What a week! International Women’s Day, the 8th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week and the B.C. teachers’ strike all took place this week and new bloggers Tariq Jeeroburkhan, Thomas Saczkowski and No One Is Illegal also joined the rabble.ca blogs!
This week the rabble.ca weekly blog roundup looks at Harper’s counter-terrorism strategies, the new Refugee Exclusion Act, International Women’s Day and the day Toronto library workers will strike. With that, here is your roundup, enjoy!
The Conservatives align environmentalism next to white supremacy in their newest counter-terrorism strategy: does anyone else want to pass Harper a dictionary, history book and reality check? Tariq Jeeroburkhan shudders at the Conservatives tactics in Eco-terrorists and pedophiles — Welcome to the new Canada.
Is ‘power at any cost’ the reason why Christy Clark is currently bludgeoning B.C. teachers? Jim Quail spells out why Premier Clark is shifting her allegiance to the right in Christy Clark’s bind: Why she is beating up B.C. teachers.
Women took to the streets of Toronto on March 3 to celebrate International Women’s Day and march against the slashes to public spending and public services that directly affect women and marginalized people in Photo essay: Toronto International Women’s Day march by Jesse McLaren.
No One Is Illegal breaks down the Refugee Exclusion Act as being a racist and exclusionary act that promotes a growing anti-immigrant agenda in Canada by the Conservative party in NOII Alert: Axe the Refugee Exclusion Act!
Mark your calendars: Toronto Library workers set their strike and lock-out date on March 18! As Mayor Ford continues to slash away at public serves, these cuts have a disproportionally negative effect on the working class and marginalized peoples and workers have had enough as Thomas Saczkowski explains in Toronto library workers defend public services.
Aalya Ahmad candidly reflects on International Women’s Day: “most of the women of this country are in deep shit” in International Women’s Day 2012: Labour peace is dead, long live the class war.
Celebrate International Women’s Day by declaring and standing up for women’s reproductive rights with Mercedes Allen as she reopens and reintroduces the debate in Coming out for reproductive justice.
Photo by Jesse McLaren.
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