Category: Anti-Racism
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Taking Liberties: Canada’s Growing Torture Infrastructure
The ease with which self-described democratic states embroil themselves in torture continues to be illustrated by the manner in which agencies of the Canadian state, from spies to judges, have … Keep reading »
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The Torture of Mumia Abu-Jamal Continues off Death Row
Supporters Demand Transfer to General Population On December 7, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to consider the Philadelphia District Attorney’s final avenue of appeal, current DA Seth Williams announced … Keep reading »
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Learning from QuAIA’s Experience: Why Free Speech Matters
In 2009, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) kicked off the annual Pride season in Toronto with a public meeting about the continuities of queer solidarity organizing – from the Simon … Keep reading »
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Why the Town of Markham is so Concerned About Israeli Apartheid Week
The battle over Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) has reached “the 905” as the Town of Markham, a suburb just north of Toronto, has decided to take its own swing at … Keep reading »
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State of the Siege, State of the Struggle
Toronto — 11 March 2011. Moderated by Shozab Raza and William Nakhid. Speakers: Riham Barghouti is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of … Watch video »
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Interrogating Apartheid: Campus as a Site of Resistance
Toronto — 7 March 2011. Moderated by Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Chadni Desai. Presentations by: Judy Rebick is a well-known social justice activist, writer, journalist, educator and speaker. She was also … Watch video »
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Giant Steps: Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
Toronto — 1 March 2011. A talk by Komozi Woodard on the role of women in the struggle for Black liberation. Moderated by Herman Rosenfeld. Komozi Woodard is the Esther … Watch video »
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Race, Class and Crisis
Toronto, September 24, 2010. The economic crisis that started in U.S. housing markets in 2007 quickly swept across the world market. A long period of stagnation and austerity now seems … Watch video »
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France Must Repay Historic Debt to Haiti!
Below is an English translation of an open letter to the French government published in the August 16 French daily Libération, concerning the $21-billion (current dollar equivalent) extorted by France … Keep reading »
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Myths of Progressive Zionism
Moderated by Herman Rosenfeld. Presentations by: Katherine Nastovski – Graduate student, Social and Political Thought, York University; Labour for Palestine, Toronto Dana Olwan – Asistant Professor of Gender Studies, Queen’s … Watch video »
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Ontario MPPs Ignore International Denunciations of Israeli Apartheid
On February 25, a group of Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) voted unanimously on a motion to “denounce” this year’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Claiming to send a message … Keep reading »
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The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism: What It Means For Canadians
This talk was given as part of a public meeting titled “One Year Later…Gaza Remembered,” held at the Vancouver Public Library on January 30, 2010. We are here tonight primarily … Keep reading »