March 2013

Articles

• 1 March 2013, by Houda Chergui

  Civil Disobedience, in Theory

  "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time,” said Winston Churchill. This powerful statement of course stems from the (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Houda Chergui

  Interview on Civil Disobedience

  Phillippe Duhamel is a strong proponent of civil disobedience. He was one of the instigators of Operation SalAMI that in May, 1998, was successful in its efforts to prevent the Multilateral (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Brittany McGillivray

  Break the Law, Save the Earth

  Civil disobedience: is it a radical form of organization, or a meaningful way to resist unjust laws? Should laws be changed ‘democratically,’ and is civil disobedience a part of our democratic (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Anne Guay

  Sierra Club, Calling the Shots

  Sierra Club has declared civil disobedience in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline. A protest outside of the Whitehouse February 13 saw Michael Brune, Sierra Club’s Executive Director, get (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Bradley Castelli

  Canada Needs Civil Disobedience

  On February 17, 2013 an estimated 35,000 protestors assembled in front of the American White House to urge President Obama not to approve the proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension to the Gulf (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Marianne Hill

  Making Their Presence Known: The Visually Charged Civil Disobedience of Ukrainian Activist Organization, FEMEN

  Throughout February 2013, FEMEN activists have staged protests in over ten countries spanning two continents, making their presence known to a multitude of news outlets as a result of their savvy (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Tamkinat Mirza

  Open North: New Civic Engagement Tool Opens Up City Hall to Residents

  Open North, a Montreal-based nonprofit that works to promote government transparency and citizen engagement at government level, is working to provide Canadian citizens with online tools to (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Michael Sabelli

  Perpetual Acquiescence: A Reading of Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”

  When reading spirited texts written over 150 years ago about the goodness of individuals and the impeding role of government in their lives, the effect of romanticizing these words has an (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Michael Reford

  For Sale: The Canadian Identity

  A young, adolescent country, Canada often struggles with what it is. The rich, exciting, history of other Western nations is absent because of the few historically defining moments. As such, the (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Brinda Karat

  Deciding Who Gets to Eat

  By allowing futures trade in food and diversion of farm land for commercial purposes, the government (of India) is fuelling the price rise International agencies are warning of high food prices (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Sergio Yahni

  Palestinians: Israel’s Arrogance Will Provoke Intifada

  Israel has clearly demonstrated that its objective is not to resolve the Middle East conflict, but to keep the flames of the conflict at a manageable level. Israel has further demonstrated with (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Rob Prince

  Tunisia Boils Over

  Once again, Tunisians’ anger has overcome their fear. Spurred by a political assassination, tens of thousands have taken to the streets to protest the state into which their country has fallen. (…)
• 1 March 2013, by Sergio Yahni

  Israeli Measures Following UN Recognition of Palestine

  The objective of Israel is not to resolve the Middle East conflict but to keep the flames of the conflict at a manageable level. Israel has already declared and proven with acts that it is not (…)