Category: Social Movements
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Left Municipal Election Platform Launched in Vancouver
As rents continue to spiral out of control amidst multiple intersecting societal crises, is Vancouver ready for a political revolution? Some local socialist organizers think so, and they’re making plans … Keep reading »
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Planning, Democracy, Socialism: Learning from Kerala
The 20th and early 21st centuries have witnessed numerous projects that link planning praxis to strategies of structural change. For the last two generations, the state of Kerala, India has … Watch video »
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Winning the Case for Transformative Left Economics
Facing environmental breakdown and a global pandemic, the need for a radical overhaul of our economic system has never been clearer. But following Labour’s defeat in the 2019 general election, … Watch video »
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SR21: Community Restaurants / Postcapitalism: Alternatives or Detour?
Dual Presentation with Benjamin Selwyn and Greg Albo, from the 2021 Socialist Register. Watch video »
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Global Left, Marxism and Democratic Socialism: Remembering Leo Panitch
Speakers: Sam Gindin, Ana Garcia, Ingar Solty, Patrick Bond, Dinga Sikwebu, and Vishwas Satgar. Leo Panitch was a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University, a renowned political … Watch video »
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No Life Like It: A Tribute to the Revolutionary Activism of Ernie Tate
An internationalist tribute to the life, activism and legacy of Ernie Tate (1934-2021). Ernie Tate believed capitalism is a cruel and unjust system that has to be changed. Ernie was … Watch video »
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Call for Arms Embargo
We are calling on unions, federations of labour, labour councils and locals to join us in demanding that the Government of Canada immediately suspend bilateral trade of all arms and related materials with the State of Israel. Keep reading »
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Radicalism and Disability Struggles: The Political Life of ET Kingsley
On 15 October 1890, Eugene T. Kingsley’s life changed dramatically and irrevocably. The political trajectory of the North American working class would change as well, even if Kingsley was not … Keep reading »
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The Class Struggle Against the Pandemic
Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), summed it up when he said, the best response to the Tory pandemic disaster is to join a union … Keep reading »
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On ‘Rioting’ and State Violence
The uprising that emerged following the murder of George Floyd reignited debates about violence both in the media and among activists and scholars of social movements. Under pressure to distinguish … Keep reading »
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US Election: What Could it Mean for Canada and the Canadian Left?
The US election is about much more than Trump, and it provides some food for thought for Canadian socialists. Keep reading »
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United Front or Bust
People lie. People cheat. People steal. Some get punished. Some wind up taking the punishment for someone else. That’s the way of this wicked world. But a wise man once … Keep reading »