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Thinking caps on: We're looking for news pitches to The Dominion 26 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
Deadline is Sept. 1 at midnight Fall back? Never. We're only moving forward. From transgender legal documentation in Quebec, to fighting for the preservation of Indigenous land in Saskatchewan, to be...
In loving memory of Palmira Boutillier 20 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
The Media Co-op editorial collective and board are devastated to learn of the illness and sudden death of Palmira Boutillier in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Palmira was a Media Co-op board member and an act...
Vancouver Solidarity Network (VANSOL) has success in coffee shop worker conflict 18 Aug 2013 | 09:52 am
This spring, a coffee shop worker in Mt. Pleasant contacted VANSOL about compensation from their boss after being fired unfairly and without notice. The worker showed up to work and was left almost c...
“My generation has stood up and said, 'No more'” 12 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
Hundreds gather for 4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp against pipelines in 'BC' From July 10th to 14th, roughly 200 Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gathered in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory in...
Reviving Homegrown Dollars 6 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
How BC’s Salt Spring Dollars inspire community currencies the world over SALT SPRING ISLAND—Board games form centerpieces on round wooden tables at The Gathering, a restaurant on Salt Spring Island i...
Direct Repression 2 Aug 2013 | 10:21 am
The Policing of Gentrification Pickets Introduction Whenever direct action strikes up a catchy tune, it won't be long before the flip side starts trying to drown it out. The siren of direct repres.....
Coal, Oil, Gas, None Shall Pass! Speech in Vancouver, Washington Against Fossil Fuel Exports 31 Jul 2013 | 02:33 am
My name is Emil and I’m a member of Rising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, also known as Vancouver BC. I was asked to be here today to speak about resistance to fossil fuel extraction and exp...
Regional Human Rights reps to visit BC, focus on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 29 Jul 2013 | 02:44 am
Following a self-serving treatment of the Pickton Inquiry, police and government are the subject of a growing international call for a federal Commission into the prevalence of violence against Indig...
Defend the Land Share Responsibility Create (A) Future 28 Jul 2013 | 01:01 am
Call to Participate in the 2013 Victoria Anarchist Bookfair ~~Please Forward Widely!~~ ****************************** WANT TO VOLUNTEER? We need your help! The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair & Festiv...
Call for Pitches: Send us your story proposals for August 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 02:14 am
We know they're out there: those stories, actions and ideas that are ignored by the corporate media but are shaping the world we live in. We want to share more of those stories, so we're looking for y...
