Old and new forms of discrimination and intolerance continue to divide communities all over the world. Sentiments of xenophobia are on the rise. They are often manipulated for demagogic purposes or even for sinister political agendas. Day after day, their corrosive effects undermine the rights of countless victims. Discrimination can take many forms, covert or […]
To say that this has been a trying year is no exaggeration. Yes, but every year has been trying for at least a segment of the population. True, indeed, but this year that segment has grown larger. The pressure of survival reached higher up in the class structure than at any other time. Survival is […]
Apart from the daily coverage we get about the Russia-Ukrainian war, which has been ongoing for the past two years, and the almost two-month old Israeli attack on Gaza, the housing crisis in Canada has held its own in recent news coverage. To our mind, something that has been going on for so long cannot […]
The Caribbean Camera Editorial. for November 23rd, 2023 Just about the time Dr Gabor Mate was being interviewed by British broadcaster Afshin Rattansi on his Going Underground broadcast on the Russian RT channel (the program does not air in the UK and EU). Media reported that a delegation of 60 comprising five Canadian Members of […]
listen to this article now. By Carlton Joseph The Israel-Hamas war has unleased protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in the United States, and globally. Jewish organizations, Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now, organized a protest at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, but was greeted with pepper […]
By Margaret Kimberley The word decolonization should not be treated as trendy slang. It describes an important political and psychological process. Media and state attempts at indoctrination show just how important it is. It is vital to free ourselves from belief in the systems of white supremacy and imperialism that are inculcated in the educational […]
Sickle cell disease is when red blood cells, which are normally round, are instead crescent shaped. The disease can have numerous symptoms including abnormal breakdown of red blood cells, delayed development, inflamed fingers or toes, shortness of breath, jaundice and extreme pain. More than 100,000 people suffer from the disease in the United States, with […]
Grenada 40 years on By Donald Ramotar On October 19, 1983, the Grenada Revolution, which was victorious on March 13, 1979, suffered a very fatal blow. Its principal leader, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and five other prominent leaders of the New Jewel Movement (NJM) and the Grenadian Government, were executed. The others were Noris and […]
Listen to this article now. Editorial Free speech in Canada under threat A month ago, MPP Sarah Jama named Israel as an Apartheid state, and was unceremoniously turfed from the Ontario NDP caucus. Then CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn was pushed to apologize for supporting Palestine. York University swiftly followed by threatening student groups for […]
Listen to this article here. By Carlton Joseph We live in a world where people of color, especially colonized people, were taught that culture and education make a person; if you pursued education everything would be okay. We knew that a few scholarships were awarded if you scored high on the exams set by Cambridge […]
