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Pierre Falardeau (December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009)
Pierre Falardeau died of cancer this morning. He was 62. The man who brought us Elvis Gratton, the short film based on Michèle Lalonde’s poem ‘Speak White’, and the ode to les Patriotes 15 février 1839 was never at a lack for word...
From Manila to Palestine
I have to be honest and say that while I have been aware for several years now of the situation facing Philipino immigrants to Canada – particularly those who come to work as migrant workers – I maintain very little knowledge of the histo...
Audio from Hoodstock ‘09/Fredy Villanueva memorial
Today was the second and last day of Hoodstock ‘09, to commemorate the death of Fredy Villanueva, to remember his life cut too short, and to discuss the questions that his shooting still brings to mind. Questions of racial profiling and police ...
Who’s afraid of Hoodstock?
Hoodstock ‘09 is this weekend – two days to mark the passing of Fredy Villanueva, shot dead by a Montreal police officer one year ago this coming Sunday (Hoodstock, by the way, is a combination of the slang term for neighbourhood and, of ...
Thursday/Jeudi: La fin du néandertal
This Thursday at 8:30pm, Bruno Dubuc will be screening his latest film at Club Social in the Mile End (180 St-Viateur East). Three years in the making, La fin du néandertal is an exploration of Montreal city politics, activism, and the hope for a be...
Sunday: Alt Media Open House
Another quick post about an event this weekend. CKUT 90.3FM and The Dominion Newspaper have teamed up to host a series of Alternative Media Open Houses in Montreal. Tomorrow – Sunday, July 26th – we’ll be setting up a table at the ...
Car wash for a cause: Hoodstock Lav-o-Thon
If you wake up tomorrow morning and decide that your car needs a wash, or even if your car doesn’t really need one – take a drive up to the Super C at the corner of Lacordaire and Henri-Bourassa. That’s where the lav-o-thon fundrais...
I *heart* marching bands
Especially anarchist marching bands. I’m editing together a piece about Abousfian Abdelrazik’s return to Canada. In the meantime, here’s a short clip from that night and a shout out to the ever-awesome Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble:...
Welcome back, Abdelrazik
Finally. After six long years, Abousfian Abdelrazik is returning to Canada. A Canadian citizen, Abdelrazik went to Sudan in 2003 to visit his mother; he had no idea what awaited him. He would be arrested twice – and alledgedly tortured – ...
Groundwire: grassroots news for Canada
Every morning CKUT 90.3FM, the campus community station I volunteer with in Montreal, plays 15 minutes of headlines from the amazing New York-based Democracy Now. But while I enjoy the news I get from DN everyday, more and more I’ve been thinki...
Dupuis still doesn’t get it
Listening to CBC report on yesterday’s events in Montreal North, it seems like Quebec Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis still doesn’t get it. Last night there was a confrontation between police and youth in Montreal North. News outl...
Speaking from the streets
I’m a few days late on this, but last Monday marked the 7th edition of the Homelessness Marathon, a special broadcast produced by CKUT radio in Montreal. Taking place overnight live from the streets of Montreal, it provides an outlet for indepe...
City of Montreal: Let them ride bikes!
While we knew it was coming, we didn’t know when. But it’s official: Montreal plans to kick off a new self-serve bicycle program this fall. Come September, the city will set up four stands with about 40 bicycles as a pilot project in the ...
Residents reclaiming The Point
Residents of South West Montreal haven’t had it easy over the last few years when it comes to how the land in their neighbourhood is used. Fights against casinos, luxury condos and high-end shopping malls - all unaccessible to or unwanted by ma...
Protecting the Right to Abortion: Out against Bill C-484
If I have more time, I’ll post more on this later, but this Sunday there will be a very important march in Montreal on an issue I think all Canadians should be concerned about. The fight for legal abortions in Canada was a hard fought, decades-...
Montreal Gazette victim of a hoax?
That’s what Daniel Marc Weinstock, professor of philosophy at the Université de Montréal and member of the advisory committee for the Bouchard-Taylor commission, muses in today’s La Presse. Weinstock tells the paper he has difficulty re...
Reasonable Accommodation? Not our problem…
Well it’s official: The Bouchard-Taylor Commission submits its final report to the Québec government MONTRÉAL, May 19 /CNW Telbec/ - The Consultation Commission onAccommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) today offici...
