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Toronto, July 16, 2010. Part 1: Deb Cowen – University of Toronto Department of Geography. Karen Sun – former Executive Director of Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter and current … Watch video »

15,000 Attend Detroit Social Forum: High-Energy Gathering Fires Up A New Generation of Activists in U.S. Left and Social Movements When 15,000 vibrant and politically engaged people gather in one … Keep reading »

Toronto, June 19, 2010. With: Sam Gindin is the Visiting Packer Chair in Social Justice at York University, Toronto and active with the Toronto Workers’ Assembly. Michael Hurley is President … Watch video »

An Interview with Marlon Santi On July 5, I sat down with Marlon Santi, President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in his office in Quito. We … Keep reading »

Bolivia’s UN ambassador, Pablo Solón, gave this talk to the Shout Out for Global Justice, sponsored by the Council of Canadians and attended by nearly 3,000 people on June 25 … Keep reading »

I first knew Mozambique through close contact in Dar es Salaam with FRELIMO in the early and difficult years – the 1960s and the first-half of 1970s – of its … Keep reading »

During the G20 Summit in Toronto on June 26 and 27, 2010, more than $1.2-billion was spent on a reported 20,000 police and security officers, a 5-metre fence, and new … Keep reading »

What were they thinking? Mere days after its re-election in May 2009, the Liberal Party government of British Columbia announced a new consumption tax that took effect on July 1, … Keep reading »

It’s time for the Prime Minister to take responsibility for the G20 fiasco. A room filled with police officers stare at pulsing screens; feeds from 85 cameras cover most of … Keep reading »

The June Budget Following the inconclusive outcome of the British general election on May 6th, the ‘centrist’ Liberal Democratic Party decided to turn sharply to the right by agreeing to … Keep reading »

On Monday, June 28, a large and boisterous demonstration of about 2500 people that snaked through the streets of Toronto continued the movement to rid this city of the police … Keep reading »

Now that the G20 has left town, let’s get down to talking about the reality of maternal health in the City of Toronto. Workers at the Massey Centre for Women … Keep reading »