Category: Resisting Globalization
← Older postsThe Battle of Seattle: The New Challenge to Capitalist Globalization Edited by Eddie Yuen, George Katsiaficas, and Daniel Burton Rose
Since the WTO protests of 1999, there have been countless articles and books purporting to “document” and “explain” the so-called “anti-globalization movement.” Plenty of academics, journalists, and NGO directors have capitalized on this opportunity; indeed, more than a few have … Continue reading
We Can Do This: Direct Action against Global Capitalism and US Imperialism: An interview with Ingrid Chapman
Ingrid Chapman has been involved in direct action organizing for the past 4 years. At 23, she has helped pull off successful mass actions, worked with thousands of activists around the country and bases her work in the question, “How … Continue reading
Stateless and Deported: An Interview with the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees
For over a year, the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees has been working in Montreal to stop deportations against these members of an already stateless and oppressed community. The coalition’s political campaign and case work has afforded some … Continue reading
Sexual Domination in Uniform: An American Value
The Abu Ghraib portraits of sexual humiliation and submission have exposed the unbelievably tangled strands of racism, misogyny, homophobia, national arrogance and hyper-masculinity that characterize the U.S. military. Militarized sexual domination is neither “contrary to American values” nor simply the … Continue reading
Racism, sexism and Canadian immigration
Melca Salvador may be deported any day now. Her crime: giving birth to a son five years ago on Canadian soil. Her punishment: the impossible choice between an impoverished life for him in the Philippines, or leaving him with strangers … Continue reading
Playing With Children’s Lives A Tried and Tested Tactic for Australian Government
“I regard this as one of the most disturbing practices I’ve come across”, Australia’s Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock told media at the time. He was referring to an incident last 7 October which never … Continue reading
Lucky Country?
In 1788 down Sydney Cove, The first boat people land Said “sorry boys, our gain’s your loss, We’re gonna steal your land” (Kev Carmody, Thou Shalt Not Steal) Recent news about the Curtin and Port Hedland “Immigration Reception and Processing … Continue reading
Beyond the Whiteness – Global Capitalism and White Supremacy: thoughts on movement building and anti-racist organizing
One of the most exciting developments that has come out of the mass actions – in Seattle, Washington DC, Windsor, Canada, Philadelphia and Los Angeles – is the movement-wide discussion about racism, white supremacy and organizing strategies to build a … Continue reading
The Global Privileges of Whiteness
Whiteness is ownership of the earth. — W.E.B. Du Bois I use the term white supremacy … I intend a latitudinarian conception, one that encompasses de facto and de jure white privilege and refers more broadly to the European domination … Continue reading
Where was the Color in Seattle?: Looking for reasons why the Great Battle was so white.
This article was originally published in ColorLines (Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2000). “I was at the jail where a lot of protesters were being held and a big crowd of people was chanting ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like!’ … Continue reading
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