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For BDS, Against Apartheid, Free Palestine

Details: Published on Tuesday, 23 February 2016 23:45; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1226 .... February 24, 2016
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For BDS, Against Apartheid, Free Palestine

Toward Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions at McGill

Dan MacFadden

Six years before the fall of the South African apartheid, an editorial by The Daily ("South Africa Love it and Leave it," September 12, 1985, Editorial, page 4) noted optimistically, "Now, even the most conservative authorities are recognizing that revolution is inevitable. Now, they are divesting not on principle, but out of self-interest." McGill would later, in November 18, 1985, join dozens of other North American universities in divesting its holdings from South Africa, also becoming the first Canadian university to do so -- something that played an important role in taking down legislated apartheid in the country.

Thirty years later, the end of Israeli apartheid appears distant...

ACTIVlist Update - February 23, 2016

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45; Written by editor

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 forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and water services, water protection
An expert paper on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by Tony Holman, Richard Northey and Jane Kelsey finds that the deal would have implications on water.

Council of Canadians connecting with landowners about the Energy East pipeline
The Council of Canadians is working with landowners in New Brunswick whose property would be crossed by the proposed 1.1 million barrel per day TransCanada Energy East pipeline.

First Nations highlight the...

Women Cant Wait; Repeal the 8th

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 22:30; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1225 .... February 23, 2016
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Women Can’t Wait; Repeal the 8th
The Politics of Abortion and the Irish National Election

Carol-Anne Hudson

Abortion is one of the defining issues of the 2016 national Irish election, yet a vast majority of candidates have declined to give their views on the controversial subject. 331 of the 392 candidates have not declared a position, 33 candidates have stated support for keeping the 8th Amendment, and another 28 candidates have stated that they want to repeal the 8th. Labour, Sinn Féin, the Greens, Social Democrats, and a number of Left Independents have pledged to hold a referendum to remove the "right to life" 8th Amendment from the Constitution, which prevents the liberalization of the state's abortion laws.

Along with the U.K., U.S., Canada,...

ACTIVlist Update - February 22, 2016

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45; Written by editor

Council of the European Union could ratify CETA on May 13
The Council of the European Union (where national government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies), could vote to ratify the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as early as this coming Friday May 13.

Warnings that CETA could be provisionally applied
The French daily newspaper Le Monde reports that the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic...

Robert Pickton is selling his book on Amazon.com

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 10:45; Written by editor

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Egypt: Justice for Murdered Researcher Giulio Regeni - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 10:00; Written by editor

Brussels, 22 February 2016 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to ensure a full investigation into the murder of Italian Ph.D. student Giulio Regeni in Cairo. Twenty-eight-year-old Regeni, a student at Cambridge University researching Egypt’s independent trade union movement, was brutally tortured and murdered on 25 January.

FIFA Candidates Independent Reform Pledge a Positive Step - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 10:00; Written by editor

Brussels, 22 February 2015 (ITUC OnLine): A pledge by one of the candidates for election as FIFA President on 26 February has been welcomed as a positive step by the ITUC. Jordan's Prince Ali has committed to setting up an independent FIFA oversight commission, headed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, if elected.

Borneo orangutan dies

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 06:45; Written by editor

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Protection of Shawnigan Watershed from Unknown Toxins with Bioremediation

Details: Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 00:45; Written by editor

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A Moment of Catharsis

Details: Published on Sunday, 21 February 2016 22:15; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1224 .... February 22, 2016
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A Moment of Catharsis

One year after Syriza's victory and six months after the coup

Mario Candeias

One year after the victory and six months after the coup, we shouldn't fool ourselves: This was a defeat, of the Greek government. But it's not only Syriza that has failed (for now). The whole left has failed in Greece -- and in the rest of Europe, indeed. Europe is no longer what it was. It's impossible to defend this project of European unification from the left without falling into pure illusions.

Ever since the last European Parliament elections, the minimal demand is: ‘No further transfer of powers from the national to this EU.’ This is certainly right, but then what?

Some hope that now...

Launching the Socialist Register 2016: The Politics of the Right

Details: Published on Sunday, 21 February 2016 00:15; Written by editor

LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 14 January 2016

Launching the Socialist Register 2016:
The Politics of the Right

It is becoming increasingly clear that we are at one of those historical moments that compel socialists to undertake a serious calibration of the political forces amassing on the right. This stems partly from the electoral breakthrough far-right parties have made in Europe as the global financial crisis and unrelenting austerity continue to take their toll. But not only in Europe. Across the globe the far right is on the move: the great strength of right-wing populism in the U.S. Republican Party and Conservative Party in Canada; the increasing range of state surveillance and intolerance of dissent, features of what some have called ‘post democracy’; the success of the BJP in India and the return of right-wing...

Justin Trudeau: Improve mental care in Canada

Details: Published on Saturday, 20 February 2016 09:30; Written by editor

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Watch people react to our provocative billboards in new viral video

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45; Written by editor

Leading the legal fight for animal protection

Watch Canadians React to Our Provocative Billboards in New Viral Video

Dear PAOV,

Over the last month, Animal Justice Canada has run 68 billboards in Vancouver and Toronto, with more to come in Victoria. The billboards contrast the extreme suffering endured by animals for food, fashion, entertainment, and research with the fleeting...

ACTIVlist Update - February 19, 2016

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45; Written by editor

WIN! Refugee health care benefits to be fully restored
The Council of Canadians has joined with many allies over the past three years to call for the full reinstatement of the health care coverage that has been denied to refugees by the Harper government since 2012.

Council of Canadians supports renaming of the Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst historic site near Charlottetown
The Council of Canadians has asked Catherine McKenna to remove the name of Amherst from an historic site...

Thousands march to remember murdered and missing women

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:15; Written by editor

rabble.ca weekly e-news for February 18th, 2016

Indigenous This week's top news and analysis about the struggles of indigenous peoples for rights and sovereignty. For more on indigenous issues visit our topic page: http://rabble.ca/indigenous

And the winner is... apartheid?

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:15; Written by editor

Netanyahu is spending big on Oscars PR -- but you can help us get out ahead of him with an ad in Variety

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Oscar Night is still 10 days away, but it’s already dominating the headlines -- and not just because Leo might finally win one.

The Academy Awards are at the center of a vital conversation about race and racism that’s unfolding nationwide, after the Academy nominated only white actors and actresses in its top 4 categories -- for the second year in a row.

Amidst the furor, the Israeli government slipped a little something into the goodie bags that the nominees take home at the end of the night: an all-expenses paid 10-day trip to Israel, worth an eye-popping $55,000 per person.

This week @ rabble.ca: African refugees: Highlighting a forgotten and excluded people

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:15; Written by editor

18 Feb 2016

Hey rabble readers!

Justin Trudeau has a lot of promises to keep, that's for sure. Some of them are great. But many more don't go far enough. How can we separate the good from the bad? Or keep the pressure on to make sure they deliver -- to do more when they make good and respond when they don't? rabble has the answers. Soon we'll unveil our Liberal Promise Watch series to do all this and more. But we need your help to get it off the ground. Chip in a few bucks here to make it happen.

This week @ rabble.ca: Too much at stake. We need real consultation on the TPP.

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:00; Written by editor

11 Feb 2016

Hey rabble readers!

2016 has been a bad year for journalism. As many as 16,000 media jobs have been cut since 2008. Who could have predicted that so many news outlets would fail so quickly? Well, we did. Several times. And the federal government did too with a Royal Commission on newspapers in 1981 that called for serious policy changes. Even though the capitalist model of journalism is failing, and failing fast, there's still hope for a better system.

Indigenous women and girls with disabilities bigger targets of sexual violence

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:00; Written by editor

rabble.ca weekly e-news for February 11th, 2016

Indigenous

This week's top news and analysis about the struggles of indigenous peoples for rights and sovereignty. For more on indigenous issues visit our topic page: http://rabble.ca/indigenous

Turkey: Commemoration of Ankara Bomb Atrocity - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 13:00; Written by editor

Brussels, 11 February 2016 (ITUC OnLine): Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday at the Ankara Central Railway Station as a mark of respect for the 101 people who died and hundreds more who were injured in the atrocity of 10 October 2015. ITUC Deputy General Secretary Jaap Wienen joined ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini and representatives of their national affiliates DISK and KESK, which had co-organised the October peace rally with other organisations. Two bombs exploded at the rally, and Turkish security forces were heavily criticised for blocking rescue efforts in the aftermath of the explosions, and using tear gas against the victims and those trying to give first aid.

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