Category: Culture/Media
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Socialists on Social Media /w Dr. Tanner Mirrlees
In the digital age, socialists have used the Internet to their advantage, both for messaging and organizing. But what kind of a radical politics can really emerge from the clutches of capital and their dominance of Big Tech? Listen to audio »
Voices Beyond Borders: A Poetic and Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson
An evening of poetry and music to commemorate Paul Robeson’s vibrant, heroic voice raised in artful resistance. A tribute to Robeson’s contribution to workers’ internationalism, and a celebration of Black History Month. Featuring presentations/performances by George Elliot Clarke, Lillian Allen, Evie Shockley, Michael Fraser, Honey Novick, Jim Phelan, and Giovanna Riccio. Watch video »
Booklaunch: The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain
Launch of The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice From Gold Mountain (Talon Books, 2020), with editor and author David McIlwraith, as well as Judy Fong Bates and other guests. … Watch video »
Artists and the Front Lines of Political Resistance
The artist collective behind the naked Trump statues is releasing its new documentary during election season. Keep reading »
Will Escaping Americans Test Canada’s Capacity for Sympathy?
When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, I started hearing from American friends that they were thinking of migrating to Canada. Sensing that most of them didn’t really mean it, … Keep reading »
Not Completely a Company Town
Peter Findlay’s documentary film Company Town provides a welcome opening to initiate discussion and debate about the closure of General Motor’s once massive (it had 23,000 workers at one time) … Keep reading »
Socialist Media Politics, Digital Capitalism and Media Imperialism /w Tanner Mirrlees
On Socialist Media Politics, Digital Capitalism and Media Imperialism Listen to interview: Your browser does not support the audio element. Created and hosted by Peter Bloom, “Another World is Podable” is … Watch video »
Capitalism is the Parasite; Capitalism is the Virus
With hindsight, a few years from now, it may well appear to us that the year 2020, the beginning of the third decade of the twenty-first century, marked the dawn … Keep reading »
Socialist Feminist Cabaret 2020
Performances by: The Rise Up Feminist Jazz Band Songs of Chilean Resistance MC’ed by Sue Findlay and Nithya Nagarajan. Recorded in Toronto, 29 February 2020.
The Sword, The Pen and The Law – On Julian Assange
“The more I pursued the question of why Assange has so little public support, the more disturbing the story became.” I follow the blog written by Craig Murray, a former … Keep reading »
Rough and Plenty: A Memorial
Exploring the parallel processes of dispossession in the Scottish Clearances and Canada’s East coast fishery. Keep reading »
Imagine a Free Palestine
I wrote Siegebreakers because I can’t liberate Gaza or Palestine, but I can dream about it. I wanted it to be a proximate dream, a dream of the next step … Keep reading »