Topic: Harsha Walia
Moving Beyond a Politics of Solidarity Towards a Practice of Decolonization
North America’s state and corporate wealth is largely based on the subsidies provided by the theft of Indigenous lands and resources. Colonial conquest was designed to ensure forced displacement of Indigenous peoples from their territories, the destruction of autonomy and … Continue reading
Challenging patriarchy in political organizing
What is Patriarchy? Patriarchy, a system that gives men privileges, results from a gendered socialization process in all areas of our lives – social, economic, ideological, cultural, political, and spiritual. According to bell hooks, “Patriarchy is political-social system that insists … Continue reading
Resisting Displacement, North and South: Indigenous and Immigrant Struggles
(This piece is based on the process of forging links and building a movement of solidarity between immigrant/ refugee communities and the Kahniankehaka aka Mohawk community in the Occupied Territories of Montreal) In numerous and lengthy phone conversations and meetings … Continue reading
Resistance Without Reservation!
As hundreds of thousands gather in New York to protest the Republican National Convention at the end of August, a smaller and less historic but perhaps more profound convergence will be taking place in the interior of British Columbia. More … Continue reading