Articles by Darren Edgar
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Nov 18, 2013: 'Save Toronto': from what, and how?A rally organized on November 13 under the banner “Save Toronto” saw over a thousand people outside City Hall, expressing...
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Jul 08, 2013: A victory for marriage equality is a victory for allON JUNE 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional.
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Jun 08, 2013: Elevator workers rally for your supportOn June 6, a few hundred striking elevator workers, along with their supporters, rallied in downtown Toronto to demand their...
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May 29, 2013: Marriage equality comes under attackAs France recently passed its marriage equality law, homophobic protestors took to the streets.
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Jan 29, 2013: Celebrating and continuing the struggle for reproductive justiceWith snow-covered streets on a rainy winter Monday evening in downtown Toronto, a few hundred people filled-to-overflowing the seats of...
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Dec 06, 2012: Who profits from the ‘war on drugs’?The House I Live In, directed by Eugene Jarecki, Reviewed by Darren Edgar The “war on drugs” is a total...
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Nov 30, 2012: United in action to overcome HIV/AIDSIn the lead-up to World AIDS Day and a Day With(out) Art on December 1 there will be numerous events...
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Jun 29, 2012: Pride Is PoliticalSince the 1960s, the advancement of rights and status for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people has been...
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Jun 07, 2012: Solidarité contre l’austeritéA continuation of “Casseroles night in Canada” from the previous week, and only a day after another successful action in...
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May 20, 2012: NATO summit protest in TorontoCoinciding with other solidarity protests around the world, peace activists in Toronto came out to rally and protest against the...
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Apr 28, 2012: Peace, Respect and Friendship on ParadeOn April 28, approximately 800 people took part in a march for “Peace, Respect and Friendship” in solidarity with the...
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Apr 19, 2012: Slovenian workers strike against austerityAn estimated 90,000 public sector workers in Slovenia walked off the job on April 18 in what is described as...
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Apr 06, 2012: Food service workers risingUnite Here local 75, representing hotel and hospitality workers in the Greater Toronto Area, currently has more than 500 campus...
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Nov 21, 2011: Palestine joins UNESCO, US withdraws fundingOn October 31, Palestinians were granted full membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Nov 21, 2011: Solidarity against Israeli ApartheidOn October 29, the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) and Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) held an event titled, -...