A University of Calgary anti-abortion group has had its status and funding revoked by the student union. Campus Pro-Life displayed graphic photos of abortions juxtaposed with images of genocide in Rwanda and the Holocaust. The University of Calgary administration wrote a letter to the group asking it to turn the images inwards, so that passers…
There is an article in today’s Globe and Mail titled “After six years, diplomatic lifeline allows Chinese dissident to reunite with family“. Jiang Weiping, a Chinese journalist who had been put in prison for exposing political corruption. Since he was convicted on subversion charges in 2001, Mr. Jiang’s story was heard around the world. The…
Over breakfast today I read an article in the Georgia Straight about Kimberly Baker‘s intent to challenge the changes Vancouver City council has approved to be in line with the federal Bill C-47, the federal Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act. According to a City of Vancouver administrative report, the amendments are necessary to allow the…
Issue 65 of Colors, “a magazine about the rest of the world”, is about Freedom of Speech. The issues are thematic. Other themes have included slums, food, home, shopping, race, sports, and 2 issues on HIV/AIDS (Issue 7 in 1994, and Issue 67 in 2006). They are smart, quirky and have lots of interesting images. …
A beautifully articulate rant by Neil Gaiman on why we must defend stuff that we personally find icky: Freedom to write, freedom to read, freedom to own material that you believe is worth defending means you’re going to have to stand up for stuff you don’t believe is worth defending, even stuff you find actively…
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