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Beautiful Trouble in Vancouver

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Fri, 2012-05-18

Every chair, couch space and rolling computer seat as well as some floorspace and standing room were needed to accommodate the dozens of people who came out to the Purple Thistle Centre on Tuesday evening for the Vancouver launch of Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution.

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Indoor Work Spaces Prove Safer for Sex Workers

Syndicated from Dominion Paper on Tue, 2012-05-15

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Canada: Tourist train workers defy lock-out, scabs

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Sat, 2012-05-05

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<div class="glw-authors">By <span class="glwnews-article-location"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4257">Hardy Scott</a></span>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/2603">

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Oil, Gas and Banks Head South

Syndicated from Dominion Paper on Tue, 2012-04-24

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Mining companies are only part of Canada&#039;s corporate presence in Latin America </div>
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Youth-Organized Earth Day Parade and Rally Draw Hundreds in East Vancouver

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Mon, 2012-04-23

Hundreds of people participated in the Earth Day Parade organized by Youth for Climate Justice Now yesterday.

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UPRISING!: Women and the Media, from Tahrir to SlutWalk

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Fri, 2012-04-13

The Centre for Peace was abuzz with discussion about gender justice on Saturday, March 31st, as dozens of local feminists, activists, journalists, artists, and others gathered for UPRISING!, WAM! Vancouver's second annual community conference. The local chapter of Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) hosted the day workshops and discussions as part of a ten-day 'WAM!

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We Need to Fight Back!

Syndicated from Dominion Paper on Wed, 2012-04-11

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Community March Against Racism takes to Vancouver streets </div>
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Refugee Rights!

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Thu, 2012-04-05
Vancouver Latin American Communities Spearhead Rally to Defeat Bill C-31

Chants against Bill C-31 rang out in Spanish at the intersection of West Georgia and Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon, when dozens of people g

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Photos: Rally to Defeat Bill C-31! // Fotos: Protesta para derrotar el proyecto de ley C-31!

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Wed, 2012-04-04

EN: Click on any photo to see the whole image and/or to scroll through the set. A press release by the Movement in Defense of Human Rights of Immigrants and Refugees is below, and an article will be coming soon.

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"Stand With Us to Fight"

Syndicated from Dominion Paper on Wed, 2012-03-28

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"Stand With Us to Fight"

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Mon, 2012-03-26
Hundreds Protest Enbridge Pipeline and Oil Tankers at Heiltsuk-led Rally

Hundreds of people from First Nations, environmental and community organizations, and others from Vancouver and beyond rallied against Enbri

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No Pipelines, No Tankers: A Rally in Images

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Mon, 2012-03-26

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Hundreds of people from First Nations, environmental and community organizations, and others from Vancouver and beyond rallied against Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline and coastal oil supertanker traffic earlier today, filling the Vancouver Art Gallery grounds.

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"We Need to Fight Back!": Community March Against Racism takes to Vancouver streets

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Mon, 2012-03-19

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Vancouver yesterday for a Community March Against Racism, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21st). The march, organized by No One is Illegal, began at Commercial Drive and 14th Avenue and made its way along the Drive to Grandview Park.

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March Against Racism 2012

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Mon, 2012-03-19
VANCOUVER - Hundreds marched through East Vancouver yesterday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
 
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Enough is Enough!

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Thu, 2012-03-15
Downtown Eastside community rallies against police brutality

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - A lively community rally occupied the intersection of Main and Hastings earlier this evening, as part of the International Day Agains

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