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30 Years On: The Toronto Bathhouse Raids and Sexual and Gender Liberation
| February 26, 2011
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
| February 25, 2011
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
| February 24, 2011
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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Failed Reconstruction in Haiti Debated in Canada
| February 23, 2011
The first anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake was marked in Canada by widespread media disclosures concerning the failure of the international relief effort. Reports showed that considerable barriers exist to … Keep reading »
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Tahrir Square: This is What Democracy Looks Like!
| February 22, 2011
“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 New American Workers’ Movement Has Begun
| February 21, 2011
Thousands of workers demonstrated at the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin on February 15 and 16 to protest plans by that state’s Republican Governor Scott Walker to take away the … Keep reading »
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A Movement To Change the World
| February 20, 2011
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
| February 18, 2011
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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Revolution in the Arab World…
| February 18, 2011
Toronto — 13 February 2011. With Gilbert Achcar – Professor of Development Studies, University of London, author of The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of the New World Disorder and … Watch video »
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From Cairo to Dakar to Durban, Another World Actually Is Possible!
| February 16, 2011
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 »
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The Workers, Middle Class, Military Junta and the Permanent Revolution
| February 15, 2011
Since yesterday (11 February 2011), and actually earlier, middle-class activists have been urging Egyptians to suspend the protests and return to work, in the name of patriotism, singing some of … Keep reading »
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Egypt’s Uprising: Not Just a Question of ‘Transition’
| February 14, 2011
The events of the last weeks are one of those historical moments where the lessons of many decades can be telescoped into a few brief moments and seemingly minor occurrences … Keep reading »
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