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Barcelona Football Club: ITUC Appeals to Voting Members and Fans to Reject Qatar Airways Deal - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

Brussels, 2 July 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on FC Barcelona “socios” (voting members) and fans to end the club’s Qatar Airways sponsorship, saying that the airline is the very worst sponsor for a club with a 100-year tradition of democracy and universality. The appeal comes as an election contest for the club’s Presidency hinges on candidates’ opposition to or support for renewing its controversial sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.

This week @ rabble.ca: Keep on fighting for the Canada we want

Details: Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

03 Jul 2015

Hello rabble readers!

Another week, another whack of reminders why we need regime change in Ottawa. Luckily, rabble.ca has been holding this government to account -- and Canada is starting to listen. Join our #WIN2015 campaign and help hire a fact checker that will keep the coming election honest and spin-free. Read all about our plan here -- then support rabble.ca and make Harper sad.

Troika must get serious about negotiating debt relief for Greece - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 11:00; Written by editor

Brussels, 6 July 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The results of Sunday's referendum in Greece confirm for the second time in less than six months that the Greek people decisively reject the austerity policies that have left a more than quarter of the country's workforce unemployed.

Your protests needed right now - Iran arrests leader of teachers' union

Details: Published on Friday, 24 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

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The Road to Paris

Details: Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 08:45; Written by editor

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ITUC Newsletter 64, Barca, Korea,.. Latest News from the ITUC

Details: Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 03:00; Written by editor

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This weekend is a turning point:

Details: Published on Sunday, 05 July 2015 15:30; Written by editor

Friends,

I am lost for words after these last three days.

This weekend, people across Canada showed that we are building the kind of climate movement we need: broad, diverse, and powerful.

Today, in a spectacular demonstration of unity and solidarity, over 10,000 people marched together in Toronto for Jobs, Justice and the Climate. This mobilization brought together a truly diverse coalition, from frontline Indigenous communities to Canada’s largest public and private sector unions, students, social justice organizations and grassroots groups mobilizing against destructive industries.

As organizer, Syed Hussan from No One is Illegal put it at the opening assembly: "We want to be free of the terror we feel when we think of the future of our children and the next 7 generations. When we stand together, we have the power to bring change.”

The march was just the final exclamation point on a weekend of deeply moving action.

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2 Solidarity Actions in Seconds

Details: Published on Friday, 24 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

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This Is Not an Obituary: Listening to Ornette Coleman

Details: Published on Saturday, 04 July 2015 22:00; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1136 .... July 5, 2015
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This Is Not an Obituary:
Listening to Ornette Coleman

Jordy Cummings

Ornette Coleman died in June of a cardiac arrest on the same day as an infamous bad guy actor, Christopher Lee and legendary professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes. One can't help but chuckle at the Colemanesque improvisation of the Grim Reaper. Coleman was perhaps the jazz musician with the most theoretical depth, even if his own cultural production never hit the highs of his early performances for Atlantic Records. Like Godard, Brecht or David Byrne, Coleman was as illuminating -- if not sometimes moreso -- when theorizing his own project, as he was in the project itself. Indeed, the man was so on point, that no less than Jacques Derrida comes off as humble --...

Flatscreens terror

Details: Published on Saturday, 04 July 2015 09:15; Written by editor

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Shark fins

Details: Published on Saturday, 04 July 2015 08:45; Written by editor

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[coalalert] Compliance Energy shares hit all time low of $.005 per share

Details: Published on Saturday, 04 July 2015 08:30; Written by editor

Hi all: On the heels of Compliance Energy (CEC) announcing LG was withdrawing from the Comox Joint Venture ( Raven Coal Mine Project), CEC shares traded at an all time low of a half cent a share on Thursday ( see graph below). Still no public statements from CEC coming from their AGM on June 26th. We’ll keep you posted on any future information.

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Alberta Takes First Step to Clamp Down on Carbon Emissions

Details: Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 12:15; Written by editor

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Breaking: students take action across Canada!

Details: Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

Friends,

Something is happening across Canada, right now.

Today, at 1 PM Eastern, university students in 6 Canadian cities confronted leading MP in their offices to demand that our elected officials take real leadership on climate change and champion a justice-based shift toward a clean, renewable economy.

Some of the people students visited include PM Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau -- the people who say they want to lead Canada for the years to come.

Our movement is just getting started.

Tomorrow people across Canada, from Atlantic Canada to BC, will stand up to say that their communities are worth more than the tar sands. They'll take to the streets, on bike and on foot, and to the water, in canoes and kayaks, to demonstrate our shared resolve to move past this dirty industry to a just, clean energy economy.

Then on Sunday, the most diverse climate demonstration in Canadian history...

Internet Insider: C-51 backlash grows, Net Neutrality on the move, and TPP talks set to accelerate

Details: Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 11:15; Written by editor

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R&F.ca Weekly Update

Details: Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 03:15; Written by editor

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Help us restore citizenship equality

Details: Published on Thursday, 02 July 2015 18:00; Written by editor

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Harper hangover

Details: Published on Thursday, 02 July 2015 14:00; Written by editor

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Girls not allowed

Details: Published on Thursday, 02 July 2015 11:15; Written by editor

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Malaysian forestry workers fight union busting - and need our help

Details: Published on Friday, 24 July 2015 12:00; Written by editor

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