May 15, 2019
Unconditional support for Israel is unconditional support for injustice
Sheryl Nestel
A protest against Canadian apologists for Israel's occupation policies and human rights violations at the United Jewish Appeal's Walk for Israel.
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May 8, 2019
Activist Scarlet Estrada on Hugo Chávez and the Venezuelan political crisis
The Hum Podcast
Scarlet Estrada discusses the confusion around the Venezuelan crisis, reframing political prisoners as hostages, and the importance of art in sharing the truth.
May 3, 2019
Peace Brigades International marks World Press Freedom Day
Brent Patterson
In 2018, 94 journalists and media workers died in targeted killings, bomb attacks and crossfire incidents. Let us remember their sacrifice and the risks many take to bring us the news.
May 1, 2019
NDP MP's bill would give foreign victims of Canadian companies their day in court
Karl Nerenberg
There is currently no effective way for foreign victims of Canadian corporate malfeasance to pursue meaningful redress in Canadian courts. Vancouver-area NDP MP Peter Julian wants to change that.
Apr 24, 2019
Learn more about the hosts behind The Hum Podcast
The Hum Podcast
Hosts Gilad Cohen and Simona Ramkisson open up about their personal lives, their thoughts on "wokeness" as a brand, and Gilad's thoughts on vaping.
Apr 22, 2019
Canadian groups want Edwin Espinal freed from Honduran jail
Brent Patterson
Honduran human rights defender Edwin Espinal has been held in a high-security prison without trial since January 2018 after protesting against an unfair election.
Apr 16, 2019
Canadian government breaks promise to create independent corporate human rights watchdog
Inter Pares is dismayed by the recent announcement made by the Government of Canada concerning investigatory oversight of Canadian corporations overseas.
Apr 16, 2019
Unifor transforms children’s lives in Ethopia
The Unifor Social Justice Fund (SJF) is working to improve the lives of children with its support of Transforming Faces and Beautiful World initiatives in Ethiopia.
Apr 10, 2019
Motivational speaker Spencer West on living as a gay man with a disability
The Hum Podcast
Spencer West talks about growing up in Wyoming as a gay man living with a disability, the need to make Toronto more accessible, and that time he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
Apr 8, 2019
Arms industry a significant force in the suppression of Indigenous peoples
Brent Patterson
From the Gatling gun to armoured vehicles and assault rifles, arms manufacturers have profited from the production of weapons used against Indigenous peoples.
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