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Feb 20, 2020

Protests by Indigenous peoples a culmination of centuries of political abuse and neglect

Ed Finn

If protests awaken citizens and prod governments to take appropriate remedial action for abuse and neglect against Indigenous peoples, economic damage may come to be regarded by many as justifiable.

Columnists

Nov 28, 2019

Giving thanks for ongoing Indigenous resistance

Amy Goodman

Denis Moynihan

Thanksgiving is one of the great foundational myths of the U.S. On this holiday, Americans should reflect on the country's true history, and on the Indigenous resistance to colonization.

Podcast

Jun 6, 2019

'The Burial of Kojo' -- a film exploring colonialism, allegory and truth

face2face

David Peck talks to Blitz the Ambassador about filmmaking and storytelling, illegal mining, magic and allegory, paradox, guilt and genetic memory and truthful moments in his newest film.

Blog

May 10, 2019

Why mining justice must be central to the Green New Deal

Brent Patterson

Given that coal drove the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, we need to guard against the abuses that could come with the mining of rare earth minerals for the green industrial revolution.

Blog

Sep 24, 2018

Playing (with) identity in Canadian university classrooms

Raluca Bejan

The push for de-colonial education is oftentimes a matter of political performativity. So is the "benevolent" act of the compassionate agent who "allows" the colonized to tell their colonizing story.

Blog

Aug 31, 2018

Prison strike should prompt our thinking on the abolition of prisons

Brent Patterson

The historic call to close prisons interconnects with movement demands against racism, colonialism and corporate power.

News

Aug 8, 2018

Mining for Canadian imperialism

José Luis Granados Ceja

A review of Canada's adventures in imperialism and colonialism following the meeting between Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Podcast

Apr 17, 2018

Seeking justice in Saskatchewan in the wake of the Gerald Stanley verdict

Talking Radical Radio

Prescott Demas talks about the Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp.

Blog

Feb 18, 2018

How Martin Luther King Jr.'s activism can inform our reaction to the Gerald Stanley trial

Dennis Gruending

Indigenous and Black experiences of oppression are not equivalent, but we can learn from civil rights activism when fighting for justice for Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Blog

Feb 6, 2018

The West should be begging African nations for forgiveness

Gerry Caplan

The Western world's intervention over the past 600 years is significantly responsible for Africa's problems.

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