Canada

The Cost of Canada’s Militarist Culture: Perspectives From a Former Cadet

Fernando Arce — Sun, 10 May 2020 06:14:15 +0000

Is war rhetoric desensitizing Canadians to its effects?

On April 23rd, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government would be deploying the Canadian Armed Forces to fight COVID-19 on what he had earlier described as the “front lines

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Exclusive: Denying legitimacy, one meeting request at a time

Miles Howe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:58:45 +0000

Archived documents show mid-September 2013 meeting request from Mi'kmaq Warrior Society to Premier, over shale gas, denied

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Through an investigation into the New Brunswick provincial archives, the Halifax Media Co-op has obtained a range of documents that shed light upon heretofore unexplored events concerning the government's response to anti-shale gas activities in 2013.

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Testing Citizenship, Criminalizing Intellectual Disabilities, and Fair Elections

Erica Butler — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:14:26 +0000

Episode 4 of The Tide Podcast

On this episode of the Tide:

Would you pass as a Canadian?

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Jan 24 Mi'kmaq Warriors - Suzanne Patles @ SFU H/C Strategy Session

dgSolidarity — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:19:04 +0000

Suzanne Patles, one of many warriors attacked in a dawn raid by RCMP (physically assaulted with assault rifles) along with many youth, elders and community members for peacefully trying to protect their water by blockading fracking equipment, shares her experiences at a strategy session as part of the Mi’kmaq Warriors west coast speaking tour.

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Jan 24 Mi'kmaq Warriors - Coady Jipol @ SFU H/C Strategy Session

dgSolidarity — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:55:47 +0000

Coady shares his personal story, which turns the scholarly term ‘transgenerational historic trauma’ into an easily understood truth, and explains why he had no choice but to become a warrior to attempt to end the colonial-serving cycle of violence he has been born into.

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Migrating Landscapes

CMIP21 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:17 +0000

Ma Mai 28 - Di Oct 27

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Adresse:

1055 Marginal Road

Coût:

Museum admission charged

le contact de l'organisatrice:

info@pier21.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible

Lien:

http://www.pier21.ca/migrating-landscapes

Come explore Migrating Landscapes at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The exhibition features an impressive abstract wooden landscape made of 28,680 feet of lumber and a series of model ‘dwellings’—from mini cabins to skyscrapers— by young architects and designers, all inspired by personal experiences of immigration and migration.

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Global Day of Action on Military Spending in Halifax - Pictorial

Miles Howe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:16:27 +0000

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Members of Halifax Voice of Women for Peace, the Halifax Peace Coalition, the Raging Grannies and their friends today gathered outside the Spring Garden Branch Library to mark the second annual Global Day of Action on Military Spending.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper & Canada's Religious Right

MollyGrave — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:53:10 +0000

10th annual Homelessness Marathon

Aaron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:01 +0000

Titre secondaire:

14 hours of radio on justice, not charity

Me Fév 22 - Je Fév 23

ville:

On the airwaves of 35+ radio stations across Canada

Lieu:

On the radio

le contact de l'organisatrice:

marathon@ckut.ca

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Lien:

http://ckut.ca/homeless

CKUT radio presents:

The 10th annual Homelessness Marathon
14 hours of live radio programming on justice, not charity

Tune in and participate!

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The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy

david parker — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:44:59 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Book launch with author Yves Engler

Ve Mai 22

ville:

Halifax, NS

Lieu:

Just Us! Cafe

Adresse:

5896 Spring Garden Road

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

parker@resist.ca, 488-6071

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Lien:

http://blackbook.foreignpolicy.ca

Join author Yves Engler for the launch of his new book:

THE BLACK BOOK OF CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY
available now from Fernwood Publishing

Book launch and presentation:
"Canada on the world stage: A force for good or bad actor?"

This book could change how you see Canada. Numerous studies have found that Canadians’ self-appraisal of their country’s foreign policy is more positive than any other country. Most believe Canada’s primary role has been as peacekeeper or honest broker in difficult-to-solve disputes. But, contrary to the mythology of Canada as a force for good in the world, The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy sheds light on many dark corners of Canadian foreign policy: From troops that joined the British in Sudan in 1885 to gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean and aspirations of Central American empire, to participation in the UN mission that killed Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, to important support for apartheid South Africa, Zionism and the US war in Vietnam, to helping overthrow Salvador Allende and supporting the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, to Haiti, Iraq and Afghanistan today.

"We bear responsibility for what governments do in the world, primarily our own, but secondarily those we can influence, our allies in particular. Yves Engler's penetrating inquiry yields a rich trove of valuable evidence about Canada's role in the world, and poses a challenge for citizens who are willing to take their fundamental responsibilities seriously."
-Noam Chomsky

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General Update from Campaign 2000 (Coalition to End Poverty in Canada)

winnie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:27:37 +0000

Email Update from Campaign 2000:

Campaign 2000 continues its work with its partners to convince governments that effective poverty reduction is part of economic stimulus and recovery. As Canada enters this period of economic insecurity, it is even more crucial that public policies focus on vulnerable individuals, families and communities.

As we approach twenty years since the November 1989 resolution to end child poverty in Canada, the good news is that more and more provincial governments have recognized the importance of having a poverty reduction strategy. Some have developed and implemented concrete plans. In both Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador, the child and family poverty rate continues to go down.

At the federal level, the House of Commons recently voted unanimously to urge G8 and G20 leaders to make reducing poverty a priority in their economic stimulus plans considered at their April meeting, and the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (the HUMA Committee) is conducting public hearings on the study of the federal role for combating poverty in Canada. With our partners we're urging the federal government to develop a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy for Canada that's long overdue.