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Global Citizens come together in Montreal
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Thank you for supporting our first ever major event in Canada: the Global Citizen Concert to End AIDS, TB and Malaria. The concert was attended by 12,000 Global Citizens celebrating the $12.9 billion the Global Fund have just raised to save 8 million lives in the next 3 years from these 3 deadly diseases.
We were thrilled to be joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Sophie Trudeau, Bill Gates, Kweku Mandela, Diane Kruger, George Stroumboulopoulos and more, with...
Last Minute Call to Action: Supervised Consumption Services Now!
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ACTIVlist Update - September 20, 2016
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The Council of Canadians' political vision 90% of Grassy Narrows youth tested show signs of mercury poisoning 
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' vision statement highlights that unregulated capitalism and corporate globalization have divided the world into rich and poor, while also putting at risk the ability of the planet to sustain life itself.
The Toronto Star reports today that: “The young generations of Grassy Narrows and another nearby First Nation community have...
Watch the Global Citizen Festival
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Dear Paov, We are only a few days away from the 2016 Global Citizen Festival featuring artists Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Demi Lovato, Major Lazer and Metallica.
We understand that not every Global Citizen can make it out to New York City, but without the actions you have taken we would not have been able to make the impact that we have so far. That’s why we want to make sure you have a chance to watch the 2016 Global Citizen Festival...
PeerNet AGM Reminder
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PeerNetBC AGM
One last reminer about our Annual General Meeting next week! Which will be held at our office in downtown Vancouver.
The meeting will be on Wednesday, September 28th from 6pm until 8pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! From those of you who have supported or worked with us in the last year, to those of you who may want to know more about what it is that we do. If you would like to be a member, go here. Membership for individuals with financial barriers is free! If you have any questions about membership, please contact Robin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
In addition to the meeting, we will also be featuring speakers to...
South African Workers Mobilize to Challenge Neoliberal Policies
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- Published on Monday, 19 September 2016 21:45
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1306 .... September 20, 2016
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South African Workers Mobilize to Challenge Neoliberal Policies
Irvin Jim
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) Special National Congress in December 2013 resolved: "There is no chance of winning back the Alliance to what it was originally formed for, which was to drive a revolutionary programme for fundamental transformation of the country, with the Freedom Charter as the minimum platform to transform the South African economy."
Recent events have fully vindicated this view. The global capitalist system is in terminal crisis and continues to inflict great human and environmental stress, pain and destruction. The world working class is under attack; unemployment, poverty and inequality are on the rise, in the biggest global crisis of capitalism since the 1930s.
In South...
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ACTIVlist Update - September 19, 2016
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Media Release: Canada will lose 23,000 jobs under CETA: study Media Release: New Maude Barlow book a wake-up call on Canada's water crisis
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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Maude Barlow is embarking on a 14-city coast-to-coast tour to launch her new book just as Parliament resumes, starting in Ottawa tomorrow.
Blood Tribe chapter seeks transparent and accountable band council governance
The Council of Canadians Blood Tribe chapter has raised concerns about the salaries and accountability of...
PepsiCo workers in Pakistan are fighting for their rights- they need your support!
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#GCFestival: one action to earn tickets
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Hey Paov,
This is your chance to earn tickets to the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park by taking just one action.
Our partner ALEX AND ANI is launching a global campaign to inspire people around the world to honor what they stand for and ignite the world with our collective light. Their newest collection, LIBERTY COPPER, is made from original copper preserved from the centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty.
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The Future of Forests and Communities on Vancouver Island
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- Published on Sunday, 18 September 2016 11:00
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Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class
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- Published on Saturday, 17 September 2016 22:00
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 8 September 2016
Southern Insurgency:
The Coming of the Global Working Class
Even as labour in the developed world seems to be in retreat, industrial struggle continues elsewhere, and with particular force in the Global South. In Southern Insurgency, Immanuel Ness provides a thorough and expert perspective of three key countries where workers are fighting the spread of unchecked industrial capitalism: China, India, and South Africa. In each case, he considers the broader historical forces in play, such as the effects of imperialism, the decline of the international union movement, class struggle, and the growing reserve of available labour. He then narrows his focus in each case on the specifics of the current grassroots insurgency: the militancy of miners in South Africa, new labour organizations in India, and the...
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How does Canadas democracy compare to our pe
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Today is International Democracy Day - a good time to think about how our democracy stacks up with democracy in other countries. We often think of democracy as black and white - either you’re a democracy, or you’re not.
But what if we talked about strong and weak democracies? Or shallow and deep democracies? When you look around the world you can see that while Canada is a democracy, our first-past-the post voting system makes our democracy weaker than many other countries.
Help make voting fair and democratic
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Help make voting fair and democratic
Dear Friend,
Democracy Watch is a supporter of Fair Vote Canada’s Make Every Vote Count campaign.
We have joined together, and with many other citizen groups, because we need to work together – and we need your help now – to make Canada’s voting system more fair and democratic.
The federal Special Committee on Electoral Reform, made up of politicians from all the parties that have MPs in the House of Commons, is right now travelling the country hearing Canadians’ proposals for change. They have invited all MPs to hold town...
This veterinarian hit and choked pets
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Dear PAOV,
Secretly-recorded video footage airing on CTV News this week exposed veterinarian Dr. Mahavir Singh Rekhi for viciously hitting, punching, and choking cats and dogs at his veterinary clinic in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The footage is...
BREAKING: the merger from hell!
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- Published on Saturday, 17 September 2016 06:15
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The Future of Forests and Communities on Vancouver Island
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- Published on Friday, 16 September 2016 17:30
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In my capacity as one of your regional directors, I have been assisting a new organization called Island Forest Futures with research to develop a vision for the forests and communities of Vancouver Island.
This vision, contained in the draft policy statement "The Future of Forests and Communities on Vancouver Island," proposes a strategy to optimize the ecological, social and economic potential of the island's forest resources and move beyond valley-by-valley conflicts, through an immediate transition from:
- old-growth logging to ecological management of second-growth forests;
- volume-based commodity exports to value-based production of high-quality wood products;
- capital-intensive to knowledge- and labour-intensive processes;
- corporate tenures on Crown land to community tenures administered by regional districts and First Nations.
I also would like to invite you...
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ACTIVlist Update - September 16, 2016
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Is CETA your cup of tea? Trudeau government sets October 2 deadline for its decision on Pacific NorthWest LNG project
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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Send a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Freeland to call for a full analysis of CETA by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
The Council of Canadians is against the proposed Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
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Internet Insider: Defending free expression at the Supreme Court + EU Commission Link Tax now official...
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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