Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 5 days ago | the, of, canada
Wow Border security is already tightening up around the Vancouver olympics.
Quoted: A U.S. journalist was grilled by Canadian border officials for 90 minutes Wednesday. Officials demanded to know if Democracy Now's Amy Goodman was going to speak against hosting the Olympic games in Canada.CBC has more details here. Goodman said that she and her crew were flagged right off the bat, and that they demanded her notes. She said they sifted through their vehicle and perused one of her colleague's computer. Goodman said that it has a very chilling effect when you're a journalist and you're asked about what you're going to talk about. Story continues below... How many people does this happen to that we don't know about? Goodman asked, adding that dissent is what will save us. CanWest News Service adds: A spokeswoman with the Canada Border Services Agency said anyone entering Canada may be stopped at the border for questioning. Faith St. John would not comment on Goodman's case specifically, citing privacy concerns, but said there are many reasons that a person may be detained while coming into Canada. ``It's not an accusation of a wrongdoing,'' she said. This video is from CBC, broadcast Nov. 27, 2009. http://rawstory.com/2009/11/amy-goodman-detained-in-canada/
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 12 days ago | the, of, it
New arrest in "Tarnac Nine" case
Submitted by BNB on Nov 24 2009 23:40
tags: anti-terrorism tarnac
"Communique concerning this morning's arrest" from the 11 November Support CommitteeCommunique concerning this morning's arrest.
http://www.notbored.org/new-arrest.html - Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 18 days ago | the, of, it
coolz.
Quoted: Q: They are not planning to work with Steelworkers to create coops to be subsidiaries of their coops—they want to create a whole Mondragon-type system in America.
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 20 days ago | the, of, badiou
Quoted: Bruno Bosteels, Alain Badiou, une trajectoire polémique Editions La Fabrique, 2009 224 pages 14 € ISBN : 978-2-35-87200-07 Ce livre propose une trajectoire doublement polémique pour parcourir la pensée d'Alain Badiou. Polémique d'abord parce qu'il s'agit d'une lecture à contre-courant de [...]
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 22 days ago | the, of, it
New Ricky Gervais series.
Just watched some clips on youtube. Pretty damn awkward I ll have to say.Quoted: Comedy Showcase on 4 on Demand. Watch Comedy Showcase online when you want on 4oD. On High Street UK the priority is to shift units, make money, smash targets - and nobody knows that better than the staff of PhoneShop. New recruit Christopher is on the notorious one-day trial, but will he make his first sale by 6pm and secure the job, or will he be yet another victim on the vicious 'retail battlefield'?
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 23 days ago | the, of, philosophy
"How can philosophy be restored to its true vocation as a form of ethical and political intervention? In this lively, accessible debate two of Europe's most challenging thinkers present their answers to this question - and discover how much agreement as well as discord there is between them."
Peter Dews, University of EssexQuoted: Amazon.com: Philosophy in the Present (9780745640976): Alain Badiou, Slavoj iek: Books
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 26 days ago | the, of, it
I just read the introduction to this. Could be interesting.
Quoted: Amazon.com: Commonwealth (9780674035119): Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri: Books
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - 28 days ago | the, of, blogs
zizek on democracy now.
Quoted: Slovenian philosopher, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek is author of more than fifty books. His latest is _First as Tragedy, Then as Farce_. He spoke at Cooper Union in October.
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 22 2009 | the, of, police
Quoted: Two people were arrested at a Montreal protest against former U.S. president George W. Bush, who addressed the city's chamber of commerce on Thursday.
- Trefoilknot | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 22 2009 | the, of, world
I found out about this protest several hours too late.
George W. Bush in Montreal: Persona Non Grata!
- Collectif Échec à la guerre -
Montreal Rally Against George W. Bush
Thursday October 22 -- 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, 900 Boul. René LévesqueThe Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal is inviting its wealthy members and friends ($400 a head) to a Conversation with George W. Bush on October 22 where he "will share his thoughts on his eight momentous years in the Oval Office and will discuss the challenges facing the world in the 21st century."
We denounce that invitation from Montreal's business circles to George W. Bush, whose policies were in violation of international law and led to such suffering worldwide.
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