random notes: amira hass, ry cooder, planned parenthood, and more
Time to collect some of the scraps of paper scribbled all over my desk... Amira Hass will be speaking at the University of Toronto tomorrow night. Hass is an Israeli…
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more interspecies love, lion and human edition
This is one of the most beautiful animal videos I've ever seen. Enjoy!Lion and human, friends and family
saturday october 15: occupy together!
A few views of the mass arrests in New York City this weekend. Even the official versions are great.In the US, the Occupy Wall Street movement - now Occupy Together…
chris hedges: we are what we loathe
Although the big 9/11 anniversary was weeks ago, Chris Hedges' observations are relevant every day. This is a truly excellent piece. This excerpt is not the lede. The beginning of…
unlawful access: new openmedia video on harper govt’s internet spy plan
OpenMedia.ca has launched an important new video at The Mark: please watch and share.Wmtc: mandatory, warrantless internet spying coming to canada, unless we stop it.Petition: here.Email your MP: here.
massive union presence to joins wall street occupation
The ongoing protest at New York City's financial district is receiving a huge boost from labour unions. The Transit Workers Union voted unanimously to support Occupy Wall Street and the…
ontario, vote three ways and pass it on
There's an excellent new democratic voting tool designed to show us what the upcoming Ontario election would look like under different voting systems. Although we can reconfigure actual election results…
suggestions for movie season now being accepted, she says sadly
We now have an answer to the burning question: can a baseball team that wins seven games in September play in the postseason? The Red Sox walked the razor's edge…
wolf puppies!
When we visited the Haliburton Wolf Centre in March - our second time there, to see the wolves in their winter coats - the alpha female was pregnant. In April,…
wikileaks: mentally ill canadian citizen held in bagram prison for 18 months, and counting
This morning CBC News reports that WikiLeaks has exposed that a Canadian is being held at the notorious Bagram prison, the US-run torture camp and holding tank for Afghans who…
tomorrow in toronto: demand a toronto for everyone
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been forced to back away from some of his more egregious - and completely unnecessary - threatened budget cuts, claiming that library branches will not…
wall street occupation day 8 turns ugly: cops move on protesters
The occupation of Wall Street turned ugly yesterday when police moved on protesters, complete with pepper spray, kettling, random brutality, and mass arrests. Reading about this, it occured to me…
war criminal coming to vancouver: ottawa won’t prosecute, but you can protest
Vancouver, a war criminal will be in your midst tomorrow, promoting his book. Join the welcoming committee.If you live elsewhere and don't see the evil man himself, you might see…
racism and police brutality put london, ontario in the spotlight
Way to go, London, Ontario. Two days ago, most people outside Canada didn't know there was another London. Now everyone has heard of the one in Ontario, first from an…
green tomatoes, red socks, and a white dog, plus libraries of many hues
For those of you following...First, and most importantly, Tala. She is doing really well! After our last trip to Guelph, we added on a second medication, one designed to specifically…
breaking news: troy davis clemency denied – execution set for tomorrow – please help one more time
Unless there is a last-minute stay, the US state of Georgia will murder a man tomorrow, even though there is significant doubt that he has committed any crime. That's what…
"if we can change walmart, we can change america for all workers"
Everyone reading this should know that conditions for working people at Walmart - the largest employer in the United States - are nothing short of criminal. We should also know…
thinking about new york
New York City through the lens of Elliot Erwitt (and a few others)You... can dress in pink and blue just like a childIn a yellow taxi turn to me and…
what i’m reading, squeaking under the wire fall edition
I managed to squeeze in one more book, a few last precious moments of reading, before the must-reads of the fall term descend on me. It was a goodie.I read…
war resister rodney watson in sanctuary two years today; leave a message of support
Today, September 18, 2011, is the second anniversary of the day Rodney Watson went into sanctuary in the First United Church of Vancouver. Rodney, after serving his tour in Iraq,…