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We keep us safe
When the Freedom Convoy came to Ottawa it was community members who organized to keep one another safe.
Hate on display: How two years online helped shape a full scale occupation
What happened in Ottawa offers a window into the antagonism fed by two years of living in self-affirming bubbles, writes Erin Gee
Killing Roe v. Wade could have ripple effects on democracy
A leaked draft decision of the U.S. Supreme Court suggests the iconic Roe v. Wade legislation could be overturned. That would directly impact women’s right to abortion. Democracy could become another casualty.
Freedom from what?
On January 28, the city of Ottawa changed forever as a hate-fuelled convoy set up camp for what would become a 26-day occupation.
Grow through what you go through
Addressing and sorting through the Freedom Convoy’s wreckage is a job that belongs to all white people in Canada.
Uprooting the racism in our ranks
Race-motivated hate crimes have surged during the pandemic. But these crimes only scratch the surface of the multiple forms of racism that racialized communities have endured during the pandemic.
China’s transport project meets stiff resistance in Balochistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, part of China’s BELT and Road Initiative, has met fierce resistance in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Here, CPEC is seen as unlawful occupation of Baloch land that contravenes international human rights law.
In clear view: Confronting Canadian police use of facial recognition technology
If you blinked, you would have missed it: Last June, Canada’s national police force was found to have broken the law when they used facial recognition technology that violated the most basic aspects of Canada’s privacy laws.
Settler work: The ongoing history of disproportionate force
Exploring the use of disproportionate force and the rise of militarized police forces in Canada through the history of policing in Canada.
Choices of rhetoric and choices of action
An interview with Bruce Cockburn about art and activism and a lifetime of kicking at the darkness.
Peace, friendship and trust: Policing as treaty breaking
The resistance of Indigenous people, their memory of history, treaty, law, and land stewardship are being met with police violence.
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