Articles by Valerie Lannon
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Jun 04, 2015: Truth and Reconciliation: what next for real progress?On June 2, Justice Murray Sinclair released the summary report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
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May 22, 2015: Justice, jobs and climate rally launchOn May 21 in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, representatives of the growing climate justice movement launched the mobilization...
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May 13, 2015: Altogether to fight racismThe first week of May included anti-racist events from Toronto to Winnipeg—challenging anti-Black racism, colonialism and Islamophobia.
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May 12, 2015: Violence against Indigenous women: Tories blame the communityAlberta RCMP announced in April that the remains of yet another missing Indigenous woman had been found near Edmonton.
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Apr 15, 2015: Toronto rallies for $15 and fairnessIn three separate actions today workers in Toronto rallied for $15 and fairness, which launched the campaign across Ontario as...
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Apr 06, 2015: Victory for Heiltsuk Nation, support indigenous fisheriesOn April 2, the Heiltsuk First Nation, located on BC’s central west coast, scored a huge victory over the federal...
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Feb 25, 2015: Northern food, northern hungerYou can eat nutritiously in the far North.
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Feb 17, 2015: Justice for murdered and missing Indigenous women: ten years onFebruary 14 marked the tenth anniversary of cross-country vigils commemorating the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Feb 10, 2015: Murdered and missing indigenous women: why?February 14 marks the annual women’s memorial march for missing and murdered Indigenous women in cities across Canada and Quebec.
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Oct 10, 2014: Disability Pride: self-determination and solidarity“Ain’t no power like the power of the people ‘cause the power of the people don’t stop.
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Oct 01, 2014: How 'new' will the Partnership be?The launch of “Canadians for a New Partnership” (CNP) took place September 4, 2014 amidst much media fanfare.
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Sep 28, 2014: Gustafsen Lake: Lessons for todayIndigenous Sundancers stood their ground against the RCMP’s largest operation in Canada’s history in the summer of 1995.
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Sep 26, 2014: How “new” will the Partnership be?The launch of “Canadians for a New Partnership” (CNP) took place September 4, 2014 amidst much media fanfare.
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Sep 21, 2014: More support needed for postal workersSeptember 21 saw 200 unionists and other supporters rally to say “yes to door to door mail delivery” and “no...
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Aug 31, 2014: FNFTA: transparent hypocrisy and continued colonizationIt’s hard to keep up with all the examples of Stephen Harper’s hypocrisy as well as his government’s continued colonization...
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Aug 06, 2014: Grassy Narrows: one First Nation, two big battlesGrassy Narrows First Nation is in a decades-long fight to seek redress for the damages caused by the careless dumping...
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Jul 31, 2014: River Run for Grassy NarrowsChanting "Kathleen Wynne, where've you been? All those broken promses", about 500 Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists marched on July 31...
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Jun 27, 2014: Victory for Tsilhqot’in and all First NationsAfter over 150 years of struggle for self-determination, plus action in the courts for the last 20 years, the Tsilhqot’in...
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Jun 21, 2014: 20 feet from stardomHow can a song be familiar and not familiar at the same time? It’s when you know the words and...
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Jun 19, 2014: Pictou Landing First Nation battles environmental racismFor 47 years, the Northern Pulp Mill has been dumping its untreated effluent into nearby Boat Harbour, in Mi’kma’Ki Territory,...
