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Black Man to Lose Scholarship For Refusing Racist Assignment | AfroHealer said... Here is a link to the original article  http://www.blackbluedog.com/2013/05/news/black-man-to-...
CBSA raid multiple construction sites in Vancouver, accompanied by reality-TV crews | Catchfire said... BC Civil Liberties Association writes letter of concern to CBSA [pdf]   in
Defend Sami Sheik! Grant him permanent status! | lagatta said... HELP! I misspelled Mr Sheikh's family name, and there is no edit function showing on my post! in
Thomas Jefferson, Slaveowner | 6079_Smith_W said... He was messed up in a lot of ways other than his slave-owning, though that was bad enough. The fact...
"Muslim Rage" | kropotkin1951 said... Here is another piece in somewhat the same vein. Quote: In 1857, Bengali soldiers (known as ‘sepoys...
Rodney King dies at age 47 | Michelle said... Rodney King asked the question others would not Quote: There was something almost unforgivably...
The Evolution of Snow White | Boom Boom said... Thanks for starting this thread, CF. I've seen previews of the new Snow White and I went "what the...
Race + Comedy: W. Kamau Bell | Aristotleded24 said... Chris Rock is another black comedian who is unflinching in his commentary about the realities of...
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is | Maysie said... What an amazing metaphor, I love it. Thanks Catchfire. Louis CK: Being White in
Chronicle of Higher Ed blogger advocates eliminating Black Studies | Unionist said... OMG. I wish I didn't know about this, then I feel guilty about wishing that... Thanks a lot, CF....

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Dismantling racism workshop resource guide | Jan 12 2012 | A resource guide that goes over what to include in a dismantling racism workshop
Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: Action against Guantanamo, zine making, squatting guide and event organizing | Jan 12 2012 | Steffanie Pinch | This week's roundup highlights guides to public outreach for activists, self-publishing and anti-racist workshop guides.
New Year's resolutions and solutions for activists: How to follow through | Jan 5 2012 | Steffanie Pinch | The Activist toolkit is here to help you fulfill all your New Year's resolutions from improving your campaign's online security and checking out Canadian activism to having a more inclusive movement.
Learning our own lessons: One teacher's privilege diary | Jan 4 2012 | Krista Hunt | Forced to take a break from my profession as teacher, I decided to challenge myself by taking -- for the first time -- an exercise I usually give my students about privilege.
The great 'what if' promises we throw the 99 per cent | Dec 23 2011 | John Pringle | Letter to us, the one per cent, for the holiday season: It was worth marginalizing the rest of the world, right?
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, an internationalist for all times | Dec 22 2011 | Jooneed Khan | The great revolutionary poet and the struggles of this time spring to mind in this year of protest and the fight against dictatorship and oppression.
Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: Hunger strikes, supporting survivors, fair trade coffee workshops, safety for sex workers | Dec 22 2011 | Steffanie Pinch | In the Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: all about hunger strikes, a workshop on how to be a legal observer, creating a safer stroll for sex workers and more!
Canada's secret trial cases built on torture | Dec 21 2011 | Matthew Behrens | Security certificates are used by Canada's scandal-plagued spy agency CSIS to tar refugees and permanent residents as national security threats without having to explain the allegations against them.
Roma civil rights activist Aladàr Horvàth's call to Canada: Have empathy for the Roma | Dec 20 2011 | MaryCarl Guiao | Aladàr Horvàth, chair of the Roma Civil Rights Foundation in Hungary, provides an overview of the socio-political landscape in Hungary that has brought so many Roma to Canada seeking refugee status.
Compare and contrast: Those Attawapiskat numbers vs. Toronto numbers | Dec 15 2011 | Lorraine Land | Should Toronto be put under third-party management? That community has been running a deficit for years, and the combined total of all government spending is $24,000 a year for each citizen.
Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: DIY banners, immigration workshops, rights of Moe Harkat, International Migrants Day | Dec 15 2011 | Steffanie Pinch | This week on the Activist Toolkit: DIY banners, sex workers' rights, niqab bans, workshops on feminist conflict resolution, public speaking for union leaders, grassroots newsletters and more!
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Immigration and security issues for activists | Dec 14 2011 | This workshop covers everything you need to know about immigration and so-called "national security"
December 18 is also know as a day of global action against racism
International Migrants Day | Dec 14 2011 | International Migrants Day sheds light on the human rights abuses of migrant workers, displaced people and refugees
Niqabs are often wore by Muslim women but not mandatory in the faith
Niqab bans in Canada | Dec 14 2011 | Many bills in Canada have banned the niqab before the recent changes to the citizenship oath
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The cadets of Hobbema are a good news First Nations story that the media ignore | Dec 14 2011 | Jesse Winter | Media coverage often falls within certain 'frames' or codes that serve to uphold current misconceptions of Aboriginal peoples, perpetuating stereotyrpes.

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