Socialist Sites

Sites socialistes

- Toronto
- incl. links to : Events List - Animal Rights - Job Links - Tenant Help - Web Liberty - Links Page - Sports Links - Election Pages [ Toronto, Federal, Provincial ] - Mail Politicians - Poverty Links - Green Links - Education - Protest Archive - Globalization - Site News Blog

Sample site content:

- links to several hundred alternative media sites and activist groups working locally (in Toronto), provincially (in Ontario), nationally (across Canada) and internationally (in other countries around the world).

- links to election resources and 400+ links to daily news articles about the 2006 federal election, from April 2005 right up to January of this year.

by Professor John Ryan
February 4, 2006
"The 2006 federal election has set the stage for a possible dismantling of Canada's distinctive social and economic fabric. The newly evolved Conservative Party, in many respects a chilling echo of the USA's Republican Party, is poised for a two-stage attack to reshape Canada in line with its Canadian version of America's neoconservative ideology."

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[ Version française : ]
The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent research and media group of writers, scholars and activists. It is a registered non profit organization in the province of Quebec, Canada.
- incl. news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on social, economic, strategic, geopolitical and environmental processes.

Related Link:

"Over 20 candidates and members of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada, including leader Stephen Harper, Justice Critic Vic Toews, Foreign Affairs Critic Stockwell Day and Firearms Critic Garry Breitkreuz, have links to organizations established under the umbrella of the Council for National Policy, an American group that the New York Times calls a “club of a few hundred of the most powerful conservatives in the country,” and which Rolling Stone reports has 'funnelled billions of dollars to right-wing Christian activists.'"
(379K, 20 pages)
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"Progressive Bloggers is a group of Canadian bloggers who firmly believe that this great country needs to move forward, not backwards. Be they Liberal or liberal, New Democrats or democrats, Green voters or voters who want a green country, or even Red Tories searching for a home, these bloggers believe that Canadian politics should move in a progressive direction. On these blogs you will read about the importance of the environment, the need to preserve Canada’s social programs and its multicultural mosaic. You’ll see posts on why national unity is important and on why there are worse problems than letting two people who love each other marry. If you have a progressive blog, be sure to join this group. If you enjoy reading progressive blogs, then you’ve come to the right place."

"We are an independent, socially active, and nationally representative web magazine, that gives activists, organizations, and socially conscious media producers a forum for watching, listening, reading, and interacting with the issues that Canadians are dealing with, that may not have representation in the mainstream media. Our mission is to give a place for the voices of those that are less heard, or ignored, who do not have the chance to represent themselves in the media. CitizenSHIFT is a valuable tool for organizations and individuals to have their issues talked about, and utilizing all the forums that multimedia interaction can offer.
Our content is dictated by the submissions that we receive, but there are often shared themes between groups and media makers. Currently we are showcasing different activist artists’ work and perspectives on poverty and homelessness in the different chapters of the web magazine. In the chapter, REEL COMMUNITY – the film and its filmmakers of “Hide and Go Homeless” are featured, telling their rigorous journey to get their film finished against all odds. In REBELS WITH A CAUSE – CitizenSHIFT features Craig Chivers, a photosensitive artist whose activism through photography is showcased, along with interviews with Craig."
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"We are an organization of socialist activists. We publish NEW SOCIALIST, a magazine offering radical analysis of politics, social movements and culture. Our website and magazine are forums for people who want to strengthen today's activism and for those who wish to replace global capitalism with a genuinely democratic socialism. We believe that the liberation of the working class and oppressed peoples can be won only through their own struggles."
- incl. links to : Events - Documents & Statements - Committees - History & Archive - Links - Contact

At a meeting in Toronto in the fall of 2000, some 750 activists responded to a call to “rebuild the left” by developing a structured movement against capitalism. (...) The Socialist Project does not propose an easy politics for defeating capitalism or claim a ready alternative to take its place. We oppose capitalism out of necessity and support the resistance of others out of solidarity. This resistance creates spaces of hope, and an activist hope is the first step to discovering a new socialist politics.

- 200+ online resources for social activists!

- "Exploring the Balance of Justice Between Individual Freedom and Collective Good"
The Global Justice Video Project is an excellent collection of almost 90 videos, organized under the following topics: Capitalism - Democracy - Ecology - Economics - Globalization - Socialism - War/Peace. Speakers include Neil Brooks, Naomi Klein, Jean Swanson, Ed Broadbent, Ernie Lightman, Michael Moore, Linda McQuaig, and a host of others.

Selected videos (under "Socialism" in the list):
Welfare and Workfare --- Ernie Lightman
Welfare: Helping the Rich --- Jean Swanson
Canadian Citizenship and the New Barbarism --- Ed Broadbent
BC Moves Backward on Women's Equality --- Margot Young
Also includes a talk by Linda McQuaig on the Tobin Tax, Neil Brooks on taxes, etc...
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* NOTE: this is streaming video technology; you won't likely be able to view the videos
if you're behind a corporate (govt, university) firewall that uses a high level of security.

- International (incl. Canadian resources)
English / French / Spanish
950+ links to online resources (websites and texts) organized under the following headings:
Challenging Capitalism - Socialism - Marxism - History of the Workers' Movement (by country, including Canada) - Library, Archives, Journals (by country, including Canada) - Directories and Links Pages
Source:
- "Le socialisme par voie démocratique"
- "Socialisimo Y Democracia"
[No English Home page]

is a project of the Resist! Collective
"The Resist! Collective is a group of Vancouver-based activists working to provide communications and technical services, information and education to the greater activist community. The Resist! Collective (Resist!) and resist.ca project grew out of the old Vancouver TAO collective.

We first set up our own server in the summer of 2000 and started letting people know about our email and list services in May of 2002. We currently host over 500 email accounts, lists for tens of thousands of subscribers and host dozens of domains."
- browse the list of topics by jurisdiction (federal, provincial/regional/international) or theme (30+ themes, including: Arts and Culture · Corporate · Disabled · Drugs · Economics · Education · The Environment · Family · Food · Government · Health · Housing · etc.)

Larry Zolf
CBC News Viewpoint
January 26, 2004

- links to 245+ Canadian organizations involved in social justice issues and activism
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" A Web Portal for all Good People around Planet Earth who are anti-War, anti-Imperialist, anti-Racist, anti-Sexist, and anti-Homophobic and who want to Fight Back and build together a Better World"

"...Canadian nationalists, resources and discussion relating to Canada. Editorials, articles, discussion groups, and resource links are at your disposal"
- incl. links to : About the CDM · Contact Us · FAQ · Forum · News · Photos · Profiles · Recommend Us · Search This Site · Sections · Topics · Web Links

(France - site available only in French )
- "The French Voice of Revolutionary Socialism"
- Utopie - Capitalisme - Socialisme - Réformisme - Révolution - Russie - Citations - Dictionnaire - Annuaire - Coopération - Ecrivez-nous