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Keystone XL
r1 Now the pressure is on to cancel Line 3 Read Morer33
friend,
Joe Biden wasted no time getting down to business on Wednesday. Within hours of being sworn in, he’d already rejoined the Paris Agreement and cancelled the long-resisted Keystone XL pipeline.
These are hard-fought victories to celebrate – but there’s
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Investigate Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Us From COVID-19
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Investigate Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Us From COVID-19
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad
Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in the city of Manaus, Brazil, came to local and federal government officials a week before the calamity led to the deaths by asphyxiation of patients
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What else does 2021 have in store for us?
Paov,
For the last few years, I’ve developed a bit of an annual ritual. Every year in January, I prepare and send out 350 Canada’s supporter survey.
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[evoz] Cafe Simpatico January 29th
Please do not repost on facebook: Presentation: Chilean Constitution Update Friday January 29th: 7:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97368462608 Meeting ID: 973 6846 2608 Presentation: Chileans are currently preparing to elect a Constitutional Convention of 155 members, expected to be a mixed of independents and political party representatives, that will…Read More -
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PBI volunteer webinars coming soon!
PBI volunteer webinars coming soon! r1Read MorePBI-Canada & PBI-USA webinars on how to be a frontline field volunteer coming soon! … Read more...
Peace Brigades International statements affirming the human right to migration … Read more...
PBI-Colombia accompanies Peace Community...…
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India's Farmers Rise Up: A Webinar with Aarti Sethi
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Palestinian Striking Workers Triumph
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Palestinian Striking Workers Triumph
New Unions
After 19 days of an open-ended strike demanding their human and labour rights, Palestinian workers at Yamit have suspended their strike on January 20. The workers’ committee has reached this decision following an agreement with the company to meet their demands. The agreement,
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Climate change knows no borders
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Israel at the Current Global Juncture
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Israel at the Current Global Juncture
Judith Deutsch
How does Israel fit in with current global emergencies and unprecedented dangers, those being the worsening provision of food, water, shelter, and healthcare for the global population, the COVID-19 pandemic and warnings of worse to come, and climate-related calamities? Massive fatalities
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BREAKING: Biden cancels Keystone XL
Paov,
I can’t quite believe it but, today, US President Joe Biden moved to finally cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. 1
The climate movement and Indigenous land defenders have been fighting this massive tar sands project
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BREAKING: Pfizer demands tax cuts as Canadas COVID response inches ahead
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We're 90. Help us celebrate!
r1Read MoreDownload this newsletter in PDF .
Canadian Friends Service Committee turns 90!
It may seem like just yesterday when CFSC was helping unite young Friends across three different Yearly Meetings in Canada who wanted to work together for justice and peace. Or when we were shipping medical supplies to Vietnam
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WhatsApp - Our pressure is working!
WOW! Hours after our petition went live, WhatsApp announced they will delay the policy rollout! Our pressure IS working but we need to keep fighting so they stop harvesting our data -- Add your name, it really does makes a difference:
WhatsApp has finally made explicit what we’ve long suspected -- BILLIONS
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[evoz] Zoom on Guatemala available on adio file
Dear CASC supporters,Read MoreThe Zoom with Café Simpatico: January 15: is now available on an audio file: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tszxfgVLC6ZVwjWbhpUYOOGuTy_fO4rG/edit#slide=id.p8
The presentation on Guatemala: Human Rights Update with Carmen Miranda Barrios and Wendy Mendez for Victoria Central America Support Committee
Our guests, two Guatemalan Canadians gave us a broad and well-informed discourse on…
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The Class Struggle Against the Pandemic
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The Class Struggle Against the Pandemic
Anti*Capitalist Resistance
Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), summed it up when he said, the best response to the Tory pandemic disaster is to join a union and join the Zero Covid campaign.
Talking at a 400-strong online
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A, your opinion is missing
Hi A,
As we kick off 2021, we want your voice to shape our work for this upcoming year. Can you take two minutes to complete a quick survey about SumOfUs? We would love to hear your thoughts on what issues we should prioritize.
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Help enact a climate law Canadians can be proud of
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Cancel Keystone XL
Paov,
Yesterday, news broke that President-Elect Joe Biden plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline’s Presidential permit on his first day in office. 1
I’m sure you were as delighted by this news as I was.
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Why Are People Going Hungry in India Despite a Massive Grain Surplus?
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Why Are People Going Hungry in India Despite a Massive Grain Surplus?
Prabhat Patnaik
The Indian intelligentsia has an incredible propensity to swallow the self-serving arguments of metropolitan capitalism that are typically supposed to constitute ‘economic wisdom’, and nowhere is this more evident than in the case of India’s
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Climate Justice Charter in South Africa
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Climate Justice Charter in South Africa
South Africa has a tradition of charterist politics. From African Claims, to the Freedom Charter and now our Constitution, which is a charter of rights, freedoms, institutions and procedures. However, in more recent times, in the context of climate crisis politics, people driven
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Socialist Register 21: Beyond Digital Capitalism
r1Read MoreSocialist Register 21: Beyond Digital Capitalism
Wednesday, February 10th / 7:00pm EST
Join us on Wednesday February 10th for the launch of Socialist Register 21: Beyond Digital Capitalism (Merlin Press, 2020), with presentations by Greg Albo, Sam Gindin, Bryan Palmer, Joan Sangster, Stephen Maher, Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Tanner Mirrlees,
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In America, Business Profits Come First Over the Pandemic
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In America, Business Profits Come First Over the Pandemic
Sonali Kolhatkar
Los Angeles, California, is now considered one of the worst COVID-19 hotspots in the USA. LA mayor Eric Garcetti assessed grimly that there is one new infection every six seconds and a death every 10 minutes from the
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[evoz] Reminder: Cafe Simpatico Tonight 7:30 - Guatemala Human Rights Update
Cafe Simpatico: January 15: 7:30 pm Guatemala: Human Rights Update with Carmen Miranda Barrios and Wendy Mendez Join us for this exciting event! Wendy Mendez is a human rights defender, founder of the grassroots organization HIJOS Guatemala (sons and daughters of the disappeared), and petitioner before the Inter American Human…
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Before we kick off our 2021 campaigns, we want to hear from you. Will you fill out our survey?
Paov,
We’ve got a big year ahead of us.
Next week, President-Elect Biden will be sworn into office and we expect him to make an exciting announcement around the Keystone XL pipeline soon afterward. Less than a
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MPs asked to back Binding Treaty
MPs asked to back Binding Treaty r1Read MorePBI-Canada asks MPs to endorse the call for a UN Binding Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights … Read more...
PBI-Honduras to watch the trial of the five defenders criminalized for opposition to the construction of the Jilamito dam … Read more...
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We Urge International Support to Palestinian Striking Workers
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We Urge International Support to Palestinian Striking Workers
New Unions
On January 1st, 2021, when the world was celebrating the new year, 75 Palestinian workers at the Israeli settlement factory of Yamit Sinoun started an open strike demanding the company to respect their rights. The company produces water filtration
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WhatsApp
WhatsApp has finally made explicit what we’ve long suspected -- BILLIONS of people’s private data is being shared directly with parent company Facebook . Both platforms are coming under pressure, but we must urgently build a grassroots #OwnYourData revolution. Join now and let’s stop the data harvest:
A,
WhatsApp’s mask
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your feedback
r1 With so many critical environmental issues to tackle in 2021, where should we start? Read Morer33
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At Stand.earth, our work is driven by a belief in the collective power of everyday people like you and me.
Despite what 2020 threw at us, together we helped stop the world’s biggest tar
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Three Major Threats to Life on Earth
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Three Major Threats to Life on Earth
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad
Large parts of the world – outside of China and a few other countries – face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments. That these governments in wealthy countries cynically set aside
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The French giant behind deforestation
French bank BNP Paribas is one of the biggest funders of planet-destroying soybean projects in the world -- wiping out areas 115 times the size of Manhattan each year!
A few days ago, BNP boasted about its new “anti-deforestation” policy for the soy industry. But it was all lip service.
Indigenous
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Google Workers Launch New Union
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Google Workers Launch New Union
Alphabet Workers Union
On January 4th, workers at Google and other Alphabet companies announced the creation of the Alphabet Workers Union with support from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) – the first of its kind in the company’s history. It will be the first
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2021: the beginning of the end of fracking
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How Socialists Resist Rightist Coups: Lessons from the Early Communist International
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How Socialists Resist Rightist Coups: Lessons from the Early Communist International
John Riddell
Parliaments and elections are no guarantee of democratic rights and fair treatment for working people. Capitalist forces displeased with an electoral outcome are all too likely to take direct action to impose their will, whether by
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This. Is. Awful.
A, Máxima is still short of the legal funds she needs to save her home from a mining company -- will you help her today?
If you’ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately:
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Long March to Peasant Unity in India
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Long March to Peasant Unity in India
Ranjini Basu
The unprecedented unity among peasant organizations is not a sudden development. It has been built over several struggles, which have expanded the base of the peasant movement and snowballed into the massive protests against the new farm laws.
The talks
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Powerful Panel with Land Defenders and Naomi Klein
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This. Is. Awful.
One brave grandmother in Peru is facing down a mining Goliath. She’s been threatened, beaten, and had her home destroyed -- all because she won’t sell her land for an open-pit mine.
Can you help cover her legal fees?
If
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Precarity U
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“Precarity U” is a documentary film presented by the United Steel Workers (USW, Local 1998) as part of an awareness campaign on it’s Casual Unit employees at the University of Toronto. Local 1998 is currently in bargaining with the University of Toronto. Members tell their stories of
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Key moments in 2021
Key moments in 2021 r1Read MorePBI-Canada begins to plan for the COP26 climate summit in Scotland this November … Read more...
2021 will see the 10th anniversary of the Guiding Principles and the 7th session on a Binding Treaty … Read more...
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How we respond to threats against democracy
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Attempted coup in the US
Trump loyalists just attempted a coup on live television.
Demand that corporations immediately stop donating to the leaders behind the attack on US democracy.
A,
We all watched in horror as Trump loyalists in Washington, DC broke into the US Capitol building to stop Congress from certifying
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Authorization to continue receiving Electronic Messages from BCSEA
January 7, 2021
Dear PAOV,
The BCSEA employs email and other communications that are governed by Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Every two years we must ask for your renewal of permission to continue our electronic communications with you.
How you got onto our electronic communications list:
- You are a member
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COVID-19 Crisis Situation In Ontario: Deadliest Day of the Pandemic
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COVID-19 Crisis Situation In Ontario: Deadliest Day of the Pandemic
Ontario Health Coalition
January 7th is the deadliest day of the pandemic so far, 89 people died in the last 24-hour period. By every measure the situation is critical, and there can be no question remaining that stronger measures
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Left Coast Events Bulletin is retiring
Hello wonderful activist friends,Read More
After countless years (I think it all started around 2000?) I’m retiring the weekly Left Coast Events Bulletin. A big thanks to Chris Cook and Gorilla Radio for airing it at CFUV all these many years.
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Riots at the Capitol
r1 We denounce white supremacy and its manifestation in all its forms. Read Morer33
Dear friend,
The violent riots which unfolded yesterday at the Capitol were a deeply concerning display of white supremacy in action.
On the day that Georgia elected its first ever Black Senator and Jewish Senator, rioters barged
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[evoz] audio fil of Yves Engler
Dear CASC friends. If you were not able to hear Yves Emgler on our Cafe Simpatico on Zoom or want to hear his excellent presentation again, here is the link to the audiophile of his talk : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kg7BG7V7D-zSoG3HWZAna6nBoo8Itrw9/view Research for is latest book: “House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy” a…Read More -
Democracy Will Prevail
© Megan Varner/Getty
Overnight we have watched astonishing scenes as hundreds of thugs incited by a criminal president invaded a country’s legislative chambers and caused mayhem and death in an effort to overturn the result of a democratic election.
As we know,
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[evoz] Cafe Simpatico January 15
Cafe Simpatico: January 15: 7:30 pm Guatemala: Human Rights Update with Carmen Miranda Barrios and Wendy Mendez Join us for this exciting event! Wendy Mendez is a human rights defender, founder of the grassroots organization HIJOS Guatemala (sons and daughters of the disappeared), and petitioner before the Inter American Human…Read More -
Ban Trump permanently
Yesterday far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol, and now four people are dead. Trump used social media to incite this horrific incident. Facebook and Twitter have temporarily suspended Trump's account -- let's call on the platforms to ban Trump permanently!
A,
Yesterday violent far-right extremists stormed the US
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India Can Already Afford a Welfare State: It Just Needs to Tax Its Wealthiest Citizens
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India Can Already Afford a Welfare State:
It Just Needs to Tax Its Wealthiest CitizensPrabhat Patnaik
It is often believed that the ability to pass on property to one’s progeny is an essential element of capitalism, without which the capitalists’ incentives will dry up and the system will
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Failure to Protect Essential Prisoner Workers Undermines Public Safety
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Failure to Protect Essential Prisoner Workers Undermines Public Safety
Jordan House and Asaf Rashid
The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading through federal prisons. As of December 30, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has reported 1093 positive cases and three deaths among federal prisoners. The outbreaks show no sign of
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[evoz] coffee available
Hello All !
A batch of fragrant, freshly-roasted Nicaraguan coffee arrived to flavor the new year.The price is $15 per 1 lb. bag.
Phone Allen at 250 384-0477 to arrange purchase and pick up.
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The work ahead of us in 2021
The work ahead of us in 2021 r1Read MoreAnother year over, a new one just begun …
Read more...Tolupan leader Adán Mejía assassinated, the second Indigenous leader killed in Honduras in less than 48 hours …
Read more...PBI-Guatemala mourns the murder of Nelson Reyes who had participated in Tz'ikin Network…
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Trumps Final Act: Snuffing Out the Promise of Democracy in the Middle East
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Trump’s Final Act: Snuffing Out the Promise of Democracy in the Middle East
Vijay Prashad
Ten years ago, a hawker in Tunisia set himself on fire, which spurred on people along the entire Mediterranean Sea – from Morocco to Spain – to rise up in revolt. They took to their squares
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2020: Beard in Review
In this episode we explore Politico’s obsession with how Trudeau the Politics Dad grew a quarantine beard. Touching on news topics throughout the year like the Wet’suwet’en protests, CERB rollout, and the BLM uprising, this episode serves as our review of the dumpster fire that has
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In 2021, let's fight for what's right
This is a test r1Read MoreHi Friend ,
As one of our supporters, we know you care about many different issues.
Whether it’s ending police harms or protecting our democratic rights - we’ve likely secured victories on an issue you care deeply about.
Thank you so much for supporting our work this
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Stronger public health care for 2021!
NationBuilder r1Read MorePaov --
Today is your last chance to donate before the end of the year to support strengthening our public health care system.
If you have already made your year-end donation, thank you so much!
If not, it's not too late to donate before it's 2021. Click here to…
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I am writing to ask if you would please make your first $3.50 contribution before our critical fundraising deadline ends at midnight. - May
PAOV -
In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a contribution to 350. I hope that you will give me a chance to explain why this request — especially today — is so important.
Here is the truth:
Tonight at midnight, we close
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Your name is missing
Hi there A,
Wow, our community is truly incredible.
I sent the email below only a couple of days ago, and already thousands of people have made one last gift to our work this year .
Together, we can make sure 2021 will be a historic year to save our rainforests,
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For Leo: the Teacher, the Friend, the Comrade
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For Leo: the Teacher, the Friend, the Comrade
Michalis Spourdalakis
The news of his hospitalization came unexpectedly just a few weeks ago. When things became more difficult for him, Skype became the tool to carry out his “commitments.” You see, there was this conference on Socialism in the 21st
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Start a new year with peace education
r1Read MoreTo everyone who has donated so far: thank you!
This year has been a wild one and we know that many of you are struggling in different ways. So we are particularly grateful this year for everyone who has taken the time to read the letter we mailed out
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When They Say Jump: The ATU and the TTC
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When They Say Jump: The ATU and the TTC
Jim Nolan
On Thursday, December 17, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU Local 113), the union that represents the majority of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) workers, provided an example of how not to organize its membership for a job action.
At 7:30pm,
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Let's bring our fighting spirit into 2021
This is a test r1Read MoreHi Friend ,
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that defending civil liberties and human rights is imperative.
This year, our team has passionately fought in the courts, advocated for meaningful law reform, and advanced public legal education. They did this work with conviction and a
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Transit Policy and COVID-19
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Free Transit Ottawa
Public transit is an essential service. In the midst of a pandemic it is also a particularly dangerous one for transit workers and transit users. The City of Ottawa has tried to strike the right balance, but more needs to be done.
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Millions of Indias Farmers Are in a Fight for Their Economic Lives
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Millions of India’s Farmers Are in a Fight for Their Economic Lives
Sonali Kolhatkar
India’s farmers are revolting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in a mass movement that has drawn international attention. The world’s largest democracy is witnessing a collective groundswell of protest as hundreds of thousands of
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Stop the Line 3 pipeline
r1 We must act fast to stop construction Read Morer33
Hi there,
I just got off the phone with renowned environmental activist Winona La Duke. Canadian company Enbridge has begun construction of the dirty Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline stretching from Alberta to Wisconsin – and Winona and her allies have
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Your name kept showing up
A,
I think we can all agree: 2020 has been a difficult and exhausting year.
But somehow you didn't let that stop you. Even in this time of crisis, you got to work and took on some of the biggest companies in the world .
That’s right, A. When we looked
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From 350 Japan to your city
PAOV,
You probably haven't seen my name in your inbox before, that's because I work as the team lead for 350 here in Japan.
I'm reaching out to you today to first say thank you. Since I started at 350, I have seen our
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Challenges Ahead: The US Left and Labour After Trump
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Challenges Ahead: The US Left and Labour After Trump
With the results of the presidential and congressional elections in the US, a series of questions have come to the fore for the North American left. How far – or how little – will Biden overturn the policies of Trump? What is
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Leo Panitch and the Socialist Project
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Leo Panitch and the Socialist Project
Stephen Maher
The death of Leo Panitch has made the world a darker place. His writings have carried us through some of the most difficult periods in the history of the socialist left, as wave after wave of the neoliberal onslaught broke workers’
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This one is for you, A
Dear A,
As the year is drawing to a close, we wanted to send you a special message to say thank you for how you showed up to fight corporate power in 2020.
If 2020 showed us anything, it’s that we are nothing without our community, A.
And together, we’ve
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Local Elections in Brazil: The Return of the Living Dead
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Local Elections in Brazil: The Return of the Living Dead
Jörg Nowak
Brazil held local elections this past November. These always take place midway through the legislative terms of the presidency and the national parliament, and hence, serve as an important temperature check on the general political mood. Usually,
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Fighting to end the Safe Third Country Agreement
This is a test r1Read MoreHi Friend ,
When someone’s rights are violated, they deserve justice.
Right now, in the midst of a global pandemic, the federal government is failing to uphold the rights of refugees applying for asylum.
The government is in court, shamefully trying to keep the Safe Third
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Line 3 pipeline
r1 We must act fast to stop construction Read Morer33
Hi there,
I just got off the phone with renowned environmental activist Winona La Duke. Canadian company Enbridge has begun construction of the dirty Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline stretching from Alberta to Wisconsin – and Winona and her allies have
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Amazon Rescue Plan
A, I just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this.
It’s not even been 24 hours since I sent the email below -- but already, hundreds of people have signed up to fund our Amazon Rescue Plan . It’s just incredible to see -- and
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Leo Panitchs Many Lessons on Living Under American Empire
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Leo Panitch’s Many Lessons on Living Under American Empire
Alex Colás
Leo Panitch’s untimely death last weekend is a tragic loss for the international left. His intellectual and political contributions toward rebuilding working class movements in such diverse settings as North America, the UK and Greece were consistently lucid,
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Stronger public health care for 2021!
NationBuilder r1Read MorePaov --
Thanks to your support, the year 2020 brought our most historic victory yet! It was also a year of extreme pressure to our public health care system.
We are gearing up for another full year of work defending and strengthening public health care in 2021. It has
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Ethiopia Entering a Dangerous Phase
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Ethiopia Entering a Dangerous Phase
Paulos Tesfagiorgis is interviewed by Pierre Beaudet
During the liberation war from the mid-seventies to the early 1990s, Paulos Tesfagiorgis was head of the Eritrean Relief Agency (ERA), the central organism that organized the provision of goods in the liberated areas of Eritrea and
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Taking action against a power grab
This is a test r1Read MoreHi Friend ,
It has been a relentless year. Governments, both provincial and federal, have taken measures to contain the spread of a deadly virus. The BCCLA supports reasonable health measures implemented to contain Covid-19.
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Can you take a moment to read and share our new blog post?
Paov,
I’m about to take my holiday break. I hope you’re able to take some time to rest over the holidays too.
This has been a tough year, both on a personal level and in terms of the devastating
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Amazon Rescue Plan
Amazon fires have doubled this year.
We can't stand by while the world's largest rainforest burns to the ground.
Will you make a small monthly donation to fund our Amazon Rescue Plan?
Donate CA$1 monthly Donate CA$3 monthly Donate CA$7 monthly Donate another
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