Say it ain't sooooooooooooo ... (this mine is a heartbreaker) r1 Another day, another abandoned mine that's going to cost million of dollars to clean up. Thanks, Obama. ...

BC and Federal Government abruptly cancel talks with Chiefs r1 Resistance expands as the government continues to refuse to negotiate in good faith. ...

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Paov --

The controversial legal challenge which put public health care on trial was unexpectedly postponed in December but finally comes to a close this week .

Today, constitutional lawyer, Joe Arvay, argues on behalf of the coalition intervenor group.

Show your support on social media by checking in at

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Dear friend,


Brazil’s far-right President Bolsonaro is pushing hard to steal indigenous lands and open them up to mining and ranching. If he succeeds, many tribes are likely to be wiped out. His latest move is to appoint a fundamentalist evangelical missionary, Ricardo Lopes Dias,…

The government is considering loaning over a billion dollars to Coastal GasLink r1

Friends,

By now you’re well aware that Justin Trudeau made a huge mistake supporting police raids on Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades earlier this week. But, you might not know that he’s on the verge of making another one.

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Major victories in the fight to keep it in the ground

Protesters with Indigenous Climate Action at December’s UN Climate Talks knew Teck mine would be a climate catastrophe. No more! Photo: Allan Lissner

Keeping it in the ground: We’re celebrating some major wins against the fossil fuel industry

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The RCMP still remain on Wet’suwet’en territory despite “offering” to leave.

Tell Trudeau out means out and to meet with Wet’suwet’en chiefs and stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Send an email

A,

Three weeks after the RCMP violently raided Wet’suwet’en territory for Coastal GasLink’s fracked gas pipeline , the Prime Minister

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2008 ... February 26, 2020
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Far Right Vigilantes Attack Land Defenders and Organized Workers:
"Rule of Law" and Class Violence

Jeff Shantz

Fascism is bare knuckle capitalism. A key element of fascist mobilizations is a fighting

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Real talk on Indigenous justice. Introducing RAVEN Debriefs podcast r1 ...

Action Callouts. Blockades Proliferate in Response to Raids r1 Chase, Victoria, Van, Toronto, Mohawk, Montreal, Quebec all calling for support ...

NationBuilder r1

Paov --

The final 3 days of arguments in the Cambie Surgical Case resume today, Tuesday, February 25th, following an unforeseen court delay.

90% of British Columbians agree that access to healthcare in the Province should be based on need rather than their ability to pay - according to a

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Tell Costco to stop destroying our boreal forests for toilet paper

Canada’s boreal forests are being flushed down the toilet and retail giant Costco’s Kirkland brand is one of the worst offenders.

It’s time for Costco to clean up its act.

Sign the petition

A,

Toilet paper is destroying Canada’s

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Antarctica’s latest record-setting heatwave is just the tip of the iceberg -- our climate is spinning dangerously out of control.

We’ve got a plan to expose the investment banks footing the bill for climate chaos -- but we need your help to pull it off.

Donate CA$1 monthly now Donate CA$3 monthly

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2007 ... February 25, 2020
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Wall Street Can’t Fix the Environment -- and Neither Can Bay Street

Matthew Corbeil

On December 16, 2019, a few dozen members of Canada’s business, academic and government elite met in Toronto

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Police Moving on Blockades Now r1 Victoria, Gitxsan, Tyendinaga calling for support! ...

Actions Happening Across Canada after Tyendinaga Raid r1 Vancouver, Victoria, New Hazelton, Hamilton, Ottawa, 6 Nations and more taking action now! ...

Actions Happening Across Canada after Tyendinaga Raid r1 Vancouver, Victoria, New Hazelton, Hamilton, Ottawa, 6 Nations and more taking action now! ...

We did it, *|FNAME|*! Teck Frontier Mine is no more r1 Thanks for all your efforts ...

OPP Raid Tyendinaga This Morning r1 Solidarity actions are being set up across the country ...

We have good news and bad news this morning. r1

Friends,

I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that last night, Teck Resources Ltd. pulled its application to build the Frontier mine -- the largest tar sands mine ever proposed.1 This is a huge win and it

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2006 ... February 24, 2020
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For an Internationalist Perspective in North America

An interview with André Frappier of Québec solidaire

The 2018 national assembly election in Québec marked a breakthrough for the Left. While a right-wing

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Police threaten to make arrests at Tyendinaga r1 RCMP have escalated their patrols and harassment despite telling media they are willing to stand down. ...

You are invited to:
CAFE SIMPATICO: Friday, February 28 ARPILLERAS: Textiles of Resistance from Chile 1923 Fernwood Road Doors open at 7 pm &:30 pm: Music with Ndjo Rogers including songs of Victor Jarre 8 pm Presentation : Exhibition of Arpilleras and arpillera-inspired textiles of resistance; film, slides, discussion of art…

A,

Have you seen this? Our thirst for almond milk is literally killing our bees.

There’s an easy way to stop this -- get almond farmers to ditch toxic bee-killing pesticides. We have a plan to do exactly that, but we can’t do it without you.

Can you chip in to

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2005 ... February 23, 2020
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Why Public Transit Should Be Free For All

Davide Mastracci

Drivers in Canada often complain of a "war on cars" that is supposedly being waged in cities throughout the country. This

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Apple’s the last tech company you’d expect to see ditching privacy rights for profits -- but it is. Something is rotten in the state of Apple.

So we’re going to Apple’s annual shareholder meeting next week to deliver our petition and persuade Apple shareholders to vote for a groundbreaking proposal

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Take Action for Wet'suwet'en with our Toolkit r1 Backing groundbreaking legal actions by Wet'suwet'en leadership is a team effort: download our Action Toolkit to find out how to warrior up. ...

Three Major Updates r1 EAO rejects CGL Permit, Wet'suwet'en hold Press Conference with Tyendinaga Mohawks, CPR calls for Trudeau to Immediately meet with Wet'suwet'en. ...

Millions in public money could go to as early as February 26th. Take action. r1

Friends,

As thousands across the country take to the streets in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders and hereditary chiefs, a federal government crown corporation— Export Development Canada (EDC)— is considering handing over millions of dollars

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A HUGE win for caribou. Thank you |*FNAME|*! r1 ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2004 ... February 21, 2020
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‘Poorly Behaved Nurses’ and Inequality in SA’s Healthcare Sector

Salimah Valiani

Nurses in South Africa get a bad rap. Whether by journalists, politicians, academics, patients or bosses, nurses -- particularly in the

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Almond milk sales are soaring — and our bees are paying the price.

Most almond farms are a “toxic chemical soup” threatening billions of bees that are shipped in to pollinate the trees.

Can you chip in to demand the makers of Alpro, Silk and Almond Breeze use only bee-friendly almonds?

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RCMP Are Not Standing Down in Wet'suwet'en Territory! r1 Callout for Supporters to come to Unist'ot'en Village ...

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Download this newsletter in PDF .

CFSC associate member Paul Joffe, Indigenous rights program coordinator Jennifer Preston, Kirby Muldoe of SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Hereditary Chief Na’Moks of the Wet’suwet’en at Friends House in New York City while attending the UN Permanent Forum on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2017

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Remember when we (you know, the government) said we were gonna do that thing? r1 Ottawa made a promise. Industry got mad. Guess what happened? ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2003 ... February 20, 2020
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Indigenous Resistance Shakes the Canadian State

John Clarke

In early February, the RCMP, Canada’s colonial police force, raided the land defender camps of the Wet’suwet’en people in British Columbia, in order

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Hereditary Cheifs traveling to Mohawk Blockade Tomorrow r1 "We're not going to talk with guns pointed at our heads." -Chief Woos ...

Dear Friends of SJS,

The Department of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Indigenous Education at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to commence July 1, 2020. In accordance with the University’s Equity Plan and pursuant to Section 42 of the BC

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Fax Trudeau's cabinet pictures of them from 2050 and tell them to reject Teck r1

Friends,

The Trudeau cabinet will make their decision on the Teck Frontier Mine any day now.

We're hearing more stories everyday about divisions within the Liberal caucus around approving this project. It seems like the

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2002 ... February 19, 2020
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Neither Cure nor Prevention, but Sheer Punishment:
The IHRA’s Definition of Anti-Semitism

Michelle Weinroth

Anti-Semitism is a grave matter; its mere utterance conjures unspeakable horrors -- atrocities typically tied to the Holocaust,

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Dear Friends of SJS,

Feb. 19:

CCPA discussion of the Budget

The BC government has made progress in a number of areas – such as measures to improve housing affordability, changes that make our tax system more fair, and the first steps towards a universal affordable child care program. Our team

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Help us flood Trudeau and his ministers with thousands of faxes calling on them to reject Teck. r1

Friends,

Blockades in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders are becoming more powerful everyday. Thanks to demonstrators, CN and VIA have indefinitely cancelled train service across the country.1 Empty cargo ships with no

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These vital stories will find a global audience and a life could be saved.

Hi PAOV,

Many of you who have helped us raise 60% of the funds we need to bail out Filipino climate activist and human rights defender Marissa Cabaljao. Thank you! We’re grateful that the Philippine National

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2001 ... February 18, 2020
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Campaign for Improved and Democratized Transit in Ottawa

Free Transit Ottawa

Our ‘New Vision’ involves demands for a significant expansion of ‘Fare Free’ and accessible transit, improved service, and a governance

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Trudeau Speaks, Blockades and Protests Spread r1 "Keep going---we're close! We are closer than we ever have been!" -Molly ...

PLEASE SHARE: Round Up of Raids on Wet'suwet'en Territory r1 Can you send this summary to friends, peers, and colleagues? ...

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Dear PAOV,

We are excited to announce a successful beginning to our Okanagan Sustainable Energy Task Force. On January 26, six additional community groups and numerous attendees collaborated to establish topics of focus to reach 100% Renewable Energy (RE) within the Okanagan by 2030. These topics will be

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Dear PAOV,

BCSEA is excited to bring the Pembina Institute and FortisBC together for our Thursday, March 12 webinar - BC Climate Action - Getting to 2030 and Beyond. This discussion will include what’s needed to be sure BC stays on track to meet it’s 2030 goals, along with strategic

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Bayer-Monsanto going after bees, AGAIN!

A,

Our country’s bee-killing pesticide ban just got put on hold. Officials are claiming “new evidence.”

That’s bad for the bees.

But if we can prove to the government that Bayer is up to its dirty tricks and is behind the delay , we could get

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2000 ... February 17, 2020
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Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of 20 Years of War?

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies

February 15 marked the day, 17 years ago, when global

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Left Streamed — Recorded in Toronto, 9 February 2020

The Deconstruction of the American State /w Clyde Barrow

A month after Donald Trump took office as 45th President of the United States, his chief political strategist Stephen K. Bannon declared that “the new administration is in an unending battle for deconstruction

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Callout for Support at Vancouver Rail Blockade r1 People holding down the rails in at Hebb and Grandview plan to stay overnight ...

Ongoing Rail Actions in Vancouver and Toronto Today! r1 Hereditary Chiefs Reaffirm Commitment to Enforce Eviction of CGL ...

Bayer-Monsanto going after bees, AGAIN!

Bayer just scored a huge victory in Canada. The bee-killing pesticide ban we won just got put on hold.

That’s grim news for bees -- but if we expose who’s behind this delay we could get the ban back on track.

Can you rush a donation

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Hi PAOV,

Thanks for signing our petition asking Rio Tinto to cancel their membership to the Minerals Council of Australia and stop paying them to undermine action on the climate crisis.

This might seem like a very tiny action, but we know that public pressure works. Together, we can

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Actions alerts and call out for support at Unist'ot'en r1 Major demos in Vancouver, Toronto, and Victoria tomorrow ...

A,

15 hours into a marathon global coffee chat with SumOfUs members , I broke down listening to an amazing man named Paul. He lives in Australia, near the edge of the fires. And he woke up to the mournful sound of a black cockatoo outside his window, alone. Black cockatoos

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Call for Known Supporters at Unist'ot'en r1 CN Rail is Shut Down Across Country, Pickets are Shutting Down BC Gov Now. ...

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Liberty Awards Nominations Due Feb 14th

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1999 ... February 14, 2020
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Bolivia: An Election in the Midst of an Ongoing Coup

Vijay Prashad

On May 3, 2020, the Bolivian people will go to the polls once more. They return there because President

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Video of RCMP Arresting Matriarchs in Ceremony Released r1 Please share so the world can see. Legal Info for actions and Important Articles also inside. ...

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The fight to end indefinite solitary confinement goes to the Supreme Court

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You can support Survival without spending a penny ...

"The approach of co-existence" r1 Figuring out where we've come from to figure out where we're going... ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1998 ... February 13, 2020
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Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Against the Colonial Policies of the Canadian State

The RCMP raids over the last days on the orders of the Canadian government on Wet’suwet’en protestors blocking the

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Appalling Video from RCMP Raid Released r1 Mohawks establish new blockade and call for support as people rise up across Canada ...

Tell the feds to reject the largest tar sands mine ever r1 They just need a little push right now at this pivotal time. ...

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Public opinion crashes on Australia’s government

February 11: Liv Tualau sits with activists atop flood prevention sandbags placed on the steps of Australia’s Parliament. Photo: Joseph Sikulu

#CutAllTies: As politicians headed to work yesterday morning, 350 Australia activists shone a light on the insidious influence of the coal lobby

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1997 ... February 12, 2020
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The Myth of State Neutrality:
Police Violence, Labour, and the Unifor/Co-op Struggle

Jeff Shantz

We are taught at a very early age and socialized throughout our lives to respect and obey

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Vancouver + Victoria Call Out for Tomorrow r1 Van Press Conference at 10 AM, Victoria Open Organizing Meetings at ...

New Hazelton, Calgary, Ottawa, Mohawk, and PR Action Callouts r1 Gitxsan Rail Blockade and Mohawk Blockade calling for support, Sit ins in Calgary, and Ottawa Calling for Support ...

Ceremony Before Horgan's Speech Cancelled by Massive Pickets! r1 Victoria: Join the BC legislature shut down! Ports shut down in Halifax! Trudeau's Office Occupied! ...

NEW DATE! The T'Sou-ke Hills: What's Up & What's Next (Info Session, Q&A) r1 *This is a re-scheduled event, having been postponed due to the winter storm on January 14* ...

Quebec’s deforestation companies have just been granted access to protected areas on the North Shore, home of the threatened woodland caribou.

Tell the Quebec government to reinstate its protective measures for the threatened woodland caribou.

Sign the petition

A,

While no one was looking, Quebec abolished its own protective measures

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Call Justin Trudeau and his cabinet and tell them to reject Teck Frontier Mine r1

Paov,

The last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster. We are now 6 days into the violent RCMP raids in unceded Wet’suwet’en territories. Yesterday, RCMP officers removed Indigenous elders and matriarchs from their lands

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1996 ... February 11, 2020
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Ford’s Fight with Educators: A Student’s Perspective

Victoria Lunetta

It’s hard to walk across the University of Toronto (U of T) campus without your eye catching the grand, pale-bricked building that

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Outpouring of Solidarity Continues! r1 Victoria call out for People to sleep at BC Legislature to prevent police eviction before John Horgan's Throne Speech Tomorrow ...

BREAKING: Unist'ot'en Matriarchs Arrested r1 Stand With Unist'ot'en Now! ...

SEA Please come support the Wet'suwet'en actions happening this week! r1 Rally today February 10th at 3pm at the legislature - we need a good turnout ...

Armed Tactical teams Surrounding Unist'ot'en Now r1 Arrests being made at Unist'ot'en as protests intensify all over Canada ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1995 ... February 10, 2020
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The Climate Crisis and the Crisis of Stranded Fossil Fuel Assets

Marvin Gandall

The world’s oil, gas, and coal companies would incur what the Financial Times (FT) recently described as "breathtaking"

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Workers fighting for their rights at Indonesia's Great Giant Pineapple need your support r1 Read More

Call for Support in New Hazelton, Houston, and Vancouver r1 Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs Calling for Support of Rail Blockade ...

Call for People at Van Port as RCMP move on Unist'ot'en r1 RCMP are moving toward Unist'ot'en and Cops are Amassing at the Vancouver Port ...

RCMP are Approaching Unist'ot'en Now r1 VANCOUVER: More People Needed at Port! ...

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Trudeau bought the doomed Trans Mountain pipeline with tax payer money -- but refuses to disclose the true cost.

But we deserve to know. And that's why our partners are heading straight to Parliament Hill next week to deliver our massive petition right to Trudeau's doorstep.

So far almost 9,000

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1994 ... February 9, 2020
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The Tightrope of Socialist Politics and Governance in Canada:
Obstacles, Dilemmas, Strategy

Marcel Nelson

One of the more persistent irritants amongst supporters of the New Democratic Party (NDP) has been its

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Freda Burns Injunction in Fire on Bridge r1 11 arrests made today and actions going off everywhere! ...

This is an urgent appeal that could save several lives, including that of a dear friend and my 1-year-old Goddaughter.

For 6 years I’ve been collaborating on films about climate change with Filipino activist Marissa Cabaljao. Last night Marissa and 4 other Human Rights Defenders were arrested during a raid

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VANCOUVER CALLOUT: Get to the Port! r1 Call your friends, bring tents, stay until RCMP leave Wet'suwet'en Territory! ...

RCMP Raid 44, Now Surrounding Chiefs at 27 KM r1 People are shutting down Canada today in response! ...

Stand in solidarity with the Indigenous-led resistances against Big Oil r1

Friends,

It has been one hell of a week. As I’m

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2 Km long Police Convoy is at 44 now r1 Take to the Streets: Updated action list and video update from Molly! ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1993 ... February 7, 2020
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J31 Fare Strike at Grand Central Station

Coery Eiesbnreg

Just a few hours before the J31 Fare Strike convened at Grand Central Station, I had the opportunity to speak with Mayor

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Upcoming Actions, Videos, and Updates r1 Rail Lines, Highways, Ports, and Government Offices Shut Down ...

We have to stop Trans Mountain because that’s what the science demands r1 ...

The Time To Rise Up is Now! r1 Indigenous Youth Locked Down to BC Legislature Port of Vancouver Shut Down ...

SEA Urgent Action to support Wet'suwet'en as RCMP raid is in progress! r1 Come to protest RCMP raid on Wet'suwet'en. Let Horgan know this is NOT reconciliation. ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1992 ... February 6, 2020
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Canada, Palestine and the ‘Deal of the Century’: Four Statements

Reject Trump’s Plan: Exist, Resist, Return

Canada Palestine Association

The Trump Administration has just unveiled the details of its "Deal Of

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