Category: Anti-Racism
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The Smearjob On the Durban World Conference Against Racism
In 2001, the United Nations convened the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa, to deal with a range of issues related to racism and its legacies, including … Keep reading »
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Jason Kenney’s Doublespeak Exposed
Tories Unleash Canada Border Services on Migrants It is hard to write an article about Conservative Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s attacks on Canadian racialized communities. As soon as one draft is … Keep reading »
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Two-State Pipe Dream Impedes Justice, Again
Is Palestine enough of a state? This is what the International Criminal Court (ICC) must determine before it can consider charges of war crimes brought against Israel after its recent … Keep reading »
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The Israel Advocacy Push to “Reclaim” York University
Putting Current Events in Context Toronto’s York University, the third-largest university in Canada, is a politically contradictory place. On the one hand, what can in broad terms be described as left … Keep reading »
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Why We Should All Support Israeli Apartheid Week
This is the fifth consecutive year of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Launched in Toronto, this week-long initiative hosts a string of lectures, film screenings, panels, demonstrations, cultural performances and other … Keep reading »
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Exposed: University of Toronto Suppresses Pro-Palestinian Activism
The last few months have seen a global surge in support for the movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid. Important solidarity actions have occurred across the … Keep reading »
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Watered-Down Resolution Stands on the Backs of the People of Gaza
There is no safe place in Gaza. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reads: “This war is unique in the way that the … Keep reading »
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Israel’s Historical Mistake
No matter how the current war plays out, it is certain that Israel has made a big historical mistake in entering Gaza. On Saturday night, one week after the start … Keep reading »
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No anti-Semitism at Durban II
Canada should end its boycott of Durban II In October, I attended the U.N. Second Substantive Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, a Preparatory Committee for the … Keep reading »
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Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine
In July 2005, over 170 Palestinian organizations urged the world to adopt a campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel in the manner of South Africa Apartheid. This … Keep reading »
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Race and Policing: Inquiry into Police Killing of Frank Paul Shows Power of Protest
On December 5, 1998 a Vancouver police officer dragged Frank Paul, a 47-year-old Mik’maq man, soaking wet and unconscious, from the downtown holding cells and dumped him in an alley … Keep reading »
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The Ontario Mining Act, Political Prisoners and the Right to Say “NO”
In February 2008, the leadership of the Ardoch Algonquins were sentenced for contempt because of their unwavering opposition to uranium exploration on their traditional territory in eastern Ontario. Bob Lovelace, … Keep reading »