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Dec 20, 2016  Revolutionary program empowers girls with media literacy and activism skillsTania Ehret #HerDigitalVisions is an afterschool program that works with self-identified girls, building media literacy skills in order to better establish power in an online world. |
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Dec 19, 2016  Right-wing media takes an Islamophobic twist on the tragic deaths of two Ottawa sistersJ. Baglow The tragic deaths of two Somali women in Ottawa was an excuse for the Right to make more #FakeNews. |
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Dec 15, 2016  Protecting the right to protest: Free speech versus corporate powerNeeds No Introduction Slap suits are a common tactic which corporations use to shut down criticism. Four speakers talk about how to slap down slap suits at Media Democracy Days 2016. |
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Dec 14, 2016  Journal de Montréal columnist sues Ricochet for defamationRedeye Richard Martineau is suing Ricochet Media for $350,000 for a satirical piece they published mocking his ideas. Ethan Cox says Martineau is known as a staunch defender of freedom of speech and satire. |
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Dec 14, 2016  Apartheid, the media and Canada's planned military deployment to AfricaYves Engler Recent commentary about Canada’s policy towards southern Africa’s liberation struggles distorts history that should inform debate over Canada’s planned military deployment to the continent today. |
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Dec 9, 2016  Ryan McMahon: Red Man LaughingNeeds No Introduction Indigenous comedian and storyteller Ryan McMahon delivered this year's Media Democracy Days 2016 keynote address. |
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Dec 6, 2016  The Globe and Mail needs to stop lecturing British Columbians for opposing pipelinesRafe Mair The Globe's Gary Mason gives Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson hell and, by extension, all of us, for being overly proud and concerned about our coastline and other beauties we cherish, says Rafe Mair. |
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Dec 2, 2016  How corporate media failed democracy in the U.S. presidential electionThe U.S. media effectively iced out a major-party candidate who consistently held the largest rallies, even without a media megaphone, while giving blanket coverage to candidate Donald Trump. |
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Nov 30, 2016  Decolonizing the Media: Media Democracy Days 2016rabble radio Excerpts from two presentations -- Ryan McMahon, Indigenous storyteller and podcast host; and Indigenous Anti-Oppression Activist Tami Starlight. |
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Nov 29, 2016  Kinder Morgan can't buy social license with ad blitz, but it's doing its darnedestRobert Hackett Any metro Vancouver resident watching TV, checking websites, or browsing the local weekly in recent months could hardly avoid the multi-media barrage from extractivist corporate entities. |
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Nov 24, 2016  Why can't we have a real, open debate on Israel and Palestine?Thomas Woodley Some moves by pro-Israeli organizations seem intent not on furthering political debate on Palestine, but preventing it. |
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Nov 24, 2016  Taking racist sports logos to court: Sports, tropes and prospects for changeAn application for an injunction preventing the dissemination of the team name of the "Cleveland Indians" has drawn renewed attention to the issue of racial stereotyping in sports. |
 Manual which outlines tech tools for activistsGuides Open source and free software to communicate securely online. |
Manual with tech tools for activistsGuides Open source and free software to communicate securely online |
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Nov 23, 2016  Edmonton Journal changes likely to mean less local news and fewer local reportersDavid J. Climenhaga Similar changes are being implemented at Postmedia papers across the country, often accompanied by staff layoffs. |
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Nov 21, 2016  Social media algorithms sink media into povertyDavid J. Climenhaga Media has become enslaved to Facebook's algorithm. This is not good news or good for news. |
 Stand against alt-media in North America3 Minute Action Racism is alive and well in our country |
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Nov 9, 2016  America not only rejected the political establishment, it rejected the mediaJohn Miller Backlash against elites meant voters tuned out the experts. |
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Nov 9, 2016  Policy advocate Steven Staples named Acting Publisher of rabble.carabble staff The Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Steven Staples has been appointed Acting Publisher of rabble.ca. |
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Nov 8, 2016  Are you fucking kidding me, CBC Opinions?Nora Loreto The CBC Opinions launch is showing that, already, it'll be a status quo-maintaining blog site. |
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Nov 4, 2016  Three reasons Quebec police spying on journalists is an outrageously huge dealJohn Miller Surveillance is unconstitutional and alarming and should concern us all. |
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Nov 3, 2016  Coalition urges Trudeau to support UN 'journalists' protector'Canadian Journalists for Free Expression A coalition of media organization and press freedom groups have joined forces to call on the Canadian government to help protect journalists. |
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Nov 1, 2016  Participation: Building a sense of belonging in our communitiesrabble radio What makes a healthy community? The Vital Signs report from the Community Foundations of Canada has some surprising findings. |
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Oct 27, 2016  Join us! Announcing the 2016/2017 labour beat reporter position at rabble.carabble staff In partnership with Unifor and CALM, rabble.ca is pleased to announce our fifth annual labour beat internship! |
