Photo by Elizabeth Arrott Citizens of Western countries pushing their governments to accept more Syrian refugees must also compel them to rethink their Syria policies. Citizens in Western states must keep up and intensify the pressure they are putting on their governments to accept more Syrian refugees. This is particularly
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Canadian Dimension: A Disaster Waiting to Happen
Photo by United States Navy According to a 29 April report in The New York Times, leaders from the U.S.-led coalition at war with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet in the coming weeks to consider broadening the mission to other countries. At present, the Obama
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: “Obedience is the problem”: Don’t let legal wrangling distract from Occupy’s
One consequence of efforts to evict Occupy encampments in countless cities across the continent has been the dilution of much of the mainstream debate around the movement to a focus on the extent to which it complies with the law. Organizations like the Canadian Civil Liberties Association have put forth
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: “The process is the message”
Early in the occupation of Wall Street, David Graeber characterized it as a re-awakening of the radical imagination. One way to conceptualize the imaginative dimension of the Occupy Together movement is to think of it as analogous to an art project und…
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