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Borderless Cities: Sanctuary cities for migrants taking root across Canada http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/borderless-cities/17327 The Dominion Newspaper by Aaron Lakoff MONTREAL—Undocumented migrants face significant barriers when it comes to accessing education, healthcare, food aid and other essential services in Canada. A new campaign to build “sanctuary cities” across the country, however, is making urban services more accessible to those without papers. »
Briarpatch Magazine: Innu not idle as Plan Nord advances Illustration by Shantala Robinson http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/innu-not-idle-as-plan-nord-a... Briarpatch Magazine Innu not idle as Plan Nord advances by Aaron Lakoff One year after the student strikes and Maple Spring that erupted in Quebec in 2012, the ongoing wave of social protests is having to recalibrate itself to meet a new set of challenges. Former Liberal premier Jean Charest incited popular outrage with a proposed university tuition hike and broader austerity measures, but with last September’s election of Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Pauline Marois, many are finding that the neoliberal policies of the Charest government are only taking on slightly subtler forms. In late February, Marois held a two-day summit on post-secondary education and announced that her government would continue to increase tuition costs, much to the chagrin of the student movement. »
FSRN: In Montreal, activists challenge P6 anti-protest law with civil disobedience Anarchopanda caught in yet another police kettle. April 5, 2013. Photo: Aaron Lakoff Free Speech Radio News -->To download or listen to this report, visit: [Note: I was arrested along with 278 people at the CLAC (Anti-Capitalist Convergence) demo against the P6 bylaw on Friday, April 5th, in yet another police kettle.] »
FSRN: Journey of the Nishiyuu - Indigenous youth conclude 900-mile-march for aboriginal rights The Journey of the Nishiyuu arrives in Ottawa, March 25, 2013 (Photo: Aaron Lakoff) Free Speech Radio News -->To download or listen to this report, visit: [Transcription] Lede: In Canada, a group of Indigenous youth wrapped up a historic voyage yesterday, bringing them over 900 miles by foot to Ottawa in freezing temperatures to push for Aboriginal rights. FSRN’s Aaron Lakoff has the story. Reporter: »
FSRN: Students in Quebec boycott government meeting and push for free tuition Free Speech Radio News -->To download or listen to this report, visit: »
Making Contact radio: Dam Shame- Rivers and Resistance The Romaine River in northern Quebec Making Contact - the National Radio Project -->To download or listen to this report, visit: As we look for a solution to global energy problems and a way out of the climate crisis- some are turning to dams and hydroelectric power as a source of “green” energy. But at what cost? Massive dams are being built and considered all over the world, despite mounting concern over their economic, environmental and human impacts. On this edition, we’ll take a closer look at the damage caused by hydropower projects, and we’ll visit a community trying to keep their culture and homeland free from the destructive influence of river dams. See below for the script to Plan NORD. Featuring: Derrick Jensen, author; Jason Rainey, International Rivers executive director; Shanet Pilot, Pishu Pilot, Denise Jourdain and Elyse Vollant, Innu activists; Marie Louise Andre Mackenzie, Innu elder; Gary Sutherland, HydroQuebec spokesperson; Chris Scott, l’Alliance Romaine activist; »
Bloquons le Plan Nord! La communauté innue rejette le plan Le Nord pour tous du gouvernement du Québec Élyse Vollant et Denise Jourdain, dans la maison d'Élyse à Mani-Utenam. Photo: Aaron Lakoff de Aaron Lakoff (traduit de l’anglais par Danie Royer) * Version originale en anglais: http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/plan-nord-be-dammed/15489 SEPT-ÎLES, QC—Marie-Louise André Mackenzie est une aînée de 86 ans du village de Schefferville au Québec. Affichant un visage empreint de profondes mais dignes traces du temps et un large sourire, Mackenzie parle Innu-aimun. Alors qu’elle parle, sa petite-fille traduit ses mots en français. « Je protégerai toujours mon territoire et ma langue. Mais aujourd’hui, notre territoire est en ruine. Schefferville est pleine de trous. Si je meurs, tout mourra avec moi », explique Mackenzie, lors d’un entretien avec le journal The Dominion dans une maison de la réserve de Uashat. « L’impact du développement minier signifie que les jeunes sont heureux parce qu’ils ont des emplois, mais ils ne sont pas conscients de tout ce qu’ils perdent ». »
Grève de faim en Nitassinan: Entrevue avec Aniesh Vollant et Jeannette Pilot Jeannette Pilot, avec son fils Pishu, dans leur maison à Uashat Les Innus et le mouvement Idle No More -->Pour écouter l'entrevue avec Jeannette Pilot, cliquez ici: -->Pour écouter l'entrevue avec Aniesh Vollant, cliquez ici: Aniesh Vollant, une jeune militante de la réserve de Uashat, à côté de Sept-Îles, et Jeannette Pilot, une grand mère aussi de Uashat, sont deux femmes innues qui font présentment une grève de faim. Leur grève a commencé à minuit le 31 décembre. Elles font leur action en solidarité avec le chef d'Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence, ainsi pour revendiquer une autonomie gouvernmentale pour le peuple innu de Nitassinan (la territoire traditionelle innue du nord du Québec). »
Media Coop: Plan Nord be Dammed! Stop sign on the Mani-Utenam reserve. Photo: Aaron Lakoff [Original copy of the story can be found on the Media Coop website, and will appear in the upcoming print edition of the Dominion magazine, http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/plan-nord-be-dammed/15489] Plan Nord Be Dammed! BY AARON LAKOFF SEPT-ÎLES, QC—Marie Louise Andre Mackenzie is an 86-year-old elder from the tiny town of Schefferville, Quebec. With deep and dignified wrinkles on her face, and a large smile, Mackenzie speaks in Innu-aimun. As she speaks, her granddaughter translates her words to French. »
Canadian protest, Idle No More, pushes for indigenous rights, political change Border blockade action on Jan. 5 2013 near Sarnia, ON. Photo: Dave Chidley Free Speech Radio News --> To download or listen to this report, visit: »
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