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Benjamin Netanyahus Other Charges: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

Details: Published on Wednesday, 06 March 2019 01:46; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1779 ... March 6, 2019
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Other Charges: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

Chiara Cruciati

Benjamin Netanyahu’s bad day Thursday got off to the worst possible start: before the Israeli general prosecutor Avichai Mandelblit officially called for the indictment of the Israeli Prime Minister for corruption, the UN accused him of much more serious crimes. He stood accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which, according to the UN, Israel has been shamefully perpetrating in the Gaza Strip over the past year.

This was the result of an investigation by the Independent Commission of Inquiry established by the UN Human Rights Council, tasked with examining what has been happening on the border lines between Gaza and Israel for almost a full year: namely, Israel’s repression of the...

Green New Deal

Details: Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2019 09:52; Written by editor

Last week, we were rocked by the news that the National Energy Board, an institution we know prioritizes corporations, approved the Trans Mountain pipeline -- again.

With this news, it's clear that in addition to fighting pipelines, we need to push for transformative climate policies that transition us off fossil.

And we have a chance to do just that -- SumOfUs has been invited to join a coalition of organizations across the country to work on creating a Green New Deal for Canada.

To help us make a decision on whether to join, we wanted to ask you, our members, a simple question: Do you think SumOfUs should join the coalition to push for a Green New Deal in Canada?

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The Green New Deal Stirs Things Up!

Details: Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2019 08:10; Written by editor

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Myanmar hotel workers imprisoned for defending their union and their rights

Details: Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2019 04:02; Written by editor

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Trudeau Doctrine

Details: Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2019 01:44; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1778 ... March 5, 2019
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Trudeau Doctrine

Yves Engler

Many Canadians are familiar with the Monroe Doctrine. First issued in 1823, it warned European powers against renewed colonization of the Western Hemisphere. Presented as anti-imperialist, the Monroe Doctrine was later used to justify U.S. interference in regional affairs.

We may be seeing the development of a Canadian equivalent. The "Trudeau Doctrine" claims to support a "rules-based order," the "constitution" and regional diplomacy independent of the hegemon. But, history is likely to judge "Trudeau Doctrine" rhetoric as little more than a mask for aggressive interference in the affairs of a sovereign nation.

For two years Canada’s Prime Minister has been conspiring with Juan Guaidó’s hardline Voluntad Popular party to oust Nicolas Maduro’s government. In May 2017 Trudeau met Lilian...

ACTIVlist Update - March 4, 2019

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 11:38; Written by editor

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

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Find the dumped mercury barrels
I’m sure you’re as shocked as I am by reading today’s Toronto Star report that the Ontario government is dragging its feet on commitments to search for mercury at the infamous Dryden mill site – mercury that may still be contaminating the waters of Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation.

Maude Barlow addresses Canadian Fair Trade Network
This past weekend, Council of Canadians Honorary Chairperson Maude Barlow...

This changes everything...

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 10:26; Written by editor

Scandal of WWF-funded abuse revealed in BuzzFeed investigation

One Of The World’s Biggest Charities Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People

A major new BuzzFeed investigation has revealed the shocking extent of WWF-funded abuse in the name of conservation.
READ THE REPORT NOW The scandal has long been ignored by the conservation industry while tribal peoples around the world have paid the price, sometimes with their lives.

In the Congo Basin, the Baka fear for their future. They’re being evicted to make way for the creation of a new national park, Messok Dja, which is backed by WWF. For years, WWF-funded park rangers have been entering the Baka’s forest and beating and torturing any tribal people they find there.

SEA Event: Hands On Overcoming Divisions in Climate Justice Workshop

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 June 2019 10:12; Written by editor

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Myanmar hotel workers imprisoned for defending their union and their rights- resending due to email issues

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 08:08; Written by editor

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Myanmar hotel workers imprisoned for defending their union and their rights

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 07:08; Written by editor

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Journey into the weird world of synthetic biology

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 04:30; Written by editor

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Living clothing, bioweapons, and edited twins – synthetic biology 2019

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For a Fighting Ecological Trade-Unionism

Details: Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 00:14; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1777 ... March 4, 2019
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For a Fighting Ecological Trade-Unionism

Daniel Tanuro

How can we reconcile social struggle and environmental struggle? This question poses problems for trade unionists. To avoid a climate catastrophe, it would be necessary to reduce economic activity, to suppress useless or harmful production, to give up a substantial part of the means of transport … But what would happen to employment then? How can we avoid a surge of unemployment, a new rise of poverty and precariousness? In today’s relationship of forces, in the face of financialized and globalized capitalism, these challenges seem impossible to meet.

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has drawn a radical conclusion: under the guise of fine words in favour of the “just transition,” it has chosen to accompany the...

Canadians are looking for a real alternative : in the news this week

Details: Published on Sunday, 03 March 2019 11:56; Written by editor

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Justin Trudeau is on the ropes, but can the NDP provide a viable, progressive alternative? Karl Nerenberg’s preoccupation this week sums up the news cycle well.

From the dueling testimonies of Jody Wilson-Raybould in the House of Commons and Michael Cohen in the U.S. to the disgruntled and ultimately dangerous Canadian “yellow vest” movement, the cracks in the neoliberal world order are more apparent than ever. As Ed Finn contends this week, the eruption of the political scandal around SNC-Lavalin occurred because we live in a plutocracy rather than a democracy. But whether a progressive politics is capable of rebuilding the world order remains to be seen.

Ultimately, Nerenberg argues, Canadians are clamouring for a real alternative. Not for mere lip service paid to progressive ideals, and certainly not for the Harper Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer.

The Machinery of Images and the (Post-)Modern War

Details: Published on Sunday, 03 March 2019 02:00; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1776 ... March 3, 2019
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The Machinery of Images and the (Post-)Modern War

Ayyaz Mallick

On 14 February, 20-year-old Adil Ahmed Dar rammed a vehicle fill of explosives into a bus full of reserve police force personnel in Indian Occupied Kashmir. The attack killed over 40 soldiers and was claimed by militant organization Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). The response on the Indian side was predictable. Fueled by the hyper-nationalist and sensationalist private media, the Indian government, along with large swathes of the chattering classes, and key opinion makers from across the spectrum, brayed for "decisive action" against "cross-border terrorism" emanating from Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan offered a joint-investigation, but sighting Pakistan’s past record in dealing with such cases, India refused the offer and then stepped up its crackdown in Kashmir. Read more: The Machinery of Images and the (Post-)Modern War

Events & Petitions

Details: Published on Friday, 01 March 2019 14:14; Written by editor

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ACTIVlist Update - March 1, 2019

Details: Published on Friday, 01 March 2019 12:06; Written by editor

Chapters This Week
Check out these fantastic events #CouncilChapters have planned for the month of March. Be in touch if you are interested in getting involved in a chapter near you.

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R&F.ca Weekly Update

Details: Published on Friday, 01 March 2019 02:02; Written by editor

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The War on AMLO

Details: Published on Friday, 01 March 2019 01:16; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1775 ... March 1, 2019
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The War on AMLO

Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers

Ten weeks into the administration of progressive president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the Mexican right has made it clear how it plans to oppose him: not as an adversary to be defeated, but as an enemy to be destroyed. And in a war of this kind, as the Spanish saying goes, Todo vale. Anything goes.

The first of the false furors flared up even before AMLO took office, when former presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón -- both from the conservative National Action Party (PAN) -- criticized his decision to invite Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to his inauguration, setting off a tempest-in-a-teapot firestorm within the nation’s corporate media. Inviting foreign heads of state to...

Trappers decimate Banff wolves

Details: Published on Thursday, 28 February 2019 07:06; Written by editor

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Fired

Details: Published on Thursday, 28 February 2019 03:26; Written by editor

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