in her own words

We Day: The corporate selling of progressive ethics and hope to youth

Actor and activist Martin Sheen speaking at We Day in Vancouver on Oct. 15. Photo: Rebecca Bollwitt/Flickr

A couple of months ago, a friend sent me a powerful article by Delphine Rabet called Corporate Power in Global Governance. The paper argues that profit alone does not encompass the primary concern for corporate entities. Even more important is the consolidation of power. Rabet argues that when the quest for power is recognized as a central motivation, then the complex activities of multinational corporations can begin to make sense.

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A young activist finds her calling

A shot of our first completed stove constructed out of ceramic bricks, mud and water. It took 3-4 hours to build. Photo: Hilary King
A teenager from Montreal goes to Peru to work on service projects, including school building, and comes away with a life-changing experience.

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in her own words

A young activist finds her calling

It took us two days to rebuild a roof on a school in Baltimore, in rural Peru. Photo: Caroline Bond.

Hello, my name is Caroline Bond. I live in Montreal and I am in grade 11. This past summer I earned the opportunity through Lifeworks International to go to Peru for 21 days along with 18 other teens from around the world.

It was an adventure I'll never forget. We worked about eight hours a day on four main service projects in and around the city of Cuzco. These included finishing building a preschool and community centre, constructing ceramic and mud stoves for health, economic and environmental benefits, working at a teenage mother shelter (Casa Mantay), and aiding in a variety of ecotourism projects in the Amazon.

My expectations

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Clown Therapy Projects: love at first nose

| May 25, 2012

Beautiful Trouble Book Launch - Vancouver

May 15 2012 - 7:00pm
May 15 2012 - 10:00pm

Location

Purple Thistle Center
260 - 975 Vernon Dr.
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories, BC
Canada
49° 16' 33.9204" N, 123° 4' 43.5324" W

On Tuesday, May 15, join us to celebrate the Vancouver book launch of Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution (OR Books, 2012). Books will be on hand for purchase (cash only).

To celebrate the launch of this creative activists' toolkit, Purple Thistle will convene a conversation among local activists and the co-editors and contributors of Beautiful Trouble about the state and future of creative activism.

Political activism has a creative new edge that's blurring the boundaries between artist and activist and transforming the political landscape. But what are the core principles that make creative activism effective? How can we ensure that our actions are both fun and effective, celebratory and game-changing?

Contact name: 
Carla Bergen
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Council of Canadians Winnipeg Chapter AGM with Brigette DePape

May 15 2012 - 6:30pm
May 15 2012 - 9:00pm

Location

Crossways-In-Common
222 Furby
Winnipeg, MB
Canada
49° 53' 8.2716" N, 97° 9' 28.1772" W

Please join us on Tuesday May 15th at Crossways in Common as we celebrate the past year in video, elect the executive for the coming year, share fair trade coffee and local goodies and hear Brigette DePape speak about her action and the importance of taking action in our communities in the coming year!

This year, the chapter is delighted to welcome the "Rogue Page" Brigette DePape as its special guest for the AGM. Brigette will speak on her experiences since the moment when, as a Senate Page, she held up the "Stop Harper" sign during the 2011 Throne Speech and became a role model for activists everywhere.

Council of Canadians Winnipeg Chapter Annual General Meeting

FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER BRIGETTE DEPAPE

Contact name: 
Mary McCandless
Constructing change: the activist toolkit

Constructing Change: Decolonizing activism

February 22, 2012
| This week, the Constructing Change podcast features stories from the memorial for missing and murdered aboriginal women in Ottawa and tools for indigenous organizing.

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