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Palestine Diaries: Part 4 – East Jerusalem and return to Sheikh Jarrah
Brian Latour, an organizer and spokesperson for Israeli Apartheid Week at the University of Manitoba, recently spent two weeks in Israel/Palestine as part of the Independent Jewish Voices solidarity tour. In this multi-part series, Brian discusses his travels. This is Part 4, an overview of some of the ways apartheid manifests itself in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Palestine Diaries: Part 3 – Silwan
Brian Latour, an organizer and spokesperson for Israeli Apartheid Week at the University of Manitoba, recently spent two weeks in Israel/Palestine as part of the Independent Jewish Voices solidarity tour. In this multi-part series, Brian discusses his travels. This is Part 3, covering the intrigue between the City of David historical site and the community of Silwan
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Palestine Diaries: Part 2 – Rally in Sheikh Jarrah
Brian Latour, an organizer and spokesperson for Israeli Apartheid Week at the University of Manitoba, recently spent two weeks in Israel/Palestine as part of the Independent Jewish Voices solidarity tour. In this multi-part series, Brian discusses his travels. This is Part 2, reporting on the weekly rallies in Sheikh Jarrah
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Palestine Diaries: Part 1 – Introduction and Arrival
Brian Latour, an organizer and spokesperson for Israeli Apartheid Week at the University of Manitoba, recently spent two weeks in Israel/Palestine as part of the Independent Jewish Voices solidarity tour. In this multi-part series, Brian discusses his travels. This is Part 1, discussing the delegation’s arrival in Israel and the intrigue surrounding the New Imperial Hotel.
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Personal reflections on Gaza, one year later
Just some personal reflections on the massacre in Gaza, and how far we’ve gotten in the last year, and what we’re up against in the Harper government
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A look at Campus Conservatives in Manitoba
The Campus Conservatives “team up” with Manitoba PC leader Hugh McFadyen on the student Day of Action in a sad exercise in self-promotion or both a desperate and ineffective politician as well as a Conservative student group. As it is well known that the Conservative Party is trying to take over student unions across the country, Brian Latour keeps an eye on the Tiny Tories and their campus plotting in Manitoba.
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Unholy Alliance? Conservatives and Ultra-leftists unite against CFS?
Brian Latour, anarchist and student activist, questions the participation of Montreal leftists in disaffiliation drives at Canadian Federation of Students member locals and tackles the claims of these supposed leftists organizing against the CFS.
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RiPped: A Remix Review
Brett Gaylor’s RiP: A Remix Manifesto has the potential to be a good documentary, informative and entertaining, with a presentation which will hold your interest through 90 minutes of talking about copyright issues. Sadly, the manifesto itself is the weak link in this movie. Two Proudhons out of five.
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Haitian students, Lavalas unite to fight against imperialism, for living wage
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 was a day of protest for Haitian students and Lavalas supporters. This marks the first time that the demands of students at the State University who have been demonstrating for months and popular organizations were united.
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Tories caught meddling in student affairs - again
Well, the Tories have been caught red-handed – again – trying to interfere in student union affairs. This time, a freedom of information request uncovered correspondence between York University administrators, Conservative MPP Peter Shurman and MP Peter Kent. Kent was later found to have assigned a staff member to interfere with the election. Both politicians attempted to have the election results thrown out, despite York University administration having no evidence of wrongdoing or any authority to do so.
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