Oct 17, 2017
We won't let them silence left voices on campus
A right wing emboldened by the Trump presidency is behind the increasing attacks on left-wing faculty and students' right to protest. This challenge can't go unanswered.
Political Action
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 What you can do to support the OPSEU CAAT strike3 Minute Action Here are some recommendations |
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Oct 13, 2017  Hundreds of UNB faculty and staff reject white supremacist posters on campusLucas Crawford Carmen Ellison Sabine Lebel Three hundred staff and faculty at the University of New Brunswick pen a letter rejecting white supremacy on the university campus and urging students to disrupt white supremacist activities. |
 There has been some good news for abortion rights in Ontario3 Minute Action What are the changes and how do we ensure that the changes are implemented |
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Oct 12, 2017  New PBO report finds lack of National Pharmacare program comes at steep costs for taxpayersA single-payer, national public drug plan will realise the greatest cost savings for everyone, create equal access to medicine across the country, and help build comprehensive public health care. |
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Oct 11, 2017  The Secwepemc Nation and their supporters have begun building tiny houses.rabble staff The Tiny House Warriors plan to build 10 houses to assert their jurisdiction over the unceded lands the Trans Mountain Pipeline will traverse |
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Oct 11, 2017  Tiny houses, enormous statementErin Despard The Secwepemc Nation and their supporters are building tiny houses to assert their land rights in the face of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline |
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Oct 10, 2017  ETFO renews calls for government to address extreme temperatures in schoolsIn August, ETFO passed a series of motions at its Annual Meeting that call on the government to take action in elementary schools, which are least likely to be air conditioned. |
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Oct 10, 2017  We Must Support CUBA - Let’s Give Generously!All the groups that support the Cuban people are calling for financial support to help with the reconstruction of the country. CUPW joins the the call issued by the Canadian Network on Cuba. |
 What can we do to support World Day for Decent Work3 Minute Action Unions around the world unite to support decent work. What does this mean for Canada |
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Oct 6, 2017  Voices from the Energy East resistanceAndrea Harden-Donahue Today, let's celebrate the end of Energy East. Tomorrow, we wake up and continue the hard work to make sure all new tar sands pipelines are stopped. |
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Oct 6, 2017  The corporate assault on scienceMurray Dobbin Scientists have fought back against irrationalism. They also need to fight against corruption in their own ranks |
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Oct 6, 2017  Energy East pipeline is dead, fallout in Alberta will be measurableDavid J. Climenhaga Notwithstanding its leaders’ faux tears and faux cries of outrage, the United Conservative Party soon to be led by Jason Kenney is absolutely delighted by this development. |
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Oct 6, 2017  We need to talk about gun control nowThe immediate response must be: How do we prevent another massacre? But that is exactly the debate the Trump administration wants to avoid. |
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Oct 5, 2017  Water blessing increases appreciation for public ownershipDoreen Nicoll Inter-connectedness with water is something that we take for granted and in some cases have completely forgotten. Water ceremonies help us reconnect to our history and responsibilities. |
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Sep 29, 2017  By taking a knee, Kaepernick sparked a movement for justiceMuch like Rosa Parks, Colin Kaepernick sat down and refused to get up. And like Rosa Parks on that Montgomery bus more than 60 years ago, Colin Kaepernick has sparked a movement. |
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Sep 28, 2017  Celebrating 15-year anniversary of the Tent City win for housingCathy Crowe Fifteen years after the brutal Tent City eviction, advocates still call for housing. |
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Sep 26, 2017  Towards a barrier free society: Grassroots disability politics in B.C.Talking Radical Radio The struggle for disability rights in Canada lags behind many other countries, according to Paul Gilbert and Margo Bok of the BC Disability Caucus. |
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Sep 26, 2017  Anti-choice MP Rachael Harder “Unqualified and Unfit” to be Chair of Status of Women CommitteeConservative MP Rachael Harder (Lethbridge) has been nominated as Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) despite the fact that she is strongly anti-abortion. |
 Community organizing guides to help stop hateGuides Now that the kids are back in school, let's help them stay safe |
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Sep 22, 2017  Resisting fascism, from Anne Frank to Heather HeyerLike Anne Frank and Sophie Scholl before her, Heather was killed resisting fascism. Let all their stories inspire a new wave of bold resistance. |
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Sep 15, 2017  Canadian government publications still don't belong to the peopleDavid J. Climenhaga The government has a moral imperative to share information about what it does with its citizenry — why restrict what citizens can do with this information? |
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Sep 15, 2017  On the limits of toleranceJade Saab It is time to make it clear that not all ideas are held equal, and therefore are not all deserving of the platforms they seek, and to refresh people's memories as to why. |
 Labour unions across the country launch national pharmacare campaign3 Minute Action Demand better drug coverage for all canadians |
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