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Grassy Narrows First Nation demands Wynne clean up mercury in waterways
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Fidelity: Investing in Injustice - #stolenhomes
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Call Airbnb's fund manager today to say no more #stolenhomes.
Keep the pressure on Airbnb by calling William Dannoff, the Portfolio Manager of their major investor, Fidelty.
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TAKE ACTION.
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This will be quick--but it’s urgent and really important.
As part of the #Stolenhomes coalition, 150,000 people have told Airbnb to end their policies of displacement and discrimination. From gentrification in cities in the US to profiting off vacation rentals in the Occupied West Bank, they are making money off of #stolenhomes.
But we’ve heard nothing in response. It is clear Airbnb cares more about their bottom line than the voices of the communities they are making money from, so we are gonna start talking where they listen.
We are going to pressure the largest institution invested in Airbnb--Fidelity Investments--to use their sway to force Airbnb to end their profit off of #stolenhomes.
Qatar: 11 Killed in Labour Camp Fire - ITUC OnLine
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Brussels, 6 June 2016 (ITUC OnLine): The deaths of 11 workers in a Qatar labour camp fire on 1 June is yet another example of the government’s complete disregard for the migrant workers building the huge infrastructure programme in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup. A further 12 workers were injured in the fire, which happened in a labour camp housing workers on the Salwa tourism development which includes a 362-room Hilton Hotels resort.
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Clinton's VP: A Match Made on Wall Street
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counterpunch NEWS UPDATE 6-2-2016
The Crisis in Syria Will Only WorsenJoshua Frank on the future of Syria with Trump or Hillary at the imperial helm.
The New Facade for Regime Change
Vijay Prashad gives a brief history of humanitarian intervention.
Neoliberalism, Public Services and Labour in Toronto
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Excerpt from Megacity Malaise:
Neoliberalism, Public Services and Labour in Toronto
Carlo Fanelli
City Manager Peter Wallace recently released a report on The City of Toronto's Long-term Financial Direction. The analysis is the latest to reinforce what many earlier studies have long been arguing: that the city of Toronto does not have a spending crisis, but a revenue crisis. It found that "cost containment" measures have produced some $300-million in savings since 2010, but that this has done little to address the structural deficit at the root of the city's financial challenges. The report notes that, consistent with the austerity approaches adopted by the governments of Ontario and Canada, city government is less expensive today than it was six years ago: some $165 or...
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Families Fleeing Conflict Stay Connected
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A photo exhibit examines the pressures the refugee crisis puts on familial bonds.
Many of the hardships of the Syrian refugee crisis are highly visible: the tent cities, the overloaded boats, the lines of migrants that stretch as far as the eye can see. But some of its most poignant scenes unfold in private.
Monsanto weedkiller faces recall from Europe's shops after EU fail to agree deal
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Leading Monsanto, Dow and Syngenta products could be withdrawn from shops by July after committee fails to agree on whether glyphosate poses a health risk to humans
Arthur Neslen
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ACTIVlist Update - June 3, 2016
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Canadian mining company to launch NAFTA challenge vs Mexico over taxation rate
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A Toronto-based mining company is set to launch a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 11 investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) challenge against Mexico.
Ottawa South MP asked to invoke the Navigation Protection Act in defence of the Rideau River
There are concerns that a proposed public-private partnership (P3) mega-playstructure could pollute the Rideau River, a federally protected waterway.
Harambe the gorilla
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After Successful Canadian Debut, More Screening Dates A for Hudbay Documentary, Flin Flon Flim Flam
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C2 Montréal & The Case for Quality Education
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Hey PAOV,
In case you missed it: Global Citizen partnered with C2 Montréal as the 2016 Official Social Change Partner. C2 Montréal is a conference that inspires creative leadership, and is said to be “a business conference unlike any other” by Harvard Business Review.
We collaborated with them in support of quality education around the world last week at their conference in Canada. This creative collaboration included brainstorming in ball pits, masterclasses, workshops with lego constructions and colouring, competitions for solutions, and a keynote chat that included Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans.
One lucky Canadian Global...
Internet Insider: A mobile billboard on Netflix' backyard
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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Thank you for helping save the elephants!
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Inner peace, outer peace, building peace
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VIDEO: This is Geothermal
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ACTIVlist Update - June 2, 2016
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Nelson chapter holds public forum against the TPP Peterborough chapter in solidarity with Grassy Narrows First Nation at River Run 2016 Dairy farmers protest cost of CETA & TPP on Parliament Hill
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The Council of Canadians Nelson chapter held a public forum on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) last night.
Council of Canadians Peterborough chapter activist Roy Brady joined with more than 600 other people for today's Grassy Narrows River Run 2016.
Dairy farmers...
CBC: We all want to see the last Tragically Hip concert
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CounterPunch chronicles the 30-year long bond between the Clintons and Goldman Sachs
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- Published on Thursday, 02 June 2016 10:00
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Exclusive:
How Goldman Sachs Bought the Clintons
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