BDS and academic freedom : drawing the line!

Commentary from Cécile Sabourin, coordinator, Québec/Canada Committee, Charter of Human Responsibilities

On October 2, College and University Workers United (CU WU) *received Gabi et Haifa Baramki to discuss the initiative of the academic and cultural boycott they are promoting during their visit to Montreal.  It is related to the global campaign Boycott Divestment and [...]

Whose responsibilities: Quebec, Canada and the Algonquin communities?

The Invisible Nation – A documentary
A shameful part of Quebec’s history- it’s dealings with the Algonquin First Nation people’s is the subject of Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie’s most recent documentary The Invisible Nation www.onf.ca
As we find out in the film the Algonquin Nation goes back over 5,000 years; but their horrendous living conditions [...]