This article was originally published in Canadian Dimension’s now-defunct web blog on July 27, 2011. In an ongoing effort to restore our rich archive and highlight some of our favourite articles from years past, it is republished here in full. As I write this, a thunderstorm is brewing up outside.
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Canadian Dimension: Taking on capital in an age of climate change
Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr., U.S. Air Force I was privileged recently to be able to participate in the ‘Fossil Free Convergence’ in Montreal, Nov. 8-9. The Fossil Free Convergence springs from the ‘go fossil free’ movement, initiated by 350.org, the climate activist organization based in the US but
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Harper & Co.‘s failing math
Of course, we’re all familiar with the sometimes fawning, sometimes begrudging accolades for Harper & Co.’s tactical strategies: its PR manouevres, its playing of images, its essential ‘gaming’ of our political system. By attempting to jump on certain issues, policies and files with their own spin and aggressive marketing stance,
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Main street versus Wall street, round 2
Yes, Liberty Plaza – formerly known as Zucotti Park (named after Brookefield’s CEO, no less!!), has been cleared as of this morning. And Wall Street’s corporate and media lackeys would like you to be sad and resigned about it. They’d like you to throw up your hands and say ‘it’s
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: From October 15th forward, occupy and dream together
Let a thousand flowers bloom.
The quote, I learn, is a mixed up paraphrase of Mao Zedong’s quote from 1935 (‘let a hundred flowers blossom’), but it does get to the point. The New York General Assembly for Occupy Wall Street’…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Occupy Wall Street, Together, and Nonviolence
Everything about the occupy wall street movement is inspiring to those of us
on the left who have long-standing and well-founded questions about
capitalism. As it’s unfolded, every day has brought more stories of hope
and resistance, as well as …
Canadian Dimension Feed: Keystone XL pipeline civil disobedience in Washington
What’s underway right now in front of the White House (see video below) is inspiring. Hopefully it will build effective pressure on the US administration not to approve this pipeline which, as mentioned my previous post (confronting the unmitigat…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Confronting the unmitigated disaster of climate change through system change
As I write this, a thunderstorm is brewing up outside.
“System change, not climate change.”
It’s really amazing how these few words so accurately sum up the challenges that face us when it comes to climate change—without q…
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