Depending on how one sees it, this is a critical moment in the decolonization and survival of Turtle Island or a re-containment of Indigenous people in the state apparatus of Canada 150, or both.
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The film "Forget Winnetou!" uses the novels of Karl May, who published his first book about a character named Winnetou in 1870, to explore the German idealization of Indigenous peoples.
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The Canadian Labour Congress must continue to adapt if it wants to thrive, recently acclaimed president Hassan Yussuff says. Increasing the number of people in the movement is his "ultimate priority."
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In addition to the recent cultural appropriation scandal, Walrus editor-in-chief Jonathan Kay has repeatedly smeared Arabs and Muslims.
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There are 10 million people in North Carolina, and nine million hogs. Judging by the smell, the hogs are winning. Or, rather, the giant corporate factory hog farms are.
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Too many people are in jail because they are poor. Reunite a family on Mother's Day and fight to end the cash bail system
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I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s simply too simple to blame one man for a cultural legacy of racism against Indigenous communities
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The April 2017 #stophateca roundup.
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They say the personal is political. And the film "Who is Arthur Chu?" is testament in every way to that statement. It's featured in this year's Hot Docs festival launching April 27 in Toronto.
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As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid in the United States for unchecked state violence at home.
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Independent Jewish Voices Canada The Canadian Jews News continues to bar IJV from editorial space, and gives very troubling justifications for this behaviour.
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Anti-Islamophobia motion M-103 was just adopted by Parliament. Is this the end of free speech in Canada?
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Leo Tolstoy's Doukobors and Mayor Nenshi's Ismaili parents fled to Canada, as U.S. dissidents still do.
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Maya Bhullar Samaah Jaffer rabble.ca is launching a bi-weekly roundup of actions and efforts to engage the rising tide of radical right-wing hate in Canada. Join us at #stophateca.
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Canada won a peaceful reputation as the Underground Railroad's destination until 1911, when the Liberals created the "White Canada" policy.
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Playwright George Chiang's new book tells the story of Chen Sing, a teenage boy who ventures to Canada's West to build the transcontinental railway through the Rockies.
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On the 70th anniversary year of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine, Michelle Weinroth looks past the myths to expose the truth behind this patently unjust deal for the Palestinians.
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"Charitable" JNF teaches children an exclusive, religious and ethnic nationalism while promoting war.
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What did we do? Stand up! Fight back!
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On January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S following through with his promise of banning Muslims.
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Julie Crooks speaks about the photo exhibition "No Justice, No Peace: From Ferguson to Toronto" and about photography as a tool for social change.
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Join the counter protests or build one with your friends. They start at noon.
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Motion M-103, the mild declaration (nothing more, no legal force at all) of concern for the rights and especially safety of Muslims in Canada, is the PC controversy writ small.
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Many of the refugee policies brought in by the Harper government are still in place. Refugee advocates say Justin Trudeau has to make significant changes to those policies now that Trump is president.
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