[Wamvan] Fwd: [dominion-writers] May in Review & launching a new section dedicated to the Quebec student movement!

Fri Jun 1 12:39:47 PDT 2012

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> Subject: [dominion-writers] May in Review & launching a new section dedicated to the Quebec student movement!
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> One of the many casseroles demonstrations across Montreal. Photo: scottmontreal.
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> We've got your monthly dose of under-reported news from May below, but first we've got some important & exciting announcements:
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> Wednesday, May 30th, was incredible. The sound of pots and pans rang out in more than 60 cities in solidarity with Quebeckers' fight for the right to protest and for affordable, accessible higher education. The next day, the Quebec government broke off negotiations.
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> This social upheaval and popular movement in Quebec isn't over yet, and we're excited to announce the launch of http://mediacoop.ca/greve: a hub for finding out all the latest, breaking news about the student strike and social movements in the province. From photos to videos to tweets to texts, it's all there.
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> A collaboration between the Co-op média de Montréal and other independent, radical journalists and media makers, not only is http://mediacoop.ca/greve a central site for news; like the rest of our site, it is open-publishing. Have photos, videos, or words to share about the student strike or solidarity actions?  Create a free account (or log-in), join the page, and start posting!
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> People in Vancouver attend a rally at MP Wai Young's office to protest Bill C-31. Photo: Alejo.
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> May in Review
> Red square uprising in Quebec, RCMP impunity, Fukushima a ticking time bomb
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> by DOMINION CONTRIBUTORS
> Negotiations between Quebec student representatives and the provincial government resumed at the end of May [Editor's note: the government broke off negotiations shortly after deadline], following a tumultuous month featuring a chaotic                   protest at the provincial Liberal convention in Victoriaville (resulting in over a hundred arrests and at least three protesters and a police officer being seriously injured), and the resignation of the provincial education minister. There have been 33 consecutive night demonstrations in Montreal, ranging from 1,000 to 30,000 people protesting the passage of controversial Law 78, as well as a gigantic march of between 300,000 and 400,000 in Montreal on May 22. Montreal has also been the epicenter for rapid spreadring “pot and pan” demonstrations, which have taken off across the province and the rest of Canada.
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> The Liberal government passed Law 78 to try and quell student protests against tuition fee increases, instead pushing protests to new heights. The emergency law suspended semesters at striking schools until August, and established fines of between $1,000 and $125,000 for protesting within 50 metres of any campus or participating in a protest without submitting details to police for               approval at least eight hours in advance. Criticism of the law has been widespread, from the Quebec League for Rights and Freedoms to the provincial bar association. Student federations and unions, backed by nearly 200,000 people, filed a court challenge to have the law thrown out.               Montreal city council also passed a by-law requring protesters to submit their route to police in advance and banning protesting with faces covered. The combined use of both law 78 and the municipal by-laws led to 650 people being arrested in one night across the province; 500 in Montreal alone - one of the largest mass arrests in Canadian history.
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> Meanwhile, in Toronto, Ontario’s Office of the Independent Police Review Director released a report reviewing police actions during the G20 summit there almost two years ago. The watchdog group said police referred to protesters as terrorists and used excessive force. There is unlikely to be reprimands against police known to be involved in abuses.
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> Instead of being dismissed or punished, RCMP seargent Don Ray, who admitted to sexually abusing a colleague among other offenses while on duty in Edmonton, was docked two weeks pay and transferred from Alberta to BC. Krista Carle, who served for 20 years in the RCMP, had this advice for women considering joining the Mounties: “You know what I would tell female officers or female recruits? I would quote Catherine Galliford: Run like your hair is on fire.”
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