In Review: ‘Stop Global Warming–Change the World’
‘A positive and optimistic addition to the arsenal of socialists and climate activists alike’
Interested in a Canadian Ecosocialist Network?
Cy Gonick, editor of the magazine Canadian Dimension, is setting up a listserv (egroup) for Canadians to discuss issues related to organizing an ecosocialist network in Canada. One of the goals will be to discuss Canadian participation in the Ecosocialist International Network meeting that is planned for next January in Brazil.
Readers in Canada who wish to participate in the listserv should email Cy at gonick[at]cc[dot]umanitoba[dot]ca
First Nation’s Lawsuit Could Shut Down the Tar Sands
“If the Beaver Lake Cree win clearly in this case, it could mean an end to development on their territory”
21st Century Barbarism
Why do we say ecosocialism or barbarism?
Activists Invade Tar Sands Pollution Site
Banners raised over Syncrude’s poisonous tailings pond
Three Important Books for Ecosocialists
Must-have additions to your library
Landless Workers Movement (MST) of Brazil Under Attack
Noted Dominican friar and activist Frei Betto denounces the criminalization of the social movements that once swept Lula into the Brazilian presidency.
Ottawa Buries Another Climate Change Report
“Human Health in a Changing Climate” Gets Harper’s “Low-Profile” Treatment
Stuffed and Starved: Snapping the Power of Agribusiness
A review of Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System, by Raj Patel. (Harper Collins, Toronto, 2007)
Ecosocialism: Working Towards a Definition
Published in the hope of stirring some conversation
Indigenous Community in Argentina Votes to Ban Canadian Mine
Assembly rejects plans by B.C. company to do in Argentina what it can’t do in its home territory
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Cuba Offers Unused Land to Small Farmers
Raul Castro: “We have to go back to the land! We have to make it start producing!”
Demography and Women’s Rights
Continuing our discussion of population issues
Agrofuel Company Violently Represses Indigenous Communities In Guatemala
Rights Action calls for protests against Inter-American Development Bank policies that fund agrofuel monoculture
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For a Union Response to Capitalist Climate Change Plans
‘The trade union movement urgently needs to develop its own positions on how to fight global warming’
Australian Government Considers Pro-Business Carbon Trading Plan
Report commissioned by Labor Party proposes “solutions” that won’t work
Ecuadorian Assembly Approves Constitutional Rights for Nature
On July 7, the 130-member Ecuador Constitutional Assembly, elected countrywide to rewrite the country’s Constitution, voted to approve articles that recognize rights for nature and ecosystems.
G8 Moves Backward on Climate Change
Statement of organizations affiliated with the G8 Action Network