co-op radio homelessness marathon about the lack of beds for youth in Nelson BC. Featuring an interview with Katie Tabor, community coordinator for the Nelson comittee on homelessness.
Tuition Hikes and Student Strikes
Submitted on March 1, 2012The story of student activism is inextricably intertwined with the story of tuition fees in Quebec, and, therefore, with tuition hikes. This is a brief summary of the recent student protests leading up the current strike and their consequences.
OPEN LETTER: The Institut du Nouveau Monde and Minalliance: A Disingenuous Alliance
Submitted on March 1, 2012Public consultations about Quebec's mining future... funded entirely by Minalliance.
There are times when credulousness becomes guilty and there are times when false pretense looses its ability to convince.
LETTRE OUVERTE - Minalliance et l’Institut du Nouveau Monde: une collaboration de mauvais aloi
Submitted on March 1, 2012Il est des moments où la naïveté devient coupable, il est des moments où les fausses prétentions ne convainquent plus.
Thousands to march in Quebec City as strike movement nears 100,000
Submitted on March 1, 2012Momentum gaining at English schools, amid possible admin foul play
As thousands of students prepare to demonstrate in Quebec City this afternoon, the strike against tuition fee increases continues to grow: As of today, 84,500 students are officially on strike,
Cooperating to Replace Capitalism
Submitted on March 1, 2012Part one of an interview with Cheyenna Weber of SolidarityNYC
SolidarityNYC is a New York City-based group which works to create links between social movements and the "solidarity economy." The latter consists of cooperatives, small businesses, non-profits and other economic activities which "reinforce values of justice, ecological sustainability, cooperation, and democracy." The group aims to promote the solidarity economy as an alter
Strike Vote at Emera-Owned Grand Bahama Power
Submitted on February 29, 2012Yesterday an island-wide blackout. Today 88 of 89 vote to strike
It would appear as though there is significant upheaval occurring on the island of Grand Bahama, and once again, Emera, the Nova Scotia-based power company, is in the thick of it.
Soirée de dévoilement à Pointe St-Charles autour du collectif 7 à nous et du centre social autogéré
Submitted on February 29, 2012Le collectif 7 à nous est composé d'Action-Gardien, de Quartier Éphémère/Fonderie Darling, du Centre social autogéré, du Club populaire des consommateurs, de l'architecte Mark Poddubiuk, de citoyen.nes et est accompagné du RÉSO.
Pour plus d'information sur le projet du bâtiment 7 à nous : ateliers7anous.org
A Brief History of Quebec Student Strikes
Submitted on February 29, 2012Wondering about the history of student strikes in Quebec? While there's been a lot said in French, it's great to see this video in English explaining the history and impact of student mobilizations in Quebec.
From Greed to Seed
Submitted on February 29, 2012Vandana Shiva addresses "everything under the sun"
At 7 p.m. sharp on Feb. 27, a hush falls over the Ondaatje lecture hall at Dalhousie University.
To be a Haligonian Marxist in the 1970s
Submitted on February 29, 2012This Thursday, Herb Gamberg and Tony Thomson Speak on New Communist Movement in 1970s Halifax
The world has changed drastically since the 1970s, and so have the breadth, scope, and seriousness of the movements that purport to fight against raw capitalism. Whereas the New Left movement in North America was seemingly galvanized by the Vietnam draft, we now find ourselves in a state of constant war.
500,000 Farmed salmon missing from Cooke Aquaculture site?
Submitted on February 28, 2012Is there an ISA risk in St. Mary's Bay?
St. Mary's Bay Coastal Alliance is calling on Cooke Aquaculture Ltd. and
the Province of Nova Scotia to immediately explain the disappearance of
upwards of 500,000 salmon from a Cooke aquaculture site in St. Mary's Bay.
According to an affidavit sworn to in November, 2011 by Jeff Nickerson, Salt
La criminalisation des groupes environnementaux et écologistes radicaux et les politiques ''anti-terroristes'' du gouvernement Harper : Qui a peur des écolos ?
Submitted on February 28, 2012entrevue avec Bruno Massé, coordonnateur du Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes
Texte
Qui a peur des écolos ?
de Bruno Massé
Les femmes résistent à l’offensive des minières canadiennes
Submitted on February 27, 2012BC Teachers Send Message - Negotiate!
Submitted on February 27, 2012VANCOUVER - Local public school teachers joined their colleagues across the province today in a day of action. Before and after classes they took to the streets with placards calling for the province to negotiate - not legislate.
Harper Roboscam Recordings Revealed
Submitted on February 27, 2012Former US President Richard Nixon was able to keep 18 ½ potentially incriminating minutes of White House audio tapes under wraps, allowing him to avoid being personally connected to the dirty tricks used against his political opponents in what became known as the Watergate scandal.
Ticketing of homeless people in Montreal sky-rockets
Submitted on February 26, 2012Researchers, community groups call on city to support, no criminalize, homeless population
Over the past 16 years, the number of tickets given to homeless people in Montreal has increased seven-fold: In 1994, the amount given out was 1,054; by 2010,the number had soared to 6562. From 2006 to 2010 alone, 30,551 tickets were given to people who gave their residence as a Montreal homeless shelter.
MORE Intelligence Reports from the V2010ISU-JIG
Submitted on February 25, 2012It seems to never end. I got a less redacted version of the V2010ISU-JIG reports, and I currently have the following reports:
It’s Official
Submitted on February 24, 2012Leaked documents reveal Harper government’s active targeting of anti-oil sands organizations
Documents obtained by the Climate Action Network via access to information legislation reveal that the Harper government
CBC misrepresenting Quebec student strike?
Submitted on February 23, 2012CBC coverage of Quebec student protests in downtown Montreal today is driven by a painfully obvious bias against the student strike.
News reports via CBC have consistently failed to scrutinize violent police actions against striking students, and the station's coverage bends toward the austerity-driven logic of the Quebec government's policy to hike tuition fees.
Robocalling: Power Behind the Throne
Submitted on February 23, 2012US-Style Campaigning in Toronto
Toronto - Concerns released today by Elections Canada about campaign tactics are part of a growing trend of political accusations - many of which have a Toronto connection.
Huffington Post Quebec: The 'progressive' alternative?
Submitted on February 23, 2012Just a few weeks ago, the Huffington Post Quebec was born, an all-French language, Quebec-based version of the extremely-popular blog and news site founded by Arrianna Huffington.
Candlelight vigil to commemorate the Hungarian Roma victims of hate crime
Submitted on February 23, 2012On February 21, 2012 in Parkdale, Toronto a candlelight vigil was held to commemorate the Hungarian Roma victims of hate crime perpetrated in Hungary over the past few years by openly racist, “anti-Gypsy” paramilitary groups.
Philippine Mining Climate: Canada Connection
Submitted on February 23, 2012Call for pitches!
Submitted on February 23, 2012Pitch for pay
As we do every month, in March we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. Just for this month, we will in fact pay one additional contributor for a news feature.
When the Woodchips are Down
Submitted on February 22, 2012Steve MacDougall from CEP Local 972 on the future of the Port Hawkesbury mill
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, is a town that rides the fortunes of its mill. And fortunes are currently down.
Drummond's "One Percent" Report
Submitted on February 21, 2012Shock Doctrine Economics for Ontario
Toronto - The Drummond Report, an economic report commissioned by the Ontario Provincial government, is a set of "1% solutions, that benefit the 1%", according to opponents claiming it suggests a return to 1990's-style federal economic policy.
CKUT Off The Hour: Canada’s National Homelessness Marathon Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary
Submitted on February 21, 2012In conversation with Aaron Lakoff, Homelessness Marathon Coordinator
Occupy Vancouver to occupy Brookfield Asset Management over logging dispute
Submitted on February 21, 2012A 24hour occupation of Brookfield offices in Vancouver: how do I join?
MEDIA ADVISORY
Occupy Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territory, February 21, 2012—
Occupy Vancouver to occupy Brookfield Asset Management over logging dispute.
What: A 24hour occupation of Brookfield offices in Vancouver.
When: From noon Saturday February 25 to noon Sunday February 26.
One hour with CerAmony about their opposition to the Plan Nord and much more
Submitted on February 21, 2012on Ecolibrium at CKUT, you can find a lot more about CerAmony on http://www.ceramony.ca/
you can also listen their music there : http://www.myspace.com/ceramony
The State of Our Unions
Submitted on February 21, 2012Tales from the labour movement in Nova Scotia
"As long as rostering stays on the table, we'd be looking at the longest transit strike in Halifax's history...The public are the people behind metro transit, all they have to do is call their councillors, call their mayor, and say get us back to work, get back to the table."
George Horton, Living as a G20 Defendant - A ten-minute online documentary
Submitted on February 20, 2012George Horton, Living as a G20 Defendant
A ten-minute online documentary presentation
A documentary short by Zach Ruiter and Misha Synder
Reliving History
Submitted on February 20, 2012Suzanne MacNeil sees need, challenges, opportunities for labour movement in Cape Breton
Cape Breton faces a unique set of issues in Nova Scotia, many related to employment.
Traitement psychiatrique forcé
Submitted on February 20, 2012Une recherche sur les ordonnances de traitement et d’hébergement en santé mentale a été dévoilée le 9 février 2012. L'enquête a été menée en 2009 par deux chercheurs de l'UQAM, Marcelo Otero et Geneviève Kristoffersen-Dugré.
"My Sudbury is a Green City" was the message at the first public input session for Greater Sudbury's Official Plan Review
Submitted on February 20, 2012Citizens fill Council Chambers
“How do you see Sudbury in twenty years?” Put another way, “what type of city do you want to live in?” These are the questions residents of Greater Sudbury are being asked during the municipality’s Official Plan review. Going by the first public input session held January 23, the answer is green and healthy.
Issac Saney's Lessons from Cuba: Race and Revolution
Submitted on February 19, 2012The second lecture in the James Robinson Johnston Lecture Series took place Wednesday, February 15th at Dalhousie University in Halifax with “Race & Revolution: Lessons from Cuba”, a talk by well known scholar and author Isaac Saney.
Tough Times for the Posties
Submitted on February 19, 20121st Vice President of CUPW Nova Local on the plight of Halifax's postal workers
A proud single mother of five, union activist Donna Mendes has been a postal worker for 14 years and an active shop steward on the work floor for more than seven. She is currently the 1st Vice President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Nova Local.
The "P" Word
Submitted on February 19, 2012David Heap of Canadian Boat to Gaza comes to town, media cowers
Canadian Boat to Gaza Steering Committee member David Heap was in Halifax on Wednesday, February 15, to discuss the ongoing efforts of the Flotilla movement to break Israel's illegal blockade on Gaza.
National Emergency in Honduras: The Comayagua Prison Fire
Submitted on February 18, 2012Dean Spade: Book Launch for `Normal Life`(Part I) Talk
Submitted on February 18, 2012Co-presented by QPIRG Concordia & QPIRG McGill
Indigenous Leadership Vital to Stopping Tar Sands and Pipelines: Environmental Justice Panel
Submitted on February 18, 2012Kangaroos Against Civilization
Submitted on February 18, 2012Hold Up. There's No Hold Up
Submitted on February 17, 201210 minutes max, says ATU prez Ken Wilson, as union offers to have management-driven Access-A-Buses leave on time
HALIFAX - It would appear that many Haligonians have fallen for the Chronicle Herald's headline “Union Vows to Hold Up Access-A-Buses.” The headline does tug at the heartstrings: the notion of cruel union types keeping transit from those who need it most incites anger
Out of Sight: Policing Poverty in Victoria, Coast and Straits Salish Territories
Submitted on February 17, 2012Cuts to health services and income supports for people living in poverty, including those with disabilities involving mental health and illicit drug use, have contributed to a situation where police now act as de facto “first responders” to health-related i
Early Life's Long Reach Forward
Submitted on February 17, 2012Can a parenting co-op in Cape Breton save the economy?
HALIFAX—A report released in January by the Canadian Paediatrics Society (CPS) outlines a simple adjustment in family services that would lead to an economic revolution in Canada, and it’s all about facilitating early childhood development.
Algonquins of Barriere Lake protest Indian Act outside Crown-First Nations Summit
Submitted on February 17, 2012The Algonquins of Barriere Lake (ABL) travelled to Ottawa on Jan.
Khader Adnan: 61 Days into Hunger Strike, Vigil calls on CBC to end the silence
Submitted on February 17, 2012As Khader Adnan, Palestinian political prisoner, entered his 61st day of hunger strike, Vancouver Palestine activists held a vigil and picket at the CBC building in downtown Vancouver, calling for CBC to end its silence about his case.
UofT's CUPE Three-Nine-O-Two Prepares to Strike Back
Submitted on February 16, 2012by Zach Ruiter
CUPE 3902 held a solidarity rally in front of Convocation Hall to loudly mark their presence as UofT President David Naylor met with the Governing Council somewhere inside.
CUPE 3902 has been in negotiations for eight months since their contract expired April 30th 2011.
North Enders Slam Proposed Telecom Tower
Submitted on February 16, 2012Residents voice concern over health effects and loss of green space
HALIFAX – About 60 people gathered in the gymnasium of Highland Park Junior High School this evening to voice their opposition to a proposal to build a 99-foot telecommunications tower across the street from the school.
Makibaka! End Racism in the System!
Submitted on February 16, 2012Filipino Canadians Denounce Neo-Nazi Attacks and State Complacency
COAST SALISH TERRITORIES—About 50 people of colour and their allies rallied outside Vancouver Provincial Court Monday to protest racialized violence and its institutionalized roots. On trial are Robertson de Chazel and Alistair Miller, self-professed members of the international neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour.
"We've Shut it Down"
Submitted on February 16, 2012Head of Quebec Women's Federation on the blockade of the Montreal Stock Exchange
Hundreds of people participated in a major action in Montreal this morning, shutting down the Montreal Stock Exchange, the heart of the city's financial district, for several hours.
Tuesday CKUT OTH and NSN: Interview with Bridget Tolley, co-founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit
Submitted on February 16, 2012The plight of Newfoundland coastal communities
Submitted on February 16, 2012Professor Barbara Neis of Memorial University describes the catastrophic effects of the 1991 cod moratorium on the coastal communites of Newfoundland.
Tuesday CKUT OTH and NSN: Interview with Michelle Audette
Submitted on February 16, 2012Michele Audette is the president of Quebec Native women. Michele speaks about the role Quebec Native Women has played in advocating for the rights of Native women in Canada and challenging sexism and racism.
This report originally aired on CKUT's Off the Hour and Native Solidarity News on Tuesday, Febuary, 14th, 2012, 17-19h.
Big pharma and porn
Submitted on February 16, 2012Retired biology professor Renate Klein from the University of Melbourne, Australia describes the deep involvement of the pharmaceutical industry in the promotion and acceptance of porn sex as "normal" sex. As a feminist critic, Klein persuadingly argues the harmful effects of porn on women and society at large.
Tuesday OTH and NSN: Interview with Sue Martin, Co-Founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit
Submitted on February 16, 2012Sue Martin,the other co-founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit, speaks to Blueprint Project about her experience losing her daughter to domestic violence.
Tuesday OTH and NSN: Interview with Glady Radek, co-founder of Walk 4 Justice.
Submitted on February 16, 2012Phone interview with Glady Radek, co-founder of Walk 4 Justice talks about missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada, particularly along the highway of tears in BC and what th
Drummond Proposes Harris Style Cuts
Submitted on February 16, 2012Banker Proposes Massive Service Cutbacks for Ontario
Sudbury - Draconian cutbacks delivered by the Mike Harris Conservative government are back, or should be, according to economist Don Drummond.
The Spirit Lives On
Submitted on February 14, 2012Women’s Memorial March bolstered by thousands; Sisters in Spirit finds new home
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Kept out of the missing women’s inquiry, women’s and Aboriginal groups took to the streets for the 21st annual Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver on Feb. 14. Thousands joined the march to honour women who have gone missing or been murdered in the Downtown Eastside and across Canada.
Women's Memorial March 2012
Submitted on February 14, 2012DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - More than 4,000 people snaked through the DTES this afternoon on the 21st annual Women’s Memorial March honoring missing and murdered women.
Have a Heart
Submitted on February 14, 2012Hundreds of ATU strikers and allies walk from Dartmouth to Halifax, as union seeks binding arbitration
HALIFAX-DARTMOUTH — At the Dartmouth Sportsplex, members of ATU local 508, out on strike since Feb. 2, voted, almost to a person, to seek out binding arbitration as a means to end their stalemate with the city.
The Sportsplex hall, packed to capacity, appeared at the outset to house almost all of the 700-person membership.
Questioning the tactic of "questioning the tactic" of wearing masks at demos
Submitted on February 14, 2012This is the first part to a series of commentary pieces centred around wearing masks at protests.
To mask or not to mask? That is the question, …*again*!?!
GroundWire February 14, 2012
Submitted on February 14, 2012GroundWire
Groundwire Episode Feb 12th 2012
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This episode of GroundWire is produced by Jordan MacDonald at CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Headlines:
Say no to CSIS | Joel Barde
BC police complaint commission challenges B.C. supreme court order | Joel Barde
Features:
Ricky Lavallie Memorial
Submitted on February 13, 2012Rally Shuns Sham Inquiry on Missing Women
Submitted on February 13, 2012
VANCOUVER - An all-day rally against the Missing Women Inquiry occupied the intersection of Georgia and Granville - one day before the annual Women's Memorial March. A circle of more than 100 people held quilt pieces bearing the names of missing and murdered women in BC.
Sudbury Social Justice News - February 13, 2012
Submitted on February 13, 2012EVENTS & MEETINGS:
1) Tuesday, February 14: Meeting of Justice and Freedom for John Moore
2) Thursday, February 16: Planning meeting for "Solidarity Against Austerity" rally and march
3) Thursday, February 16: Occupy Sudbury General Assembly
4) Thursday, February 16: Film Showing of "The World According to Monsanto"
No Love on Valentine's: Palestine Activists protest Lavan's Tainted Love
Submitted on February 13, 2012CKUT's OTH: "Hey, Do You Use The Internet?"
Submitted on February 13, 2012Concordia Students Protest Bill C-11, The Canadian Version of SOPA
On Febuary 10th Nadim Kobeissi, a Concordia University student organized a demonstration against Bill C-11, which resembles that of SOPA in United states.
Tensions Flare over Vancouver-owned Mine in Oaxaca
Submitted on February 13, 2012Three dead and community divided over Fortuna Silver's gold and silver project
It's been almost three years since hundreds of Zapotec community members took direct action to temporarily shut down Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver's gold and silver mine just south of Oaxaca City, Mexico.
CKUT Radio: Ben White on Israeli Apartheid
Submitted on February 12, 2012an interview on the recent book Palestinians in Israel Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy
Listen to an interview with author/activist Ben White live in studio at CKUT radio, discussing his latest book "Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy" via Pluto Press.
* info at http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745332284
The Wheels on the Bus...
Submitted on February 12, 2012City buys anti-striker ads, ATU Prez suggests arbitration
HALIFAX — With Atlantic Transit Workers (ATU) Local 508 out on strike and CUPE 227, representing the Halifax Regional Water Commission employees, in a legal strike position, a solidarity rally was held by the Halifax-Dartmouth District Labour Council today at Grand Parade Square in Halifax.
A Radical History of the New Jewish Agenda
Submitted on February 12, 2012Interview with Ezra Nepon
Ezra Nepon is a Philadelphia-based activist and author who is currently raising money to publish a popular history book of the New Jewish Agenda.
Opirg averts defunding crisis
Submitted on February 11, 2012A marathon University of Toronto Graduate Student Union (GSU) Council session has averted a looming showdown between the GSU and longtime ally Ontario Public Interest Research Group (Opirg) Toronto.
Where It Goes, Somebody Knows...
Submitted on February 10, 2012Pictou County Watershed Coalition gets conflicting stories as to final resting place of Boat Harbour dredge
Pictou, Nova Scotia – The Abercrombie Point Pulp and Paper Mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia, has woven itself a tangled web indeed.
Endangered Turtles and Sharks Lose Out in MSC Longline Swordfish Certification Decision
Submitted on February 10, 2012For immediate release
9 February 2012
HALIFAX—Sustainable seafood advocates were disappointed by yesterday’s decision to allow the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to eco-certify the Canadian longline swordfish fishery that is responsible for high bycatch of sharks and endangered sea turtles.
Trans People Excluded from Transportation By Harper Ammendment
Submitted on February 9, 2012The Harper govenments ammendment states that "5.2 (1) An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if … (c) the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents"
The Harper government introduced an amendment to the aeronautic act in August 2011, which seems to target Trans people, stating that the gender they seem to be and the gender they present on their passport must match, making
Seniors battle Lions' 45% rent hike
Submitted on February 9, 2012EAST VANCOUVER - Residents at the Mount Pleasant Lions Manor are fighting a 45% rent hike that could leave them homeless. Seniors at the housing complex held a press conference today on their fight against the non-profit Mt Pleasant Housing Society (which owns the building and is run by the Lions Club).
Civil disobedience and the elderly
Submitted on February 9, 2012Old people participate in opposition to Keystone:
Betty Freeman, aged 84 and Pat Wilson aged 77, two Montrealers, discuss their lives of political engagement in the fight for social justice. In October 2011, both women participated in a large civil disobedience action in Ottawa against the proposed construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Seniors in Solidarity Against 45% Rent Hike
Submitted on February 9, 2012Labour Councils Occupy Select Conservative MP Offices in Ontario
Submitted on February 9, 2012Group Demands Accountability Over Threats to Old Age Security and Pensions
(Audio interview begins aprox four seconds after you click play)
Talk the Talk, but Wach the Walk?
Submitted on February 8, 2012Petroscience prof Dr. Grant Wach's talk provides history of Maritimes oil and gas, but misses context
It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is about Dr. Grant Wach's presentation, titled “Burning Rocks: The History of the Petroleum Industry in Canada and the Maritimes”, that lingers awkwardly in the stuffy air of the basement auditorium of the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. It is clear, from the outset, that Wach knows his topic inside and out.
#6party Communique Re: Dialogue and Occupation
Submitted on February 8, 2012The tactic of occupation has been cast in a negative light in multiple fora, including Provost Masi's notice to the #6party and first floor occupiers last evening.
Surprise Resignation Party for Morton Mendelson
Submitted on February 8, 2012McGill University's Deputy Provost is asked to resign by students occupying his office
On the moring of Febuary 7th, 20 McGill students occupied the 6th floor of the James Administration building on McGill campus. They called the event a "Morton Mendelson Surprise Resignation Party".
Don't call it an occupation: Students take over McGill admin offices for surprise-resignation party
Submitted on February 8, 2012Scroll down for latest update.
Since Tuesday morning, a group of McGill University students have been holding a “surprise resignation party” for one of the school's high ranking administrators – in his own office.
Closed to the Community, But Open for Business
Submitted on February 7, 2012Botched sale of St.-Pat's-Alexandra school a provincial trend
When a school is closed or given over to private developers, affected communities cry foul, and cry loudly.
From Van City to the Oakland Commune
Submitted on February 7, 2012I arrived in Oakland late in the afternoon on January 30th, 2012. When I arrived I began frantically trying to contact my friends, as I had limited ability to do this in the day before I headed to the Bay Area and I was having trouble finding a place to stay.
None of my friends were answering.
Les femmes résistent à l'exploitation par les minières canadiennes… pour la défense de la Terre-Mère
Submitted on February 6, 2012Journée internationale des femmes 2012
Séminaires, ateliers et activités culturelles
Le dimanche 4 mars prochain, de 9 h à 16h30
Au 6767 Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal.
Montréal, 5 février 2012 - Les femmes jouent un rôle crucial au Canada et à travers le monde, pour résister au développement agressif et à l’exploitation croissante perpétrés par les minières canadiennes.
Interview with Toghestiy part 1
Submitted on February 5, 2012against pipelines
For more info :
part 2 :
Decolonizing Anarchism
Submitted on February 5, 2012Interview with author Maia Ramnath
Maia Ramnath is an author and anarchist activist based in New York City. Her latest book is called "Decolonizing Anarchism: An anti-authoritarian history of India's liberation struggle", published by AK Press.
Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier
Submitted on February 5, 2012The beating of a drum circle broke the stillness of noontime on February 4 2012, as a crowd of around 75 demonstrators marched to the American consulate to demand the freedom of imprisoned indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
Against conspiracy theories: Why our activism must be based in reality
Submitted on February 4, 2012Reposted from Aotearoa IndyMedia
The text of a talk given at Occupy Wellington, New Zealand, on October 27 2011. Around 55 people attended the talk, organised to try to counter the prevalence of conspiracy theories amongst the local wing of the Occupy movement.
Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside
Submitted on February 4, 2012"Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside" is a short film that documents the 20 year history of the annual women's memorial march for missing and murdered women in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories.
Save On Meets Opposition
Submitted on February 2, 2012DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Members of the DTES Not For Developers Coalition have raked a local restaurateur over the coals. Mark Brand, owner of several upscale venues including Save On Meats, showed up at a Coalition planning session at Carnegie Community Centre today.
The Morris Building Project: Answering the Question of Housing for Homeless Youth
Submitted on February 2, 2012One historic building's hopeful transformation from dramatic demolition to community youth housing
It takes a village to raise a child, but does it take a village to raise a house?
According to the Morris Building Project, an exciting up-and-coming project which seeks to provide environmentally responsible affordable housing for Halifax youth, it does.
ATU Early Morning Picket
Submitted on February 2, 2012Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - With backed up traffic along the MacDonald bridge as their backdrop, members of ATU local 508 and their supporters this morning staged their first strike rally at the Dartmouth Transit Terminal.
Freedom for Leonard Peltier by John Graham
Submitted on February 2, 2012in the context of an international rally in support of Leonard Peltier (february 4th)
for more info :
http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/04FebSolidarity.htm
http://www.grahamdefense.org/
All Out Audio
Submitted on February 1, 2012Sounds from the Student Day of Action in Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Over 1,000 students and their allies owned downtown Halifax today, protesting the January 5th announcement by the provincial NDP government that it had come to an agreement with university presidents to allow tuition for Canadian students to increase by 3 percent for the next three years. Tuition for medicine, law and dentistry are allowed an unlimited increase.
All Out February 1st - Over 1,000 Take to Halifax Streets to Protest Rising Tuition, Decreased Education Funding
Submitted on February 1, 2012The following text is graciously reproduced from the original work "Education Is A Right!", which appears in its entirety at www.cpcml.ca.
The Honourable Voices of Four Women Killed In Kingston
Submitted on February 1, 2012Stories that need to be told
Somewhere in the calm setting of an Islamic cemetery in Laval, Quebec lie four headstones belonging to four women, all members of a single family. Neatly arranged next to each other, they share color, style and design. A Farsi gender-specific religious title for deceased (Marhoome) is prefixed to their names.
Supreme Court to Hear O.P.P. Appeal Against Justice for Levi
Submitted on February 1, 2012Justice for Levi is a collation dedicated to the memory of Levi Schaeffer. The coalition had successfully challenged the Ontario Police at the Ontario Superior Court. The court ruled the conduct of police who shot and killed Schaeffer violated the Police Services Act.
L'extension de la route 167 est commencée
Submitted on January 31, 2012le Plan Nord se met en marche
Le déboisement sur la route 167 en direction des Monts Otish a débuté hier. Cette route doit être prolongée pour mener à un projet d'uranium et à la mine de diamants Renard, propriété de Stornoway Diamond. L'extension de la route est la première mise en application du Plan Nord.
Squamish Voices Protest Aboriginal Land Management Forum
Submitted on January 31, 2012Tues Jan 31, Vancouver - Today Squamish Voices will be protested the two day Insight Information’s Aboriginal Land Resource Management Forum on land development and resource projects affecting First Nations taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
Nova Scotia Month in Review
Submitted on January 31, 2012Unions Put on Their Gloves, The Poor are Incovenient Truths, Students Ready for Action
Union days: Emerging stronger from the current crisis?
As January ended, more than 700 Metro Transit workers, members of Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, were locked in the final days of contract negotiations.
Toronto In Review: January 2012
Submitted on January 31, 2012Ford loses power, union shakeups, G20 prisoner news, killer cops continue to go unpunished
L'éducation est un droit
Submitted on January 31, 2012La défense du droit à l'éducation est, à la base, une lutte qui vise à bâtir une société plus équitable.
GroundWire January 29th
Submitted on January 31, 2012The Struggle of Karla Ramirez, Resistance to the Enbridge pipeline and how far will Shoal Lake's Water go?
GroundWire January 29 2012Headlines:
Provincial Day of Action against “fracking” in Nova Scotia |David Parker, CKDU, Halifax, NS.
CAW workers block a locomotive in solidarity with the lockout of Electromotive Canada workers. | Ed Von Anderkaas, CHRW
Poursuite pénale contre un individu qui a filmé des policiers en civil lors de la manifestation montréalaise à propos du G20
Submitted on January 31, 2012Accusé d'agression armée contre la police avec sa bicyclette, le Montréalais affirme que la police a menti et a détruit des preuves cruciales filmées en vidéo
Montréal, le 30 janvier 2012 - Le procès d'un Montréalais arrêté après avoir pris des photos de policiers en civil sera entendu par un tribunal ce mercredi. Scott Weinstein a été arrêté le 1er juillet 2010 dans le cadre d'une manifestation montréalaise dénonçant les arrestations massives lors des mobilisations du G20 à Toronto.
Carpenter's Union and Allies Picket Airport Hotel Construction Site
Submitted on January 31, 2012HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Members of the Carpenter’s Union and the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council staged an early-morning picket of Le Germain Group/ATL Hotels new hotel construction site at the Halifax International Airport.
Occupy The Family Portrait
Submitted on January 30, 2012One Occupier Reflects on Occupy Nova Scotia
I remember receiving the text from my brother. It said that there were strangers breaking into our house. I raced home to find that a mob of armed thugs, in matching gang clothing, had kidnapped and beaten several members of my family, and had stolen a bunch of our things.
CKUT's Off the Hour: A poetic commemoration of the Haitian Earthquake
Submitted on January 30, 2012presented at the 'Centre for International Studies and Cooperation' in Montreal
On January 12, 2012, the "Centre for International Studies and Cooperation", an international organization to fight poverty and exclusion of the developing world,<
For Montreals Head and Hands, Funding Cuts Mean Less Hands
Submitted on January 30, 2012Interview with Juniper Belshawk
The organization Head and Hands, which hads provided medical, legal and social services to Montreal youth, has been unable to provide Street Work services. Every year the organization's street workers have worked towards Hepatitis C and HIV prevention by distributing hundreds of clean needles and thousands of condoms.
VanSol: Serving the Boss
Submitted on January 28, 2012Wednesday marked the first large action by local solidarity group Vancouver Solidarity, or VanSol.
The action involved serving a letter of demand to someone who had refused to pay his worker for wages owed udner-the-table in the tune of around $200.
What will it take to win the lockout at Electro-Motive Diesel?
Submitted on January 28, 2012Elections Tinkering
Submitted on January 28, 2012Are the NS NDP's election reforms enough, and can they increase voter turnout?
For at least two reasons, 2009 was a new landmark in Nova Scotian electoral politics.
The Struggle Goes On: Dr. Burnley “Rocky” Jones Premiers Johnston Distinguished Lecture Series
Submitted on January 27, 2012The James Robinson Johnston Distinguished Lecture Series was launched Wednesday night at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University by Dr. Afua Cooper, the current James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies. The series' inaugural speaker was internationally known human rights activist Dr. Burnley “Rocky” Jones.
Vancouver Anti-Racists Confront Neo-Nazi at Court Appearance
Submitted on January 27, 2012Approximately 25 anti-racists attended the Friday, January 27, court appearance of Shawn MacDonald (39), a member of the neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour charged with three assaults against people of colour in the Vancouver area.
Blood and Honour: Trial by Public!
Submitted on January 27, 2012No One Is Illegal Statement on Blood and Honour White Supremacist Hate Crimes
Transit delays and fare hikes drive tar sands expansion
Submitted on January 27, 2012EMD locked out workers speak out on the Day of Action Against Caterpillar
Submitted on January 27, 2012Pictou Landing Votes "NO"
Submitted on January 26, 2012Band Votes Resoundingly Against Taking Provincial Hush Money
Members of the Pictou Landing Indian Band in Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia, have voted resoundingly, 119-20, against accepting the provincial government's offer of $3 million in exchange for dropping their lawsuit against the province.
Dead-in Against U.S. Military Aid in Egypt
Submitted on January 26, 2012Toronto protesters host a "dead-in" against U.S. Military aid in Egypt on the one year anniversary of the Egyptian uprising.
Mort de Farshad Mohammadi sous les balles de la police : quelles en sont les vraies causes?
Submitted on January 26, 2012Cet article est une version plus complète d’un texte initialement rédigé pour être publié dans 2 quotidiens montréalais.
TOK’NI:KON THAT’S IT!
Submitted on January 26, 2012MNN. Jan. 25, 2012. That dance between Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen
Harper and his top Indian CEO, Shawn Atleo, at the phony First Nations
Summit in Ottawa sends the same old “we’re-gonna-get-dem-Injuns”
message.
This was the first public face-to-face
CAW Takes Direct Action Against Caterpillar In Ingersoll *The Indignants*
Submitted on January 26, 2012Occupy Toronto may have a Permanent Home?
Submitted on January 25, 2012Bob Kinnear: Transit workers offered to take a wage freeze if the TTC maintained services, but the City said no
Submitted on January 25, 2012“We said we would be willing—and this was just dialogue, wasn’t offers passed back and forth—that we’d take this,” Bob Kinnear makes a zero with his fingers, “provided that the Toronto Transit Commission maintains the level of service.&rdq
Island Hopping with Emera
Submitted on January 25, 2012Barbados is Latest Caribbean Island to Feel the Emera Squeeze
On a small island north of Venezuela, 4,500 kilometres from Halifax, Barbados Light and Power (BLP) recently issued a news release. Energy use on the Caribbean island has hit a low not seen since 1974.
Got a story to share? Pitch it by Feb. 1!
Submitted on January 25, 2012As we do every month, in February we will pay two contributors for news stories to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Off to see the Wizard: the 2012 AFN-Crown Summit
Submitted on January 24, 2012WarriorPublications.wordpress.com, January 24, 2012
CKUT's Off the Hour
Submitted on January 24, 2012Interview with Kristian Garneau and Claude Vaillancourt of ATTAC-Quebec
On friday Dec. 16th 2011, a Montreal-based flash mob put on some green tights to raise awareness about the Robin Hood Tax.
Muskrat Falls Development Premature and Imprudent
Submitted on January 24, 2012CD Howe Report Slams Emera Co-Sponsored Mega-Project
HALIFAX - On January 11 the CD Howe Institute, a leading Canadian business think-tank, released a policy paper entitled, ‘Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime”.
Call for Investigative Features
Submitted on January 24, 2012The Media Co-op is seeking pitches for investigative features. Writers will be paid $400 for 2200 words.
Halifax to Crown its Twelfth Emperor
Submitted on January 24, 2012A look inside Nova Scotia's Imperial Sovereign Court
This isn’t how Jozef Crooks normally looks.
Casual attire consists of leather chaps, a leather vest, jeans and a white T-shirt. For formal events, he sports leather pants, a leather dress shirt, tie, cap and gloves topped with a leather coat followed by its eight-foot train.
Crooks is a leather man, a member of the gay subculture fond of this textile.
Entrevue avec Antoine de Koumbit à propos de SOPA et de ''lawful access''
Submitted on January 23, 2012pour en savoir plus, vous pouvez entre autres vous rendre sur ces sites :
http://unlawfulaccess.net/
SPVM et profilage ? Partie 1
Submitted on January 23, 2012Entrevue avec Alexandre Popovic (CRAP), Will Prosper (Montreal-Nord Republik) et Jacques (Parti communiste révolutionnaire)
http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/audio/spvm-et-profilage-partie-2/9697
CkUT's OTH: Harper's Bid to Dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board
Submitted on January 23, 2012interview with Laurence Nicholson and Saskatchewan farmer Stewart Wells
CKUT's OTH look into the government's plan to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board.
Harper's Indian Meet-and-greet
Submitted on January 23, 2012AFN-Ministerial summit promises more of the same abusive relationship
“The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” - STEVE BIKO
A recently discovered note on my desk: “Answer questions from friends, re: What happened at Attawapiskat; whys and wherefores?”
Microfinance: Small-scale Neoliberalism?
Submitted on January 22, 2012Controversial guest speaker at Saint Mary's says small loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world do more harm than good
It’s been 36 years since Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus started giving startup business loans to some of his country’s poorest would-be entrepreneurs.
Since then microfinance has become a darling of the international development community, credited with lifting thousands out of poverty and earning Yunus the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
Dan Savage Glitterbombed
Submitted on January 21, 2012A group of queer activists today glitter-bombed columnist Dan Savage before his It Gets Better show. The reason for the glitter-bombing was Savage's "ableism, ageism, classism, misogyny, racism, rape-apologism, serophobia, sizism, transphobia and, oh yeah, that column" according to the group's press release.
Egypt a Year Later: Rally in Solidarity
Submitted on January 21, 2012Today marked a year since the revolution against Mubarak in Egypt. A group of about 30 people rallied near the Vancouver Public Library in support of civil government in the country over military rule.
People also attended in solidarity with the protests in Syria, and Palestine solidarity.
The Police Killing of Farshad Mohammadi: Exposing the Root Causes
Submitted on January 21, 2012This piece is an expanded version of a text initially drafted for publication in two Montreal dailies.
Shit Students CAN'T Say on Campus (About Israel)
Submitted on January 20, 2012After "Shit Homophobes Say", the REAL crazy sh*t you CAN'T say on campus about Israel because of intimidation, censorship and legal threats. More info: http://seriouslyfreespeech.ca/sh-t
When will we see justice for Anas Benis?
Submitted on January 20, 2012Media reports continue to echo myths put forward by police, government
The following op-ed was submitted to The Gazette (in Montreal) on December 8, 2011, but was never published.
Commons Conference 2012 - Claudia Medina on 'Plunder of the Planet: the Ecological Crisis'
Submitted on January 19, 2012Claudia Medina speaks on the Plunder of the Planet: the Ecological Crisis panel at the Tragedy of the Market: from Crisis to Commons conference on January 8, 2012 in Burnaby BC Canada. Her presentation focuses on the Occupy movement as an anti-war movement, attempting to stop the war against Mother Earth.
Loneliness, and Space for the Other
Submitted on January 19, 2012A discussion on mental illness, isolation and public responsibility
HALIFAX--The pain and stigma that often accompanies mental illness affects everybody – even those who operate under the label "normal" – was a recurrent theme during a discussion among 85 people who gathered at Humani-T cafe in Halifax this evening.Traditionally, there is a heavy onus upon those with mental illness to conform to their society, but, we might ask, what adjus
Winning the battle, losing the war?
Submitted on January 19, 2012Ford loses control of council; City loses millions in budget fiasco
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was dealt several major losses during Tuesday's budget meeting, as Council's 'mushy middle' rejected a radically conservative, anti-government budget and joined forces with opposition councillors to save a host of City services.
CKUT's Off The Hour: Lights Out: Why an American Bill is Inspiring an Internet Black Out
Submitted on January 19, 2012Web goes on strike to protest censorship-- PROTECT IP / SOPA Threatens Internet Freedoms
Submitted on January 18, 2012A web-wide protest has been called for in the lead up to the US senate vote on a bill known as PROTECT-IP (PIPA) which would give the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting "creativity".
CKUT's Morning After: McGill Students to Launch Strike Movement January 24
Submitted on January 18, 2012Interview with McGill students, Jaime MacLean and Kevin Paul
The AUS Mobilization Committee has collected and submitted hundreds of
signatures in support of a General Assembly of the Society on Tuesday,
January 24, 2012. This GA represents an essential first step toward a
student strike at McGill in opposition to the Quebec government’s planned
tuition hike.
Viva La Revolucion!
Submitted on January 18, 2012Valentina Latorre to Hold Teach-In for Nova Scotia's Students
As Nova Scotia's Universities stand to suffer yet more cut-backs, and higher tuitions, it seems like time to call in the reinforcements...
Toronto Stop the Cuts Budget Rally- Police Confrontation
Submitted on January 18, 2012Toronto Stop the Cuts Budget Rally- Police Confrontation outside of City Hall -January 17, 2012
Related stories from the Toronto Media Co-op:
Justin Saunders "Police Crack Heads as Major Budgets Cuts Reversed", January 18th
Stop The Cuts: Final Budget Showdown: Toronto vs Rob Ford!
Submitted on January 18, 2012Photo Essay: Toronto Stop The Cuts - January 17, 2012
Submitted on January 17, 2012For more information on this Toronto Stop the Cuts rally and the movement in general, see these related Media Co-op stories:
Police crack heads as major budget cuts reversed
Submitted on January 17, 2012Toronto residents are breathing slightly easier after a long awaited City Council vote on large cuts to core city services took place earlier tonight. The cuts, part of the proposed 2012 city budget, have been looming ever since Mayor Rob Ford manufactured a budget crisis upon taking office.
The Left is Dead - Long Live the Platypus
Submitted on January 17, 2012Andony Melathopoulos thinks the left is dead. But he's not happy about it. Indeed, the driving force behind the Halifax chapter of the Platypus Affiliated Society is part forensic investigator, part Dr.
A MESSAGE FROM THE COALITION JUSTICE FOR LEVI
Submitted on January 17, 2012Halifax Peace Coalition Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King
Submitted on January 16, 2012Members Pass Out Information At Stadacona Air Force Base in Halifax
In a case of tradition born of necessity, the Halifax Peace Coalition kept its annual sunrise vigil for peace at the gates of Stadacona Air Force Base in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Martin Luther King's birthday. It is on Stadacona where an in-base Lockheed Martin office is the ultimate blurring of lines between corporation, military, and state.
Tactics and Timing: Interview with Carolyn Egan from 'Respect Toronto'
Submitted on January 16, 2012For their story 'Tensions and Tactics in the Struggle Against Rob Ford" and associated video on organizing differences between Stop the Cu
Candlelight Vigil for Unity ~ A Worldwide Solidarity Rally
Submitted on January 15, 2012Candlelight Vigil for Unity is part of Occupy Nova Scotias New Years Revolution ~ A Month of Actions. Today is a candlelight vigil in solidarity with occupy sites around the world to show that they all can still stand for a common cause.
Dr. Glen Coulthard in Halifax
Submitted on January 15, 2012Audio Productions From Both of Dr. Coulthard's Halifax Talks
Dr. Glen Coulthard is a member of the Yellowknives Dene and a scholar of contemporary Indigenous politics and political thought. He is an Assistant Professor in First Nations Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of British Colombia in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory.
Occupy NS to Participate in International Bahrain Solidarity Day
Submitted on January 15, 2012Occupy NS will assemble in solidarity along with 1,000,000 activists around the globe for an international day of solidarity at Grand Parade Square.
The Enough! Bahrain Solidarity rally will take place in Grand Parade Square, January 17th at 5 pm.
No Fracking Way ~ Provincial Day of Action
Submitted on January 15, 2012Occupy Nova Scotia presents A Provincial Day of Action - No Fracking Way. A rally against fracking in Nova Scotia during Occupy Nova Scotia's New Years Revolution where member hold an event a day on various topics. Todays being about Fracking.
No Fracking Way!
Submitted on January 15, 2012Provincial Day of Action against Fracking in Nova Scotia
Saturday, January 14th was the Nova Scotia Provincial Day of Action against Fracking.
Stop. Respect. Occupy. Tensions and Tactics in the Struggle Against Rob Ford.
Submitted on January 14, 2012Stop. Respect. Occupy. Tensions and Tactics in the Struggle Against Rob Ford.
Submitted on January 14, 2012John Clarke on Stop the Cuts and Respect Toronto
Submitted on January 14, 2012Interview for "Tensions Surface in Rally Against Ford"
For an upcoming story and video, Megan Kinch and Zack Ruiter did in-depth interviews with organizers from Stop the Cuts (John Clarke of OCAP and S. K. Hussan of NOII), Occupy Toronto (Octavian Cadabeschi, Brandon Grey and Jordon White) and David McNally, a Professor at York University and Carolyn Egan, President of the Steelworker Toronto Area Council.
Off The Hour: Report on sentencing of Mandy Hiscocks, G20 arrestee
Submitted on January 14, 2012Interview with Toronto organizer SK Hussan & excerpts of Hiscocks' statement to the court
On Friday, Mandy Hiscocks, one of the seven out of 21 so-called "main G20 conspirators" who pleaded guilty last November, was sented to 16 months in prison on charges of counselling to commit mischief over $5,000 and counselling to obstruct police. Neither Mandy nor any of her co-accused were found guilty of conspiracy.
Solidarité avec Farshad Mohammadi, tué par un agent du SPVM
Submitted on January 13, 2012extrait sonore d'une commémoration pour Farshad Mohammadi tenue le 10 janvier au métro Bonaventure
Commons Conference 2012: Dorothy Kidd on Communications Commons and Grassroots Media
Submitted on January 12, 2012Dorothy Kidd, Associate Professor at Dept of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, received her Ph.D. in Communication from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. She has published in the areas of political economy of media, feminist media and social change and alternative/community media.
The Media Co-op is hiring: Toronto-based editor
Submitted on January 12, 2012The Media Co-op is looking for a Toronto-based editor to co-ordinate coverage and work with contributors and Media Co-op members in Toronto.
The Editor will bottom-line development of content for The Dominion from Toronto and will contribute to developing national content along with the other members of the Media Co-op editorial collective.
Crown Land Lease Revision Connected to Port Hawkesbury Mill is Needed, Overdue
Submitted on January 10, 20121961 Land Lease to Stora Expired Last Year, No Longer Reflects Current Conditions, say EAC's Miller & Plourde
“In 1961 we leveraged a tremendous amount of Crown Land to get a company to come to Nova Scotia,” says Matt Miller, Forestry Program Coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax. “The focus was only on jobs and wood supply, and we gave them complete and utter control of 40% of the Crown Land in the province, 1 in 9 acres.”
OFL and CAW Visit The Locked Out Workers in London Ontario
Submitted on January 10, 2012Our friends with the Occupy London Ontario Media Team have been doing some great coverage of the lockout at the Catipilliar plant. The corporation is trying to slash the wages (by 50%) and benefits of workers with an offer they know can never be accepted by the workers, and seems to be planning to move the plant to the United States to take advantage of ununionized workers.
First Montreal police killing of 2012 raises serious concerns
Submitted on January 10, 2012Groups condemn police actions, call for independent inquiry and better resources for city's homeless
The first fatal police shooting of the year in Montreal is raising questions and criticisms about how the incident is being investigated, the training afforded to police officers in dealing with the city's homeless population, and the amount of services provided for people living on the streets or in transition - especially those with mental health or substance abuse issues.
Inverness County Passes Resolution For Increased Say in Oil and Gas Exploration
Submitted on January 10, 2012But Does it Have the Wording to Stop Petroworth?
Yesterday, Inverness County council unanimously passed a resolution that aims to increase the municipality's clout when it comes making decisions on oil and gas exploration.
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A simple campaign asks a big question
Submitted on January 9, 2012Can You Solve This? movement arrives in Halifax
A small group of Mount Saint Vincent students launched the Halifax chapter of the Can You Solve This? campaign on Jan. 9.
Balaclava! 35 VMC Broadsheet
Submitted on January 9, 2012Disrupting prisons, pipeline companies and the ports
The 35th edition of Balaclava! looks at the CCAP 2011 Hotel Report, and follows the port and prison disruptions from the end of the year.
Download it here.
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We Call Ourselves Canada's Ocean Playground
Submitted on January 9, 2012El Jones' Spoken Word Piece from St. Pat's Rally
Editors' Note: Accomplished spoken-word artist El Jones was among the many who rallied at St. Pat's-Alexandra yesterday in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jones was kind enough to send a copy of the piece she prepared and read at the rally to the HMC.
Montreal-designed video game features Occupy-themed terrorists
Submitted on January 8, 2012Ubisoft is one of the world's largest video game companies, and is known for producing blockbuster first person shooter games, including the Rainbow Six series, based on the work of novellist Tom Clancy.
Budget Showdown: Victoria Barnett on Stop the Cuts
Submitted on January 8, 2012Victoria Barnett feels lucky to speak on behalf of a network that has been growing ever since Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s inauguration.
Comparing the After Action Reports of the Olympics and the G20
Submitted on January 8, 2012A month ago, I received the RCMP V2010ISU After Action Report. I requested this document after the G20 papers were released and when I got the G20 AAR. Instead of just releasing the one document, I'm going to be posting both for download.
Fair Process Makes Good Progress
Submitted on January 8, 2012North End Community Demands Council Revisit Sale of St.Pat's-Alexandra
“We want our children to grow up to be architects and engineers too,” said Rev. Rhonda Britton, addressing the crowd of close to 200 gathered outside of the former St. Patrick's Alexandra school.
Commons Conference 2012: Russell Myers on Williams Lake and Solidarity
Submitted on January 8, 2012Russell Myers speaks about Williams Lake and what solidarity with indigenous struggles looks like.
Commons Conference 2012: Glen Coulthard on Indigineity, Education and Media
Submitted on January 8, 2012Glen Coulthard, an assistant professor in the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of Political Science at UBC speaks about indigineity and the commons.
Lawful Access: Some of the people who want to spy on us
Submitted on January 6, 2012The National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre is a part of the RCMP that prosecutes Child Abuse. This includes finding users of child pornography, or CP for short. I've added the video above to illustrate how their document regarding their desire to have Lawful Access legislation to track down pedophiles who use CP.
Canada's Tough on Crime Agenda and its Immediate Effects
Submitted on January 6, 2012East to West: Eleven picks from 2011!
Submitted on January 6, 2012Happy 2012!
We're excited to kick off another year of digging deeper, bringing you relevant, timely stories, and building co-operative media together across Canada!
Last year was a busy one, with lots of great coverage both from the growing local media co-ops and from The Dominion.
December in Review
Submitted on January 6, 2012The reason for the treason...
The reason for the treason….
Those arrested when the Occupy Halifax camp was destroyed in November were in court on December 29, facing charges of obstructing police and breaching an undertaking.
Big Brother Billboard?
Submitted on January 5, 2012Advertisement Selling Not-For-Sale Cop Cars Appear in Two of Halifax's At-Risk Communities
“No, you won't be able to buy a Ford Interceptor Police Car. It's a police car, not available to the public.” says Maxine, at Ford Canada customer service.
I figured as much, but I had to ask. Which makes the billboards on Gottingen Street, and in Fairview, all the more puzzling.
Rae Spoon on Gendered Pronouns
Submitted on January 5, 2012Rae Spoon will be performing in Haliax on Feburary 4. You can listen to their most recent album online here, and while you're at it, ch
The ITAC Threat Assessments of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Submitted on January 4, 2012The Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, formerly known as the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre is an organization that provides combined threat assessments. It is primarily led by CSIS, and all the actual CSIS releases that I've seen thus far appear to come from the ITAC.
Lighter Wallet? Low Wages, Not High Taxes, To Blame
Submitted on January 4, 2012Analysts say 'bracket creep' much less of a concern than stagnant wages
Nova Scotians are going to feel their belts get a little bit tighter in the new year.
But according to some experts, stagnant wages – and not tax increases – are to blame.
No Regrets
Submitted on January 3, 2012G20 Political Prisoner Erik Lankin on the legal system and jail rebellions
Erik Lankin is one of the community organizers who got jail time, for allegedly masterminding the mayhem at the g20 protests in Toronto in 2010.
The Vancouver Media Co-op recently spoke with Erik from prison via telephone.
Below are a list of addresses of the G20 political prisoners currently in jail. Letters of support and reading materials are always welcome.
CKUT's Off the Hour: the history of police violence at universities
Submitted on January 3, 2012Chaterine LeGrand at a round table discussion at McGill University
One of the major events that marked 2011 on mcgill campus was the november 10th province wide student strike and the shocking riot police intervention after a group of students had occupied the administration building at McGill.
Rae Spoon on Gendered Pronouns and Xtra West
Submitted on January 3, 2012I remember the first time I heard Rae Spoon perform at the Pharmacie Esperanza in Montéal in 2002. I was totally blown away.
"We Want the Community To Rise Up": The Selling Out of St Pat's
Submitted on January 3, 2012Rev Rhonda Britton, Pastor of Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, Halifax and Dr. Margaret Casey, Chair of the Board of the North End Community Health Centre express their frustration and disappointment that the St. Patrick's Alexandra School building has been sold to a developer.
Toronto In Review: December
Submitted on January 3, 2012more Ford, jails, cops and surveillance; less transit, occupations and community radio
Revelations have emerged of the existence of an RCMP unit which conducted surveillance on First Nations communities.
New Years Noise Demo at Burnaby Youth Detention Centre
Submitted on January 2, 2012In the early hours of dusk on New Years Eve, anarchists marched on the Burnaby Youth Detention Centre to show those on the inside are not forgotten by those on the outside.
The best of the Toronto Media Co-op in 2011
Submitted on January 1, 2012A round-up of the year's top stories covered by independent journalists for the Toronto Media Co-op
The independent journalists at the Toronto Media Co-op (TMC) have put in another year of passionate work covering important stories from our city and internationally.
Censorship and Safety: Health Canada and the Nuclear Information Blackout
Submitted on January 1, 2012Censorship and Safety: Health Canada and the Nuclear Information Blackout
By Zach Ruiter
Let Them Burn Sticks!
Submitted on December 31, 2011Wayne Crawley Retires in Style From Emera Caribbean, Sarah MacDonald Refuses CEO Housing
On December 28th, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald reported that Wayne Crawley, president and CEO of Emera Caribbean Ltd., had resigned, as of December 21st.
Conversation with/avec la famille d'Iban Apaolaza Sancho Family
Submitted on December 30, 2011Almost All Occupiers Now Allowed Back in HRM Parks
Submitted on December 29, 2011Another chapter is thankfully closed for many, but not all, of those members of Occupy NS arrested on November 11th. All but one of those who appeared in provincial court this morning will now be allowed back in municipal, provincial, and federal parks within HRM jurisdiction.
Nova Scotians Disapprove of Convention Centre Project
Submitted on December 29, 2011Trade Centre Limited Survey Finds Nova Cold on Convention Centre
A massive government publicity campaign has not been able to convince most Nova Scotians to approve a new convention centre in Halifax, says the Coalition to Save the View.
Occupy The Family Vacation
Submitted on December 28, 2011Editor's Note: Occupiers Ruth and Herb Gamberg undertook a magazine distribution/visit the grandchildren/fact-finding mission to New York and Florida in late November-early December.
Numbers Game
Submitted on December 28, 2011The Toronto City Budget Deficit that Wasn't
Toronto - The City budget is not and has never been in a financial crisis according to figures released by the Wellesley Institute, an urban health research and policy institute in Toronto.
Amateur Riot
Submitted on December 27, 2011Dispatch #2 of Stop the Flows focuses on the burgeoning anti-nuke movement in Japan, following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Truth be told I had larger plans for this dispatch. But with time and resources lacking, I could only scratch the surface of not just the anti-nuke movement, but of the anarchist and activist scene in Japan.
Hands Off Haimen!
Submitted on December 24, 2011Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas...
Submitted on December 24, 2011But Were Afraid to Ask.
This Christmas Special originally aired in 2009 on CHLY radio in Nanaimo, BC. It was a segment of a radio series called "Running Wild", which was hosted by Susie Bee and myself.
While not necessarily timely, it does answer such timeless question as :
"Who is Santa Claus, and why is my child on his leg?"
and,
Call For Pitches!
Submitted on December 22, 2011Pitch For Pay!
As we do every month, in January we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
Reflections on Apartheid Oil
Submitted on December 22, 2011A conversation with Macdonald Stainsby
The Apartheid Oil series, which was originally published here on the Media Co-op, has created waves of discussion throughout the activist community and beyond.
Michael Coleman: Tahrir Take Two
Submitted on December 22, 2011Australian Delegate Aboard November "Canadian Boat to Gaza".
On November 4th, the Israeli Navy attacked the Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir, and the Irish ship, the Saoirse, as they attempted to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. Aboard the Tahrir was about $50,000 worth of medical aid, in short supply in Gazan hospitals thanks to Israel's unconscionable block of medical supplies to the occupied territory.
Voices for our Coast: Holiday Edition
Submitted on December 21, 2011The Ecology Action Centre has been interviewing people from across Nova Scotia to find out what people love about our magnificent coast, what concerns them about the coast, and what people think needs to be done to better protect and manage the coast. This video features 6 more 'Voices' for our coast.
GroundWire December 18th
Submitted on December 20, 2011Durban 2011 and the Homelessness Marathon
This episode of GroundWire was produced by Leanne Arnison on traditional Mohawk territory at CKUT in Montreal, QC
Headlines:
Occupy Vancouver Port | Joel Barde
Abousfian Abdelrazik | Ray Corkum, ckut
Community Radio Report:
Homelessness Marathon | Aaron Lakoff, ckut
Music:
Cris Derkson | "Smile at me"
Features:
Occupying housing from the Pope Squat to Occupy Toronto
Submitted on December 20, 2011Looking at the experiences of past political squats as Occupy Toronto moves to take new ones.
It was a sweltering afternoon in late July 2002 when the armoured vehicles of the Toronto Police Emergency Task Force pulled up in front of our building. Quickly we started barricading the door with an old desk, if they were coming to kick us out we weren't going to make it easy for them. We waited tensely as the cops approached the door with submachine guns drawn. Our crime?
Belliveau Dismisses Margaree Environmental Association's Appeal
Submitted on December 20, 2011Minister of Environment OKs Oil and Gas Platform in West Lake Ainslie Neighbourhood; MEA Set for Legal Battle
Minister of the Environment Sterling Belliveau has dismissed the Margaree Environmental Association's (MEA) appeal to stop a Petroworth-owned oil and gas exploration platform in West Lake Ainslie.
The appeal process is a "one-off," in that the decision is final, and there is no higher body to whom an appeal might now be directed.
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December 19th Letter from Sterling Belliveau, Nova Minister of the Environment
Direct Action after the Squamish Five
Submitted on December 19, 2011One of the first ATIP requests I filed with the RCMP was literally "Anarchism in BC from 1973 to 2011". In February 2011, I received a call from Sgt. Kent Swim saying that this was too large.
États, conseils de bande et développement du Plan Nord : quelle opposition ?
Submitted on December 19, 2011(tiré du cmaq à http://www.cmaq.net/fr/node/44956)
Quelle opposition au Plan Nord ?
NéEs au Québec, blancHEs et franchophones, nous sommes liéES par un cordon ombilical à l'État du Québec. Nous sommes en identific
La Coop média embauche! The Media Co-op is hiring!
Submitted on December 19, 2011La Coop média embauche!
Nous sommes à la recherche d'une journaliste pour se joindre à notre collectif éditorial.
Harper Is No Santa Flashmob Hits Downtown
Submitted on December 18, 2011On a cool December day, a group of 30 people a flashmob took position near christmas trees at Pacific Centre to perform their version of the 12 Days of Xmas incorporating Jason Kenney, Canada's immigration minister.
The carol incorporated some of Harper and Kenney's worst policies, including the scrapping of immigration assistance programs in favour of temporary worker ones.
Everybody's waiting for Belliveau
Submitted on December 18, 2011Minister of Environment's Decision on Lake Ainslie Oil Exploration is Past Due...
Nova Scotia Department of Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau is overdue.
Condos Over Community
Submitted on December 18, 2011Audio from St. Patrick's Alexandra Rally
Last week, HRM Council approved the sale of the former St. Patrick's-Alexandra property to a developer. A protest rally was organized on Sunday, December 18th, leading from Cornwalis Street Baptist Church to the former school.
An Anarchist's Report Back from Occupy Vancouver and its Port Disruption
Submitted on December 17, 2011This article represents the thoughts of one anarchist and does not necesarily attempt to represent other anarchists in the city
Say "YES!" to a world without sexual violence.
Submitted on December 15, 2011ConsentFEST takes back Empowerment
"YES!"
Giving or not giving consent and having that decision respected is the key to ending sexual violence. We've all seen the 'No means No' campaign to end date rape, but what's the 'Yes means Yes' vision of sexual power and a world without rape?
Darrell Dexter's Hasbara!
Submitted on December 14, 2011There are a few things wrong with Darrell Dexter's recent so-called trade mission with Israel.
The Downside of Gentrification - CCAP 2011 Hotel Report
Submitted on December 14, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - The "upgrading" of SRO hotels is putting low-income residents out in the cold. The Carnegie Community Action Project's 2011 hotel report cites gentrification and government inaction for the worsening crisis.
The Dark Ages
Submitted on December 14, 2011No Solar Power for You in Renewable Electricity Plan
In 1979, as Iranians tossed out American marionette Shah Reza Pahlavi, world oil prices spiked at an all-time high of $24 per barrel. There were shortages and line-ups at gas stations, and the precariousness of the oil-dependent system was laid bare, again, for all to see. Energy alternatives were sought out, or were at least discussed in relative earnest.
Dawn-to-Dusk Actions Disrupt Port of Vancouver
Submitted on December 13, 2011West Coast Occupy Solidarity on Dec 12
People gathered in Callister Park on Renfrew Street (west side, across from PNE, just south of McGill) at midday on Monday 12 December 2011. Occupy Vancouver looked to stand in solidarity with other west coast port actions and shutdowns stretching from Anchorage to San Diego.
The Media Coop is Hiring: Toronto Editor
Submitted on December 13, 2011The Media Co-op is hiring: Toronto Editor
We're looking for a local editor to co-ordinate coverage and work with contributors and Media Co-op members in Toronto.
Grogne à la 17e Conférence de L'ONU sur les changements climatiques
Submitted on December 13, 2011Lors de la dernière journée officielle de la 17e conférence des Parties de CNUCC, l'exaspération se fait sentir. Alors que les négociations piétinent, une manifestation se tient à l'intérieur des mures du Centre ce Convention International de Durban. Un remix manif et conférence de presse du réseau Climate Justice Now!
More Files from the V2010ISU-JIG
Submitted on December 13, 2011Three years ago last week, the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit was lurking around my apartment building just off Commercial Drive. Before that, they've been waiting outside Anarchist Bookfair meetings, Spartacus Collective meetings, and attending the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair. How do I know this?
Occupy Vancouver Port Action
Submitted on December 12, 2011On December 12 Occupy Vancouver joined in solidarity with Occupy movements up and down the west coast of North America to send a strong and clear message to the global 1%: this economy belongs to ALL of us—not just those who disproportionately profit from trade.
Hundreds of riot police threaten occupation of illegal freeway in Mexico City
Submitted on December 12, 2011Early on Sunday morning, Marcelo Ebrard the Mayor of Mexico City sent hundreds of riot police into a working class neighbourhood to evict occupiers and ensure that work can proceed on his pet freeway project, the “Supervía Poniente” which translates approximately as ‘Western Superhighway’.
Chronicling and Heralding Employer Interests: Corporate media should have to make their interests as employers clear
Submitted on December 12, 2011Last week, the Chronicle Herald published an editorial espousing the paper’s opinion on first contract arbitration (FCA).
CKUT's Off the Hour: Harper's Attempt to Quietly Sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union
Submitted on December 12, 2011A report from a protest against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in Quebec city
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Community Solidarity Picket Blocks Access to Port Of Vancouver
Submitted on December 12, 2011Workers respect community picket as 25 People block the Port of Vancouver in alliance with call out from Occupy Oakland and in solidarity with the Longview, Washington ILWU.
BRIEF: This morning at 7:00 am, about 25 people held a community picket at the Clark Drive entrance to the Vancouver port. Participants said that they were blocking the port in solidarity with the striking longshore workers of the Longview, Washington ILWU. Responding to a call out by Occupy Oakland, actions are planned for many West Coast cities to block the ports today.
Homeless in Halifax
Submitted on December 12, 2011A first person account of living in a shelter for homeless women
I’m fixing dinner on another damp – what a surprise – Halifax evening and enjoying the momentary peace in my large kitchen.
Running the Blockade and Harvesting the Olives: Experiences of Solidarity with Palestine
Submitted on December 12, 2011Two Vancouverites shared their experiences engaging in solidarity work with Palestine at the Unitarian Church on Saturday, December 10, marking International Human Rights Day by exposing the violation of Palestinian human rights and the potential of international struggle to support the Palestinian movement to reclaim those rights.
Statement from the Vancouver Demonstration Against the Pacific Trails Pipeline
Submitted on December 11, 2011The Great Climate COP-out
Submitted on December 10, 2011In the next few minutes, I'm going to be closing my computer and leaving the International Conference Centre in Durban, with no plans of ever coming back.
Dene youth delegate speaks out about Canada's position at COP17
Submitted on December 10, 2011Daniel T'seilie is in Durban with the Canadian Youth Delegation. A Dene youth from Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, he was slated to speak at the closing plenary of the Kyoto Protocol negotations. Because the negotations have dragged out for a day longer than expected, he won't be reading his statement.
Climate Justice Now: Time is running out
Submitted on December 10, 2011Activists from around the world deliver urgent message in dying hours of COP17
On Friday night, in what we all assumed to be the final hours of COP17, Climate Justice now held a press conference to give their assessment of where the negotations were at and what was needed in the final hours.
Police attack pipeline protesters
Submitted on December 9, 2011VANCOUVER - Police attacked environmental activists outside the offices of Apache Pipeline in downtown Vancouver today. People protesting Apache's stake in the proposed Pacific Trails pipeline at a midday rally were punched, shoved and kicked as Vancouver police locked down the office tower.
Canada wins "Colossal Fossil" on final day of COP17
Submitted on December 9, 2011Canada has been wracking up Fossil of the Day awards in Durban, South Africa. The award, given out daily during the COP17 conference, is given to countries who have done the most to stymie negotiations in the past 24 hours. Going into COP17, Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent had said he hoped to win fewer Fossils than his predecessors.
Canada, the Grave-digger of Kyoto
Submitted on December 9, 2011The international climate negotiations have been an abject failure, but we can find hope on the home-front
Few issues have united delegates at the UN Climate Change conference in Durban, South Africa. But if you walked the halls of the convention centre and mentioned the name of "Canada," the response was unanimous -- a collective groan and lament.
Champagne and Climate Change
Submitted on December 9, 2011Canadian Youth Delegation "celebrates" Canada's negotiations at COP17
The Canadian Youth Delegation held a "celebration" today in honor of the Canadian government's negotiating at these past two weeks at the UN's climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa.
Market and non-market housing must proceed apace
Submitted on December 9, 2011"COP17 has been a failure": Leading climate justice activists speak out in Durban
Submitted on December 9, 2011On Dec. 8, with just a day and a half left to negotiations at COP17 in Durban, climate justice activists from around the world spoke out about the failings of the conference and the inability of government's to put aside national interest, and economic interests, in order to reach a strong, binding and effective agreement.
Mic Check: Protesters take up camp inside COP17 conference centre
Submitted on December 9, 2011At 15h00 local time in Durban, SA (8am EST), dozens of protesters gathered inside the International Conference Centre where the COP17 negotiations are entering their final hours.
Protesters have said they are prepared to stay all night, and that they will ensure their voices are heard.
VPD's "Public Safety Unit" Riot Cops
Submitted on December 8, 2011Notes from the VPD's 2011 Stanley Cup Riot Review
If you've attended your fair share of protests in Vancouver, then you've probably encountered the riot cops. Most of the time, they appear in baseball caps with shiny, lime green, safety vests. Sometimes they sport helmets, shields, and three-foot long wooden batons.
Northern Gateway Panel Releases Hearing Dates
Submitted on December 8, 2011The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel (JRP) has released dates and locations for the first portion of their community hearings scheduled for early 2012.
Anonymous - Message to the American People Re:National Defense Authorization Act
Submitted on December 8, 2011Dear brothers and sisters. Now is the time to open your eyes!
In a stunning move that has civil libertarians stuttering with disbelief, the U.S. Senate has just passed a bill that effectively ends the Bill of Rights in America.
Conférence de presse de Climate Justice Now, 6 décembre 2011
Submitted on December 8, 2011La domination des 1% de l'élite économique et financière, sur les 99% de la population est contestée partout sur la planète. Ces mêmes tensions et les mêmes dynamiques ont cours ici à la COP-17, qui est aujourd'hui dominé par les intérêts économiques des entreprises.
DON'T LET AFRICA FRY: ZUMA'S GREEN GOONS ATTACK
Submitted on December 8, 2011Pablo Solon's Warning
Submitted on December 8, 2011Former Bolivian climate change negotiator and climate justice activist on COP17 negotiations
With just a day and a half left to COP17, rumours of a side deal to bypass a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol have heated up.
Occupy Nova Scotia Visits Wal-Mart
Submitted on December 7, 2011Members of Occupy Nova Scotia visited a local Walmart store in Halifax yesterday, unfurled a banner and read a prepared statement on the dangers of mass consumerism.
Canadian Youth Take a Stand in Durban
Submitted on December 7, 2011Youth delegation interupts Enviro Minister's address, calls for other countries to "turn their backs on Canada"
The high-level negotiations phase at the UN's climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, began today. Environment ministers and high ranking politicians from around the world gave their opening remarks at a plenary session, including Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent.
Occupy Nova Scotia Visits Walmart
Submitted on December 7, 2011Members of Occupy Nova Scotia visited a local Walmart store in Halifax yesterday, unfurled a banner and read a prepared statement on the dangers of mass consumerism.
CANADIAN YOUTH EJECTED FROM COP17
Submitted on December 7, 2011TURN THEIR BACKS ON CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DURING OPENING SPEECH
Durban, South Africa – Members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were ejected from COP17 today as Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent delivered his opening address at the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa.
Spreading It Thick
Submitted on December 6, 2011Based on a Literature Review-Focused Study, HRM Council Votes to Lift Moratorium on Biosolids.
On October 26th, Halifax Regional Municipality Council voted 17-5 to lift the 1 year moratorium on applying biosolids to municipal lands. The moratorium was put in place after residents on Dunbreck Road complained of a sickness-inducing smell emanating from a recent application of biosolids onto municipal lands in their neighbourhood.
Balaclava! 34
Submitted on December 6, 2011Occupy Vancouver Special edition
The 34th edition of the Balaclava! is a special on the Occupy movement in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories.
Download it here for a ton of pictures and an exlcusive summary by Zig Zag on the movement and its future.
Files attached to this post:
Une partie de l'opposition au Plan Nord sur le terrain partie 2
Submitted on December 6, 2011entrevue avec Marc Fafard (Sept-Îles sans Uranium), Arthur Picard (Innu Power) et Yvan Croteau (RQGE)
Une partie de l'opposition au Plan Nord sur le terrain partie 1
Submitted on December 6, 2011entrevue avec Marc Fafard (Sept-Îles sans Uranium), Arthur Picard (Innu Power) et Yvan Croteau (RQGE)
Ghetto Palestine: Jon Elmer brings strategic analysis of Palestinian resistance to UBC
Submitted on December 6, 2011Jon Elmer's complete talk was recorded by Melanie Spence of People's Health Radio. The full audio of the lecture is available for download at the BIAC website. (Click here to download, mp3, 98 MB)
RCMP spied on protesting First Nations
Submitted on December 5, 2011Intelligence unit collaborated with partners in energy and private sector
The federal government created a wide-ranging surveillance network in early 2007 to monitor protests by First Nations, including those that would garner national attention or target “critical infrastructure” like highways, railways and pipelines, according to RCMP documents obtained through access to information requests.
REDD+ alert!
Submitted on December 5, 2011Some things you should know about REDD+
Audio exerpt from "No REDD+ teach-in"
5 Dec 2011, Durban , South Africa
Speaker: Camelia (didn't catch her last name), No REDD+ Brazil
"Never Trust a COP"
Submitted on December 5, 201110,000 march for climate justice in Durban
More than 10,000 people answered the call to march through the streets of Durban, South Africa, last Saturday as part of a gobal day of action for climate justice and an end to climate change. The march coincided with the halfway point of negotiations at 17th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17).
South African Movements Move (Global Day of Action)
Submitted on December 5, 2011I grabbed some footage of the incredible use of singing and dancing in various South African social movements, from the Global Day of Action on Saturday. Hopefully it can inspire us Turtle Islanders to broaden our thinking in terms of how we conduct public demonstrations.
Journée d'action globale, Durban
Submitted on December 5, 2011Shut Down the Port! Coordinated West Coast Action on Dec. 12th, 2011
Submitted on December 4, 2011Making Every Vote Count
Submitted on December 4, 2011Fair Vote Nova Scotia, local chapter of Fair Vote Canada, seeks your support
If you’re over eighteen, chances are you cast a ballot back on May 2nd. And if you did go to the polling stations on May 2nd chances are you were not, to say the very least, a happy person on May 3rd.
EVERYONE IS DOWNSTREAM: Tar Sands in Madagascar
Submitted on December 4, 2011Jean Pierre Ratsimbazafy of Madagascar speaks in Durban, South Africa
While world delegations were gathering in Durban, South Africa for the seventeenth round of negotiations of the UNFCCC, environmentalists from around the world gathered at the Everyone is Downstream conference to challenge the impasse the talks have reached in recent years.
Alternatives Challenge COP17 Climate Talks
Submitted on December 4, 2011In the weeks leading up to the seventeenth round of negotiations of the UNFCC in Durban, South Africa (COP17), environmentalists gathered from around the world to challenge the impasse these talks have reached in the past.
Blame Canada
Submitted on December 3, 2011Interview with Friends of the Earth Canada member about her country's role at COP17
Canada continues to face criticism at the COP17. On Friday, it won another Fossil of the Day award for Environment Minister Peter Kent's statement that the fossils awarded to Canada this week came from the 'uninformed' and the 'ideologically driven.'
Rural Women take on COP17
Submitted on December 3, 2011Hundreds denounce exclusion from talks, false solutions at UN conference
In Durban, South Africa, yesterday, hundreds of rural women from across the continent converged at the Speakers Corner outside of the conference centre where COP17, the UN's latest round of climate change negotiations, is being held.
The women have come to Durban to participate in the South Africa Rural Women's gathering, which started December 1 and will run until December 5.
Les conservateurs démontrent leur misogynie une fois de plus
Submitted on December 3, 2011Les conservateurs, qui ont déjà tenté à quelques reprises de se débarrasser du registre des armes d’épaule, font une nouvelle tentative.
A whimper, not a bang
Submitted on December 2, 2011Foodsquat highlights problems in Occupy
Submitted on December 2, 2011Outside the Gate Please.
Submitted on December 2, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia on the Outside Looking in at Provincial Legislature
Yesterday, on their street march leading from Victoria Park, some members of Occupy Nova Scotia, walking in support of Indigenous Solidarity Day, made a brief stop at the Provincial Legislature.
Outside the Gate Please.
Submitted on December 2, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia on the Outside Looking in at Provincial Legislature
Yesterday, on their street march leading from Victoria Park, some members of Occupy Nova Scotia, walking in support of Indigenous Solidarity Day, made a brief stop at the Provincial Legislature.
Interview with Mike Larsen
Submitted on December 2, 2011Interview with Mike Larsen co-managing editor of Journal of Prisoners on Prisons
Interview with Kim Pate of the Elizabeth Fry Society (CAEFS) on the Omnibus Crime Bill
Submitted on December 2, 2011Interview with Justin Piche pt I
Submitted on December 2, 2011Interview with co-managing editor of Journal of Prisoners on Prisons about the Ominbus Crime Bill
Quatrième édition de 99%: Le journal d'Occupons Montréal
Submitted on December 2, 2011Dans ce numéro:
Better Off Without The Gifts
Submitted on December 1, 2011Halifax, and Occupy NS, Celebrate Indigenous Solidarity Day
As Indigenous reserves across the country remain endemically underfunded, and the eye of the media turns fleetingly to the third world conditions in Attawapiskat, about two dozen Haligonians gathered today in Victoria Park to show solidarity for this nation's original inhabitants. Members of Occupy NS were strongly represented, and, as is their fashion, kicked off the ceremony by
New Housing Coalition Targets Condo Sites
Submitted on December 1, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Under the banner Occupy Condos, the DTES Not For Developers Coalition took its battle for social housing to two sites today. Housing advocates rallied outside the Pantages "Sequel 138" block on East Hastings and marched to the nearby "21 Doors" condos on Carrall Street.
Tears and Loathing in Durban
Submitted on December 1, 2011Is a gonzo revival the only rational journalistic response to failed climate talks?
When I first stepped through the drab halls of the International Convention Centre, decorated in a business-casual African motif, a misanthropic ether binge or acid-fueled target practice with high-calibre rifles seemed to be just the thing. A gonzo revival, it could be argued, is the only appropriate response to the latest round of climate talks taking place here in Durban, South Africa.
Protest Opposes World Bank Administration of Green Climate Fund
Submitted on December 1, 2011Canadian Youth Delegation Press Conference: BituMenswear
Submitted on December 1, 2011As the COP17 got under way in Durban, South Africa this week, outraged environmentalists from the Canadian Youth Delegation kicked off a series of actions in style, as they launched BituMenswear, the ultimate suit of choice for the oil-friendly Canadian government during the following weeks of international climate negotiations.
November in Review
Submitted on December 1, 2011Took a lickin’ but we kept on tickin’
All eyes and ears were turned onto Occupy Nova Scotia this month. This initiative combined inventive political ideas, a resolute democratic spirit and high drama. ‘What means will officialdom eventually employ to decamp this in-your-face progressive site?’, seemed to be the question hanging in the air.
A Night At Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on November 30, 2011Filmed in Vancouver British Columbia around the height of the Occupy Movement. This documentary style short film was inspired by a sign posted on a tent at the Occupy Vancouver site which read ‘Ask Me Why I’m Here’. Thus the premise of this short film; asking Occupiers and citizens of Vancouver who were on site in support of the movement why they were there.
Cyclones of Struggle: From Occupation to Intifada- the return of insurrection in Egypt & here
Submitted on November 30, 2011The on-going insurrectionary situation in Egypt and the open potentialities for the Occupations
Article avalible with pictures at:
http://momentofinsurrection.wordpress.com/cyclones-of-struggle-from-occupation-to-intifada/
First Nations Stand Their Ground Against Prosperity Mine at BC Supreme Court
Submitted on November 30, 2011Canada suits up, picks up awards at day one of COP17
Submitted on November 30, 2011On Monday, Nov. 28, the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, commonly referred to as COP17, kicked off in Durban, South Africa. Thousands of delegates from around the world had arrived in the city to discuss how we should address the threat of climate change and global warming.
Paris Block Condos Confiscated
Submitted on November 29, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - About two dozen housing activists moved into the Paris Block luxury condos this afternoon - way ahead of schedule. The activists occupied the condo construction site for three hours to protest the steamroller gentrification of the Downtown Eastside and the lack of affordable housing.
Download the G20 Papers
Submitted on November 29, 2011The 'G20 Papers' is a trove of documents on security operations at the Toronto G20, and Huntsville G8. These files were obtained through freedom-of-information legislation, predominantly from the RCMP but also from other police and security organizations.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Vegetable
Submitted on November 29, 2011Food consciousness coalesces at ACORN conference
“Farmers need a shitload of support,” says Amy Lounder, an organic farmer who runs Avon River CSA (community-shared, or community-supported, agriculture) in Centre Burlington, NS. “And not just financial support but support in a lot of different ways, like support in information, of learning how to problem solve.”
Harjap Grewal at "Who are the 99%: The Occupy Together Movement"
Submitted on November 29, 2011PETER HOPPERTON'S STATEMENT TO THE COURT IN G20 CASE
Submitted on November 29, 2011Fish Lake Fightback in Court
Submitted on November 28, 2011VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot’in Nation is again facing off in BC Supreme Court against Taseko Mines over its proposed open-pit gold and copper mine. The community wants to stop Taseko's injunction application and permits issued by the BC Government for exploration near Fish Lake (Teztan Biny).
"FoodSquat" Occupies City-Owned Building, evicted shortly thereafter
Submitted on November 28, 2011Occupy Toronto Moves Out of the Park and Into a Basement
“Grange Park by the kiddie slides at noon” the text message said. Arriving in drizzling rain for the clandestine meeting, I saw Antonin Smith, a controversial figure from the Occupy Toronto food team. The Foodsquat was going public on Monday, and the Toronto Media Co-op was getting a tour.
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Occupy Toronto Foodies Take Back Building
Submitted on November 28, 2011Interview with Antonin Smith from the Occupy Toronto food team. Shot in the new squatted location of Occupy Toronto in downtown Toronto.
African Activists Blast Unconventional Extraction
Submitted on November 28, 2011Tar sands highlighted in lead up to UN climate summit in South Africa
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA—In Durban this week, you're blinded by green. From billboards to uniforms, it's impossible to miss that this South African city is hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Canada's Negotiators Get New Uniforms
Submitted on November 28, 2011Haligonians at COP 17 Model Bitumens Wear
Mathew Chisholm and Robin Tress model Canada’s New Negotiating Uniforms at a press conference on the first day of COP 17 in Durban, South Africa.
Roots to Grow - The Need for radical Spaces in Movement-Building Part 2/2
Submitted on November 28, 2011Recorded Nov 24th, 2011.
What is the role of physical spaces--like Rhizome--in supporting social movements? What can we learn from other radical spaces, both those that came before us and others that are currently in existence?
Roots to Grow - The Need for radical Spaces in Movement-Building Part 1/2
Submitted on November 28, 2011Recorded Nov 24th, 2011.
What is the role of physical spaces--like Rhizome--in supporting social movements? What can we learn from other radical spaces, both those that came before us and others that are currently in existence?
Give Away
Submitted on November 27, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia's "Shopping Cart Brigade" Keeps Hali's Homeless Warm
While stateside shoppers were pepper spraying each other, and getting shot at and body slammed by security, this weekend members of Occupy Nova Scotia engaged in the far more peaceful pursuit of giving stuff away. For some it was Black Friday. For others it was Buy Nothing Day.
Pitch for pay!
Submitted on November 27, 2011Write for the Media Co-op!
As we do every month, in December we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Separation over gentrification
Submitted on November 27, 2011A condominium project pits neighbour against neighbour
The conversion of a former Halifax church site into a condominium building is dividing a North End community.
A Message from the So-Called "G20 Main Conspiracy Group"
Submitted on November 26, 2011Text below and video originally published on Conspire to Resist.
As people across Turtle Island look towards the global wave of protests against the austerity agenda, the memory of the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto looms large as both inspiration and caution.
Joint Press Statement by the Police and Two Library Defenders
Submitted on November 26, 2011Joint statement made to the public by Officer Gary Meissner, and occupiers Ian Smart, and Jordon Walsh (one of the people who chained himself to the library) on the day of the Occupy Toronto Eviction on November 23, 2011 about the process of negotiating and the peaceful resolution of the library yurt.
Montreal Deputy Police Chief speaks to the media about Occupy Mtl Eviction
Submitted on November 25, 2011When is a Clear Cut not a Clear Cut?
Submitted on November 25, 2011Definition of Clearcuts Not Clear Cut: Government abuses public trust
Perhaps the only thing worse than doing nothing is doing something that's worse than doing nothing, and then touting it as having done something good. Such is the case with the Nova Scotia government's application of the Natural Resources Strategy as it relates to the future of our forests.
CJSF Radio Special on Occupy Vancouver part2/2
Submitted on November 25, 2011CJSF Radio Special on Occupy Vancouver part1/2
Submitted on November 25, 2011Quebec's Plan Nord a development on par with Alberta tar sands
Submitted on November 24, 2011Interview with Roger Rashi (Québec solidaire) on Redeye (Co-op Radio in so-called ''Vancouver'')
Large mining corporations from Canada, Europe and China are eager to become involved in a plan to extract resources from an area of Quebec that encompasses three-quarters of the province's landmass. Many First Nations are opposed to Le Plan Nord, as are environmental groups in Quebec.
Pictou Mill Belches Black Smoke
Submitted on November 24, 2011Yesterday afternoon, Matt Gunning, a life-long citizen of the town of Pictou, was surprised to see thick plumes of abnormally dark grey smoke belching out of the mill. This was no normal day in Pictou.
CKUT's Off the Hour: In Conversation with Anthropologist David Graeber about his book Debt: The First 5000 Years
Submitted on November 24, 2011Neal Rockwell sat down with David Graeber while he was in Montreal last week. They talked about a number of topics from his book Debt: The First 5000 Years. These ranged from precapitalist economies, to markets which during certain periods have prevented rather than fostered capitalism and to how our contemporary concept of freedom originated from Roman property law and slave ownership.
Occupy Vancouver had to move again
Submitted on November 24, 2011On Nov 22nd, 2011 the Occupy Vancouver had to move again, as the supreme court wasn't the greatest camp ground. The GA was this night held at 7pm in Grandview Park. Temporary homes were found for all that didn't have a house to go back to.
Occupy Ottawa 2am eviction - audio report w/ interviews
Submitted on November 23, 20118 arrested, 1 hospitalized, park barricaded
On early Wednesday morning, police moved in to evict Occupy Ottawa from Confederation Park. The move came 26 hours after the eviction deadline from the National Capital Commission.
Eviction in Progress at Occupy Toronto
Submitted on November 23, 2011Story was updated live from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM Wednesday November 27th
*This page was updated live from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM November 23rd. Please check back to Toronto Media Co-op as stories, videos and photo essays of todays events will be posted shortly.
An eviction is in progress at Occupy Toronto. Reporters from Toronto Media Co-op are on the scene. Follow @meganysta on twitter for confirmed updates from Media Co-op reporters.
“Banned on the Hill”
Submitted on November 22, 2011Ottawa art exhibit highlights government interference in environmental education
Toronto artist Franke James is displaying environmental artwork on Bank Street in protest of the Canadian government’s interference in her 20-city European art show and its dec
Emera Under Investigation in Grand Bahama
Submitted on November 22, 2011Operation Grand Bahamas Presents Formal Complaint Against Power Supplier
As reported, in early November a group known as Operation Justice Bahamas visited Halifax on a fact-finding mission.
Occupy Vancouver Packs up - and Moves!
Submitted on November 21, 2011VANCOUVER - Faced with an injunction from the City, the citizens of Occupy Vancouver moved out today - and set up a new camp one block away.
St. James Cathedral Evicts Occupy Toronto from Church Land
Submitted on November 21, 2011Occupy Toronto protesters received eviction orders on November 21, 2011 after a court ruling upheld the decision of the City of Toronto to move them from St. James Park. Part of this land is owned by St James Cathedral, documents obtained from Toronto Media Co-op reveal, making the Church complicit in this eviction.
By Carmelle Wolfson
Indigenous Resistance to Mining and Rights of people with Intellectual disabilities challenged in Supreme Court
Submitted on November 21, 2011
This Episode of GroundWire was produced by Aaron Levy at CIVL, in Abbotsford, BC.
Headlines:
Abbotsford Vote/Referendum | Aaron Levy, CIVL
Guelph Police Officer Arrested for Drug Theft | Mary Carl Guiao, CFRU
Community Radio Report:
Occupy: New Location
Submitted on November 21, 2011On the afternoon of November 21, Occupy Vancouver took to the streets, moving a large part of the site just two blocks away to the UBC Robson-courthouse area.
Even though the move itself was peaceful, a fireman at the original Occupy site provoked a fight with one of the demonstrators, who was arrested by VPD.
Occupy Toronto: Eviction part two
Submitted on November 21, 2011The sound of drums compete with church bells, as Occupy Toronto heads for an expected eviction showdown at midnight. The month-old encampment lost a key legal battle today, as an Ontario Superior Court judge issued a 54 page decision dismissing an injunction filed last week by several occupiers. Already, there are (unconfirmed) reports of police in garages and vehicles around St.
Occupy Vancouver Packs Up...And Moves One Block Away
Submitted on November 21, 2011Vancouver - On a soggy Monday, hundreds showed up at the Vancouver Art Gallery to show solidarity and support in response to the Supreme Court of BC granting the City of Vancouver permission to forcefully remove any Occupy Vancouver standing structures at the Art Gallery.
True Prosperity is Healthy Waters
Submitted on November 21, 2011Tsilhqot’in and Supporters Defend Land Rights Against Taseko Mines
Approximately forty people gathered outside the BC Law Courts at 9am in the slush and chill of downtown Vancouver on Friday November 18 to support the Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people in defense of their land rights. The Vancouver-based mining corporation Taseko Mines Ltd.
Health and Safety at Occupy Montreal
Submitted on November 21, 2011Ray Corkum explores how Occupy Montreal manages health and safety at La Place des Peuples
Ray Corkum went to the Occupy Montreal camp for a few days to see how the organization was managing health and secutiry issues.
Urgent update from Occupy Toronto- Defend the occupation today!
Submitted on November 21, 2011Church-Owned Property not Included in Court Order to Shut down Occupy
Submitted on November 21, 2011Court Order to Evict Occupy Only Applies to City Lands
A court ruling (Batty vs. the City of Toronto) came down today allowing the eviction of Occupy Toronto. However, the Media Co-op has learned that it only applies to the City-owned portion of the St. james park. The land owned by St.
Call for Investigative Pitches!
Submitted on November 21, 2011Dig deeper, get paid better!
The Media Co-op is seeking pitches for investigative features. Writers will be paid $400 for 2200 words.
The pitch should demonstrate how the article will uncover something new, or dig deeper on an ongoing story—all with a Canadian angle. The journalist will work with Dominion editors over the course of a month or more to produce the article.
Occupy: un mouvement révolutionnaire?
Submitted on November 21, 2011
Texte publié par anonyme sur le CMAQ
Le mouvement Occupy fait beaucoup de bruit. Même les médias dominants en parlent souvent positivement.
Oil Rich Gulf Co-operation Council Grows
Submitted on November 20, 2011Extreme extraction could prove to be the meaning of GCC membership for Morocco and Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan--The Arab Spring sent shock waves through the regimes of the Middle East and North Africa, and in the face of demands for popular accountability alongside bread and butter issues, states throughout the region have devised strategies to try and avert popular upheaval.
Fear of Conflict Enabled Occupy Vancouver to be Established
Submitted on November 20, 2011City's initial plan to prevent tent camp altered after fear of street chaos
With Occupy Vancouver facing a court injunction ordering their removal by Monday, November 21, at 2PM, it is worth reflecting on why OV was able to be established in the first place.
Turning Tears to Laughter
Submitted on November 20, 201140 Gather for Beach Walk in the Shadows of Boat Harbour.
PICTOU LANDING, NOVA SCOTIA - With nary a hint of effluent in the air, about 40 residents of Pictou Landing, and friends of residents of Pictou Landing, went on a beach walk along the shores of Lighthouse Beach, known in the Mig'maw language as 'Sinabook'. The beach walk was put on by the resurgent Pictou County Watershed Coalition.
Documents cast doubt on church position regarding Occupy Toronto eviction
Submitted on November 20, 2011Who is the Public?
Submitted on November 20, 2011Causeway greetings for Sunday drivers
Submitted on November 20, 2011Around this time of year, at a certain time of morning, if the weather is clear, as you drive south of South West Margaree, down the hill from Gillisdale and into Scottsville, Lake Ainslie smacks you in the face.
Shifty Peter Kelly
Submitted on November 19, 2011Exclusive Audio of Mayor Kelly's Meeting with Veterans, Occupiers.
You'll need to pay close attention to the beginning of the following audio. Recorded at the October 28th, in-tent meeting between Mayor Kelly, and representatives from both veterans and Occupiers, Mayor Kelly speaks first on the recording. Apologies for the quick intro, that's the way I received the file.
Yao Graham from the Third World Network on mining in Africa
Submitted on November 19, 2011Based in Ghana, Yao Graham is the co-founder of the Third World Network. He was in Montreal recently to speak about mining and development in Africa as part of a Canadian tour
Reviewing Random CSIS Documents (and CSEC stuff too)
Submitted on November 19, 2011A while ago I requested a list of all the CSIS documents for the past two years. In the future, I shouldn't need to do this, since the summaries will be posted on the CSIS website, and I should be able to pick and choose what I want from there and save my $5.
War criminals are not welcome in Halifax
Submitted on November 18, 2011Third Halifax International Security Forum
Halifax, the principal NATO port on the North Atlantic and the headquarters of Maritime Command, is hosting yet another “Halifax International Security Forum” (HISF) on November 18-20 for the third year in a row. Three hundred hand-picked militarists will be occupying the luxurious Halifax Westin Hotel at the expense of the Canadian taxpayer.
A Media Co-op Investigation: Who Has the Land Title at Occupy Toronto:
Submitted on November 18, 201199: Dispatches from Occupy Toronto Issue 6
Submitted on November 18, 2011Issue #6 of 99, a broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto and beyond, produced by your friendly independent journalists at the Toronto Media Co-op. This issue features*:
November 15: 'Eviction Day' by Justin Saunders & Megan Kinch
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Living with Communal Living
Submitted on November 17, 2011Occupy Toronto Another Experiment in History of Collective Housing
Toronto - For almost five years the corner of Dupont and Spadina was a hub for local music, art, and activism. The Duspa, Nuspa, and the Gild community houses were located here before they were sold and the residents were forced to find new homes. A tiger mural on the side of a dilapidated shed still stands while the memory of alley festivals and choir practice still hangs thic
Occupy in Court
Submitted on November 17, 2011Howe will challenge charges based on Charter
Occupy Nova Scotia will get its day in court, ruled a provincial court judge this afternoon in Halifax.
In fact, it will get a whole week.
Extreme Extraction
Submitted on November 17, 2011Oil production plans could reshape Morocco's economy and environment
RABAT, MOROCCO-- Many well-known voices trying to address the climate crisis on a global scale have posited that less developed countries without a full-blown industrial base can skip industrialization all together and transition away from fossil fuels.
November 15th: 'Eviction Day'.
Submitted on November 17, 2011Courtrooms, Comrades and Cameras Greet ONS Arrestees
Submitted on November 16, 2011While people at a solidarity rally chanted outside the Nova Scotia provincial courthouse on Monday morning, supporters of the Occupy movement jammed the courthouse to hear the charges and conditions of release for three people arrested in relation to the eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia on Remembrance Day.
CKUT: Off the Hour live until 6pm: Occupy Montreal Documentary ckut.ca/listen
Submitted on November 16, 2011Tune-in live now at ckut.ca/listen.
COALITION JUSTICE FOR LEVI OVERJOYED BY COURT RULING
Submitted on November 16, 2011Toronto in Review: November
Submitted on November 15, 2011Occupy lives another day; Condos trump shelters; Support for the 'Ring of Fire' Goes Down in Flames
Occupy Toronto narrowly avoided eviction today when it was granted an stay pending a hearing. The hearing will determine whether or not city bylaws trump the constitutional right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. Mayor Ford and many of his allies on council have backed the eviction, w
Pacific Trails Pipeline and Taseko Mines kicked out of native land
Submitted on November 15, 2011Indigenous land defenders block pipeline and mining equipment from entering into their territories
Indigenous people in two separate locations in occupied British Columbia have been forced to mobilize in defence of the land over the past week, blocking machinery and corporate personnel from accessing their territories.
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Occupy Toronto Eviction Stayed
Submitted on November 15, 2011Eviction on hold as protesters and City headed for showdown
An injunction preventing the eviction of Occupy Toronto from St. James Park was granted today at 5:30pm.
Lawyers from Green and Chercover successfully argued for a stay against the eviction until in a full hearing can be held to determine whether or not they can be evicted.
Occupy Vancouver Occupies Everything
Submitted on November 15, 2011Report on Nov. 12 March for Social Housing and Autonomous Spaces
On Saturday, November 12, 2011, a crowd of some 200 took to the streets from the Occupy Vancouver site to march for social housing and autonomous spaces.
Occupy Toronto responds to eviction threat
Submitted on November 15, 2011Open Letter To Rob Ford
Submitted on November 15, 2011Mini-Doc: The Eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia
Submitted on November 15, 2011This video explores the eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia through footage and interviews.
Please Note: As outlined in the comment below, the video is inaccurate in saying that those arrested were released without charge.
“The Anishnabek of this territory support Occupy Toronto”
Submitted on November 15, 2011Indigenous Solidarity March, Nov. 12, 2011
“The Anishnabek of this territory support Occupy Toronto,” John Fox told a crowd of hundreds who gathered on the knolls of St. James Park. This was a declaration that many had been hoping for.
Court ruling a victory in the Justice for Levi campaign
Submitted on November 15, 2011Ontario Court of Appeal says police can't have lawyers vet their notes
Ontario's highest court has ruled that police involved in an SIU investigation are not permitted "to have lawyers vet their notes or to assist them in preparation of their notes."
City Claims Winterized Structures at Occupy Montreal Pose Fire Risk
Submitted on November 15, 2011The city of Montreal claims that winterized structures at Square Victoria built of insulation foam and wooden lattice pose a fire risk and must be taken down despite repeatedly being approved by rank and file employees of the fire department. On Saturday I went down to the site with Carla Flournoy where we discussed this issue as well as took a look at the overal infrastructure of the camp.
Occupy Toronto Eviction Notice
Submitted on November 15, 2011Protesters Ordered to Vacate Park as from 12:00 midnight to 5:30 AM. Rally at 11 PM
Occupy Toronto has been given an eviction notice as of 12:00 midnight tonight, and are forbidden from using the park between 12:01 AM and 5:30 A.M. There will be an all-out rally to save the occupation at 11 PM tonight (November 15th) at St. James Park at King and Church streets.
District 14 Councillor Jennifer Watts responds to Nov 11 ONS eviction
Submitted on November 14, 2011Please add other councillors' responses to the eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia in the comments section.
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From District 14 Councillor Jennifer Watts
Comments on Occupy NS
Deuxième numéro de 99%, l'organe officiel d'occupons Montréal
Submitted on November 14, 2011Les occupant-e-s de la Place du peuple (anciennement le Square Victoria) ont décidé de prendre en main le diffusion d'informations concernant leur campement. Voici donc le deuxième numéro de 99%, un journal hebdomadaire rapportant les préoccupations et événements du mouvement Occupons Montréal.
Occupy NS, So Far
Submitted on November 14, 2011This video was shot over a period of time beginning October 15, when Occupy Nova Scotia held a rally in Halifax, and ends November 12, a day after the City of Halifax moved on an eviction order.
Oil in the Desert
Submitted on November 13, 2011Will water be sacrificed to oil in Jordan?
AMMAN, Jordan--In March of 2011, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan jumped headlong into unconventional oil extraction, and signed a deal with Karak International Oil (KIO), a subsidiary of Jordan Energy and Mining Limited (JEML--a British company) for the commercial mining of oil shale approximately one hour’s drive from the capital of Amman.
Time to step up and help Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on November 13, 2011I have been volunteering on the Occupy Vancouver logistics committee for the last five weeks, starting a week before the occupation. Things are challenging, but amazingly we have made it for four weeks and things are still going strong.
A Proposal to Un-Occupy Nova Scotia
Submitted on November 13, 2011On November 12, a rally was held at Parade Square in solidarity with Occupy Nova Scotia.
Ifo Ikeda spoke at the rally, and offered the crowd a short history lesson on colonialism. He reminded the group that they were standing on occupied Mi'kmaq territory and suggested that Occupy Nova Scotia be renamed UnOccupy Nova Scotia.
What's Next For (Un)Occupy Nova Scotia?
Submitted on November 12, 2011Rally draws attention to poverty, police brutality, and colonialism
Day 29 of Occupy Nova Scotia (ONS) saw hundreds rally and take back Parade Square after Occupiers were evicted by police on Remembrance Day and fourteen were arrested.
Hundreds Take Back Parade Square, 3 More Arrests
Submitted on November 12, 2011Day 29 of Occupy Nova Scotia saw hundreds take back Parade Square in Halifax. The day was marked by speeches of solidarity and three more arrests.
To view the slideshow and read photocaptions of what happened, please click one of the above photos.
Letter to the Chronicle Herald Editor
Submitted on November 12, 2011I've copied and pasted a "letter to the editor" meant for the Chronicle Herald from a concerned citizen.
Obstruction of What Justice?
Submitted on November 11, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia Evicted from Victoria Park on Remembrance Day
Having just spent the last ten hours shivering in a jail cell, I don't have much of an idea of what else has happened to the Occupy Nova Scotia movement. I can tell you that the treatment we received from the Halifax Police Department, brought about by Mayor Kelly's Remembrance Day Eviction Notice, has been absolutely deplorable.
Frack Goldcorp! The Struggle for Space and the SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts
Submitted on November 11, 2011Canadian mining and extractive industries not only destroy space where nature once flourished, but they also disrupt areas where communities live. This dynamic is not exclusive to remote villages, it also extends to big cities.
CKUT Radio: Protesting police brutality at McGill
Submitted on November 11, 2011professor Michelle Hartman speaks on significance of police repression at McGill.
Listen to an interview with professor Michelle Hartman recorded at McGill University on 11/11. This interview highlights a solidarity protest for students and McGill community members who faced police brutality on McGill campus during the #nov10 Quebec-wide student strike.
CKUT's Off the Hour: HARPER BAZAAR LIVE 5-6pm
Submitted on November 11, 2011CKUT's community news program, this is the Friday edition of Off the Hour, November, 11, 2011.
Police Take People, Tents and Supplies from Occupy NS
Submitted on November 11, 2011Pouring rain fails to dampen outrage
Police moved in on Occupy Nova Scotia in Victoria Park today, seizing tents and protesters. They were carrying out orders issued by Mayor Peter Kelly on Remembrance Day.
TSILHQOT’IN LAUNCH COURT CASE AGAINST EXPLORATION APPROVALS FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL “NEW” PROSPERITY PROPOSAL
Submitted on November 11, 2011Tsilhqot’in charge British Columbia with breaches of consultation duties
TSILHQOT’IN LAUNCH COURT CASE AGAINST EXPLORATION APPROVALS FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL “NEW” PROSPERITY PROPOSAL
Popular Education at Occupy toronto
Submitted on November 11, 2011Manifestation étudiante et arrogance policière
Submitted on November 11, 2011Montréal, 10 novembre 2011 - Sortie des étudiants et de plusieurs autres acteurs sociaux contre l'augmentation drastique des frais de scolarité postsecondaires.
Occupy Nova Scotia Given Eviction Order
Submitted on November 11, 2011HRM will be enforcing eviction, effective today
News Release
Notice to "Occupy" Campers:
Leave Victoria Park in Compliance with Park By-law
(Friday, Nov. 11, 2011) – Occupy Nova Scotia was put on notice today that they are in violation of HRM by-law P-600 prohibiting camping in municipal parks.
35,000 students march against tuition fee hikes in Quebec
Submitted on November 11, 2011On Nov. 10th, over 35,000 (estimates go as high as 50,000) students took to the streets of Montreal to protest against tuition fee increases. The provincial government has decided to increase fees by 75 per cent over the next 5 years, adding over $1,500 to a student's annual bill.
Opening up the Archives: CBSA during the Olympics and the G20
Submitted on November 10, 2011Given the fact that Vancouver Media Co-op seems to have stories that aren't Occupy related, it's time that I got back on the ATIP beat. This is important, because this shows the way the border can be used to criminalize, suppress dissent across the border.
CKUT Radio: McGill students occupy admin building #nov10
Submitted on November 10, 2011interview with student occupying McGill administration building
Listen to an interview with a McGill student activist currently occupying McGill administration offices as part of a Quebec-wide protest against austerity economics and for accessible education. Over 200,000 students are striking today across Quebec and in downtown Montreal a massive demonstration has taken to the streets to demand accessible education.
Occupy London Eviction November 8th (The Indignants)
Submitted on November 10, 201199:Dispatches from Occupy Toronto. Issue 5
Submitted on November 10, 2011Print broadsheet from the Toronto Media Co-op covering Occupy Toronto and Beyond
Issue #5 of 99, a broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto and beyond, produced by your friendly indie journalists at the Toronto Media Co-op. This issue features*:
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Court order to Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on November 10, 2011Document gives broad powers to police to arrest occupiers interfering with fire order
The Vancouver Media Co-op obtained court documents that give police the power to arrest occupiers interfering with fire inspections, calls for removals of tarps and empty tents. The order also adjourns the hearing for an injunction to November 16th.
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Occupy Canada Sites
Submitted on November 10, 2011Occupy Canada Sites. (Info from wikipedia)
For some reason file is not very big on this platform, you can down load it here: http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/ocub_0.jpg
Apartheid Oil
Submitted on November 10, 2011Crude trapped in shale could transform Israel into energy powerhouse
JERUSALEM-- Major offshore gas strikes in 2009 and 2010 may soon convert converted Israel into a gas exporting country with self-sufficient energy. But perhaps more important than the gas under the sea is the mock crude trapped in husk dry sands and rock hard shale, reserves which could push Israel into the upper echelons of recoverable oil on the planet.
When in Doubt, Blame Unions
Submitted on November 9, 2011Occupy Ottawa to stay despite finding needles on the camps perimeters.
Submitted on November 9, 2011About 400 used needles were found near Occupy Ottawa camp site
The campers at Occupy Ottawa were surprised to find 400 – 500 used injection needles that were scattered around the camping site in Confederation Park, late last night.
CKUT's Caravan: Canadian activists detained in Israel coming back to Canada tomorrow
Submitted on November 9, 2011interview with Canadian Boat to Gaza organizer Denis Kosseim
The Freedom Waves to Gaza Project and is a series of boats traveling international seas from various countries to break the blockade of Gaza imposed by Israel. The Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir, was hijacked by the Israeli Defense Force last Friday. The boat was en route to Gaza, via Turkey, with over $100,000 in medical supplies.
A letter to Occupy Vancouver, from Ciudad Juárez
Submitted on November 9, 2011Premier numéro de 99%, l'organe officiel d'occupons Montréal
Submitted on November 8, 2011Les occupant-e-s de la Place du peuple (anciennement le Square Victoria) ont décidé de prendre en main le diffusion d'informations concernant leur campement.
The Emera Connection
Submitted on November 8, 2011Nova Scotia and Grand Bahama Share Similarity in Private Power Monopoly.
Two weeks ago, two gentlemen from the Bahamas came to Halifax, looking for answers from Emera. Troy Garvey and Jonathan Glinton represent Operation Justice Bahamas, and they have their sights set on taking the home-grown power monster to court back on the island. Set sail for corporate misadventures as we embark upon...The Emera Connection.
Fire Department Official Sparks Conflict at Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on November 8, 2011Main stream media reports now state that a violent conflict broke out when the Vancouver Fire department moved to extinguish a fire in a barrel at Occupy Vancouver. What they are not reporting is what really happened, a fire department officer who gave his name as Dan Wilson eagerly approved the fire earlier in the afternoon.
Occupy London faces Eviction
Submitted on November 8, 2011An Interview with Participant Mike Roy
I spoke with Mike Roy at 3:30 this afternoon about Occupy London, which is facing an eviction deadline of 6PM today. As I write this, Occupy London is having a General Assembly to decide how they will respond to the eviction order. Mike Roy is a participant in Occupy London, and is also a member of the media team of Occupy Toronto.
VPD attacks Occupy, Extinguishes Ceremonial Fire, Assault Elders
Submitted on November 8, 2011Following Gregor Robertson, Suzanne Anton made talk of respect and acknowledgement of the Coast Salish people; the Musqueam and Squamish peoples; the VPD attacked violently the Sacred Fire of the Elders at the Occupy site. They came with fire department, and violently accomplished the putting out of the fire being peacefully defended.
Whose Truth? Whose Reconciliation?
Submitted on November 7, 2011Conversation with Billy Lewis
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has come and gone through town, and the pain and suffering of generations has been laid bare. Light has been brightly shone on wounds to the spirit that have never healed. Harrowing stories that should never have happened to anyone are now officially documented and filed for the ages to know.
CKUT's Morning After: Economics in a Time of Crisis
Submitted on November 7, 2011Jim Stanford Sheds Light on the Occupy Movement, Greek Debt Crisis and the Economic Recession
CKUT's Off the Hour: Harper Government Role in Torture Exposed in Ottawa
Submitted on November 7, 2011Documentary highlighting Canada's Quiet Role in Torture Abroad
The “Tour of Torture”, a three day long demonstration about Canada's involvement in torture that occurs around the world, took place in Ottawa this October.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Immigrant Workers centre speaks out at Occupy Montreal
Submitted on November 7, 2011feature interview with Mustafa Henaway
Mostafa Henaway, organizer with the Immigrant Workers Centre talks about a speak out organized at the Occupy Montreal protest camp in downtown Montreal. The action focuses on the workers conditions facing immigrant workers in Quebec, specifically those working via temporary work agencies.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Pro Choice meets Pro Life After 40 days of Vigils to End Legalized Abortions at Morgentaler Clinic
Submitted on November 7, 2011Interview with Claudine Jacques and Sheila Copps
Since 2004, in the spring and fall of each year, the pro-life/anti-choice campaign 40 days for life campaigns globally to end legalized abortion.
Campus Rally Against Racism
Submitted on November 7, 2011Students Protest Carleton University’s Sponsorship of JNF Fundraiser
In the lead-up to the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) fundraising gala in Ottawa, students rallied on Nov. 7 in opposition to Carleton University’s sponsorship of the annual event.
Apartheid Oil?
Submitted on November 7, 2011Announcing a new Media Co-op Series
You may have heard of "Dirty Oil", "Ethical Oil", "Bloody Oil" or even "Conflict Oil"-- but have you heard of Apartheid Oil? This is the question that Edmonton based writer and activist Macdonald Stainsby has been asking himself since he visited the Middle East and Northern Africa earlier this year.
Safety and Community in St. James Park
Submitted on November 7, 2011Photos: No Mines No Pipelines on Native Land
Submitted on November 7, 2011November 6, 2011 Unceded Coast Salish Territories- Indigenous communities from across the province gathered in Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories this weekend to oppose destructive mining and pipeline practices.
November's Tide Is In!
Submitted on November 7, 2011Features stories on Occupy NS and Cuts to NSEN
November's Tide features a photo essay on Occupy Nova Scotia and an in-depth story on the cuts to the Nova Scotia Environmental Network.
Pick up the Tide for free around town or download it here.
The Media Co-op is Hiring: Bookkeeper
Submitted on November 7, 2011The Media Co-op is hiring a part-time Bookkeeper.
GroundWire November 6th Edition
Submitted on November 6, 2011Occupy London, Canada Wheat Board, and homophobia at Tim Hortons
GroundWire Community Radio News: November 6th
This week's edition produced by Ed von Aderkas of CHRW London Ontario.
Hosted by Ed von Aderkas of CHRW London, Ontario.
Headlines
Young Occupants
Submitted on November 6, 2011Conversation with Two of Occupy Nova Scotia's Youngest.
I had seen the two youths, now pushing a shopping cart across Robie street, earlier at Grand Parade Square. They had the look of very young men playing at being older than they were. They are street kids, and like a significant portion of the population at Grand Parade Square, they are the city's poor.
A Dispatch From Occupy Ottawa
Submitted on November 6, 2011Occupy Ottawa is a hive of activity as I arrive at Confederation Park on the chilly grey evening of October 30th. Activists and passersby alike warm themselves carving pumpkins, playing giant chess, and converting donated freight palettes into flooring material for winterized tents.
Mayor wants tent city to go
Submitted on November 6, 2011Nov 5th. After a dragic death of one of the residents in the tent city in the occupy vancouver, mayor robertson stated that he want's to shut down the tent city as he did many of those before instead of helping the homeless.
Tent city residents are in grieve and not willing to leave the area.
Occupy Toronto- Day 16- Yurt Building
Submitted on November 6, 2011Tragedy on the Commons
Submitted on November 6, 2011Yesterday, a tragedy occurred. A young woman lost her life. We do not yet know the cause of her death (she was found unresponsive in her tent, late in the afternoon), and speculation without facts is a very damaging thing.
Analyse des mécanismes de criminalisation
Submitted on November 6, 2011Le Procès d'Iban Apaolaza Sancho
Les 17 et 18 octobre dernier, deux membres du Comité Liberté pour Iban étaient présentes en tant qu'observatrices au procès d'Iban Apaolaza Sancho, Gorka Palacios, Jon Olarra Guridi et Oier Goitia. à Madrid, devant l'Audiencia nacional, une cour spéciale pour les cas de «terrorisme».
Occupons Montréal - Mise a jour (Update)
Submitted on November 6, 2011Le 15 octobre 2011 des centaines de personnes ont manifestées et occupées la Square Victoria au centre de ville de Montréal au nom du Mouvement Internationale des Indignés. Le Square, renommée La Place du Peuple la journée même, subi une transformation radicale lorsque des centaines de personnes posèrent leurs tentes. Ce reportage indépendant, réalisé par Manuela S.
First Days of Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on November 6, 2011Remembering Veterans Every Day
Submitted on November 5, 2011Conversation with Corporal Winston Harris, on Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest
Much has been made over the relocation of Occupy Nova Scotia for the upcoming Remembrance Day ceremonies. And while proper respect for veterans is clearly of the utmost importance, it does bring to light the notion of a single day of respect for veterans. Does one single day of collective gratitude and remembrance gloss over the issue of veterans' place in society?
Occupy Vancouver Tent Village is a cop free zone
Submitted on November 4, 2011Occupy Vancouver has been grabbing headlines for 3 solid weeks now. As the mayoral race heats up, politicians squabble over the future of the encampment at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Write for the HMC!
Submitted on November 4, 2011Pitch us your story!
The Halifax Media Co-op is seeking pitches for our next paid feature.
Tragedy Averted By Occupy Vancouver Participant
Submitted on November 4, 2011Unceded Coast Salish Territory, November 3, 2011 – On the morning of Thursday November 3rd, a man suffered an overdose at the site of the Occupy Vancouver camp. Within 30 seconds of the man being found, a trained medic and Occupy Vancouver participant from the First Aid tent administered CPR.
No Military Trials for Civilians in Egypt
Submitted on November 3, 2011Interview with Egyptian activist Shahira Abouellail, one of the founders of the No Military Trials Campaign in Egypt
Since January 28, 2011, when the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) became the interim rulers of Egypt, at least 12,000 civilians have been subjected to speedy military trials, often without any access to lawyers, witnesses or evidence. Military trials are being used by SCAF as a means to stifle dissent and create a climate of fear in Egypt.
Paying for Being Homeless
Submitted on November 3, 2011The Criminalization of Poverty in Ottawa
Downtown Ottawa is a hectic place.
Nov 5th. Bank Transfer Day!
Submitted on November 3, 2011Photo Essay: Stewardship work fosters environment and community in the Roxborough Greenbelt
Submitted on November 2, 2011This is a story of regreening, love of place and nature, and the meaning of community.
Continuing their stewardship work, Friends of the Roxborough Greenbelt led 5 work days this fall on two related projects: working to address erosion along the banks of Junction Creek in the greenbelt, and filling in gaps in the neighbourhood’s urban canopy.
Amplified Voices from OccupyVancouver - Week 2 - ...nuff said!
Submitted on November 2, 2011Some more interviews and conversations from the 2nd week of the occupy action here in vancouver.
Come down and see for yourself!
Resident Aliens
Submitted on November 2, 2011VAFF film review
We hear a lot about deportation in the first world. Ross Tuttle's Resident Aliens, playing at this year's Vancouver Asian Film Festival, follows the story to the endpoint, where said deportees struggle to negotiate a country that they are seeing for the first time in their adult lives.
Engineering Resistance: From Hierarchy to Real Democracy
Submitted on November 1, 2011Let's Pirate the Parliament
What does the Internet mean for politics in the West? In the Middle East, WikiLeaks, Al Jazeera, and social networking sites have been credited with putting social and democratic movements on steroids, having played a large role in bringing millions of determined revolutionaries into the streets.
Two hours at #Occupywallstreet
Submitted on October 31, 2011Yesterday morning I spent a few hours at #occupywallstreet. It seems a bit silly - to drive more than two thousand kilometers over a weekend and only spend a few minutes at the ground zero of the occupy movement, but for complex reasons and the fact I was travelling with a dozen others, this is what was possible for me.
Respect is the Key
Submitted on October 31, 2011by Joyce MacDonald
Last week I told a young woman that I was going to be attending the truth and reconciliation hearing on residential schools.
Residential School Survivors Share Their Stories
Submitted on October 31, 2011Truth and Reconciliation Commission hears testimonials at Eskasoni
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada held a national event in Halifax October 26 to 29 at the World Trade and Convention Centre. Everyone, both Native and non-Native, was welcome to attend. This is a report from the hearing in Eskasoni, Cape Breton.
Truth can be an ugly thing.
Occupy NS Announces Dignity and Remberance Day Plans
Submitted on October 30, 2011Consensus decision reached.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Sunday October 30th at 10:00pm
STATEMENT FROM OCCUPY NOVA SCOTIA
Out of respect for the Dignity Day commemoration event taking place on November 9th as well as Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place at Grande Parade Square on November 11th, the General Assembly of Occupy Nova Scotia has decided by consensus that:
Occupons Montréal / Occupy Montreal: La Marche du Peuple
Submitted on October 29, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia's Tour de Finance
Submitted on October 29, 2011Opening speech by Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council
Today was another sunny day at Occupy Nova Scotia, but, rather than soak up the rays, the occupiers decided to confront capitalism head-on with a "Tour de Finance". The Tour was a protest rally / walking tour of the big five in Canadian Banking, which are: Royal Bank, TD, Scotia Bank, BMO, and CIBC.
Media Co-op Investor: Annual Report
Submitted on October 29, 2011The Conclusion of Our Year Long Series on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Welcome to Media Co-op Investor!
The Media Co-op Investor Series aims to help the general public understand the stock market, how it works and the major companies which benefit from it.
To learn more go here.
Amplified Voices from OccupyVancouver - Week 2 - one of those nights...
Submitted on October 29, 2011Another one of those nights down at the art gallery where local decolonizer trying to fight for the 99% that are controlled by the the elite, the 1%.
It is getting colder by the day and the campains to the elections are heating up.
...some of the challenges the young community has to go though in dawn of the revolution.
The Truth Ferry
Submitted on October 28, 2011Halifax-Dartmouth Ferry Occupied While Mayor Kelly, Veterans, and Occupiers Meet in a Tent.
The 4:30pm ferry from Dartmouth to Halifax briefly erupted with cheers of "We are the 99%!", as a small group of Occupiers from Parade Square handed out information flyers, and unfurled a banner.
Inside Gaza
Submitted on October 27, 2011Life on the ground in Palestine
Eva Bartlett is a Canadian human rights activist and journalist living in Gaza since 2008. She was in Halifax this week to show videos and photos of what she has witnessed as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement.
99:Dispatches from Occupy Toronto. Issue 4.
Submitted on October 27, 2011Print broadsheet from the Toronto Media Co-op
Issue #4 of 99, a new broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto, produced by your friendly indie journalists at the Toronto Media Co-op. This issue features:
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“Class war on the Work floor” and the 99%
Submitted on October 27, 2011Outsourcing Community
Submitted on October 27, 2011Divisions of Class and Labour on King’s College University Campus
Zona Roberts is looking for a way to get her motorbike to Newfoundland. After a frustrating summer of disputes with her employers at King’s College University, Zona quit. This fall, for the first time in 11 years, she has not resumed her position as King’s most beloved canteen attendant. Instead, she is heading to St.
Solidarité indigène et résistance
Submitted on October 26, 2011Traduction d'un texte tiré de la section solidarity projects/projets de solidarité du site
unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com
Second part of a major interview with Franklin Lòpez made during his tour in so-called «Montreal» about his movie End:Civ
Submitted on October 26, 2011in the context of the upcoming screening at Cinema Politica Concordia november 7th
This part is focussing particularly on the civilization as a culture of rape, on the history of colonization in Puerto Rico stolen Taino land, his birth land, and beyond, about occupation, about fighting back, about Jeffrey Luers, about struggling as a form of love, about saving the natural world, against marxism and the new forms of socialism (Chá<
Amplified Voices from OccupyVancouver - Week 2, we stay!
Submitted on October 26, 2011CKUT Radio: Interview with professor Thomas Waugh
Submitted on October 26, 2011focus on recently released book The Right to Play Oneself: Looking Back on Documentary Film
Listen to an interview with professor Thomas Waugh author of The Right to Play Oneself: Looking Back on Documentary Film and professor at Concordia as well as Cinema Politica Board Member.
The Media Co-op is hiring: National Membership Co-ordinator
Submitted on October 26, 2011The Media Co-op is hiring a part-time National Membership Co-ordinator. The individual will work closely with the Media Co-op team in Montreal and be responsible for communicating with members about subscriptions, distribution, donations and sustaining, and overseeing the organizations fundraising.
Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Stands With Occupy Nova Scotia, Considers Mayor Kelly's Eviction Notice Uneccesary.
Submitted on October 26, 2011Conversation with Tony Tracy, Regional Representative of Canadian Labour Congress
Occupy Nova Scotia has a situation. The main issue now facing the occupiers is the fact that Grand Parade Square, where there are currently about 50 tents set up, is the site of the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremony, which takes place on November 11th, often sees Grand Parade Square packed to capacity with veterans and participants.
Occupy Regina, Oskana-Ka-asateki
Submitted on October 25, 2011The Heart of the Prairies Gets Occupied
Occupy Regina, hit the streets of Oskana-Ka-asateki on Oct 15th with a rally, followed by the set up of a tent community in Victor
Consenting to Consensus?
Submitted on October 25, 2011Building Direct Democracy at Occupy Toronto
Interviews with Occupy Toronto participants have revealed a wide range of opinion on
the effectiveness of the movement’s process for making group decisions.
According to Brandon Gray of Occupy Toronto, decisions are made through a consensus
system where possible, with a 90% “supermajority” vote if consensus proves impossible.
It's the Democratic Institutions
Submitted on October 25, 2011From what I have read, opinions within the Occupy movement, while all seeming to arise from a common general point of view, are numerous and diverse.
Occupy Toronto August 25th 2011
Submitted on October 25, 2011How Occupy Vancouver Occupies My Mind
Submitted on October 25, 2011An Analysis of Occupy Vancouver, Week 1
Despite having attended the Occupy Vancouver site at the downtown art gallery almost every day since its inception, I'm still not sure what to make of it all. My initial skepticism of the new movement has both diminished, and yet at the same time been reaffirmed. Confused? Then you haven't experienced Occupy Vancouver.
Fear of a Black Bloc Planet
Submitted on October 25, 2011Occupy Vancouver's First Days Occupied by the State
On October 15, as part of the global day in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, an Occupy Vancouver was established at the downtown Vancouver Art Gallery. Between 4,000-5,000 people participated in the first day of rallies and marches. At the same time, the occupation was established with tents, booths and portable toilets on site.
Occupy Nova Scotia Served with Relocation Notice
Submitted on October 25, 2011Notice from HRM Asks Occupiers to Vacate Parade Square for a Baseball Diamond by Nov. 6th, 5:00pm.
HMC has just received a “Notice to Grand Parade Protest Participants.”
The notice reads as follows:
Environment Canada Terminates Funding to Environmental Networks
Submitted on October 25, 2011Biggest loser is government, say environmentalists
Grassroots environmental groups and organizers were hit hard by last Thursday's federal announcement that the half-million dollars that funds Canada's environmental networks would be terminated.
More Photos from Occupy Nelson, Unceded Sinixt Territory
Submitted on October 25, 2011A photoset taken by various photographers of ongoing Occupy Nelson.
We Want to Pay You! Pitch us your story!
Submitted on October 25, 2011Hello Contributors!
As we do every month, in November we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in *The Dominion*. We prioritize news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
Big Three Civic Parties Commandeer Municipal Resources
Submitted on October 24, 2011Report on the October 22 "Some Candidates" Meeting at Cedar Cottage
On the Saturday morning of 22 October 2011, Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House (CCNH) sponsored an all-candidates meeting for the upcoming Vancouver civic election. This meeting appears to be the very first in a long string of upcoming opportunities to examine choices among persons running for Mayor and Council.
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City of Vancouver Invites Residents to Vote for the Big Three Parties Only
Fuck "Unity", we need SOLIDARITY
Submitted on October 24, 2011The international "Occupy"/decolonization movement has prompted many and diverse responses to its tactics and structures. On already-occupied unceded traditional Coast Salish Territories, many of us have felt that the replication of dominant modes within "Occupy Vancouver" limits its potential.
Foreign Workers Abused in Nova Scotia
Submitted on October 24, 2011This article was originally published by OpenFile, with files from Justin Ling and the Halifax Media Co-op.
Talking Back to the "Big 5"
Submitted on October 23, 2011Vancouver's October 22 Run-on-the-Banks Protest
For two to three hours on the Saturday afternoon of 22 October 2011, a lively and diverse crowd departed from the Occupy Vancouver site to follow the lead of the Direct Action Committee and make a "run on the banks."
Issue #3. 99: Dispatches from Occupy Toronto
Submitted on October 23, 2011Issue # 3 of 99, a new broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto. This issue features:
Occupation and Austerity by Michael Romandel
Night March Takes 'Toronto's Times Square' by J Walker
Consenting to Consensus? by Owen Sheppard
In Brief: Occupy around the World
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Photo Essay: Occupy Toronto, October 22, 2011
Submitted on October 23, 2011At two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, October 22, 2011—one week after the inaugural march and "occupation" of St. James Park—thousands gathered at the camp at King Street E and Jarvis in downtown Toronto for a march to City Hall.
Just Plane Stupid
Submitted on October 23, 2011An interview on climate justice and the aviation industry
In this interview we hear from Dan and Holly, two climate justice activists who are currently on tour around Canada to raise awareness around the environmental impacts of the aviation industry. The tour is called the Aviation Justice Express tour.
OCCUPY(ED) CALGARY
Submitted on October 23, 2011Kanada's Oil Capital gets Occupied x 2
In a province home to the widest income disparity in Kanada, on the occupied land of the Stoney and Blackfoot nations, courageous folks have been occupying the belly of big oil since last week.
Occupy the Banks
Submitted on October 22, 2011A 500-strong march through the downtown banking district took place on the afternoon of 22 October.
The march hit the big 4 banks, occupying the offices and having customers close their accounts.
The final stop - TD Bank's main branch at Georgia and Granville - took over the space past closing time, until police showed up at the location.
#OccupyVancouver 'run on banks' takes over branches, accounts closed
Submitted on October 22, 2011Several hundred demonstrators from #OccupyVancouver staged a 'run on the banks' today, with nearly a dozen closing their accounts at major Canadian financial institutions -- ending the action with a take-over of a Toronto Dominion bank branch, dance party and sit-in.
Occupy Vancouver - Run on the Banks
Submitted on October 22, 2011OCCUPY VANCOUVER - Hundreds took to the downtown streets today - leaving the growing tent city at the Vancouver Art Gallery for a run on the banks. Protesters targeted several branches in the centre of the city calling on people to close their accounts.
Arrest Bush!
Submitted on October 21, 2011200 people from all over the lower mainland attended a demonstration outside the Sheraton in Surrey, where George Bush Jr., former president of the United States, was speaking. The rally soon took an intersection, and then blocked access to the roadways before Bush and guests at the talk could leave.
Occupation: Antagonism & Potentiality
Submitted on October 20, 2011The on-going occupation of social space is heavily contested, from within and without, and throughout us all. There exists in Occupy Vancouver’s every moment and every relation a complexity of contradictions, which startlingly reflect those shared between us.
Occupy Surrey: George Bush Met by the War Criminal Welcoming Committee
Submitted on October 20, 2011Principled Economic Co-ops at Occupy Nova Scotia
Submitted on October 20, 2011"Letting Us Stay"
Submitted on October 20, 2011Occupy NS participants praise and denounce the police
One of the first speakers at the Occupy Nova Scotia rally in Parade Square last night had a lot of people to thank. "Thank you everyone for braving the rain, thank you for the people who are staying here, thank you to those who are making food, building tents, and for just everything. This is amazing. Thank you," exclaimed Wilf on day five of of a protest that has se
Occupy Vancouver Day 5 - Tom Morello
Submitted on October 20, 2011Occupy Nova Scotia - Day Five
Submitted on October 19, 2011"Make the Rich Pay"
Submitted on October 19, 2011Occupy Ottawa takes streets again, further actions planned
The “Occupy” Ottawa movement took to the streets for the second time on Wednesday evening, Oct. 19. Over 200 protesters marched from the tent city occupation at Confederation Park down Rideau Street past Parliament Hill before returning to the Sheraton Hotel on Albert Street.
Flight attendants doubt Federal government willing to change
Submitted on October 19, 2011CUPE 4092 at Occupy Toronto
CUPE flight attendants are helping occupy Toronto, but some doubt the Harper government will correct the inequities provoking worldwide unrest against the “1%.”
Occupy Vancouver Day 4 - The issue of indigenous land
Submitted on October 19, 2011Occupy Toronto: The First 48 Hours
Submitted on October 19, 2011On Saturday October 15th, the people of Toronto joined with inhabitants of 950 other cities across the world in initating an international “Day of Global Change.” After converging outside the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at King and Bay, an estimated 3000 people marched east to St James Park to kick off Occupy Toronto , a movement based on Occupy Wall Street, now entering its fourth
A Critical Discussing of the Occupy Movement
Submitted on October 19, 2011An Interview with Alex Khasnabish
I interview Alex Khasnabish, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount St. Vincent University, whose research has focused significantly on social movements. We get into comparisons with the "anti-globalization movement of the late ' 90s 2000s; consequences of the "non-ideological" stance; question if this represents a challenge to capitalism, etc.
Interview with Juliet Belmas, former member of Direct Action and the Wimmin's Fire Brigade, about the Missing and Murdered Women and the sham Oppal Commission
Submitted on October 18, 2011about her growing up in Port Coquitlam near the Pickton Farm, Red Hot Video and Violence against Child and Women in general....
You can read also the booklet This is Not a Love Story : Armed Struggles against the Insitutions of Patriarchy by Ann Hansen and Juliet Belmas : http://zinelibrary.info/not-love-story-armed-struggle-against-institutions-patriarchy,
Occupy Toronto; Why I could not participate in a movement to restore democracy
Submitted on October 18, 2011This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend occupy Toronto. A group of students at the university I attend managed to get funding for a school bus and 18 of us set out to participate in this movement. I have been following Occupy Wall St for a while, and was thrilled to be participating in what I hoped would become a revolutionary movement.
Interview with Franklin López in the context of Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on October 18, 2011about his recent tour in Japan, his new project Stop the Flows, the upcoming screenings of his movie End:Civ in Montreal and more
What Do We Demand?
Submitted on October 18, 2011The Most Pressing Issues from Occupy Toronto
After a weeklong blackout by corporate media, news coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement began with the resounding conclusion that no coherent message could be discerned from the sea of signs, slogans and banners in Zuccotti Park.
Peter Kelly, Mayor of Halifax, on Occupy Nova Scotia
Submitted on October 18, 2011Embattled Mayor Speaks to Liberators at Parade Square
HALIFAX - Mayor Peter Kelly made an unannounced visit to liberated Parade Square today. Please enjoy some audio from that visit.
ISSUE #2. 99: Dispatches for Occupy Toronto
Submitted on October 18, 2011straight from the Occupation site in downtown Toronto.
Issue # 2 of 99, a new broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto, building on momentum from our other broadsheet The Spoke. This issue features:
Files attached to this post:
Buckets of Fun!
Submitted on October 18, 2011Humanure Hacienda Ensures Occupy Nova Scotia Answers the Call of Nature, Naturally.
One of the most forward/backward thoughts to emerge out of Occupy Nova Scotia is the Humanure Hacienda. The so-named composting toilet ensures that the liberators of Parade Square are not only attempting to effect change, they're keeping the land fed with sweet, sweet, human by-product as they do so.
99% support in Hamilton Ontario
Submitted on October 18, 2011Hamilton has a strong contingent of activists ready to help the cause
99% Global Movement - Global Action against over 70 years of Corporate Greed
Feminism needed at Occupy Edmonton
Submitted on October 18, 2011My experiences with the Occupy Protests are of Edmonton only and attending the General Assemblies on Saturday night at 9pm, Sunday at noon and Monday at 6pm.
Occupy Vancouver Day 3
Submitted on October 18, 2011On this brisk night in Coast Salish territory, an animated crowd met at Occupy Vancouver to decide weather or not to adopt the Occupy Wall St. inspired, 90% to reach consensus as opposed to 100%.
Occupy Lillooet!
Submitted on October 17, 2011On October 15th a solidarity demonstration was held on a small lawn inbetween the Post Office and Town Hall - one of the more lively areas of town - in Lillooet, BC located in unceded St'at'imc territory. About 35 people attended the gathering with a large banner and many signs. People accasionally stopped by for a chat or honked their horn in support as they drove by.
Radioactive Trinity: A Study of the Partnerships and Collaborations of Government, Industry and the University of Saskatchewan
Submitted on October 17, 2011By teaming up with the uranium industry (primarily CAMECO), and with strong inducements from the Saskatchewan Party Government, it appears that the University of Saskatchewan has become increasingly corporatized, enticed by short-term promises of lavish donations and directed funding.
Rain On Our Parade
Submitted on October 17, 2011Under Rainy Skies, Sadly-Necessary March on Poverty Visits Liberated Parade Square
Day 3 of the liberation of Parade Square saw the heavens unleash a deluge of much-needed rain upon the occupiers. High winds sent unpegged tents sailing skywards, and sent liberators scampering for reinforcements of tent pegs, duct tape, and tarps.
Occupy Vancouver Day 2
Submitted on October 17, 2011Day 2 of Occupy Vancouver. The crowd diminished to about a quarter of the previous day, but even with the menacingly large presence of proctors of the 1%, the aroma of revolution is still in the air.
TMC - Live in Greece: Death and Taxes
Submitted on October 17, 2011Greek's Fight Against Global Investment Community for Health and Wealth
Rhodes Town, Greece - Sitting in a Greek café, one would be hard pressed to understand the disconnect between what is being written about Greece and what is actually happening on the ground.
Snaps from Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on October 17, 2011Discussions - October 15th 2011 - Occupy Montreal - www.makechangehappen.info
Submitted on October 16, 2011Cops and Lovers
Submitted on October 16, 2011The Liberators of Parade Square were visited this morning by a large contingent of parade-dressed police of various affiliations. The cops were paying their annual homage to the 22 peace officers who have locally fallen in the line of duty, the earliest of which appears to have been in 1861.
“We are the 99 percent, and so are you”
Submitted on October 16, 2011Occupy Ottawa hits the streets after setting up camp
A few hundred people chanted and marched through the downtown core on Oct. 16 as “Occupy” Ottawa took to the streets. The direct action was organized by the people’s assembly and coincided with the occupation of Confederation Park on Oct.
Occupiers Not Budging in Halifax
Submitted on October 16, 2011Many occupiers new to activism but firm in their resolve
Roger Forest is standing firm in Parade Square in Halifax. As the second day of Occupy Nova Scotia draws to a close, he's not budging - he's barely moving a muscle. In fact, when I first see Forest amongst the tents and protest signs, I think he's a statue.
Tout est là
Submitted on October 16, 2011Pour tous ceux qui se demandent encore quelles sont les raisons derrière l'occupation des bourses du monde, voici une image qui parle d'elle-même..
Tout est là.
Sous la masse gigantesque du gratte-ciel de la bourse de Montréal, placé humblement contre un mur d'une bouche de métro, se trouve un petit coffre en plastique, pour recueillir des denrées alimentaires et autres, pour les plus démunis.
Occupons Montréal: première journée
Submitted on October 16, 2011Decolonize Vancouver Day 1
Submitted on October 15, 2011VANCOUVER - More than 5,000 circled the Vancouver Art Gallery today to join the worldwide day of protest against corporate greed. Tents, food, toilets and first aid are set up on the grounds of the gallery for the long haul and so far Vancouver Police have backed off.
Occupy Wall Street Movement Spreads to Ottawa
Submitted on October 15, 2011Hundreds demonstrate locally in global day of action
A large crowd gathered at Confederation Park in Ottawa on Saturday in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement that has spread to dozens of cities around the world. The “Occupy” Ottawa movement held a general assembly to coincide with a global day of action on Oct. 15.
Occupy Toronto: Linking the Philippines and Canada
Submitted on October 15, 2011Yes I am Canadian. Yes I am Filipino. And this means that I, and we, bear responsibility for both sides of our identity.
99. Dispatches from Occupy Toronto. Issue 1.
Submitted on October 15, 2011Toronto Media Coop Reports from the Occupy Toronto Protests
Issue # 1 of 99, a new broadsheet covering Occupy Toronto, building on momentum from our other broadsheet The Spoke. This issue features:
Grassroots movement Occupies Everywhere, by Justin Saunders
In the Shadow of the G20 by Mick Sweetman
Preparing to Occupy by Mairin Piccinin
Fighting Ford with People Power by Megan Kinch
Files attached to this post:
"We Want The Whole Damn Bakery"
Submitted on October 15, 2011Participants of Occupy Nova Scotia say they want more than a small piece of the pie
As of 11am Atlantic Standard Time, Grand Parade Square, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been officially occupied. Hundreds of supporters, from all walks of life, gathered on a flawless fall day to shuck off the shackles of apathy, and revel in the camaraderie and solidarity which seems to stem from exhaustion with business-as-usual affairs.
Snapshots of Occupy Nova Scotia, Day 1
Submitted on October 15, 2011Two hundred fifty people occupied Grand Parade Square in Halifax today to take part in the Occupy Together movement, which officially launched today in occupation and decolonization events across Canada.
Occupy Wall Street: The Corporate Canadian Connection
Submitted on October 15, 2011With Occupy Wall Street protesters looking like they will stand to live another day, focus has begun to shift on the company that recently tried to evict them: Brookfield Properties.
Job Action in Flight
Submitted on October 15, 2011Airport Labour-Actions Continue
With strikes, threats of back to work legislation, obscure labour board tactics and work-to-rule campaigns, airports have become ground zero for labour actions in the past month.
Interview with Bill Lewis, Opening Speaker at Occupy Nova Scotia
Submitted on October 15, 2011On the Eve of Occupy Nova Scotia, We Talk to an Elder Statesmen.
In a few hours, Bill Lewis will provide the opening address to the Occupy Nova Scotia movement in Parade Square, Halifax. Lewis, a Mig'maw elder, has been involved with solidarity movements for decades.
Yesterday, HMC had the good fortune to have a quick chat with Lewis over a cup of blueberry tea.
Ohlone Indigenous Delegation at Occupy/Decolonize Oakland
Submitted on October 14, 2011Occupy The Hood: Interview with Malik Rahsaan
Submitted on October 14, 2011Occupy the Hood is an initiative of Malik Rahsaan in New York and Ife Johari Uhuru in Detroit. OTH came together to respond to the lack of people of color, especially African Americans and Hispanics, at Occupy Wall Street. Rahsaan tells of how the movement was growing and that it could have an impact, but felt that it was leaving certain communities behind.
Media Co-op Occupy!
Submitted on October 14, 2011A new platform for covering Occupy actions across Canada
Introducing: http://mediacoop.ca/occupy
The Media Co-op has launched a platform to cover Occupy actions across Canada.
From Wall Street to Ottawa:
Submitted on October 14, 2011“Occupy” movement makes final preparations for Oct. 15
In the spirit of the Occupy Wall Street movement, hundreds of Ottawa residents are preparing to descend on Confederation Park at noon on Oct. 15 to hold a people’s assembly, according to a press release issued by the Occupy Ottawa Media Division.
Émission en direct: Occupons Montréal/Live Broadcast: Occupy Montreal
Submitted on October 14, 2011Time: Saturday, October 15 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Square-Victoria
**Français suit**
* CKUT radio broadcast at Occupy Montreal: tune-in for a live from the streets broadcastfrom CKUT Radio & the Montreal Media Co-op on Montreal's people powered radio station, 90.3FM.
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Document reveal Canadian Forces Intelligence on First Nations Communities
Submitted on October 14, 2011The following documents show intelligence reports on First Nations protests and groups compiled by the Canadian Forces National Counter Intelligence Unit (CFNCIU).
TMC - Live in Greece: Athens in Photos
Submitted on October 14, 2011Note: Many of the posters depicted were photographed in a one block radius in Athen's Exarcheia district and can found on almost every street. Exarcheia is well known as an anarchist neighbourhood. Bombing and arson of government and business locations throughout Athens is often thought to originate from its residents.
From NYC: “Occupy Wall Street Has No Agenda” Is an Alibi for Apathy
Submitted on October 13, 2011Planning Underway for Occupy Toronto
Submitted on October 12, 2011On Oct 15th Occupy Toronto will kick off its occupation of the city’s financial district. Are they prepared? That’s the question many have been asking since the group’s first general assembly meeting on Oct 7th, demonstrated the challenge of turning an idealistic vision into coherent action.
The Media Co-op is Hiring: Halifax Editor
Submitted on October 12, 2011The Media Co-op is hiring!
We're looking for a local editor to co-ordinate coverage and work with contributors and Media Co-op members in Halifax.
Žižek: Don't be Afraid to Really Want What You Desire
Submitted on October 11, 2011Renowned theorist speaks at Occupy Wall Street
Slavoj Žižek, the theorist who has made a name for himself through animated, sometimes entertaining, always pertinent, cultural critiques, spoke at Occupy Wall Street last Sunday. He was enthusiastic and supportive, telling the several hundred listeners that he saw them as breaking through the lies and misrepresentations of current political leaders and mainstream media,
Occupy Everywhere...And? Problems and Possibilities
Submitted on October 11, 2011My initial reaction to the occupation of Wall Street was generally positive. But soon that feeling gave way to doubt and unease. I still find much hope in so many people taking to the streets but I wonder what is going on?
Living around Chemical Valley: Recent human rights issues
Submitted on October 11, 2011In this recording, Zak Nicholls (of S.H.A.M.E.) mainly speaks about:
- Responding to pollution around the "Clean Harbors" hazardous waste facility
Shale gas and the future of Chemical Valley
Submitted on October 11, 2011Zak Nicholls is a human rights activist who lives in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Occupy: A challenge to the ego
Submitted on October 11, 2011This is re-posted from the Occupy Vancouver facecrack page. Says it way better than I can. Consider this my personal request to everyone I know to reflect a bit about the situation before hitting send. Must say I am a disappointed in much of what I have been reading on VMC so far.
Unlawful Access: the coming Canadian surveillance state
Submitted on October 11, 2011Warrantless wiretapping may be coming to Canada. In May 2011, Canada's Conservative government promised that, if re-elected with a majority, they would quickly pass legislation containing surveillance measures known as LAWFUL ACCESS.
GroundWire Oct 9th Edition
Submitted on October 11, 2011Safe injection at InSite, Rally against Asbestos Export and lockout at SFU
GroundWire Community Radio News: Oct. 9th | Rally against Asbestos export, SFU lockout and Safe Injection at InSite.
This week's edition was produced at the CFRU in Guelph, Ontario.
http://ncra.dnsalias.com/ groundwire/
The Headlines
Hotel Workers rising - Hilton Metrotown Rally for Respect
Submitted on October 11, 2011(Un)Ethical Oil’s Alleged Concern For Women
Submitted on October 10, 2011Calling BS on the Media: Chris Hedges Lays the Boots to CBC's Lang-O'Leary Exchage
Submitted on October 10, 2011Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, author and war correspondent, Chris Hedges takes on CBC's Lang amd O'Leary exchange. O'Leary, is a regular on CBC's entrepenurial show Dragon's Den.
"We have to struggle this monster to the ground"
Submitted on October 10, 2011Rev. Billy at Occupy Wall Street
Since 1999, Rev. Billy and the Church of Earthalujah! have been performing creative, theatrical interventions against consumerism, often invading stores and malls to preach the gospel of reducing our consumer imprint.
Decolonize Vancouver: Potential Highs and Lows
Submitted on October 9, 2011I've never been a huge fan of large crowds in small rooms.
On Saturday 08 October 2011, I found myself in the basement of the W2 Media Cafe, feeling not exceptional, waiting for the forum to begin on the upcoming Occupy Vancouver action.
A large camera was pointed at my face, with some guy with a leer looking at me through its finder.
Class action lawsuit launched over Brooklyn Bridge Arrests
Submitted on October 9, 2011Legal action seeks compensation and banning of 'kettling' tactics in New York
On October 1st, 700 people were detained and arrested by New York City Police when a march from Occupy Wall Street attempted to cross rooklyn bridge. Protesters allege that police allowed them to take the bridge, before cutting them off at either end and not allowing them to leave.
"Remix the Myth for a New Reality"
Submitted on October 9, 2011Kanene Holder on race, protest and the #OccupyWallStreet movement
For over 20 days, Occupy Wall Street has been holding down Liberty Square in the heart of Wall Street. The movement has prided itself on developing tools for direct democracy, exemplified by the daily general assemblies where hundreds come together to discuss the priorities, goals and actions of the group.
Get the Cops on Our Side?
Submitted on October 8, 2011Disinformation Countered at Occupy Vancouver Assembly
At a point a little over an hour into the Occupy Vancouver meeting held in the Woodwards atrium on the afternoon of Saturday 8 Oct 2011, a young woman expressed concern over a leaflet that had been distributed. [A pdf scan of her marked-up leaflet is provided with this story.]
Files attached to this post:
Occupy Wall Street: "It has liberated peoples' imaginations"
Submitted on October 8, 2011Interview with Arun Gupta, co-creator of the Occupied Wall Street Journal
The second issue of the Occupied Wall Street Journal came off the presses this morning. As it was unloaded from the truck to Liberty Plaza, people thronged around to read the latest news published for and by some of the occupiers.
This Was Our Playground
Submitted on October 8, 2011In which we condemn 45 years of unabated dumping at Boat Harbour.
We are looking at a rushing torrent of bubbling, dark brown liquid. It gushes out of the mouth of a 2.5 metre pipe. The flow expels hundreds of litres of effluent waste per second. Foul foam, crust, and spray, lines the banks of a canal that contains the noxious outflow.
Report from Occupy Wall Street
Submitted on October 7, 2011We arrived at Liberty Square, the site of Occupy Wall Street at the corner of Broadway and Liberty, at 3:00am on Friday morning. Almost 400 people were sleeping across the square, but a few dozen people were still milling around. Even though it was quiet, the energy was already palpable. I had a chance to speak with a few people before going to sleep as well.
Circle of Strength Offered in Halifax to Women Fighting for Jordan's Principle
Submitted on October 6, 2011Pictou Landing First Nation mother vs. Canada and non-universal health care
HALIFAX--Thirty people joined in a circle at Halifax's Grand Parade Grounds this morning to offer song and words of support for Pictou Landing First Nation mother Maurina Beadle and Pictou Landing Health Director Philippa Pictou, who were today being cross-examined by defence lawyers for the government of Canada.
Passing the Bucks
Submitted on October 6, 2011Draft agreement offers Pictou Landing Band $3 million to put Boat Harbour lawsuit on ice
The provincial government has drafted an offer of $3 million to the Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN) in return for the Band postponing their lawsuit against the province for at least two years, according to documents obtained by the Halifax Media Co-op.
The Information Intake Form of the V2010ISU
Submitted on October 5, 2011The Information Intake Form is how the V2010ISU got unsolicited information. This can include random phone calls to Crimestoppers, as well as information from random e-mails, prank phone calls, as well as our own propaganda.
Le basque qui a été déporté du Canada fera face à un procès après trois ans passées en détention provisoire.
Submitted on October 5, 2011CKUT Radio: What Cheer? Brigade.
Submitted on October 5, 2011interview with members of What Cheer? Brigade in Montreal
Listen to an interview with two members of the What Cheer? Brigade speaking in Montreal after a performance at La Sala Rossa. In this interview listen to members of the band speak to the brass band tradition, the relationship between collectivity and musical practice, while also highlighting the recent growth in brass bands, emerging from the anti-capitalist protests in the past decade.
Interview with radical radio host and editor, Sasha Lilley Part II
Submitted on October 5, 2011Converation about new book Capital and Its Discontents: Conversations with Radical Thinkers in a Time of Tumult
Interview with Sasha Lilley, editor of new book: Capital and its discontents: conversation with radical thinkers in a time of tumult. First aired on CKUT's Monday Morning After for the WORDS collective on Monday, October 3rd, 2011. Capital is published by Spectre, the political economy imprint by radical publishing company PM Press.
Interview with radical radio host and editor, Sasha Lilley Part I
Submitted on October 5, 2011Converation about new book Capital and Its Discontents: Conversations with Radical Thinkers in a Time of Tumult
Interview with Sasha Lilley, editor of new book: Capital and its discontents: conversation with radical thinkers in a time of tumult. First aired on CKUT's Monday Morning After for the WORDS collective on Monday, October 3rd, 2011. Capital is published by Spectre, the political economy imprint by radical publishing company PM Press.
Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls and Women
Submitted on October 4, 2011A National Day of Action took place today for missing and murdered indigenous women in the downtown east side (DTES) and across Canada.
The march began at Victory Square and wound through the DTES, ending with a final ceremony at Openheimer Park.
Chaudhrys Finally Allowed to Call Halifax Home
Submitted on October 4, 2011Community support helps family of 5 stay in Canada after 8-year ordeal
In recent months, 10-year-old Rukhna Roouf Chaudhry would sometimes ask her father about her family’s immigration status.
“Sometimes I’d discuss a little bit, sometimes I say everything is good,” says Chaudhry Roouf Ahmad.
The Media Co-op is Hiring: Vancouver Local Editor
Submitted on October 4, 2011The Media Co-op is hiring!
We're looking for a local editor to co-ordinate coverage and work with contributors and Media Co-op members in Vancouver.
Interview with Marina Sitrin, Occupy Wall Street in global perspective
Submitted on October 4, 2011Brief interview by Rae Dooley from October 4th Tuesday Morning After
A Stable Misery, Part 1.
Submitted on October 2, 2011Why I support Occupy Vancouver
Submitted on October 1, 2011When I tell my activists friends about the Occupy Vancouver action on October 15th their initial response is: "who's organizing it?" My response is, "Who cares?"
Islamic Info Road Show
Submitted on September 30, 2011In which we converse with three friendly Haligonian Muslims as they hand out pamphlets.
Scapegoating is never fun. Throughout history, scapegoating has been used as a tactic to divert attention from actual, root causes of issues, and instead blames an easily identifiable target, and incites fear and anger against them.
Council to vote on future of St. Pat’s site
Submitted on September 30, 2011Will it be condos or community organizations?
It’s rush hour on a warm day in early September. Parents all over the city scurry to collect their children, but the backyard of St. Patrick’s Alexandra on Brunswick Street remains silent and empty. Today, the keys to the school are in Halifax Regional Municipality hands, and the property – one of the largest spaces in the community – is up for sale.
The assassination of Fr. Jose Reynel Restrepo
Submitted on September 30, 2011(editors note: This was originally posted at the Catholic paper http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/assassination-fr-jose-reynel-restrepo but was taken down with this notice: "After receipt of objections on behalf of G
Insite Wins! Supreme Court backs safe injection site
Submitted on September 30, 2011VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of the Insite safe injection site. The decision came early this morning from Ottawa that Insite is exempt from federal drug laws.
A crowd of more than 300 was on hand outside Insite to cheer the decison at about 7am local time.
Last of the Last
Submitted on September 29, 2011Windsor's Savannah and Tall Grass Prairie
From Knowing the Land is Resistance
KI calls on McGuinty to stop mining activity on sacred burial sites; Ontario’s inaction violates freedom of religion; threatens to spark new conflict
Submitted on September 29, 2011Ontario’s inaction violates freedom of religion; threatens to spark new conflict
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) - KI Chief Donny Morris is urgently calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to intervene to stop mining exploration activity on a sacred KI ancestral burial site. Mining exploration company God’s Lake Resources has staked new claims in violation of KI’s well publicized moratorium and has worked the site in
KI First Nation Issues Eviction Notice to God's Lake Resources
Submitted on September 29, 2011Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) yesterday served a notice of eviction to God's Lake Resources and Ed Ludwig for tresspassing on KI's spiritual and sacred lands. All operations must cease today and all personnel must leave immediately within the vicinity of Sherman Lake and the area.
Undoing Borders: Queer Discussion on Im/migration and Criminalization
Submitted on September 27, 2011Essex, Li and Molly joined Earful of Queer live in studio to talk about their tour and their zine. The interview was followed by a short set by DJ BootyKlap.
Featuring ... the 2011 Halifax Slam Team
Submitted on September 27, 2011Poetry and Interviews
This show features the 2011 Halifax slam team. I did interviews with the 3 of 5 members of the team, all of whom are headed to Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (which includes the slam championships from October 11th - 15th. The show features poetry from all five members and a couple of others from some other great local poets.
Length: a shade over an hour
Bayers Road gets stay of execution
Submitted on September 27, 2011HRM defers decision on road widening for one year
Facing near-unanimous opposition to the widening of Bayers Road, HRM today decided to take cover for a year.
The HRM Regional Council today deferred for at least one year any decision on whether or not to approve two large technical reports which would have effectively committed the muncipality to the $21-million project.
Pitch For Pay!
Submitted on September 27, 2011Write for the Media Co-op!
As we do every month, in October we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
A War Criminal's Welcome for Dick Cheney
Submitted on September 27, 2011VANCOUVER - Noisy, determined opponents of torture surrounded the staid Vancouver Club tonight while self-confessed torturer Dick Cheney entertained wealthy Vancouverites inside at $500 a head. Cheney was flogging his memoirs approving flogging "war on terror" suspects.
Dick in Van
Submitted on September 26, 2011About 500 people showed up the elite Vancouver Club to protest Dick Cheney's visit to Vancouver. Cheney was speaking as a guest of the Bon Mot Book Club. It was a sold out $500 a plate dinner to promote Cheney's book In My Time. Activists tried to block guests from entering the club and police had to "snatch" the guests to get through the crowd of angry protesters.
Missing Women's Commission Flounders
Submitted on September 26, 2011Groups looking elsewhere for answers to murder, disappearance of Aboriginal women
Vancouver—Just weeks before the BC Missing Women Commission of Inquiry is set to begin, concerns and questions continue to be raised by the groups representing Aboriginal, women’s and sex-trade worker’s groups. More are walking away from what appears to be a crumbling process.
Déclaration commune: Solidaires face à la répression politique - Together against political repression
Submitted on September 25, 2011Ce matin, dans le cadre de la comparution de deux hommes et deux femmes arrêtées suite à la manifestation anticapitaliste du 1er mai 2011, la CLAC (Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes) tenait un point de presse devant le palais de justice de Montréal. Une déclaration signée par plus de trente groupes a été rendue publique. Cette d
Une vague de lois antiavortement traverse les États-Unis
Submitted on September 24, 2011Depuis le début de l’année 2011, 19 États américains ont adopté un total de quatre-vingts lois antiavortement. Un record!
COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE
Submitted on September 24, 2011Governments and corporations misrepresent the facts on oil sands
Proposed extensions to the existing network of trans-continental oil pipelines has raised public concern in Canada and the US over t
Celebrating Grandfather Commanda, the Morning Star
Submitted on September 24, 2011A few nights ago my neighbour and I climbed up onto his roof.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Submitted on September 24, 2011Fourth annual Walk4Justice highlights violence against women
On June 21, 2011, a group of dedicated women, men and children stepped out into the streets of Vancouver and began a cross-co
Paola Ortiz deportation: A Canadian disgrace
Submitted on September 24, 2011Despite public outcry, officials turn blind eye to danger mother of two faces from abusive ex in Mexico
On Friday, Sept. 23, Canada deported Paola Ortiz, the mom of two Canadian citizen kids, aged 2 and 4, to Mexico, a country she fled in 2006 to escape sexual abuse and domestic violence at the hands of her then-financé, a federal Mexican police officer.
SFSS Support Staff - Locked-out for over 11 weeks
Submitted on September 23, 2011An interview with workers and union representatives
About two months ago, and in the midst of contract negotiations, the Board of Directors of the Simon Fraser Student Society made a decision to lock-out their office and support staff. The workers have now been locked out for over 11 weeks while the board attempts to financially bully them into an agreement.
Hotel Employees Picket Hilton
Submitted on September 22, 2011Motorists and pedestrians walking through and past Burnaby's Crystal Mall on Thursday 22 September stopped to watch as 75 Hilton workers and their allies protested the hotel for not taking negotiations seriously.
Announcing the Canadian Worker's Co-op Federation Conference: October 13-15, Quebec City
Submitted on September 22, 2011SCALING UP WORKER CO-OPERATIVES IN NORTH AMERICA – LEADERS FROM ITALY, SPAIN, FRANCE AND ARGENTINA WILL SHARE THEIR WORKER CO-OPERATIVE SUCCESS STORIES AT THE NORTH AMERICAN WORKER CO-OPERATIVE CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 13-15, 2011 IN QUEBEC CITY
PAOLA ORTIZ: Deportation this Friday
Submitted on September 22, 2011for more information on how to put pressure on the government to keep Paola here:
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/paola-ortiz/francais-mise-a-jo...
Women's Housing March and Gentrifuckation Tour 2011
Submitted on September 21, 2011On September 17 a march by a number of local housing groups and allies was held through the downtown east side of Vancouver, targeting businesses trying to gentrify the area.
Toronto in Review: September
Submitted on September 21, 2011The City Ducks Cuts; Unions Run for Cover and TIFF Recovers from 9/11
Debate over the Toronto District School Board’s decision allowing Muslim students to hold Friday prayer services continued Saturday, as pro and anti-prayer groups held simultaneous rallies at the TDSB central offices.
Inquiry into RCMP Killing of Native Falls Flat
Submitted on September 21, 2011Fight repression: disarm the ERT and disband the RCMP
In September 2009, an RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT), accompanied by an officer from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), approached an isolated hunting cabin near the Kisgagas reserve, north of New Hazelton, in central BC.
Farmer Market vendors and supporters unhappy about possible move
Submitted on September 21, 2011Councillors need more information: Cimino
A major controversy is shaping up in Sudbury’s downtown.
Conférence de presse: les groupes de femmes se joignent à Paola Ortiz pour exiger la suspension de sa déportation
Submitted on September 20, 2011POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE
Conférence de presse: les groupes de femmes se joignent à Paola Ortiz pour exiger la suspension de sa déportation
CONTACTS:
Julie Marcoux: 514-839-1657
Racist Israeli Foreign Minister in Vancouver
Submitted on September 19, 2011VANCOUVER - Welcomed into Canada, Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman addressed a full house at the Jewish Community Centre tonight.
Outside, a noisy demonstration pointed to Liebermann's many racist and extremist views and policies. The demonstration was organized by an adhoc coalition of community groups. From their press release:
Photos from 5th Annual Women's Housing March
Submitted on September 19, 2011Vancouverites to protest visit of Avigdor Lieberman: Israel's racist, extremist foreign minister
Submitted on September 19, 2011September 19, 2011
Deadline Extended: The Media Co-op Investigative Fund
Submitted on September 19, 2011$400 available for feature stories! Pitch today...
The Media Co-op has broken critical stories and probed issues glossed by the mainstream media. We've published exposés of Israeli and Canadian military collusion, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, and the federal government’s European advocacy for the tar sands.
We’ve done this with the barest of resources.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Monday: Court hearing & press conference with mom of 2 Canadian kids facing deportation
Submitted on September 18, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- SEPTEMBER 17
MEDIA ADVISORY
Monday: Court hearing & press conference with mom of 2 Canadian kids facing deportation
CONTACTS:
Stewart Istvanffy, Paola Ortiz’s lawyer — 514-876-9776
Islamophobia goes to school in Toronto
Submitted on September 18, 2011On Sept. 11, three religious groups set aside conflicting ideologies in a crusade against Islam in Toronto schools, for the third time in less than two months.
DTES Reels after Resident Falls to her Death on Hastings Street
Submitted on September 17, 2011Life "gotten more harsh" for women living in SROs
James Mickleson has lived in a small room on the 4th floor of the Regent Hotel for the past seven years. In that time he says he has seen 17 dead bodies in and around his building, lying in front of his door or in the alley near his house.
Homes now, not condos!
Submitted on September 17, 2011The fifth annual women's march called for a boycott against gentrification
In the face of an onslaught of swanky condos and ritzy cafés that are moving into the downtown eastside, residents and supporters took to the streets on Saturday to defend their right to housing.
Women's Housing March and GentriFUCKation Tour
Submitted on September 17, 2011
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - More than 500 women and supporters snaked their way through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside today to mark the Fifth Annual Women' s Housing March.
A somber mood was set by the news of a well-known woman's suspicious death last night at the Regent Hotel on East Hastings.
Gone Digital: Access to Information on the Anarchist Movement
Submitted on September 17, 2011Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet
Submitted on September 17, 2011Special Issue on Resistance to Pipelines & Tar Sands
In this special edition of the VMC's broadsheet, we look at resistance to oil and natural gas pipelines, and the full spectrum of tar sands expansion in Vancouver and Burnaby (unceded Coast Salish Territories) and in Central BC (unceded Wetsu'wet'en territories).
The Micmac Native Friendship Centre and North End Community Health Centre bid on the St. Pat's Alexandra school site.
Submitted on September 17, 2011Dangerous Ideas: Files from the Olympics Thought Police
Submitted on September 16, 2011In May, I requested my police files through the Privacy Act, and after over three months and a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner's Office, I received 44 pages of heavily redacted records.
Aboriginal groups in Canada challenge tar sands projects
Submitted on September 16, 2011There's a growing grassroots movement against tar sands projects spreading across North America. In the face of industrial expansion, a group of Indigenous people from the Wet'suwet'en nation are determined to protect their lands. From Unist'hot'en territory near Smithers, British Columbia, Dawn Paley reports for Free Speech Radio News.
'Oral Health, Total Health': Providing Oral Care for Persons with Special Needs
Submitted on September 15, 2011Citizens' Town Hall Rejects Wider Bayers Road
Submitted on September 15, 2011Several hundred people packed a community meeting last night to oppose a municipal plan to widen Bayers Road. With a few exceptions, the crowd criticized the plan, which would widen the road from three to four lanes in some parts and from four to six lanes closer to the Bicentennial Highway (Highway 102).
Bling is Dead
Submitted on September 15, 2011Interview with Sakura Saunders & Testament
Sakura Saunders of ProtestBarrick.net and rapper Testament are in East Van gearing up for a performance Friday night at the Rhizome Café.
Vendors, Shoppers and Anti-Capitalists: Reflections on the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair
Submitted on September 14, 2011Last weekend I went to the sixth annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair, and spent a good part of the weekend there observing the goings on around me.
The meaning of the word “slut”
Submitted on September 14, 2011The Halifax SlutWalk seeks to shift the blame of sexual assaults from the victim to the perpetrator
Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The term is generally applied to women and is an insult or offensive term of disparagement, meaning “dirty of slovenly.”
—Oxford English Dictionary
Get the September TIDE fresh from the net.
Submitted on September 14, 2011México, 15 de Septiembre: Ni independencia, ni democracia
Submitted on September 13, 2011Mexico, September the 15th: Neither Independence, nor Democracy
(English below)
México, 15 de Septiembre: Ni independencia, ni democracia.
The Loud Parade to Elected Violence
Submitted on September 13, 2011Guatemala and the Voting-in of a Strong Man General
The following story was written for the Media Co-op by the Reverend Emilie Smith, who was active for many years in Vancouver's Downtown East Side. She is currently residing in Guatemala.
Mosque Talk. Part 2.
Submitted on September 13, 2011In Which We Continue Our Conversation on Being Muslim in Halifax.
Please see the first part of this audio conversation, and then continue here.
Fighting for the Right to Strike
Submitted on September 12, 2011This past year has witnessed a renewed assault on unionized workers that should be seen for what it is: a coordinated attack on the right of workers to collectively bargain with their employers.
Conspiracy in the Age of Austerity
Submitted on September 12, 2011Mosque Talk. Part 1.
Submitted on September 11, 2011In Which We Head to the Mosque, to Talk of Terror, of Peace, and of Other Things.
National news sources are now inundated with ten-year dedications to 9/11. They seem less like a memorial, and more like an effort to justify a decade-long traipse down the oh-so-very-wrong path.
The so-called 'War on Terror' has bankrupted America, and has increasingly militarized our own Canadian economy, with no end in sight.
Aquaculture issues fill the courtroom
Submitted on September 9, 2011This blog post was written for the VMC by Elena Edwards.
On September 7, all 130 seats in Room 801 of the Federal Courthouse were filled for the second time since the Cohen Commission’s federal Inquiry into the Decline of the Fraser River Sockeye Salmon commenced last October 25th, 2010.
Transit can be a more moving experience than road widening
Submitted on September 9, 2011There's no way to get around it. Metro needs better transit.
Files attached to this post:
My Trip to DEFSEC!
Submitted on September 8, 2011There's something vaguely unnerving about enjoying a beer, non-alcoholic of course, on Lockheed Martin's tab. But at times like this, which is in fact the Lockheed Martin-sponsored 'Hour of Good Cheer' at the DEFSEC conference in Halifax, sometimes it's easier just to go with the flow.
Boycott Sequel 138: Protest Against High-Price Condos in the DTES
Submitted on September 8, 2011A bright sunny morning saw 50 people gather outside Tinseltown mall to protest gentrification and the infectious spread of high-price condominiums in the Downtown East Side (DTES).
The demonstration kicked off the Boycott Sequel 138 project: a move to stop the development of condos in the DTES that is pushing low-income communities out of the area.
In defense of accessible education
Submitted on September 7, 2011On September 6th, Montreal Gazette columnist Henry Aubin published, A taste of the Tea Party in Quebec.
Ontario Court of Appeals hearing arguments on police consulting lawyers before writing notes
Submitted on September 7, 2011Justice for Levi campaign call for supporters to attend court
On Wednesday September 7th the Ontario Court of Appeals began three days of hearings on whether police should be allowed to consult a lawyer before writing their notes. The Family of the deceased Levi Schaeffer was one of the groups bring the matter before the courts.
Condo Buyers Shun ‘Sequel 138’; Boycott Launched against Pantages Development
Submitted on September 7, 2011Press Conference: Thursday, Sept 8th @ 11:00 am International Village, 2nd floor, Unit 2097 Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territory
“Purchasing a condo at Sequel 138 is unethical because of the harmfulimpacts it will have on people in the neighbourhood.” Britta Fluevog, DTES artists and potential condo buyer.
Western Canadian Energy Ministries "Collaborate" in Secret with Petroleum Cartel to Develop Fracking Policies
Submitted on September 7, 2011Vancouver - Through top-down deregulatory and environmental streamlining directives under the recently formed New West Partnership, the British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Ministries of Energy (for oil and gas) held four or more secret meetings since July 2011 to develop “joint action on issues related to unconventional shale gas development” c
11th MMC Radio Segment/11e segment radiophonique de la Coop média de Montréal
Submitted on September 6, 2011Entrevue avec Jacques du MAC (Mouvement Action Chômage) à propos des agences de placement temporaire
Reportage de Melissa Albiani
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/audio/who-wasnt-working-labour-day-2011/8096
Justice for Levi Campaign Update
Submitted on September 6, 2011Family seeks justice for a man killed by Ontario Police
From September 7-9th, the family and supporters of Levi Schaffer, a man killed by Ontario Provincial Police officers in 2009, will be at the Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto, fighting for greater police accountability relating to incidents when someone is seriously injured or killed. This report was produced for the upcoming edition of Groundwire radio news.
Workers on Labour Day
Submitted on September 5, 2011'Capitalism isn't working for Workers', but workers are rallying for change.
The September 5th 2011 Labour Day march, rally and BBQ brought hundreds of people throughout the day to the South Commons in Halifax. The annual event is organized by the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council.
After the march from Victoria Park to the Commons, all ages stayed for speeches by Megan Leslie, Darrell Dexter, Kyle Buott, and Rick Clarke.
Report Recommends Repression to Reign in Canuck Rioters
Submitted on September 5, 2011The official report on the June 15 Canuck's Riot was released on Sept. 1, with the odd title “The Night the City Became a Stadium.” Costing more than $313,000, the report was co-written by Douglas Keefe, a former deputy minister in Nova Scotia, and John Furlong, former head of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics (VANOC).
No One Arrested at Keystone XL Protest in Halifax
Submitted on September 4, 2011HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - On Friday, September 2nd, approximately 20 protestors showed up in front of the US consulate's office, located in Purdy's Wharf, Tower II.
Top Picks at the Vancouver Latin American Film Fest
Submitted on September 4, 2011There's still another week left in the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.
Yesterday, I ended up watching the Venezuelan film Hermano, and it might just be the best dramatic feature I've seen this year. If you have the chance, check it out.
The G20 Papers
Submitted on September 4, 2011A call out for participants
We are seeking journalists, academics, bloggers and other commentators who want to be provided with thousands of pages of G20 security documents before we publish the collection online.
Wild Salmon Warrior Rally
Submitted on September 3, 2011200 Gather to Protect Wild Salmon in Vancouver
Over 200 people rallied at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, to raise awareness about the threats faced by wild salmon populations. These include industrial logging and commercial fishing, pollution, and the proliferation of fish farms on the BC coast. But at this single-issue style rally/media event, fish farms were the main target.
Interview with J.Stevens (shoestringstudios.org) about his new album, Climate Controlled
Submitted on September 2, 2011with the songs Stately Dissonance and Voted
CKUT's Syria Uprising Broadcast: Oil and Blood: Ties between Canada's Suncor and the Syrian Regime
Submitted on September 2, 2011Interviews with Mary Foster of Collective for Syria and Suncor's Spokesperson
Last Friday, Montrealers made their voices heard about Canada's largest oil company, Suncor's working relationship with the Syrian regime.
Interview with Dan Kellar: Independent Journalist Arrested for a Blog Post
Submitted on September 1, 2011Undercover police, media freedoms, and security culture
"If we know the information, we gotta keep spreading it" - Dan Kellar, arrested for a blog post about undercover police.
CKUT's Off the Hour: McGill Students Try to Bring Tuition Truth
Submitted on September 1, 2011Interview with Joel Pedneault
CKUT spoke with Joel Pedneault from Tuition Truth which is a campaign of the Students Society of McGill University and the Professional and Graduate Student Society. In the 1960s students paid less than $600 to attend university. By 2017 rates are expected to be close to $4000.
Celebrating the Poverty Olympics Torch
Submitted on September 1, 2011... and Its Violations of Vancouver's Recent Bylaw Amendments
About one hour before midnight on 19 April 2011, Vancouver City Council went through more contortions than a sideshow acrobat in order to approve a nefarious set of amendments to the Street and Traffic By-law by a vote of 7 to 4.
The Poverty Olympics Torch: A Gallery
Submitted on September 1, 2011
Also read the companion story: Celebrating the Poverty Olympics Torch
Libya:Peace without intervention
Submitted on August 31, 2011Pitch for Pay! Deadline: Monday!
Submitted on August 31, 2011Contribute to the Halifax Media Co-op
The Halifax Media Co-op is seeking pitches for our next paid feature.
GroundWire August 29th Edition
Submitted on August 30, 2011The Millenium Scoop and The Conservative Government's "tough on crime" agenda
GroundWire Community Radio News: August 29th – Sept 10th
VPD vs the Anarchists!
Submitted on August 30, 2011While I've had a pretty consistent success rate with the Federal Government getting information out of them, I've had no luck so far with the BC Government as open as it is, and with local institutions like the VPD. I recently decided to write a request to the VPD to see if the VPD had setup something like the Montreal GAMMA unit, which investigates Anarchists.
"I survived the 24 Hour Zine Challenge"
Submitted on August 30, 2011The Roberts Street Social Centre hosted their 6th annual 24 hour Zine Challenge from August 24 to 25th. The purpose of the Challenge is to promote zine sharing and reading, by adding new zines to the Anchor Archives zine library. Completed zines will be shared with zine libraries across North America.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Rare Earths, Mining and Algonquins at Lake Kipewa
Submitted on August 30, 2011Interview with Ramsey Hart of Mining Watch Canada
CKUT spoke with Ramsey Hart of Mining Watch Canada. He told us what rare earths are and why we should not just know about the prospecting now going on across Canada but also be concerned about it. He talks specifically about the Algonqunis at Lake Kipewa: yet another case of the First Nations being the first to face the music.
CKUT's Off the Hour: Innu Resist Cap-Ex Mining Ventures
Submitted on August 30, 2011Interview with Armand MacKenzie, Innu Human Rights Activist
CKUT spoke with Armand MacKenzie, a human rights activist. MacKenzie speaks on how a Vancouver-based mining company is proceeding with exploration activities on Innu territory.
This is originally aired on CKUT's Off the Hour on August 26,17h-18h
Dan Kellar Arrested After Blog Post on G20 "Infiltrator"
Submitted on August 30, 2011On August 25th, independent journalist, blogger, and activist Dan Kellar was arrested for a blog post he made two days earlier in which he named and provided a photo of a man he claimed to be an undercover police officer involved in infiltrating G20 protest groups and encouraged readers to "spit in his footsteps and scoff at his existence".
The McDonald Bridge- a Cycling Headache
Submitted on August 29, 2011A multi-million dollar upgrade involving re-painting and repaving of the McDonald Bridge is currently underway. One of the goals of the Halifax Harbour Bridges authority that operates the bridge is to become a recognized leader in sustainable transportation demand management (TDM).
The Law of the Land
Submitted on August 29, 2011Re-learning the Peace and Friendship Treaties through First Nations' eyes
The Annual Peace and Friendship Gathering at the Tatamagouche Centre, held this year from August 15 to 19, gets to the root of race relations: a sometimes painful, yet important process.
Following the Money in Libya
Submitted on August 27, 2011Western Companies In; Eastern Companies Out As War Winds Down
Toronto - The victory of the rebels in Libya's recent conflict and their taking of Tripoli have created a stampede by foreign companies trying top shore up the countries oil resources.
Libya holds the largest oil and gas reserves in Africa.
Up and at 'Em: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Submitted on August 27, 2011First of all let me say I'm not your average film reviewer. Case in point: this review was written after finishing packing for my third move this year, from East to South Van. You know, because packing made me think about uprising.
Demonstration at Kinder Morgan in Burnaby, BC: No Pipelines, No Tankers, No Freeways, No Tar Sands!
Submitted on August 27, 2011In Washington DC, a massive display of civil disobedience is well underway to pressure the US government to stop the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Northern Alberta to refineries across the United States.
Protest at Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipline
Submitted on August 27, 2011On a bright Saturday afternoon a group of 150 protesters gathered at the Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipelines in North Burnaby in solidarity with those being arrested in Washington DC as they call on their President to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
VIVO, Industry Canada and the Olympics
Submitted on August 26, 2011One of the cooler pieces of creative resistance during the Vancouver 2010 Games was the VIVO Evening News. This was an initiative of VIVO Studios, where they setup a Pirate Radio Station.
End the Costly and Pointless Prosperity Mine Review Now, Tsilhqot'in Urge
Submitted on August 26, 2011WILLIAMS LAKE, BC, Aug.
Choosing Our Battles: Why the feminist movement needs to stop arguing and support the decriminalisation of sex work
Submitted on August 26, 2011In May, as part of our zine project go it alone (together), Emily Davidson and I gave a workshop at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair: “The Struggle for Reproductive Autonomy: From underground abortion collectives to the fight to decriminalize sex work.” Before we had even left our home city of Halifax, we received a phone call from one of the bookfair’s organisers to d
State Murders and State Funerals
Submitted on August 25, 2011What was the funeral for Mario Hamel like? Likely sadder than most as the details surrounding his violent death are still unclear; although as most people might understand it, if someone has been shot to death by many bullets it is seen as murder. Yet Mr.
Well Blow Me Down!
Submitted on August 25, 2011In which we examine the wind portion of the Nova Scotia Renewable Electricity Plan.
The Renewable Electricity Plan, released by the Nova Scotia Department of Energy, is meant to be the guideline by which Nova Scotia will gloriously embrace green technologies and herald forth a newer, cleaner day.
Racial profiling at popular Montreal bar St-Sulpice?
Submitted on August 25, 2011[Update below]
St-Sulpice, with its downtown location, large terrasse and relatively cheap beer, is a popular Montreal drinking-hole, and easly seats and serves hundreds of people on most nights of the summer.
But at least 7 patrons were stopped from entering the bar the night of Wednesday, Aug 24th in what appears to be a case of racial profiling.
The summer is nearly over. Make your back-to-work mean writing for the Dominion!
Submitted on August 25, 2011Memorial Walk for Jack Layton
Submitted on August 25, 2011Memeorial Walk for Jack Layton in Halifax 24 August 2011. Route was from the Public Gardens, down Spring Garden to Barrington and Province House.
The event was organized by Cora-Lee LeBlanc, 15.
Venezuela vs. Canadian Gold
Submitted on August 24, 2011Chavez Squares Off Against Canadian Mining Companies; Banks
Toronto - The nationalization march continues on in Venezuela.
Deep Green Resistance, Death Threats and the Police
Submitted on August 24, 2011An interview with Derrick Jensen
In this exclusive interview with the Vancouver Media Co-op, author Derrick Jensen talks about a recent spate of death threats directed towards him. He explains his decision to take his case to the FBI. He also expresses his distaste for those who question his decision to go to the feds.
Tenth MMC Radio Segment/Dixième segment radiophonique de la CMM
Submitted on August 24, 2011Tuesday, August 23 on CKUT's Off the Hour
- The Work Group on Urban Agriculture starts a petition to request the City of Montreal hold a public consultation on the state of urban agriculture in Montreal.
- The Under Pressure festival puts an artistic and educative spin on graffiti.
- Fondation Émergence's new campaign "Pour que veillir soit gai" seeks to aid services, businesses, organizations and groups ta
CBSA Inland Enforcement and the BCCLA
Submitted on August 23, 2011During the Olympics, the BCCLA had run ins with everyone. After the 2010 Heart Attack, it appeared that they had absolutely no one in their corner. After David Eby denounced the Heart Attack action, many people decided that Eby and the BCCLA Legal Observers were enemies, albeit a lesser threat than the VPD and the RCMP.
Grassroots Gathering to Resist Proposed Pipelines
Submitted on August 23, 2011Report Back from Unist'hot'en Gathering, Wet'suwet'en Territory
From August 12-15, 2011, members of the Unist’hot’en clan of the Wet'suwet'en nation hosted their second gathering to oppose industrial threats in their traditional territory. Specifically, they are opposed to two major pipelines that will cut through their territory, the Pacific Trails Pipeline and Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline system.
What difference could massage therapy make?
Submitted on August 23, 2011The real cost of cutting funds from special needs program for the disabled
April Keddy is a 31-year-old Port Willams resident who lives with the rare (she is one of 3 in Canada) and progressive disorder, Galactosialidosis, “that affects my whole body”. It was diagnosed when she was 3.
Montreal North stand up
Submitted on August 23, 2011MC Ricardo Lamour-Blaise puts police and politicians on blast following the three-year anniversary of Fredy Villanueva’s death
Originally posted on atthreat.net:
A Hegemonic Blowjob
Submitted on August 22, 2011In the fall of 2008, I was among those bright eyed young people who strode full tilt into our first year as undergraduate students, confident that we would leave in four years time, a bit wiser, prepared to make a way for ourselves in a world full of prospects.
Re-defining Terrorism
Submitted on August 22, 2011Author Will Potter speaks about the witch hunt of environmental activists
This audio program of Will Potter, author of "Green is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege," was recorded on August 20th, 2011 in Arlington, Washington by the Vancouver Media Co-Op.
Multimedia & Multiculturalism Initiative (article, videos, & audio)
Submitted on August 22, 2011Represent?! – The Multimedia & Multiculturalism challenge
Media that fosters a sense of belonging
Stages of Pantages
Submitted on August 21, 2011Rider Cooey shares these photos of the stages of demolition at the Pantages site — 138 East Hastings Street — between Tuesday 16 Aug 2011 and Saturday 20 Aug 2011. Look for people on the sidewalk. Look for protection from debris and dust. Look and see!
Booklet on Aboriginal issues released as PDF for printing or online reading
Submitted on August 21, 2011"My Entry into Aboriginal Understanding" is a collection of eight articles written by Greg Macdougall, member of IPSMO - Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa.
The articles cover a range of topics from culture and language to sovereignty and activism.
Interview with John Beaucage on Aboriginal Foster Care and the "Millenium Scoop"
Submitted on August 21, 2011Native leader says the situation today is worse than during the "Sixties scoop"
John Beaucage is the former Grand Chief of the Union of Ontario Indians, and was recently commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Children and Family Services to draft a report on the situation of aboriginal children being taken away from their families and put into foster care and other institutions.
The report was released in June 2011, and his findings were shocking to many.
POVERTY PROTEST AT LOBLAWS; ‘GIVE THE BILL TO DALTON McGUINTY!’
Submitted on August 20, 2011Images from Unist'hot'en Camp
Submitted on August 19, 2011These images were taken at the Unist'hot'en camp, which has been set up to protect the unceded lands of the Unist'hot'en people from a series of oil and gas pipelines proposed by the likes of Enbridge, Pacific Trails, and others. The cabin that you see in the images is directly in the right of way of one of the proposed pipelines.
Calling BS on the Media: Great Moments in Fight-Back Journalism
Submitted on August 17, 2011Riots in the UK may have caused a headache for the police services and businesses in the country, but they've also caused problems for pundits and reporters alike.
Above, Darcus Howe calls out the BBC for completely ignorning the context to the UK riots in relation to racism.
National Campus and Community Radio Association of Canada joins BDS movement
Submitted on August 17, 2011From the streets to the radio airwaves, Palestine will be free!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG 10 2011 -- The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), an organization representing 82 radio stations from every corner of Canada, adopted a motion at its annual general meeting on June 10, 2011, in the city of Halifax to endorse the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (or BDS) against Israeli apartheid.
Elections in Kanehsatà:ke: Real Change?
Submitted on August 17, 2011I’ve never voted in band council elections—ever. I can’t. My conscience won’t let me participate in or support a racist system that’s deliberately designed to deny me of my political, social, religious and spiritual rights. This same system hems me in with regulations that continue to treat me as a “ward of the state”.
Files attached to this post:
NDP says “No” to essential services for disabled
Submitted on August 17, 2011Siphoning thousands of dollars from a special needs program for the disabled while pumping tens of millions into a convention centre is an NDP “betrayal” said many in attendance at a Halifax news conference on Aug. 16.
Preventative Medicine: Rallying Today for the Future of Health Care
Submitted on August 17, 2011Citizens' group launches 3-year campaign to protect and extend medicare in 2014
Act now, or watch publicly-funded health care creep away in three years.
That’s the message from a local citizens’ group launching a long-term campaign to “protect, strengthen and extend public health care” in Canada.
GroundWire - August 14th
Submitted on August 16, 2011Prisoner Justice Day Edition
August 14th – Prisoner Justice Day Edition
This episode of GroundWire was produced and hosted by Carly Forbes
The Headlines
Halifax professor's response to NDP MPs' position on Convention Centre
Submitted on August 16, 2011At a breakfast meeting yesterday in Halifax, Defense Minister Peter MacKay announced that the federal government was "in" on the proposed--and locally controversial--convention centre to be built in downtown Halifax. The Canadian government confirmed it would kick in $51.4 million to the $156 million--and growing--project.
New Firetraps for Downtown Vancouver?
Submitted on August 15, 2011A report last month on anticipated fire code changes for Surrey tossed out this tidbit:
Meanwhile, more proposals for taller, wood-frame buildings are being accepted, including a six-storey, wood-frame building proposed for Vancouver — a $30.6-million social housing project slated for 1050 Expo Blvd. (Sherlock, July 18)
The CBSA and the Olympics: More Secret Lists
Submitted on August 15, 2011After I got my Privacy Act request back from the Canada Border Services Agency, I requested information on three nameless project IDs. What I got back were the files related to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Toronto in Review: August Part I
Submitted on August 15, 2011Ford breaks some promises and keeps others, more G8/G20, remembering Babcock, and we've finally found homes for the poor
A “Culture of Silence” Around Sexual Assault
Submitted on August 15, 2011Concordians for a Safer University Community campaigns for a sexual assault centre on Concordia's campus
Concordia University does not have its own sexual assault centre, nor does it have an exclusive and explicit policy addressing sexual assault. These two facts are little known to Concordia students but all too obvious to those who have been victims of such abuse.
Accused G20 "Maiden of Mayhem" wins bail challenge.
Submitted on August 14, 2011On Tuesday August 9th 2011 in provincial court in Toronto, a judge agreed to a bail variation for accused G20 "Maiden of Mayhem" Kelly Pflug Back, which replaces her house arrest with a ten o'clock curfew and allows her to have unrestricted contact with her fiancé Julian Ichim on the condition that he sever his ties with anti-poverty group SOS.
Modeling Alternative Societies
Submitted on August 13, 2011The Halifax left consider strategies
A group of local labour, peace and feminist activists are looking to Toronto, Quebec and the UK for ideas on what could be done in Halifax.
RIP Wendy Babcock
Submitted on August 11, 2011While I don’t always miss TO, there is nowhere I would rather be at this moment. My friend, Wendy Babcock, was found dead at her home yesterday; an apparent suicide.
Fracking denial machine
Submitted on August 11, 2011"It's not over," say shale gas opponents at Stanley blockade
Submitted on August 11, 2011“African People Pulling Together”
Submitted on August 10, 2011African Nova Scotians Consider Joining the African Union at Recent Town Hall Meeting
“I’m a black man from a hostile environment,” says David Horne.
A String of Town Halls Unite African Nova Scotians
Submitted on August 10, 2011The start of a Nova Scotia SRDC Chapter
The first of several Town Halls in Nova Scotia was held during the Annual Africville Reunion on July 30th. The Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC) and Ujaama, a community development initiative for African Nova Scotians (ANS), hosted the event.
Dispatches from post-terror Norway
Submitted on August 9, 2011Last month, a white, far-right, Christian fundamentalist in Olso, Norway orchestrated a terror-attack which bombed downtown Olso and killed between 60-70 people and injured close to 100 others on at a Labour-party youth camp near the Norwegian capital.
Friends of the Media Co-op in Norway have offered the following thoughts on the attacks:
Media Co-op Investor: July
Submitted on August 9, 2011We Blow-Up the Image of SNC-Lavalin
Welcome to Media Co-op Investor!
Note: this will be the last company entry in the Media Co-op Investor Series. The final pieces in the series will feature stories on our annual report to media coop fake-shareholders, the currency markets, and living (stock market) free.
Captive Genders for Prisoner Justice Day
Submitted on August 8, 2011Through the Tangle: wetlands and development at Trent University
Submitted on August 7, 2011From the Downstream Stories series
From Knowing the Land is Resistance
The S Word
Submitted on August 7, 2011No, not that S word. And no, it's nothing to do with the Showtime program about a bunch of lesbians living in the city, just trying to make it work.
Union Organizing goes DIY at JJ Bean
Submitted on August 7, 2011Baristas aim to spread the spirit of union organizing to coffee shops throughout the city
Even though their beans may be fair trade, local coffee shops like Waves, Blenz and JJ Bean continue to be staffed by precarious, non-union workers, a fact which a committed group of baristas is out to change.
Another look at the Mantech Files: ICTs as COIN, networking occupation & more
Submitted on August 6, 2011This morning I decided to go for Round II with last week's Fuck FBI Friday document release by Anonymous and Antisec. Click here to check out Round I, which provides more general context.
Syrian consul silent about crackdown
Submitted on August 4, 2011Members of Vancouver’s Syrian community and Amnesty International demonstrated outside of the Syrian consulate to protest human rights abuses by the Syrian government on Thursday, and to demand the resignation of Sawsan A. Habbal, Syria’s consul in Vancouver.
Updated G8/G20ISU Org Charts
Submitted on August 4, 2011While there's not a full organizational chart for the G8-G20ISU, I did ask the ATIP office for a more-readable chart. I have the Abbreviated Chart, as well as a more comprehensive Ops Chart. These charts are far more elaborate than the old V2010ISU charts that were originally found by whoever requested them.
Toronto in Review: July-August
Submitted on August 4, 2011The Ford Gong Show, violent cops, less RIM jobs and more subway surveillance, Toronto turns out for bike lanes and against service cuts
Dead artists paint a different picture
Submitted on August 4, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Famous dead artists came out of the artwork today to denounce statements by condo developer Marc Williams.
The Algonquin Resurgence
Submitted on August 3, 2011Quebec minister’s visit to First Nations takes me down memory lane from 50 years ago
Some news has come across my e-mail that the Wolf Lake Algonquin community in Quebec has been given a grant of some $200,000 by the Quebec government to rebuild a camp located on the shore of Lake Kipawa, which will be developed into a centre for ecotourism.
Pantages in Play
Submitted on August 2, 2011Where Will the Antics End?
[ Text and photo originate with Rider Cooey / Editing and posting by Joseph Jones ]
Start and Stop of Unsafe Pantages Demolition
1,500 At Fredericton, NB Anti-Fracking Rally
Submitted on August 2, 2011Over 1,500 people from across New Brunswick and beyond marched through Fredericton yesterday to demand an end to hydraulic fracking and shale gas exploration in the province.
Fatal Police Shooting Remains Unresolved
Submitted on August 2, 2011Montreal- It has been almost two months since police shot and killed 40 year old Mario Hamel and 36 year old Patrick Limoges, early on the morning of June 7th, near Berri-UQAM metro station. At approximately six a.m. police officers found Hamel on St. Denis near St. Catherines opening garbage with a knife.
Tuesday Morning After: August 2, 2011
Submitted on August 2, 2011Interview with Innu attorney and human rights advocate Armand Mackenzie
Somewhere Between Truth and Fiction
Submitted on August 2, 2011"Rob Ford and the Mysterious Case of the Flying Anarchist" comes to Montreal
You may have heard the one about Rob Ford and the Flipped Bird, but have you heard about Rob Ford and the Mysterious Case of the Flying Anarchist?
TRANSitioning Spaces
Submitted on August 2, 2011Organizations slowly becoming more trans inclusive
This article uses the singular, gender-neutral pronoun “they”.
Anonymous & Antisec Rock Mantech
Submitted on July 31, 2011Yesterday I downloaded the Fuck FBI Friday III/Mantech release, which was uploaded Friday to The Pirate Bay by Antisec & Anonymous, and this evening I thought I'd crack it open for a look. I'm astounded. Again.
July 31-First Nations' Languages Conference, Activist Group Infiltration, and Stop the Cuts! Toronto
Submitted on July 31, 2011GroundWire July 31st Edition
This week's edition produced and hosted by Sam Kriviak from CJSR in Edmonton on Treaty 6 land and traditional Cree territory.
The Headlines
Sam Kriviak | CJSR, Edmonton
WikiLeaks Task Force - DFAIT
Submitted on July 30, 2011The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade created a WikiLeaks Task force, and this was first reported by the king of ATIP, Ken Rubin. Given the fact that Mr.
Equal, but not the same
Submitted on July 30, 2011Food shortages are plaguing Somalia. Debt ceiling debates are overwhelming the United States. A mass slaughter has terrorized Norway. Still, the world is gay. This week, disparaging headlines across the globe were counterbalanced with (for the most part) encouraging news in the area of gay rights.
Reflections on Freire Part II
Submitted on July 30, 2011Pedagogy of the Unimpressed: Reflections on Schooling and the Work of Paulo Freire
Submitted on July 30, 2011Downtown Eastside Outraged at Pantages Owner
Submitted on July 29, 2011Residents and Groups Respond to Marc Williams
Media Release: DTES Outraged that Pantages Owner Calls Neighbourhood a "Dead Zone"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATTENTION: ALL NEWS EDITORS
DTES Outraged that Pantages Owner Calls Neighbourhood a "Dead Zone"
Community Calls Marc Williams "Offensive and Ignorant Liar"
Victories over Ontario and BC Highways
Submitted on July 28, 2011Fights Continue in Montreal and Vancouver
This week the government of Ontario cancelled the controversial $6 billion Niagara to Toronto freeway. A broad coalition of groups vigorously opposed the highway across the Niagara escarpment, and pushed for investment in transit and freight rail instead.
CKUT radio interview: Immigrant Workers' Centre on Bill C-4
Submitted on July 28, 2011Jamal Saad interviews Amy Darwish on the limitations of the refugee determination process in Canada.
Listen to Jamal Saad's July 2011 interview with Amy Darwish from the Immigrant Workers' Centre regarding the shortcomings of the Canadian government's refugee determination process.
Tree-Sit Halting Blasting on Coal River Mountain Enters Eighth Day
Submitted on July 28, 2011Sitters Call for End of Strip Mining in Coal River Watershed
Marfork, W.Va. – Catherine-Ann MacDougal and Becks Kolins, two protesters associated with the RAMPS Campaign, continue to occupy trees on the Bee Tree surface mine, where they have been stopping work on the mine site since last Wednesday.
Challenge the “No Demonstration” Condition
Submitted on July 28, 2011Public statement signed by PSAC, PEN Canada, OCUFA, CAUT, CUPW, CUPE Ontario, CPT, Council of Canadians, CSN, OCAP, No One Is Illegal, Greenpeace Canada, WPIRG, OPIRG Toronto and others.
Public statement signed by PSAC, PEN Canada, OCUFA, CAUT, CUPW, CUPE Ontario, CPT, Council of Canadians, CSN, OCAP, No One Is Illegal, Greenpeace Canada, WPIRG, OPIRG Toronto and others.
Challenge the “No Demonstration” Condition
July 28, 2011
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Public statement: Challenge the 'No Demonstration' condtions
Membership organization must run Caribana
Submitted on July 27, 2011Eighth MMC Radio Segment/Huitième segment radiophonique de la CMM
Submitted on July 27, 2011Why not write for The Dominion this month?
Submitted on July 26, 2011Hello to all our members,
As we do every month, in August we will pay two contributors for news features
to be published in *The Dominion*. We prioritize solutions-oriented news
pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches.
Off the Hour: California Hunger Strike Solidarity
Submitted on July 26, 2011Toronto Pig Save releases graphic footage of "kill floor" at Quality Meat Packers and of pigs transported in extreme heat
Submitted on July 26, 2011Toronto Pig Save is releasing footage of activists taking temperatures with a digital thermometer inside pig transport trucks stopping at the long lights at Lakeshore and Strachan (near the Exhibition's Prince's Gates) during Thursday’s heat wave.
Ontario patient advocate body under threat
Submitted on July 25, 2011Ontario Government to have CMHA to assume oversight of PPAO
A coalition of concerned, consumer/survivors.
Updated: Save SFPIRG's Space!
Submitted on July 24, 2011Upcoming Events on the SFPIRG Lease
*Updated July 26, 2011*
Update on SFPIRG Lease Issues & Upcoming Events!
A Parade - Halifax Pride Parade Pageantry
Submitted on July 23, 2011Halifax - "There's always people who speak against it. But there seems to be so much love for Pride here in Halifax," says Paul Forrest, Pride Parade Coordinator. "It's amazing to see how colourful and excited people get because they're coming to the Pride parade. They know they have expectations, that it can't be boring. It has to be creative.
A March, Not A Parade - Halifax Dyke and Trans March
Submitted on July 23, 2011HALIFAX - On July 22nd, queer women, trans people, and their allies, gathered for the first annual Halifax Dyke and Trans March. In light of the fact that the pomp and pageantry of the Pride Parade was scheduled for the very next day, I found myself wondering; Why two parades?
Canada prepared for 'lethal force' against Natives, says Indigenous leader
Submitted on July 23, 2011Biting a chunk out of the common adage that a few "bad apples" in the police are responsible for misconduct, Winnipeg Indigenous leader Leslie Spillett pointed to an inherent "culture of oppression" in Canada's police forces at an international conference on policing.
Readings from The Revolution Starts at Home
Submitted on July 22, 2011Ching-In Chen and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha launch their new book in Vancouver
Ching-In Chen and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha made a quick stop in Vancouver yesterday as part of their tour promoting their inspiring new book The Revolution Starts at Home.
North Fraser Perimeter Road even deader today
Submitted on July 21, 2011It is hard to say when a freeway or road building project is dead. They have a bad habit of emerging from the grave, smelling worse than ever.
African Nova Scotians May Become First in Canada to Join the African Union
Submitted on July 21, 2011Round Table Discussion with Rocky Jones, Denise Allen
CKDU Community Radio in Halifax hosted a round table discussion on July 19th to mark 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, and to alert Nova Scotians to a series of upcoming town halls. The discussion featured guest panelists Dr. Rocky Jones and Denise Allen.
Khaira Tree Planters: One Year Later, Wages and EI Remain Unpaid
Submitted on July 21, 2011Despite legal victories workers still struggling for rights
VANCOUVER-- July 20, 2011. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the closure of the Khaira camp in Golden, B.C. where tree planters, primarily of African origin, were effectively enslaved, trapped in the woods living and working under deplorable conditions, and not paid. The conditions the workers endured were uncovered following an investigation by the B.C.
'Strap Em On Strap Em Down': Partying For A Cause
Submitted on July 21, 2011Tonight from 9pm until we all turn back into pumpkins at midnight, the TransAction Society of Nova Scotia will be holding its 3rd annual 'Strap Em On Strap Em Down' age 19+ fundraiser at the Company House.
The Sinixt Nation: "We are still here"
Submitted on July 21, 2011Indigenous struggles and solidarity
The Sinixt peoples: We are still here, and we are strong!
~Unceded Sinixt territory~
Upon arriving in the Slocan Valley (as it is now called by “the settler” population), I felt a sense of awe, regarding how diverse and beautiful the region is.
The Threat Assessments of the V2010ISU
Submitted on July 20, 2011One of the first requests that I did was for all documents relating to the Olympic Resistance Network, No2010.com and the Anti-Poverty Committee. I finally received that today and the first thing that I'm doing after writing this article is filing a complaint with the Information Commissioner because there are no documents pertaining to no2010.com.
Off the Hour: Artung Art Project & Ad Takeover
Submitted on July 20, 2011Interview with a Artung spokesperson, Pascale Brunet
Interview with Pascale Brunet, a spokesperson for Artung Ad Takeover.
Ceci n’est pas une pub is a collective platform that identifies artistic interventions in our public space. By sharing imaginative creations through an interactive map, we hope to encourage our streets to become as participatory, stimulating and human as our communities are.
Off the Hour: Status of Canada's Economy and Expectations for the Future
Submitted on July 20, 2011Interview with economist and writer, Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is a writer and Economist in the Research Department of the Canadian Auto Workers. In a June 30th column on Rabble.ca, he sparked attention with his July 1st Portrait of Corporate Canada. Here he speaks about the the Canada's corporations and the economic future of the country.
Toronto In Review
Submitted on July 20, 2011Deltaport protest against Israeli Shipping
Submitted on July 19, 2011Protestors Bring Taste of Senegal's People-Power to Ottawa
Submitted on July 19, 2011Senegalese-Canadians rally at embassy to denounce President Wade and demand fair elections
OTTAWA--“Nadem, nadem, nadem!”
Chants of “He must go!” in Wolof – the indigenous Senegalese language – resounded through the usually quiet residential neighbourhood of Ottawa’s Sandy Hill, the home of the Senegalese embassy.
GroundWire July 17th Edition
Submitted on July 18, 2011Missing and Murdered Women, Assisted Suicide, Young Muslim Women and Trans People, and the Freedom Flotilla
Headlines:
Why Kai Nagata quit his job, and why I don't care.
Submitted on July 18, 2011I usually complain about things over at http://demarchy.tumblr.com
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About a week ago, one headline proclaimed that the Canadian media was shaking in its boots.
Why?
Because Kai Nagata was on the job. Or, rather, he wasn’t.
Glenrose Cannery After 1 Week of Vandalism by Government
Submitted on July 18, 2011These photos taken on Sunday July 17 show the historic Glenrose Cannery, on the Fraser River in North Delta, after one week of demolishion by the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. This vandalism is part of preparations for building the controversial South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) freeway, part of the Gateway freeway expansion program.
Play Ball! Dykes Beat Divas, 13-10, In Halifax Pride Classic.
Submitted on July 17, 2011In a hard-fought battle under cloudless skies, the no-nonsense Dykes were too much for the flashy Divas, and defeated them 13-10 in Halifax's Pride Classic. The game took place in front of an over-capacity crowd, which spilled joyously into the outfield.
Torontonians Smash Ford's Anti-Tax Agenda
Submitted on July 17, 2011Consultation Shows Public Wants Services Before Tax Cuts
The results of a public consultation with Torontonians released last week has dealt a blow to Mayor Rob Ford's agenda.
The Core Service Review - Public Consultation released by the City shows that public opinion towards the City's budget deficit is in direct opposition to the Mayor's agenda. Over 13,000 Torontonians completed the consultation.
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G20 Documents explore surveillance and undercover operations
Submitted on July 17, 2011Intelligence Gathering for the G8 and G20 Summits included Event Monitors who infiltrated crowds, Surveillance teams who followed buses or other vehicles travelling to Toronto for protests and a Covert Operations Team, that conducted undercover operations, according to a document released by the RCMP under Access to Information legislation.
Once More to Tahrir
Submitted on July 15, 2011Once more I return to Tahrir Square to further my education in peaceful revolution. If there is one lesson to take home from this night, it is in the making of space for different expressions of the same over-arching goal.
CKUT radio: 'The Good Cause' a critical exhibition on 'peace keeping'
Submitted on July 15, 2011interview with Fabrizio Gallanti of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Listen to an interview with Fabrizio Gallanti of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) speaking on 'The Good Cause' an exhibition currently taking place in Montreal.
SFU students rally against Board moves
Submitted on July 15, 2011BURNABY - Simon Fraser University students marched through campus yesterday afternoon. At issue are moves by the SFU Student Society to lockout union staff and threaten campus services like SFPIRG, the Women's Cenrte and Out on Campus.
See earlier story for details.
SFU Student Government Moves to Displace Progressive Groups
Submitted on July 14, 2011PIRG faces eviction, lockout targets campus orgs, union workers
BURNABY - Over the past week, life has been turned upside down for campus and community groups on SFU's Burnaby Campus.
Off the Hour's Prison Radio: Prison Abolition and the Prison Archipelago
Submitted on July 14, 2011Interview with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Brady Heiner
An in-depth interview produced by Lili Eskinazi with Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Concordia University, Brady Heiner. Heiner uses tools from philosophy to understand the historical roots and modern day functioning of the Prison Industrial Complex.
Lines in the Sand
Submitted on July 14, 2011One Tile Makes it from Nova Scotia to Gaza.
The most straightforward road route to the border town of Rafah, from Cairo, heads almost due east. You will pass through the inhospitable expanse of the Sinai desert before arriving at the Mediterranean coastal town of El-Arish. From El-Arish, you will have to find a taxi or a small bus to Rafah.
Lockout at SFU: Women's Centre, Out on Campus targeted
Submitted on July 14, 2011Student Society pushes CUPE 3338 out of their workplaces, picket lines formed
The SFU Women's Centre, Out on Campus, Coffee Centre, the student General Office, Finance Office, Organizing Office, and the Surrey Office are among a host of groups who have recently been locked out by the Simon Fraser Student Society.
SFPIRG Under Threat
Submitted on July 14, 2011SFU's Public Interest Research Group faces potential surprise eviction
In a recent meeting, the Simon Fraser Student Society's Spacing Committee passed a motion to recommend the termination of SFPIRG's lease, a move that amounts to a surprise eviction notice.
Seventh MMC Radio Segment/Septième segment radiophonique de la CMM
Submitted on July 13, 2011Off the Hour: California Hunger Strike Solidarity
Submitted on July 13, 2011Interview with Carl Small of Montreal Hunger Strike Support Committee
An interview with Carl Small of the Montreal Hunger Strike Support Committee. He speaks about the thousands of prisoners in long term isolation units in California prisons that began a hunger strike on July 1st, 2011. For many, this hunger strike is an indefinite one.
For more information visit contrelesprisons.blogspot.com or email montrealcontreprisons@gmail.com
Off the Hour: Inflitrating Canadian Activists
Submitted on July 13, 2011Interview with Tim Groves
This originally aired on Montreal’s CKUT 90.3 fm on the Off the Hour program on June 23rd. Tune in 17h-18h for Off the Hour, Monday thru Friday.
SFU: A no longer radical, now reactionary campus
Submitted on July 12, 2011The SFSS CUPE Lockout and SFPIRG eviction
This article was posted on Politics Respun on July 8, and is republished here with permission from the author.
Baltimore Workplace Democracy Diary
Submitted on July 12, 2011Last weekend, I attended the Eastern Conference on Workplace Democracy in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 200 people (a record turnout for this conference) gathered to discuss and learn under the theme "Connecting Our Workplaces: Building Cooperative Economies".
HRM's Next Big Bad Idea
Submitted on July 12, 2011Widening Bayers Road
Bedford’s gain will be Bayers Road’s (and the taxpayer’s) pain. And the pain will be considerable.
This was the warning that the HRM Peninsula Community Council provided at a public meeting at City Hall on Monday night.
Des Organisations à Montréal Envoient une Lettre de soutien pour les grévistes de la faim de la SHU à la Prison d’État de Pelican Bay et dans d’autres prisons en Californie
Submitted on July 11, 2011Montreal Groups Issue Letter of Support for the Hunger Strikers in the SHU at Pelican Bay State Prison and other California Prisons
Au Directeur de prison Lewis, au Secrétaire Cate et au Gouverneur Brown:
Caribana, exploitation and disrespect of a cultural resource
Submitted on July 11, 2011This commentary appeared in the August 4, 2010 issue of the Share Newspaper (http://www.sharenews.com/opinion/2010/08/04/caribana-exploitation-and-di...)
By AJAMU NANGWAYA
Ripoff Rezoning in East Vancouver's Norquay
Submitted on July 11, 2011Tomorrow is the day. The day I hand a two-page list of questions to Vancouver City Councillors about the literally shady proposal to rezone 2699 Kingsway, the famous old location of Wally's Burgers, that icon of the fifties Vancouver.
Global Day for Syria
Submitted on July 11, 2011Audio from June 11 Montreal demonstration
This segment features interviews and sound recorded the day of the demonstration that took place in downtown Montreal on the Global Day for Syria. The demonstration began at Norman Bethune Square and, after marching along Saint Catherines, concluded outside Place Canada.
Fighting terrorism in Canada with immigration laws
Submitted on July 11, 2011Interview with Adil Charkaoui about life after being issued a security certificate
Passing The Post
Submitted on July 11, 2011From Tahrir to Tahrir
Submitted on July 11, 2011The Tahrir, the ship, is for the moment buried under a mountain of Greek paperwork. A last gasp effort on July 9th to have her 'independently' reviewed by the INSB (International Naval Security Board) only led to another series of newly-required documents.
Media Co-op seeks Directors!
Submitted on July 10, 2011Now taking nominations for new reader, contributor and editor reps for the Board
The Media Co-op is planning our 2011 AGM for August 3, 2011 in Toronto, with meet-ups across the country. Members can also participate via phone and online. Visit this page for details and updates.
Purple Thistle Institute Thrives in East Van
Submitted on July 8, 2011Summer experiment in alternative university off to a strong start
Over the last week, a new experiment in learning has begun in Vancouver, where participants split their waking hours between lectures about the history of capitalism and work placements that have them digging in the dirt. The occasion is the first ever Purple Thistle Institute, a three week long foray into alternative ways of learn
Rally for locked-out Rocky Mountaineers
Submitted on July 8, 2011VANCOUVER - More than 100 supporters joined locked out Rocky Mountaineer onboard attendants yesterday in a show of solidarity. The 108 members of Teamsters Local 31 have been locked out and replaced by scabs since June 22.
Organizers say the company agreed to meet today to discuss a union proposal to settle the dispute.
Media Co-op Investor: June
Submitted on July 7, 2011Digging Around the Mines of Teck Resources Ltd.
Welcome to Media Co-op Investor!
The Media Co-op Investor Series aims to help the general public understand the stock market, how it works and the major companies which benefit from it.
A Mohawk perspective on the Eska Water boycott
Submitted on July 6, 2011interview with journalist Clifton Nicholas via Kanesatake
Listen to an interview with journalist and social activist Clifton Nicholas, from the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, on the recently launched AD campaign by Eska water corporation across Canada and the corresponding grassroots boycott campaign in response.
Freedom for Tahrir Three
Submitted on July 6, 2011Coleman, Kneen, Ruch, receive 30-day suspended sentence, 80-Euro fine
Napoli, Greece -- Today, in the stifling Mediterranean heat, under a gold-leaf portrait of Jesus Christ, the trial of Michael Coleman, Soha Kneen and Sandra Ruch took place.
Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet, issue 32
Submitted on July 5, 2011News and views from around Vancouver
The July Balaclava features excerpts from the Power of Women’s “In Our Own Voices” from the Downtown East Side as well as a look at the Aftermath of the Canucks Riot.
Click here for a PDF of the 32nd Balaclava!
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Witnessing the Tar Sands Dead Zone
Submitted on July 5, 2011Asserting the Need to Heal
In the face of the enormous devastation that is destroying forests across northern Alberta, a peaceful group of people are steadfastly asserting the need to heal the land and waters. On June 25, 2011, the second annual Healing Walk for the Tar Sands occurred, bringing together Indigenous people, Keepers of the Athabasca, elders, children, and supporters, who walked 13 km through the heart
Life in Prison
Submitted on July 5, 2011
Inside maximum-security prison, life is very unlike what most would believe. The stereotypical image of prison that most media paint, with hundreds of prisoners interacting in large cafeterias, yards, and cellblocks, would in fact be a great improvement to most us here. The jail we know is one of deprivation and isolation.
How It went Down: On board the Tahrir
Submitted on July 5, 2011Through it all--and by "all" I mean getting boarded by the Greek Special Forces on the high seas as the Tahrir attempted to leave Agios Nikolaos bound for Gaza--I was struck by the humanity of the Greek Special Forces. These were the same men who had been sitting at the marina, under an umbrella, cracking jokes with us for days.
Tahrir and all aboard are safe after high seas seizure by Greek special forces.
Submitted on July 5, 2011Apologetic Greek Special Forces get "kayaked," operate ineffectual water cannon, cause diesel leak on Tahrir after ramming her into port
Yesterday, July 4th, the Tahrir chose to make a break for Gaza. Bogged down by the seemingly endless sea of red tape that appeared simultaneously with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreaou's edict that all boats would not be able to sail to Gaza from Greece, those aboard the boat refused to go down quietly.
Canadian Flotilla ship stopped by coast guards
Submitted on July 4, 2011A Canadian ship taking part in a planned aid flotilla to Gaza has been boarded by Greek coast guards after attempting to break out of Crete harbour
This article was originally posted by Al Jazeera English.
A Canadian ship taking part in a planned aid flotilla to Gaza has been boarded by Greek coast guards after attempting to break out of Crete harbour, according to activists aboard the vessel.
Boat is Safe, We Will Sail Legal: Local Captain
Submitted on July 3, 2011Tahrir promises to leave Greece tomorrow
Normally, Agios Nikolaos (pronounced AY-os Ni-ko-lay-osh) is a sleepy Mediterannean tourist town. Tourists, many shades of red, wander in the blazing heat, biding their time between buffet lunch and buffet dinner. A motorized train picks up and unloads carts of wandering wallets at various spots of mild interest.
Rebellious Queers Plan Week-long Anti-Corporate Alternative to Pride
Submitted on July 2, 2011A version of this article first appeared in Wayves Magazine. This article uses the singular, gender-neutral pronoun “they” and refers to cis gender people, meaning those people whose sex and gender are mostly aligned.
Not Giving Up! Your Canadian Boat to Gaza activists and journalists
Submitted on July 2, 2011At an early morning meeting to go over the day's strategy...
Miles will be reporting regularly to the Halifax Media Co-op from the Canadian Boat to Gaza. Visit Dispatches from the Tahrir for updates.
"Greece, at the moment, is part of Israeli foreign policy"
Submitted on July 2, 2011Mihalis Kritsotakis, elected member from Heraklion, takes a stand, Canada Kayak to Gaza breaks Greek blockade
Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece -- Credit the Canadian Boat to Gaza for stepping into the Greek political ring. Today, as the Tahrir remains unable to leave the port of Agios Nikolaos, the CBG secured the assistance of an ally within Greek politics.
Death by a Thousand Papercuts?
Submitted on July 1, 2011The Greek government has crumbled in the face Israeli pressure, and has issued a ban on the sailing of all Freedom Flotilla II boats to Gaza. The Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir, sits in a marina in Agios Nikolaos. It is unwilling to stay, but unable to go.
Greece Crumbles Under Israeli Pressure, Tahrir Blocked in Agios Nikolaos, Activists Occupy Boat
Submitted on July 1, 2011As the Greek government today buckled under Israeli pressure and issued an outright ban on Freedom Flotilla II boats leaving Greece bound for Gaza, the action came fast today in Agios Nikolaos, on the Greek Island of Crete, where the Tahrir has been stationed for several weeks.
No Photo Ops, With the Fucking Cops
Submitted on July 1, 2011The Ladies Anarchist Solidarity Society is forming an anti-policing contingent at Toronto’s Pride Parade while the Toronto Police continues to march at this year’s event, the 30th anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids.
New Video from Test Their Logik: No One Is Illegal
Submitted on July 1, 2011Controversial hip-hop duo, Test Their Logik, released their newest music video; "No One is Illegal" today to commemorate so-called Canada Day. The music video, directed and produced by film-maker Amy Miller of "Wide Open Exposure", takes a strong stand against Canadian nationalism.
Canadian Boat to Gaza Blockaded in Greece
Submitted on July 1, 2011Housing and Homelessness in the Downtown Eastside
Submitted on July 1, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week IV
In 2006, I found myself going around in circles for six months trying to find work. Shortly thereafter I became homeless and my health issues deteriorated and I had chronic pain. I had spent three months couch-surfing on my brother’s couch and all my belongings were in storage. I was constantly anxious about how I was going to pay for the next month’s rent for storage.
Red Tape, More Sabotage, Snakes in the Grass
Submitted on June 30, 2011American boat grounded, Irish boat sabotaged, lip-readers in local cafe
GREECE – In an effort to run a tightening net of security, port police, and legal mumbo-jumbo, the American boat in the Freedom Flotilla II, The Audacity of Hope, this afternoon revved up its engines and headed for the open seas.
As Athens Burns, IDF Spin Machine's Baseless Allegations Denounced
Submitted on June 29, 2011500 injured in Athens, no chem weapons aboard Freedom Flotilla II
At the time of writing, Athens has descended into a state of chaos.
Summer Student position with The Dominion
Submitted on June 29, 2011The Dominion is seeking a student employee to work out of our Montreal office this summer.
Duration of the position and financial compensation:
7 weeks at 30 hours per week
$14.70/hour
Job description:
The "Trade" Agreement Ottawa and Nova Scotia Want Kept Secret
Submitted on June 29, 2011Packed room hears Canada-Europe trade negotiations denounced
A standing-room-only crowd packed a Halifax meeting room last night to hear about a secret.
From Canada to Greece To Gaza
Submitted on June 29, 2011An interview with Miles Howe as he prepares to sail to Gaza aboard the Tahrir
Since October, 2007, Israel has maintained economic sanctions on Gaza designed to keep Palestinian society on the brink of collapse. Last year, the Freedom Flotilla – a fleet of activists carrying humanitarian aid, attempted to defy Israel’s siege of Gaza.
Shelter-hopping With My Son
Submitted on June 28, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week IV
When my son Ulrich was born, his father Patrick and I were renting a basement suite in Patrick’s father’s house. The birth of my son did not change Patrick. Patrick kept partying in the DTES while I was on E. I.
Great News, Good News, Less Good News
Submitted on June 28, 2011Medication loaded aboard the Tahrir, Irish boat sets sail, Greece-Sweden-Norway effort sabotaged
GREECE – Events begin to progress rapidly, as the international game of cat and mouse that has become the Freedom Flotilla II now enters a phase of rapid action. One year of planning, both on the side of those wanting to peacefully deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, and on the side of those eager to keep the illegal blockade of Gaza in place, are now coming to fruition.
Who supports the postal workers?
Submitted on June 28, 2011Click on one of the above photos to view the photo essay.
The Tipping Point #2 Canadian Boat to Gaza
Submitted on June 28, 2011Creating momentum, creating victories.
It was easy to choose the campaign for the second installment of the Tipping Point: after a year of preparation, June 27-July 1 is the week for the Canadian Boat to Gaza (CBG).
Harper’s mayday mayhem: Newfoundlanders demonstrate against Harper government’s wrecking agenda
Submitted on June 27, 2011Decision to close Marine Rescue Centre broadly condemned
(June 28, 2011, revised June 29) – BETWEEN 2,500 and 3,000 Newfoundlanders participated in a vigorous rally Saturday, June 25th, on the St.
Stonewall TO: Never Again?
Submitted on June 27, 2011100 Bones for Grassroots Stories
Submitted on June 27, 2011Pitch to The Dominion, a hundred bucks could be yours
As we do every month, in July we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches. Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
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Homelessness and Police Brutality
Submitted on June 27, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week IV
In the winter of 2000, I was co-managing a 4 bedroom house in Walley, BC. My co-manager and I became friends, but eventually he wanted to have a relationship. When I refused, he started to become verbally abusive and controlling with me. I took the abuse for a while, until I started to get incredibly stressed. I decided to leave in the spring of 2001.
As we train to go: reflections on Boat to Gaza preparations in Greece, interview with Bob Lovelace
Submitted on June 27, 2011To look at us, you'd think we were just one more group of middle-class tourists chasing the Mediterranean sun. And we like it that way.
“G20 Land” and the Real Canada
Submitted on June 25, 2011One Year After the G20 Protests
The streetscape of Toronto is overlaid in our minds with stories from the G20 protests. In one such story, memorialized on Youtube, a man refuses to be searched, asserting his rights as a citizen of Canada. “This ain’t Canada now” say the police in the grainy video. “This is G20 land.”
I Am Spartacus! As Greece prepares to boil, the Admiral speaks
Submitted on June 24, 2011The situation in Greece chugs along, and threatens to reach a boiling point on June 28, when Prime Minister George Papandreous attempts to push austerity measures through parliament. The austerity measures, handed down by the IMF, must be passed, or the IMF will deny the latest instalment of the latest $110 billion loan to Greece.
Daily Struggle and Resistance in the Downtown Eastside
Submitted on June 23, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week III
I could not help wondering what life would have been like if I had stayed back East, as I walked on Hastings and Main Street on a gray, rainy, rather typical Vancouver day. My reverie was broken by an ugly sight before me near Pigeon Park. A man and a woman were walking just in front of me and appeared to be having a casual conversation.
Racism in Nova Scotia, past, present and future
Submitted on June 23, 2011NEW: Check this story out at the Halifax Media Co-op:
Cornwallis: What's in a Name?
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/cornwallis-%E2%80%93-whats-name/7597
Canadian Media Fails to Deliver: Media Coverage of Canada Post Labour Dispute Uncritical, Inaccurate
Submitted on June 22, 2011On the morning of Tuesday, June 14, letter carriers across the country showed up to go to work as per usual but Canada Post told them to go home; no mail was to be delivered that day. Those workers are full-time letter carriers who deliver mail in our communities Monday to Friday.
The Kingdom of Hastings and Main
Submitted on June 22, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week III
In the fall of 2008, I lost my sister to brain cancer. Only one month later, I lost one of my lifetime friends to a heart attack. A few months after that, I lost another close friend to lung cancer. All these deaths happened in a five-month period. In March 2009, the mother of a good friend of mine passed away. Together these losses led me to decide to retire on my 60th birthday.
Thousands Protest in Athens, Flotilla Must Wait For Now
Submitted on June 22, 2011Greek parliament survives confidence vote, but there's no confidence on the streets
Tens of thousands of Greek protestors again gathered in Syndagma Square last night to voice their non-confidence in embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou and his Panhellenic Socialist Party. The square, which faces parliament, is a 24-hour hotbed of counter-political action.
Canadian delegation talks pipeline impacts in Washington
Submitted on June 21, 2011
June 20, 2011
Canadian first nations and environmental representatives were in Washington recently to discuss the proposed Keystone XL pipeline expansion and future impacts on communities and the environment.
Statement in response to Magazines Canada’s support for back-to-work legislation for CUPW
Submitted on June 21, 2011As representatives of independent Canadian publications, we were alarmed to see yesterday’s statement from Magazines Canada CEO Mark Jamison applauding Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt’s decision to introduce back-to-work legislation to force locked-out Canada Post employees back to work.
Site C Would Destroy Prime Farmland, Fuel Fracking & Tar Sands
Submitted on June 21, 2011At a recent event in Vancouver, biologist and Peace Valley Environment Association representative Diane Culling discussed the enormous consequences of the proposed Site C Dam - including the flooding of prime farmland at a time when the province faces major food security challenges.
CKUT radio: Soul Perspectives youth broadcast
Submitted on June 21, 2011tune-in for a special broadcast feat. Montreal youth voices.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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live broadcast on CKUT Radio, 90.3fm
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What's in a Name: Activist or journalist, aboard the Tahrir does it matter?
Submitted on June 21, 2011June 21st – Athens, Greece.
Remembering Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Submitted on June 20, 2011The fifth Sikh Guru who sacrificed his life to uphold the values of free speech, equality and freedom of religion. A true champion of Human Rights.
This weekend on June 19th, Sikhs in New Westminster joined millions of others around the world in celebrating the life and teachings of their fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji.
Posties deliver ultimatum
Submitted on June 20, 2011NORTH VANCOUVER - RCMP briefly arrested four CUPW postal workers this evening. The four occupied the downtown community office of Conservative MP Andrew Saxton all day (see earlier story) - refusing to leave until the Harper government reverses its decision to invoke back-to-work legislation.
The Dominion Editorial Collective endorses the work of journalists aboard the Tahrir and condemns Israel's threats to their freedom to report
Submitted on June 20, 2011Halifax Media Co-op journalist Miles Howe will join about 30 other Canadians on the Canadian Boat to Gaza, named the Tahrir, which will sail as part of the second “Freedom Flotilla." They will challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which has been called a “crime against humanity” by the United Nations Human Rights Council and condemned as illegal by pract
Office Occupation for Postal Workers
Submitted on June 20, 2011NORTH VANCOUVER - Postal workers and supporters are occupying the community office of Tory MP Andrew Saxton. The action is one of several similar occupations of Conservative MP offices across the country to demand the reversal of back-to-work legislation in the postal dispute.
The activists say more supporters are welcome at the office at Third and Lonsdale.
Aftermath of Canucks Riot
Submitted on June 20, 2011In their haste to demonize the rioters of June 15, authorities have painted them as “anarchists and criminals,” who weren't “real” Canucks fans; a small minority who took advantage of the large crowds to carry out a premeditated campaign of vandalism, arson, and looting.
Postal Workers Occupy Conservative Offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg
Submitted on June 20, 2011Postal workers and allies occupy Conservative MP offices in support of strike and against back-to-work legislation
Postal workers occupy MPs offices
June 20, 2011
Citizens' Movement: 3000 Strong, March to Halt Shale Gas Development in Montreal
Submitted on June 20, 2011UPDATE: Search for Neskie Manuel - Family Set Up Tip Hotline
Submitted on June 20, 2011June 20, 2011 - Request to Circulate Missing Person Poster
The search for Neskonlith Indian Band Councillor Neskie Manuel continues. In recent weeks, we conducted a side-scan sonar search of Neskonlith Lake led by US experts Gene and Sandy Ralston. We have been able to eliminate high-probability areas of Neskonlith Lake with good probability.
Being an Addict and Working the Streets on Skid Row
Submitted on June 20, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week III
When I was about 15 years old I ran away from my parent’s home in Burnaby. My parents were alcoholics and there was a lot of abusive behaviour and yelling in our home.
To Gaza With Love
Submitted on June 20, 2011Despite JDL presence, Toronto contigent arrives safely in Greece
Members of the Canadian Boat to Gaza (CBG) today flew out of Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario. A press conference was organized, and while the press release garnered the attention of several mainstream media outlets, it also gathered some unwanted attention in the form of Meir Weinstein and the Jewish Defence League (JDL).
Public Supported Post!
Submitted on June 19, 2011The Halifax public organizes rally to support the locked out postal workers.
On Thursday afternoon, a large group rallied together right outside the Almon Street Canada Post main office in Halifax to support the locked out postal workers. The lockout was declared late Tuesday night by the Canada Post Crown Corporation, after 12 days of rotating strikes.
Tar sands undead walk (part 1)
Submitted on June 19, 2011During a Car Free Festival in London, Ontario
Climate Justice London had a zombie walk with fake oil, for Stop Tar Sands Day.
Rude Mechanical Orchestra Supports Abousfian Abdelrazik
Submitted on June 19, 2011Rude Mechanical Orchestra plays in front of the UN Plaza on June 16th in Support of Abousfian Abdelrazik.
Rassemblement moratoire sur les gaz et pétrole de schiste du 11 juin 2011
Submitted on June 19, 2011"I'm 33 and haven't paid rent ever in my life"
Submitted on June 18, 2011London squatters in Vancouver
"...and it scares me," continued Connie when I asked her about her statement about never having paid rent.
Connie was one of three Londoners that breezed through Vancouver at the beginning of the year as part of their trip through turtle island. She and the other two were part of a crew that had been squatting in London prior to their trip.
Halifax Workers Locked Out (CUPW) & On Strike (CAW)
Submitted on June 18, 2011Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are locked out at Canada Post, and members of Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) are on strike against Air Canada and picketing at the Halifax Stanfield Airport and other airports across the country.
We Support Our Postal Workers
Submitted on June 18, 2011I arrived late at Thursday's community rally to support postal workers, but the sun was out and fifty or so people milled about, some wearing Locked Out! CUPW Nova Local placards, some dancing or eating; a dj spun beats and two jugglers entertained.
War on Drugs turns 40
Submitted on June 17, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Members of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) marked the 40th anniversary of the so-called War on Drugs today with a call for sensible drug policies.
De-listing Caravan Seeks Justice for Abdelrazik at the UN
Submitted on June 17, 2011Montreal activists travel to New York to abolish the UN 1267 blacklist
A seven-person delegation of labour activists, religious community activists, indymedia journalists, and migrant justice organizers from Montreal joined Project Fly Home on a caravan to the United Nations in New York City today.
Rude Mechanical Orchestra playing for Abdelrazik in NYC
Submitted on June 17, 2011Radical marching bands joins the speak out against the 1267 list at the UN gates
Audio of the Rude Mechanical Orchestra radical marching band playing at the speak-out for Abousfian Abdelrazik against the racist UN 1267 list at the gates of the UN in New York City.
The Foster Home System Damaged Me
Submitted on June 17, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week II
I was born in 1957 and in my early years I lived in a cabin with my mother and six siblings in Quesnel B.C. When I was eight years old, our mother took off and left us alone for three days. My younger siblings had no diapers and we were eating dry oatmeal.
Abousfian Abdelrazik's Statement to the UN 1267 Committee
Submitted on June 17, 2011Abousfian Abdelrazik delivers a message to the UN 1267 list committee about the hardships he endures daily.
Abousfian Abdelrazik Speaks at Montreal Press Conference June 15th
Submitted on June 17, 2011Abousfian Abdelrazik shares some thoughts on being listed on the UN 1267 blacklist.
Project Flyhome Delegates Discuss Meeting With UN German Mission Concerning Abousfian Abdelrazik's Status on the 1267 List
Submitted on June 17, 2011Karl Flecker and Sameer Zuberi discuss Abusfian Abdelrazik's case and the Project Flyhome meeting with the German UN Mission regarding the 1267 List.
Delisting Caravan for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Submitted on June 16, 2011Montreal press conference discusses the UN 1267 list
Audio from the Montreal press conference of the Delisting Caravan for Abousfian Abdelrazik. June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Police Chief, media commentators blame 'anarchists' for Stanley Cup riot
Submitted on June 16, 2011VANCOUVER - Activists are outraged after Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu accused 'anarchists' of orchestrating the Stanley Cup riots last night.
Many tens of thousands of people faced off against riot police, tear gas, horses and K9 units in downtown Vancouver after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins 4-0.
Riot On 2011!
Submitted on June 16, 2011Canucks Fans Celebrate Loss by Burning Cars, Looting
For weeks leading up to the final Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Vancouver police and city officials asserted we had 'matured' as a city since the 1994 hockey riot. There would be no repeat of the mayhem that followed the Canucks loss in game 7 to the New York Rangers that year, the last time the team made the finals.
Seeking equipment, contacts for Media Co-op journalist on Boat to Gaza
Submitted on June 16, 2011Halifax Media Co-op journalist Miles Howe will join about 30 other Canadians on the Canada Boat to Gaza later this month.
Dawn of a New Gay, Or Drawn Out Old Story?
Submitted on June 15, 2011Rich white gay man tells city that oppression is over
By now, most people who are part of a queer community in Toronto are familiar with the debacle of the front page article published by Toronto newspaper The Grid on June 9th.
The Other New Gays Talk Back
Submitted on June 15, 2011Interviews from "Dawn of a New Gay, or Drawn Out Old Story?"
Below are the transcripts from the interviews used in the article "Dawn of A New Gay, Or Drawn Out Old Story?"
ELIE:
What was your reaction to the article, “Dawn of a New Gay”?
Fifth radio segment of the Montreal Media Co-op/Quatrième segment radiophonique de la Coop média de Montréal
Submitted on June 15, 2011Tuesday, June 14 on CKUT's Off the Hour
News Briefs: a week in protest
- Montrealers cry police brutality in face of recent shootings
- Saint-Henri residents protest the growing gentrification of their neighborhood
- Formula 1 is denounced for supporting a car-dependent society
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La marche pour une moratoire d'une génération arrives in Montreal
Nova Scotia Trade Mission to Gaza Launched
Submitted on June 15, 2011Business community sends local goods aboard the Canadian Boat to Gaza
Miles Howe is not your usual businessman, and he is about to embark on a very unusual trade mission.
"Students for Posties"
Submitted on June 15, 2011Montreal student groups rallying behind Canada's postal workers
As Canadians woke up to Canada Post's lock-out of the country's postal workers this morning, students across Montreal are rallying to postal workers' sides.
Voices of the Women in Radio Conference (Part 4 of 4)
Submitted on June 14, 2011Interview with Sylvia Richardson
From June 6-10, 2011, community radio broadcasters of all sorts gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the annual National Campus/Community Radio Conference (NCRC). As in previous years, a full day of the conference was devoted to the Women in Radio conference, looking at the contributions of women in the sector, and also strategizing to bring down patriarchy on and off the airwaves.
Voices of the Women in Radio Conference (Part 3 of 4)
Submitted on June 14, 2011Interview with Frieda Werden
From June 6-10, 2011, community radio broadcasters of all sorts gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the annual National Campus/Community Radio Conference (NCRC). As in previous years, a full day of the conference was devoted to the Women in Radio conference, looking at the contributions of women in the sector, and also strategizing to bring down patriarchy on and off the airwaves.
Voices of the Women in Radio Conference (Part 2 of 4)
Submitted on June 14, 2011Interview with Laura Yaros
From June 6-10, 2011, community radio broadcasters of all sorts gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the annual National Campus/Community Radio Conference (NCRC). As in previous years, a full day of the conference was devoted to the Women in Radio conference, looking at the contributions of women in the sector, and also strategizing to bring down patriarchy on and off the airwaves.
Voices of the Women in Radio Conference (Part 1 of 4)
Submitted on June 14, 2011Interview with Gunargie O'Sullivan
From June 6-10, 2011, community radio broadcasters of all sorts gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the annual National Campus/Community Radio Conference (NCRC). As in previous years, a full day of the conference was devoted to the Women in Radio conference, looking at the contributions of women in the sector, and also strategizing to bring down patriarchy on and off the airwaves.
My Story of Domestic Violence and Child Apprehension
Submitted on June 13, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week II
I was abused by my ex partner, who is also my children’s father, for ten and a half years. I had four children with him - Angela, Rosalie, Mike, and Jackson. I was beat all throughout my first pregnancy, and as a result my girl Angela was born a month early. She did not develop properly and was born with her heart on the right side of her body.
A march toward a new chapter in Quebec environmentalism
Submitted on June 13, 2011As La marche pour une moratoire d'une génération arrives in Montreal, we reflect on what 2011 has meant for the Quebec environmental movement
“Building a new movement doesn’t come without ruffling some feathers,” says Philippe Duhamel, the spokesperson for La marche pour une moratoire d’une génération. He has already walked more than half of the 637 kilometres from Rimouski to Montreal in protest against the shale gas industry.
The Tipping Point #1 Project Fly Home
Submitted on June 12, 2011Creating momentum, creating victories.
The Tipping Point is a new column which focuses on a particular political campaign happening within Canada in hopes of inspiring support, giving it the momentum to become a tangible win.
Rise up against the Tories! Anti-Harper Anti-Con Rally in Ottawa June 10 (full vid)
Submitted on June 12, 2011Hundreds march in Ottawa to oppose the Conservative Party national convention and Prime Minister Harper's keynote speech, his first major address since gaining a majority government.
The call to rally was to "make clear to the Conservative Party that we will not sit idly by while they attack our communities."
Harper Dégage! Beat Back the Tory Attack!
Campus Co-op Turns 75
Submitted on June 11, 2011Student Housing Co-op Celebrates 75 Years of Cooperative Living
Tucked away in the Toronto's Annex district lie close to 30 houses which make up the oldest and one of the most interesting housing cooperatives in Toronto.
Pro-Choicers Loud and Proud
Submitted on June 11, 2011Pro-choicers respond to the pro-life demonstrations in Sudbury
Pro-choicers faced off against pro-lifers last week in front of Laurentian Hospital on Paris St in Sudbury.
The pro-lifers have been holding signs at the spot, proclaiming that “God’s Choice is Life” and “Life Begins at Conception.”
Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet, issue 31
Submitted on June 11, 2011News and views from around Vancouver
The June issue explores anti-mining week, gentrification across the city including the Downtown East Side and introduces a roundup from Spartacus Books on new readings.
Click here for a PDF of the 31st Balaclava!
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Moyens de pression des pharmaciens
Submitted on June 11, 2011Inacceptable prise en otage des plus démunis
Une liste de signataires (mise-à-jour le 20 février, 2011) se trouve à la fin de ce texte.
Le 4 février, 2011 -- Le récent conflit entre l'Association Québécoise des Pharmaciens Propriétaires
The Right of All to Healthcare
Submitted on June 11, 2011Citizenship and Immigration Canada implicated in denying meds to Quebec refugee claimants
A list of signatories to this op-ed (updated as of February 20, 2011) are found at the end of this text.
Letter to L'nu
Submitted on June 10, 2011A letter written for publication with the Halifax Media Co-op by Troy J. Gould (Thunderbird heart), a L'nu from We'koqmaq, Cape Breton, father of four boys and one girl. Troy turned down a professional fighting career in boxing for a simpler way of life, providing to his family through fishing, hunting, gardening and harvesting wild foods.
Mental Health and Police Violence
Submitted on June 10, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week I
The heart of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) is home to survivors of the war on terror: the terror of poverty, physical and spiritual abuse, child apprehension, addictions, and residential schools - all of which quietly destroy the human spirit. Yet in spite of its image as the poorest urban postal code in the country, the DTES has the highest number of art galleries per capita in the country.
Kevin Neish as Canadian Participant on Freedom Flotilla II
Submitted on June 10, 2011Kevin intends to return to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aboard the Mavi Marmara
Kevin Neish, one of the few Canadian participants in the first Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and survivor of the Israeli commando raid on the Turkish aid vessel Mavi Marmara, speaks of his intent to be aboard the Mavi Marmara once again for the second Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
Not Taking No For an Answer. Kevin Neish, The Mavi, and the Freedom Flotilla...Take II
Submitted on June 9, 2011It has been just over a year since Kevin Neish bore witness to the Israeli Defence Force-orchestrated massacre of nine activists aboard the Turkish ship MV Mavi Marmara, events that shocked the world, and brought an end to last year's Freedom Flotilla and its attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Ethnicize this shit
Submitted on June 9, 2011"Rogue Page" Brigitte DePape's act of civil disobedience recast into public consciousness the election blues of the left.
Sea Change with Art and Music
Submitted on June 9, 2011Youth getting creative at the SPOT
Every Monday and Thursday evening until June 24th, The SPOT is hosting Sea Change, a creative program for Haligonians wanting to get inspired through art and music.
Residential Schools and My Journey to the Downtown Eastside
Submitted on June 8, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week I
I was 6 years old when I was taken away from my parents and grandparents in Ahousat BC and forced into a residential school. The Department of Indian Affairs came to our reserve every year in the 1950’s, taking Native children away and placing them in residential schools to learn the White way of life.
CKUT radio: Salim Vally on Palestine solidarity in South Africa
Submitted on June 7, 2011interview on the recent move at the University of Johannesburg to sever links with Ben Gurion university in Israel.
Listen/download an interview recorded live on CKUT radio's community news program Off the Hour with South African academic and activist Salim Vally gave a lecture at McGill University in Montreal entitled "Reading Edward Said in South Africa", the interview focuses on the growing Palesti
Need 100 bucks?
Submitted on June 7, 2011The Halifax Media Co-op is seeking pitches for our next paid feature.
First Nations Under Surveillance
Submitted on June 7, 2011Harper Government Prepares for First Nations “Unrest"
Internal documents from Indian Affairs and the RCMP show that shortly after forming government in January of 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had the federal government tighten up on gathering and sharing intelligence on First Nations to anticipate and manage potential First Nation unrest across Canada.
Ontario Judge Approves Extradition of Ottawa Instructor
Submitted on June 7, 2011Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger approved an extradition order on Jun. 6 for Ottawa-based former university instructor Hassan Diab, a move that may see Diab face murder and attempted murder charges in France.
Lil'wat Delegation Carries Case to United Nations in May 2011
Submitted on June 7, 2011Press Release from Canadians for Reconciliation Society (604-261-6526)
FOR IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE: May 31, 2011
A Lil'wat delegation attending the United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from May 16-27 just returned after addressing the lack of implementation of the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, which finally endorsed the said Declaration in 2010.
Privatizing Montreal
Submitted on June 6, 2011Community groups get ousted from a historic building to make way for luxury condominiums
Originally published on Spacing Montreal
Twenty-nine community groups are facing eviction from a public institution this month that has served Villeray-Saint Michel-Parc Extension for nearly 100 years.
Uprisings, human rights violations and violence against children in Syria
Submitted on June 6, 2011Fracking Review Misses the Mark
Submitted on June 6, 2011After a significant public outcry against the practice, the Government of Nova Scotia has launched a review of the rules and regulations of hydraulic fracturing.
Childhood Abuse Brought Me to the Downtown Eastside
Submitted on June 6, 2011“In Our Own Voices,” Week I
In 1954, when I was six years old, I came to Canada from Germany. Ever since then I have lived in Vancouver. When I was growing up, my father abused me physically, mentally, and sexually. My mother did nothing to protect me.
Myth-busting the Internet: The truth about throttling, congestion and usage-based billing
Submitted on June 6, 2011New report offers scathing critique of Canadian telecoms industry
Reposted from Art Threat
Remembering Tiananmen Square in Vancouver
Submitted on June 5, 2011Assembly at Chinese Consulate on June 4
A crowd of around 200 gathered along the Granville Street sidewalk in front of the Vancouver Chinese consulate at 8:00 pm on Saturday June 4 to observe the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Victoria human-rights advocate to sail with Gaza Flotilla
Submitted on June 4, 2011Kevin Neish survived the Israeli attack on the 2010 flotilla, smuggled out photos of atrocities
One year after surviving a brutal Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza, a Victoria human-rights advocate says he plans to join the next aid flotilla in June.
NS Trade Mission to Israel a "Bad Idea"
Submitted on June 4, 2011The Government has no Business Taking Sides.
NEWS RELEASE June 4, 2011
Halifax --The NS government's planned trade mission to Israel is a bad idea, a local group told the NDP convention meeting in Halifax today.
Rallies in Ottawa and Gatineau showing support for postal workers / Rassemblement à Ottawa et Gatineau en solidarité avec les postiers et postières
Submitted on June 4, 2011Unions, activists and students gather to show support for CUPW / Syndicats, militants et étudiants manifestent leur soutien envers le STTP
-Le français suit-
OTTAWA/GATINEAU - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a 24 hour strike in Winnipeg on June 3 and will continue to pull out workers and rotate the strike to other locations. Workers in Hamilton are next to strike on June 4.
Mines basses: un reportage sur les enjeux de l'industrie extractive canadienne
Submitted on June 3, 2011Refusons toute complicité avec les abus de droits humains perpétrés aux 4 coins du monde par les minières canadiennes. Refusons le désastre écologique des néoconservateurs nord-américains.
Senate Page disrupts Throne Speech
Submitted on June 3, 2011Harper’s disastrous agenda needs to be stopped with creative action and civil disobedience
Ottawa/- During the reading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s throne speech today, a young page was yanked from the Senate Chamber as she tried to hold up a stop sign placard reading “Stop Harper.”
Postal Workers on Strike Across Canada
Submitted on June 3, 2011Interview with a postal worker in Fredericton, NB
Ruth Breen is a letter carrier and a member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I interviewed Ruth at the Fredericton CUPW local office the night before the union launched a cross-country rotating strike to fight for better wages and better working conditions.
Lest We Forget. One Year After the Mavi, and Why I'm Sailing to Gaza
Submitted on June 3, 2011On May 31st, the one-year anniversary of the massacre of nine peace activists aboard the MV Mavi Marmara, a group of Haligonians came to pay their tribute in front of the Library on Spring Garden Road. The gathering was close to spontaneous, a notice having circulated through internet channels only the night before.
Power of Women Walk the Word
Submitted on June 3, 2011“In Our Own Voices” writing project embodies liberation and resistance
As the photographer prepared the group shot of the Power of Women Group to accompany the In Our Own Voices writing project, one of the women – between jokes, adjustments, and latecomers– said it reminded her of posing for a class photo in elementary school.
Media Co-op Investor: May
Submitted on June 2, 2011We Pull on The Threads of Gildan Activewear
Welcome to Media Co-op Investor!
The Media Co-op Investor Series aims to help the general public understand the stock market, how it works and the major companies which benefit from it.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers To Strike Tonight at 11:59pm EST
Submitted on June 2, 2011Strike Begins Tonight in Winnipeg
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is set to use its right to strike after 7 months of negotiations have fallen apart.
The Halifax Media Co-op is Hiring!
Submitted on June 1, 2011The Halifax Media Co-op is hiring a Content and Outreach Coordinator!
The Content and Outreach Coordinator will work closely with the HMC Coordinator to build the capacity of the HMC. This will involve everything from member outreach and fundraising to writing and editing articles.
Don't frack with us!
Submitted on May 31, 2011These photos are from a London, Ontario protest against fracking.
Part of the rally call-out said -
Public Support for Postal Workers / CUPW (plus links)
Submitted on May 31, 2011People are showing their support for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) stand against Canada Post's demands for cuts in jobs, wages, working conditions and the services provided by the public postal service.
Here are four photos from the Maritimes (click on them to see the full image)
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24 hours to go! Be part of a media revolution!
Submitted on May 31, 2011"The best old school journalism understood that its purpose was to challenge power with unassailable facts; the best activist journalism knows that constructive resistance is fueled by media we can actually use. The Dominion represents the vital fusion of these two traditions: it deserves massive support."
Trust Women Symposium Works Towards a Cultural Shift in Discussion of Sexual Justice
Submitted on May 31, 2011“We trust women and believe in their agency. We trust women and respect their bodily autonomy. We trust women know best about their own lives and must make their own choices for themselves,” states the homepage of the Trust Women website.
Art from behind bars
Submitted on May 30, 2011Female prisoners find their voice in first-of-its-kind art project and exhibit
Prison: a place whose very name incites a chill at the thought of being behind bars. But what if the conditions of incarceration could be understood without a criminal record? Agir: art des femmes en prison allows that very experiencing of the haunting realities of female incarceration in a unique multi-media exhibit.
The Downtown Eastside Power of Women Group Presents “In Our Own Voices” Writing Project!
Submitted on May 30, 2011The Downtown Eastside Power of Women Group is launching the In Our Own Voices writing project in June 2011. After a six-week period of intensive writing, we are ready to share our stories about hope, struggle, love and resistance in the Downtown Eastside.
Why We All Must Support Our Postal Workers
Submitted on May 29, 2011In all honesty it is as simple as this: You want to fight Harper? Then support the posties!
Marching for Status for All
Submitted on May 29, 2011Over 200 people marched in the streets of Montreal to call for all migrants and undocumented people to be granted status. In the meantime, they are calling on social service providers to join them in calling for adequate services to be provided to all people, regardless of status.
More video, audio and text to come.
Statement of Unity on Justice for Migrant Workers in Canada
Submitted on May 28, 2011Just a few days left in the Media Co-op's May membership drive
Submitted on May 28, 2011Happy Saturday everyone!
TorStar Bargains For Canada Post
Submitted on May 27, 2011During any labor dispute, unions have to deal with the fact that the corporate press is one of the most powerful weapons that management has. Vanessa Lu’s article (“Canada Post blasts union demands” Toronto Star, May 24, 2011) illustrates this clearly. Lu reported that according to Canada Post (CPC) the union’s latest contract proposal adds $1.4 billion in costs.
Spring at Sutikalh
Submitted on May 27, 2011Recently, I spent two weeks at Sutikalh, the St'at'imc village established in 2000 to protect the Melvin Creek/Cayoosh Mountain range from a proposed all-season ski resort. Sutikalh is located halfway between Mount Currie and Lillooet along Highway 99 in southern BC, and recently celebrated its 11th anniversary.
Proposed SFPR freeway violates First Nations burial sites, lawsuit filed
Submitted on May 27, 2011Only weeks after protesters packed up the South Fraser Protection Camp under threat of an injunction, the tables have been turned and freeway opponents have gone on the offensive and taken legal action to stop construction of the $1.2 billion South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) freeway.
Raising a Solidarity City
Submitted on May 26, 2011Status for All march takes to the streets this Saturday
This Saturday, Montrealers are taking to the pavement to strengthen the foundations of their own Solidarity City.
At noon, the third annual Status for All march in support of undocumented migrants and immigrants to Canada facing precarious living conditions will kick off at the corner of Jean Talon and Boyer.
SFPR freeway violates First Nations burial sites - lawsuit filed - Media Conference Today
Submitted on May 26, 2011For Immediate Release:
SECOND LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST SOUTH FRASER PERIMETER ROAD
Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Vancouver, B.C.:
Radios Populares presentation @ 12th Anarchist Bookfair
Submitted on May 26, 2011the collective Radio Populares spoke at the 12th Montreal Anarchist Bookfair on May 21,2011
Radio Populares is a Chicago-based collective, who held a presentation last saturday during the Anarchist Bookfair.They collaborate with communities struggling for social justice to build low power FM community radio stations since 2002.
Early 20th Century Canadian Immigration Policy and Asian Immigrants - The Story of the Komagata Maru
Submitted on May 25, 2011Early 20th century Canadian immigration policy is marred with racist laws formed to prevent the coming of Asians to British Columbia. The story of Asian immigration is almost as old as British Columbia itself. The first Asians to immigrate to Canada were probably the Chinese in the mid 1800’s. They were lured by the Gold Rush.
Retraction Reaction
Submitted on May 25, 2011Wanna Make A Hundred Bucks?
Submitted on May 25, 2011Monthly call for pitches to The Dominion
As we do every month, in June we will pay two contributors for news features to be published in The Dominion. We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo essays and video pitches. Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who have previously contributed.
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Councillor Jang Advises Downtown Eastside to Bug Him
Submitted on May 25, 2011Greenpeace: corporations 'govern' our desires, so let's get greenwashing
Submitted on May 24, 2011Earlier this month in a blog post, Amy Larkin, the Solutions Director of Greenpeace USA asked a question of her organziation that many of us have been wondering about.
Pulp Dreams
Submitted on May 24, 2011Pictou Mill is Asia Pulp Paper's Latest Acquisition. There Goes The Neighbourhood!
If you thought that the Canadian pulp and paper industry was environmentally irresponsible, you were right. But the new players on the clear-cut block make them look like a bunch of patchouli-scented tree-huggers.
City Councillor Vows to Fix Tickets
Submitted on May 24, 2011DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - Vancouver City Councillor Kerry Jang met with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users today to discuss heavy ticketing in the neighbourhood.
Search for Neskie Manuel Expands Across North America: Reward Offered
Submitted on May 24, 2011May 24, 2011 -- After 15 days, an intensive search of the area around Neskonlith Lake has yet to reveal a clue as to the whereabouts of missing Neskonlith Band Councillor Neskie Manuel.
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and Women’s Memorial March Committee Challenge BC Government’s Decision Regarding Missing Women’s Inquiry
Submitted on May 24, 2011May 24, Vancouver Coast Salish Territories – The Downtown Eastside Women’s
Centre and Feb 14th Women’s Memorial March Committee are strongly
condemning the BC government’s decision to not provide funding to support
their participation in the Missing Women’s Inquiry.
Breaking the Silence Takes the Fight to Vancouver
Submitted on May 23, 2011Nova Scotia's Wyanne Sandler gives an update from the Goldcorp AGM
Wyanne Sandler isn't about to give up.
Sandler is coordinator for the Maritimes-based Breaking the Silence Network, who worked with a coalition of groups to introduce a shareholder resolution at the Goldcorp annual general meeting to voluntarily suspend operations at one of the company’s most controversial gold ventures in Latin America.
Help us train more journalists!
Submitted on May 23, 2011One more reason to join during Membership Month!
"A healthy democracy is dependent on a lively diverse public sphere where citizens can consider and discuss issues that affect their lives. The Dominion provides a fresh, alternative voice that is often absent in mainstream media."
shelter, chaos, occupations
Submitted on May 22, 2011A VMC review from struggles around the world over the last month, with a focus on housing issues.
Rallying against shale fracking around Ontario
Submitted on May 22, 2011Some of us have started to campaign against shale gas fracking around Ontario.
More on Wikileaks Cables about Canada
Submitted on May 22, 2011Over the past bunch of months I've been reading as many cables from the Wikileaks Cablegate release as I can. Mostly I try and read the ones about Latin America, and I have a list where I post updates on these cables on an irregular basis.
The beginning of the end for the Gateway freeway megaproject: NFPR Defeated
Submitted on May 22, 2011The Gateway freeway megaproject suffered a major defeat on May 19, 2011 when intense opposition from New Westminster residents led to the cancellation of the North Fraser Perimeter Road (NFPR) which would have cost in the neighbourhood of $1 billion. This short video shows the surprise announcement.
Voices on Climate Justice V
Submitted on May 21, 2011Ellen Gabriel on the indigenous struggle in Kanesatake against corporate mining.
Audio reports on struggles for environmental justice, produced for broadcast on campus/community radio stations globally, featuring voices from around the world engaged in front-line struggles for climate justice.
Voices on Climate Justice III
Submitted on May 21, 2011Diana Bronson outlining the global environmental threat represented by geoengineering
Audio reports on struggles for environmental justice, produced for broadcast on campus/community radio stations globally, featuring voices from around the world engaged in front-line struggles for climate justice.
Are you sweet on independent media?
Submitted on May 21, 2011There's still two more days to sign up as a sustaining member & be entered in the draw for fair trade organic chocolate, baking ingredients and juices!
Then you're in luck! There's still two more days to sign up as a sustaining member of the Media Co-op and be entered in the draw for $100 worth of fair trade organic chocolate, baking ingredients and juices from Camino!
Ann Hansen on Canada's prison expansion
Submitted on May 21, 2011Former urban guerrilla connects neo-liberal capital with the prison system
This audio recording of Ann Hansen, on the subject of Canada's prison expansion, was recorded on May 12th in Kingston Ontario. Hansen is a former urban guerrilla with the group Direct Action.
Update on the Search for Neskie Manuel - Need Volunteers this Long Weekend
Submitted on May 20, 2011May 20, 2011
Neskie Manuel's family has sustained an organized search for Neskie, with the support of many volunteer searchers, including the Skeetchestn Fire Department.
Wirikuta is not Negotiable: No Mine on Sacred Land
Submitted on May 19, 2011People from all corners of the continent came together this morning in downtown Vancouver to make a stand outside of the Annual General Meeting of First Majestic Silver, a company that plans to build a silver mine in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, near Wirikuta, territory sacred to the Wixarika people.
Voices on Climate Justice II
Submitted on May 19, 2011Patrick Bond on climate justice and protests against the UN climate summit Durban
Audio reports on struggles for environmental justice, produced for broadcast on campus/community radio stations globally, featuring voices from around the world engaged in front-line struggles for climate justice.
goldcorp: we don't want your dirty gold!
Submitted on May 19, 2011Goldcorp AGM confronted on human rights and environment abuses
Submitted on May 18, 2011Canadian mining company Goldcorp - accused of human rights & environmental abuse in Guatemala - faced what may be its largest protest yet at its annual general meeting in Vancouver today.
You can’t have it both ways
Submitted on May 18, 2011The effectiveness of public transportation depends on making cities less car-centric
“The car has been a vehicle of the socialization of costs and privatization of profits,” said Yves Engler Tuesday evening at the Divan Orange on St. Laurent.
Vancouver Demo Kicks Back Against Goldcorp
Submitted on May 18, 2011Mining is risky business, corporate greed will not go unchallenged
An ebullient band of demonstrators broke the corporate routine of Vancouver's business district this morning, bursting into the streets with signs, whistles, props, baby carriages, bicycles, a thirty-foot banner and a marching band in tow.
Slutwalk: To March or Not to March
Submitted on May 18, 2011Slutwalk – To March or Not to March
This piece was originally posted on Rabble.ca here http://rabble.ca/news/2011/05/slutwalk-march-or-not-march
