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Liberals calculate political cost of saying yes to Kinder Morgan

August 30, 2016
| A government-appointed panel has just wrapped up a series of public meetings around B.C. on the pipeline expansion. Sven Biggs says the feds want to approve either Kinder Morgan or Energy East.
Length: 13:56 minutes (12.77 MB)

Attawapiskat youth sing out about community's crisis

A group of youths in Attawapiskat, working with national Charity DAREarts and Juno-nominated singer Glenn Marais, are telling the story of the crisis in their community directly through song.

Watch this video and share to help spread the message and help them be heard.

 

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No more arms deals in Canada

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It began with a welcome from Elder Evelyn Commanda, to the unceded and unconquered territory of the Algonquin nation. Her powerful statement reminded us why we were gathered: "We walk on our ancestors. And the dust of my ancestors is being used for war."

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Nine fun ways to revolt against oppressive governments
By
Sarah Beuhler
| June 1, 2016

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Last week Rafe Mair suggested that mass civil disobedience was on the way in B.C. if the federal government had the gall to try and approve Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion and tankers project.

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Stopping pipelines is the Trudeau government's official policy -- they just don't know it yet
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Dru Oja Jay
| January 14, 2016

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Talking Radical Radio
Talking Radical Radio

A summit for radical worker-organizers in Toronto

September 16, 2015
| Mia Sopapilla and Jordan House talk about the Working For Each Other, Working For Ourselves summit for radical worker-organizers in service-related jobs.
Length: 28:36 minutes (26.2 MB)
Redeye
Redeye

The Raymur Mothers: They Wouldn't Take No for an Answer

November 2, 2014
| A new play tells the story of how a group of single mothers in a social housing project in East Vancouver camped out on the train tracks to force Vancouver City Council to build a railway overpass.
Length: 13:30 minutes (12.37 MB)
More mobilization against tar sands transport in Quebec
By
Jon Milton
| September 16, 2014

This weekend, communities all over the planet are mobilizing for climate justice. Many thousands will attend People's Climate March in New York City, which promises to be the largest single climate protest in history -- and solidarity marches will take place the world over. In Québec, the Forum Social Bas-Laurentien will organize many rural Quebecers for social justice causes, with a large focus on environmental issues such as TransCanada's planned export station for tar sands fuel in Cacouna.

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Aw@l
Aw@l

Dam Line 9! Interview on the Enbridge worksite blockade

August 8, 2014
| From the #DailyGRRR!, an interview with Lana, a blockader at the Dam Line 9 occupation in Innerkip. Lana talks about why blockaders are concerned about Line 9 as well as what is happening on site.
Length: 16:33 minutes (15.16 MB)

Happy World Environment Day! Here are tools for direct action

Photo: flickr/Mike Beauregard
Take a campaign to the streets with these resources for creating an effective and inclusive direct action.

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Revolution 101: Tools for direct action
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