Opinion: Time to speak out against violence against women
In civil wars around the world, rape is a tool of war as terrifying as any gun or landmine. What kind of civil war do we live in?
Author Archives: David P. Ball
Classroom warriors: Victoria’s high school activists
In December, the Martlet went behind the scenes to find out how strong high school activism is in Victoria and whether it is here to stay
Buy Nothing Day looks at deeper issues
Last Friday was Buy Nothing Day, a day to take a break from shopping at to reflect on consumer culture. But Buy Nothing Day goes deeper than that
Students defend controversial UBC professor
Students at the University of Victoria are defending a UBC professor’s right to make anti-U.S. statements in the wake of the September 11 attacks, even if they do not agree with her.
Organic farm tour on Salt Spring helps forge political united front
Delegates to the Organic World Congress from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka visited three organic farms on Salt Spring, and came away resolved to form a united political front against genetic engineering and corporate agri-business
The Global Showdown Continues: Quebec City
QUEBEC CITY – Tens of thousands of activists converged for the Summit of the Americas, the largest protest Canada has seen in decades
On the Ground at the Anti-WTO protests in Seattle
November 1999—Our small, five-person “affinity group,” the basic unit of social activism, was only one insignificant unit of a crowd of at least 40,000 anti-World Trade Organization marchers.
Youth program gets back to the basics
For five years, the Guiding Hands Recreation Society has run a program for young people with the intent of opening up connections with nature, themselves and each other
What’s so special about the youth centre?
The youth centre is more than just a place to skateboard. It is the only place in Nelson which is designated specifically for youth
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