Articles by Valerie Lannon
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Jun 06, 2014: Make minimum wage an election issueMay 31 saw dozens of activists with the provincial Minimum Wage Campaign engaging Toronto residents at the busy intersection of...
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Jun 06, 2014: Justice for Indigenous women: an interview with activist Wanda WhitebirdWanda Whitebird, of the Bear Clan, is a member of the Mi’kmag Nation from Afton, Nova Scotia.
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May 16, 2014: Review: The Winter We DancedManitoba’s Kino-nda-niimi Collective has created an invaluable resource with the recently-published book, The Winter We Danced (ARP books, Winnipeg).
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Apr 15, 2014: Missing and murdered Aboriginal women: when will there be justice?For many, the tragedy of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls first became prominent with the media coverage of...
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Mar 24, 2014: Support the Tyendinaga arresteesMembers of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (located near Belleville in southeastern Ontario) appear to be in the vanguard in taking...
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Feb 17, 2014: First Nations Education: Harper vs Blue DotsWhere is Stephen Harper going with the February 7th announcement of the First Nations Education Act? Probably nowhere, according to...
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Jan 25, 2014: Young vs HarperProminent singer Neil Young’s recently completed Honour The Treaties tour struck a chord with allies and opponents alike.
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Dec 22, 2013: Do you know about Canada's "Indian hospitals"?Thanks to Idle No More members and the many indigenous activists before them, non-indigenous Canadians are learning more about their...
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Dec 08, 2013: You deserve a raiseYou deserve a raise! Since Ontario’s minimum wage was frozen at $10.
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Sep 12, 2013: Racism through under-funding: First Nations child welfare servicesAlong with underfunding of health and education for First Nations, the Canadian government severly underfunds child welfare services.
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Aug 23, 2013: From the Red Power movement to Idle No MoreA former member of the American Indian Movement looked back at the days of Red Power and said, “I didn’t...
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Oct 05, 2012: Victoria’s labour solidarityAlmost 30 labour activists took part in a “Solidarity Action Workshop” on September 22 in Victoria.
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Oct 05, 2012: Will BC refinery answer concerns over Enbridge pipeline?Does the NDP’s support for oil refineries as a means of job creation play into the proposal by BC media...
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Oct 05, 2012: BCGEU strikers joined by solidarity picketersSeptember 5 saw 25,000 British Columbia Government Employees Union striking in 153 communities, at more than 700 work sites.
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Jul 23, 2012: Indigenous And Student Struggles UniteThe Algonquin Nation at Barriere Lake (ABL), Quebec, has long defended its territory against clearcut logging by Resolute Forest Products...
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Jun 21, 2012: Duncan school board risks getting fired to fight austeritySchool trustees from Duncan BC, just north of Victoria, make up the Cowichan District school board and have taken a...
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Jun 18, 2012: CCPA exposes phony Enbridge job creationEarlier this year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares.
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Jun 13, 2012: Support Haudenosaunee Six NationsOn April 28th 2012, up to 1000 people participated in the Walk, Rally, and Potluck for Peace, Respect, and Friendship.
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May 07, 2012: Harper slashes Aboriginal health agencies“Residential schools effectively separated aboriginal children from the influence of everything that could sustain, perpetuate and define them.
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Apr 18, 2012: Harper and First NationsApril 13-15 in Victoria BC saw two amazing events in support of First Nations’ rights.