Dec 21, 2017
Looking for hope at the end of a troubling year
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As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists -- Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan.
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Nov 30, 2017  Calling someone 'Pocahontas' is actually a compliment, not an insultLet's remember her name, not because it is invoked by a powerful man who preys on the vulnerable, but to inspire action, advancing Indigenous rights and women's rights. |
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Nov 17, 2017  Medicalizing high blood pressureJesse McLaren New guidelines have labeled millions more people as hypertensive, but will this help prevent the social, economic and ecological causes of cardiovascular disease? |
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Oct 18, 2017  Racism, identity and empathy - themes of the new film "Beyond Words"face2face David Peck talks to Urszula Antoniak about her new film Beyond Words -- identity, voice, racism and otherness, immigration and empathy and how a film is rarely about the plot. |
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Oct 11, 2017  The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs: Stoking Islamophobia and racism?Yves Engler The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs shouldn't be part of a public consultation on systemic discrimination and racism. |
 Community organizing guides to help stop hateGuides Now that the kids are back in school, let's help them stay safe |
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Aug 29, 2017  Working to ban racist logos from Ontario schoolsTalking Radical Radio Lynne Courchene-Allard and Jean-Paul Allard talk about their human rights complaint against the Ontario Ministry of Education. |
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Aug 23, 2017  When times get dark, we must shine brighterDavid Suzuki Rather than learning from Sun News's failure that racism and extremism are unpopular and anti-Canadian, Rebel founder Ezra Levant ramped up the bigoted and anti-environmental messaging. |
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Aug 21, 2017  Police and journalists hand victory to far-right, racist activists in Quebec CityNora Loreto Today, the mainstream media consensus is that anti-immigrant, white supremacist group La Meute was the true winner in Quebec City yesterday because a handful of people smashed glass and threw chairs. |
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Aug 16, 2017  The Rebel tries to distance itself from the extremistsJohn Miller After Charlottesville, Ezra Levant sounds like a man who long ago jumped into shark-infested waters, and is only now starting to complain about the swimming conditions. |
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Aug 4, 2017  The unbearable whiteness of CBC's reporting on Blue Jays beer tosser Ken PaganErin Kobayashi This story shows a news outlet choosing to dedicate space to humanize an aggressive white fan rather than to write more constantly and critically about the dehumanization of people of colour. |
 A comprehensive syllabus helps to educate and fight against anti-Muslim racismGuides A great tools for educators and speakers |
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Jul 17, 2017  Omar Khadr forced to surf wave of Canadian racismCanadian torture survivor Omar Khadr has been forced to surf the wild wave of Canadian racism and white fragility that marks so much of the gloating Canada 150 party. |
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Jun 23, 2017  Referring to Indigenous peoples as immigrants, and a paternalistic apology, suggest we need a new Governor GeneralThis goes well beyond a slip; it's a conceit with a useful history in disparaging Indigenous claims. |
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May 13, 2017  The embarrassing, stone-deaf whiteness of Canadian media leadersJohn Miller The cultural appropriation prize that circulated on Twitter this week is evidence of how far Canadian media still has to go. |
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May 6, 2017  Desmond Cole's decision to leave the Toronto Star suggests a double standard on activismJohn Miller Activism and journalism don't mix, he's told. So he chooses activism. |
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Apr 30, 2017  Trump is not to blame for Canada's systemic racism towards Indigenous communitiesKrystalline Kraus 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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Apr 6, 2017  King's 'time to break the silence' speech a lesson for a president50 years later, as Trump radically increases the Pentagon budget and guts social programs and the State Department, King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech remains chillingly relevant. |
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Mar 1, 2017  Seeking justice for Nadine MachiskinicTalking Radical Radio Delores Stevenson talks about seeking justice for her niece Nadine Machiskinic, an Indigenous woman killed under suspicious circumstances in Regina. |
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Feb 22, 2017  Decent work and dignity can counter the rise of radical right-wing populismJohn Cartwright The world won't change just with positive emotions. We need a comprehensive plan to address these troubling times. |
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Feb 21, 2017  White populist feminism makes intersectionality nearly impossibleCheryl Thompson Mainstream feminism espouses to speak for and on behalf of all women, but essentially speaks for and on behalf of white, middle-class, cis-gendered and able-bodied women. |
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Feb 20, 2017  White people have no right to criticize Yusra Khogali's angerJ. Baglow A co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Toronto has attracted some criticism recently for comments she has made. Maybe it's time to criticize the critics. |
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Feb 15, 2017  Calling Trudeau a 'terrorist' isn't as far off as you might thinkYves Engler A Black Lives Matter - Toronto spokesperson recently called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "white supremacist terrorist." "White Supremacist," sure -- but what about "terrorist"? |
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Feb 8, 2017  U.S. conservatism is built on racism, but it may no longer deliver corporate benefitsBen Powless As corporations become more progressive than the GOP, how far will they go to retain their base? |
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