Category: Social Movements
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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 »
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“Only the Names Have Changed”: The Continued Struggle for Democracy in Egypt
Interview with Mamdouh Habashi, a Vice-President of the World Forum for Alternatives and an executive board member of the Arab-African Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt. On May 5, 2011, Constanze … Keep reading »
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A New Working-Class, pro-Maori Political Voice
Aotearoa/New Zealand: A New Working-Class, pro-Maori Political Voice MANA: (noun) prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma. Mike Treen is national director of the Unite Union in Aotearoa/New Zealand … Keep reading »
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The Tunisian Revolution Did Not Come Out Of Nowhere
Interview with Sadri Khiari The Tunisian revolution has been the detonator of the wave of protests and uprisings which have spread across North Africa and the Middle East since January, 2011. … Keep reading »
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Killed for Demanding the Right of Return
Thousands of unarmed Palestinian demonstrators came under fire from Israeli troops on May 15 as they marched on Israel’s borders from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Gaza as part of a … Keep reading »