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24 hrs to take action.
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 May 2016 08:15
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Hey PAOV,
There is only 24 hours left to take action. We need your help to support the millions of refugees around the world who find themselves living in countries or circumstances that mean their children cannot attend school regularly, or at all.
Take action now to tell the Canadian Government to send a strong message at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul by committing $75M to education in emergencies.
Read more: 24 hrs to take action.
The wealthiest man in BC
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 15:15
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Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 14:30
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Kate Stringer posted May 13, 2016A tiny community sitting on a 27-square-mile piece of Western Pennsylvania wanted to send a big message to the energy company planning to deposit toxic fracking wastewater under its neighborhoods. And its 700 residents wanted it to be perfectly legal for them to loudly object.
Read more: Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
Watch Our “Panama Papers” Event Live
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 14:15
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A discussion about the investigative journalism that broke the story.
Corruption has been globalized—that fact was laid bare by the Panama Papers, the explosive work of investigative journalism that exposed how the financial elite hide their wealth throughout the world. Now, learn more about the groundbreaking reporting that broke the story.
TONIGHT: BCs New Water Sustainability Act
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 13:45
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Respect your promise, allow in Mexican tourists
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 13:45
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Colombia/US Trade Agreement Faces Workers Rights Test - ITUC OnLine
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 13:30
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Brussels, 17 May 2016 (ITUC OnLine): The US/Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is being tested in a landmark case in the US brought by Colombian and US trade unions, which details the consistent failure of the Colombian government to fulfil its obligations to respect international labour standards and protect workers from violence, abuse and exploitation. The case, lodged with the US government, will be a key test of the value of labour clauses in the TPA and other international trade pacts. It cites two of the more serious examples - a four-year campaign of violence and intimidation by Canadian-based multinational Pacific Rubiales against its 12-thousand strong workforce, and sugar company Ingenio La Cabaña, which has a similar track record.
Read more: Colombia/US Trade Agreement Faces Workers Rights Test - ITUC OnLine
My Jewish Home
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 13:30
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We’re a Jewish community committed to struggling for justice.
. Join Today . . .We’re more than halfway through our member drive, and over 1200 people have committed to JVP as new and renewing members this month. Our 1,800 member goal is totally do-able -- but we’re going to need you.
48 hrs to influence the law on assisted dying
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 08:15
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ITUC Newsletter 74, CSIT, Turkey, Bangladesh... Latest News from the ITUC
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 01:15
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°74 / May 2016
5th CSIT World Sports Games
Riga, Latvia 13-18 June 2017
Read more: ITUC Newsletter 74, CSIT, Turkey, Bangladesh... Latest News from the ITUC
Good news: Iranian union leader released from prison
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 00:30
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Zuma's Denialism and Betrayal
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- Published on Monday, 16 May 2016 23:30
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1257 .... May 17, 2016
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Zuma's Denialism and Betrayal
Zwelinzima Vavi
South African President Jacob Zuma's budget speech delivered on 4 May 2016 was yet another missed opportunity to look the South African public in the eye and be frank about the challenges our country is facing. This president and the government he leads are in a state of shocking denial about the worsening and unfolding crisis happening under their watch. They simply refuse to acknowledge the level of our people's suffering.
The president's Budget Vote speech would make even the most committed loyalist ask themselves how the government can arrive at the conclusion that all is well and under control when it is clearly not. If the government took notice of its own information, its own statistics, and...
Only 1 week left to buy tickets!
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- Published on Monday, 16 May 2016 14:15
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ACTIVlist Update - May 16, 2016
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Who is behind Canada's opioid epidemic?
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 recent opioid epidemic destroying lives across Canada and the US serves as the clearest example of the influence of big pharma has physician prescribing habits. This epidemic serves as a heartbreaking reminder of what occurs when our government allows big pharma to undemocratically influence our policies.
43 people arrested for blocking tar sands refinery on Lake Michigan
The Council of Canadians expresses its solidarity with the...
Union organizer expelled from Peru - protest now
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- Published on Monday, 16 May 2016 06:15
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We had our say. Over to you, Prime Minister.
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- Published on Sunday, 15 May 2016 12:30
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Friends,
Yesterday, more than 800 people surrounded the Kinder Morgan terminal facility in Metro-Vancouver, from both the land and the water, as part of Break Free. Here's what the day looked like:
On the water, we staged a breathtaking kayak flotilla, swarming and surrounding the Kinder Morgan facility. Upon reaching the containment boom, dozens of us crossed over to the other side and occupied the tanker terminal for the pipeline. We left our mark by leaving behind ribbons adorned with our messages for justice. 
On the land, a dazzling crowd marched our bold 'keep it on the ground' message to the gates of the Kinder Morgan facility, where we risked arrest by attaching locks -- carrying hand-written messages for justice...
BREAKING: Vancouver Breaks Free
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- Published on Saturday, 14 May 2016 12:15
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Friends,
Right now, hundreds of people are taking action to Break Free from fossil fuels in Vancouver -- we will surrounded the Kinder Morgan pipeline facility on the land and the water. A giant flotilla of 300 kayaks is on its way to swarming the tanker terminal for the pipeline -- and soon, hundreds of people will march to the facility on the land and stage a sit-in outside the gates.
This action is taking place days before the National Energy Board announces its decision on the pipeline and we are adamant to have the last word. We, the people, are willing to do anything to protect the Salish Coast -- and our climate from the ravages of the tar sands.
If you can't be there right now, you can follow...
5 things to brighten up your day
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- Published on Saturday, 14 May 2016 02:15
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BREAKING: Liberals kick off the voting reform process
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- Published on Friday, 13 May 2016 15:00
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HEY PAOV,
It's on. The government just kicked off its process to change the way we vote in elections by announcing a special committee to study voting reform.
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for since the last election - a chance to finally replace our broken first-past-the-post voting system with one where every vote counts.
Read more: BREAKING: Liberals kick off the voting reform process
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