Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in solidarity
Tuesday, August 7, 2012On the cover of its special edition magazine commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712), Le Monde designates him as "the...
View ArticleEd Broadbent on inequality: What kind of Canada do we want for future...
Is this show currently playing? October 9, 2010 The Broadbent Institute launches the Equality Project. Learn more about income inequality and the Broadbent Institute's Equality Project at...
View ArticleCanadians should demand action to challenge inequality
Friday, October 12, 2012 Extreme economic inequality undermines basic human rights and diminishes the quality of our democracy. Canada is in the process of destroying decades of progress. We are...
View ArticleRichard Wilkinson on how economic inequality harms society and individuals
nni_-_richard_wilkinson_on_social_inequality.mp3This talk, by Richard Wilkinson, was recorded at at a three-day conference on Labour Rights and Their Impact on Democracy, Economic Equality and Social...
View ArticleEpisode 144: Necessities: taxation, climate justice, equality, and hockey
144_necessities-_taxation_climate_justice_equality_and_hockey.mp3Necessities. We take a look at what some are calling the tax cut scam, we explore the need for climate justice and how to get there, we...
View ArticleThe gap in the gender gap
rey-2013-07-22a.mp3A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looks at the effect of violence against women on women's equality. Author Kate McInturff says it has a very significant...
View ArticleOccupier and the Occupied: A dialogue about war and support
Progressive Voices podcast speaks with members of the Front Lines International Tour and their project to raise dialogue about the occupier and the occupied.Front Lines International tour
View ArticleA glimpse into women's history in the Soviet Union
Liz Rowley speaks about issues of gender equality in the USSR during it's socialist period.Liz Rowley speaks about women's issues in connection with the socialist revolution taking root in the 19th...
View ArticleTaxing for Fairness and Prosperity
Thu, Mar 13, 2014 Join us for a free public lecture by David Langille on taxing for fairness and prosperity. Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1443796569169806Join us for a free...
View ArticleLess than zero: Living in the 'real world' of the Left's retreat.
In Ontario another election season is at hand. A provincial election seems likely and municipal elections are occurring province wide. read more
View ArticleInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Canada remains a progressive leader with respect to same-sex marriage laws. However, in the area of gender identity, there is still much work to be...
View ArticleWilliam Worthy and Vincent Harding: Two men who shaped modern history
Friday, May 23, 2014The world lost two remarkable men in May, two African-Americans who helped shape modern history, yet whose names and achievements remain too little known. William Worthy, a...
View ArticleDoes Bill C-36 really bestow dignity and human rights upon anyone?
Last week, witnesses provided testimony on Bill C-36, The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Many witnesses applauded the...
View ArticleBook: The Tolerance Trap
rey-2014-07-18b.mp3Suzanna Danuta Walters argues that the movement for LGBT rights has settled for a watered-down tolerance of sexual and gender difference rather than true equality and human rights...
View Article'In all thy sons command': If the words are not important, why do so many men...
Just last week, an interim City Councillor in Toronto, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, put forward a motion for Toronto to call on the federal government to change the national anthem to be inclusive of women...
View Article'We are all Canadians' don't let race or religion divide us
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming.The killing of media workers at France's Charlie Hebdo magazine has sparked a worldwide debate on extremist violence and the impact of...
View ArticleJustice for First Nations children: A talk by Cindy Blackstock
rey-2015-02-18a.mp3Every child has the right grow up safely at home, go to a good school and be healthy. But the federal government chronically underfunds services for First Nations children on...
View ArticleThirty years since the Charter's equality provisions and LEAF's founding,...
Women's rights activists and advocates worked hard during the pre-Charter constitutional negotiations to gain broad equality rights provisions in the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When those...
View ArticleGender equality and taxes
rpnwings01-15equality-and-taxes-29_03.mp3Jean Shinoda Bolen, feminist psychiatrist, USA calls for a 5th World Conference on Women; Annette Lawson, Chair, UK's National Alliance of Women's...
View ArticleThis is what a feminist looks like
The sixth in a seven-part series about sexual assault. May is sexual assault awareness month.Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. A feminist is any...
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