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Hockey, Austerity and Collective Achievement

dru — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:45:36 +0000

What an improbable playoff run can teach us about social movements and ourselves

Last Thursday night, Montreal's beloved Club de Hockey Canadien ended a thrilling playoff run with a loss to the New York Rangers in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Montreal Mayor Coderre Refuses to Answer Questions About Haiti Coup

dru — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:43:30 +0000

After 10 years of enthusiastic support for ouster of democratic government, former Liberal MP isn't talking

Upon his visit to Montreal last week, prominent Haitian lawyer Mario Joseph accused Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre of lying to the Canadian people.

Canadian Voters May Only Support Destruction of Palestinian Villages

dru — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 02:49:26 +0000

Four national parties now endorse dispossession in the Negev

Elizabeth May made enemies on both sides of the Israeli-Palestine conflict this week when she accepted to speak at an event organized by Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East (CPJME), then derided that organization as "anti-Israel" in an interview with the B'nai Br

Charity Hicks speaks about "Visionary Organizing in an Age of Climate Crisis" in Montreal

dru — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:16:31 +0000

Charity Hicks is a Part of a speech given at McGill University as part of CKUT's Under the Weather Series.

Denis Coderre a joué un rôle clé dans la destruction de la démocratie en Haïti

dru — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:19:59 +0000

Maintenant candidat à la mairie de Montréal, le député libéral est intervenu pour le coup d'État et la violente campagne de répression

En février 2004, le canada a pris part à un coup d'État qui a fait tomber le gouvernement d'Haïti, élu démocratiquement. Le pays se retrouva sous le règne de terreur du gouvernement d'«interim», non-élu, qui a bénéficié d'un soutien financier, diplomatique et militaire complet de la part du Canada.

Denis Coderre Played Key Role in Destruction of Haiti's Democracy

dru — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:52:53 +0000

Now a candidate for Mayor of Montreal, Liberal MP ran interference for coup d'état, campaign of violent repression

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In February 2004, Canada participated in a coup d'état which removed Haiti's democratically elected government, and unleashed a multi-year reign of terror by the unelected "interim" government, which enjoyed Canada's

Elsipogtog: "Clashes" 400 Years in the Making

dru — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:13:53 +0000

Corporate media coverage creates ignorance, which enables violence

"NB protest turns violent," a CBC headline solemnly proclaims.

Welcome to the Occupation

dru — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:27:11 +0000

Occupy Love gets a cynical OWS tourist thinking differently

It was October of 2011, and as luck would have it, I was passing through New York City. Occupy Wall Street had been going for a few weeks, and had gained significant momentum.

CIDA: 45 years of co-optation was enough

dru — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:45:10 +0000

With social movements marginalized, development can be further subordinated to Canadian corporate interests

Canada's development agency is going out with a whimper, not a bang. Canada's Conservative government announced last Thursday that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will be merged into a new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, ending any formal independence development and trade previously possessed.

Why Venezuela is Unthinkable in Canada

dru — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:26:26 +0000

"A journalist," economist Mark Weisbrot wrote last year, "can say almost anything about Chávez or his government and it is unlikely to be challenged, so long as it is negative." Canadians need only turn on their radios or TVs to confirm that this tr

Le Canada dépendant des subventions autochtones

dru — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:47:35 +0000

Il y a un mythe répandu que les plus de 600 Premières Nations et communautés autochtones du Canada vivent aux crochets du gouvernement canadien. Que les autochtones sont subventionnés par le gouvernement, donc par l'argent de nos taxes. Ce mythe si souvent répété est pourtant une déformation éhontée de la vérité.

Montreal: Idle No More Demonstration #j11

dru — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:11:52 +0000

On January 11, over 1000 people gathered to support Idle No More and oppose the Conservative government's policies of extinguishment of Indigenous rights.

Unist'ot'en Solidarity Action in Montreal

dru — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:20:23 +0000

About 25 people gathered on a cold Montreal morning to express solidarity with the Unist'ot'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their refusal to allow the Pacific Trails and Northern Gateway Pipelines to cross their territory. For more information, visit the Unistoten Camp web site.

Manif de casseroles en solidarité avec les Algonquins de Lac Barrière

dru — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:13:49 +0000

For coverage: Barriere Lake Stands Against Resolute

Direct Action, Direct Democracy

dru — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:49:38 +0000

[2002] Popular social movements respond to economic and political crisis in Argentina

[I wrote this article ten years and two months ago, in March 2002. I'm reposting it now because it would seem to contain a lot of useful lessons for folks fighting neoliberalism today. Further reading about subsequent events in Argentina is suggested. -DOJ]