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Oshkimaadzig Unity Camp - Uniting the New People

BASICS Editor — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:49:53 +0000

The word "Oshkimaadzig" refers to the "New People" of the Seven Fires Anishinaabek Prophecy, the people who were prophesied to be the ones who would pick up the remnants of their traditional ways of life and values long repressed by colonialism, and by reclaiming these values they will begin to unite all peoples

Jane-Finch org rallies against poverty-Interview with Nomanzland on Community Art

Megan Kinch — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:20:40 +0000

Four years to the day after Jane Finch Action Against Poverty’s (JFAAP) founding on October 17, 2008 – the International Day for the Elimination of Poverty – one of Jane-Finch’s leading people’s organizations took to the streets once again with its allies

18-Year-Old Junior Alexander Manon Beaten to Death by Toronto Police on May 5

BASICS Editor — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:39:50 +0000

Running from the police is not a crime punishable by death in Canada. Yet this is the sentence 18-year-old Junior Alexander Manon received on the evening of May 5, 2010 when he ran from the police near York University in Toronto. And by looks of what became of the young Dominican teenager, it’s no surprise that youth like him run when confronted by Toronto police.