Dawn Paley

Turning Around Turcot

dawn — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:24:18 +0000

New Hope for Highways on a Human Scale in Montreal

MONTREAL—After months of protests that captured the imagination of the world, things have quieted down on Montreal streets.

Stefan Christoff on Duets for Abdelrazik

dawn — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:13:39 +0000

Montréal based musician, activist and writer explores musical solidarity

Stefan Christoff, activist, writer, composer and musician, talks about his recently released disc, Duets for Abdelrazik

Update on the Quebec Student Strike

dawn — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:55:14 +0000

Colleges vote on continuing the strike in Montreal and environs

The first week back at classes has proven to be a crucial time for college students in Quebec, who have begun voting on whether to maintain the strike, which kicked off in February, or go back to school.

Other Peoples' Gold

dawn — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:09:21 +0000

An interview with Simon Plouffe, director of L'or des autres

In this interview, the Media Co-op sits down with Simon Plouffe, director of the film L'or des autres (The Gold of Others) for a discussion about mega mining in Quebec, protest and community organizing, and Plan Nord.

Click here for more information on the film.

Grants for Guns?

dru — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:31:02 +0000

Students protest weapons manufacturer at university job fair

Two dozen protesters with picket signs and megaphones gathered outside the Cunard Centre on Marginal Street in Halifax today to demonstrate their opposition to a job fair for students of Mount Saint Vincent University, Dalhousie, and Saint Mary's. The job fair included recruiters for Lockheed Martin, the world's largest arms manufacturer.

Asaf Rashid of the Student's Coalition Against War (SCAW) dressed in a white lab coat and an orange hardhat, spoke to the crowd through a megaphone. "This is not the only action" students are taking against Lockheed Martin, he said.

Pamphlets distributed at the demonstration highlight Lockheed Martin's profits from war, pointing out that the company's share price more than doubled after former US president Bush's "War on Terror," and that Lockheed makes the F-16 fighter jets used in the recent attacks on Gaza in which Israeli forces killed over 1,300 Palestinians.

On January 20 of this year, the student groups STRAX and community allies shut down a similar event, officially denouncing the presence of Lockheed Martin representatives on campus and the company's reps' intent to recruit students.

Rashid then introduced himself as Dr. Clusterbomb of the Weapons Inspection Team. "Inside [the job fair] are some dangerous elements: the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Lockheed Martin, and [Canadian military] defence," he said.

Dr. Clusterbomb announced his intention to enter the job fair "just to see how everyone's doing."

"Not only does Lockheed Martin produce weapons of mass destruction, but also weapons of mass deception," he said. Clusterbomb then tried to enter the fair, trailed by a dozen reporters. He was denied entry by private security and police. A job fair organizer told him he needed to hold a valid student ID to gain access to the event.