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The aboriginal law conference in Vancouver B.C. brought together Bruce Granville Miller, who has written about oral tradition in the courtroom, Sophie McCall, an associate professor of English at SFU who has written about aboriginal storytelling and Darlene Johnston, a professor of law at UBC who has been recognized by the Indigenous Bar Association.  They discussed how to go about respecting abor...

Winona LaDuke, the the executive director of Honor the Earth and the White Earth Land Recovery Project, was in Winnipeg on Feb. 24, 2012 to talk at the Growing Local conference. During her lecture she talked about the importance of sustainability, indigenous knowledge and independence.

Pat Mooney is the author and co-author of several books on the politics of biotechnology and biodiversity, and the award-winning director of the ETC Group. This week he spoke about whether we should trust the system that broke our planet to fix it.

The 2014 Health Accord will set out the national plan for our health care system and play a key role in determining the direction for health care in Canada. The Federal government has already revealed plans to cut federal health transfers.  On January 16-17, 2012 Premier Christy Clark hosted premiers from across the country to discuss health care and fiscal arrangements with the federal government...

In this lecture, Columbia University professor Saskia Sassen discusses the concept of the diminishing importance of national borders and the increasing dominance of something she calls the "transversal bordered space"; a result of the increasing interaction between government and private entities.

An interview with Annemieke Farenhorst, the University of Manitoba professor who has just been named the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (prairie region). Farenhorst talks about the lack of women in classrooms, faculty and the professional world, and how we can begin to address this problem. 

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Hedy Fry and NDP MP Libby Davies take part in the Media Policies for a Democratic Future panel at Media Democracy Day 2011. Moderated by Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer, the panel tackled issues such as sexism in the media, mainstream versus independent media and the value of public media.

During her keynote at 2011's Media Democracy Day Judy Rebick discussed the origin of rabble.ca -- which she co-founded in 2001 -- and how technology has changed the face of activism over the past 10 years.

On the eve of Buy Nothing Day, Joseph Heath, author and professor of philosophy, was in Winnipeg, Manitoba to talk about consumerism.  Before his talk Heath gave an interview to rabble, during which he talked about the Occupy movement, the political spectrum in Canada and anti-consumerism.  

On Nov. 8, 2011 Greg Macdougall got the opportunity to sit down with Joan Kuyek, author of  Community Organizing: a Holistic Approach . He talked to her about her new book, how it related to other books she has published, and how her experiences in the '60s and '70s have influenced her outlook on 21st-century activism.

The inspirational ballad,  No Wall Too Tall , by folk singer and social change advocate, Raffi, calls for reform of the financial system. This song and many others are available for free download or streaming at the website of the organization  Centre for Child Honouring. People say it's hopeless, money rules the world It rules with an iron hand, and we're helpless in its hold People say you're cr...

Norway's ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Else Berit Eikeland, recently spoke in Winnipeg on the subject of Arctic policy, detailing Norway's recent treaty with Russia and our possibly outdated view of the post-Cold War Super Power. 

Did you know that some researchers are predicting that the Arctic could be seasonally ice-free as early as 2013? In this talk, University of Manitoba-based Arctic climate researcher David Barber takes listeners through some of the changes he's observed in Canada's High North during his 30-year career.

Inspired by Jack Layton's letter to Canadians, Raffi, West Coast singer, song-writer and founder of  Centre for Child Honouring , turned it into a song: "Layton's last words gave Canada a historic moment. His message of love, hope, and optimism transcend politics -- these are enduring values for young and old to embrace." Listen to the song here and read  Beyond Protest , Raffi's blog on rabble.ca...

Panel from the event: "Represent?! Exploring Ethno-Cultural Diversity in Ottawa's Media." The official Ottawa English-language project launch of United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada)'s Multimedia & Multiculturalism (M&M) project. Moderated by Chelby Marie Daigle, M&M Ottawa project coordinator Panelists: Manjit Basi, Host of Trailblazers with Rogers Community Television; Aliaa Dakroury...

This talk was from a session titled Equity in Times of Economic Crisis and was part of the 2011 Congress of the Humanities. David Perley is a sociologist, educater and PhD candidate. He specializes in aboriginal education, race relations and the analysis of social problems. David lectures at the Mi'Kmaq-Maliseet Institute at the University of New Brunswick, St. Thomas University, and the Universit...

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The Femme Monologues is a graphic memoir series, written by Marusya Bociurkiw with graphics by Terri Roberton, that appears monthly in  Xtra!   Toronto  and in  Capital Xtra!  (Ottawa). The series presents short vignettes from a queer/femme/feminist archive, covering such topics as feminist publishing, women's dances, the new queer cinema and the re-emergence of butch/femme culture in the 1990s. I...

This provocative talk was recorded at the  Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences on May 31, 2011 in Fredricton, New Brunswick and began with the question: "How do we bring Indigenous knowledge into the academy, while encouraging its production?" The responses may surprise you. Speakers, including: Malinda Smith, Shanne McCaffrey, Kiera Ladner, Dwayne Donald, D'Arcy Vermette, Andrea Bear N...

Acting Today, Shaping Tomorrow featured a workshop and plenary speakers from across Canada, the United States and around the world that shared the latest on community health innovations in the following themes: * Improving health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities * Advancing health equity * Increasing sustainability of the health system * Building our case and our movement: incre...

Women's World 2011  is a global conference to advance women's equality through research, exchange, leadership and action. The 30th anniversary will be held in Ottawa-Gatineau from July 3-7th. Juno award winner performer and musician  Alida Kinnie Starr  will be one of the performers at the upcoming conference. Ellie Gordon-Moershel interviewed her recently about her recent evolutions in music, exp...

On Thursday, April 28, activist Jaggi Singh was tried at Toronto's Old City Hall for statements he had made to the media about taking down the G20 "security fence." He had said to the press: "I'm here today to stand with people who question the legitimacy of this fence and support those who want to take down the fence -- to take down those fences and walls that separate us." Singh was charged with...

Barbara Marshall spoke at The Medicalization of Sex conference in Vancouver, B.C. on April 29, 2011. The paper and talk she presented was called: 'Sexualizing the Third Age: Medicalization and the Reconstruction of Sexual Life Courses.' This paper takes the medicalization of late‐life sexuality as a starting point for exploring some contemporary ways in which sexuality and gender are constructed a...

On April 18 2011, rabble.ca turned 10! Bearing Witness, Creating Hope, a celebratory event was held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, featuring a panel discussion moderated by rabble founder Judy Rebick. Tune in to hear some wonderful perspectives and stories from rabble News and Features Editor, Cathryn Atkinson; Mark Surmon, rabble co-founder and current president of the Mozilla Foundation; Oli...

Noam Chomsky was called, by the New York Times: "Arguably the most important intellectual alive today" and, for a man so closely aligned with anarchism, the fact that he is cited more than any other living scholar is quite incredible. While Chomsky revolutionized the field of linguistics, he is now most well known for his work on corporate power, political economy, hierarchy, capitalism, and the m...