Co-operatives and Liberation, not necessarily in that order
This question has been bothering me a lot lately, but then I realized it was my own colonial mindset that was getting in the way. Why should I expect Canadian indigenous groups to form a basis of unity so that supporting them isn’t so problematized by the various forms of complexity and difference between different […]
Read More What is indigenous solidarity?The question I want to ask is directed towards a certain style of activism, a certain kind of organizing, a certain way of privileging demands and deciding who, given the vastness of our mixed up world, should we direct our solidarity efforts towards?
Read More A question for the “post-materialist” leftI had the honour today of being asked to moderate a talk at Ryerson entitled “Canada and the Palestine Question‘, by Dan Freeman Maloy. The talk covered the history of Canada’s relationship to Zionism within the context of Western imperial politics in the middle east shifting from British to American control. We should recognize, according to Dan, […]
Read More BDS and the Palestinian Political MovementsToday I had an interesting and challenging conversation with a member of the 3903 First Nations Solidarity Working Group about decolonization and indigenous solidarity. It built on an event I attended recently called “Building Indigenous Solidarity”, the notes of which I’ve promised to post online (and I will do that soon). The conversation was part […]
Read More Decolonization and Colonial IdentityI’m currently TAing a course called “meaning of life”, and something has occurred to me which I feel might be worth sharing. In the course we are dividing the question of the meaning of life, (henceforth MOL), into two questions: (1) What is important? (2) Why is what is important important? The first question is not a […]
Read More The Meaning of LifeThe one who is engaged directly (not the leader) should think in a single, simple way, because the goal is to motivate a fire. The writer can separate him or herself from the situation, must think in a long term frame because abstraction is his or her weapon. The theorist always over-estimates the importance of […]
Read More Authentic Critique of TheoryI’ve read a lot of analysis of the contemporary situation in Palestine, and I’ve spent in total about three months there myself. Almost all of it leaves out something essential – i.e. the positive role played by the resistance, the corrosive effects of NGOs and USAID, and also just how peaceful the fake-peace is, and […]
Read More The US National Security State in PalestineToday my house had a fairly successful yard sale. We didn’t sell all our books; however, we found an appropriate solution.
Read More Free Library ProjectMichal Vexler created this infographic explaining the Palestinian situation of apartheid under Israeli rule and occupation. I’ve talked to many people, even those sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, who have no idea how divided that the Palestinians are as a result of occupation and displacement. One criticism I have is that this graphic is relatively light […]
Read More Yes, it’s apartheidTonight I was asked why did I become vegan? The answer I came up with is pretty good I think, and worth sharing with the internet.
Read More Why am I vegan? In not very many words
Only a Northern Song 