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ITUC Newsletter 63, FIFA, Climate change, G7.. Latest News from the ITUC

Details: Published on Tuesday, 09 June 2015 05:30; Written by editor

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Worlds citizens ahead of leaders on climate change - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 23:15; Written by editor

Brussels, 8 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): Governments around the world are lagging behind urgent demands to address climate change, with people voicing overwhelming support – particularly in developing countries – for immediate action, the latest ITUC poll revealed.

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Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 14:30; Written by editor

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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 8, 2015

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 13:15; Written by editor

Council of Canadians ACTIVlist Update

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: Harper at G7: Canada-EU trade agreement rapidly losing speed / Harper au G7 : l'accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne en perte de vitesse

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Merkel presses Harper on climate change, he pushes on CETA

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed the G7 as a...

Wow WTF, Tim Hortons

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 11:45; Written by editor

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From Occupying Banks to City Hall: Meet Barcelonas New Mayor Ada Colau

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 01:00; Written by editor

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/6/5/from_occupying_banks_to_city_hall

A longtime anti-eviction activist has just been elected mayor of Barcelona, becoming the city’s first female mayor. Ada Colau co-founded the anti-eviction group Platform for People Affected by Mortgages and was an active member of the Indignados, or 15-M Movement. Colau has vowed to fine banks with empty homes on their books, stop evictions, expand public housing, set a minimum monthly wage of $670, force utility companies to lower prices, and slash the mayoral salary. Colau enjoyed support from the Podemos party, which grew out of the indignados movement that began occupying squares in Spain four years ago. Ada Colau joins us to discuss her victory.

This week @ rabble.ca: Its counterintuitive, but tax the rich, not the poor

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 01:00; Written by editor

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Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, released his final report this week. As people across the country came together to honour residential school survivors, they were accompanied by calls for action. In a powerful article, Christina Gray reflects on her time at the TRC, and says it's time for us to take up reconciliation. You can find all of our coverage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's closing events, and the next steps forward, here.

Time for reconcili(action)

Details: Published on Monday, 08 June 2015 00:45; Written by editor

rabble.ca weekly e-news for June 5th, 2015

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Syriza, Podemos, Left Bloc, and the Left

Details: Published on Saturday, 06 June 2015 23:15; Written by editor

LeftStreamed — Recorded in New York, 29 May 2015

Syriza, Podemos, Left Bloc, and the Left:
A European Revolutionary Politics?

The theme for the 2105 Left Forum was: No Justice, No Peace: Confronting the Crises of Capitalism and Democracy.

The opening plenary focused on anti-austerity politics, alliances, and national and international political potentials and challenges emerging in Europe and impacting the world; revolutionary dimensions of these developments - in the context of a mass-based political, economic, cultural, ecological, race, gender, and class struggle-illuminating politics - of electoral, left, and social movement organizing.

Opening Plenary moderated by Laura Flanders.

Leo Panitch is editor of the Socialist Register and distinguished research professor at York University, Canada. He is co-author, with Sam Gindin, of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American...

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Details: Published on Saturday, 06 June 2015 12:15; Written by editor

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It's official: second-class citizenship goes into effect

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 15:45; Written by editor

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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - June 5, 2015

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 13:30; Written by editor

Council of Canadians ACTIVlist Update

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Action Alert: Premier Wynne: Keep hydro public

Action Alert: #Pledge2Protect our lakes and rivers

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Barlow addresses Canadian Federation of Nurses Union convention

Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow addressed the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) biennial convention in Halifax this morning.

Edmonton chapter protests Trudeau's support for...
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USDA, close the loopholes for GE crops

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 10:45; Written by editor

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Internet Insider: C-51 stalled, Cell Phone Freedom Day, and the future of the Internet

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 09:45; Written by editor

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Rank & File Weekly Update

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 07:15; Written by editor

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Reports surface of 'massacre' of Hamar tribespeople in Ethiopia - News from Survival

Details: Published on Friday, 05 June 2015 04:15; Written by editor

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[coalalert] COALWATCH REQUESTS THE EAO TERMINATE THE RAVEN COAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Details: Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 18:00; Written by editor

http://www.coalwatch.ca/coalwatch-requests-eao-terminate-raven-project-assessment
Please note: Click on the above link to read the CoalWatch letter to the EAO.

Tim Hortons

Details: Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 16:15; Written by editor

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G7 warned global companies hit by trust deficit - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 11:15; Written by editor

Brussels, 4 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): Just one in five of people in western economies like France, Germany, the UK and the US agree that corporations can be trusted with their global workforce, according to a new poll commissioned by International Trade Union Confederation.

FIFA Turmoil: Qatar Risks Losing World Cup - ITUC OnLine

Details: Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 11:15; Written by editor

Brussels, 3 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The announcement that FIFA President Sepp Blatter will step down gives hope to Qatar's migrant workforce that FIFA may finally come onto their side, but exposes Qatar to the possible loss of the World Cup if it fails to reform its labour laws in the coming months.