http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/306/0 en http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/pam-kapoor/2010/09/feminisms-3rd-wave-alive-and-well-thank-you-very-much <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>today, as the governor general's conference on women and security wraps up in ottawa, i'm still deflated about what was said in yesterday's globe &amp; mail about it.</p> <p><a href="http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20100909.escenic_1701942/BNStory/Other/GLORIA+GALLOWAY" rel="nofollow">the article by gloria galloway</a> declared that a "third wave" of feminism is needed to revive the drive towards the promise of equality that was dangled before women during the 1960s and '70s -- a promise that has never been fully met, they believe.</p> <p>if i had a nickel for <a href="http://pamusement.blogspot.com/2005/04/crashing-of-waves.html" rel="nofollow">every time my heart was broken</a> by the undermining of new feminism ...</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/pam-kapoor/2010/09/feminisms-3rd-wave-alive-and-well-thank-you-very-much" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:24:55 +0000 Pam Kapoor 78198 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/2009/08/party-any-other-name <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Friday, August 14, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> My concern is less about an NDP name change and more about how the discussion surrounding it seems perilously apart from any real reflection about what lies beneath (or doesn’t). </div> </div> </div> <p>It&rsquo;s reasonable for the NDP to wonder whether it isn&rsquo;t time to refresh its brand name. Yet most political parties enjoy such a high level of brand recognition, it might seem foolish to tinker with such an iconic trademark.<br /><br />A company might re-brand if it finds itself slipping in public recognition or up against a bigger, savvier field of competitors; re-branding becomes a technique to nudge consumers (&ldquo;Hey, remember us? We&rsquo;re still here!&rdquo;). Or, a product may undergo re-branding if it is overhauled enough that it&rsquo;s actually <em>changed</em> (remember the &lsquo;New&rsquo; Coke?).<br /></p><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/2009/08/party-any-other-name" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:14:44 +0000 derrick 68564 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/2009/06/michael-jackson%E2%80%99s-death-20-modern-mourning-icon <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Monday, June 29, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Our response to his passing has been as iconic as Michael Jackson was. In this era of e-communications, is it any wonder the death of this superstar would incite such a profound public exchange? </div> </div> </div> <p>As someone for whom Michael Jackson&rsquo;s music is a major groove in the soundtrack of my life, I feel a certain amount of emotionality about his passing. As a pop culture freak, I reel over the relevance of this death. And as a communications practitioner, I am rapt by the coverage and consumption of it all.</p><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/2009/06/michael-jackson%E2%80%99s-death-20-modern-mourning-icon" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:26:14 +0000 derrick 67469 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/how-will-harper-compete-obama-show <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Thursday, August 28, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Canadians are as ready for a referendum on their ruling party as Americans are. The general mood &amp;#226;e&quot; at least the electoral one &amp;#226;e&quot; can best be described as sour. </div> </div> </div> Much ado was made about <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=749827" rel="nofollow">Health Minister Tony Clement&#226;e(TM)s visit to the Democratic National Convention</a> in Denver this week. <p> Clement&#226;e(TM)s eagle eye was apparently better focused on the Listeriosis crisis than Obamafest. Maybe. But the more interesting question is why would any Canadian politician &#226;e" especially a Conservative, especially at the cusp of our own federal election &#226;e" want to schmooze with unity-seeking and Obama-loving Democrats?<p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/how-will-harper-compete-obama-show" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:45 +0000 rabble archives 8434 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/what-hillary-fighting <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Thursday, May 22, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By the only measure that officially counts, Obama has secured the nomination. So why is Hillary Clinton still running? </div> </div> </div> If Canadians had anything to say about it, a certain rising Democratic star would be sworn in today as the new president of the United States. A <a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLVIuMaMuMCQS_xAvGgg_4ImckvA" rel="nofollow">Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll released yesterday</a> shows a crushing defeat of Republican candidate John McCain by Democrat Barack Obama &#226;e" 56 per cent to 15 per cent &#226;e" by supposed Canadian voters. <p>Hold onto your hypothetical voter registration cards, Canada, we may just get to see that showdown in action.<p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/what-hillary-fighting" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:45 +0000 rabble archives 8383 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/hillary-clinton-too-square-oval <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, March 4, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Like so many other ovaried observers, I have at times been hard on myself for choosing to support Obama instead of the first viable female candidate for president of those mighty United States. </div> </div> </div> <p>In a recent <em>New York Times</em> op-ed, <a href="http://www.alternet.org/election08/77660/" rel="nofollow">Frank Rich adeptly outlines the flaws</a> that have plagued Hillary Clinton's run from "day one," then suggests: </p><p>"Clinton fans don't see their standard-bearer's troubles this way. In their view, their highly substantive candidate was unfairly undone by a lightweight showboat who got a free ride from an often misogynist press and from na&#195;&#175;ve young people who lap up messianic language as if it were Jim Jones's Kool-Aid." </p><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/hillary-clinton-too-square-oval" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:45 +0000 rabble archives 8318 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/obama-shakes-best-cocktail <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Friday, February 8, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The over-arching &quot;problem&quot; with Obama is that he challenges the status quo and conventional wisdom. His candidacy flies in the face of the very establishment that insists it&#039;s Hillary Clinton&#039;s &quot;turn </div> </div> </div> <p>In his <a href="http://www.rabble.ca/politics.shtml?x=66173">January column</a> at <em>rabble.ca</em>, Duncan Cameron postulated about Barack Obama's invoking of nationalism, prompting my friend to chide, &#226;eoeAh ha! I told you he was a right-wing candidate running on a policy of unity and hope [period].&#226;e As if the deployment of nationalistic rhetoric is a barometer of ideology and not a deliberate tactic &#226;e" in this case, an astute one. </p><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/obama-shakes-best-cocktail" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:45 +0000 rabble archives 8299 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/criminal-behaviour <div class="field field-type-date field-field-story-publish-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Friday, September 7, 2001</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Welfare fraud seems to be a near obsession for governments these days. But the recent death of Kimberly Rogers shows how harsh the legal punishment can be. It&#039;s also clear that even people who do pla </div> </div> </div> The August 9 death of Kimberly Rogers in Sudbury, Ontario, raises serious questions about the criminalization and feminization of poverty in Canada. By now, the facts and personal circumstances surrounding Kim's case are well known. She had been charged because she received student loans and social assistance at the same time. Kim pleaded guilty to a charge of welfare fraud in April.<p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/news/criminal-behaviour" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:45 +0000 rabble archives 5687 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca