Petition drive convinces GM to stop funding climate change denier Heartland Institute
“Climate change is real” says Dan Akerson, GM’s CEO No 448 Posted by fw, March 31, 2012 “Citing its corporate stance that climate change is real, General Motors announced Wednesday that its … Continue reading
Chicago activists take on a bank, sheriffs and foreclosure agents to block home evictions
Activists’ tactics include eviction blockades, night and day vigils, marches and rallies, and direct action at offices engaged in foreclosures No 447 Posted by fw, March 29, 2012 The Chicago … Continue reading
How one small community is raising public awareness about climate change issues
Small Ontario community hosts talk by Environmental Commissioner of Ontario No 446 Posted by fw, March 29, 2012 In a November 2011 post I spotlighted Eden Mills, a small Ontario … Continue reading
Democratic governments in Italy and Greece gutted — central bankers rule
Public assets, pensions, labour laws targetted No 444 Posted by fw, March 26, 2012 “In September 2011, at a time when the sovereign debt raiders, as some people call them, … Continue reading
Hamilton’s demanding Climate Change Action Charter
Charter a partnership of community organizations and individuals No 443 Posted by fw, March 25, 2012 This post is an update to a September, 2011 post and is presented in three … Continue reading
Trail of election irregularities dating to 2005 raises Elizabeth May’s suspicions
Canada does a poor job of investigating serious election irregularities No 442 Posted by fw, March 24, 2012 “Canadians must not allow allegations of serious election crimes to be swept … Continue reading
American protesters discovering they don’t have the rights and freedoms they thought they had
Put up a poster and risk felony charge plus detention with $25,000 bail No 441 Posted by fw, March 20, 2012 “The Federally Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of … Continue reading
SHOCKER: Key players at the highest levels in Canada’s Israel Lobby are backing the candidacy of Thomas Mulcair
Allegation made by Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) No 439 Posted by fw, March 18, 2012 IJV’s allegation supports a concern that I expressed in my February 21, 2012 post: “Given … Continue reading
OWS: “We are the 99 percent.” Shouldn’t that be “We are the 70 percent”?
No 438 Posted by fw, March 17, 2012 “Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in … Continue reading
Women Occupy gives whole new meaning to “Bust Bank of America”
Bank’s CEO Brian Moynihan’s speech gets “busted” No 437 Posted by fw, March 15, 2012 Boyo, has the Women Occupy crowd got its act together with a multifaceted mix of … Continue reading
Palestinian and Israeli women gather in Arab village for Conference against the Occupation
“Practicing Civil Disobedience” was Conference theme No 435 Posted by fw, March 13, 2012 “Banners at the conference center showed slogans like “End the occupation” and “Tear down the wall” … Continue reading
Don’t delay courts’ review of Robocall tainted election results argues Osgoode Hall law professor
Court reviews are the key. They must happen as soon as possible. No 434 Posted by fw, March 12, 2012 “The robocall affair puts us at the brink of crisis … Continue reading
Call for world’s citizens to unite for symbolic March to Jerusalem on March 30 to uphold Palestinian rights
No 433 Posted by fw, March 11, 2012 Join thousands of Palestinians and supporters from all over the world who will be marching on March 30, 2012, to oppose Israeli … Continue reading
Building a Social Movement: What can the African-American Civil Rights Movement teach us? Pt 3: Rosa Parks sits down
And a massive nonviolent campaign strategy takes root No 432 Posted by fw, March 9, 2012 “This is what I wanted to know: when and how would we ever determine … Continue reading
Secrecy prevents disclosure of Elections Canada’s rulings on election complaints
Canadians must insist that politicians hold investigative election officials to account No 431 Posted by fw, March 7, 2012 “But the real problem is that it is not clear that … Continue reading
Harper government “still muzzling publicly funded scientists” say concerned science journalists
Federal scientists still not allowed to speak to reporters without “consent” of media relations officers No 430 Posted by fw, March 6, 2012 “After several unsuccessful attempts to resolve this … Continue reading
How AIPAC’s thought-control patrol muzzles voices from “unfriendly” sources
“We will not be silenced!” —Cecilie Surasky, Deputy Director, Jewish Voice for Peace No 429 Posted by fw, March 6, 2012 In an angry, defiant email, Ms Surasky recounts examples … Continue reading
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