Preamble On December 30th of 2012, members of both the Onkwehonwe [First Peoples] of the Haudenosaunee 6′Nations Confederacy and the Canadian Tamil community met in Scarborough. This event fulfilled an invitation extended to Tamil activists and their community in 2010 by the Men’s Fire of 6′Nations, when 6′Nations activists became aware of the Tamil community’s [...]
By Jordy Cummings Richard Seymour’s “Unhitched”, a slim and scathing denunciation of turncoat scoundrel Christopher Hitchens is a thoroughly satisfying and politically important book by one of the few remaining great radical left journalists. I have to hand it to Seymour – this book was a cathartic read. No one uses words like “yawp”, let [...]
January 14, 2013 on Radio Basics: Zig Zag on Idle No More / Toronto High school teacher Luis Filipe on teachers rank-n-file resistance to Bill 115 Click here to download Mp3 or stream. Feature interviews on today’s show with Zig Zag (warriorpublications.wordpress.com) on the “snakes in the grassroots” of #IdleNoMore and his analysis of the [...]
In March 2012, the federal Conservatives passed the Omnibus Crime Bill C-10, despite the protests of thousands of Canadians that the bill would greatly increase the prison population, would not prevent crime, would cost billions of dollars and would have a devastating impact on already marginalized communities, particularly Aboriginal communities who are already drastically over-represented [...]
by Jordy Cummings [WARNING: Contains spoilers] “The history of the crime story is a social history; for it appears intertwined with the history of bourgeois society itself….the history of bourgeois society is also that of property and the negation of property, in other words, crime….because bourgeois society is a criminal society” – Ernest Mandel, A [...]
by Alex Felipe ([email protected]). The Connecticut mass shooting was a tragedy, it was the seventh this year alone. The media, mainstream and social, have been ablaze with justified outrage. Many fingers are being pointed in so many directions that for those seeking to understand why, they would equally be justified in being left in a [...]
by Giibwanasi This track conferred mostly about the land under siege within Southern Ontario, one person spoke briefly, but passionately about the mountainous regions in The Philippines under attack as well. After the speakers shared their experiences, feelings, and thoughts in regards to the struggles of land defending, the group took a short break. After [...]
by Zig Zag, Warrior Publications, Dec. 14, 2012 Republished by BASICS News with permission from author According to the accounts of Idle No More (INM) organizers, the mobilization began in Saskatchewan when four women met and decided to organize workshops outlining what Bill C-45 was, and the threats it presented to Indigenous peoples and lands. [...]
by Giibwanisi (aka Richard Peters) Another version of this article by Giibwanisi appeared on December 11, 2012 at Oshkimaadziig.org. It seems that when faced with crisis, the entire nation of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island can put away their personal differences and rise together as one. The truth of the matter is that we are [...]
by Kai Kai Kons, Dec 10, 2012 (Formerly known as Johnny Hawke, Oshkimaadzig Unity Camp / Oshkimaadzig.org) Sitting around our fire at the Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp – tending the upkeep of our repossession of our people’s Sacred Gathering Place known as Council Rock – I am inspired, confused and frustrated in this time, day and [...]
Analysis of Idle No More Mobilization by Zig Zag, Warrior Publications, Dec. 12, 2012 Re-published with permission from author. On Dec. 10, 2012, several thousand Native peoples rallied across Canada as part of a national day of action dubbed “Idle No More” (INM). The protests targeted Bill C-45 and the policies of the ruling Conservative [...]
On december 3, Radio BASICS interviewed a Canadian Doctor who was in Gaza during the recent attacks. Also in the show are Headlines and poem recitals from International Day for solidarity with Political prisoners. Click here to get the podcast. For archive of all back shows click here or the RB icon above.
