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WATCH: No more delays. Fair TTC fares now.

rabble staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:53:51 +0000

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November 2, 2016

People living on low income struggle to figure out how to pay for single TTC fares as well as monthly passes. Toronto should join other cities in providing a low-income pass.

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People living on low income struggle to figure out how to pay for single TTC fares as well as monthly passes. This is because the earnings from low-wage (including minimum wage) jobs and money from income support programs (Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program) and seniors’ pensions continues to be below the amount people need to meet their basic needs. Fares have increased steadily (tokens cost 31 per cent over the inflation rate; Metropass 26 per cent and cash fare 14 per cent). Benefits and wages have not.

Harperman: A protest song

meagan perry — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:02:08 +0000

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July 7, 2015

A protest song for the upcoming election: Harperman is written and performed by Ottawa folksinger Tony Turner, Anne Downey on upright bass, and the crowd of well-wishers.

Harperman, a Protest Song

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Harperman is a protest song against the Conservative government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Sing along with us or get your friends and sing your hearts out together. The song lyrics are posted at www.harperman.ca

Harperman is written and performed by Ottawa folksinger Tony Turner. This video was recorded in a live session on 12 June 2015.

Tony Turner earlier won the songwriting contest held in March at the Ottawa 2015 Grassroots Festival. Tony then performed Harperman at the Mayday, May 1st, 2015 Gil's Hootenanny, Songs of Protest and Hope concert. This recording was made 6 weeks afterwards, in mid-June.

Journalism is...

meagan perry — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:01:10 +0000

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June 29, 2015

The JournalismIS campaign marks the first phase of a longer term effort to mobilize the media industry and the public to support professional journalism in Canada.

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JournalismIS is a broad-based campaign celebrating the contributions of quality Canadian journalism, through advertising and online conversation.

The campaign aims to rally the wider community of journalists and media workers, media corporations and media consumers to increase awareness, recognition and support for professional journalism. JournalismIS is supported by a number of national and local newspapers, broadcasters, journalist associations, unions and industry groups.

The JournalismIS campaign marks the first phase of a longer term effort to mobilize the media industry and the public to support professional journalism in Canada.

You can find the project online here.

A new kind of climate movement

meagan perry — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:40:15 +0000

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June 26, 2015

This is the story of how the March for Jobs, Justice & the Climate has come together.

A New Kind of Climate Movement

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Over the past few months an ever growing coalition has been steadily organizing towards what could be the most diverse march for climate and economic justice in Canada. This is the story of how the March for Jobs, Justice & the Climate has come together. RSVP for the March at http://jobsjusticeclimate.ca

Video produced by Kai RW in collaboration with Beyond Crisis Film. http://www.beyondcrisisfilm.com/

Watch: Appoint me to the Senate!

meagan perry — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:30:18 +0000

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June 25, 2015

You'll be walking down the street whistling this little ditty on your way to your next appointment. And just perhaps considering whether you, too, are ready for the Senate.

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www.TalkinValley.com makes a modest suggestion: we could do as well as the ones they've got! And we deserve it. Song by Mike McCormick and Ish Theilheimer. Performed by Mike McCormick.

Watch: The new era of Canadian sex work

rabble staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:15:36 +0000

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June 24, 2015

On June 15, Vice published a report by Lowell, a pop singer and former stripper, to meet with policymakers and law enforcement officials to discuss Bill C-36, Canada's new sex work law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5fXBN80mxs

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This was first published on Jun 15, 2015 by Vice.

Watch: Heather Milton-Lightening on First Nation and Palestinian solidarity: 'We have a responsibility to help each other'

rabble staff — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:02:39 +0000

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June 23, 2015

Indigenous activist Heather Milton-Lightening recently spoke at the event announcing Bob Lovelace's joining the latest Flotilla to Gaza.

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Heather Milton-Lightening, Indigenous scholar and activist, currently based in Toronto, speaks to First Nations solidarity for Palestinian rights. This is an excerpt from her talk at the "Sailing to Gaza – Again!" event with Bob Lovelace, a Canadian delegate on the Freedom Flotilla III. Filmed in Toronto, June 14, 2015. Camera: Darryl Richardson (youtube.com/drryll, mediacoop.ca). Editing: Canadian Boat to Gaza, (tahrir.ca). Learn more about the Freedom Flotilla here.

Watch: Justice Sinclair -- What do we do about the legacy of Indian residential schools?

amirael — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:20:49 +0000

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June 9, 2015

The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), presents Congress 2015's introductory Big Thinking lecture.

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The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), presents Congress 2015's introductory Big Thinking lecture. Justice Sinclair was appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba in March of 1988 and to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba in January 2001. In Ottawa to preside over the TRC’s closing events and the release of the Commission's final report, Justice Sinclair discusses the legacy of residential schools and offer a call for action towards reconciliation in Canada, including the role of universities and academics in this process.

Watch: Author Reza Aslan talks Islamophobia in Canadian context

amirael — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:51:43 +0000

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January 21, 2015

Issues of Islamophobia are in the headlines again. Author and academic Reza Aslan spoke on the issue of Islamophobia at the 2014 National Council of Canadian Muslims' Gala in Toronto.

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Issues of Islamophobia are in the headlines again as Western societies grapple with the ramifications of the Paris attacks. Author and academic Reza Aslan spoke on the issue of Islamophobia at the National Council of Canadian Muslims' Gala in 2014 in Toronto.

Watch: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges with Aboriginal youth in Winnipeg

rabble staff — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:48:35 +0000

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October 30, 2014

On October 13, 2012 a group of Aboriginal youth met a group of youth from the suburbs of Winnipeg. This film documents the day they spent together with elders.

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On October 13, 2012, CCPA's Manitoba Office facilitated an intergenerational learning and youth exchange at Thunderbird House in Winnipeg. In attendance were four elders and 30 students from Community Education Development Association's (CEDA) Pathways to Education program, College Beliveau, and Grant Park High School. The idea was to bring together people who would otherwise not meet in person, to share ideas, and talk about things that are often not talked about openly in Winnipeg. For the purposes of this event, participants were asked to talk about racism and their perceptions of experiences in the inner city. By engaging youth in dialogue the hope was to shrink the divide between people who live in the inner city and those who live in the suburbs.

Video: Inside the international climate treaty negotiations

rabble staff — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:23:47 +0000

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September 9, 2014

A 15-minute informal update on the current state of the UN climate negotiations by award-winning journalist Stephen Leahy, at the Climate Emergency Countdown public forum.

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What: A 15 minute informal update on current state of the UN climate negotiations by award-winning journalist Stephen Leahy including his personal observations on the process.

Who: Stephen Leahy is an indpendent, environmental journalist who has covered climate negotiations around the world. He is co-winner of the 2012 Prince Albert/United Nations Global Prize for reporting on Climate Change.

Where: Part of a public forum in Toronto last June titled CLIMATE CHANGE EMERGENCY.

Camp Madii Lii, Gitxsan Nation: LNG prohibited

rabble staff — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:45:56 +0000

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September 5, 2014

Camp Madii Lii is located at the entrance to Luutkudziiwus territory within the Gitxsan Nation. On Aug. 26, 2014, access to the territory was closed to all LNG traffic.

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Camp Madii Lii is located at the entrance to Luutkudziiwus territory within the Gitxsan Nation. On Aug. 26, 2014, access to the territory was closed to all LNG traffic and other unauthorized industrial activity, and the Luutkudziiwus Territorial Management Plan was enacted.

TransCanada is proposing construction and operation of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline project. The proposed PRGT will cross Luutkudziiwus territory for about 32 km from Suskwa Pass to the Shegunia River. Approximately one-half -- 16 km -- lies on top of the Babine Trail, the ancestral grease trail connecting Gitanmaax with Fort Babine.

Flying? CUPE flight attendants say airplane staffing proposal puts you at risk

Kaitlin McNabb — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:20:58 +0000

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December 3, 2013

Flight attendants protest new regulations from the Minister of Transport that would reduce the number of flight attendants per passenger and reduce safety.

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Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt wants to reduce the number of Flight Attendants on Canadian aircrafts from 1 in 40 passengers to 1 in 50 passengers. But recent crashes by Air France and Asiana prove that passengers survive when Flight Attendants get them out of burning planes. So why is Raitt selling out our safety for corporate profits?

Video: Tom Mulcair challenges Stephen Harper in question period

rabble staff — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:36:04 +0000

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October 25, 2013

Tom Mulcair challenges Stephen Harper this week in question period to come clean about the Senate scandals.

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Tom Mulcair challenges Stephen Harper in question period to come clean about the Senate scandals.

The responsible investment, capital stewardship, and 'pension fund activism' movements

rabble staff — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:22:35 +0000

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October 25, 2013

While many trade unions, NGOs, and activists have embraced "responsible investment," others have not, and a substantial differentiation on the political left has emerged.

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It is noteworthy that as finance has been on the 'rise,' some activists began to formalize anti-corporate and targeted activist campaign strategies through pension and personal investment funds. In Canada and the U.S., several faith organizations began to argue that anti-social corporate behaviour should be, in some sense, sanctioned by individual investors and ultimate owners, on the basis of social principle or humanitarian values. These initiatives then crystallized and drew broader support with the rise of the sanctions and divestment movement directed against corporate and government support for apartheid South Africa in the 1980s.