Brigette DePape for prime minister (3)

Why the razz, M. Spector?

..m. spector can speak for himself but i took it he was commenting on my bad english.

I don't know her but is she some disgruntled ex-Liberal?

Thanks unionist, always apprreciate your comments.  

I like her already.

I guess I'm old enough to remember and not old enough to forget!

Boundles courage and conviction, but she doesn't have to count on that enlightened, staunchly democratic electorate,driven by other convictions and invulnerable to the propaganda of those other folks. If only that mythical democratic mass-in-waiting would make an appearance, even occasionally, to justify such optimism in our democratic institutions, our media, our capacity for rational thought and action. Now is the time for it to make an appearance, for sure. A wide open invitation to strike a blow for the future of humanity, the kids, their future. We really must keep them in mind, and not have a breakdown in the process.

Brigette DePape: How young people around the world are re-inventing democracy

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The majority of Canadians are against the Conservative austerity agenda. But this agenda continues to be pushed forward without significant, national, concerted opposition against it -- yet.

The youth-led uprisings across the world that are challenging elites offer us ideas for re-imagining democracy, and hope for making democracy work for us by using people power.

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When I took action in the Senate in June, deeply inspired by the young people who created the Arab Spring, I had no idea of what was to come just a few months later. Like so many Canadians, I dreamed something like the Arab Spring would take shape in Canada. Little did I know that come autumn, with occupations and protests springing up across the continent, the mood of change from Arab Spring would soon make its way across the world for North America's own spring. When people, not just elites, take back power and gain influence, we re-invent the possibility of a livable planet where all can live well with sane relations between humans and earth -- of policies and systems by and for us. By not only re-imagining democracy, but actively practicing it, we are re-inventing what is possible.

Another link: 'Stop Harper's Gang' says former Senate Page in challenging Wildrose leader

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DePape says that Alberta and Canada face an ecological and economic crisis, and the Harper government and Danielle Smith's Wildrose, propped up by money from the oil industry, are choosing to spend billions of dollars to expand the tar sands, when they should be making the province and country a leader in transitioning to a green and just economy.

"Since my action in the Senate I have been meeting with youth across Canada," says DePape. "Many young people cannot vote, and I felt compelled to share the voices of youth who will be gravely effected by Danielle Smith's agenda, and take action to protect our future which is being severely threatened with the expansion of the tar sands and climate change."

She called on other Albertans and Canadians to mobilize in their communities, concluding, "People from across Canada need to find creative ways to take action to expose these dangerous agendas, and to mobilize to take back control over our future and our country."

I think 2012 is shaping up to be a year of activism - and DePape is a great spokesperson.

 

ETA: Could we have ONE thread to list all forthcoming activist events such as demonstrations?

Yes to livable conditions, general wellness, and sane relations.  To that there should be an end to the tragedy of the inordinate toll taken of youth from the violence being waged against them wherever they stand in the way.