Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m. EST, 4p.m. PT How to Build a Revolutionary Party Today, with Henry Heller, professor of history at the University of Manitoba, Gary Porter, Socialist Action organizer in British Columbia, and Suzanne Weiss, author of “Holocaust to Resistance”…
Members of Socialist Action attend rally with hundreds of protestors in solidarity with Mi'kmaq fishers on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in Toronto. Protesters demanded an end to the racist violent attacks on the Mi'kmaq fishers and community and the complacency…
by Gary Porter Natural gas is a major problem. It is primarily methane (CH4), a hydrocarbon and a greenhouse gas (GHG). But not any old greenhouse gas. Methane traps 80 times more heat than CO2. It is a mighty contributor…
by Gary Porter The New Democratic Party remains the only mass labour-based political party in North America. In Canada, the NDP is the only party with affiliated unions. All the other parties are simply capitalist parties, which – whatever else…
Thursday, August 6 7 p.m. The Formation of the Canadian Colonial Settler State, with presenters John Riddell and Peter Kulchyski. https://youtu.be/A2b26Rppkg8 For more information, including links to past webcasts and other videos, go regularly to: http://www.socialistaction.ca For answers to your…
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Sunday June 28 7 p.m. eastern time: Police Brutality, the Spark for Revolt. Host: Nabeela Irfan. Host: Nabeela Irfan. Speakers: Peter D'Gama (SA Peel), Ann Montague (SA-USA, Oregon). Invited guests: Desmond Cole, Butterfly, and Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte. https://youtu.be/A2ECAESVU5o For more information, including links to…
WEBCAST - Socialism 2020, an international education conference online Saturday, June 6, with sessions at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. https://youtu.be/RoGzJRICBTA 4 p.m. Capitalism is the Virus – pandemic, climate change, economic ruin and authoritarianism, France –…
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, on March 30, appeared to reject a request by a group of First Nations in Manitoba for Canada to allow Cuban doctors into their communities to bolster their health care services in the face of…
Webcast 34th Annual SA Celebration of International Workers’ Day, Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m. with a number of speakers and entertainers, chaired by Elizabeth Byce. https://youtu.be/3_LJwZZolYs with guest speakers: John Clarke, co-founder, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. Naila Saeed, Indocanadians4humanity.…
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Live broadcast starts Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m. (EDT) Daniel Tarade (Toronto), with discussants Yvonne Hanson (Vancouver), Tina Stevens (OPSEU Indigenous Circle and London Labour Council), and others. https://youtu.be/bfZfu9JfMpY For more information, including links to past webcasts and other videos,…
by Gary Porter We have witnessed the beginning of an historic shift. It is a turning point for indigenous rights, for climate change resistance, and for a new generation of fighters for justice. It is a powerful step forward in…
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Comrades of Socialist Action attended the Tyendinaga rail blockage near Belleville, Ontario on Saturday, February 29 in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en and Mohawk nations! #wetsuwetenstrong #solidarity #shutdowncanada #cdnpoli #tyendinaga
WE ARE WITNESSING AN HISTORIC EVENT. It is a turning point for indigenous rights, for climate change resistance, and for a new generation of fighters for justice. It is a powerful step forward in social protest in Canada. SOCIALIST ACTION…
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La lutte contre le gazoduc Coastal GasLink (méthane) se poursuit par Gary Porter Il s'agit d'une histoire de sauvages blancs canadiens, affrontant des résistants indigènes non armés et pacifiques; l'histoire d'un État capitaliste blanc usant de mensonges, de lois blanches,…
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Fight against Coastal GasLink (Methane) Pipeline Continues by Gary Porter This is a story of white Canadian savages facing unarmed, peaceful indigenous resisters; a story of a white capitalist state using flagrant lies, white laws, white courts and heavily armed…
Socialist Action condemns the outright violation by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and BC's NDP Premier John Horgan, of the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) rules in dealing with the indigenous peoples on resource development…
Environmental destruction isn’t driven by human nature or mistaken ideas. It is an inevitable consequence of a system built on capital accumulation. Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus spoke at an educational conference organized by Socialist Action in Toronto, on…
by Gary Porter After decades of struggle by indigenous peoples world-wide, the United Nations adopted in 2007 a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It was adopted by 144 countries, with 11 abstentions and 4 countries voting…
by Gary Porter The Gradual Civilization Act, passed by Parliament of the Province of Canada (pre-Confederation) in 1857, sought to assimilate Indian people into Canadian white settler society by encouraging “enfranchisement.” Enfranchisement meant giving up recognition as an Indian…
Read More The Indian Act in Canada – An Act of White Racism, Legal Status … and Paradox
