September 2014

Articles

1 September 2014, by Michel LAMBERT
Peoples’ Social Forum 2014 and Beyond

Much has been said, for the most part very positive, about the incredible Peoples’ Social Forum, which took place from August 21st to 24th in Ottawa. Naomi Klein’s comment during her opening speech (...)
1 September 2014, by Miriam Katawazi
Peoples’ Social Forum: 500 Workshops, 19 Assemblies, 5,000 Voices and a Declaration

After the Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) ended this weekend, tents at the University of Ottawa were left empty. Booths covered with art and information that lined the once busy streets had (...)
1 September 2014, by Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Palestinians support resistance in post-Gaza reality

This growing Palestinian support for resistance as the recent Gaza conflict evolved demonstrates the failure of Israeli tactics, which targeted Gaza’s civilian population in order to weaken Hamas. (...)
1 September 2014, by Elizabeth Austwick
Israel Ramps up Pressure on PFLP

Following Tuesday morning’s detention of 12 leaders from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the party has declared that Israel is conducting a clear campaign against it. (...)
1 September 2014, by Siddharth Varadarajan
The Futility of Not Talking to Pakistan

Modi has erred greatly by cancelling talks instead of pursuing an enlightened internal Kashmir policy India is perhaps the only major power in the world to regard dialogue with an adversary as (...)
1 September 2014, by David Mandel
Understanding the Civil War in Ukraine

The Ukrainian conflict, like most political phenomena, is multi-dimensional and highly complex. As such, it calls for a holistic – dialectical, if you wish – approach. But to judge by American and (...)
1 September 2014, by Messaoud Romdhani
Women in Tunisia: The Struggle for Equality is Not Over

On August 13, 2014, Tunisian women commemorated the 58th anniversary of the promulgation of the Personal Status Code (PSC) that transformed married and family life in Tunisia. In fact, the PSC (...)
1 September 2014, by Roger Waters
Why Moral Perversity of U.S. Position in Gaza is Stunning

I think it’s safe to say that if U.S. neighborhoods were living under siege, folks like Rand Paul wouldn’t take it The carnage in Gaza continues after the latest collapse of cease-fire talks and (...)