Category: Social Movements
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Public Services, Good Jobs and the Ontario Election
Meeting chaired by Nancy Pridham; presentations by John Cartwright, Cathy Crowe, Deena Ladd, Sandy Hudson, Carolyn Egan, and Alan Sears. Recorded in Toronto, 28 September 2011. Watch video »
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Stop Ford’s Cuts
Toronto — 10 September 2011. The idea is simple: Torontonians meet in the park and lay out a People’s Declaration – a clear set of demands to deliver to City … Watch video »
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One World, One Revolution
Athens, Greece — 28 and 29 June 2011. New video on Greece and the European Union financial crisis, produced by RealDemocracy.gr. “Welcome to the civilization of fear. Where words have … Watch video »
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The Hope Bus Campaign: South Korean Workers Resist Layoffs
The Hope Bus Campaign is establishing itself as an icon of resistance to employment anxieties that are threatening worker and working-class livelihoods. The Hope Bus Campaign was launched with the … Keep reading »
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A People’s History of the Egyptian Revolution
No matter how it unfolds, the Egyptian revolution will go down in the history books as a defining moment in the 21st century. Millions of Egyptians brought down one of … Keep reading »
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How Do We Build a Bigger Left?
Toronto — 28 May 2011. Part 1: Monique Moisan is a leading member of Québec solidaire and a founder of À bâbord!, which is celebrating its 8th year of publication. … Watch video »
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A People’s Assembly: A Strategy for the Harper Years in Kingston
2011 is turning out to be ripe with paradoxes in Canada. The effects of the financial crisis of 2008 are now reverberating across Canadian society, as the financial crisis shifts … Keep reading »
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Radical Democracy and Popular Power
Ottawa — 5 March 2011. David McNally teaches Political Science at York University, Toronto and is a long-time activist in socialist and global justice movements. He is the author of … Watch video »
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First Nations Under Surveillance
Harper Government Prepares for First Nations “Unrest” Internal documents from Indian Affairs and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) show that shortly after forming government in January of 2006, Prime Minister … 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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Portugal: Left Bloc Fires up to Fight Austerity
When the 548 delegates to the seventh national convention of Portugal’s Left Bloc came together in a vast sports hall in Lisbon over May 7-8, they had two big questions … Keep reading »
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Building Solidarity from Palestine to South Africa
Part 1: Moderated by Iliam Burbano – Labour For Palestine. Part 2: Dr. Amjad Barham is the head of the Palestine Polytechnic University employees union and the President of the … Watch video »