Posts by Tim McSorley

Solidarité avec les Villanueva !

Montréal, le 5 août 2010 – La famille Villanueva, la Coalition contre la Répression et les Abus Policiers (CRAP) et le forum social Hoodstock convient la population à une journée de commémoration du décès de Fredy Villanueva.

BP & US law enforcement clamp down on media coverage of Gulf oil spill

As if there hasn't been enough controversy over misinformation about the BP Gulf oil spill coming from both the company and from government officials, there is news today that further restrictions are being placed on the ability for journalists to cover the environmental disaster.

The power of image manipulation

As the NYT's Media Decoder points out, the Economist took part in some questionable photo editing on its latest cover, which supposedly shows a forlone Barack Obama on the beaches of Louisina, with an oil rig looming off-shore.

G20 arrests: "We're still at a raw moment"

Early this morning, Montreal community organiser and activist Jaggi Singh turned himself in to the Toronto Police Service.

Syed Hussan of NOII Arrested En Route to Press Conference on Targeted Arrests of Organizers

No One is Illegal spokesperson Syed Hussan was arrested today on the way to a press conference addressing the targeting of community organizers. Farrah Miranda, who was with Hussan at the time on the way to the press conference, was detained in an unmarked van and driven around for 45 minutes in what she calls “a clear attempt to intimidate me.”

MP Thomas Mulcair perd son sang-froid, fulmine contre des membres du NPD et des citoyens de sa circonscription et leurs ordonne de se taire

Montréal, 24 juin 2010 - Thomas Mulcair a perdu son sang-froid lors d'un BBQ organisé à l'occasion de la St-Jean-Baptiste à Montréal, ce jeudi.

Mulcair se faisait interroger sur son attaque très publique contre la députée néo-démocrate Libby Davies qui avait ouvertement condamné les atrocités commises par l'État d'Israël lors de l'affaire de la flottille.

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