Support John Moore's campaign for justice

Dear supporter of social justice:

Re: John Moore’s Campaign for a Pardon

John Moore is an Ojibway man from Serpent River First Nation who spent
10 years (from 1978 to 1988) in Millhaven Penitentiary for a murder he
did not commit. Social justice activists in Sudbury know John Moore
very well as a committed and long-time community activist.

John Moore was convicted of 2nd degree murder in 1978 under a law
which
was later repealed in 1987. The same evidence for which he spent time
in
jail would no longer stand up in a court of law. Institutionalized
racism was a key factor leading to his false conviction. Moore was
convicted by an all-white jury. There is now widespread and
well-documented knowledge that institutionalized racism against First
Nations people has led to widespread discrimination against them
within
the criminal justice system.
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FYI

"...dockworkers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have decided to stop work for eight hours in all U.S. West Coast ports on May 1, International Workers' Day, to call for an end to the war."

Anyone know of any similar resolutions or debates within the Canadian labour movement on Afghanistan?

I'm continuing my 'Building a Popular Anarchism in Ireland' tour south of the border, in Atlanta right now for stop 26. I recorded three more audio as I'm moving around, you can listen to them below or subscribe to the indymedia.ie podcast on itunes

Miami - http://www.indymedia.ie/attachments/apr2008/miami.mp3
Patrick of the Black Mangrove Collective about struggles in that city and the political background. The interview covers everything from the difficulties of operating in a city where right wing Cuban exiles dominate the political landscape to community struggle for housing and organising in trailor parks.

Ashanti Alston at Sarasota - http://www.indymedia.ie/attachments/apr2008/ashanti.mp3

I came across this site by accident. Its got a wealth (1472) of articles on anarchism, many of which look well-researched plus thousands more in several languages. Well worth the look.

I've spoken to some people briefly about Tibet, but it'd be interesting to have a deeper discussion.

I think the situation in Tibet has been way oversimplified by both the bourgeois capitalist press and some left-wing comrades alike.

Even though I am from China, having lived their practically all my life, I can't claim to have the strongest analysis as I have not studied too deeply into the situation. So my opinion here is simply from glancing over pieces of information and my own anecdotes from traveling in China.

The Hamilton Spectator has created a blog for workers and anyone else to discuss the current union drive at Dofasco. Its a unique chance to get more than a glimpse into the debate and mindset of one of Hamilton's most important group of workers. Though of course the Spectator, like all businesses, will skew things against the union. Still, this seems like a pretty unique experiment.

You can find the blog here.

Some have questioned the relation between residence rental fee increases and access to education, but if we take into consideration the social context it is clear that there is a direct connection.

One suggestion brought up was that residence housing is a privilege, not a right, and therefore it is unreasonable to demand that it should be affordable. Assuming this argument is correct, and it isn't, we must ask the question about privilege for who? If residence living does add to the educational experience, why should it only be open to the upper class? In essence, this assumption suggests that our education system should be two-tiered, with 'privileges' provided to the rich, while the poorer students are left behind.

Down in the basement of a typically plush Toronto public library, residents from the Davenport Neighbors for Peace group, several US soldiers that had jacked in active service and their partners gathered to sketch plans for their fight for sanctuary. A palpable disappointment dripped - really this was a meeting borne from desperation, some weeks prior the Canadian Supreme Court had rejected refugee status for American troops refusing to serve in Iraq.

One of those present, Kim Rivera, a red head in her early twenties, served in an Artillery unit in Baghdad from August 2006. Not long there she'd hear tales of gore, IED's and guts through the combat zone grapevine. It wasn't the "gory part of war" that changed her mind on the mission but the dehumanisation of Iraqi workers forced to etch out employment inside military compounds.

"We checked the vehicles, the civilian personal for things they couldn't have, like audio players. Things you take for granted every day."

The Subaltern Cannot Speak?

In response to Rob Ford's refusal to appologize and his continued defence of his comments, Victoria Shen, Co-President of the Chiense Canadian National Council has posted an excellent critique and call for people to challenge Ford.

http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/03/open_letter_re_rob_ford/index.php

While as a friend commented it is hardly shocking to see an elected-official being racist, it is quite unsettling to see the number of, at least they claim, asians and Chinese coming to the defence of Ford. Is this indicative of how sophisticated systems of oppression currently in placea are? Have subjugated peoples internalized their position?

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