sudbury

Sudbury: Whose downtown is it?

scott.neigh — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:37:16 +0000

Many studies, speeches, and proposals in recent years have made suggestions about the "what" and "how" of transforming the downtown in Sudbury, Ontario.

Photos from Two Days of Anti-Poverty and Anti-Colonial Actions in Sudbury

scott.neigh — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:43:21 +0000

This past Friday and Saturday saw three major political mobilizations in Sudbury. This is a brief report and some images from each.

Friday afternoon

Recovering the history of direct action AIDS organizing in Canada

scott.neigh — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:16:30 +0000

SUDBURY, ON -- It was an era when rage and creativity won life-saving victories. Neglected by governments, scorned by much of the public, and facing rapid illness and death, in the mid-1980s people living with HIV/AIDS and their supporters began taking radical direct action in cities across North America. Yet this history is in danger of being forgotten.

A Few Photos From the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty of the #J26 Anti-Austerity Action in Toronto

scott.neigh — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:46:54 +0000

On Saturday, January 26, more than 25,000 people marched on the leadership convention of the Ontario Liberal Party to demand an end to the provincial government's austerity measures which, protesters say, amount to attacks on workers, poor people, and other ordinary Ontarians.

Whose Fight Is It? Sudbury Teachers and Bill 115

scott.neigh — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:45:48 +0000

SUDBURY, ON. December 7, 2012 – With rotating strike action imminent, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has been making the case that legislation passed by Dalton McGuinty's Liberals in September is an attack on all working people and not just those in the education sector.

One day longer? The Vale-Inco strike comes to a close

Linchpin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:10:16 +0000

On July 7 and 8, 2010, striking members of United Steel Workers Local 6500 in Sudbury, Ontario, voted 75% in favour of a contract that ended a bitter strike against transnational mining giant Vale Inco. The 3300 strikers had been on the picket lines for almost one year (along with members of Local 6200 in Port Colborne, Ontario, who voted in favour by a similar margin).

Israeli Apartheid Week Spreads to Laurentian University

Gwalgen Dent — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:01:48 +0000

University Censors IAW E-mails

This year Sudbury was added to a growing list of cities showcasing Israeli Apartheid events. The events were put on by small group of dedicated students and faculty came together after attending a rally in January 2009 put on by the Sudbury Against War and Occupation to denounce the massacre of Gaza civilians.