Category: International
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Dharavi slum tours and poverty tourism in India
Originally posted on Adam Bemma:
At Mahim Junction in Mumbai, India interviewing two Canadian tourists on the Dharavi slum tour. ‘Slum tourism’ exists in many parts of the world and draws huge numbers of visitors, seeking to get a glimpse into the lives of the urban poor. But is it a modern version of a… -
The Social Struggle in Spain Mirrors Canada
Can Vies was an occupied community center in Sants, Barcelona. Open for more than 17 years and supported by the neighborhood, the occupiers were removed in May 2014. For one week, day and night, protesters took turns defending and supporting the people of the community center. Tremendous solidarity arose from the rubble to revive this […]
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Durant une semaine, les manifestants se sont relayés pour défendre et soutenir les habitants
Can Vies était un centre social occupé de Sants, Barcelone. Actif depuis plus de 17 ans et soutenu par le voisinage, il a été délogé en mai 2014. Durant une semaine, jour et nuit, les manifestants se sont relayés pour défendre et soutenir les habitants du CSO. Une formidable force solidaire a surgi des décombres pour faire renaitre ce symbole de la vie sociale locale.
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Ukraine and the new Great Game, prelude to Nightmare?
The crisis in Ukraine has the potential to lead to a direct military conflict between the Neo-conservative United States and Vladimir Putin’s resurgent Russia. Tonight in the town of Debaltseve, in the Donbass region, 8000 Ukrainian soldiers and members of the fascist volunteer Azov battalion have been surrounded and are in serious danger of being […]
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NATO Why Canada joined,and why we need to get out immediately.
William Ray , Canadian Army Veteran. What where the reasons for Canada promoting the creation of, and joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. They are usually given as the threat of Russian expansion into the ruined and defenseless countries of Western Europe still rebuilding from World War II. The historical record of […]