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Chris Shaw

Eight billion dollars got Canadians high on the Olympics. Was it money well spent?

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Chris Shaw
| March 8, 2010

Now that the circus has left town, it's time for a serious debrief. In other words, what the military call a "hotwash." What went right, what went wrong, what could be improved, and so forth.

So here goes. Note that I'm probably going to offend nearly everyone, so your blistering rebuttals will be welcome to round out the analysis.

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A Diversity of Tactics - A Diversity of Opinions

A panel discussion organized by rabble.ca and co-hosted Working TV and the Georgia Straight, Saturday February 20, 2010 at W2 Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

No One is Illegal's Harsha Walia and StopWar.ca (and former rabble.ca editor) Derrick O'Keefe discuss the diversity of tactics strategy and the black bloc tactic. The Vancouver audience share their views and experiences of the tactic in the context of 2010 Olympics resistance.

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rabble staff

Ignatieff's hypocritical condemnation of Israeli Apartheid Week

By
rabble staff
| March 2, 2010

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff issued a press release on March 1st, shown in full below, condemning Israeli Apartheid Week. In it, he calls upon Canadians to reject this week's protests against the suppression of Palestinians, linking Israeli Apartheid Week to anti-semitism, but forgets he himself once abhorred the "Bantustan" system used by Israel.

Bantustan. His word, not ours.

We at rabble.ca hope NDP leader Jack Layton will come out as the voice of dignity and reason in the face of censorship and the closing down of dialogue and debate by our elected officials over Israeli Apartheid Week. We feel freedom of expression is at stake.

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A Diversity of Tactics: Part Two

February 28, 2010
| The second half of a discussion held Feb. 20 in Vancouver to examine the criticisms and benefits of a diversity of protest tactics.
Length: 32:42
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A Diversity of Tactics: A Diversity of Opinions

February 27, 2010
| On Feb. 20 in Vancouver, Derrick O'Keefe and Harsha Walia presented opposing perspectives as part of a discussion on the diversity of protest tactics.
Length: 38:30

2010 Olympics: Gold medal for activism

Downtown Eastside residents and their supporters march for homes.

Related rabble.ca story:

2010 Olympics: Gold medal for activism
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Am Johal

Eight week old baby starts Week 61 of 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike

By
Am Johal
| February 21, 2010

Leyf Bonzom, an eight week old baby, started a hunger strike at noon today.  She will stay on a liquid diet for the next seven days as part of Week 61 of the rolling hunger strike aimed at re-establishing a national housing program in Canada.

At a press conference at W2 this morning, performance artist Emilio Rojas and Jamie Griffiths finishing their 7 day fast as part of Week 60.  Rojas spent much of the time in the window of Vivarium Gallery on the city's west side.

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Parliamentary Mace Spotted Across Canada

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Politics in the ring: Sports, politics and protest
January 25, 2010 |
With the Vancouver Olympics just around the corner, acclaimed sports journalist and author Dave Zirin speaks about sports, politics and protest at the Maritime Labour Centre in Vancouver.
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Edmonton protesters rally in support of Omar Khadr

Edmonton protesters rally in support of Omar Khadr. (Photo: Raisemyvoice.com)

Related rabble.ca story:

Torture as foreign policy: The Omar Khadr decision
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