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Toban Black — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:37:28 +0100

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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games draws protest over human rights abuses against First Nations people

Dan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:04:20 +0100

One year from February 12, 2009 and the Olympics will be starting in Vancouver, but are Canadians ready? Canadians were supportive participants of international protest against China’s documented human rights abuses in Tibet, however how will Canadians react to mass international and domestic protest against Canada’s documented human rights abuses with First Nations peoples?

End the Siege of Gaza rally in London

Toban Black — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:39:31 +0100

Photos from the Saturday, January 10th rally to call for an end to the siege of Gaza -

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Before the march

5 Arrested in Cayuga to Stop Edwards Street Landfill

alex.h — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:40:29 +0100

5 Arrested in Cayuga to Stop Edwards Street Landfill

OPP determined to escort garbage into the Edwards Street Landfill, but even after arrest of 4 supporters, Six Nations activists refuse to remove blockade. OPP violently arrest Six Nations man leaving the site.

December 11, 2008

10 Anti-War Advocates Convicted in Burlington, Ontario Court on International Human Rights Day

Dan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:32:03 +0100

Homes not Bombs
Because Canada should build homes, not blow them up.....

10 Anti-War Advocates Convicted in Burlington, Ontario Court on International Human Rights Day; Decision by Justice of the Peace Upholds Supremacy of Property Rights over Human Rights

We can’t change our lives if we don’t change the world!

Dan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:57:04 +0100

The feminist movement in Canada recently got a new boost of energy and inspiration from the Waves of Resistance Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering which took place from October 10-13, 2008 in Montreal, PQ. Over five hundred young women from Canada and Quebec gathered to discuss, share, and organize collectively against sexism, racism, and the rise of the right.

From the "save our forest city" rally against Wal-Mart

Toban Black — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:18:42 +0200

On Saturday, September 6th there was a rally against Wal-Mart. Here are the speeches, a poem, and some photos from the rally -

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Speeches and a poem from the rally (in order of appearance) -

Southern Ontario ARA Shuts Down Fascists in London

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:39:42 +0200

On Sunday, July 27th, anti-fascists ("antifa") came together from across Southern Ontario to confront and shut down an attempt by long time hate organizers to intimidate the participants of London's 2008 Pride Parade.

Acting on information found posted on white supremacist websites, antifa in several cities were able to organize and produce the numbers despite minimal preparation time.

Drive-thru Campaign: What You Can do to Help | 1-9

Toban Black — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:55:40 +0200

Public Participation Meeting on Tuesday July 15^th | 4pm | Centennial Hall. Please come to show your support. You are welcome & encouraged to speak. (limit 5 min.)

The campaign for a moratorium began not with a conviction that banning new drive-thrus would make a gigantic difference in the unfathomable ecological devastation we have, as a society, created, however – we recognized it as an opportunity to initiate dialogue and raise consciousness on a range of important and interwoven issues, such as our society's:

unconscious sense of entitlement to wasteful consumption patterns;
air quality problems and associated respiratory ailments; children suffer the most breathing 50% more air than adults;
illogical and destructive devotion to more sprawl and congestion, especially in the age of peak oil;
inordinate greenhouse gas emissions resulting in acceleration of climate change;
the current obesity epidemic in children;

And, of course, there was also the hope that a moratorium could even represent a first – and admittedly modest and partially symbolic – step towards both conceiving and building a newer, healthier, more sustainable city that is less devoted to oil and the automobile. Ask our city to embrace such a vision. Our communities must start drastically cutting out emissions – drive- thrus should be viewed as a very simple place to start.

http://drivethrulies.wordpress.com/

2007 Regional Social Forum in London, Ontario - Part 2

RTC — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:54:04 +0200

Part 2 of footage from the 2007 Regional Social Forum in London, Ontario.

Interview with and performance by Darius Mirshahi