The Dominion: All Storiesrss feed for dominion articlesPolitical Street Theatre at Indian Affairs- August 13, 2008 As the day dragged on, Algonquins of Barriere Lake community members and supporters moved north to Gatineau and performed political street theatre in front of the Department of Indian Affairs. The scene depicts Chief Norman orchestrating a coup d'etat on Michael Wernick's territory with help from an Ontario police officer. Photo taken by Charles Mostollerhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/courtney_kirkby/1989 Letter Delegation- August 13, 2008 A delegation including Louisa Ratt, Norman Matchewan, and some children from Barriere Lake delivered a letter to Michael's house. The package contained a press release from the event and a letter, addressed from Grand Chief Norman Young of the Tribal Council to Indian Affairs Minister, Chuck Strahl, calling for Indian Affairs to oversee and respect the outcome of a new leadership selection in Barriere Lake. Photos taken by Charles Mostollerhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/courtney_kirkby/1988 Algonquins of Barriere Lake hold up posters outside of Wernick's home- August 13, 2008 Photo taken by Charles Mostollerhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/courtney_kirkby/1987 Media Ring- August 13, 2008 Norman Matchewan is interviewed by a ring of journalists outside of Michael Wernick's home. Photo taken by Charles Mostollerhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/courtney_kirkby/1986 Direct Action: Barriere Lake Algonquins Struggle for Justice- August 13, 2008 On Friday, August 8th Barriere Lake community members and supporters gathered at Deputy Minister Michael Wernick's house. After appeals to their federal representative, Minister Lawrence Cannon, and protests at the offices of Indian Affairs were ignored, the community felt they were left with no choice. Photo taken by Charles Mostollerhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/courtney_kirkby/1985 International Union of Sex Workers- August 13, 2008 Ian Sinclair at the Morning Star (the so-called UK's only Socialist Daily) did an interesting interview with "Catherine, a prostitute, dominatrix and activist with the International Union of Sex Workers International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW)." It's a good read and though definitely controversial to some, it has a good analysis. Excerpt: "Getting to the nub of their position on prostitution, the IUSW's website argues that "there is nothing inherently exploitative or degrading about...http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/geordie/1984 Video: Plan of Aggression in Northern Cauca, Colombia- August 12, 2008 This brand new video may help put into context yesterday's threats on these communities and their leaders. The five minute short was scripted, filmed and edited by members of the communication network of the Association of Indigenous Authorities of Northern Cauca (ACIN).http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/dawn/1983 Nasa communities in Colombia on Maximum Alert- August 12, 2008 The following was translated to English by La Chiva: ALERT: CAMPAIGN OF TERROR BEGINS AGAINST INDIGENOUS NASA IN CAUCA, COLOMBIA 11 August 2008 Earlier this afternoon, the Association of Indigenous Authorities of Northern Cauca (ACIN) received the text of a threat by email, which we are attaching below for you to read. This letter of terror, signed by the CEC (Campesinos Embejucados del Cauca, or Furious Peasants of Cauca), announces that at approximately 00:00 tonight, you will receive...http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/dawn/1980 The Ossetia Escalation- August 12, 2008 No, it's not a Robert Ludlum novel. The Socialist Project has posted an interesting take on the new war in Central Asia. By attacking Tshkinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, a de facto independent territory since the 1992 ceasefire between Georgian and Osset armies, Saakashvili seems to have attempted to provoke Russia into a confrontation and thus force the hand of the NATO alliance into acting more rapidly. Russia has seen this bluff. But the West, despite some harsh words by the U.S....http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/dru/1979 |