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WALMART'S Rainforest Rollback
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TD is funding the climate crisis
Read MoreTD Bank is one of the biggest funders of the climate crisis in the world. And it’s trying desperately to downplay the damage it is doing.
With your help we’ll put TD’s climate crimes on full display at next week’s global strikes. Will you chip in CA$92 today to force
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[Sjsall] Lansdowne Lectures
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Attached are the two posters for the talks to be given by Anthropology’s Lansdowne Lecturer next week, Dr. Nicole Truesdell. Both talks address issues of decolonizing academic knowledge and practice.
Please share widely with your networks,
Regards, Margo
Margo L. Matwychuk, PhD
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Take It Over: The Struggle for Green Production in Oshawa
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1893 ... September 16, 2019
___________________________________________________Take It Over: The Struggle for Green Production in Oshawa
Linda McQuaig
In November 2018, Detroit-based General Motors dealt a staggering blow to 2,700 Canadian workers when it announced plans leading
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1892 ... September 15, 2019
___________________________________________________The Neoliberal University:
Opposition grows to performance-based funding model for post-secondary education in OntarioOntario Universities and Colleges Coalition
Announced in the Ontario Budget, the Ford government’s reckless new market-based approach
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Ban facial recognition technology now
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
Amazon's Ring, the video doorbell company, just admitted that it is partnering with 400 U.S. police departments, which can then use facial recognition technology on the footage they get.1
It's not just the United States. The wall-to-wall facial recognition
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We noticed you didnt finish your donation
Read MoreOh no, A! It looks like you started your donation to help save the orangutans from palm oil destruction but never completed the process.
I hope you'll reconsider.
Here’s why: we don’t take any money from ANY corporations. And the truth is: we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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TITLE r1 Read Morepalm oil
Read More500 precious orangutans die every single month on the small island of Borneo alone.
Palm oil plantations are driving their decline.
Now you can force Pizza Hut and KFC to end this massacre. But the clock is ticking -- will you chip in today to save orangutans from extinction?
If you’ve
…Should GM Oshawa be publicly owned?
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A Socialist Project podcast ... No. 27 ... September 13, 2019
__________________________________________________Should GM Oshawa be publicly owned?
The Oats podcast interviews Tony Leah and Rebecca Keetch about GM’s decision to wind down vehicle assembly at its facility in Oshawa, Ontario. Tony and Rebecca work at GM Oshawa. They
…Canadas world-renowned rainforests are in crisis
Canada’s world-renowned rainforests are in crisis r1 ...Read MoreStop price gouging
OpenMedia r1Read MoreHi Paov,
I have exciting news for you! OpenMedia has just launched a brand new tool to collect people’s horror stories with their cell phone and home Internet providers. Then we’ll plaster the most powerful stories on ads
…And still, they fight
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For 18 years, workers at the Pearl Continental Karachi (Pakistan) have fought with unflagging determination for their collective rights and for recognition of their union.
That's an extraordinary thing -- for 18 years, denied their rights, those workers continue their struggle.
They've been backed by the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF)
…Facial recognition cameras in Canada
OpenMedia r1Read MoreHi Paov, would you be happy with facial recognition surveillance cameras on the streets in Canada, tracking people and matching faces to databases as we go about our daily lives?
In less than a week, 6,000 people in Canada have signed on to demand that our next government
…Indonesia: solidarity brings reduced sentence for union leader convicted in trial farce
Indonesia: solidarity brings reduced sentence for union leader convicted in trial farce r1
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Strategic. Game-changing. And cheap at twice the price.
Strategic. Game-changing. And cheap at twice the price. r1 ...Read MoreStrategic. Game-changing. And cheap at twice the price.
Strategic. Game-changing. And cheap at twice the price. r1 ...Read MoreThe Brexit Crisis and British Labour
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1891 ... September 11, 2019
___________________________________________________The Brexit Crisis and British Labour:
Two Speeches from the 2019 TUC CongressJeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the UK Labour Party, speaking at the 151st annual TUC Congress in Brighton.
…As Bolsonaro incinerates the Amazon, urgent action is needed for climate justice
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1890 ... September 10, 2019
___________________________________________________As Bolsonaro incinerates the Amazon, urgent action is needed for climate justice
Mary Galvin and Patrick Bond
Did South Africa need another high-profile reminder of climate chaos, after the Cape Town
…Huge election news (for the Internet)
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
THIS IS HUGE: The Liberal Party just joined the New Democrats and the Greens in pledging to lower wireless and home Internet bills ahead of next month's federal election. 1
That means three out of Canada's four major
…CoDevelopment Canada 2019 Annual General Meeting Announcement
CoDevelopment Canada 2019 Annual General Meeting Announcement r1 ...Read MoreAttacked
Read MoreA,
The recent attacks on our website made one thing clear: we’ve made some powerful, determined enemies .
Our suspicion is that far-right groups are responsible -- and we also suspect this won’t be the last time we hear from them.
Will you make a small donation each month to defend our
…Justice for Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi workers and their union - tell the government of Pakistan to respect the ILO and freedom of association!
Justice for Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi workers and their union - tell the government of Pakistan to respect the ILO and freedom of association! r1Read More The United Auto Workers and the Big Three Automakers: A Tale of Corruption
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1889 ... September 8, 2019
__________________________________________________The United Auto Workers and the Big Three Automakers: A Tale of Corruption
Thomas Adams
What follows is a somewhat complex tale of what happens when a labor union, structured to
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Read MoreSumOfUs is a target now because together we’ve upset a lot of powerful people.
Right now only 1.12% of SumOfUs members are chipping in each month -- that’s not enough to upgrade our security system for the long term. Can you start a monthly donation?
Donate CA$1 monthly Donate CA$3 monthly
…The internet is on the ballot
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
In less than two months, Canada will go to the polls.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the future of our Internet hangs in the balance.
In October, we'll decide whether Parliament will continue
…Facial recognition cameras in Canada
OpenMedia r1Read MoreHi Paov, hugely controversial facial recognition technology is spreading like wildfire in Canada. And right now, there are no laws to govern how it’s used.
Facial recognition technology works by scanning images or surveillance video of your face, and using
…Indigenous Nations are the last stand vs. TMX
Indigenous Nations are the last stand vs. TMX r1 ...Read MoreIndigenous Nations are the last stand vs. TMX
Indigenous Nations are the last stand vs. TMX r1 ...Read MoreCoDevelopment Canada 2019 Annual General Meeting Announcement
CoDevelopment Canada 2019 Annual General Meeting Announcement r1 ...Read MoreAre your local candidates pro-Internet?
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
The next federal election is just weeks away, and this is our best chance to shape the next government’s vision for pro-Internet policies.
From updating the laws that shape our Internet, to facing global threats to encryption, the next
…Make UK Public Transport Free
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1888 ... September 4, 2019
__________________________________________________Make UK Public Transport Free
Chris Saltmarsh
In mid-August, to uproar from the right-wing press, teen activist Greta Thunberg set sail in a zero-emissions yacht on a two-week trip across the
…Your opportunity to file a Statement of Opposition to the Trans Mountain expansion
Your opportunity to file a Statement of Opposition to the Trans Mountain expansion r1 ...Read MoreRIP the Amazon?
Read MoreA,
As fires continue to rip through the Amazon, the EU is negotiating a deal with South America that would stoke the flames even more.
The so-called Mercosur deal could be a death warrant for the Amazon. France and Ireland have threatened to veto it -- now we desperately need your
…Ecosocialism and Just Transition
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1887 ... September 2, 2019
__________________________________________________Ecosocialism and Just Transition
John Bellamy Foster
Climate change requires major societal change. But how do we ensure this transformation is done in a fair and just manner? John Bellamy Foster
…No Veganwashing Israeli Crimes!
Read MoreLeft Streamed — Recorded in Toronto, 8 August 2019
No Veganwashing Israeli Crimes!
A panel responds to the use of veganism to propagandize the occupation.
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For over a decade, the nation branding campaign Brand Israel has sought to "wash" the crimes of occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing by carefully crafting theRIP the Amazon?
Read MoreThe Amazon is burning —devastated by demand for cheap beef and soy.
And the EU is on the verge of closing a trade deal with Brazil that will stoke the flames even more .
Can you make a donation now to save the Amazon from this disastrous trade deal?
If you've
…Life and politics in Western Canada
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A Socialist Project podcast ... No. 26 ... August 30, 2019
_________________________________________________Life and politics in Western Canada
Oats for Breakfast sits down to discuss life and politics in Western Canada. We get into talking about Alberta’s premier Jason Kenney, what public education is like in Alberta and British
…Get this insurance company to dump Trans Mountain
Get this insurance company to dump Trans Mountain r1 ...Read MoreYour signature is missing, A
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The fires in the Amazon rainforest are still raging -- turning the Earth’s precious green lung into a smoldering wasteland .
The cause: farmers and loggers illegally slashing and burning trees at
…'Dual Power', Then... and Now?
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1886 ... August 29, 2019
_______________________________________________‘Dual Power,’ Then... and Now?
Richard Fidler
Global capitalist crisis, impending ecological disaster, and new responses by popular movements in some regions, particularly in Latin America, inspire radical thinking about the
…Unist'ot'en Camp Update: CGL bulldozing Kweese war trail - Take Action!
Unist'ot'en Camp Update: CGL bulldozing Kweese war trail - Take Action! r1 ...Read MoreBell stoops to a new low
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
Recently, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it was lowering wholesale infrastructure-access rates paid to Big Telecom by smaller competitors, in order to bring more affordable broadband service to Canada.1
Bell responded by punishing Canada's rural communities,
…Urgent: Amazon
Read MoreThe burning in the Amazon rainforest has reached a critical point -- and corporations on the hunt for cheap soy, beef, and timber are to blame.
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We need your urgent support to hold complicit corporations to account. Will you please make a small monthly gift today to help stop the burning?The Vicissitudes of the Latin American State
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1885 ... August 28, 2019
_______________________________________________The Vicissitudes of the Latin American State:
Jeffery R. Webber in conversation with Mabel Thwaites Rey
In early May, while in Buenos Aires, I had an extended conversation with Mabel Thwaites
…Trump's toxin in Canada
Read MoreA,
Dow Chemical and the Trump administration just reversed the ban on chlorpyrifos, a super dangerous pesticide causes brain damage in children even in tiny amounts.
We have just three days to make sure this ban in enacted in Canada.
Join the over 15,000 SumOfUs members who have already signed
…Public Transport Can Be Free
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1884 ... August 27, 2019
_______________________________________________Public Transport Can Be Free
Wojciech Keblowski
If we are to believe transport experts and practitioners, abolishing fares for all passengers is the last thing public transport operators should be doing.
…Last chance to add your name!
Read MoreA,
In just two days the SumOfUs community is turning up to AIG’s head office in Sydney, Australia to tell AIG to insure our future -- not the climate destroying Adani coal mine.
We’ll deliver this petition from members like you around the world , have a billboard roaming the streets, and
…Want a better cell phone deal?
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
I just wanted to follow up on Marie’s email from last week and check if you’ve had a chance to fill out the survey for the CRTC’s wireless market review?
This review is a great opportunity
…Amazon fires
Read MoreIt’s not too late to prevent the Amazon rainforest from being burnt down for cheap beef, soy and timber.
Europe is about to sign a deal with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro that will add fuel to the blaze. Together, we can block it and save what's left of our largest
…The Politics of Ecosocialism
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1883 ... August 26, 2019
_______________________________________________The Politics of Ecosocialism
Ian Angus is interviewed by Rebel News , a critical source of news and debate centred in Ireland. Ian Angus is an ecosocialist activist and the editor of
…I've got to be honest with you
Read MoreA, I just want to make sure you saw my urgent appeal.
Right now, SumOfUs is under a massive attack from hackers -- and we think far-right extremists who hate our work are behind it.
The SumOfUs security team is working around the clock to keep our website up, but we
…Electric Vehicle Production is Possible in Oshawa
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1882 ... August 25, 2019
_______________________________________________Electric Vehicle Production is Possible in Oshawa
Green Jobs Oshawa
Green Jobs Oshawa distributed this leaflet at the Unifor Constitutional Convention on Wednesday, August 21. It calls for government action to
…BCSEA August 2019, Newsletter
TITLE r1 Read MoreAn invitation to make history
r1Read MoreDear friends,
This was the hottest summer ever recorded . June was the hottest June, and July was the hottest month ever. Countries from Cuba to France to Togo and Vietnam experienced their hottest days to date.
The news can
…I've got to be honest with you
Read MoreSumOfUs is under attack -- we suspect far-right hackers.
Chances are, the attackers think they can intimidate us. But they’re wrong -- we’re not backing down.
Can you make an urgent donation to protect our work?
If you've saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately:
Donate CA$93…Canadas Vampire Pension Plan
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1881 ... August 22, 2019
_______________________________________________Canada’s ‘Vampire’ Pension Plan:
How the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board feeds on some futures to secure othersJames K. Rowe and Alexis Shotwell
Wet’suwet’en people have never ceded their land
…Speak up – LOUD – on climate change
r1 What you need to know about Canada’s election advertising rules ...Read MoreScrewed by Rogers, Telus, and Bell
OpenMedia r1Read MorePaov,
People in Canada pay some of the highest cell phone rates in the world for subpar service—all thanks to the Big Three companies that control the market: Bell, Telus, and Rogers.1
Even worse, the
…protect our water from Nestlé
Read MoreA,
As local communities start water-restrictions during a very dry summer, Nestlé continues to pump millions of litres everyday -- on an expired permit.
Nestlé's re-applying for a permit any day now and we need your help to show the Ontario government that Ontario's water
…A Nightmare of Homelessness: A Knapsack Full of Dreams
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1880 ... August 21, 2019
_______________________________________________A Nightmare of Homelessness: A Knapsack Full of Dreams
John Clarke
Cathy Crowe’s book A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse comes out of decades of witnessing and
…Correction: Budget Consultation Report
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My apologies for the inaccurate title in the email this morning. This email is about the recently released budget consultation not the Red Women Rising report, which we helped promote in March. -Omar Chu, Communications and Outreach Assistant
Every year, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government
…Report Now Available! Red Women Rising
NationBuilder r1Read More Every year, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services receives input from British Columbians on issues affecting them and what the priorities should be for the next budget. The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition wrote a submission to the all-party committee pushing for the substantial investment needed
…Imagine a Free Palestine
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1879 ... August 20, 2019
_______________________________________________Imagine a Free Palestine
Justin Podur
I wrote Siegebreakers because I can’t liberate Gaza or Palestine, but I can dream about it. I wanted it to be a proximate dream, a
…German Unions and the Climate Crisis
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1878 ... August 19, 2019
_______________________________________________German Unions and the Climate Crisis
Mark Bergfeld
If the summer holidays interrupted the school walkouts, the teenager-led Fridays for Future movement hasn’t let up its fight to save the planet.
…Kashmir, Solidarity and the Canadian State
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1877 ... August 18, 2019
_______________________________________________Kashmir, Solidarity and the Canadian State
In his essay, "India’s Kashmir Crackdown Poses Risk of War," John Riddell argues that India unilaterally revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and
…[evoz] Nicaragua coffee
A batch of fragrant, freshly roasted Nicaragua coffee is available at $14 per one lb. bag.Contact Allen for pick up at 250-384-0477.Read More
On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 9:10 PM Allen Specht This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > wrote:
A batch of fragrant, freshly roasted Nicaragua coffee is available at $14 per one lb. bag.Contact…We will get our answers
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Last week , we delivered close to 50,000 signatures from people across Canada who are demanding a leaders’ debate on the climate crisis . This number included signatures collected by our friends in Our Time hubs across the country, Leadnow, and North 99.
There is a tremendous amount of…Solidarity and Unity in Opposing Global Militarization
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1876 ... August 17, 2019
_______________________________________________Solidarity and Unity in Opposing Global Militarization
Palestinian BDS National Committee
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, shares the shock and anger
…[E-News] How do you acknowledge Indigenous territory?
Read MoreDownload the CFSC E-News in PDF (scroll down for links).
New resource to help with territory acknowledgement
Have you ever been to an event that began with an acknowledgment that it was taking place on the traditional territory of particular Indigenous peoples? Have you wondered what goes into such an
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