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Did you see this? It's the first instalment of our brand new #FossilFree News Digest for you

Did you see this email? I wanted to make sure you didn't miss it. Hope you find this global perspective on the campaign for a Fossil Free world enlightening and inspiring! best wishes,

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Last week, when Trump visited the UK, the country burst to life with protests from London to Glasgow. The message was clear: whilst world leaders welcome him with formal state visits, ordinary folk outright reject him and his foul brand of politics.

So much of this is down to

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Across the world, companies like Microsoft and Salesforce are helping ICE and Frontex lead their war against immigrants and refugees.

Call on tech companies to side with immigrants and renounce their contracts with ICE and Frontex!

Sign the Petition

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In the US and EU, Immigration Customs Enforcement and Frontex

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Here's the first instalment of our brand new #FossilFree News Digest for you

Dear Paov,

I’m Nicole, the editor of this new fortnightly email. I care about climate justice and our planet. And that's why, like you, I'm part of this incredible movement for a Fossil Free world.

But there's

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Help protect Manning and Skagit Parks r1 Your help is urgently needed NOW to stop road building and logging in the heart of Manning and Skagit provincial parks! ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1642 ... July 18, 2018
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UN Office Calls for Probe Into Human Rights in Kashmir

John Riddell

A conference in Mississauga July 7, convened by the Kashmir Welfare Society, marked the first organized response in Canada

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Hi Paov, I have some good news for you: Canada’s ethics committee has just officially recommended that political parties be subject to privacy laws, based on the committee’s investigations into the Facebook data scandal.1

Their recommendation is a great...

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SumOfUs r1 Let's spoil Amazon's biggest promo day of the year! ...

SumOfUs r1 This Prime Day, Amazon workers from all over the globe asked for our help. ...

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Thunder Bay Strike Grinds On - Unifor Ups the Ante r1 Join Unifor in Squeezing T-Bay Doctors' Offices ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1641 ... July 16, 2018
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Border Capitalism, Disrupted:
Precarity and Struggle in a Southeast Asian Industrial Zone

Stephen Campbell

Through to the back of the cremation grounds where the fields of sugarcane begin, Ko Soe and

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Ontario Fights Back: Recalling the Harris years

Canada, and its industrial heartland and largest province of Ontario, is far from immune from the right-wing populist forces gaining electoral ground and organizational force around the world. The June 7th election of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC), led

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Join your community this week to push Canada to the right side of history. r1

Dear friends,

I’m writing this with a Guinness clutched in one hand, because this week the government of Ireland gave us a big reason to celebrate: it became the first nation on earth to commit

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SumOfUs r1 We’re up against this new mega-corporation. We need your support today. ...

Dear CASC friends,
We have a special opportunity to host Fr. Melo from Honduras on July 22 Sunday at 1 pm – we plan a potluck lunch followed by informal disunion with Melo and Phil Little of Nanaimo who is hosting him. It will be a ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1640 ... July 13, 2018
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What’s Behind the Trade War?

David M. Kotz

President Trump slaps tariffs on imports from many of the USA’s traditional allies, condemning their leaders for unfair treatment. The mainstream media warns

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Happy anniversary: the day Petronas blinked r1 Thank you for standing with Indigenous Nations along the Skeena River who are protecting wild salmon. The tide is turning: let's savour the moment. ...

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On May 30th, I spoke before dozens of protesters outside Amazon’s annual general meeting , demanding an end to Amazon’s war on workers, low-income communities, and taxes.

But I’m not a politician or a public speaker. I’m just an ordinary guy who decided I couldn’t sit by and watch Amazon

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1639 ... July 11, 2018
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Hassan Diab: Nothing Less Than a Public Inquiry Will Do

Michelle Weinroth

He has been compared to Alfred Dreyfus, the iconic 19th-century French victim of false accusation and racism. The entire

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1638 ... July 10, 2018
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Slovenia’s Parliamentary Elections:
A Xenophobic Right, a Fragmented Centre and a Rising Left

Nejc Slukan

The outcome of the recent Slovenian elections shows a fragmented political landscape, a worrying increase in

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Music industry lobbyists are pushing for a "copying" tax on every device we use to listen to music.

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The Canadian music industry is refusing to move out of the Stone Age—and they...

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Union busting and labour law violations

Your Yves Rocher cosmetics are costly... in fundamental human rights. The French cosmetics giant just sacked more than 120 factory workers in Turkey because they joined a union. Demand Yves Rocher respects workers rights, in France AND abroad.

Sign the Petition

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1637 ... July 9, 2018
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Ontario Election 2018:
Right-Wing Populism Prevails Over Moderate Social Democracy

Matt Fodor

In the June 7 provincial election, Ontario politics took a sharp turn to the right as the Progressive Conservatives

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Germany’s national railway company is soaking its train tracks with glyphosate, a toxic weedkiller linked to cancer in humans and animals.

Tell Deutsche Bahn to honor its commitment to sustainability and end its use of the pesticide!

Sign the Petition

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It might come as a surprise that a train

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Left Streamed — Recorded in Toronto, 21 June 2018

The Case for Free Public Transit:
Just Mobility and Urban Planning

The campaign for free public transit is a rapidly growing international movement, with several cities in Canada and many more in the U.S. taking up the effort. Public transit is crucial

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Join us at the 5th Annual Walbran Convergence r1 On July 28-29, more than hundred people will gather in the Central Walbran Valley in the unceded territory of the Pacheedaht Nation. ...

Weekend Reminder: Thunder Bay Strikers Are Asking for Our Support r1 65 women, fighting for decent work, need our solidarity. ...

Join the People’s Town Hall on the pipeline buy out starting next week r1

Dear friend,

In less than 2 weeks, the Trudeau government will decide whether or not to finalize the deal to buy out the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan with billions of public dollars.

It’s appalling

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Tsihqot'in Nation court victory! r1 The Tŝilhqot’in Nation welcomes today’s decision to grant an injunction against Taseko, stopping an extensive drilling program in Fish Lake. ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1636 ... July 6, 2018
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Turkish Elections, Looming Fascism and Left Politics

Baris Karaagac

The elections on 24 June in Turkey for a new president and parliament, which took place under a state of emergency, constitute

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The EU Parliament sent copyright law back to the drawing board

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We did it! Today, the European Parliament voted to reject the proposed copyright proposal, which includes the dangerous Link Tax...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1635 ... July 4, 2018
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Reading Europe’s Fault Lines:
Notes from Europe as hard-Right populism enters Queen’s Park

Parastou Saberi

The rapid marching of the right in electoral politics, intellectual circles, and on the streets has

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Union-busting in the most unlikely place - and a familiar company behaving badly r1 LabourStart is calling for your support for two campaigns today ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1634 ... July 3, 2018
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End Immigration Detention: An Open Letter

Health Providers Against Poverty

On June 27, 2018, a coalition of over 2000 Canadian healthcare organizations and healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists

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AB InBev workers in Sonepat, India still fighting for rights, still need your support! r1 ...

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The Colonial State and the Suppression of the Plains Cree:
Chief Poundmaker and Chief Big Bear

It is impossible to disentangle the making of the Canadian state from the history of European -- and particularly French and British -- imperialism and colonialism. In acts of incredible hubris and chauvinism, the

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A few generous donors have stepped up to TRIPLE MATCH all donations from Canada through the month of June! Will you chip in?

Paov—Our TRIPLE MATCH month ends tomorrow night. You have one last chance to help us fix our broken system and have...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1633 ... June 29, 2018
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Obrador and Mexico’s Watershed Election:
Uncertainties, Contradictions and Struggle

Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui

The July 1 national election in Mexico is likely to be a watershed in Mexican history.

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We need to stop the drilling before it's too late.

BP just spilled 136,000 litres of toxic mud off the coast of Nova Scotia during exploratory tests.

The next Deepwater Horizon oil spill could happen off the shores of Nova Scotia if BP is allowed to pump oil from our

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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org . Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and

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New bill seeks to end mandatory minimums

On May 29th Senator Kim Pate...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1632 ... June 28, 2018
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Attacking the Rights of Workers:
The U.S. Supreme Court Hides Behind the First Amendment

Bill Fletcher Jr.

There is nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME

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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org . Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and

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Hi PAOV,

BCSEA is passionate about providing opportunities to gather, and to learn how to uncover innovative ways of looking at BC's sustainable energy challenges. Our annual conference, Energy Connections, does just that.

Last year, Energy Connections 2017 received great feedback from attendees. They said it was an important opportunity

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A few generous donors have stepped up to TRIPLE MATCH all donations from Canada through the month of June! Will you chip in?

Paov—Monday, we sent you this email, which said that our TRIPLE MATCH is running through July. This is incorrect. It's actually...

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Dear CASC supporters

A reminder about Cafe Simpatico and Kay is back from Guatemala and will be there. A special Cafe Simpatico On June 27 Wednesday. The film maker will be present along with Wendy Mendez founder of HIJOS – Children of the disappeared and murdered in Guatemala. The film is…

A&W will ban plastic straws. Will Harvey’s follow suit?

Canadians throw out around 57 million straws everyday, polluting the oceans with tonnes of plastic.

A&W just announced its commitment to phase out plastic straws by the end of the year. It’s time Harvey’s followed suit.

Sign the Petition

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Harvey’s

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1631 ... June 27, 2018
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By Party or By Formation

Seth Adler

What would happen if the concept of a political formation were turned into a party building strategy? A map and a metaphorical excursion through

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We could make a big difference today

Major palm oil industry players are meeting in Paris today to decide the future of so-called "sustainable" certified palm oil.
Now is a critical moment for us to flood Twitter and appear full screen on the RSPO's live tweet broadcast, forcing it to

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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org . Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and

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The ISP Distributel has stepped up to TRIPLE MATCH all donations from Canada through the month of July! Will you chip in?

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In Canada, our access to the Internet is under attack....

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1630 ... June 25, 2018
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Ontario Looks Right

Herman Rosenfeld

While U.S. socialists have always challenged the myth of American exceptionalism -- that the U.S. is immune to class struggle and a politics linked to it -- they

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Mexico Elections and NAFTA

Despite fierce opposition from Big Business and the media, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is likely to be elected President of Mexico on July 1 and have a majority in both houses of Congress. How did this rejection of the major parties come about? Is

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Get the lead out of Cowichan River Provincial Park r1 There's a private gun club in Cowichan River Provincial Park and it's potentially polluting the park with lead ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1629 ... June 23, 2018
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A Call for the NDP to Withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group

The undersigned are appalled by the recent deaths in Gaza. At least 110 Palestinians have been killed and thousands

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That's terrible, that's Tetley! - tea workers denied their human right to safe drinking water r1 ...

Coca-Cola is becoming a serial human rights offender r1 Enough is enough; let's flood the company with protest messages ...