Andy Crosby

GATINEAU POLICE RAID SACRED SITE

The Leveller — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:02:47 +0000

Six Arrested after City Files Court Injunction

At the request of Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, around 40 police officers raided an Algonquin sacred site on Jacques-Cartier Road on Sept.

ONE WHEEL, ONE GOAL

The Leveller — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:52:59 +0000

Unicycling for climate justice

Tens of thousands converged in New York City in the days leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit on Sept. 23 to demand immediate action on climate change.

Ottawa Residents Protest Tar Sands Pipelines

acrosby — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:56:17 +0000

Resistance Heats Up Against Line 9 and Energy East

The world’s largest oil extraction mega-project in Alberta’s tar sands is turning Canada into a pariah state with the worst climate performance in the western world.

Tar sands expansion has brought attempted pipeline expansion, and resistance.

OPP takes Schaeffer-Minty Case to Ottawa

acrosby — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:13:32 +0000

Supreme Court hosts landmark battle against police violence and impunity

The Justice for Levi (J4L) campaign to end police impunity for acts of violence and murder was heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on April 19, 2013.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) brought the landmark case to Ottawa after a November 2011 ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal that its officers had violated the Police Services Act.

Nishiyuu Youth Arrive in Ottawa after 1,600 Kilometre Journey, call for unity as part of Idle No More movement

The Leveller — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:55:09 +0000

Indigenous youth trekking to Ottawa from northern Quebec arrived by the hundreds on Monday, March 25. In mid January, six Cree youth from Whapmagoostui began a 1,600 kilometre “Quest of Wisjinichu-Nishiyuu”, a “Quest for Unity” as part of the burgeoning Idle No More movement.

Gatineau : La journée internationale contre la brutalité policière

acrosby — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:34:53 +0000

Gatineau: Annual International Day against Police Brutality

(English follows)

Gatineau : La journée internationale contre la brutalité policière

Eastern Pipe Dreams

The Leveller — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:52:20 +0000

The Line 9 reversal project and mounting opposition to toxic tar pollution

Resistance to pipeline expansion associated with Alberta’s oil sands is spreading. Amidst a burgeoning Idle No More grassroots Indigenous movement and evidence of industrial pollution, Ottawa residents gathered to voice opposition to Enbridge’s Ontario-Québec Line 9 pipeline in a panel discussion on Dec. 12.

Oil Sands Audacity

Historical Amnesia and the War of 1812

The Leveller — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:54:40 +0000

Constructing Canadian Identity

Two hundred years ago, the War of 1812 erupted between the United States and Great Britain in what is today southern Ontario. The notion of a shared interest and bravery among Indigenous, Black, English and French populations in the face of an aggressive invader is popular in the Canadian imaginary; at least, that’s what the Canadian government wants you to believe.

Resistance to Pipeline Expansion Spreads to Ottawa

The Leveller — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:09:50 +0000

Dozens gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 27 in support of the Unist’ot’en and Grassroots Wet’suwet’en in British Columbia. The Indigenous communities are actively resisting pipeline expansion on their territories.

UOttawa student associations decry racist graffiti

Crystel — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:44:56 +0000

A Police State in Public Space

acrosby — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:47:01 +0000

“This ain’t Canada right now. . . .

Professeurs sous surveillance

acrosby — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:08:43 +0000

Septembre!

Students and State Square-off on Affordable Education

Crystel — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:23:33 +0000

Community Confronts Condo Developers in Centretown, Ottawa

The Leveller — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:17:23 +0000

Dozens of Centretown residents rallied to disrupt a launch party hosted by condominium developers at James Street Pub on Bank Street Tuesday evening, July 10.

Occupied Ottawa plans for park squat despite threats from mayor, police

The Leveller — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:09:12 +0000

Occupied Ottawa (formerly Occupy Ottawa) is set to re-take public space as the spring season heats up in the nation’s capital.

“On Saturday, May 12, Occupied Ottawa will be back in the streets and the parks, asserting that we have the right to protest, organize and resist in public space,” according to a press release.