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Anti-Regime Protests in Iran
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 January 2018 23:05
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1535 ... January 3, 2018
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Anti-Regime Protests in Iran
New Wave of Mass Protests in Iran
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran
Mass protests in over 50 cities across Iran have been taking place since December 28th amid heavy security to raise people’s voices against massive poverty, skyrocketing cost of living, vast corruption and embezzlement by officials on all levels as well as brutal political repression.
These protests are mostly unsystematically organized by the working and oppressed peoples in cities and towns all over Iran against the ever-increasing poverty, unemployment, cruelty and injustice imposed on the masses by the regime of the Islamic Republic and all its factions. At this time, the establishment seems to be in shock and unable to suppress and overcome mass protests...
ACTIVlist Update - January 2, 2018
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The Council mourns the passing of Theodore Geraets
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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"Theo was a beloved founding member of the Council of Canadians and remained a valued member for over three decades. We mourn his passing."
Will Trudeau follow Trump on corporate tax cuts and deregulation?
Council of Canadians honorary chairperson Maude Barlow comments, "A global corporate tax 'race to the bottom' is taking place. This is a dangerous trend that will deepen inequality and...
You have a message about Friends of Far
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COP23: From the Gap to the Precipice
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- Published on Monday, 01 January 2018 22:16
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1534 ... January 2, 2018
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COP23: From the Gap to the Precipice
Daniel Tanuro
The Twenty-Third Conference of the Parties Signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate has just concluded in Bonn, Germany. It was an intermediate meeting between COP21 in Paris in 2015 and COP24 in Katowice (Poland) in 2018.
As we know, Paris resulted in a so-called ‘historic’ agreement concerning the level of global warming not to be exceeded at the end of the century (compared to the pre-industrial era): "stay well below 2°C and continue efforts not to exceed 1.5°C."
Katowice (COP24) will be a more important step than Bonn: the signatory countries will have to say how and to what extent they will raise the level of their ambitions in order to...
Its not too late!
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Before we close out 2017…
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States and Markets: The Making of Globalization
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 7 October 2017
Transcending Pessimism, Reimagining Democracy – Session 5
States and Markets: The Making of Globalization
Session 5 was moderated and introduced by Reg Whitaker (York University). Presentations by:
- Dick Bryan - University of Sydney
- Ana Garcia - Universite Federal Rural do Rio De Janeiro
- Sean Starrs - City University of Hong Kong
- Pat Armstrong - York University
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Join me in 2018, Paov?
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- Published on Saturday, 30 December 2017 09:28
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Dear Paov,
2017 was a deeply painful year for those of us impacted by climate disasters, as well as for the climate movement and other progressive movements fighting for justice around the world. Despite the many assaults on our values, our communities, and the climate, there’s so much that we can be proud of.
Please watch this short video to see my 2017 highlights:
In 2018, we’re looking forward to pushing for extraordinary climate action around the world. But we need your help to fight for the lasting change we need. Please join me in donating to 350.org today.
Thank you, and all the best in 2018,
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Our commitment to you in 2018
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- Published on Friday, 29 December 2017 09:00
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72 hours
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- Published on Friday, 29 December 2017 08:09
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Paov, the Internet is set for enormous change in 2018.
Our team is working diligently to have dragnet spy powers eliminated from the government’s new National Security bill, and we’ve just kicked off a new campaign that could significantly lower our cellphone bills. Meanwhile, online freedom of expression is in Bell’s sights, and we're getting ready to fight back.
With you by our side, Paov, we will prevail.
Union-busting in Algeria - please take one minute to help workers fighting for their rights
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- Published on Friday, 29 December 2017 02:18
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Not too late to stand up for justice!
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Catalonia: The Independence Movement Resists, But Without Clarifying Its Strategy
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 23:23
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1533 .... December 28, 2017
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Catalonia: The Independence Movement Resists, But Without Clarifying Its Strategy
Marti Caussa
The December 21 election (21-D) reconfirmed the absolute majority of pro-independence members in the Catalan Parlement. It marked the political defeat of article 155, although that article and its consequences are still in force. On the other hand, the "unionist" bloc, favouring the "union" under the Spanish state and defending the latter’s implementation of article 155, emerged stronger and more aggressive. Ciudadanos (C’s) obtained the largest number of votes and deputies, and furthered its hegemony within this bloc.
The pro-independence majority bloc, winning the most votes and seats, legitimates the struggle for the Catalan Republic and the result of the October 1 referendum. However, the lack of strategic clarity continues. The October...
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921 times for you this year…
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Dear Friend of Democracy,
Happy holidays to you and yours and we hope all is well – even although all is not well with Canada’s democracy. But Democracy Watch has won many key democracy changes for you in the past year!
And we have many more campaigns and lawsuits on the go that, with your support, will win other key changes to ensure governments and big businesses across the country serve you better, and don’t waste your money or gouge or abuse you or your family.
Here are...
Workers are the Heart of the Algorithm
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 10:14
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1532 .... December 27, 2017
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Workers are the Heart of the Algorithm
Antonio Casilli, a professor at Télécom ParisTech, is considered one of the leading experts in the capitalism of digital platforms. He is known for his pioneering research on "digital labour," refuting the apocalyptic common-sense notion that is proclaiming the end of work as such because of automation.
"We are the ones who make the robots, with our own labour," he says. "We make the criteria according to which they operate. And then we teach them to learn how to improve. The problem is not that robots are stealing our work, but that we continue to work more and more, and that the platforms are fragmenting and rendering invisible the labour that is necessary to make the algorithms work."
PAOV, Give to PAN at no cost to you!
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Re. Nobody vs everybody
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