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1 August 2012, by Houda Chergui
Indigenous Movements Over Mining in Guatemala
On July 4 2012, community leader and coordinator of the K’iche’ People’s Council (CPK), Lolita Chavez, escaped an attack by a large group of armed men following a peaceful protest in Santa Cruz (…) -
1 August 2012, by Jillian Ward
Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: B’Tselem’s 2011 Report
The NGO B’Tselem, which calls itself ‘The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories’, released its annual report in March 2012. The sixty-three page document provides (…) -
1 August 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte
Iowa Citizens Speak out Against African “Land Grabs”
Iowa-based civil rights group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) has spoken out against Regent Bruce Rastetter, claiming him to be a corrupt politician that has misused his political (…) -
1 August 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte
Book review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
Integrating three years of research and reporting, Katherine Boo has streamlined the complex issues and social dynamics of a Mumbai slum into the compelling narrative, Behind the Beautiful (…) -
1 August 2012, by Ronald Cameron
The International Council lays the foundation for 2013’s World Social Forum
Roughly a thousand people participated in the preparatory assembly for World Social Forum (WSF) 2013, held over six days beginning July 12 in Monastir, Tunisia. Various workshops and meetings (…) -
1 August 2012, by Sara E. Levac
Is International Humanitarian Law a Rear-Guard Action?
The situation in Syria. The Kony 2012 campaign. The alleged war crimes in Mali. The trial of Ratko Mladic adjourned in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) due to (…) -
1 August 2012, by Arij Riahi,
Sara E. Levac
Bill 78: When the Exception Becomes a Rule of Law
The special law adopted under gag order by the National Assembly on May 18, 2012, has entailed its share of challenges. Since then, the debate has raged and opinions have become polarized. Some (…) -
1 August 2012, by Michael Reford
The Battle for Land and Survival
There is a certain practicality to civil disobedience that ends with meaningful results. One simple act or specific instance can become a rallying point or spark that lights the fuse of something (…) -
1 August 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Protests on Mining Projects in Peru: A Crisis of Governance
Five hundred years ago, Spanish conquistadors, who conquered the Inca Empire, pillaged gold and silver from what is today known as Peru. Five hundred years later, gold and other minerals are still (…) -
1 August 2012, by Arij Riahi
Question Whose Authority?
Two dead brothers. Only one will receive the honoured burial. The other will be left without proper sepulture. His body will be abandoned, to be feasted on by birds and dogs. It is the king who (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Juan Camilo Velásquez-Buriticá
International Environmental Day of Action
On June 20th around 50,000 people took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in anticipation for the ineffective outcome of the Rio+20 Summit. Additional protests sprang up in various (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Houda Chergui
Child Prisoners in Palestine
The World Social Forum Free Palestine is taking place this year from November 28 to December 1 in Porto Allegre, Brazil. An echo of the World Social Forum’s opposition to neo-liberal hegemony, (…) -
1er juillet 2012
Canada held responsible for torture : Rights violations in the West
In 1985, Canada signed onto the United Nations (UN) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and was one of the first countries to do so. In a (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Lola Duffort
Crusade 2.0 : A Book Review
There is little extensive Western journalism or academic work done on Islamophobia, and certainly no authoritative text on the matter, which is perhaps why John Feffer’s project in Crusade 2.0 : (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Walden Bello
Why are Philippine Funds Being Used to Bail out Irresponsible European Banks ?
The Philippine government’s decision to extend a $1 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to supplement the Fund’s war chest of $456 billion to contain the economic crisis in (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Jillian Ward
Japanese PM Noda Orders Restart of Nuclear Reactors
On June 8th Japanese Prime Minister Yohishiko Noda made a televised appeal for two nuclear reactors of the Ohi nuclear plant to be reopened in order to maintain the country’s economic vitality and (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Jacob Dobias
An Overview of Syria’s Current Human Rights Violations
The conflict, and anti-regime attitude in Syria has been ongoing since the beginning of the current President’s term. President Bashar al-Assad has been in power since the political demise of his (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Promoting Organic Agriculture in Africa : The Need to Lead by Example
“Organic agriculture can offer an impressive array of food security, economic, environmental, and health benefits for developing countries, including in Africa,” declared Petko Draganov, UN (…) -
1er juillet 2012, par Michael Reford
The Politics of Football
It is that time again : Every four years fans around the world get to enjoy the European Championship. Whether in domestic leagues or at the international level, politics seem to be omnipresent in (…) -
1 June 2012, by Georgina Alonso
Accessible Education for a Prosperous and Just Society
Students in Quebec have been on strike for over three months in response to the provincial government’s decision to raise tuition fees by seventy-five per cent, reflecting a lack of support for (…) -
1 June 2012, by Houda Chergui
Project Briefs: June 2012
Alternatives Montreal — Montreal, Canada Alternatives is hosting its Festival of Solidarity on Saturday, June 9. The festival will include workshops as well as conferences centered around the (…) -
1 June 2012, by Jacob Dobias
Bill 78 and a Brief Sketch of the Quebec Student Movement
On June 9, Alternatives will be hosting the Festival of Solidarity, which will explore the process of mobilization in response to austerity and regression. Notable speakers will include Hervé (…) -
1 June 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte
Egyptian Presidential Candidate Sparks Protests
Following news that Hosni Mubarak’s former premier, Ahmed Shafiq, will face off against Muslim Brotherhood backed Mohammed Mursi in the country’s presidential runoff later this June, thousands of (…) -
1 June 2012
The Future of Europe and the Balkans: Subversive Forum 2012
This year’s instalment of the annual Subversive Forum was held earlier this month, from May 13 to 19, in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Now in its fifth year, the international conference, (…) -
1 June 2012, by Lola Duffort
Hunger Striking Prisoners in Palestine Win Concessions from Israel
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners ended a weeks-long hunger strike on May 14 when the Israeli government conceded to improve prisoner conditions, and to limit their use of administrative (…) -
1 June 2012, by Houda Chergui
France Elects Hollande, Rejects Austerity
The European population is angry. Protests have erupted throughout the European Union as a result of indignation at mass unemployment and cuts in social programs. Nations such as Spain and Greece (…) -
1 June 2012, by Juan Camilo Velásquez-Buriticá
The Struggle in Bahrain Continues
On May 28, Nabeel Rajab, one of the Bahraini uprising’s most prominent leaders, was released on bail after nearly a month of imprisonment. Rajab, who is also the head of the Bahraini Centre for (…) -
1 June 2012, by Joel Balsam
Obama’s War on Whistleblowers Continues
The 1917 Espionage Act, a World War I-era law originally meant for German and Russian spies, has been used six times against current or former United States government officials who have leaked (…) -
30 April 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
The Future of Canadian Journalism
Last weekend, from April 19 – 21, 2012, the Journalism Strategies conference was held at Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal. The conference brought together attendees from Canada, (…) -
30 April 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
CIDA’s Lack of Transparency and Democracy
Canadian International Assistance Envelope (IAE) funds will decrease by 7.4% over the next three years despite promises, just two years ago, of freezing the aid budget at $5 billion for five (…) -
30 April 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
The Shin Bet Blacklist
The Israeli Security Service Shin Bet has blacklisted over 1000 people from entering Israel. Many of the people named on the list have no evidence linking them as activists part of this year’s (…) -
30 April 2012, by Raul Burbano
Assault of Extractive Industry in Latin America
At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Harper spoke to CEOs from across the Americas and unveiled Canada’s plans to expand into Latin America with vigor. Trade and investment, (…) -
30 April 2012, by George Monbiot
Dark Hearts
There is one thing you can say for the Holocaust deniers: at least they know what they are denying. In order to sustain the lies they tell, they must engage in strenuous falsification. To dismiss (…) -
30 April 2012, by MICHAEL WARSCHAWSKI
Gunter Grass: Nominee for Nobel Peace Prize!
For his courageous poem warning of an Israeli attack on Iran, German poet Gunter Grass should be nominated for a second Nobel Prize - this time for peace! Read more -
30 April 2012
Briefing: Living in the Kabul Bubble
DUBAI, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) - A sustained attack by militants on Afghanistan’s parliament and various targets in the diplomatic zone on 15 April temporarily shut down the capital, Kabul, to all (…) -
30 April 2012, by JENNIFER DITCHBURN
Cuts Belie Harper’s Commitment to Building Democracy Abroad
Canada’s commitment to strengthening struggling democracies will likely be a key message as the Prime Minister travels to Latin America next week – but the federal budget tells a different story. (…) -
30 April 2012, by Mark Mattner
CIDA’s Risky Business Venture
Why the public-private development partnerships forged between the government and large mining companies are unlikely to improve the record of Canada’s extractive industries. Read more -
30 April 2012
The Crusades Are Back: Islamophobia
Fear replaces rational thinking; FDR knew this. Most Americans don’t personally know any Muslims but we do know that those who caused 9/11 claimed to be Muslim. So today in 2012, we are in the (…) -
30 March 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
The Green Economy and Corporate Concerns in Rio+20
Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June this year, will mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on (…) -
30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr,
Tamkinat Mirza
Project Briefs
Stop Online Spying Alternatives is in support of stopspying.ca. The Canadian government and Minister Vic Toews are currently trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic (…) -
30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
CIDA under-fire for partnering with mining company
The Canadian government’s decision to partner with mining firm Barrick Gold and development NGO World Vision Canada for a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project in La Libertad, Peru, has (…) -
30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
Canada tries to remove human right to water and sanitation
On World Water Day, United Nations water and sanitation expert Catarina de Albuquerque critiqued countries including Canada for spearheading a move to eliminate references to the human right to (…) -
30 March 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
Preview: The People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice
The People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice will be held on June 15-23 in Rio de Janeiro this year, running parallel to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Environment and (…) -
30 March 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte
Green school initiatives: Saving money, resources and student health
Green Schools, education institutions that promote interaction with nature as a learning tool while fostering an environmentally friendly campus predicated on healthy living, are now receiving (…) -
30 March 2012, by Clayton Thomas-Muller ,
Kevin Smith
Social Licence: Cultural Complicity in the Age of Extraction
At first glance, there might not seem to be an obvious common ground between indigenous activists in Canada, performance artists in the UK, and climate activists in both countries. However, the (…) -
30 March 2012, by Lucie Bourgeois
The face of transcendence in Palestine
We spent Wednesday morning discussing and aligning around our own theory of change, our underlying beliefs and hypotheses as to the way in which it can be encouraged and facilitated for (…) -
30 March 2012, by Forum of Civil Society Organisations
Declaration of the Forum of Civil Society Organisations
Bamako, on March 22, 2012. Following the events that occurred in the night of March 21, 2012 in Bamako and in the regions, the Forum of Civil Society Organisations of Mali has held a meeting at (…) -
30 March 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
US defeat won’t be Afghan victory
Ever since US Sergeant Robert Bales surrendered after calmly massacring Afghan women and children, he has been depicted as a man under unusual personal circumstances. A high-ranking US official (…) -
30 March 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
What Pakistan Should Do In Afghanistan
Many Pakistanis living and working in Kabul say they feel a palpable hostility towards them once their nationality becomes known. Some occasionally pretend to be Indians, which brings more (…) -
28 March 2012, by Editorial, The Hindu
Why only Africans?
March 28, 2012 The first conviction at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the tenth year of its functioning is a good time to take stock of how well an institution that was designed to (…) -
20 March 2012, by Robert Fisk
Madness is not the reason for this massacre
I’m getting a bit tired of the "deranged" soldier story. It was predictable, of course. The 38-year-old staff sergeant who massacred 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, near Kandahar (…) -
2 March 2012, by Marion Bauer
International Involvement in Syria
The Syrian revolution is now an urban war. Following similar demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, Syrians took to the streets last year to demand democratic rights and a regime change. (…) -
29 February 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
Islam and the Liberated Egyptian Woman: An interview with Shahinaz Ahmed
The Western media tends to view women in Islamic societies through a lazy and paternalistic eye. Bound by the Burqa and silenced by patriarchy, the women of the Middle East are objects of pity in (…) -
29 February 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
Project Briefs
Stop Online Spying Alternatives is in support of stopspying.ca. The Canadian government and Minister Vic Toews are currently trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic surveillance (…) -
29 February 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
The Shafia Trial: A Question of Assimilation
The Shafia family honor killings in Kingston, Ontario are yet another instance of cultural conservativeness taken to the extreme, with tragic outcomes. The killings also showcase a less (…) -
29 February 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
Debunking "Condoned" Honor Killings in Islam
Faced with a rising number of reported cases of honor killings in Western countries, there is an increasing need to clearly understand the nature, motivation and rationale behind these crimes. (…) -
29 February 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
Remembering Canada’s Missing and Murdered Women
Across the world, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with love; in Canada, it is also a day when people march to remember hundreds of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Following the first march (…) -
29 February 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Economic Crisis in Spain: A History of Mismanagement and Inequalities
Despite having one of the largest economies in Europe Spain’s economy has stalled and national unemployment is on the rise. Over 5 million people in the country are currently out of work, a level (…) -
29 February 2012, by Michael Reford
Chilean Student Protests Challenge Status Quo in Education System
The Chilean education system is in need of a massive overhaul, and Chilean students have taken it upon themselves to act. In a growing movement that has attracted support from hundreds of (…) -
29 February 2012, by Stephen Zunes
Syrian Repression, the Chinese-Russian Veto, and U.S. Hypocrisy
As the Syrian regime continues to slaughter unarmed civilians, the major powers at the United Nations continue to put their narrow geopolitical agenda ahead of international humanitarian law. Just (…) -
29 February 2012
Why Does Russia Really Oppose International Intervention in Syria?
As the Syrian death toll approaches 8,000, Russia stands firm in its supposed support of a strategy of non-interference and non-partisanship, maintaining that it is neither against nor in support (…) -
29 February 2012, by Liza Ponomarenko
Increasing Internet Censorship in Belarus
On 6 January, Belarus’s Law 317-3 came into effect, restricting Belarusians’ Internet freedom with censorship similar to that of China. The new legislation implements Belarusian President (…) -
29 February 2012, by ELIZABETH PAYNE
Is Canada helping the world’s poor, or Canadian companies?
Few Canadians have likely heard of the Canada Investment Fund for Africa. But, since 2005, it has been busy investing Canadian foreign aid dollars — $100 million of them, in fact — on companies (…) -
29 February 2012, by AUDREY HUNTLEY
’Nobody cared, nobody did anything’: The normalization of violence against Indigenous women
In the summer of 2004, while working as a producer for CBC News Sunday, I undertook a road trip to research Traces of Missing Women. My intent was to gather memories of Indigenous women who had (…) -
15 February 2012, by Palestinian Preparatory Committee
WSF Free Palestine
Occupied Palestine is part of every free heartbeat in this world and her cause continues to inspire solidarity across the globe. The World Social Forum Free Palestine is an expression of the (…) -
15 February 2012, by George Monbiot
The Big Green Question
Is environmentalism compatible with social justice? It is the stick with which the greens are beaten daily: if we spend money on protecting the environment, the poor will starve, or freeze to (…) -
30 January 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
Project Briefs
Initiative pour un autre monde (IPAM) – Paris, France IPAM is in support of, and is currently promoting, the Fifth European Meeting of Analysis of Political Societies in Paris on February 2 and (…) -
30 January 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
The African National Conference and South African Democracy
The African National Congress (ANC) began anniversary celebrations for the 100th time on January 8, 2012. A crowd of 50 000, as well as 46 foreign dignitaries, packed into the Bloemfontein Rugby (…) -
30 January 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
Get ‘em Before They Get Nukes: Iran’s Scientists Targeted
Iran’s alleged militaristic nuclear capabilities have placed the country at the centre of the world’s political stage. The nation’s nuclear scientists have been assassinated and the identities of (…) -
30 January 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr
The Decline of British Nationality
Over the past twenty years, there has been a decline in the proportion of British citizens who consider their nationality primarily British. A report by Anthony Heath and Jane Roberts for the (…) -
30 January 2012, by Kartiga Thiyagarajah
Obama and the indefinite detention and torture act
Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of the United States is amended to accommodate the Department of Defense’s budget for that fiscal year. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012 (…) -
30 January 2012, by Ben Zala
From Davos to Dystopia
Not long ago the World Economic Forum (WEF) found itself in the sights of the global economic justice movement. At the turn of the last century, before anyone was “occupying” public spaces in (…) -
30 January 2012, by Liza Ponomarenko
Internet Censorship and The Case of MegaUpload
Nations that limit access to the Internet violate a human right which has become essential to life in the 21st century: the freedom of speech and communication through the Internet. A lack of (…) -
30 January 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Oil exploitation in Nigeria: Five Decades of Environmental and Social Injustice Remain Unaddressed.
Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s abrupt decision to abolish a consumer fuel subsidy, Nigeria entered a new period of civil unrest. The unrest began as a citizens’ protest but quickly (…) -
30 January 2012, by Maria Naimark
The Pakistani State’s Islam: From Instrumental to Uncontrollable
The last twenty years have seen a dramatic rise in the influence of extremist groups, particularly the Taliban, in Pakistan. Though the state has been linked in some way to Islam from the time of (…) -
30 January 2012, by John Sinclair ,
Stephen Brown
Transparency and Canadian Foreign Aid
It has always been hard to get timely information on Canada’s foreign aid. Now, thanks to the new “Open Government” initiative, data are easier to access on the Canadian International Development (…) -
30 January 2012, by ERIKA SHAKER
The Harper house rules: An intervention
Stephen: We recognize that no roommate is perfect, and from time to time we have all gotten on each other’s nerves. But you take the cake (and let’s be honest, sharing anything — including cake (…) -
30 January 2012, by Gustave Massiah
Reflections on the Current Social Forums Process
This paper does not intend to provide an exhaustive analysis of the relationship between the processes of the WSF and the changing global situation, rather it will put forward some reflections on (…) -
30 January 2012, by Chico Whitaker
New Perspectives in the WSF Process
The "future of the WSF"- less of its events and most of the process born from it - is a recurring theme in World Social Forums. From 2004 in all its editions there are at least a workshop to (…) -
30 January 2012, by Stefan Christoff
Art and Inspiration Meet on Montreal Streets
In Montreal, art is a key element of the intensely complex collective identity that stretches across this beautiful island city. Today, as Montreal is being celebrated as a centre for cutting (…) -
30 January 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
Iran’s Bomb and Pakistan
The waters of the Persian Gulf heated up sharply after Iran’s announcement last week that it is creating additional uranium enrichment facilities under a mountain, safe from airstrikes. Iran (…) -
30 January 2012, by Kamal Lahbib
WSF Process: Challenges and Opportunities
In July 2011, Chico Whitaker asked that ever-present question, “And what now, for the World Social Forum?” A few months earlier, Gus Massiah had laid out alterglobalization’s twelve Labours of (…) -
30 January 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
The Bomb: Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan
Once upon a time Iran was Pakistan’s close ally - probably its closest one. In 1947, Iran was the first to recognise the newly independent Pakistan. In the 1965 war with India, Pakistani fighter (…) -
17 January 2012, by Frédéric Dubois
Plan Nord Under the Microscope
Public involvement in diamond venture ends once gems are found Quebec’s first diamond mine is today being hailed as a model operation by the Quebec government. But a deeper look into what this (…) -
31 December 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
Project Briefings
Initiative pour un autre monde (IPAM) – Paris, France IPAM is supporting the demonstration for the International Day Against AIDS to take place on Thursday, December 1st at 6:30 at la Bastille, (…) -
31 December 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
Envisioning a Pandemonian North Korea
The month of December comes yearly as a combination of recollection and rumination over the events of the year, and speculation regarding developments within the next. 2011’s political events (…) -
31 December 2011, by Michael Reford
Europe’s Game of Debt
The year 2011 was one of vast, multifaceted change for Europe. While the unfolding debt crisis dominated news headlines, European citizens were affected by a wide range of issues. They adapted to (…) -
31 December 2011
Putin’s grip questioned in the face of public protest
The Russian legislative elections of December 4, 2011 saw a significant decrease of public support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. Winning the election with a mere 49.3% (…) -
31 December 2011, by Wesley Ellis
The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Shaping the Arab Spring
2011 has proven to be a volatile year for the Arab world; The death of a single man in the desert sparked regime changes and protests that have authoritarian governments scrambling, and in some (…) -
31 December 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
H5N1: Information Commons vs. Public Safety Concerns
In the prevalent negotiation between scientific research, moral concerns and government, an all-new controversy has emerged with the findings of two recent studies, with regards to a specific (…) -
31 December 2011, by The McLeod Group
CANADA AND MULTILATERALISM: MISSING IN ACTION
Multilateralism is a word little heard and less understood in today’s political and development discourse in Ottawa. The Conservative government, in practicing a policy of Canada first, uses (…) -
31 December 2011, by Nancy E. Claridge,
Terrance S. Carte
EFFECT OF ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS ON HUMANITARIAN AID REMAIN A CONCER
The cost of terrorism has been felt virtually all over the world. In recent years, however, measures adopted to counter terrorism have themselves posed serious challenges to human rights and the (…) -
31 December 2011, by Marcus Leroy
’Value for money’ or ’Results Obsession Disorder’?
For many decades development aid of western donors has been pretty well shielded from probing questions by the public opinion and politicians. Development aid was, and to some extend still is, (…) -
31 December 2011, by GWENDOLYN SCHULMAN,
ROBERTO NIETO
Foreign Aid to Mining Firms
MONTREAL—As excavators, heavy haulers and chemical treatment plants dig made-in-Canada mines around the world, Ottawa has taken new steps to ease growing criticism of Canada’s extractive sector. (…) -
31 December 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
Profile: Adbusters
On July 13, Vancouver-based activist group AdBusters tweeted a call to Occupy Wall Street, and allegedly sparked the movement that has occupied global attention and public spaces. After the (…) -
31 December 2011, by FRANCES RUSSELL
Harper laws for Harper government?
Is Canada governed by the rule of law — or only by the laws acceptable to the party in power? The difference, obviously, is not mere semantics. It is the difference between democracy and (…) -
31 December 2011, by MARIA KARI
Niqab-wearing accuser vs. defendant rights: When Charter freedoms clash
The tone of the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday was tense as Justice Morris Fish asked lawyer David Butt to name one lawyer who’d willingly cross-examine a veiled witness. Butt replied "some (…) -
24 December 2011, by Stefan Christoff
Leading Canada’s Public Healthcare to the Free-Market Guillotine
National discussion in Canada on the Conservative government’s new healthcare financial ultimatum, a take-it-or-leave-it-style proposal, largely revolves around myths. First that financing alone (…) -
18 December 2011, by Refaat Sabbah
The People Want to Overthrow the Educational System
“The people want to overthrow the regime” is a statement initiated by the youth in the Tahreer Square in Cairo, becoming a slogan for every single individual rejecting oppression and repression in (…) -
30 November 2011, by Hiba Zayadin,
Lili Eskinazi
Project Briefings - December 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 (…)