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Free jailed teacher trade union leaders in Djibouti
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- Published on Friday, 24 March 2017 08:45
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Justin Trudeau Just Perfectly Trolled Trump
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 24 March 2017 03:45
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ACTIVlist Update - March 23, 2017
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Three reasons why the Liberals broke their promise on the Navigable Waters Protection Act South Shore chapter screens 'Water on the Table' for World Water Day
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In 2012, Stephen Harper's Conservative government decimated the Navigable Waters Protection Act by removing federal oversight on pipelines and power lines from it and by reducing its scope to just 159 lakes and rivers, leaving more than 31,000 lakes and 2.25 million rivers without federal scrutiny.
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Rabbits locked in tiny cages
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- Published on Thursday, 23 March 2017 10:30
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Indigenous Guardians Get Nod in Federal Budget
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- Published on Thursday, 23 March 2017 08:15
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Women Rise Up Against Gender Violence in the Caribbean
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:30
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1387 .... March 23, 2017
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Women Rise Up Against Gender Violence in the Caribbean
Justin Podur interviews Joan Joy Grant Cummings
On March 11, survivors of violence against women and their allies and supporters held marches in six Caribbean countries. Started by two Barbadian women, Ronelle King and Allyson Benn, the movement had the hashtag #LifeInLeggings.
In Jamaica, one of the groups marching was the Tambourine Army, a movement of activists dedicated to eradicating sexual violence against women and girls. Some of the Tambourine Army are survivors themselves of sexual violence.
A few days later on March 14, feminist activist and trans advocate from the Tambourine Army, Latoya Nugent was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and charged with "use of...
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March News and All-Candidates Meeting
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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PAofVic -- The shift to a low carbon economy may sound daunting but in reality, the transition offers opportunity for significant job growth, a more stable economy, and, if we approach it right, could help to shrink the income gap by generating good, family supporting jobs.
And, there is a compelling argument that investing in a low carbon
economy now is both good for the planet and the economy in the long
run. In fact, researchers have shown that many initiatives would
simply pay for themselves over time.
In a new report, the
International Energy Agency found that carbon dioxide emissions from
global energy generation did not increase over the past three years,
yet the economy grew. This is great news for the climate and
demonstrates that we can decouple...
ACTIVlist Update - March 22, 2017
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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A Supreme Court ruling will determine how much we value our water Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter seeks to protect provincially-significant wetland from casino development
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This week, three Yukon First Nations and two conservation groups are at the Supreme Court of Canada, fighting to protect one of the planet’s most pristine watersheds – the Peel River Watershed.
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter opposes the construction of a casino to be located near Harper Park,...
Don't let the White House gut EPA
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 12:15
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A special day for our planet
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Hey Paov,
Today marks a very special day for our planet: World Water Day.
For the past 24 years, countries far and wide have united to celebrate our planet and recognize our human right to safe water and resources for sanitation, like toilets.
On this World Water Day, it’s time to talk toilets, and take action now to end the poo crisis.
This year’s World Water Day theme is wastewater. Did you know that 2.7 billion...
Uzbekistan: forced labour in cotton continues, rights defender confined to 'psychiatric treatment'/glyphosate alert
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Building Solidarity through Standing Up for Truth
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 March 2017 23:45
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1386 .... March 22, 2017
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Building Solidarity through Standing Up for Truth
Academics for Peace in Turkey
Çağlar Dölek and Gülden Özcan
The fate of the neoliberal Islamist project of authoritarian restoration in Turkey will be determined by an upcoming referendum on April 16 of this year. The referendum will be held under the conditions of a state of emergency in effect since the July 15 coup attempt last year. The regime's use of the putsch attempt to suppress all forms of dissent has quickly evolved into an overriding choice to make the state of emergency the permanent form of governance in Turkey. In this sense, the April 16 plebiscite on constitutional changes marks a defining stage in the politics of violent polarization and oppression under way for more than...
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ACTIVlist Update - March 21, 2017
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Trudeau needs to act on the climate prior to the G20 summit in Hamburg, July 7-8 How Trudeau's policies could lead to Trumpism in Canada
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to take action on the climate in the lead-up to the G20 summit in Hamburg this coming July 7-8.
An Angus Reid Institute poll recently found that 47 per cent of Canadians want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "employ a hard approach" with...
250 million tons of plastic
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 March 2017 11:30
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Workers win: Lactalis/Parmalat ends lockout
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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ACTIVlist Update - March 20, 2017
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WIN! City of Prince Albert executive committee supports right to water & public water London chapter and allies challenge M-103 opponents
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The Council of Canadians Prince Albert chapter has won their city council executive committee's support for the human right to water and publicly financed, owned and operated water and wastewater services.
The Council of Canadians London chapter participated in a solidarity action yesterday against xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism.
Venue Change! What Can Settlers Do?
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- Published on Monday, 20 March 2017 12:15
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