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Articles from non-mainstream as opposed to corporate for profit sources.
Can you help? Food workers fighting factory closure by asset strippers.
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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These dogs don't deserve to die
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Leading the legal fight for animal protection
Photo from court documents of Dog #9, seized from an alleged dogfighting ring.
Animal Justice fights in court to save 21 dogs
from death row
Dear PAOV,
I'm writing with an urgent update on our legal battle to save 21 dogs who were rescued from an alleged dogfighting ring last October.
Another country sued
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 05:15
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ACTIVlist Update - April 18, 2016
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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A most unpublic 'public hearing' on the TPP
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 House of Commons standing committee on international trade landed in Richmond (Vancouver) today for supposed 'public hearings' on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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She won the 'Green Nobel' Prize
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- Published on Monday, 18 April 2016 10:45
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Victoria horse carriages (new)
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- Published on Monday, 18 April 2016 10:30
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Confronting Injustice, Choosing Social Activism
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2016 22:30
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1248 .... April 18, 2016
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Confronting Injustice, Choosing Social Activism
Umair Muhammad
Bold and imaginative activism is difficult to find precisely at a time when we need it most. However, it is not the case that activism in general is in short supply; one finds, in fact, that activist ideals and vocabulary have securely made their way into everyday life. However, this leaves society fundamentally unchanged when the messages communicated by activists are distorted and then used to reinforce the social realities that they were originally devised to change.
Perhaps the most blatant example of the co-optation of activist ideals can be seen in the supposed embrace of the concept of sustainability by the corporate world. Oil companies long ago discovered the public relations benefits of describing their operations...
After the Sands
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- Published on Saturday, 16 April 2016 22:30
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 7 April 2016
After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians
The Paris climate accords were strong on aspirations to keep the world below 2C temperature rise but very weak on delivery. Despite Trudeau's claims that Canada is back, Ottawa has stuck with Stephen Harper's pathetic climate targets. To meet its commitments, each country must find its own unique road map. Canada doesn't have one. Gordon Laxer outlines a bold strategy to get with the global move to a low carbon society, run on conservation and renewable energy sources including wind, solar and low-impact hydro to ensure that all Canadians, including those on lower incomes, have access to a sufficient amount of energy as a human right.
Moderated by Angela Bischoff. Presentation by:
- Gordon Laxer is the founding...
Look Who's Coming to LabourStart Toronto!
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- Published on Saturday, 16 April 2016 08:45
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3 things we learned from Toronto
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- Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 14:45
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Dear supporter ~ Toronto and Edmonton both made the news in recent weeks for their steps towards Supervised Injection Services. Toronto is the furthe
Dear supporter ~
Toronto and Edmonton both made the news in recent weeks for their steps towards Supervised Injection Services. Toronto is the furthest along, with Toronto Public Health recommending collaboration with three local health services that are planning to add SIS to their existing services, and committing to reporting on consultations by July.
Toronto offers 3 important lessons how to move forward with SIS. Rather than getting bogged down in discussions and technical considerations such as exemption applications, Toronto has started from the actual services and funding for these services, then moved towards discussion, consultation, and exemption processes. Here's how they are doing it:
ACTIVlist Update - April 15, 2016
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Why we need to leap to a just green economy
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What is radical? It's certainly a label Indigenous, social justice and environmental activists wore frequently during Harper years...
Nestle seeks 10-year water-taking permit in Aberfoyle
The Council of Canadians is opposed to Nestle securing a ten-year water-taking permit in Aberfoyle, Ontario.
CETA: Lessons from Canada – New Video!
This 5-minute handimation video gives a comprehensive background on CETA.
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Sustainable horse carriages in Victoria
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- Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 13:15
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Your TPP messages on a 16-foot JUMBOTRON!
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- Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 10:00
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Major public consultations on the TPP are kicking off in Vancouver on April 18th, and everyone will be watching. This is a key moment to expose the dangers of the TPP, and show just how widespread opposition is.
We want to park a 16-foot JUMBOTRON outside the venue broadcasting your 'Reject TPP' messages, but we have to raise $5000 to make it happen.
Together we can stop the TPP, but we need to show powerful opposition at every opportunity - and this is a huge one.
Chip for a TPP JUMBOTRON!Can you imagine how you’d feel if you heard that a foreign company was suing our government for billions of dollars for passing laws to protect our environment or your health?
As scary as it sounds, that’s exactly what’s proposed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- a dangerous trade deal negotiated in secret by Harper. It gets worse and worse: the TPP will cost thousands of good jobs, raise the cost of prescription drugs, and introduce banned hormones into our milk.
In Sweden, Liberia and mines around the world, workers need our support today
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- Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 06:15
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 15 April 2016 03:15
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The Journalists Behind the Panama Papers
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- Published on Thursday, 14 April 2016 22:30
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How a global coalition of reporters broke the story
Over 370 journalists from 76 countries working in tandem. That’s what it took to break the story of the biggest data leak in history.
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What Did Quebec Public-Sector Unions Achieve?
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- Published on Thursday, 14 April 2016 22:15
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1247 .... April 15, 2016
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What Did Quebec Public-Sector Unions Achieve?
Ashley Smith
After a wave of protests and job actions that culminated in Quebec's largest general strike in decades last December, public-sector unions have agreed to a series of contracts with disappointing concessions that raise questions about where the struggle in Quebec will go next.
On December 9, more than 400,000 workers shut down government services to defend their wages, benefits and working conditions. Liberal Party Premier Philippe Couillard provoked the strike by demanding massive concessions. Unions formed a bargaining alliance, the Common Front, to negotiate with the government. The nurses in the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) and teachers in the Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) held separate talks.
In the wake of...
De-militarize for Climate Justice
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- Published on Thursday, 14 April 2016 16:00
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