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What Greece's Creditors Should Know
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1130 .... June 18, 2015
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What Greece's Creditors Should Know
Vassilis K. Fouskas
In his recent article in Le Monde (31 May 2015), Greece's PM, Alexis Tsipras, said that if Greece were to implement the (failed) austerity policy of technocrats and bankers, then there would be no need to have elections in Greece, and indeed in any country following austerity programmes. He outlines two competing strategies that tend to shape current European politics: one that promotes unification and solidarity across the continent, and another that fights for division and separation.
Here, we take his thoughts a step further by suggesting what Greece's creditors should know in case the technocrats prevail in the current negotiations. Syriza's Greece cannot and will not default on its people by stopping paying wages and...
ITUC challenges football associations and sponsors to push for independent FIFA reform commission - ITUC OnLine
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Brussels, 17 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is calling on national football associations to push for genuine reform of FIFA through the establishment of an independent commission, and not merely accept that FIFA can suddenly reform itself under a leadership which has failed to end corruption after years of multi-million dollar scandals.
[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 17, 2015
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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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Action Alert: Demand a federal review for LNG on the Fraser River
Media Release: 75% of Canadians have never heard of major "TPP" trade deal being negotiated in secret
75 % des Canadiens n’ont jamais entendu parler de l’important accord commercial « PTP » négocié en secret
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WIN! Husky withdraws its application...
Imagine a Pollinator Week without bees...
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Bill C-51 has passed. What's next?
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 08:15
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Reckless, dangerous, and irresponsible Bill C-51 has passed its final vote in the Senate. The government is trying to spit in the face of over 270,000 people like you -- and, as polls show, the vast majority of Canadians. We’re not going to take this lying down - join us as we launch a new action to #KillC51 and send Ottawa a message they can’t ignore.
...Kurds, Labour, and the Left in Turkey
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1129 .... June 17, 2015
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Kurds, Labour, and the Left in Turkey
Interview with Erdem Yörük
After Turkey's parliamentary elections last week, all eyes are on the Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) after its successes in contesting its first ever election as a party, rather than a coalition of nominally independent candidates: a momentous decision on the part of the party leadership, which stands to gain clout in parliament and solidify its position as the electoral standard-bearer of the radical Left. At issue is whether the party has succeeded at building a leftist coalition including, but not limited to, its base of support in the Kurdish national movement. At stake is whether or not the party will play a key role in a successful effort to block Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice...
[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 16, 2015
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The E.U. Needs to Stop Dangerous Trade Deals
As the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement vote was postponed in the European Parliament on June 10th, the European Union is on the precipice of a major decision. Lurking in the background is another key decision about the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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This July, we need your support more than ever before.
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Friends,
Last week, more than 100 researchers raised a unified voice in support of a freeze on tar sands expansion.1
This is big news, but it also confirms what you and I already know: The expansion of the tar sands is incompatible with both climate protection and commitments to honour Indigenous rights and title.
We know that we need to move past the tar sands -- and we know that to do that we need to move toward a renewable, resilient and more just economy. We need an economy that works for people and the planet. It starts with justice, creates good work, clean jobs and healthy communities, recognizes that we have solutions, and shows we know who is responsible for causing the climate crisis.
Most of all, we know that we need to take action to make it happen, and that’s exactly what we're doing on July 4th and...
Read more: This July, we need your support more than ever before.
Thank you for signing the petition!
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LeBron. Win Or Lose, White People Will Riot
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 09:00
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What's the
difference between media coverage of predominantly-white sports riots
and predominantly-black social justice protests?“Students" versus “Thugs."
Check
out how racist media distortions are just another painful example of
what most Americans accept as truth.
'Deadly' trans-Amazon railway sparks fear among tribes - News from Survival
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 04:15
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 15, 2015
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- Published on Monday, 15 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:
Go vote! Democracy town halls come to Toronto and London
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Harper's pre-election infrastructure announcements will promote privatization
The Harper government will be using its $14 billion Building Canada Fund to help it win the October 19 federal election.
Barlow speaks at labour gathering in Kingston
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EU's Military Strategy to Deepen Mediterranean Tragedies
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1128 .... June 15, 2015
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EU's Military Strategy to Deepen Mediterranean Tragedies
Nizar Visram
More than 800 migrants died on April 19 this year when their overcrowded boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. The tragedy sent soaring this year's Mediterranean death toll which was by then around 1,500 – 10 times the deaths during the same period last year.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), between 23,000 and 24,000 migrants had tried to cross over to Italy since the beginning of the year, while just under 21,000 migrants made the same journey between January and April 2014. While the number of migrants rose to some extent, migrants perishing at sea have hit the roof.
Things are bound to get worse before getting...
Read more: EU's Military Strategy to Deepen Mediterranean Tragedies
This week @ rabble.ca: Bill C-51 just passed. What now?
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Enbridges domestic Line 9 is destined to export oil -- without Indigenous consent
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A thank you note from Maxima
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The Scottish Left after the Referendum and The UK Elections
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Ottawa, 3 June 2015
The Scottish Left after the Referendum and The UK Elections:
A Conversation with Cat Boyd
The eyes of the world were on Scotland last September when it held a referendum on independence. This month, the whole political establishment in the UK has been shaken up by the election of 56 MPs from the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the Westminster Parliament (out of 59 Scottish seats).
What role have socialists, union activists, feminists and other progressives played in those events? What are the possibilities for a new voice on the Left in Scottish politics that is distinct from both the old Labour party (now in shambles) and the very popular SNP?
Moderated by Jessica Squires.
- introduction by Benoit Renaud, member of Quebec Solidaire.
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One simple question.
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 12, 2015
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- Published on Friday, 12 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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Media Release:
Petronas LNG: "Not a done deal," says Maude Barlow
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Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter organizes "Harper: The Musical" performances
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter is organizing performances of Stephen Harper: The Musical in their community this week.
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