No More Rape in the Congo
From the Africa-Canada Accountability Coalition: The Africa-Canada Accountability Coalition announces the launch of a new campaign NO MORE RAPE. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the worst…
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Business Ethics Mappng Workshop
From the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network: CBERN Pacific Region Hub: Business Ethics Mapping Project & Workshop, Vancouver, BC Friday, November 20, 2009 Mapping the Business Ethics research interested parties…
Make your voice heard on Bill C-300
From Fiona at Amnesty. Here’s more info on Bill C-300: Support Bill C-300 Amnesty International is deeply concerned about human rights violations committed directly or indirectly by Canadian mining, oil…
Woodstock – no not that one, the other one
Writing for the next week from Woodstock New York while attending the Tenth Annual Woodstock Film Festival.Some of my reviews and reflections will be available on Huffington Post, whose senior…
You Get The Best Of Both Worlds, Chill It Out Take It Slow Then We’ll Rock Out This Show
OK. I think the situation has turned out quite nicely. I won’t say I was against an election per se, but I was definitely not gunning for it. What the…
Ending Africa’s Hunger… by funding Monsanto?
More than a billion people eat fewer than 1,900 calories per day. The majority of them work in agriculture, about 60 percent are women or girls, and most are in…
District 9 looks at how we treat the aliens among us
District 9 is one of the rare summer blockbuster films with some depth. It is a fantastical account of a period in earth’s history, beginning 28 years ago, when a…
Vancouver event – Canada as Global Citizen: Is Bill C-300 the Answer
Amnesty International – Business & Human Rights Presents: Canada as Global Citizen: Is Bill C-300 the Answer? Tuesday September 8th, 2009 / 6pm SFU Harbour Centre – 7000 Earl &…
Moving on – Playa memorials for Caleb Schaber
How to remember Caleb Schaber this year at the burn? Playa time being what it is, pick the one you can fit in to your schedule or that helps you…
BURNcast.TV Presents: In Loving Memory
Burncast Memorial VideoDaBomb of Burncast TV has created a very moving tribute to all the Burners and significant friends who have passed away this year. The music is perfect for…
NDP resolution on extractive industries.
This is unofficial, but I have it from a good source (Liz Blackwood, the co-chair of this group) that the NDP has unanimously passed a resolution at their convention for…
View From the Outside
Have you ever read the New York Times index bio on Stephen Harper? It doesn’t read like anything you’d see in a newspaper here, despite being pretty accurate. Check it…
Mass Murder of Women
Bob Herbert: Women at Risk “I actually look good. I dress good, am clean-shaven, bathe, touch of cologne — yet 30 million women rejected me,” wrote George Sodini in a…
Good News
I’m so glad the recession’s over. I’m taking this news as true, since I believe everything Mark Carney says. That man is a genius. I am also relieved that Canadian…
Pictures from the protest of Goldcorp’s support for the military coup in Honduras
I took these pictures today at a protest of Goldcorp’s support of the military coup in Honduras, in front of their head office at 666 Burrard. For more info, check…
Blame CUPE
Are you tired of blaming fate, the vagaries of nature, or God for your misfortunes? Try blaming CUPE. It’s fun and easy. Here’s an example, provided by the Toronto Sun.…
Protest the Honduran military coup at Goldcorp’s Vancouver office
No to the Coup! The Canadian government must demand the return of President Zelaya and refuse to recognize the military regime! Canadian mining companies out of Honduras! Reparations for the…
Goldcorp supports military coup in Honduras
Here’s an update from Rights Action about Goldcorp’s support of the military coup in Honduras. The whole alert follows: July 8, 2009 GOLDCORP INC. (ENTREMARES) BUSES WORKERS TO PRO-COUP MARCHES…
Pictures from the tragic events in Hnduras.
Please see photojournalist James Rodriguez’s photo essay an the tragic events that occurred in Honduras yesterday when President Zelaya tried to land.
Amnesty: Oil industry has brought poverty and pollution to Niger Delta
Amnesty International has recently released a report documenting environmental damage and poverty brought to Nigeria by the oil industry. They also document how the government is not holding these companies…