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“The people have risen like a great Lazarus... so let’s hurry with our unity, to speed up the changes that have already been on their way: the Bank of the South, the unity of our oil and energy companies, the social programs, the economic support. We have walked long along the path and we need to accelerate the march to give more clarity and articulation of the great project, the transnational project of Latin America. We need a "Nuestra [Our] America" project, the great nation.
“Anti-Racism in Education: Missing In Action, a book I am glad to be part of, addresses needs across the educational spectrum, from primary school up to and including university, and addresses quite directly the link to our workplaces and to ongoing issues of societal and institutional racism. It also looks at the relationship between education and other systems in which racialized and Aboriginal peoples face on-going challenges, e.g., children’s aid societies and law enforcement.
Of related interest, the CCPA published an issue of its education journal on the topic of racism education. Click to take a look at Our Schools/Our Selves: Anti-Racism in Education: Missing in Action.
TORONTO – Ontarians from racialized backgrounds are far more likely to live in poverty, face barriers to finding a job, and receive less pay for work, says a study of Census data by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Sexism and racial discrimination pack a double wallop, hampering racialized women’s earning power, says economist Sheila Block, CCPA Research Associate.
He has committed his life to the advancement of human rights. He's watched Canada move from a "sharing and caring" society to the "new barbarism."  Now Ed Broadbent comes out swinging.  In this article based on his address to the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences on May 29th, the former leader of the NDP summarizes the journey of generations and issues a challenge to today's leaders: stop ignoring the threat of rising inequality, tackle poverty, and show Canadians your progress.   
Thanks to a 40-minute segment on CBC Radio's Cross-Country Check-up in mid-April, I became unhappily aware of the fresh batch of nonsense now circulating about the position of Canada's Governor-General.
As spring unfolds in southern Manitoba, we will soon see more than migratory birds arriving. Over 400 Seasonal Agricultural Workers are about to arrive from Mexico to take up the back-breaking work of cultivating vegetable and berry crops on Manitoba’s farms.
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s indigenous President, started his second term in January by declaring colonialism dead in his country. Morales emphasized that he has attempted to “eradicate all vestiges of colonial repression and discrimination against Bolivia's indigenous majority.” He certainly has, which is one reason why Morales was re-elected by a landslide in December 2009, with an impressive 67% of the vote. This was more than twice the vote obtained by his closest rival and makes him the most popular President in Bolivian history.
The Harper government is reintroducing its proposed “tough-on-crime” laws that were killed when Harper prorogued Parliament in January. These crime bills, if passed, will result in the lengthy incarceration of hundreds of additional offenders under harsh conditions. Many Canadians approve. Fine, they say -- whatever it takes to get the crime wave under control.
On April 28, the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, we are reminded that although workplace injuries and fatalities may be accidents, they are preventable.  While preventing injuries and deaths benefits both employer and employee, it is always left to government to create and enforce regulatory regimes that keep Canadians safe.