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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2162 ... August 5, 2020
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Oil and Alberta Politics: Who’s Funding the United Conservative Party?

Matthew Corbeil

The case can easily be made that Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) is Canada’s most dangerous political formation. Led

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Paov Stand in Solidarity with #WWOA r1 Paov On June 19th, 2020 The Saskatchewan provincial Government struck down bipartisan Bill #618 which would legislate a strategy for suicide prevention. The bill was unanimously rejected by the Sask Party, and in response Tristen Durocher and Chris Merasty walked 635 km from…

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A,

Wow! Zurich Insurance, Trans Mountain pipeline’s biggest insurer, just agreed to stop fuelling climate chaos and underwriting this climate destroying project.

So we are going after the new biggest insurer for the Trans Mountain Pipeline: Chubb.

Join the over 100,000 SumOfUs members who signed the petition calling on Chubb

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Nestlé is stealing water from a drought-stricken community in France.

Local residents are determined to fight back -- but they’re running out of money. So they’ve asked for your help.

Can you chip in to stop Nestlé bullying this town?

Donate CA$94 now

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Local residents in Vittel, France, are exhausted.

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2161 ... August 4, 2020
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The Collapse of Healthcare in Peru

Yanis Iqbal

On 11 March 2020, Peru declared a 90-day national sanitary emergency. Subsequently, the country announced a total lockdown beginning 16 March, 2020. Despite

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2160 ... August 3, 2020
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A Window of Opportunity for Leftist Politics?:
How to Continue In and After the Corona Crisis

Institute for Critical Social Analysis, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

The current crisis represents a new form

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Unist'ot'en Summer Construction Camp Aug 25 - September 7! r1 Apply to join today! -- Report back from Kanehsatà:ke solidarity Actions ...

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Viral Ideas of the Pandemic Moment

"The meanings that COVID-19 takes on in different contexts is a result of the different ways it is being mediated -- public health officials, news media, Hollywood, and the new spaces of social media. These representations are not neutral. All have consequences for

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A,

Nestle Waters Canada is packing up shop and leaving the bottled water industry behind -- and it’s looking like the mega-corporation is set to do the same in the rest of North America.

Late last month, Nestle said that it is considering selling its water brands in North America in

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The fires are starting again, A. Beautiful rainforests from the Amazon to Indonesia are once more being set ablaze to feed greedy corporations' demand for cheap soy and palm oil.

It's up to you and me to force Nestlé, Unilever, and other powerful multinationals to stick to their anti-deforestation promises

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r1 Plus, take action, earn a virtual meet & greet with Clean Bandit, and more.

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Gender Equality Faces New Set of Obstacles Amid COVID-19

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2159 ... July 31, 2020
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Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia

Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano

On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second US "government stimulus package

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Up close with endangered baby caribou r1 Photographer Ryan Dickie can remember the days when he would spot caribou after caribou. Now, he says, ‘it would almost be like seeing a ghost.’ ...

Stand with Indigenous communities resisting the TransMountain pipeline. r1

Friends,

This past weekend, pipeline supporters rallied in Blue River, BC — where construction

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r1 Join the Grammy-winning artists, Global Citizen, and more on August 8.

See you August 8th

Get Ready to Party at House Party Against Hunger

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2158 ... July 30, 2020
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Crisis and Virus: COVID-19 in Context

Carlo Fanelli and Heather Whiteside

"Toward the end of the twentieth century a sickness struck the world. Not everyone died, but all suffered from it"

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2157 ... July 29, 2020
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Trump Is Daring Us to Stop Him

Sonali Kolhatkar

President Donald Trump’s recent reelection campaign advertisement is straight out of the plot of a horror movie. Just days after he deployed

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2156 ... July 28, 2020
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Popular Protagonism in the Transition to Socialism

In this interview, Michael Lebowitz explores the importance of participation and democracy in the construction of socialism, while reflecting on the internal contradictions of

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A,

Scam alert: garden centers could be selling “bee-friendly” plants that are actually drenched in bee-killing chemicals. We have a plan to expose this scandal and get Bayer kicked out of our gardens. But we need your help.

Can you chip in to save the bees from Bayer’s toxic pesticides?

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Hi Paov,

We need to keep up the pressure - it’s working!

In the face of public outcry and pressure, the Prime Minister is attempting to rebrand the National Covid Coordination Commission (NCCC). Yesterday’s announcement to shift the NCCC to an “advisory board” and expand its membership is a response

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Dear Friends of SJS,

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

3-4 pm EDT

Livestream: "A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan For Canada"

https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/Events/UpcomingEvents/AFeministRecoveryPlanforCanada

Synopsis: In Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, or people of colour. For example, over

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Are garden stores selling us “bee-friendly” plants that are actually drenched in bee-killing chemicals?

We’ve had a tip-off that this practice is rampant -- but we urgently need lab tests to be sure.

Can you chip in CA$95 to help uncover this scandal?

If you’ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs,

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2155 ... July 27, 2020
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Debating the IHRA and Anti-Semitism: Why the CIJA Lost

Michelle Weinroth

For more than five years, and on numerous occasions, the Jewish anti-racist social justice organization Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV)

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2154 ... July 26, 2020
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Capitalism is the Parasite; Capitalism is the Virus

Matthew Flisfeder

With hindsight, a few years from now, it may well appear to us that the year 2020, the beginning of the

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Friends and Supporters,

The time has come once again for our annual July 26th event. Every year in the last 26th years we’ve been celebrating and commemorating one of the greatest revolutions that ever took place in the Americas in our community. This year the celebration is needed more than…

r1 Plus, check out the shark-like robot that pics up trash, and more.

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The Weeknd’s Manager Raised Over $100K in 1 Day to Fight Hunger in Lebanon

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2153 ... July 24, 2020
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Nuclear Weapons and Extreme Threats:
A Tale of Two Men Handling Emergency

Judith Deutsch

One man reacted to emergency and the other one didn’t. The two men are Richard Feynman (1918

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Ban Street Checks r1

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Yesterday, we had a small but significant victory in the fight to end police harm. The Vancouver City Council unanimously voted in favour of banning police street checks in the city! This comes one week after a similar motion passed

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A hazardous data gap r1 In the year 2020, when online retailers trace millions of packages simultaneously, B.C. uses physical papers to track the movement of hazardous waste. ...

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Sheryl Lightfoot, University of British Columbia’s Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs and the Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics. speaks about what reconciliation means to her.

New series of 1-2 minute videos shares Indigenous voices on reconciliation

Many

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2152 ... July 23, 2020
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Pandemic Worsens, Resistance Will Follow

John Clarke

Two recent developments in the US seem to capture just how the destructive profit-driven irrationality of capitalism renders it incapable of effectively containing the

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G20 Highlights, and a goodbye

Activists in Cape Town demand a Just Recovery from world governments and central banks.

Paov,

I’m so excited to share these beautiful action images with you from around the world.

Late last week, from Bangladesh to Brazil, Germany to the Philippines, people protested, projected,

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A,

Trump and his cronies just approved glyphosate for another 15 years -- despite clear-cut evidence that it causes cancer.

But with your help, we can fight back. We’ve teamed up with a brave group of activists to take Trump and his administration to court.

Can you chip in to sue

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2151 ... July 22, 2020
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Laos Has Tackled COVID-19, But It Is Drowning in Debt to International Finance

Vijay Prashad

On June 11, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) -- a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2150 ... July 21, 2020
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Crunch Time for the Platform Management Model

Ursula Huws

In what may come to be viewed as a historic court case, a group of UK Uber drivers from London, Birmingham, Nottingham

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Ban Street Checks r1

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Dear BCCLA Supporter,

Sometimes it can feel like change is hard to achieve. It’s easy to feel discouraged, especially in a time of social distancing. If you’ve ever doubted the impact of collective action, I’m here to share some hopeful news.

The pressure

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URGENT: Trump’s buddies just authorised toxic glyphosate for another 15 years.

We’re joining a group of activists to sue Trump’s environment department in court -- and make a last-ditch effort to stop glyphosate. But we need your help to pull it off.

Can you chip in CA$95 to sue Trump and

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2149 ... July 20, 2020
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Trump, Johnson, and Bolsonaro in the Swamp:
How is the Pandemic Going for You?

Alfredo Saad-Filho

The spectacular failures of Brazil, the UK, and the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic offer

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Left Streamed:

Political Struggle in the Time of Covid

The film explores the possibilities for socialist change in the pandemic situation. Emergency economic measures demonstrate for example that the “unaffordable” is actually not and the temporary can be made permanent. This sort of positive possibility is set against what the

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Tell Minister Morneau to build back better as we come out of the pandemic r1

Paov,

A report released by Energy Policy Tracker this week revealed that, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has committed to handing out 16 billion dollars in public money to fossil fuel companies.

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35 billion tonnes of carbon r1 Climate change is threatening the Ring of Fire’s carbon storage capabilities. Oh, and did we mention massive plans for mining development? ...

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Dear PAOV,

Thank you for calling on the finance ministers of all the G20 countries to let them know they need to be spending public money on a just, clean future, to benefit the many, not the wealthy few.

If enough of us speak out, we can keep building

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Defy the Powerful - Green Party Leadership Candidate, Dimitri Lascaris r1 ...

r1 Plus, learn about the factory creating oxygen in Afghanistan, and more.

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Meghan Markle Is Challenging Young Women to Fight the Status Quo

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2148 ... July 17, 2020
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An Economic Recovery for Who?
The Ford Omnibus Bill and Post-Pandemic Politics

Bruce Kecskes

In the first week of July, the Ontario government announced the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act (Bill 197).

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July 20th

Title: Embodying Your Curriculum: An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

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Ban Street Checks r1

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Dear BCCLA Supporter,

The pressure is working.

In just 2 weeks, over 6,500 people have signed the petition calling for an immediate ban on police street checks across BC.

Our collective voices have pushed more municipalities to introduce motions seeking to ban street

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r1 The annual report tracking progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition has been released and the findings are staggering.

Take Action

130 Million People May Face Chronic Hunger

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2147 ... July 16, 2020
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The Fortress World: After the Pandemic, Which Future?

Shalmali Guttal

We were already on the way to variations of Fortress World before COVID-19: right-wing, authoritarian/fascist regimes have been able to capture

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Since the pandemic started Canada has lined the pockets of fossil fuel billionaires r1

Friends,

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has committed to hand out 16 billion dollars in public money to oil and gas companies.1 At a time where families and communities are struggling to meet

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Hundreds of companies have already dumped Facebook ads until the platform cleans up its hate speech problem, doing critical damage to Facebook's bottom line.

Now we can join too! If millions tell Facebook we're boycotting ads and download an ad blocker , we can create a new wave of pressure and

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2146 ... July 15, 2020
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Challenges and Openings for the Free Transit Movement in Toronto

Herman Rosenfeld

Toronto is Canada’s largest city, with a population of 2.7 million (and over 6 million in the Greater Toronto

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Time's running out to keep LNG off the Fraser River r1 ...

Researchers have just identified a vast army of far-right internet trolls -- in Canada! Now experts are calling for a new law to force social media bosses to clamp down on hate. If we turn this into a national story Justin Trudeau will have to pay attention . Add your name:

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2145 ... July 14, 2020
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The Fiscal Deficit, Modern Monetary Theory and Progressive Economic Policy

Andrew Jackson

Modern Monetary Theory or MMT has crept in from the academic margins to become an influential doctrine in progressive

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2144 ... July 12, 2020
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Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic

The following article by Fernando Ravsberg appeared in the Salvadorian digital daily news site ContraPunto on June 24. The translation from the Spanish,

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Mohawk Uprising 30th Anniversary r1 Hi Paov Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawake Siege where the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation were denied the fundamental human rights without any just recourse. 30 Years Later, the Rotinonhseshá:ka are still fighting the same issues of Canada, Quebec and Oka colluding…

So you’re telling me there’s a chance r1 If we’re going to have a shot at meeting Paris climate targets, Canada needs to go above and beyond in its efforts to protect its carbon caches. ...

Solidarity Callout: 30th Anniversary of “Oka” r1 EAO demands CGL halt work on wetlands in Wet’suwet’en territory ...

Owl Lovers, We Need Your Help r1 Saanich Council will vote on this motion on July 13th, and they need letters of support from you and your community. ...

Strike! July 26 Webinar - Jeremy Brecher via SCNCC Live r1 Using Our Power to Protect the Climate and Create a Just World ...

A,

You have made huge progress for workers rights at Dollarama during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thanks to your support, Dollarama just announced that it extended its hazard pay until August -- two months longer than retailers such as Loblaws.

That’s not all. You pushed Dollarama to move from having flimsy dollar

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2143 ... July 10, 2020
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Racism, Class Solidarity and Systemic Change

Richard Sandbrook

Martin Luther King’s observation in the late 1960s regarding the black rebellion in the United States remains sadly pertinent. The rebellion, he said:

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Dear BCCLA Supporter,

In just 3 days, over 4500 people have signed the petition calling for an immediate ban on police street checks across BC.

This makes something clear: communities want radical change to stop the harms of policing and radically shift policing

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2142 ... July 9, 2020
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Racism, COVID-19, and the Fight for Economic Justice

Marty Hart-Landsberg

While the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests sweeping the United States were triggered by recent police murders of unarmed African Americans,

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Sign the petition to demand Minister Bill Morneau invest in a Just Recovery r1

Friends,

This afternoon, Finance Minister Bill Morneau gave what he called a “fiscal snapshot”, revealing how much money the government has spent, and plans to invest in a recovery from COVID-19.

The short version is that

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What does a Just Recovery mean to you?

The Just Recovery mask is a symbol of our collective principles and demands for a better world in the wake of this crisis.

Paov,

Unimaginably massive piles of public money are on the table right now.

The world’s powerful – finance ministers

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2141 ... July 8, 2020
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COVID and Mass Unemployment: The NDP and Beyond

Tim Heffernan, Simon Schweitzer and Bill Hopwood

Canada has now been under COVID-19 restrictions for three months, and many provinces are starting to

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NationBuilder r1

UPDATE

New Report: The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System

We released a new report The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the Promise, Reality and Challenges with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Hospital Employees’ Union.

”Working as

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Global Citizen Rewards

Hi Paov,

We are working hard to improve our Rewards &...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2140 ... July 7, 2020
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The Real Masters of ‘Cancel Culture’ -- The Pro-Israel Lobby

Larry Haiven

When hockey broadcaster Sportsnet fired Canadian media personality Don Cherry in November 2019 for his bigoted remarks on "Coach’s Corner,"

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Ban Street Checks r1

Sign our petition!

Dear BCCLA supporter,

Police street checks are racist and illegal. Banning them is a necessary step in ending police harm.

Street checks are a discriminatory practice, with daily impact on Indigenous, Black, and low-income communities. Street checks also have no basis in law.

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2139 ... July 6, 2020
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The European Automotive Sector – Time to Rethink Mobility!

Manuela Kropp

Every sector of the economy has felt the impact of the coronavirus crisis, and car manufacturing is no exception. There are

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Socialist Interventions Pamphlet ... No. 19 ... July 5, 2020

The Naked City: Traversing Toronto in Pandemic Times

The multiple crises that have come together in the current pandemic harbour great dangers, including rampant Social Darwinism and a move to authoritarian rule. At the same time, they offer openings for all who

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Dear Friends of SJS

GRANNIES SAY NO MORE PUBLIC FUNDING OF FOR-PROFIT SENIOR CARE HOMES

On July 9th, 2020, the Victoria Raging Grannies will sing and comment on the sad state of extended care in BC and in Canada. This will take place in front of the Ministry of Health

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The song remains the same r1 A shuttered mine, a bankrupt company and tens of millions in unpaid bills: this is a tale that spans six decades, two mines and one territory ...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2138 ... July 4, 2020
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France: In the Wake of Last Sunday’s ‘Green Wave’

Ethan Earle

On Sunday, the 28th of June, voters across France went to the polls to decide the municipal governments of 4,820

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Are you interested in joining a small and dynamic team serving to advance the peace and social justice concerns of Canadian Quakers? We're currently hiring for two positions: A CFSC Administrator (full-time) and a Finance Assistant (part-time maternity leave).

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r1 Plus, watch Chloe x Halle’s performance from the 'Global Goal: Unite' Concert, and more.

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WHO Calls for 'Careful' Review of a New Strain of Swine Flu

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2137 ... July 3, 2020
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Next Steps in the Anti-Racist Struggle?

Gord Doctorow and Harry Kopyto

We have the good fortune to be living in one of those moments when we have a chance to accelerate

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Greetings this July 2nd, 2020 .

A batch of freshly roasted Nicaragua coffee is available at $14 per 1 lb. bag.
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Ban street checks

Dear BCCLA supporter,

We are in the midst of a global movement calling for greater police accountability. All over the world, people have taken to the streets demanding a change to systemic racism in policing that disproportionately affects Black and Indigenous people.

Here

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#CancelCanadaDay Broadcast is live now! r1 Hi Paov #CancelCanadaDay is live!! Actions are happening from coast to coast! Join the live broadcast now: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=608003983157857 r0 | Change Subscriber Options

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2136 ... July 1, 2020
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Past Imperfect, Future Unknown: Europe After Brexit and the Crisis

Ingo Schmidt

Better Brexit than Jeremy Corbyn. This was probably the view of well-heeled Brits who would have rather remained in

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A,

Orangutans are dying because greedy palm oil companies are burning down rainforests.

Thousands of SumOfUs members worldwide are giving a little each month to save the orangutans --will you join them?

Donate CA$1 monthly Donate CA$3 monthly Donate CA$7 monthly Donate another amount monthly
No thanks, but I'll make

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Heavily Armed RCMP Patrol Wet'suwet'en Cultural Site r1 Resist Colonialism: Join a Cancel Canada Day Demo Tomorrow ...

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A snapshot of our work

Our 2019 Annual Report is here!

Work at the systemic level takes a long time, and 2019 saw much progress on civil liberties and human rights issues that we’ve been fighting for many years.

From challenging racist police street checks,

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Shining a light on the BC government’s logging agency r1 ...

July 1 Join us for 3 Hours of Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence! r1 Hi Paov Tomorrow is #CancelCanadaDay https://idlenomore.ca/cancelcanadaday/ Join Idle No More for 3 hours of Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence! Actions are happening from coast to coast and we have an incredible line-up of Indigenous artists and leaders for…

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2135 ... June 30, 2020
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A Year for Fare-Free Transit

James Hutt

When I made the case last year for fare-free public transit in Ottawa, it seemed like a longshot. What a difference a year can

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Big day for AXA! The insurance giant’s shareholders are meeting today -- and the media are covering this event very closely on social networks.

With your help, we are going to take over the #Axa hashtag on Twitter so that the insurer's ties with the war trade are globally exposed and

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Tell The Coca-Cola Company to stop attacking workers’ rights in the Philippines! r1 Read More

r1 The world united for an unforgettable night.

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future

What You Helped Accomplish

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Our last chance to save them

25 orangutans will die today. Just like yesterday, and tomorrow.

Palm oil deforestation is killing the last orangutans on our planet, and if we don’t act now, there won’t be any left in just 8 years.

We’ve got a plan to stop this massacre

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 2134 ... June 29, 2020
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Three Measures Against Racist Policing

April M. Short

Protesters against police brutality and racism have gathered to demand systemic change since the end of May, holding events in all 50 US

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160 companies including Coke, Starbucks, and Unilever have announced they're suspending all Facebook ads until the tech giant fixes its disastrous disinformation and hate speech policies!

This is a total game-changer -- we need to get other companies on board while momentum is high. Add your name and let's finally get

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July 1st join Idle No More and #CancelCanadaDay r1 Paov Indigenous youth have put out a call to #CancelCanadaDay and Idle No More is amplifying that call. We will not celebrate stolen Indigenous land and stolen Indigenous lives. Instead we will gather to honour all of the lives lost to…

Left Streamed:

Justice Is Indivisible

The University of Toronto’s Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement and CUPE 3902’s Racialized Caucus are deeply honoured to have hosted legendary freedom fighter and renowned intellectual, Dr. Angela Davis, for the opening keynote of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) 2020 on International Women’s Day, on “Justice

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