A stoic yet flamboyant man, President Chavez of Venezuela courageously fought cancer until his death on March 5th, 2013. Born on July 28th, 1954 in Sabaneta, he joined the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences in Caracas at the age of seventeen. His own experiences during childhood made him committed to achieving social equity. In Peru, … Continue reading
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PROFILE on the Social Justice Committee: volunteers for rights
AMANDA MURPHY The Social Justice Committee (SJC) is a Montreal-based non-governmental organization that was founded in a church basement in 1975. It has since evolved into a secular organization, with its headquarters in the heart of downtown Montreal. Derek MacCuish is the editor of the SJC’s quarterly journal Upstream. Upstream defines itself as a publication … Continue reading
PROFILE: The Montreal Media Co-op
HATTY LIU The Montreal Media Co-op belongs to The Media Co-op, a coast-to-coast network of co-operatives that provides people-centred, democratic media coverage of their communities and of Canada. The Media Co-op evolved from The Dominion, an independent news magazine dedicated to exploring news stories and angles ignored by mainstream Canadian or international press. The Media … Continue reading
Anonymous: “hacktivists” demystified
Once upon a time, in a far-flung, sordid corner of the Internet, a group of hackers set out to right the wrongs of our era from behind a computer screen and a V for Vendetta-inspired Guy Fawkes mask. These hackers often preface their attacks with ominous, robotically-articulated Youtube warnings, reminding their victims that “We are … Continue reading
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