The Real G8/G20 | A Civil Society Response

Immigration/Refugee/Migrant Justice, The Real Issues

Seven myths about the Tamil refugees

Posted on 24 August 2010

The current trends of global migration reveal the ways in which patters of Western domination and corporate globalization have enriched some countries by creating economic and political insecurity that forces people indigenous to their lands to migrate. Continue Reading

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Economic policies

Canada-USA Procurement Agreement: Free Trade Goes Local

Posted on 21 August 2010

Provincial “barriers to trade” broken under new regional agreements Article by Dan Kellar in The Dominion, June 23, 2010. WATERLOO—While the Canadian government was prorogued and the Canadian public was watching the Olympics, Prime Minister Stephen Harper quietly signed the Canada-USA Procurement Agreement (CUPA). The agreement navigates around a recently enacted United States “Buy-American” policy. [...] Continue Reading

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War and Occupation

Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid Protests G8/G20

Posted on 13 August 2010

The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) is one of the many groups active within the G8/G20 resistance movement. Members were present for the Toronto G20, protesting the complicity of G8/G20 countries in allowing and encouraging Israel’s policies of occupation and Apartheid within Palestine. The following is a statement from the Students Against Israeli Apartheid, released [...] Continue Reading

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Gender and Sexuality, The Real Issues

Power Dynamics, Abuse, and Violence, Inside Relationships and Inside our Movements

Posted on 12 August 2010

In the aftermath of the G8/G20 protests, there has been much discussion in the mainstream and independent media about police brutality and the state’s flouting of democracy and civil liberties. Amidst these ongoing conversations, it is important for activists to remain cognizant of the power dynamics and the potential for abuse and marginalization within their movements. [...] Continue Reading

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Assault on Democracy

SUPPORT FOR AUGUST 23rd G20 COURT APPEARANCE

Posted on 11 August 2010

The 247 Support Committee works to ensure that the political targeting of people for their involvement in the 2010 G20 People's Convergence end and that all charges against the hundreds of individuals facing prosecution be immediately dropped. Continue Reading

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