Meet The Women Of The Occupied Refuge (repost)
Kristi Jernigan arrived alone at the Redmond airport from Tennessee with nothing but a carry-on bag and her Bible. Read the rest of this post on the original site at…
Women In Baltimore Public Housing Were Forced To Trade Sex For Basic Repairs (repost)
M.G.’s refrigerator in her apartment in Gilmor Homes, a public housing complex in Baltimore, had been broken for years. She filed numerous work orders seeking to get it fixed or…
Trump’s impact: a fascist upsurge is just one of the dangers (repost)
In some ways it doesn’t matter whether we call Donald Trump a fascist or “just” a right-wing populist. However we categorize him, his presidential campaign represents a serious danger. Read…
Un drone aurait livré une arme à la prison Rivière-des-Prairies (repost)
Des mesures d’urgence ont été prises et des recherches sont en cours au Centre de détention Rivière-des-Prairies à Montréal pour tenter de retrouver une arme de poing qui aurait été…
Inmates refuse meals to protest Innes Rd. jail conditions (repost)
Inedible food, no time in the outside yard, overcrowded cells and no access to religious or self-help programs. Muhamad Alhasi told the Sun on Wednesday that he and other inmates…
Inmates at Canada’s second-largest jail protest problems with hunger strike Add to … (repost)
One in five inmates at Canada’s second-largest jail are refusing meals to protest a spate of problems with the new facility ranging from mouldy showers to relentless lockdowns. Read the…
Rheumatic fever rates in some Ontario First Nations 75 times higher than rest of Canada (repost)
People living in remote First Nations north of Sioux Lookout, Ont., are experiencing acute rheumatic fever at a rate that is among the highest in the world, according to new…
Report: Freddie Gray’s mother attempts suicide (repost)
The mother of a black Baltimore man whose death in police custody prompted charges against police officers has attempted suicide, WJZ television is reporting. Read the rest of this post…
Mussolini on the Corporate State (repost)
“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — Benito Mussolini It is generally attrributed to an article written by Mussolini…
Overlooked tragedy of Quebec’s aboriginal young people (repost)
Their deaths go unnoticed. They do not make headlines. But a disproportionate 259 aboriginal children and youth have died violently or in unusual circumstances since 2000. It is a tragedy…
The country we want doesn’t use fake feminism to hate (repost)
‘When we talk about the country we want, we must talk about values that respect, protect and guarantee women’s rights,’ write two dozen leading feminists. The election rhetoric based on…
Canadian anti-Muslim sentiment is rising, disturbing new poll reveals (repost)
In the early evening of Sept. 17, before dark, a 17-year-old girl strolled from the Al-Noor Mosque in St. Catharines, Ont., to the plaza across the street. She was planning…
Le chanteur de Légitime Violence accusé de trafic de drogue (repost)
(Québec) Raphaël Lévesque, alias Raf Stomper, chanteur du groupe d’extrême droite de Québec Légitime Violence, a comparu vendredi au palais de justice de Québec après avoir été arrêté jeudi à…
Une femme voilée et enceinte agressée par deux ados (repost)
Photo Archives / Agence QMI Deux adolescents auraient fait chuter une femme enceinte en arrachant son hijab à Anjou mardi, dans ce qui pourrait s’apparenter à un acte islamophobe, selon…
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Are Stephen Harper and His Cons Creeping Out Our Social Media?
Well it's a horrible thought. The kind of thought that could give you nightmares.But Stephen Harper is desperate. He knows the internet is his enemy. The only thing he can't…
Conservative Party Hacking Into Facebook Accounts For Likes
Has the Conservative Party of Canada hacked into your profile and “liked” their Facebook page on your behalf without your knowledge or consent? Reports are popping up including one from…
Exactly How Does Facebook Define Community Standards?
Living in a democratic society, of course, entails the promotion, encouragement and defense of a diversity of views. With that I obviously have no quarrel. But, as the saying goes,…
Veterans Declare War on Harper
With the ever growing number of groups angry with Stephen Harper, and with the voter participation issue an unknown, there could be some big surprises on Election day, Oct 19th.…