Join Us For the Unveiling of a Headstone In Memory of Nick Schaack
Join Us For the Unveiling of a Headstone In Memory of Nick SchaackWhat: Unveiling of a commemorative headstone for Nick Schaack, who died as a result of his participation in…
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another stranded canadian needs our help: naser bader al-raas
Naser Bader Al-Raas, a 28-year-old Canadian, is in prison in Bahrain. He has been tortured. His passport has been confiscated, so he cannot leave that country. He has a heart…
@LacyMacAuley and my namesake: This is where we juxtapose, redux | #G20
"Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn't matter: only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you—that would be the real betrayal."She thought it over.…
#G20 anniversary: Queen & Spadina, one year later
Hundreds of citizens arrested on bullshit pretexts.Detained arbitrarily in conditions that were gross violations of human rights.Subjected to racist, sexist, misogynistic and homophobic slurs and harassment.Assaulted indiscriminately.Beaten, tear-gasse...
alice walker: why i’m sailing to gaza
Alice Walker has written a long, thoughtful essay about her experiences in the Palestinian territories, and her decision to participate in Freedom Flotilla II - Stay Human, the international convoy…
The Afghan Farce and Amnesty’s Birthday Video
When I think about what Stephen Harper and his sinister thugs might have been up to in Afghanistan. And how we'll never know what really happened, because the Cons have…
Fossil fuel expansion as a crime against humanity
After at 2010 that was one of the warmest years on record, 2011 has shown us astonishing patterns of extreme weather worldwide. It would take a long time to make…
Oppose Harper’s draconian back-to-work legislation
This, just in, from Derek Blackadder at LabourStart. While it is addressed to trade unionists it should resonate with anyone who believes in democracy. The Conservative government’s decision to impose…
why the canadian boat to gaza? david heap on cbc radio
My friend (and wmtc reader/commenter) David Heap was on CBC Ontario Morning radio yesterday, speaking from his hotel room in Athens, Greece, about why he'll be on the Canadian Boat…
Video: Winnipeg Solidarity with the Postal Workers
On June 16, about 1,000 members of several Winnipeg unions rallied at the main post office in Winnipeg in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The rally, one…
canadian boat to gaza send off today; female nobel laureates call on united nations to do the right thing
This morning in both Toronto and Montreal, many of the Canadian delegates of the Canadian ship Tahrir, will meet the media before boarding their flights to Turkey. The Tahrir will…
bill ayers: "as public space contracts, the real victim becomes truth, honesty, integrity, curiosity, imagination, freedom"
A while back in my Intellectual Freedom and the Public Library course, I encountered an interesting shift of ideas. Larry Alexander, while arguing that freedom of expression is not a…
the true cost of tomatoes, or slavery and poverty continue to haunt the fast-food industry, and how you can help
I have blogged several times about the horrific conditions endured by the people who pick tomatoes in Immokalee, Florida, working for fast-food giants like Burger King, Taco Bell and McDonald's,…
canadian boat to gaza: we will not be intimidated by threats or lawsuits
A message from the Canadian Boat to Gaza, to anyone who thinks they can bully the boat into submission: We will not be intimidated by threats or lawsuits It has…
New column day
Here, with my first commentary on a subject which I'll plan to discuss plenty more in the future: the need to protect our freedoms of speech, conscience and assembly from…
"abortion saved my life" and other tales of human rights
What does abortion access look like to women who don't have any? What does it mean to be unable to obtain an abortion when you need one? The anti-choice movement…
NDP wakes up to hypocrisy of asbestos mining and export from Quebec
CBC is reporting through the Access to Information Act, that the Harper government rejected a 2006 recommendation from Health Canada to support a global ban on asbestos. Health Canada suggested…
former nfl star michael strahan joins the fight for marriage equality
This is reaching whole new levels of awesomeoness. Go go go!