Category: Culture/Media
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Rethinking Free Speech – North American Dilemmas /w Peter Ives: Practices and Struggles in the US and Canada
Peter Ives is professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg. He is the author of Rethinking Free Speech (Fernwood, 2024). We need to rethink free speech to better … Watch video »
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CBC and Its Normalization of Genocide
Dear Brodie Fenlon and CBC journalists, We have been told that Israel has killed more than 15,000 children in Gaza. But that figure does not square with reality. Jonathan Cook … Keep reading »
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Analyzing the Israel Effect in Canada
If truth and justice are the most potent weapons in the arsenal of the oppressed … — Norman Finkelstein What is the life of a Palestinian worth? Is it worth … Keep reading »
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In Step With Other Dignified Feet
“In Step With Other Dignified Feet” was composed in September, 2022. I wrote the music and first verse, which is performed in a singer-songwriter style. The rest of the song, … Watch video »
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What’s “hate speech” Got To Do With It? Moral Panic and the Media’s Politics of Distraction
I woke up on Monday morning, April 22, 2024, to a CBC storm. A blast of CBC rhetoric shot through the airwaves repeatedly over that day like ice pellets pummelling … Keep reading »
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Palestine Prohibited
A discussion about the repression of Palestinian activism on Canadian campuses and how faculty can organize to speak up about and for Palestine. This event was part of the Faculty … Watch video »
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From Gaza: The Diary of “Aisha Hussein”
Aisha Hussein is not a real person; she is a composite. To underscore the dire situation in the midst of the destruction and bombing of Gaza, the occupation, sense of … Keep reading »
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Art Gallery of Ontario versus Freedom of Speech and Palestine Solidarity: The Silencing of Wanda Nanibush
Statement of Concern from Members of the International Indigenous Arts Community “Decolonizing museums should not be left to the handful of Indigenous people that work in museums. It’s like it’s piled … Keep reading »
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Artists for a Ceasefire Now, Stop the Genocide in Gaza
Artists and Academics in Canada: Statement of Solidarity with Palestine We, the undersigned artists, academics, and cultural workers, pledge our support for the Palestinian people in the face of over 75 … Keep reading »
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After the Storm
An eco-political music-video in memory of William Morris, song composed in February 2023, audio and visuals produced in March 2023. After the Storm After the storm there’ll be peace and quiet … Watch video »
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How Barbara Ehrenreich Exposed the ‘Positive Thinking’ Industry
We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality. Keep reading »
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The Activist’s Antidote: A Conversation about Depression, Hopelessness, and Burnout
We are social creatures – we like to be heard. Yet, an enduring tragedy of modern society remains that there are things more often left unsaid, on the rare occasion … Keep reading »