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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 (…) -
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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 (…) -
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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 (…) -
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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, (…) -
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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 (…) -
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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 (…) -
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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 (…) -
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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 (…)
