human rights

2014 - L'année des compagnies extractives ou de la justice?

Michael Lessard — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 03:20:17 +0000

En 2013, des gens se sont opposés, parfois au péril de leur vie, à des projets miniers ou pétroliers. Que peut-on espérer pour 2014?

Ces dernières années, les médias ont rapporté des situations où des gens se sont opposés, de peine et de misère, parfois même au péril de leur vie, à des projets miniers ou pétroliers. Ces conflits ont fait de nouvelles victimes et ont apporté bien des souffrances en 2013. Les enjeux sont d'actualité pour 2014 et touchent même des gens au Québec. Il est difficile de ne pas

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FTQ: Palestine doesn’t want your solidarity!

Tim McSorley — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:28:41 +0000

“Let it be known that the Palestinian people do not want, nor need, the solidarity or funding of an ethically bankrupt organization like the FTQ Solidarity Fund... The FTQ has been at the centre of the mass robbery of public funds in Quebec through corrupt government construction contracts.

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Torture and Abuse Survivors Urge Canada to Help Stop Human Rights Violations in the Philippines

Kim Dockstader — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:37:18 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Two female former political prisoners will tell their stories

Sa Avr 7

ville:

Montreal

Lieu:

Mont Royal United Church

Adresse:

1800 Graham Blvd., Town of Mont Royal

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

Malcolm Guy, Centre for Philippine Concerns Montreal, mguy@pmm.qc.ca

Lien de carte:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=UN+ONU&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl

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Lien:

http://www.facebook.com/events/300490043357848/

MEDIA ADVISORY

Torture and Abuse Survivors Urge Canada to Help Stop Human Rights Violations in the Philippines

Montreal/For Immediate Release: Monday, April 2, 2012

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CKUT radio interview: Immigrant Workers' Centre on Bill C-4

CKUT News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:19:56 +0000

Jamal Saad interviews Amy Darwish on the limitations of the refugee determination process in Canada.

Listen to Jamal Saad's July 2011 interview with Amy Darwish from the Immigrant Workers' Centre regarding the shortcomings of the Canadian government's refugee determination process.

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CKUT radio: Syria solidarity in Montreal

Stefan Christoff — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:09:37 +0000

report from street protest in Montreal marking global action day for Syria

Listen to an audio report from the Montreal protest on Saturday, June 11th as part of an international day of action in solidarity with ongoing democracy protests in Syria. This report features voices of protest organizers in Montreal, including Buschra Jalabi a human rights lawyer and Brian Aboud a professor of sociology in Montreal.

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CKUT radio: Salim Vally on Palestine solidarity in South Africa

Stefan Christoff — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:30:13 +0000

interview on the recent move at the University of Johannesburg to sever links with Ben Gurion university in Israel.

Listen/download an interview recorded live on CKUT radio's community news program Off the Hour with South African academic and activist Salim Vally gave a lecture at McGill University in Montreal entitled "Reading Edward Said in South Africa", the interview focuses on the growing Palesti

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Gabriella Coleman | Anonymous: From the Offensive Internet to Human Rights Activism

widge — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:29:49 +0000

Je Mar 3

ville:

Montreal

Lieu:

Department of Art History and Communication Studies, room Arts W-215

Adresse:

McGill University

Coût:

gratuit/free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

Media@McGill 514-398-8364

Lien:

http://media.mcgill.ca/en/coleman_news

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Dispatches from Dakar III

Stefan Christoff — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:19:13 +0000

Ahmad Jaradat of Alternative Information Center on Palestine solidarity at WSF in Dakar

Audio reports from the World Social Forum produced for broadcast on campus/community radio globally.

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