Category: Social Movements
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No Fare is Fair
A Roundtable with Members of the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly Transit Committee The Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly (GTWA) is a promising new initiative aiming to build a united, non-sectarian, and militant … Keep reading »
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This Is What Complicity Looks Like: Palestine and the Silencing Campaign on Campus
The campaign to silence Palestine solidarity reaches its annual crescendo during Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). As IAW 2011 approaches, we need to prepare for another round of silencing. This means … Keep reading »
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The United Left Alliance and the Rise of Working-Class Politics in Ireland
On Friday February 25th, the Irish people voted in what Fine Gael‘s leader Enda Kenny proclaimed a ‘democratic revolution.’ The results of this election are transformative with the unparalleled decimation … Keep reading »
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How Can We Aid Libya’s Freedom Movement?
The brutal massacres of civilians in Libya at the order of the country’s dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, have shocked the world. His air force has carried out air strikes against unarmed … Keep reading »
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Developing a Political Fightback
Toronto — 19 February 2011. The fightback against Mike Harris and Mel Lastman consisted of community mobilizations, large strikes and impressive Days of Action. How were they successful and how … Watch video »
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30 Years On: The Toronto Bathhouse Raids and Sexual and Gender Liberation
On February 5, 1981 150 Toronto cops busted into four gay bathhouses and arrested 306 people on charges of being found-ins or keepers of common bawdyhouses. These arrests were deliberately … Keep reading »
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The World Social Forum and the Battle for COP17
In a world plunged ever deeper into an uncivilized global capitalist condition, the World Social Forum (WSF) is a crucial beacon of hope. At its recent gathering in Dakar, Senegal … Keep reading »
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A Period of Revolutionary Fervour
Just a week after the Tunisian revolution, at a conference in Beirut, an astute Egyptian social scientist was asked, would the Tunisian contagion spread to Egypt? And his answer was … Keep reading »
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Tahrir Square: This is What Democracy Looks Like!
“The more late his decision to go away is, the more creative and more beautiful the revolution. So I want him to give us some more time to make a … Keep reading »
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A Movement To Change the World
Toronto — 30 January 2011. “A Movement To Change the World” Moderated by Kelly O’Sullivan. Brenda Stokely is a human rights activist dedicated to ending all forms of national oppression, racism, … Watch video »
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The Egyptian Uprising and Workers’ Grievances
It is too early to give an explanation for the Egyptian revolt. Much still needs to be understood about the character and the driving forces behind this sustained mass mobilization, … Keep reading »
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From Cairo to Dakar to Durban, Another World Actually Is Possible!
Last week’s World Social Forum (WSF) in Dakar, Senegal, ended up riotously happy thanks to the eviction of a universally-hated Egyptian Pharoah, after near-debilitating logistical disasters at the event’s outset. … Keep reading »