Juju Factory, 2007 / 35 mm / Colour / 97 min, Dir. Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo – France – Belgium. Warning: There are spoilers in this movie review! A humourous and super-clever social commentary on… exile and migration? Belgian colonialism? racism in Europe? the psychology of the …
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, recently announced the arrival of XXIst Century Socialism. This declaration, although greeted with great enthusiasm, left a residue of confusion. Since Chavez didn’t discuss XXIst Century Socialism during his recent Presidential campaign, and since there are virtually no public theoretical documents defining this new Socialist …
It’s been a while, and she’s obviously back home now, but here’s another dispatch from my comrade who recently went to Palestine:> i didn’t make it to lesbian and gay pride, ubiquitously known as “pride,” this year in toronto. that was the date of my return to town. i had …
Tomorrow is the National Aboriginal Day of Action, and it’s something you will not have read about on this blog so far. Which is just because there’s to much to say, and i’m likely not the person to say it, mainly because i’m not on top of it all! For …
Two laboratory assistants worked in the genetic research labat Tehran’s Royan Institute, a jewel of Iran’s science program. Not to give readers the wrong impression, but the Revolutionary Communist Party (usa) has a useful response to the International Socialists’ line on Islamophobia on their Revolution dot com website: U.S. Imperialism, …
From my comarade: the first thing i’d like to say is that this dispatch will be spell-checked. my apologies for the myriad typos of the last one. i just had to get it off my chest. i spent the weekend chilling at a friend’s place in ramallah. it’s a lively …
Just letting you all know that i have received a box of the fourth issue of the radical journal Upping The Anti, and am now able to send off copies to anyone who would want one. Yes that’s right: a new issue already… i guess an annual it’s not! The …
From Moncton’s 91.9FM radio station last Thursday: Miramichi teacher suspended after student sent to office April 26, 2007 – 5:43 pm MIRAMICHI, NB – A teacher has been suspended after sending a student to the principal’s office for refusing to stand during the Canadian anthem. Eric Cameron, a Grade 9 …
Men should not be telling women how to dress. In fact, let me extend that: people should not be telling other people how to dress.The only reason why i might dislike the hijab, niqab and burka is because i know that around the world many women are forced to wear …
Balcony Rapist to be releasedWhy men rape and why women’s resources are cut need attention, argues ’80s victim Toronto Star, Feb 23, 2007Betsy PowellCrime Reporter Jane Doe has mixed feelings about the release from prison of the man who raped her more than 20 years ago, saying that focusing on …