Unofficial tentative list of organizations whose funding has been cut or ended by the Harper government, including government agencies that supported civil society groups. * *Organizations/ watchdogs whose staff have been fired, forced out, publically maligned, or who have resigned in protest: * · Canada Firearms Program (Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘aid’
#Harper’s #Canada – a list of defunded organizations
Posted: March 14, 2011 in environment, public educationTags: accessibility, Activism, aid, austerity, Canada, discrimination, Economic Justice, free speech, Toronto, women
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No one knows what sort of future there will be for #amputees in #Haiti
Posted: February 25, 2010 in Activism, Disability Movement, Economic JusticeTags: accessibility, Activism, aid, disability, Haiti
Mitchell Landsberg Ottawa Citizen , Feb. 23, 2010 She is 19 years old, with an angelic face and big, heavy-lidded eyes. A bright young woman close to graduating from high school, a rare accomplishment in Haiti. As her sister runs a hand through her hair, Sounlove Zamour tells how the Jan. 12 earthquake split her [...]
Naomi Klein Issues Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again
Posted: January 22, 2010 in Humanizing Democracy, NewsFlashTags: aid, democracy now, disaster capitalirm, Haiti
