As the world celebrates women’s achievements, Naomi Klein (pictured) stands out among the many gifts Canada has given to the world. Her work and passion around globalization, capitalism, human rights and, recently, the Keystone XL …Read More
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Occupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa Review: February 2012
March 1, 2012 – Beginning with this post, Occupy-Ottawa.org will publish a synopsis of what’s taken place over the course of each month, as well as some of the trending topics at Occupy Ottawa, with …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa – February 2012 Review
March 1, 2012 – This month at Occupy, will be published at the end of each Month and will be a synopsis of what’s taken place over the course of the month and some of …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa – February 2012 Review
March 1, 2012 – This month at Occupy, will be published at the end of each Month and will be a synopsis of what’s taken place over the course of the month and some of …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa re-occupies Confederation Park to warm hearts against cold capitalism
It was a different kind of protest today as Occupy Ottawa activists defiantly returned to Confederation Park for the movement’s first “Warm Up Your Heart Against Cold Capitalism” event. The activists set up shop on …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: “Whither Winterlude?”
It’s Day 11 of the “Winterlude” festival in Ottawa’s Confederation Park, and yet, criticism abounds. For many residents and visitors alike, it’s still unclear what the organizers’ demands are. There is no clear message or …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: “Real” Citizenship Canada bureaucratic oath
Last October Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s office organized a bogus citizenship ceremony broadcast on Sun Media, popularly known and Fox New North. The ceremony featured six federal bureaucrats posing as newly-minted Canadians. No One …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: China to quiz Stephen Harper on human rights?
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads a high-powered Team Corporate Canada to China, there’s justifiable speculation that the PM will not question China’s appalling human rights record. At least not publicly. Once, powerful western democracies …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Harper Conservatives’ budget 2012 cuts: An Occupy Ottawa activist’s lamentation
The Conservative government’s “austerity” budget cuts, they’re coming. Huge cuts to social programs and services. Cuts so deep they’ll alter the quality of life of thousands of Canadians. Especially through massive job losses in the …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Conservative Senator: “Every murderer should have a rope in his cell”
The Conservative government’s universally-condemned omnibus crime Bill C-10 has a confirmed YES vote in the Senate. The name behind the vote: tough-on-crime Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu. Earlier today, Boisvenu said a prisoner “should have the …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: In Davos, A Topless Occupation
In case you missed the news: #the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was #occupied. Activists pitched yurts and igloos. And three brave Ukranian women went topless, braving the cold to draw attention to their …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Occupy Ottawa to protest Crime Bill C-10 on Parliament Hill
Hundreds of activists are expected on Parliament Hill at noon on Tuesday, January 31, to protest the Harper Conservative government’s widely condemned omnibus crime Bill C-10. The protest is being organized by the Political Action …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa to protest Crime Bill C-10 on Parliament Hill
Hundreds of activists are expected on Parliament Hill at noon on Tuesday, January 31, to protest the Harper Conservative government’s widely condemned omnibus crime Bill C-10. The protest is being organized by the Political Action …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Adbusters: Occupy May 2012 NATO and G8 Chicago Summit
Hey you redeemers, rebels and radicals out there, Against the backdrop of a global uprising that is simmering in dozens of countries and thousands of cities and towns, the G8 and NATO will hold a …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: A Whistleblower’s Open Letter to the Citizens of Canada
Prime Minister’s Office Tries to Silence Pipeline Critics; Labels Environmental Group “Enemy of the Government of Canada” and “Enemy of the people of Canada.” My name is Andrew Frank. I grew up in a small …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Occupy Lanark County: Newest Canadian Occupy Movement to Hold First General Assembly
As the Occupy Ottawa website reported earlier, on Sunday, December 11, 2011, more than 100 people packed O’Reilly’s Pub in Perth to hear speakers from the Occupy Ottawa movement talk about their collective and personal …Read More
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