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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....
Yo, is this racist? | RevolutionPlease said... . in

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On Easter, Passover and ethics | Mar 29 2013 | Rick Salutin | This year, Easter and Passover, despite being reckoned by different calendars, coincide in the same week.
BCCLA Executive Director Josh Paterson.
Civil liberties watchdog files formal complaint against CBSA's use of Reality TV | Mar 22 2013 | rabble staff | The B.C. Civil Liberties Association filed a formal complaint with the federal Privacy Commissioner today on behalf of a migrant worker who had been filmed for a Reality TV series.
Feminism, Intersectionality, and Oppression
Feminism, intersectionality and oppression | Mar 22 2013 | Riaz Sayani-Mulji | Kim Crosby joined Progressive Voices on International Womyn's Day for a discussion of the importance of feminism, intersectionality in activism, and more.
The story behind Ezra Levant's 11th hour 'apology' for Roma rant | Mar 21 2013 | Karl Nerenberg | On Tuesday, we reported in this space that Levant had delivered an on-air mea culpa to the Roma people. Levant's motive was not a sudden conversion to reasonableness.
Echoes of Africville: The struggle to preserve St. Pat's-Alexandra School in Halifax | Mar 20 2013 | Scott Neigh | Rev. Rhonda Britton of Cornwallis Street Baptist Church talks about the struggle by the Black community in north-end Halifax to save the St. Patrick's-Alexandra school building as a community space.
Rethinking masculinities: A queer woman of colour's perspective | Mar 19 2013 | Muna Mire | My ideas around masculinity during that time were colored by the intense systemic and interpersonal racism I witnessed directed at my parents and in particular, my father.
Harper government responsible for CBSA made-for-TV debacle | Mar 15 2013 | Michael Stewart | As the smoke clears from the CBSA's made-for-TV debacle, it's important to point out that the conditions which made it possible are the direct result of Harper government policy.
Hamilton Rock Against Racism
Rock Against Racism | Mar 8 2013 | Riaz Sayani-Mulji | Anti-fascist advocates have organized a concert to raise awareness and spark a response to the growing neo-Nazi and white supremacist presence in Hamilton and southern Ontario.
After anti-mosque speech in Ottawa: The importance of making space for Muslims | Mar 8 2013 | Matthew McKean | Anti-mosque protest is sleight-of-hand. Don't be fooled. It conveniently conceals anti-Muslim sentiment and outright Islamaphobia.
Bollywood extravaganza TOIFA comes to Vancouver -- on the backs of South Asian women | Mar 8 2013 | Sunera Thobani | The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) event "Celebrating Women" was organized to coincide with IWD but nothing about the event was recognizable as having anything to do with IWD.
Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson, and how their fight outside the ring speaks to the civil rights movement | Mar 1 2013 | Daniel Tseghay | The war of words between the two titans began in biting earnest more than a year before their battle in the ring.
The new 'green scare': Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire | Feb 28 2013 | Deepa Kumar | In this excerpt, Deepa Kumar looks at the uses of Islamophobia by a U.S. government that pushes war abroad and repression at home.
One year later: Vigils across the U.S. mark anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death | Feb 27 2013 | rabble staff | On Tuesday there were protests in a number of U.S. cities, marking one year since the killing of Trayvon Martin , a 17 year-old African-American in Sanford, Florida.
Idle No More, the black experience, and why it is that what we say about others reveals so much about ourselves | Feb 27 2013 | Daniel Tseghay | "What I think of you as being is dictated by my own necessity, my own psychology, my own fears and desires. I'm not describing you when I talk about you. I'm describing me."
Photo: Naveen Girn
Black history in Vancouver recognized at last: The Hogan's Alley Memorial Project | Feb 25 2013 | Wayde Compton | A new plaque unveiled Sunday marks the history of Vancouver's black community. At the event, writer and organizer Wayde Compton reviewed a decade of efforts to recognize the city's black history.

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