Alternatives International Journal

Articles

2 August 2011, by Melissa Wils-Owens
Last Call for Alternatives’ Days Registration

Since 1994, Alternatives Montreal has focused Canadian interest in social and political activism through an annual event called Alternatives’ Days. Both an opportunity for Canadian camaraderie (...)
2 August 2011, by Emilie Couture
Quebecor’s Crusade against Public Financing

“Do as I say, not as I do”: it is basically the message that the different entities of Quebecor Media have been sending us recently about the use of provincial and federal funding. The recent (...)
2 August 2011, by Nitasha Moothoo-Padayachie
67 Minutes: A successful example of social cohesion

"It is ordinary people...that make the world a special place," - Nelson Mandela, 2008 July 18th not only marks the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela, but also marks a recently (...)
2 August 2011, by Kelsey Williams
Interventions in Africa: Help or Hindrance?

Sub-Saharan Africa withstands an almost constant onset of civil wars, ethnic conflicts, and failed states. When these tragedies occur, there is an attitude within the international community that (...)
2 August 2011, by Erin Hudson
The Arab Spring: to live with the dignities of human rights or die trying

“They are saying death or dignity. Yes, it has come down to this…Do not make a mistake; this is not a religious revolution. This is not an ideological revolution. This is a human rights (...)
2 August 2011, by Marion Bauer
Madagascar’s Land Distribution – what is left for the Malagasy?

In Madagascar, a diverse set of needs as well as the factions representing them battle to find a way to fulfill their interests, often leading to turmoil. Madagascar’s policies of land (...)
2 August 2011, by Jason Leung
High and Dry

In the past few months, a vicious drought has plagued East Africa. Regarded as the worst drought in sixty years, the region is witnessing a natural disaster that has destroyed livelihoods, (...)
2 August 2011, by Kevin Kaczmara
March of the Penguins

Ranked number forty-five on the United Nations Human Development Index, Chile finds itself ahead of all of its Latin American counterparts, and understandably so. The two decades since the end (...)
2 August 2011, by Anna Lekas Miller
Sisterhood of the Sluts

On January 24th, 2011, Constable Michael Sanguinetti, spoke at a crime prevention conference at a Toronto law school. He dared to say, “…women should avoid dressing like sluts to avoid being (...)
2 August 2011, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa : Beyond food aid and cash transfers

Recent headlines are dominated by what has been described as ’the worse drought the Horn of Africa has suffered in sixty years’. This comes as no surprise. Amid the droughts that gravely impacted (...)
2 August 2011, by Patrick Bond
Climate Meetings are Conferences of Polluters

Judging by what transpired at the global climate negotiations in the former West German capital, Bonn, it appears certain that in just over five months’ time, the South African port city of Durban (...)
1 July 2011, by Melissa Wils-Owens
Keeping Hope Afloat: Freedom Flotilla II

Last month, an international fleet of ships embarked for Gaza as the sequel to the 2010 Freedom Flotilla which triggered the relaxation of Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip. This territory is on (...)
1 July 2011, by Isabelle Reford, Melissa Wils-Owens
Alternatives International Project Briefing - July 2011

Each of the nine member organizations of the Alternatives International federation is constantly at work on a variety of projects to improve social, economic and environmental justice in their (...)
1 July 2011, by Wendy Papakostandini
Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights

On the surface, reproductive rights do not seem particularly pressing. More often than not, they are swept under the rug, and rarely are they equated with human rights. I argue however that the (...)
1 July 2011, by Nitasha Moothoo-Padayachie
Gendercide in India: the patriarchy of birth

Gendercide, as coined by Mary Ann Warren in her1985 book, is viewed as a product of poverty or ignorance. This article will help demonstrate that the issue of gendercide is not class or education (...)