Charest Ducks Confrontation on Education Cuts
Originally scheduled for a February 9th appearance at McGill University, Quebec Premier Jean Charest cancelled after a crowd of approximately 200 angry students attempted to confront him on his...
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Growing Pains, Gains for Global Solidarity
2005 World Social Forum was largest ever Forum-goers discuss free radio and free software in Porto Allegre. Photo by John Perry Barlow; used under the Creative Commons 2.0 license.It was a cool,...
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No One Is Illegal
Group aims for ''regularization of everyone'' through solidarity, not charity "No One is Illegal"-style campaigns have emerged all over Europe and North America. Photos: CMAQ, Indymedia NYC, Germany...
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Burma and Divestiture
After the Tsunami The Moustache Brothers are a traditional comedy and A-Nyeint Dance Troupe. Brother Lu-Maw (right) did six years of hard labour on a chain gang after telling political jokes at a...
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The Architecture of "Basic Human Pleasure"
Godzilla vs. Skateboarder showcases the art and politics of skateboarding Photo: Olivier ThéreauxSkateboarders are at once lazy and industrious. Lacking in any apparent productive contribution to...
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Canada is Legitimizing Suppression of Haitian Democracy: Filmmaker
Kevin Pina slams role of Canadian government, media Thousands attend a pro-Aristide rally in Port-au-Prince. Filmmaker Kevin Pina says that such rallies have received no coverage in the corporate...
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Nanotechnology and the Rebirth of Alchemy
Are converging technologies laying a golden egg? This February, the smallest test tube in the world was manufactured by scientists at Nanotech.org, a joint venture between the Universities of Oxford...
View Article300,000 displaced; Slum Demolitions on Hold in Mumbai
An estimated 300,000 people were left homeless in Mumbai, India when authorities bulldozed acres of slums that were housing the city's poor. The razing of shantytowns began in December 2004, as part of...
View ArticleCanadian Official Told to "Block Consensus" on Terminator Gene Moratorium
According to documents leaked to the press, Canadian officials were instructed to initiate a lift on the de facto international moratorium on "terminator gene" technology and "block consensus" on any...
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Cancer prevention in Canada
Are we doing all we can? Prevention campaigns emphasizing lifestyle choices will do little to protect residents of industrial areas. For example, Sarnia, Ontario--known as Chemical Valley--residents'...
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"...where a son cannot work for his father"
Métis fishing rights and the Ontario government Natives fishing Sault Ste. Marie circa 1869. William Armstrong/National Archives "But if there is justice, as I still hope, oh dear, it seems...
View ArticleWomen and Girls Face Fear of Violence in "World's Newest Democracy"
During the same week that George Bush proclaimed Iraq to be the "world's newest democracy" in a speech to EU and NATO leaders in Brussels, Amnesty International released a report condemning US forces...
View ArticleDissatisfied Protesters in Ecuador Fear President is Turning Towards...
Protests on January 26th and February 16th brought thousands of Ecuadorians to the streets of the capital Quito to express their dissatisfaction with government policies and to call for the resignation...
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March
Deck: Download Issue #26 [1.5MB, pdf] Body: Download Issue #26 [1.5MB, pdf]Issue #26 is formatted as sixteen pages of letter sized paper (8.5x11"). (You need Acrobat Reader or an application that reads...
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Books, March 2005
Tree, A Life Story by Suzuki and Grady Douglas & McIntyre, 2004This book claims to tell the story of a single tree--specifically a Douglas-fir stands alongside a trail by the beach at David...
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