October, 2006
People Get Ready!
Submitted by Beth Elder on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00Ask yourself: Have you been to see a doctor in the past year? If so, have you taken prescription medicine in the past year? Was it anti-retroviral therapy? Access to critical medicines, access to water and children’s right to health are just some of the issues being explored by us, the International Health Program (IHP), a branch of Health Promotions’ peer education program.
This is what a tantrum looks like: Why a raised fist isn’t democracy
Submitted by Will Ambeault a... on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00The sight of 30,000 protesters bringing downtown Seattle to a standstill is enough to raise the eyebrow of even the most apathetic North American consumer. It’s no surprise that the massive 1999 protests against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are a modern legend in activist circles.
Le système du sexe
Submitted by Stephane Allard on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00Dans Le système des objets, Jean Baudrillard met de l’avant l’idée selon laquelle l’individu crée des relations inter-objets par sa consommation. Par la suite, la somme de ce réseau complexe et interdépendant de relations – dont l’individu fait lui-même partie – se fait système.
Misbegotten Males: A Sweeping History of Women, and the Catholic Church
Submitted by David Moscrop on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00“Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”1 Timothy, 2:11-15.
Our Simple Syllogism
A Mile in Her Shoes
Submitted by Gregory Ko on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00High heels are bloody painful. They must be the most ridiculous form of foot apparel ever to be invented. And I would know obviously, well in truth, just a bit. If only for a brief moment, my short, yet admittedly dazzling appearance in drag at the Frosh-Week Shinerama fundraiser offered a fascinating glimpse into the female existence.
Local Democracy, Global Action: Imagine Ottawa
Submitted by Monique Lefebvre on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00Imagine Ottawa. Go ahead imagine your city as you would like to see it.
No Trust, No Peace: The Ghosts of Sabra and Chatila
Submitted by Ali Sayed-Ali on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00As Israeli jets pounded the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, the Palestinians of Sabra, Chatila, and Borj el Barajne refugee camps listened reminiscently as the sound waves shook the foundations of their small crowded homes.
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The Home Front
Submitted by Jordan Leichnitz on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00IT’S BEEN A busy fall in Ottawa so far, with Parliament resuming and debates over Canada’s role in Afghanistan being taken up by the press and people on the street.
Malalai Joya : une voix dissidente dans la politique afghane
Submitted by Philippe Marchand on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00«Je veux vous dire qu’après le 11 septembre, il n’y a malheureusement pas eu d’amélioration fondamentale de la situation du peuple afghan.»
Prostitution: À quand l’abolition?!
Submitted by François Picard on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 03:00À l’heure où on parle de décriminalisation, voire de légalisation de la prostitution, défendre une position abolitionniste peut paraître archaïque. C’est toutefois ce qu’un groupe de jeunes féministes a entrepris il y a maintenant un an dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau. Quel est donc leur argumentaire?
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