Friday, January 04, 2013

RISING UP AGAINST CORPORATE POWER IN CANADA



Canada's Idle No More movement began as a small social media campaign - armed with little more than a hashtag and a cause. But it has grown into a large indigenous movement, with protests and ceremonial gatherings held almost daily in many of the country's major cities. The movement is spearheaded by Theresa Spence, the leader of the Attawapiskat, a small native band in northern Ontario. Spence is now 24 days into a hunger strike on Ottawa's Victoria Island just across from the Canadian Parliament.

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