This week @ rabble.ca: Observing Black History Month
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February is Black History Month, and on rabble, we've had lots of great pieces exploring what it means and where it comes from. As the month winds down, catch up on all of our content right here.
This week's top news
Mexico accused of blacklisting seasonal workers who unionize in Canada
UFCW is in court, alleging that the Mexican government is blacklisting workers who unionize.
By H.G. Watson
Why we need to rethink Black History Month
Before an entire generation of Canadians grow tired or apathetic towards a month that so many people fought for, it's time to rethink Black History Month.
By Cheryl Thompson
B.C. Jobs Plan is failing
The B.C. Liberals' job plan has done very little to actually curb unemployment rates and produce sustainable jobs.
By Tanya Hill
Doctoring while Black(ish) shows me how much black male role models are needed in academia
Doctoral candidate Jamie Paris questions the absence of black scholars in Canadian universities and discusses the conversations about blackness when one passes as white.
By Jamie Paris
Hogan's Alley: The making of a black community in Vancouver
The recent commemoration of Hogan's Alley as an important neighbourhood to Canadian Black history marks the questions of what history does and who owns it.
By Adam Rudder
Death by hijab? The morbid obsession with Muslim women's clothing
The islamophobic response to the death of Naima Rharouity by some media outlets and the reference to the Quebec Charter of Values, has led some to question the obsession with Muslim women's clothing.
By Azeezah Kanji
Online vs. offline harassment: Are there blurred lines?
We are a wired nation -- we do almost everything online. However, there seems to be a cognitive dissonance at play when it comes to online harassment and those abused.
By Julie S. LaLonde
This week's top blogs
First Nations confer to repel fracking initiatives
Alberta and New Brunswick First Nations share stories of shape-shifting fracking companies that suck up irreplaceable water in order to spout profitable oil and gas.
By Penney Kome
My advice to young workers? Get angry.
Young workers: what's happening to you might be 'normal' in this economy -- the same basic one we've had for over a century, with some fun modifications -- but it sure as hell isn't right.
By Karen Foster
The Hair Apparent Chronicles: Liberal Convention prologue with keynotes
John Baglow is at the Liberal Convention so that you don't have to be. Lawrence Summers opened the proceedings and introduced the big event: um, Justin Trudeau.
By John Baglow
Activist Toolkit roundup: Black activist history and anti-racist tools
With Black History Month winding down, there's no better time to feature these grassroots anti-racist tools.
By Megan Stacey
The vultures are circling over Canada Post
We have all been told that Canada Post is facing an impending crisis and that there is no alternative to the cuts. Now we know that is all a lie.
By Mike Palecek
Conservative budget poses stark question for First Nations
A closer inspection of the budget "promises" reveals very real threats to First Nations treaty rights, forcing Aboriginal people to become willing partners -- or go to jail.
By Pamela Palmater
Harper's election 'reforms' contradict what Conservatives voted for in 2012
It's important to remember that the reason there is a Fair Elections Act before Parliament is what Judge Richard Mosely identified as widespread voter suppression tactics during the 2011 campaign.
By Karl Nerenberg
This week's top columns
CSIS still the cat in the birdcage
When it comes to Canada's security agencies, it is clear who threatens national security in the same way it is clear who threatens the birds when cats are placed in their cages.
By Matthew Behrens
Cuddling our children approved by science. Here's why.
Does cuddling our children keep society from collapsing? An intriguing body of scientific evidence for this comes from long-term research on residents in Montreal.
By Ole Hendrickson
Cairo composition recalls horror of crackdown
Musician Frank Horvat's composition, "8/14/13 – Cairo," is an invocation of the bloody August 14 crackdown on supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.
By June Chua
Pedagogy and Global Great Thinkers
In the ideal world, every student would receive a degree in "Global Society and Culture," and enjoy the shared collective inquiry that comes with it.
By Thomas Ponniah
What movies can teach traditional media about innovation and 'inciting events'
The "inciting event" in movie plots has lessons for magazines and other traditional media, whose character development in an online world is doomed to bend toward tragedy.
By Wayne MacPhail
Liberals Montreal 2014, or, the third party holds a convention
In putting forward policy ideas for debate at their upcoming convention, the Liberals are fulfilling the third-party role in Canadian politics. They have no intention of being a third party, however.
By Duncan Cameron
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This week's top podcasts
The Punk
Joey "Shithead" Keithley of the legendary Vancouver punk band DOA discusses punk philosophy, subcultures, the evolution of punk, and political activism.
By David Swanson
What happened after Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh?
Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Colin Long about his recent solidarity visit to Bangladesh.
By Diana Beaumont
What to do with all this haddock? Plus: EAC redesigns their space and sues the government
We ask Ecology Action Centre staffers about suing the federal government over GM salmon, and what we should do with recovered haddock stocks off George's Bank.
By Erica Butler
Public Forum - After Bedford v. Canada: What's next for regulating sex work in Canada?
On December 20 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada in an unprecedented ruling, struck down three provisions in Canada's prostitution laws.
By Tanya Hill
This week's top rabbletv
Not Rex: The Olympic unveiling of the (un)Fair Elections Act
If a heavy-handed, ham-fisted regime tried to use the spectacle of Olympic sport to sleight-of-hand the disappearance of democracy, surely Canadians would riot like disappointed Canucks fans ... not!
By Humberto DaSilva
Video: Pussy Riot direct from Sochi: Putin will teach you how to love
Pussy Riot ended their stay in Sochi on Thursday by posting a video criticizing the Olympic Winter Games and President Vladimir Putin.
By rabble staff
This week's top books
'Profiting Without Producing' stands to restrain finance and fight for socialism
Costas Lapavitsas delves into the world of finance to discuss its dramatic impact on the world's economy and the innovative concept of financialization.
By Aaron Leonard
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Upcoming events
VancouverDisappearing homes: Legal perspectives on gentrification in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
We are pleased to invite you to a collaborative panel between the UBC Law Centre for Feminist Legal Studies and the UBC Law Social Justice Action Network!
TatamagoucheExploring the current legal and charitable landscape of non-profits
Join charity and non-profit lawyer Richard Bridge in this workshop to discover and explore the legal requirements that face your organization.
By Tatamagouche Centre
WaterlooWorld Premiere: '08/14/13 - Cairo'
Join award-winning Canadian bass clarinetist Kathryn Ladano in concert where she will perform the premiere of Frank Horvat's piece, 08/14/13 – Cairo.
By Kathryn Ladano
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