Naomi Klein

Taking forward the political vision that inspires the Leap Manifesto

| October 14, 2016

Author and environmentalist Naomi Klein published a feature article in The Globe and Mail' on Saturday, Sept. 24 in which she defends the Leap Manifesto against its detractors. Her unique argument in this essay explains that Canada's "founding economic myth" has been that of the "good" created by the vast pillaging of the country's natural resources following the arrival of settlers from Europe. She argues that the myth's endurance helps to explain the failure of Canada's contemporary capitalist elite to making the necessary political and economic changes in the face of the global warming emergency.

OMG! Energy industry faces 'existential threat' from Hollywood, 'ever-growing matrix of activists'

David J. Climenhaga

| June 15, 2016

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Maybe Brad Wall should just calm down. I don't know, take a Valium or something? Pick up his phone messages.

Feeding humanity in a warming world

David Suzuki

| May 24, 2016

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There was no NDP Leap

Michael Laxer

| April 18, 2016

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What is going on in Canada's "mainstream" left?

According to many -- including those on both sides of this debate -- it seems that the NDP has taken some great leap to the left by embracing the activist Leap Manifesto backed by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis.

Brother Dias, Sister Notley: There will be no jobs on a dead planet

Gary Engler

| April 14, 2016

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What is it with union and political leaders who treat their members as if they were children not old enough to deal with reality?

The mystery of NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair's long fall: Why didn't he see it coming?

David J. Climenhaga

| April 11, 2016

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EDMONTON, Alberta

The astonishing thing about yesterday's NDP leadership review vote is that an obviously smart guy like Thomas Mulcair seems not to have seen it coming.

Delivering community power: How Canada Post can be the hub of our next economy

Andrea Harden-Donahue

| March 1, 2016

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Yesterday, I attended the launch of Delivering community power: How Canada Post can be the hub of our next economy.

It's an example of a campaign daring to think big. Re-imaginng how we can use our postal services to advance climate justice goals.

Why you should get excited about 2016: It's a Leap Year for climate justice

Bianca Mugyenyi

| February 25, 2016

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We are fast approaching February 29, the beginning of the 2016 Leap Year. Every four years we add a day to our calendars to bring them into sync with the earth's revolution around the sun -- because it's easier to change our human systems than to change the laws of nature.

Take the Leap on February 29: A Google Hangout with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and more

No more small steps for the climate and economic justice movement: now is the time to leap. A conversation with Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis (This Changes Everything), Bill McKibben (350.org) and Asad Rehman (Friend of the Earth UK) and special guests.

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Climate justice activists make 2016 the year of action

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In a public Google hangout, climate justice activists Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, Bianca Mugyenyi (This Changes Everything), Bill McKibben (350.org) and Asad Rehman (Friends of the Earth UK) partnered to talk about the Leap Manifesto and its global call to climate and economic justice in 2016.

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