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31 October 2011
Project Briefings November 2011
Each of the nine member organizations of the Alternatives International federation is constantly at work on a variety of projects to improve social, economic and environmental justice in their (…) -
31 October 2011, by Lili Eskinazi
European Immigration: A Colonial Legacy?
Illegal immigrants represent the world’s newest class of criminals: Locked up in detention centers that are equivalent to prisons awaiting their deportation date. And for what? Having the (…) -
31 October 2011, by Lili Eskinazi
Police Brutality in Canada: No Justice, No Peace!
This is a podcast about the October 22nd, 2011 March and Vigil for the Victims of Police Killings held in Montreal. To listen, click here . -
30 October 2011, by Hiba Zayadin
Montreal’s Occupiers
It’s been a little over two weeks since Montreal’s Square Victoria was transformed into a tent city under the banner of Occupy Montreal, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street in New York City (…) -
30 October 2011, by Liza Ponomarenko
What is Occupy Wall Street Actually About?
The Tea Party has been protesting against the United States government overstepping its boundaries and Occupy Wall Street seems to be the left-wing response to the a common frustration. For the (…) -
30 October 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
Reconsidering Capital Punishment
“I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the (…) -
30 October 2011
Selective Justice in the Tymoshenko Trial
On October 11, 2011, former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, was found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. The Kiev court ruled against Tymoshenko’s (…) -
30 October 2011, by Hiba Zayadin
Bangladesh to Host This Year’s South Asia Social Forum
This year’s South Asia Social Forum (SASF) will kick-start on November 18 in Dhaka, Bangladesh for 5 days of meetings and workshops revolving around the issue of democracy. The SASF is a part (…) -
30 October 2011, by Marion Bauer
Syria Extends its Repression to Citizens Overseas
Following the debatable successes of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, the popular demand across the Arab world was: More rights and freedoms! Thousands of Syrians followed suit and have taken (…) -
30 October 2011, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
From Fossil Fuels to Ecosystem Services: Feeding a growing population
With the current global economic crisis, the associated hike in food prices, and the imminent reality of one billion people facing food insecurity, how can we ensure the provision of a long-term (…) -
30 October 2011, by Aviv Milgram
Breaking Boundaries: Women and the Noble Peace Prize
From the limitations of the kitchen’s four cloistering walls to the boundless expanse of politics, women have come a long way from their domestic culinary constrictions. From the limitations (…)