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Tiananmen: two men, two countries, one tragedy
It’s a bond that extended into self-imposed exile, spent largely in Canada, where they struggled to move on with their lives while coming to terms with their past. From a distance, China marched on, but for them – and a handful of other witnesses who came to Canada – the clock stopped on June 4, 1989. The Globe and Mail: Read More…

50 days of protest and one massacre in the Peruvian Amazon
Alberto Pizango addresses a crowd of around 3000 Indigenous Peoples from across the Americas gathered in Puno, on Lake Titicaca. He was interrupted repeatedly by cheers from the crowd, “Pizango, we’re with you!” This morning, the situation took a turn for the worst. The government reacted by sending in police to violently remove the protesters, with different reports claiming as many as 20, 30, or more lives lost in the violent fight that erupted. rabble.ca: Read More…

Court orders Ottawa to let Abdelrazik return to Canada
The Federal Court of Canada on Thursday ordered the federal government to allow the return of a Montreal man stranded in Sudan for six years as an al-Qaeda suspect, ruling his charter rights have been breached.
cbcnews.ca: Court orders Ottawa to let Abdelrazik return to Canada
The Globe and Mail: Feds must bring Abdelrazik home, federal court rules & Ottawa will study court ruling on Abdelrazik
Federal Court of Canada ruling in case of Abousfian Abdelrazik vs. the Minister of Foreign Affairs (pdf)

Is The Media Or Gay Commnity To Blame For LGBT Activists Of Colour Being Invisible?
One argument is that LGBT activists of colour in America “need” to get more involved. However, how can LGBT activists of colour become more involved when they sometimes encounter hostile opposition, stereotyping, racial prejudice?  GayBlackCanadianman: Read More…

Akwesasne under siege
What the border has done to far too many of our First Nations communities is horrific and atrocious on so many levels — and it has poisoned our minds to think in singular factions, instead of a full circle. It is incredibly degrading to have to show proof of citizenship simply to see your family or go to the other side of your own community…Borders were created to separate and destroy us, all across Turtle Island.  rabble.ca: Read More…

For Lebanese-Canadians, a free flight to the poll
Thousands of dual citizens offered plane tickets home for Sunday’s election, raising spectre of corruption. Canada and Lebanon have a relationship strongly influenced by the 300,000 Canadians of Lebanese origin. There are close to 40,000 Lebanese-Canadians residing in Lebanon. The Globe and Mail: Read More…

Teacher Transfers Linked to Influx of Black Students
The best teachers tend to leave when their schools experience an influx of African-American students, according to a study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., school district. A growing body of research has found that students in schools with high concentrations of poor students and students from minority groups tend to have teachers who are considered, on average, to be of lower quality than teachers in better-off suburban schools. Education Week: Read More…

Africville: Nova Scotia’s string of broken promises
Back in the early 1960s, his community was considered a black ghetto and a blight besmirching the great City of Halifax; at least, those were the words that appeared abundantly in newspapers at the time. This mentality, mixed with then popular ideas of “social integration” and “urban renewal,” provided the catalyst for the municipal government to eradicate the villagers’ homes, businesses and church.  rabble.ca: Read More…