May 13, 2010
Civil rights activist Lena Horne dies at 92
More than just a brilliant singer and actress, Lena Horne was a pioneering civil rights activist, breaking racial barriers for generations of African-Americans who have followed her.
Anti-Racism
Anti-Racism
Dan Fanelli's Blunt Racist Political Ad
Dan Fanelli is running for congress for Florida District 8.
Found this ad and a reaction by Poet Amal Ghobril. This is racial profiling at it's best.
The Ad and reaction http://tithenai.livejournal.com/272059.html
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May 11, 2010
A new place to find anti-racism resources
Redeye
Anti-racism.ca is a website designed for a wide variety of users from employers and workers to students and educators. Michael Ma teaches in the department of criminology at Kwantlen College.
May 12, 2010
The unfairness of Bill 94 unveiled
Dana Olwan
The story of Naema Ahmed's expulsion from a French-language class in Quebec over her refusal to remove her niqab has stirred a political and media frenzy.
May 11, 2010
We can't ALL be anti-semites, can we?
Elle Flanders
The CPCCA and the Israel lobby groups that surround it have taken the charge of anti-semitism to new and exaggerated heights.
May 11, 2010
Israeli Apartheid Week a success in Winnipeg
Redeye
The University of Winnipeg hosted its first week of events to raise awareness about Israeli actions and policies towards Palestinians. Brian Latour is one of the student organizers.
Newfoundland and the Myth of Land Discovery
Newfoundland has a new tourism campaign on.
It ain't pretty.
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Text of ad: Discovery is a fearless pursuit. Certainly, this was the case when the Vikings, the first Europeans to reach the new world, landed at L’Anse aux Meadows. While it may only be a three-hour flight for you, it was a considerably longer journey a thousand years ago. But it’s a place where mystery still mingles with the light and washes over the strange, captivating landscape. A place where all sorts of discoveries still happen every day. Some, as small as North America. Others, as big as a piece of yourself.
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May 6, 2010
Machete has a (viral) message for Arizona
The state of Arizona recently passed a law allowing authorities to stop anyone they suspect of being an "illegal alien" and ask for proof of citizenship.
May 6, 2010
'We want our voices to be heard': Democracy in Haiti's earthquake zone
Laura Flynn
Each Saturday for the past two months a thousand or more Haitian earthquake survivors have met in the auditorium of the Aristide Foundation for Democracy to talk about the future of their country.
May 6, 2010
Indian Ocean islanders in 44 years of colonial limbo
Clency Lebrasse
The people of the Chagos Islands were removed by the British government in the 1960s to make way for U.S. bases -- and the people remain stuck.
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