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It's time to fix the food system
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- Published on Sunday, 28 February 2016 03:45
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ITUC OnLine: VICTORY FOR TURKISH TRADE UNIONS
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- Published on Saturday, 27 February 2016 16:45
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Brussels, 26 February 2016 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and the European Trade Union Confederation today welcomed the release of two Turkish journalists, Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, held in prison since November after being charged with revealing state secrets relating to weapon trafficking to Syria. Prosecutors had been seeking life imprisonment for the two journalists from leading independent newspaper Hurriyet.
VIDEO: Best Western Seven Oaks Boss Bullies Workers
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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[coalalert] Compliance Energy announces resignation of its entire board of directors and company officers
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- Published on Friday, 26 February 2016 14:00
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ACTIVlist Update - February 26, 2016
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Canada-China "free trade" harms the public interest of all
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reportedly lead a trade mission to China this March. When then-prime minister Stephen Harper did the same in 2012, he brought with him corporate executives from Enbridge, Canadian Oil Sands Ltd, Cameco Corp, and thirty-seven other Canadian corporations.
Trudeau's World Water Day budget
The Trudeau government will deliver its first budget on March 22, World Water Day.
B.C. could be a climate leader -- have your say before March 25
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Hello Green Jobs BC network – it’s been a while!
With a change in our federal government and increased energy around climate action after the Paris talks, now’s the time, more than ever, to be pursuing our shared vision of an inclusive, sustainable economy that provides good, environmentally-friendly jobs.
That’s why we’ve been hard at work putting together a new website for Green Jobs BC (check it out here: http://www.greenjobsbc.org/) and why we’re reaching out with a rare opportunity…
..The B.C. government wants to hear from you on climate action. Until March 25, the government is asking for your input...
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February e-Newsletter
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Leading the legal fight for animal protection
Animal Justice e-Newsletter for February
WATCH: Our billboard video goes viral!
We decided to ask Canadians what they thought of our
69 billboards in Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria that expose animal
suffering for food, fashion, experiments, and entertainment. "Just
because it's being done doesn't mean it's okay," said one
person.
The video
of these candid street interviews went viral, viewed over 93,000
times on Facebook!
Read more: February e-Newsletter
Internet Insider: Your cellphone, your privacy, and dangerous backdoors...
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- Published on Friday, 26 February 2016 08:15
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INTERNET INSIDER
February 26, 2016
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Talleys/AFFCO lockout lifted by court order, rights abuses continue
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 26 February 2016 02:30
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Toronto's Homeless Shelters Bursting at the Seams
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 22:15
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1227 .... February 26, 2016
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Toronto’s Homeless Shelters Bursting at the Seams
John Clarke
On Wednesday, February 17, a mass delegation of members and supporters of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) marched to Toronto City Hall. We brought with us copies of a report we had put together called Out in the Cold: The Crisis in Toronto's Shelter System. The City Council was putting the finishing touches to a municipal budget tailored to the needs of investors, developers and a well resourced police force. We entered the Council Chambers and interrupted their deliberations to deliver the report as many of them scrambled for the exits.
The Out in the Cold report, was our attempt to show just how severe the crisis within the shelter system has become. Shelter...
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ACTIVlist Update - February 25, 2016
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Happy Leap Year To The National Post!
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In response to the latest of many attacks published in Canada’s National Post, four prominent supporters of the Leap Manifesto submitted the following letter to the editor in order to correct the record. The Post declined to publish.
Top 5 Actions for a National Climate Plan
First Ministers are meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau in Vancouver March 3 to launch climate talks that will lay the groundwork for Canada to...
BREAKING: the end of second-class citizenship
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 13:15
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Site C Dam Permits Quietly Issued During Federal Election
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 11:45
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Dear EPA: Don't fail the bees
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 10:45
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For Esmail and Said, and for us, the struggle continues
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 05:30
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Shawnigan Sacred Waters March with Ta'Kaiya Blaney
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- Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 01:30
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ACTIVlist Update - February 24, 2016
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Council of Canadians co-releases paper that says ISDS must be rejected to protect the climate NWT chapter calls on territorial government to pursue clean-energy future
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The Council of Canadians, Friends of the Earth Europe, Food & Water Watch, the Transnational Institute and nine other groups based in the European Union and the United States have released a new 8-page briefing paper titled Oil Corporations Vs. Climate: How investors use trade agreements to undermine climate action.
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"Raise the Rates, give our bus pass back" rally today! Make Poverty Visible exhibit at VPL, starting Monday
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 08:15
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More Articles...
- For BDS, Against Apartheid, Free Palestine
- ACTIVlist Update - February 23, 2016
- Women Cant Wait; Repeal the 8th
- ACTIVlist Update - February 22, 2016
- Robert Pickton is selling his book on Amazon.com
- Egypt: Justice for Murdered Researcher Giulio Regeni - ITUC OnLine
- FIFA Candidates Independent Reform Pledge a Positive Step - ITUC OnLine
- Borneo orangutan dies
- Protection of Shawnigan Watershed from Unknown Toxins with Bioremediation
- A Moment of Catharsis
