December 2006

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Video
Something for the holidays
12.18.06 | Permalink | Comments Off

Someone has put together a sequence of animated cartoon clips and a narration of portions of “The Communist Manifesto” and posted it on YouTube. This is obviously no substitute for reading the document but it’s well done and fun to watch.
Podcasts
Women’s equality groups call for action
12.14.06 | Permalink | Comments Off

“We cannot afford further setbacks”
An ad hoc group of organizations is challenging the federal government to immediately improve its record on women’s equality and human rights.

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Podcasts
Back to School, Back to Struggle
12.10.06 | Permalink | Comments Off

Editorial from the Fall ‘06 issue of Rebel Youth magazine
“As students enter the classroom for another year of school, the Canadian state we live in is being radically shifted by only a few months of Harper Conservative minority government. Whether it comes to our increasingly bloody US-style foreign policy and increased military involvement in school, […]

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Podcasts
“Struggles are drawing millions into action”
12.04.06 | Permalink | Comments Off

Sixty-three parties, including the Communist Party of Canada, took part in this year’s International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties, held Nov. 10-12 in Lisbon. This is the contribution of Communist Party of Canada leader Miguel Figueroa. (Note: The podcast reader is not Figueroa ;-)) There is more from this conference on the international communist […]

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