This is uberlate.... but it's Labour day tomorrow. In case fellow Torontonians are reading this - the parade starts at 10am - at Queen's Park and moves to the CNE. Jump in at anytime during the parade - which probably reaches the CNE about 12:30-1ish.
The parade normally goes from queen's park, down university ave - then king street to bathurst and down.
See you there!!!!
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Showing posts with label Toronto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto. Show all posts
Monday, September 03, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
This man is not funny....
can't say much. I'm out of words. I don't like most people - is that okay sometimes?
Anyways, tell me again why a lot of 'progressives' like this man? Tell me again why? I don't think Russell Peters is funny, I think he's an arse and well - I think he's racist. Why do so-called progressive people think it's okay to laugh at what he says when they'd be appauled if it was someone else saying this kind of stuff? Oh yeah, I forgot - laughing at a brown man making racist jokes makes the jokes funny! Well, not funny - but you know, you don't have to feel guilty about laughing at something you'd be laughing at anyways, but can't due to 'political correctness' if it was a white person saying the same shit.
This is the thing about most comedy, you laugh at it cause it reifies and fortifies your 'common sense' understanding of the world. It makes you feel better, because it's not scary, it's not challenging - and hey someone up there just told you exactly what you already knew about blacks, women, asians, asian women, black women, the disabled and mentally challenged.... Why not pat yourself on the back and laugh?
Truly good comedy is about satire and pushing the status quo. Can for goodness sakes, most so-called brown 'progressive' people PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT THIS MAN! He's not funny!!!!! Thank you.
Two clips compare and contrast:
Anyways, tell me again why a lot of 'progressives' like this man? Tell me again why? I don't think Russell Peters is funny, I think he's an arse and well - I think he's racist. Why do so-called progressive people think it's okay to laugh at what he says when they'd be appauled if it was someone else saying this kind of stuff? Oh yeah, I forgot - laughing at a brown man making racist jokes makes the jokes funny! Well, not funny - but you know, you don't have to feel guilty about laughing at something you'd be laughing at anyways, but can't due to 'political correctness' if it was a white person saying the same shit.
This is the thing about most comedy, you laugh at it cause it reifies and fortifies your 'common sense' understanding of the world. It makes you feel better, because it's not scary, it's not challenging - and hey someone up there just told you exactly what you already knew about blacks, women, asians, asian women, black women, the disabled and mentally challenged.... Why not pat yourself on the back and laugh?
Truly good comedy is about satire and pushing the status quo. Can for goodness sakes, most so-called brown 'progressive' people PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT THIS MAN! He's not funny!!!!! Thank you.
Two clips compare and contrast:
Thursday, July 05, 2007
George Bush is coming to Canada . . .
George Bush is coming to Canada . . .
Get on the bus to join the protest!
Information
Event Info Name: George Bush is coming to Canada . . .
Tagline: Get on the bus to join the protest!
Host: Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Type: Causes - Protest
Time and Place Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 7:00am - 10:00pm
Location: Bus departure and drop-off location
Street: 720 Spadina Avenue
City/Town: Toronto, ON
Email: bushbus2007[AT]gmail[DOT]com
Description
Stop the War!
Stop the Security and Prosperity Partnership!
Demonstrate in Ottawa on August 19
US president George Bush will join Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican president Felipe Caldéron for a summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) in Montebello, Quebec this August.
A mass demonstration will take place in Ottawa on Sunday, August 19. Other actions are planned for August 20 and 21.
The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War is organizing buses to and from Ottawa for the mass demonstration on August 19. Depending on demand, additional buses may be booked for actions from August 19 to 21.
To book a seat on the bus, please e-mail your name, phone number and e-mail address to:
bushbus2007[AT]gmail[DOT]com.
Let us know if you're interested in staying for actions on August 20 and 21.
Buses will depart and return at the following times:
Depart Toronto on Sunday, August 19 at 7:00AM
Return to Toronto on Sunday, August 19 at 10:00PM
Cost: $60 to $90 sliding scale
(pay what you can afford within this range)
Return fare to Ottawa on Greyhound is more expensive: $91.60 (with student discount) or $148.20 (regular price)
All buses depart from and return to the same location:
720 Spadina Avenue (south of Bloor, west side of Spadina)
Some subsidies are available by request.
There are many reasons to protest Bush, and his backers Harper and Caldéron: their wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, their support for Israel's occupation of Palestine, their refusal to challenge climate change, their support for corporations and the neoliberal agenda, their attacks on civil liberties, their anti-democratic behaviour, and the list goes on . . .
Whatever your reason, get on the bus to join the protests!
For more information, please visit:
Canadian Peace Alliance
Council of Canadians
Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Get on the bus to join the protest!
Information
Event Info Name: George Bush is coming to Canada . . .
Tagline: Get on the bus to join the protest!
Host: Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Type: Causes - Protest
Time and Place Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 7:00am - 10:00pm
Location: Bus departure and drop-off location
Street: 720 Spadina Avenue
City/Town: Toronto, ON
Email: bushbus2007[AT]gmail[DOT]com
Description
Stop the War!
Stop the Security and Prosperity Partnership!
Demonstrate in Ottawa on August 19
US president George Bush will join Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican president Felipe Caldéron for a summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) in Montebello, Quebec this August.
A mass demonstration will take place in Ottawa on Sunday, August 19. Other actions are planned for August 20 and 21.
The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War is organizing buses to and from Ottawa for the mass demonstration on August 19. Depending on demand, additional buses may be booked for actions from August 19 to 21.
To book a seat on the bus, please e-mail your name, phone number and e-mail address to:
bushbus2007[AT]gmail[DOT]com.
Let us know if you're interested in staying for actions on August 20 and 21.
Buses will depart and return at the following times:
Depart Toronto on Sunday, August 19 at 7:00AM
Return to Toronto on Sunday, August 19 at 10:00PM
Cost: $60 to $90 sliding scale
(pay what you can afford within this range)
Return fare to Ottawa on Greyhound is more expensive: $91.60 (with student discount) or $148.20 (regular price)
All buses depart from and return to the same location:
720 Spadina Avenue (south of Bloor, west side of Spadina)
Some subsidies are available by request.
There are many reasons to protest Bush, and his backers Harper and Caldéron: their wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, their support for Israel's occupation of Palestine, their refusal to challenge climate change, their support for corporations and the neoliberal agenda, their attacks on civil liberties, their anti-democratic behaviour, and the list goes on . . .
Whatever your reason, get on the bus to join the protests!
For more information, please visit:
Canadian Peace Alliance
Council of Canadians
Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Thursday, June 28, 2007
First Nations National Day of Action -Toronto
Torontonians, see you there:
Native Students Assoc., U.T.S.U., RSU, YFS, Canadians who stand for justice
Friday, June 29, 2007
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Kings College Circle to Queens Park
Description
This will be a peaceful demonstration supporting the National Day of Action.First Nations are calling for immediate action to improve their quality of life. This Day of Action is an opportunity for all Canadians to stand together in support of a better life for First Nations Citizens in Canada.We call upon the government to work with First Nations so they can take more control of the programs, services and decisions that affect their lives and to honour and implement First Nations rights.Join Canadians across the nation in peaceful demonstrations for First Nations rights. We will march from King's College Circle to Queens Park; demanding a better quality of life for all First Nations. Once there, there will be an opportunity to enjoy music, food, dance and inspirational words as we come together to address issues, unified as Canadians.Strong First Nations mean a stronger Canada-- An outcome of good for all Canadians.
More Info.
Native Students Assoc., U.T.S.U., RSU, YFS, Canadians who stand for justice
Friday, June 29, 2007
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Kings College Circle to Queens Park
Description
This will be a peaceful demonstration supporting the National Day of Action.First Nations are calling for immediate action to improve their quality of life. This Day of Action is an opportunity for all Canadians to stand together in support of a better life for First Nations Citizens in Canada.We call upon the government to work with First Nations so they can take more control of the programs, services and decisions that affect their lives and to honour and implement First Nations rights.Join Canadians across the nation in peaceful demonstrations for First Nations rights. We will march from King's College Circle to Queens Park; demanding a better quality of life for all First Nations. Once there, there will be an opportunity to enjoy music, food, dance and inspirational words as we come together to address issues, unified as Canadians.Strong First Nations mean a stronger Canada-- An outcome of good for all Canadians.
More Info.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Women's housing takeover (ETA: SALCO)
Updated with info from Red Jenny, via WOC blog:
The women's housing takeover resulted in four arrests. This is really disturbing on so many levels. Read more here and here.
Check out WAPC's blog itself.
1) I saw some posters and also heard about this from a friend. It looks totally awesome, but unfortunately I have more trivial things to do today, so I can't go.
Do check this out, it is truly awesome, and I wish I was so there right now, this minute.
From their website:
Support this exciting work by women and trans people in Toronto to set up housing for those of us experiencing violence and our children.
Sunday, June 3rd, Noon
Rally: 12 noon at Cawthra Square, Toronto (North of 519 Church Street Community Centre)
March: 1:00 pm- Led by women, trans people and our kids
ALL ARE WELCOME
HOUSING BY WOMEN 4 WOMEN NOW
What is the Women’s Poverty Collective Women’s Housing Takeover?
The Women Against Poverty Collective (WAPC) is a group of women and trans people who have been meeting regularly since March 2006. We are working together to advocate for safe, affordable, and accessible housing for women experiencing violence. Poverty is one of the biggest concerns identified by women living with violence, and coupled with a lack of access to housing, it keeps women stuck in abusive situations.
Women living in poverty have repeatedly identified the important, but often unrecognized, links between poverty and women’s experiences of violence, asking for policy changes such as those that are being advocated for by the current Raise the Rates and the Ontario Needs a Raise Campaigns. The Women Against Poverty Collective is organizing in solidarity with the Step It Up! Campaign, a broadly based effort that aims to address the link between poverty and gendered violence, organized by Ontario’s women’s equality-seeking groups, shelters, rape crisis centres, unions, anti-poverty groups, and community groups.
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2) Quick online action - to support SALCO (South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario):
Please take two whole seconds to fill out this letter to the Ontario Provincial Parliament:
Their funding hasn't been renewed and they may end up closing.
From their site:
ACCESS TO JUSTICE!
Funding for the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) from Legal Aid Ontario comes to an end in September 2007. After September 2007, the fastest growing community in the GTA – the South Asian community – will be denied access to legal services that are affordable and that meet the community’s needs in a linguistically and culturally sensitive manner. The Ontario Government and Legal Aid Ontario refuse to make a commitment to our community in the shape of a fully funded and permanent legal clinic. While the Government and Legal Aid Ontario rightly made such commitments to Aboriginal, Francophone, African Canadian, Chinese and Spanish-speaking Ontarians, they have not extended the same right to South Asian Ontarians.
Sorry, this post is so short, I'm very busy lately.
-AD
The women's housing takeover resulted in four arrests. This is really disturbing on so many levels. Read more here and here.
Check out WAPC's blog itself.
1) I saw some posters and also heard about this from a friend. It looks totally awesome, but unfortunately I have more trivial things to do today, so I can't go.
Do check this out, it is truly awesome, and I wish I was so there right now, this minute.
From their website:
Support this exciting work by women and trans people in Toronto to set up housing for those of us experiencing violence and our children.
Sunday, June 3rd, Noon
Rally: 12 noon at Cawthra Square, Toronto (North of 519 Church Street Community Centre)
March: 1:00 pm- Led by women, trans people and our kids
ALL ARE WELCOME
HOUSING BY WOMEN 4 WOMEN NOW
What is the Women’s Poverty Collective Women’s Housing Takeover?
The Women Against Poverty Collective (WAPC) is a group of women and trans people who have been meeting regularly since March 2006. We are working together to advocate for safe, affordable, and accessible housing for women experiencing violence. Poverty is one of the biggest concerns identified by women living with violence, and coupled with a lack of access to housing, it keeps women stuck in abusive situations.
Women living in poverty have repeatedly identified the important, but often unrecognized, links between poverty and women’s experiences of violence, asking for policy changes such as those that are being advocated for by the current Raise the Rates and the Ontario Needs a Raise Campaigns. The Women Against Poverty Collective is organizing in solidarity with the Step It Up! Campaign, a broadly based effort that aims to address the link between poverty and gendered violence, organized by Ontario’s women’s equality-seeking groups, shelters, rape crisis centres, unions, anti-poverty groups, and community groups.
-----------------------------------------------------------
2) Quick online action - to support SALCO (South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario):
Please take two whole seconds to fill out this letter to the Ontario Provincial Parliament:
Their funding hasn't been renewed and they may end up closing.
From their site:
ACCESS TO JUSTICE!
Funding for the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) from Legal Aid Ontario comes to an end in September 2007. After September 2007, the fastest growing community in the GTA – the South Asian community – will be denied access to legal services that are affordable and that meet the community’s needs in a linguistically and culturally sensitive manner. The Ontario Government and Legal Aid Ontario refuse to make a commitment to our community in the shape of a fully funded and permanent legal clinic. While the Government and Legal Aid Ontario rightly made such commitments to Aboriginal, Francophone, African Canadian, Chinese and Spanish-speaking Ontarians, they have not extended the same right to South Asian Ontarians.
Sorry, this post is so short, I'm very busy lately.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Marxism 2007: Festival of ideas conference
ETA: Seems like a lot of people are visiting this post. In fairness, I didn't attend the event, here is an account from someone who did.
Hello Torontonian Comrades -- does anyone (of the three ppl that visit here) intend on going to this? Isn't it grande - it's conference season (pour out your wallets, eat stale crackers, drink un-fairtrade coffee, and well maybe learn something)!
Okay, to be completely honest - I went to this conference two years ago and was extremely disappointed by MOST (not ALL) of the presentations. I might try it out this year - I don't know. Hit me up a message if you think you might want to attend. My dislike of the conference specifically was kind of two-fold 1) it was very limiting - i.e. 'art was bourgeois, radical feminism was useless, everything would be resolved by the end of capitalism'... 2) there was no POC understanding nor were there more than a dozen POC at the conference in attendance.
I mean the reason why I'm drawn to socialism is because it's far more 'grounded' in terms of material/structuralist understandings - but this conference was so far removed from lived experience - I was really dismayed.
HOWEVER, having said all this - I have to say this time around it looks like (at least from the presentation list) - they might be moving in a new direction, so it might be worth checking out. I'm thinking Saturday and Sunday... Anyone else?
Copied verbatim from rabble.
More info here.
Marxism 2007: Festival of ideas conference
When: Thursday, 10 May 2007 – Sunday, 13 May 2007 (May 10-13)
Where:
Bahen Centre, University of Toronto40 St. George St. (one block north of College St.)Toronto ON
Contact:
marxism@sympatico.caInternational Socialiststel: 416-924-9042fax: 416-972-6319marxism@sympatico.ca
Details:
NEW: Group rate — Five full weekend registration passes for only $20 each. Register now for one course, one session, one day or (best deal) the whole weekend.
Marxism 2007 features courses for everyone who wants to understand and change the world.
Strategies for Changing the World: What's Radical?: Building a United Anti-imperialist Movement — Jen Hassum, Jessica Squires Jen Hassum is President of the University of Toronto Student Administrative Council (SAC), and President-elect of the Canadian Federation of Students. She is former co-chair of the U of T NDP Club. Jessica Squires is a graduate student in the Department of History at Carleton University. She is President of CUPE Local 4600 and was a candidate for Québec Solidaire in the recent Quebec provincial election.
NGOs and Imperialism: What's the Connection? — Janet Conway, Pam Frache Janet Conway is Associate Professor of Policy Studies at Ryerson University. Among her numerous publications is Identity, Place, Knowledge: Social Movements Contesting Globalization. She is the former Program Director at the Social Planning Council of Metro Toronto, a founding member of the Toronto-based Metro Network for Social Justice and a convenor of the Toronto Social Forum. Pam Frache is a longstanding social justice activist in the labour, student and solidarity movements.
Israel, the US and Zionism: Who's Really in Charge? — Suzanne Weiss, Abbie Bakan Suzanne Weiss is a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust, born in France during the period of Nazi occupation. She is a regular contributor to SocialistVoice.com, and active in Not in Our Name (NION): Jewish Voices Against Israel's Wars, the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, and solidarity work against imperialist interventions in Haiti and Venezuela. Abbie Bakan is Professor of Political Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and Editor of Marxism: A Socialist Annual.
Economies of the 21st Century: India and China: The New Superpowers? — Paul Kellogg Paul Kellogg is a writer and editor specializing in political economy. His articles include Kari Levitt and the Long Detour of Canadian Political Economy (Studies in Political Economy, 76, Autumn, 2005).
Why is Africa Poor?: From Colonialism to Neo-liberalism – Farid Omar; Sid Lacombe Farid Omar is an expert on African history and politics. He came to Canada in 1993 as a refugee from the civil wars in Somalia. He is a founder of the Pan-African Student Network (PASNET) at the University of Toronto, and of the Horn of Africa Relief Society. Sid Lacombe is Campaign Organizer with the Canadian Peace Alliance.
The Future of the American Empire — Sam Gindin, Paul Kellogg Paul Kellogg (as above). Sam Gindin is the Packer Chair in Social Justice, and teaches in the Political Science Department, at York University. He is the former Assistant to the President of the Canadian Auto Workers, and is a member of the Socialist Project. His numerous writings include, Is the Big Ship America Sinking: Contradictions and Openings, that appeared in The Bullet (Feb 8, 2007) and in MRZine (Feb 9, 2007).
Indigenous resistance: Aboriginal identity and Canadian Imperialism — Leslie Doucet, Terry Theakston Leslie Doucet is an Aboriginal rights activist, a member of the International Socialists, and a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Terry Theakston is a member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and a longstanding solidarity activist.
Indigenism: Building solidarity with Indigenous Peoples — Zainab Amadahy Zainab Amadahy is an urban, mixed race indigenous writer, activist and community worker. She has contributed to the anthology Strong Women’s Stories: Native Vision and Community Activism co-edited by Bonita Lawrence and Kim Anderson (2004, Sumach Press) and is the author of Moons of Palmares (1998, Sister Vision Press). She is a founding member of the Coalition in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty, member of the Board of the Association of Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts and the Executive Director of Community Arts Ontario.
Palestine and the Right of Return — Rafeef Ziadah, Jonathon Hodge Rafeef Ziadah is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at York University and a member of CUPE. She is active in the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Sumoud Political Prisoner Soldarity Group. Jonathon Hodge is a member of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in Toronto. He is author of The Holocaust: A Marxist Assessment published in Marxism, 2005, and a member of the editorial board of Socialist Worker, where he writes regularly on Middle East issues.
Marxism 2007: A Festival of Resistance is a four day conference of over fifty workshops, artistic displays and performances. If you are against imperialism, war, corporate greed, and the destruction of the environment, if you want to learn about and organize for a new world of peace, freedom, and liberation, then don't miss Marxism 2007: A Festival of Resistance.
Hello Torontonian Comrades -- does anyone (of the three ppl that visit here) intend on going to this? Isn't it grande - it's conference season (pour out your wallets, eat stale crackers, drink un-fairtrade coffee, and well maybe learn something)!
Okay, to be completely honest - I went to this conference two years ago and was extremely disappointed by MOST (not ALL) of the presentations. I might try it out this year - I don't know. Hit me up a message if you think you might want to attend. My dislike of the conference specifically was kind of two-fold 1) it was very limiting - i.e. 'art was bourgeois, radical feminism was useless, everything would be resolved by the end of capitalism'... 2) there was no POC understanding nor were there more than a dozen POC at the conference in attendance.
I mean the reason why I'm drawn to socialism is because it's far more 'grounded' in terms of material/structuralist understandings - but this conference was so far removed from lived experience - I was really dismayed.
HOWEVER, having said all this - I have to say this time around it looks like (at least from the presentation list) - they might be moving in a new direction, so it might be worth checking out. I'm thinking Saturday and Sunday... Anyone else?
Copied verbatim from rabble.
More info here.
Marxism 2007: Festival of ideas conference
When: Thursday, 10 May 2007 – Sunday, 13 May 2007 (May 10-13)
Where:
Bahen Centre, University of Toronto40 St. George St. (one block north of College St.)Toronto ON
Contact:
marxism@sympatico.caInternational Socialiststel: 416-924-9042fax: 416-972-6319marxism@sympatico.ca
Details:
NEW: Group rate — Five full weekend registration passes for only $20 each. Register now for one course, one session, one day or (best deal) the whole weekend.
Marxism 2007 features courses for everyone who wants to understand and change the world.
Strategies for Changing the World: What's Radical?: Building a United Anti-imperialist Movement — Jen Hassum, Jessica Squires Jen Hassum is President of the University of Toronto Student Administrative Council (SAC), and President-elect of the Canadian Federation of Students. She is former co-chair of the U of T NDP Club. Jessica Squires is a graduate student in the Department of History at Carleton University. She is President of CUPE Local 4600 and was a candidate for Québec Solidaire in the recent Quebec provincial election.
NGOs and Imperialism: What's the Connection? — Janet Conway, Pam Frache Janet Conway is Associate Professor of Policy Studies at Ryerson University. Among her numerous publications is Identity, Place, Knowledge: Social Movements Contesting Globalization. She is the former Program Director at the Social Planning Council of Metro Toronto, a founding member of the Toronto-based Metro Network for Social Justice and a convenor of the Toronto Social Forum. Pam Frache is a longstanding social justice activist in the labour, student and solidarity movements.
Israel, the US and Zionism: Who's Really in Charge? — Suzanne Weiss, Abbie Bakan Suzanne Weiss is a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust, born in France during the period of Nazi occupation. She is a regular contributor to SocialistVoice.com, and active in Not in Our Name (NION): Jewish Voices Against Israel's Wars, the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, and solidarity work against imperialist interventions in Haiti and Venezuela. Abbie Bakan is Professor of Political Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and Editor of Marxism: A Socialist Annual.
Economies of the 21st Century: India and China: The New Superpowers? — Paul Kellogg Paul Kellogg is a writer and editor specializing in political economy. His articles include Kari Levitt and the Long Detour of Canadian Political Economy (Studies in Political Economy, 76, Autumn, 2005).
Why is Africa Poor?: From Colonialism to Neo-liberalism – Farid Omar; Sid Lacombe Farid Omar is an expert on African history and politics. He came to Canada in 1993 as a refugee from the civil wars in Somalia. He is a founder of the Pan-African Student Network (PASNET) at the University of Toronto, and of the Horn of Africa Relief Society. Sid Lacombe is Campaign Organizer with the Canadian Peace Alliance.
The Future of the American Empire — Sam Gindin, Paul Kellogg Paul Kellogg (as above). Sam Gindin is the Packer Chair in Social Justice, and teaches in the Political Science Department, at York University. He is the former Assistant to the President of the Canadian Auto Workers, and is a member of the Socialist Project. His numerous writings include, Is the Big Ship America Sinking: Contradictions and Openings, that appeared in The Bullet (Feb 8, 2007) and in MRZine (Feb 9, 2007).
Indigenous resistance: Aboriginal identity and Canadian Imperialism — Leslie Doucet, Terry Theakston Leslie Doucet is an Aboriginal rights activist, a member of the International Socialists, and a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Terry Theakston is a member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and a longstanding solidarity activist.
Indigenism: Building solidarity with Indigenous Peoples — Zainab Amadahy Zainab Amadahy is an urban, mixed race indigenous writer, activist and community worker. She has contributed to the anthology Strong Women’s Stories: Native Vision and Community Activism co-edited by Bonita Lawrence and Kim Anderson (2004, Sumach Press) and is the author of Moons of Palmares (1998, Sister Vision Press). She is a founding member of the Coalition in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty, member of the Board of the Association of Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts and the Executive Director of Community Arts Ontario.
Palestine and the Right of Return — Rafeef Ziadah, Jonathon Hodge Rafeef Ziadah is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at York University and a member of CUPE. She is active in the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Sumoud Political Prisoner Soldarity Group. Jonathon Hodge is a member of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in Toronto. He is author of The Holocaust: A Marxist Assessment published in Marxism, 2005, and a member of the editorial board of Socialist Worker, where he writes regularly on Middle East issues.
Marxism 2007: A Festival of Resistance is a four day conference of over fifty workshops, artistic displays and performances. If you are against imperialism, war, corporate greed, and the destruction of the environment, if you want to learn about and organize for a new world of peace, freedom, and liberation, then don't miss Marxism 2007: A Festival of Resistance.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Just found out bout it....
Ahhh - I just found out about this conference, looks awesome. There's like 3 ppl who visit this blog from TO. If you happen to be one of those three - hopefully I'll see you there!
Ciao
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http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/ocs/program.php?cf=7
May 3rd and 4th.
The 7th Annual Critical Race Studies Conference of Researchers and Academicsof Colour for Equality (R.A.C.E.) and Toronto Women's Bookstore invite youto the book launch of ...
TRANSNATIONAL RACISM AND "THE RIGHT TO HAVE RIGHTS">From First Nations, to migrants and refugees, Muslims and Arabs detained asterror suspects, Palestinians, Haitians, Iraqis, Afghanis, homeless groups,youth of colour and many others, today's neoliberal world marks many groupsas excluded from humanity. Such groups are also evicted from politicalcommunity. They become communities of people without "the right to haverights" (Arendt) and live in areas where violence may be directed at themwith impunity. All such excluded groups are racialized, that is, understoodas being a lower form of humanity than people of European origin.
Ciao
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http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/ocs/program.php?cf=7
May 3rd and 4th.
The 7th Annual Critical Race Studies Conference of Researchers and Academicsof Colour for Equality (R.A.C.E.) and Toronto Women's Bookstore invite youto the book launch of ...
TRANSNATIONAL RACISM AND "THE RIGHT TO HAVE RIGHTS">From First Nations, to migrants and refugees, Muslims and Arabs detained asterror suspects, Palestinians, Haitians, Iraqis, Afghanis, homeless groups,youth of colour and many others, today's neoliberal world marks many groupsas excluded from humanity. Such groups are also evicted from politicalcommunity. They become communities of people without "the right to haverights" (Arendt) and live in areas where violence may be directed at themwith impunity. All such excluded groups are racialized, that is, understoodas being a lower form of humanity than people of European origin.
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