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Dear candidates: Food is political.
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 October 2016 10:00
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October Campaign Updates and Activist Events
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 October 2016 09:15
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Jailed shipyard workers in Alexandria need our help today
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 October 2016 05:00
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PepsiCo Workers Still Need Your Solidarity!
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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18,119 signatures needed
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- Published on Monday, 03 October 2016 17:00
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What is Marxism? Find out tonight!
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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For all the people who are excited to learn more about socialism, here is a reminder that tonight is the second meeting of the Socialist Fightback Club where we will be discussing the basics of Marxism. If you're unable to attend or you do attend and would like further reading on the topic, I highly recommend this article:
http://www.marxist.com/what-is-marxism-economics-materialism.htm
The info for the event tonight is:
6:30PM @ SUB B025
Hope to see you there!
Socialist Fightback at UVic
ACTIVlist Update - October 3, 2016
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Montreal chapter protests federal-provincial environment ministers meeting Proposed liquid nuclear waste shipments from Ontario postponed
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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The Council of Canadians Montreal chapter was at the protest outside the Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment meeting in Montreal this afternoon. National Board of Directors member and chapter activist Abdul Pirani was there on our behalf.
The Council of Canadians is opposed to the planned shipments of liquid nuclear waste from the Chalk River...
TODAY - STAND WITH STANDING ROCK - Web/Phone Interview with Kandi Mossett
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- Published on Monday, 03 October 2016 08:45
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Only TWO days left to support tougher animal cruelty laws
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Dear PAOV,
Animals urgently need your help.
Parliament will vote on an important animal protection bill on Wednesday, and we need your help to ensure it passes.
Indonesian fast food chain escalates aggression against workers demanding basic rights
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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The Perfect Storm, of Logistics
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- Published on Sunday, 02 October 2016 23:00
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1310 .... October 3, 2016
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The Perfect Storm, of Logistics
Sergio Bologna
Analysts have been waiting for the perfect storm for a long time, and it has finally arrived. If you look at it a little bit closer, it is a shocking but fascinating sight because it allows you to see the essence of logistics, its true nature. They call it "the physical Internet," and when you see it you truly realize what globalization means. It happened in the container shipping sector: The world's seventh largest shipping company, the Korean company Hanjin, went bankrupt. Overburdened by $4.5-billion in debt, it has not been able to convince the banks to continue their support.
As a matter of fact, it did not convince the government of South Korea, because the main...
Facing the Anthropocene
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- Published on Saturday, 01 October 2016 21:15
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 25 September 2016
Facing the Anthropocene:
Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System
Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun, the Anthropocene, a time of rising temperatures, extreme weather, rising oceans, and mass species extinctions. Humanity faces not just more pollution or warmer weather, but a crisis of the Earth System. If business as usual continues, this century will be marked by rapid deterioration of our physical, social, and economic environment. Large parts of Earth will become uninhabitable, and civilization itself will be threatened. Facing the Anthropocene shows what has caused this planetary emergency, and what we must do to meet the challenge.
Bridging the gap between Earth System science and ecological Marxism, Ian Angus examines not only the latest...
Petronas will not be built
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- Published on Saturday, 01 October 2016 20:45
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On Tuesday, the Trudeau government approved the Petronas liquefied fracked gas terminal -- a massive project that would become one of the single biggest sources of climate pollution in the entire country -- and I’m feeling desperate.[1]
Extreme forest fires in western Canada are now a yearly occurrence. Droughts in places like Guatemala, my country of birth, are now the norm. Climate refugees now rival war refugees in numbers.[2-4]
For my generation, climate change is not a distant threat. It’s our daily reality -- and that’s terrifying. The carbon emissions coming from this project will make it unlikely, if not impossible, for Canada to keep its climate commitments.[5]
Fall Learning with PeerNetBC
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- Published on Saturday, 01 October 2016 17:30
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Fall Workshop and Learning Opportunities
We are very proud to announce our latest workshop offerings. We are continuously updating and ajdusting workhops to meet community needs and demands. Our latest season of workshops will be taking place on every saturday from October 15th to November 5th 2016 with an additional evening workshop on Thursday Ocobter 27th. PeerNetBC’s Community Workshops are provided twice per year. These workshops are open to everyone and offer a great opportunity to learn and network with people from various communities, groups and organizations.
Cost: $15 - $75+ sliding scale, with no one turned away for lack of funds
Location: PeerNetBC office, #408 – 602 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Registration
For more information and/or for accessibility requests: email Robin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 604.733.6186
The suggested price for each workshop is $75 at a sliding scale, so please identify a price that suits your financial situation; financial barriers should not get in the way of your participation. Payment can be made online, using PayPal (which can process credit cards securely), by mailing in a cheque, or by bringing a cheque or cash to our office (either before or on the workshop day). Please contact us if you require an invoice for your organization.
The fight to save our medical system
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- Published on Saturday, 01 October 2016 09:30
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ACTIVlist Update - September 30, 2016
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Digby Neck quarry NAFTA challenge goes to court in 2017
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A court case relating to the Digby Neck quarry NAFTA investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) challenge will be heard in early 2017.
North Shore chapter tells TPP hearing about Digby Neck quarry NAFTA challenge
The Council of Canadians North Shore chapter presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade hearing in Halifax yesterday. Committee members visited the Atlantic provinces this...
You heard it from the Prime Minister himself
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Hey Paov,
Last weekend, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Demi Lovato, Major Lazer and Metallica killed it on the Great Lawn of Central Park as headliners for the fifth annual Global Citizen Festival.
Didn’t make the festival this year? Here is one of our favourite Canadian highlights:
You heard it from the Prime Minister himself; keep taking action. Your voice matters.
Take action right now and tweet...
Internet Insider: Our Supreme Court case, Rock against the TPP, and the lowdown on our social enterprise
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- Published on Friday, 30 September 2016 08:45
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INTERNET INSIDER
September 30, 2016
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A pit bull ban in Canada?
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- Published on Friday, 30 September 2016 08:30
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September e-News
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2016
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