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You have a message about Abbie As petition
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 15:45
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Ever wish you could hear from tribes directly?
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 10:15
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This Canada Day you can help build a Harper-free Canada
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:45
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What are you doing this Canada Day? Relaxing? Celebrating? Working? Whether you're at home or elsewhere, July 1 is the day to seriously reflect on the state of democracy across the country. Unlike corporate media when Canada Day rolls around we aren't flashing images of fireworks and flags in front of your eyes. Instead we reflect your values and talk about your issues.
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My offence was feeding the homeless
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 08:15
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Democratic Rebellion: Some Lessons From the Municipal and Regional Elections in Spain
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:30
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1135 .... July 1, 2015
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Democratic Rebellion:
Some Lessons From the Municipal and Regional Elections in Spain
Mario Candeias
Barcelona and Madrid are won. With Ada Colau and Manuela Carmena, two women will now occupy the mayoralties of both metropolises. Barcelona en Comú and Ahora Madrid were the names of the municipal connective platforms. Barcelona en Comú won the most seats in the city and can form a left-wing majority with both leftist parties for Catalonian independence, the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and the Popular Unity Candidates (CUP), as well as with the Catalan Socialist party. Ahora Madrid rests only one seat behind the right-wing ruling party People's Party (PP), but can form a left-wing majority with the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). After decades the PP can now...
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 30, 2015
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:00
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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 www.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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HAVE A GREAT SUMMER - ACTIVlist is taking a break!
Although we may occasionally send individual media releases and action alerts, this daily summary will be suspended for July and August. See you in September!
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California's drought: the canary in the coalmine?
On April 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown ordered officials to impose mandatory...
Thank the UCC for Voting to Divest from Israels Occupation!
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 13:30
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This is huge.
By an incredible 80% margin, the United Church of Christ just voted to divest from Israel’s nearly 50 year occupation of Palestine, and to boycott products made in settlements. This vote by the UCC, which represents almost one million Christians, sends a clear message: faith communities are standing up, speaking out, and taking action for peace and justice.
If you’d told me last year that over 80% of UCC delegates would vote to divest from the occupation, I’d have said that was impossible. But that’s what happened -- thanks to the courage of UCC leaders and the growing grassroots interfaith movement we’re building together.
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Swaziland: International Pressure Brings Early Release of Political Prisoners - ITUC OnLine
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 13:30
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Brussels, 30 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): Swazi human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and journalist Bheki Makhubu are being released from prison in Swaziland two weeks before the end of their sentences for criticising the lack of independence of the judiciary, following sustained international pressure. Maseko had been put into solitary confinement after the publication of a prison letter marking the one-year anniversary of his detention. Their release was ordered after Swaziland's Supreme Court overturned the judgement against them.
What questions will you ask candidates?
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 12:45
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Tell FIFA: women deserve better
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- Published on Friday, 24 July 2015 12:00
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Greece Bank Closures: Political Failure, Economic Fiasco - ITUC OnLine
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- Published on Monday, 29 June 2015 23:15
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Brussels, 29 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The closure of Greece’s banks, at least until after the surprise 5 July referendum announced by the Greek government on the demands set by the “troika”, underlines the folly of putting ideology ahead of economic sense, according to the International Trade Union Confederation.
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 29, 2015
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- Published on Monday, 29 June 2015 13:30
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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 www.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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Media Release:
Injunction hearing this week could suspend key provisions in "Fair" Elections Act
Media Availability: France doesn't agree to trade deal's unfair dispute provisions. What about Canada?
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WIN! Raven coal mine company loses its joint venture partners
The Council of Canadians Comox Valley chapter has been opposing the Raven coal mine for...
Urgent Action Appeal
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- Published on Monday, 29 June 2015 10:00
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Spain: 'Popular Unity' Councils Sworn In Amid Huge Enthusiasm
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- Published on Sunday, 28 June 2015 22:45
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1134 .... June 29, 2015
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Spain: ‘Popular Unity’ Councils Sworn In Amid Huge Enthusiasm
Dick Nichols
The squares in front of scores of town halls across the Spanish state were jam-packed with enthusiastic crowds on June 13. Tens of thousands had gathered to celebrate the inauguration of progressive administrations elected in a leftward swing in the May 24 local government elections for Spain's 8144 councils. The joy was greatest in the capitals where “popular unity” tickets threw out conservative administrations. These tickets were citizen election platforms supported by the majority of the radical left, which defeated right-wing incumbents from the People's Party in Madrid, A Coruna in Galicia and Cadiz in Andalusia.
The Catalan right-nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU) was also defeated by a popular unity ticket in Barcelona....
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Support equal citizenship this Canada Day!
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- Published on Sunday, 28 June 2015 08:15
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Nuclear Precipice: Ukraine, Russia, and patterns of U.S. Hegemony
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- Published on Saturday, 27 June 2015 23:00
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 12 June 2015
Nuclear Precipice: Ukraine, Russia, and patterns of U.S. Hegemony
What is the background of the ethnic conflict in Ukraine? Can the Ukraine situation lead to a Russia/U.S. confrontation involving nuclear weapons? According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the world is again at a precipice with threats of nuclear war.
Moderated and introduction by Greg Albo. Presentations by:
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Halyna Mokrushyna: “The self-fulfilling prophecy of two Ukraines: The East-West cultural and political split in Ukraine since 1991.” Halyna Mokrushyna is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program in sociology at the University of Ottawa and is a part-time professor. Her doctoral project deals with the memory of Stalinist purges in Ukraine. She holds a doctorate in linguistics and MA degree in communication. Her academic interests include: transitional justice;...
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A New Day is Dawning in Canada
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- Published on Saturday, 27 June 2015 10:15
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Friends,
It saddens me to see that for the last few years, Canada has been a huge obstacle in the global battle against climate change -- it’s the country tearing up treaties and rejecting targets. This has been a shock for those of us living on the rest of the planet. We had gotten used to admiring Canada as a global leader dedicated to solving the planet’s problems.
The majority of people in Canada know that Ottawa’s infatuation with tar sands and other fossil fuels is damaging not just the planet but the country’s future. That’s why our friends across the country are mobilizing in an unprecedented way on July 4th and 5th to demand Jobs, Justice, and Climate Action.
On July 4th people will be out on the front lines, from the Atlantic...
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