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Issue 83.9.Sm.Indd The Dominion news from the grassroots Colombian Farmers Casserole Protests: Grow Resistance clanging across Canada Honduras after the Coup Political Policing in Mexico Ottawa’s role in supporting permanent war MEMBER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE MEDIA WWW.MEDIACOOP.CA/JOIN $5 July 2 August 201 The Dominion July/August 2012 www.dominionpaper.ca Contents The Dominion is a pan- Canadian media network that seeks to provide a counterpoint FRONT LINES MEMBER PROFILE ORIGINAL PEOPLES to the corporate media and to 3 formerly known as 4 Abby Lipman, Montreal 5 Remembering Nakba & direct attention to independent Month in Review activist Musqueam Block Bridge critics and the work of social by Dawn Paley movements. The Dominion is published six times per year in print and on the web. G20 FALLOUT LABOUR ENVIRONMENT 6 Tickling the Dragon 7 May Day 8 Slick Water Under Publisher by Megan Kinch by Justin Saunders Scrutiny The Dominion by Steven Wendland Newspaper Co-operative Board of Directors Nat Gray (contributor) LABOUR ORIGINAL PEOPLES FEATURE Westray 20 Years After Aboriginal Peoples’ Canada Boosts Police Sharmeen Khan (reader) o Dru Oja Jay (editor) 9 by Miles Howe 1 Stories Remain Unheard 12 Power in Mexico by Sandra Cuff e by Dawn Paley Tim McSorley (editor) Moira Peters (editor) Editorial Collective LATIN AMERICA LATIN AMERICA CANADA Sandra Cuff e Colombians Refuse Laboratory, Honduras Budget Axe Falls on Roddy Doucet 15 Canadian Mine 17 20 by Emma Feltes Retirement Supports Koby Rogers Hall by Leah Gardner by Alex Hemingway Miles Howe Tim McSorley Dalia Merhi CANADA ENVIRONMENT BACKTALK Dawn Paley 21 Harper’s Assault on 22 Flawed Process, 23 Letters & Comments Tara-Michelle Ziniuk the Past Flawed Project compiled by Moira by Sheldon Birnie by Trevor Kehoe Peters Editors-at-Large Hillary Lindsay Martin Lukacs QUEBEC Dru Oja Jay 24 Casserole Protests Dawn Paley text by Dalia Merhi Moira Peters photos by Katya Konioukhova Copy Editors Zinta Avens Auzins Joel Butler Aethne Hinchliff e Kate Kennedy Lise Kuhn Meg Leitold Kendra Martin David Parkinson Ryan Peterson Claire Williams Zander Winther Graphic Designer Zinta Avens Auzins Cover Illustration Style and Substance Emily Davidson Back Talk compiled by Moira Peters We hope you’ve noticed The Dominion’s new look! Thanks to funding from Emploi-Quebec, we ISSN 1710-0283 were able to hire a graphic designer to update our www.dominionpaper.ca design. [email protected] PO Box 741 Station H Montreal, We hope you enjoy it! QC H3G 2M7 Send us your feedback at [email protected]. We acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Government of To fi nd new subscribers, we occasionally exchange mailing lists with like-minded organizations for one-time mailings. If you Canada through the prefer not to receive such mailings, please email [email protected], or write to the address in the masthead. Canada Periodical 2 The Dominion is printed on Enviro100 100 per cent post-consumer paper. Fund (CPF) for our Printed by Kata Soho Design & Printing, www.katasoho.com, in Montreal. publishing activities. Front Lines Formerly known as Month in Review Instead of being dismissed or punished, RCMP sergeant G20 Summit 2010 Don Ray, who admitted to sexually abusing a colleague among other off enses while on duty in Edmonton, was In Toronto, Ontario’s Offi ce of the docked two weeks pay and transferred from Alberta to BC. Independent Police Review Direc- tor released a report reviewing police actions during the city’s G20 summit, which took place nearly two years ago. The watchdog group said police referred to protesters as terror- Military States ists and used excessive force. Activ- On Memorial Day, almost 50 United States ists expressed concern, though, that veterans from campaigns in Iraq and Afghani- reprimands against police involved in stan symbolically threw their medals in the abuses would be unlikely. direction of the NATO conference. “We no longer stand for their lies, their failed policies and these unjust Thousands of protesters, ranging from wars. Bring our troops home and nurses to climate activists, showed up for end the war now. They can have a protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Chicago. Before these back,” said Marine Corps veteran Iris Feliciano, just prior to tossing her medals. protests got underway, police broke down the door of an apartment and arrested Just before the Chicago summit, NATO head nine activists without a warrant. At least Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggested Canada 45 people were arrested during the week- should keep troops in Afghanistan until after end of protests. 2014. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the federal government remains open to the idea. “There’s absolutely nothing that could happen in the streets at a The Canadian Army honoured a US batallion based out of Fort Bragg, Texas, marking the protest that holds a candle to the fi rst time Canada has bestowed medals upon death and destruction caused by a US unit. The two militaries tag teamed the occupation of Afghanistan, fi ghting side-by- NATO to families and communities side in 2006 in the Kandahar region. all around the world.” Rachel Perrotta Occupy Chicago Quebec Student Protests Protests in Quebec against tuition fee increases entered their fi fth month in June. While negotiations between student representatives and the provincial Bill 78 government resumed at the end of May, they ended without resolution when • Renders illegal any demonstra- the Quebec government walked away from the bargaining table. The discus- tion that does not provide its sions followed a tumultuous May that saw a chaotic protest at the provincial itinerary to police for approval Liberal convention in Victoriaville, and the resignation of the provincial educa- at least eight hours in advance tion minister. • Bans protesting within 50 Nightly demonstrations in Montreal have lasted over 50 consecutive days. metres of any campus Since the passage of Bill 78, there have also been nightly casserole demonstra- • Establishes fi nes of between tions, which have taken off across the province and the rest of Canada. Meant $1,000 and $125,000 for to quell student protests, Bill 78 has instead pushed protests to new heights. breaching the law For more strike coverage check out www.mediacoop.ca/greve. 3 The Dominion July/August 2012 Member Profi le Media Co-op members come from all walks of life! They alert us to issues their communities face, write articles, fi nancially support us, and help ensure the vitality of the Media Co-op by actively participating in their local Co-op. We couldn’t do this without them. Today, we would like you to meet Abby Lippman, a Montreal activist who helps us with grant writing. Abby’s work was instrumental in securing a grant that will allow the Media Co-op to help retired writers and journalists mentor young journalists—thank you Abby! When not helping out the Media Co-op, Abby is a Professor Emerita at McGill working with others (faculty and students) to support those facing administra- tive reprisals for expressing their democratic rights. She is also on the Board of the FQPN (Quebec Federation for Planned Parenthood) and, more recently became a member of the aBabord collective. Her research, much of which has been done with community-based groups, has focused on the politics of women’s health and the development of policies related to the regulation and application of biotechnologies. Not a member yet? There’s no time like the present to sign up and show us how much you care. Each and every member in our network help make the news happen. We are the Media Co-op. Go to www.mediacoop.ca/join to sign up today! Susan Stout "The Nakba is not only a Palestinian story. The experience of displacement, dispossession and colonization is also the story of the indigenous people 4 of this land, as is the experience of resistance and steadfastness." 4 Nadine Kallas, of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at the University of British Columbia Original Peoples Musqueam Block Airport Bridge Escalation a push to ensure ancestors remains protected by Dawn Paley e c′ snae m—Members but to no avail. “We have maintained a of the Musqueam First permanent presence since the fi rst day of Nation and their sup- the protest,” said Dan. “There are band porters shut down all members and non-band members camp- traffi c on the Arthur ing here.” Laing Bridge in South The bridge closure came after a Vancouver on May 31st. The action was 100-person delegation marched on the an escalation in tactics, after weeks of legislature in Victoria, and a 12-hour day camping out, pickets and events dedicated of actions on May 29th, which began at to guaranteeing the protection of ancient Mountainview Cemetery, then Christy burial grounds at the foot of the bridge, Clark’s offi ce, and ended at the Vancouver had not stopped the threat of condomin- Art Gallery. These actions failed to gener- ium development. ate the support the Musqueam needed “It’s not about us here, it’s about the in order to ensure their ancestors are ones who are resting there,” said Alec Dan, protected. The bridge blockade proved Ongoing Coverage who self-identifi es as a cultural ambassa- that the Musqueam people will continue to For updates on this story visit dor of the Musqueam people. “If it wasn’t strengthen their stand against the further www.vancouver.mediacoop.ca for them, us Musqueam and Coast Salish desecration of their heritage. people wouldn’t be here today.” About 200 people gathered at the site at 7am, fi rst blocking the on-ramps to the bridge, and eventually taking up the entire span.
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