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August 2010
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2 August 2010, by Michael Ryan Wiseman
A Strategic Victory
Hats off to the hat that’s finally on that dastardly oil pipe. We can all rest assured that the Gulf of Mexico will be as good as new in no time. Indeed, word is coming out that clean up efforts (...) -
2 August 2010, by Michael Bramadat-Willcock
Free Gaza Movement and Mavi Marmara
Canadian activists talk about their experiences onboard the Mavi Marmara and announce North American ships to depart for Gaza. Addressing a mixed crowd including Palestinian and Ultra-Orthodox (...) -
2 August 2010, by Stefan Christoff
G20 a month later
A month ago, thousands of chanting voices echoed between downtown towers in the core of Canada’s largest city, with people reclaiming the streets, facing down thousands of armed police — a (...) -
2 August 2010, by Joel Balsam
Moving Forward
“The idea is definitely to bring people together.” Socially conscious rapper Lou Piensa chats with the AIJ. Lou Piensa is co-founder of the multi-cultural, multi-lingual, eclectic hip-hop (...) -
2 August 2010, by Daniel Moss
So That All May Drink
After years of grassroots pressure, the UN General Assembly will debate a resolution on the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation. Maude Barlow, former senior advisor on water (...) -
2 August 2010, by Ezra Winton
ART THREAT !!!
It’s summertime and therefore I’ve been in programming mode. After watching dozens and dozens of docs (and a few fiction), I thought I’d pass along some great summer flicks to cool off with, while (...) -
2 August 2010, by Alternatives Information Center
Paying for the Privilege
The Israeli Knesset voted on July 13th to strip of MK Haneen Zoubi of key parliamentary privileges as punishment for her involvement in the Freedom Flotilla aid convoy, in which Israeli naval (...) -
2 August 2010, by Jodie Beck
Feminists of the World, Unite!
I recently had the honour of joining Montreal’s Women of Diverse Origins as a volunteer for the upcoming Montreal International Women’s Conference (MIWC). Hosts and organizers of the conference, (...)