Category: Anti-Racism
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The Use and Abuse of Identity in Public Life
The question of identity has become urgent for activism in the West though the issue has been important in many other parts of the world as well. Political identities form … Watch video »
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“Justice Dies in the Darkness”: The ‘External Review’ of the Hassan Diab Case
When former Attorney-General Jody Wilson-Raybould declined Hassan Diab’s request for an independent and transparent public inquiry into his wrongful and harrowing extradition to France, he, along with his lawyer, and … Keep reading »
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Greece: 39 Months at City Plaza for Refugees Ends
On July 10th, 2019, the keys of squatted City Plaza, Athens, Greece, were handed back to the former employees of the hotel. All refugees living at City Plaza have been moved to safe housing within the city. Keep reading »
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Canada Joins Campaign to Stifle Criticism of Israel
Canada becomes the next major player in the international drive to weaponize false allegations of antisemitism to protect Israel, writes John Clarke. Keep reading »
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Unlocked: Extended interview w/ Adolph Reed Jr.
Previously only available to our Patreon-supporters, we’ve decided to make the extended segment of the Oats interview with Adolph Reed accessible to everyone. Listen to audio »
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Muslims Under Attack: Solidarity or ‘Left Secularism’
Western governments and the xenophobic far right are engaged in a veritable war on Muslims. One way in which this attack unfolds is an ongoing effort to force Muslims to embrace dominant ‘values’ and change their forms of dress or abandon religious observances. Keep reading »
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Sneak peek: Extended Interview w/ Adolph Reed Jr.
We continue our discussion about race and class with Adolph Reed Jr. Become a patron of the podcast to hear the full version. Listen to audio »
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Race, Class, and the Left w/ Adolph Reed Jr.
Oats for Breakfast talks to Adolph Reed Jr. about race and class. We begin the interview with a discussion about the legacies (and baggage) of the Black Power period. Listen to audio »
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Fifty Years Ago: The Birth of Black Power in Canada
January 29, 1969: Montreal students occupy computer lab to protest campus racism. Keep reading »
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Freedom of Speech in Capitalism w/ Samir Gandesha
Interview with Samir Gandesha about the politics of free speech, the hypocrisy of the Right on this issue, and what a potential socialist alternative may look like. Listen to audio »
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Fact-Checking the Jewish National Fund of Canada
My parents first met in 1945 on the subway cars of New York city. They were 16 years of age. Like many Zionist youth of the post-war era, they were … Keep reading »
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The Far Right, the Hard Right, and Our Fight Against Them
The massacre of worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh by a far-right shooter and the election of fascist politician Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil on the same October weekend … Keep reading »