A lack of focus
Anarchists can be a funny lot. Just when you think you have them pegged — distrust of authority, distaste for hierarchy, a far-more-than-healthy suspicion of…
activism
international news briefs
Arab League puts sanctions on Syria On Nov. 27 the Arab League approved economic sanctions on Syria to try and end its violent response to…
Winnipeg’s first-ever We Day celebrates youth activism
On Nov. 23, 16,000 youth gathered at the MTS Centre to witness Winnipeg’s first We Day, an initiative of the charity Free the Children to…
international news briefs
Over 1000 Afghans protest possible pact to keep US troops in Afghanistan More than 1,000 university students blocked a main highway in eastern Afghanistan on…
Occupy’s tired detractors
Maybe you’ve read your fair share of Occupy Wall Street articles in the last seven weeks; strap in for another. Since its inception on September…
Trick-or-donate
Halloween is the time of year to dress up, go out and have fun — and get scared senseless! As the years go by and…
If you don’t like it, don’t buy it
According to Occupy Wall Streeters, one per cent of the American population controls 40 per cent of the nation’s wealth. Where this number comes from…
Bison briefs
Hockey The Bison women’s hockey team opened their regular season at home, sporting pink on their sticks and skates as part of the “Shoot the…
Protest sparks persecution
Twenty-five people, mostly of the Coptic Christian faith, have died and hundreds were left injured during a violent sectarian clash that erupted on the night…
Occupiers not going to budge
It has been a chilly first few nights for the Occupy Winnipeg protesters camped in a downtown park since Oct. 14. Around a dozen people…