Category: Anti-Racism
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Global Summit Calls for ‘World Without Walls’
Convened by the Bolivian government and social movements, a global peoples’ summit on migrant and refugee rights attracted more than 4000 pro-migrant and refugee rights activists from 43 countries. Dubbed … Keep reading »
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We Need Free Speech to Fight the Right
“Free Speech or die, Portland. You got no safe space. This is America. Get out if you don’t like free speech.” Those were the chilling words of anti-Muslim terrorist Jeremy … Keep reading »
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Migration and Capitalism, in the Age of Trump
Toward the Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital “We are people! We are not illegal!” — Kiwi Ilafonte This past May 1st, across the United States and here in Quebec, … Keep reading »
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The Corruption of a Dream
“Behind every great fortune there is a crime.” — Honoré de Balzac The SASSA scandal currently unfolding is probably the most dramatic expression of how far the African National Congress … Keep reading »
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A Day Without Immigrants
Millions of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, who lead hard working and productive lives, are also union members. Donald Trump launched his political campaign in 2015 with a racist attack … Keep reading »
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Review: I Am Not Your Negro
Now and then, and despite its capitalist and racial biases, our culture throws up something that can speak quite eloquently and uniquely about the times we’re living through. In this case, I’m referring to an amazing documentary film that has been released recently, “I Am Not Your Negro,” directed by Raoul Peck, an acclaimed Haitian director with major films to his credit. This latest work is well worth seeing and has been well received here. Keep reading »
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Returning to the Home that is No More There
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o interviewed by Mahdi Ganjavi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial rule … Keep reading »
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Refusing Settler Colonialism, From Turtle Island to Palestine
Toronto – 15 March 2017. The keynote event of Israeli Apartheid Week 2017 focused on articulating connections between ongoing struggles against settler colonial violence and dispossession across Turtle Island (North … Watch video »
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Canadian Aid to Africa under Justin Trudeau
The Canadian government under Justin Trudeau is attempting to alter the narratives about our country’s relationship with the African continent. Be aware the initiative is largely ideological chimera void of … Keep reading »
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Ideology, Anti-Colonialism and Marxism
Himani Bannerji interviewed by Mahdi Ganjavi Himani Bannerji is a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University, Toronto. Her research and writing life extends between Canada and India. Her … Keep reading »
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The Case of Hassan Diab
This is a 3-part podcast series on the case of Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian sociology professor extradited from Canada and currently in a French jail, accused of a bombing that happened in Paris in 1980. Watch video »
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Boycotting Apartheid
Ontario’s 50 Year Long Attack on the Campaign for Palestinian Rights On December 1st, 2016, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario officially condemned the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to end … Keep reading »