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Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. The Rev. Dr. King was an American clergyman, activist, and iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods of activism and protest. Dr. King used his voice to become a passionate advocate for social justice, racial equality, and Continue reading Finding Your Voice
“I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.” -Oprah Winfrey Do not listen to the stereotypes, you know better. Just because there are barriers does not give you an excuse to Continue reading Deprived or Alive
In the city of Toronto we have a mayor who is running the city based on a neoliberal ideology. Mayor Rob Ford believes that private enterprise will do a better job providing services to the people than government can, and thus he is on a mission to privatize or sell off government agencies. Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to economic Continue reading Does running a city with neoliberal ideology work?
It’s October 25, 2011, and the City of Toronto has been occupied for the past week and a half by protests demanding change to our capitalist system. This protest started in New York at Wall Street, the heart of the world economy. The protests at Wall Street have now been there for more than a month. Hundreds and thousands of Continue reading Occupy Toronto/Occupy Wall Street