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Falun Gong Silent Protest
Persecuted Falun Gong practitioners given a chance at justice | Feb 16 2017 | Hershy He, Kerry Foster | The practice of Falun Gong includes mass arrests, "re-education" through torture, executions and widespread allegations of organ harvesting for the medical market.
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Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courts | Feb 14 2017 | Alyse Kotyk | Whales, corruption and contempt for Indigenous rights are just some of the court cases that activists hope will halt the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion project.
Defending social movements against digital threats | Feb 8 2017 | Scott Neigh | Dmitri Vitaliev talks about eQualit.ie, a Montreal-based organization that works on digital security issues for social movements and human rights groups.
Indigenous people are fighting for us all | Feb 1 2017 | David Suzuki | It's ironic that after a history of facing genocidal policies, North America's original peoples are leading a struggle on behalf of us all.
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The Muslim is the new Jew and we're not even 'moved' by it | Jan 31 2017 | Raluca Bejan | Trump's "Muslim ban" is about keeping and protecting jus sanguinis Americaness.
Nova Scotians grieve the Ste-Foy massacre
Nova Scotians grieve the Ste-Foy massacre and reject intolerance | Jan 31 2017 | Christopher Majka | In grief, solidarity, sympathy and a conviction to oppose hatred and violence, Nova Scotians came together. The message was clear. This is not what our country is. This must not be what it becomes.
International Cooperation In The Age Of Trump
International cooperation in the age of Trump | Jan 31 2017 | Daryn Caister | Dr. Hugh Sealy, one of the lead negotiators for the small island states, is our guest to talk about international climate cooperation in the age of Trump.
Justin Trudeau
The #ProtectPressFreedom national day of action will tell Trudeau that we are watching closely | Jan 30 2017 | Marie Aspiazu | The combination of multiple spying scandals involving Canadian journalists as well as powerful national opposition to Bill C-51 have sparked a national day of action on civil liberties.
It's time to mobilize against our national security apparatus | Jan 28 2017 | Kyle Curlew | On February 25, a coalition led by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will be hosting a National Day of Action to oppose surveillance, Bill C-51 and infringement of Charter rights.
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Dear beloved resistance: We are stronger together | Jan 27 2017 | Sofia Ali-Khan | Here are some uncomfortable truths, and some thoughts on what we need to do about them to succeed in the fight against Trump.
The sound of resistance: Three women's marches | Jan 26 2017 | Victoria Fenner | Voices from a trio of women's marches on January 21, 2017, starting in Washington, and then moving up to Vancouver and Toronto.
What's a homeless life worth? | Jan 24 2017 | Cathy Crowe | Citizen advocacy for emergency shelter exposes shocking and negligent inaction of politicians.

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Canadian arms exports to Saudi Arabia ignore the Elephant in the Room NDPP said... Canada Defends Record $11B Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia in Court http://rt.com/news/371151-canada-arms...
Home Sweet Home: civil disobedience in Ireland to protest homelessness mark_alfred said... Interesting action in Ireland. News article:  http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/act-of-...
Support Bill C-228 - End open-pen salmon farming in BC mark_alfred said... Here's a site to help you send a letter to your MP in support of Fin Donnelly's Bill.  http://...
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