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Feb 15, 2019

Women's Memorial March continues to demonstrate resilience and a call for justice

Tania Ehret

On Valentine's Day -- with snow in forecast -- the Downtown Eastside community comes together to honour and grieve the lives of women, missing and taken too soon, and recommit to justice.

News

Feb 14, 2019

Youth climate conference builds momentum around Canadian Green New Deal

Sophia Reuss

Several hundred youth from across the country are gathering to scale up the youth movement around climate change ahead of the federal election. On their agenda? Indigenous rights and a Green New Deal.

Columnists

Feb 12, 2019

Digital rights in 2018: Year in review and what comes next

Marianela Ramos Capelo

Digital Freedom Update

From Facebook to Big Telecom to NAFTA, OpenMedia takes stock of what the previous year brought us in digital rights -- both accomplishments and challenges -- and what might come in 2019.

Blog

Feb 12, 2019

Hundreds of pro-pipeline protesters to drive cross-country for Parliament Hill rally

Brent Patterson

Days before the release of a National Energy Board report, a rebranded Yellow Vest convoy of up to 400 trucks from across Canada is expected to arrive in Ottawa for a pro-pipeline rally.

Blog

Feb 9, 2019

Human rights defenders are fighting for climate justice

Brent Patterson

Human rights defenders are critical in the struggle to stop climate breakdown, but increasingly they are paying with their lives in this fight.

Event

Bombing Away Hope? How militarism and military spending in Canada is blocking a green, peaceful & just transition

Feb 22, 2019

Friends House

91A Fourth Avenue

Ottawa , ON

Canada

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Ontario CA

A public discussion on how the environmental and climate impacts of the military and how military spending blocks green progress.

Event

Canada, Oil and World Politics: The Real Story of Today’s Conflict Zones

Feb 27, 2019

Balsillie School of International Affairs

67 Erb Street West

Waterloo

Canada

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Petroleum economist and author John Foster will give a free public talk about his new book on the influence of oil in world politics.

Columnists

Jan 31, 2019

Toward climate-friendly farms: EU protesters demand action

Lois Ross

Climate protests in Europe highlight concerns similar to those of small farmers in Canada. Farmers concerned about climate change are calling on a return to smaller, more sustainable farms.

Blog

Jan 25, 2019

Homelessness requires a state-of-emergency response

Cathy Crowe

Despite the Liberal government's promises of a National Housing Strategy, homelessness has worsened in nearly every community across the country. It remains a disaster and Toronto is the epicentre.

Blog

Jan 24, 2019

Women's marches across Canada share hope

Maya Bhullar

On January 19, women across the world marched. In many Canadian communities, in freezing cold weather, women stomped and jumped about as they stood up for women's rights.

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