A Taliban gunman shot her as she made her way home from school in Pakistan. She survived the assassination attempt and is now recovering at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital hospital in the UK. Today, Malala Yousafzai has become the symbol …
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Canadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Shame: 61 million children not in school worldwide
Globally, 61 million children, most of them girls, are denied their birthright to education. They’re discriminated against, marginalized and exploited. Please click here to add your voice to millions around the world calling on governments and…
Continue readingLeDaro: Swaziland: Thousands of virgin girls parade topless for their king
My first reaction was that what a fun country Swaziland is. I should go there. But on a second thought I became sad. What happened to human rights? The king should have a better way to collect his ‘trophy’ wives. These virgin topless girls are also used as a tourist
Continue readingArt Threat: Mobile app shows dirty side of making cellphones – Phone Story by Molleindustria banned by iTunes
Video games have permeated so deep into mainstream culture that they are now places of social activism and protest. Phone Story, a game designed by the Molleindustria collective in Italy, does just this. It turns the fancy screen and sleek design of a smart phone into the engineered system of slavery, inhumanity,
Continue readingFrom Orangutan: Dear Marc Jacobs,
Even though no law or regulation forces you to provide basic provisions for your models in the United States, would you please find the goodness in your heart to pay them with money?
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon (Full Length HD)
Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon (Full Length HD) on Vimeo. “‘Inside Job’ provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Olbermann: Keith’s Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal
Driving The Porcelain Bus: Why Do The Poor Continue To Defend Tax Breaks for the Rich?
Why do the Poor Continue to Defend tax Breaks for the Rich
Great post by Cory McCray. This applies to Canadians too.
Excerpt:
Sometimes I just don’t understand why there is always a financially struggling college kid, a low wage worker, or a middle …
Larry Hubich's Blog: Wall government continues to embarrass Saskatchewan on the world stage
The posting below is reproduced directly from the ITUC website. The Wall government’s record on labour and worker rights continues to be a global embarrassment.
Restrictions of Labour Rights in Canada
25 May 2011: A new report by the ITUC on core …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Lax labour laws in the US turning it into a sweatshop for European manufacturers
Olive: America, the world’s sweatshop – thestar.comAnd similar anti-worker/anti-union movements (promoted by corporations and conservative governments) are happening here too in Canada.Excerpt:Sweden’s Ikea was revealed in April to be operating a m…
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Double standard rampant in Saskatchewan
Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
Continue readingPicture ID, and the coming election
I don’t have picture ID! Anyone have any extra bucks they can donate to help me get a BC ID? It’s thirty-five dollars.I make no bones about it. I’m broke. I’m poor. I’ve got no income. I might have a part-time job in a few weeks, or maybe not if they r…
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