With Inuit suicide rates 11 times higher than the rest of Canada, leaders and activists gathered in Ottawa to discuss the tragedy.
Greg Macdougall
Greg Macdougall is an activist/educator/writer based in Ottawa. He is the producer (aka layout person) of the rabble rouser. He is also a member of the provincial anarchist organization Common Cause, and wants to be clear that his role in producing the rouser is not affiliated with his membership in Common Cause -- a group which has taken a clear 'anti-election/anti-voting' position that is elaborated on at http://genuinechange.infoInterview: Australian feminist Raewyn Connell
'There's no one thing that you can call masculinity. There are multiple masculinities.'
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Empowering young people to define themselves and their communities
When you ask youth about their place in society and they respond by telling you that the media is what negatively impacts them and stops them from feeling a sense of belonging in the broader community, you (should) pay attention. Maybe even do something about it.
That's the basis of a new project, the Multimedia Multicultural Initiative (M&M), now operating in seven cities across Canada. It is run by the United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC). While not the actual UN, the organization is part of a federation of United Nations Associations around the world that promotes and educates around the broader mandate of the UN, issues like good government, equality, diversity, and human rights.
Feminisms: Interview with Edyta Just at Women's Worlds 2011
The Polish professor of gender studies and feminism in conversation.
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CUPW keeps its options open in strike negotiations
Postal workers in strike position next week over two-tier system for Canada Post employees.
