My letter was published today, Dec. 24, in the Globe and Mail, minus the last line which appears here.
Idle No … mention?
A well-known First Nations Chief is two weeks into a hunger strike when thousands of young indigenous people hit the streets, the malls and the highways in a myriad of non-violent creative actions in solidarity and to demand change from an intransigent government.
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When I opened The Globe and Mail on Saturday I hoped to see some in-depth coverage of the new movement Idle No More. There was nothing.
How can you call yourself Canada’s national newspaper? (edited out)
Judy Rebick, Toronto
This letter was published today in the Globe without the last sentence. I reproduce it here so I can post on Twitter without a pay wall
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Judy Rebick is one of Canada’s best-known feminists. She was the founding publisher of rabble.ca , wrote our advice column auntie.com and was co-host of one of our first podcasts called Reel Women....
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Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick is one of Canada’s best-known feminists. She was the founding publisher of rabble.ca , wrote our advice column auntie.com and was co-host of one of our first podcasts called Reel Women....
More by Judy Rebick