Get Out shows the racism bubbling under the surface of 'polite' society
Jordan Peele's new movie Get Out is a cautionary tale for Blacks in Trump's America and a funny, biting, ironic...more)
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The movie holds up a mirror to the brutal face of anti-Black racism
Raoul Peck's I Am Not Your Negro is a highly confrontational, discomforting testament to the truth of Black existences in...more)
Kent Monkman's exhibit is a necessary antidote to the "celebrations" of the Canadian state
“I could not think of any history paintings that conveyed or authorized Indigenous experience into the canon of art history...more)
The Founder both criticizes and deifies McDonalds
One of the great ironies of director John Lee Hancock’s The Founder , about the founding of McDonald’s restaurant, is...more)
The victory is a huge win for racialized workers in low-wage industries
On Monday striking York food service workers, represented by Unite Here Local 75, voted to accept their new contract. The...more)
Join the IWD march!
Washington DC is still reverberating from the women’s march that took place on January 21. It was an extraordinary event...more)
From 1917 to 2017, women are leading the struggle
After the huge turnout on the Women's Marches on January 21, both in the US and internationally, in response to...more)
Some 20 workers at Albion Neighbourhood Services (ANS), members of Teamsters Local 938, have been on strike since February 6...more)
Dozens of racists tried to rally at City Hall, but hundreds of anti-racists shut them down
“Say it loud, say it clear, Muslims are welcome here!” That was one of the many chants that rang out...more)
The Liberals turned a campaign promise for accessibility into unpaid work
Back in 2015, before the Canadian federal election, a movement of disabled people was building across the country. The call...more)
Trudeau is continuing Harper's attack on civil liberties
The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) held a public rally on February 25 in Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto...more)
Tory leadership candidates are spreading Islamophobia
Just when you thought the Tory scumbags couldn’t reach any lower, you witness four so-called “leadership” candidates denouncing Islam at...more)
Little does Trump know that Douglass spent his life fighting the racist system Trump upholds
/*--> */ The period since Donald Trump took office has been accompanied by a dramatic increase in hate crimes across...more)
Trump's racist travel ban's have been opposed on both sides of the border.
Trump's racist travel ban was challenged in the airports, in the streets, and in the courts. In Canada, people across...more)
York food service workers are fighting for $15/hr minimum wage and against anti-Black racism and Islamophobia
On February 17 York University food service workers in Unite Here local 75 went on strike to protest unfair wages...more)
Trump and Trudeau have a different approach but similar policies
In the dreary year since his election, Justin Trudeau has seen the popularity of his government and his personal “brand”...more)
Despite attempts by Harper and Trudeau to delay the ruling, First Nations won the case
On February 14, 2017, after eight years of court battles, First Nations plaintiffs in Ontario won a big court victory...more)
Trudeau breaks another promise
On Saturday, February 11, people across Canada demonstrated against Justin Trudeau's broken electoral reform promise. In Toronto the event was...more)
The campaign is raising wages and gaining sick days
Precarious work is a threat to your health. Poverty wages undermine access to the social determinants of health—like food, shelter,...more)
Forcing journalists to release their personal information is a threat to the free press
February 6 was Ben Makuch's final day at the Ontario Court of Appeal at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. He is...more)
Black Lives Matter organizer tells her experience of police violence and resistance to Trump
Danni is an organizer with Black Lives Matter who has had personal experiences with excessive police force. I met her...more)
Carbon taxes further entrench the inequality at the heart of the climate crisis
The National Climate Strategy announced by Justin Trudeau in December absolves both the fossil fuel corporations and the Federal government...more)
The historic marches January 21 have given confidence to challenge racism and austerity
As the Steelworker bus loaded up for the 12 hour drive to Washington DC for the Women’s March it was...more)
Trumpism is terrorism
The terrorist attack on the Quebec City mosque took the lives of six innocent men: their names were Azzedine Soufiane...more)
A thousand people demanded an end to refugee bans
At lunchtime on Monday January 30, the day after the attack on the Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec in Quebec...more)
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