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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results89 Connexions Library17 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 10 Sources Library 7 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryActivism Under Attack McBride, Laurie Book 1989 What does it say about democracy in Canada when people can be singled out, arrested, jailed, and kept out of a public place at the arbitrary whim of political organizers or police? AlterNet Website Online news magazine and community featuring original journalism as well as material from many other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire action and advocacy on the environment, hum... Anti-Capitalist Demonstration of May 1, 2013 in Montreal: Journée des Travailleurs et Travailleuses: Manifestation Anti-Capitaliste Film/Video 2013 Montreal 2013: police state. Montreal's municipal goverment passes a bylaw that suspends the right of citizens to assemble unless they have received advance permission from police. Citizens who assert... Behind the Confederate Flag Controversy: The Unfinished Civil War: Against The Current vol. 85 Miah, Malik Article 2000 Some 50,000 people, ninety percent African Americans, marched in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 17, the federal holiday honoring the great civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The march p... Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Canadian Civil Liberties Bibliography (Indexed) Henshel, Richard L. Article 1984 An extensive bibliographly, with over 1,000 entries. Capitalist Surveillance State: Everyone's a Target: Threatening Reporters, Spying on Public Article 2013 There is an inherent tendency for the state, which governs on behalf of a minuscule, ruthless class of obscenely wealthy exploiters, to attempt to amass ever greater power to control the population be... Celebrating the Past -- the Legacy of the Free Speech Movement: Against The Current vol. 145 Lipow, Gretchen Article 2010 A commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement took place at the University of California at Berkeley last December 2nd. As the years fly by anniversaries become more significant ... The Charter of the Forest Article 1217 A complementary document to the Magna Carta of 1215, defining the rights of vassals, freemen, and serfs, reducing penalties, and restoring common land taken by the Crown. Chomsky on Civil Liberties, Obama and the Future of Progressive Politics: Left of Left Durel, Steven Article 2012 Interview with America's premier political dissident Noam Chomsky. Civil Liberties in the Fight Against Fascism Draper, Hal Article 1945 Fighting against an evil, like anti-Semitism or racial hatred, does not mean calling on the state to suppress the evil.
Coming Home to the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Thompson, Wendy Article 2008 I became a political activist at the age of 12, when I marched for open housing in Evanston, Illinois. We lived next to the Black community in Evanston; African-American students made up 40% of my gra... The Committee for the Defense of Democratic Rights Article 1978 A Law Union pamphlet regarding the legality of national security measures. Connexions: Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 3 - July 1982 - Prairie Region/Region des Prairies Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 8, Number 3-4 - Winter 1983/84 - Native Issues - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions Annual 1989: A Social Change Sourcebook: Information and ideas about social and environmental alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Book 1989 The Connexions Annual is simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... The Connexions Annual: Introductions to the directory & its sections Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 This Annual is dedicated to the idea that change is both necessary and possible. Its main intent is practical: to provide information about groups across Canada who are working at society's grassroots... Connexions Annual Overview: Human Rights, Civil Liberties Article 1989 If we accept that anyone may be denied their rights, their freedom, then we undermine our own rights and freedoms even as we undermine social solidarity. Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Human Rights and Civil Liberties Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on civil liberties and human rights. Destroying the Commons: How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta Chomsky, Noam Article 2012 Our rights and liberties are under ever-increasing attack. Free Speech and Acceptable Truths: Statement of the Alumni for Responsible Speech Alumni for Responsible Speech (Ulli Diemer) Article 2008 While we support freedom of speech and academic freedom, we believe that university administrations have a duty to provide a safe learning environment in which students and faculty are protected by in... 'Free speech' - as long as it doesn't offend anyone Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 On the issue of free speech most of the right and much of the left are in agreement, and so too are many liberals, activists, and human rights apparatchiks. They hold essentially the same position on ... Free Speech in an Age of Identity Politics Malik, Kenan Article 2015 Transcript of Malik's TB Davie Memorial lecture on academic freedom at the University of Cape Town. Gag Rule: On the Suppression of Dissent and the Stifling of Democracy Lapham, Lewis H. Book 2004 Dissent is democracy. Democracy is in trouble. Never before, Lapham argues, have voices of protest been so locked out of the mainstream conversation. A call to action in defense of one of the most imp... Guantanamo North: Terrorism and the Administration of Justice in Canada Diab, Robert Book 2008 After September 11, 2001, Canadian governments made significant changes to the law so that non-citizens with suspected links to terrorism could be held indefinitely with no due process. The Courts hel... The History of Democracy: A Marxist Interpretation Roper, Brian S. Book 2013 Roper traces the history of democracy from ancient Athens to the emergence of liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy. He argues that democracy cannot be understood separately fro... Imperial Crusades: Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia: A Diary of Three Wars Cockburn, Alexander; St. Clair, Jeffrey Book 2004 Iraq was just one of three major imperial crusades in the decade after 1992, orchestrated by a new generation of American politicians, both Democrat and Republican, who backed pre-emptive strikes to o... Is that an archive in your basement... or are you just hoarding?: Sources News Release Article 2012 Are you an 'accidental archivist'? Have you been saving the publications and documents produced by the social justice projects you've been involved in? Then Connexions would like to hear from you. Is this what a police state looks like? Dobbin, Murray Article 2010 The corporate security state is not static - it will keep filling more and more space to the extent that they are allowed to by civil society. The police actions in Toronto are one of those key moment... Jewish Labour Committee: Connexipedia: Article on HistoryofRights.com Article Formed in 1936, the JLC was a front runner in the push for anti-discrimination legislation in Ontario. The Labadie Collection Website The Labadie Collection was established in 1911 when Joseph Labadie, a prominent Detroit anarchist, donated his library to the University of Michigan. Although the Collection was originally concerned m... League on Rights and Freedom Information Sheet Article 1979 This information sheet, published by the League on Rights and Freedom (formerly the League on Human Rights), reveals that two Québec citizens are prosecuting the RCMP and some security officers for un... Legal Lessons From the Green Scare: When the Constitution is No Obstacle to the FBI Rosenfeld, Ben; Regan, Lauren Article 2010 Green Scare prosecutors and their coordinators in Washington are willing to destroy individual lives to score political points, and to trample their own rules in the process. Liberties Russell, John (ed.) Book 1989 Aside from the subject of civil liberties itself, the book addresses the civil libertarian approach to such issues as censorship and freedom of speech, victimless crimes, and police powers. Specific a... Liberties and Commons for All: Preface to the Korean Edition of Magna Carta Manifesto Linebaugh, Peter Article 2012 Liberties and Commons for All expresses two aspects of the ancient English Charters of Liberty; first is the restraint on political power of the King, second is the protection of subsistence in the co... The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All Linebaugh, Peter Book 2008 Linebaugh shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny -- and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture -- are being abridged. In providin... The Making of Jericho Road: Against The Current vol. 132 Williams, Charles Article 2008 An interview with Michael Honey. The paperback edition of Michael Honey’s Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign is released this January 2008. The Misguided Attacks on ACLU for Defending Neo-Nazis' Free Speech Rights in Charlottesville Greenwald, Glen Article 2017 You can fight fascism by employing and championing one of its defining traits: viewpoint-based state censorship. those who favor free speech suppression, or who oppose the ACLU’s universal defense of ... The National Security State Cops a Feel: Taking Off the Gloves (Then Everything Else) Englehardt, Tom Article 2010 It's finally coming into focus, and it’s not even a difficult equation to grasp. It goes like this: take a country in the grips of an expanding national security state and sooner or later your "safety... The OIC does not speak for Muslims Fatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... On Revolution Arendt, Hannah Book 1963 Arendt examines the American, French, and Russian revolutions and draws conclusions about the meaning of revolution. Online Rights for Online Workers - Privacy at Work Website Deals with workers' right to privacy in the face of online surveillance by employers. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2015: Corruption Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Corruption - or at least some types of corruption - are much in the news, with the ongoing scandals in the Canadian Senate and the recent U.S. targeting of the Swiss-based football federation FIFA for... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 25, 2018: Looking for Answers, Creating Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 This issue of Other Voices features people who are questioning and challenging the way the world works and trying to create better alternatives. The police vs. the law Diemer, Ulli Article 1981 One of the main differences between a democratic society and a police state is that in a democracy, the police are supposed to obey the law. In a police state, they don't. Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Greenberg, Karen Article 2012 In recent years, in one of the more dangerous, if largely undiscussed, developments of our time, the Bush and then Obama administrations have launched the first state-planned war in cyber space. First... Progressives shouldn't be begging the police to take more power Diemer, Ulli Article 1984 The last thing we need is to hand the police even more power to decide what we are allowed to see or read. Public Declaration: Solidarity against police repression in Montreal: We will not submit to the municipal by-law P-6 Article 2013 With this public declaration, we assert our opposition to by-law P-6: we will continue to demonstrate without negotiating our demo routes with police, and we will systematically challenge all tickets ... Religion and the Rise of Labor and Black Detroit: Against The Current vol. 134 Higbee, Mark Article 2008 Historians and other scholars have given Detroit plentiful attention, including some very important books, yet in this vital new study Angela Dillard manages to approach the Motor City’s past in sever... A Reluctant Memoir of the '50s and '60s: Against The Current vol. 134 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2008 I have been asked to write a memoir that would give a sense of the old left/new left realities of the 1950s and ‘60s. That seems quite odd to me (why would I be writing such a thing?), until I look in... Report of the Work Group on Civil and Political Rights: Church Persons' Seminar Foster, John Article 1978 A church seminar that asks whether or not Canadians are at risk of losing their civil liberties. Rights and Freedoms State Fear The Global attack on rights: New Internationalist March 2005 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 A look into rights and freedoms, the connection to occupation, and their state in different parts of the world. Rights and Liberties: Introduction to Volume 9, Number 2, of the Connexions Digest (Rights & Liberties issue) Diemer, Ulli Article 1984 Civil liberties and human rights appear as a key dimension in almost every other field of social justice and social change, but those who seek a freer and more just society cannot rely on the state to... The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage Gitlin, Todd Book 1987 One of the best books on the Sixties in the U.S., bringing to life the political and cultural currents, including especially the music, which raged during that decade, and setting them in historical c... '68: The Year of the Barricades Caute, David Book 1988 Caute's book looks at the explosive year 1968 (while situating it in the context of what had led up to it). One of the great strengths of this excellent book is that it looks at what was happening aro... Some Elementary Comments on The Rights of Freedom of Expression Chomsky, Noam Article 1980 It is precisely in the case of horrendous ideas that the right of free expression must be most vigorously defended; it is easy enough to defend free expression for those who require no such defense. Speech by Aubrey Golden to the N.F.U. Convention Golden, Aubrey Article 1977 A speech given to the National Farmer's Union regarding the differences between a police force and a security service and the importance of keeping the two seperate. Spying by the Numbers: Hundreds of Thousands Subject to Government Surveillance and No Real Protection Quigley, Bill Article 2013 Thanks to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden many more people in the US and world-wide are learning about extensive US government surveillance and spying. There are publicly available numbers which sho... The Threat of the Tag Morris, Fanella Article Tracking anklets for convicts are not a good way to alleviate prison overcrowding. Toolkit for a New Canada Gonick, Cy (Coordinating Editor) Article 2008 A pamphlet providing a snapshot of what the contributors, brought together by Canadian Dimension magazine, believe are the big issues facing Canada in the first decade of the 21st century. The article... Uncivil Obedience: The Tactics and Tales of a Democratic Agitator Borovoy, A. Alan Book 1991 How to push for social change without breaking the law. Unlawful Dissent: New Laws Around the Globe Don't Curb Inequity, They Undercut Social Protests and Gag Free Speech Warnke, Brett Article 2012 The state is increasingly encroaching upon dissent as social conditions worsen. Voter ID Laws, Voter Fraud: Against The Current vol. 133 Miah, Malik Article 2008 The close primary election inside the Democratic Party between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton shows that every vote counts. The fiasco in the 2000 presidential election because of “hanging chads” al... War Against the People: Israel, The Palestinians and Global Pacification Halper, Jeff Book 2015 Governments today are waging a 'war against the people' -- whether 'securitization' against asylum seekers in Fortress Europe, 'counterinsurgency' in Afghanisation, or the subliminal war of policy and... Welfare Practices and Civil Liberties Article 1976 Report, based on 2-year survey of welfare recipients and administrators, identifies a number of serious problems. When Freedoms Collide: The Case for Civil Liberties Borovoy, A. Alan Book 1988 Civil liberties are proclaimed as important in our society, but in reality they are under constant attack. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAmerican Civil Liberties Union Works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
These rights include:
* Your First Amendmen... B.C. Civil Liberties Association mandate: preserve, defend and maintain civil liberties and human rights in BC and across Canada Canadian Civil Liberties Association The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is a national organization that was constituted to promote respect for and observance of fundamental human rights and civil liberties, and to defend, extend, a... Citizens for Public Justice CPJ is a national organization promoting justice in Canadian public affairs, responding politically to God's call for love toward our neighbour and responsibility for our environment. We use research,... Civil Liberties Association - National Capital Region The purpose as stated in the Constitution of the Civil Liberties Association, National Capital Region, is the following:
(a) to inform and educate the public as to the existence, nature and enforceme... Connexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Connexions Information Sharing Services Connexions provides information and services for advocacy groups, voluntary and non-profit organizations, and individuals, who are working for social and economic justice, environmental responsibility... Dying With Dignity To improve the quality of dying for all Canadians in accordance with their own wishes, values and beliefs. Law Union of Ontario To provide a progressive, socialist alternative to the present legal system which gives greater protection to the economically and socially privileged. Lesbian and Gay Archivist To acquire, preserve and provide public service for material in any medium relating to lesbians and gays, with an emphasis on Canada, but in the context of events worldwide. Ontario Coalition Against Poverty OCAP is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We mount grassroots political campaigns against regressive government policies as they affect poor and working peop... Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants A coalition of 133 community-based immigrant and refugee service agencies located throughout the province of Ontario. Radical Digressions Progressive comment and analysis by Ulli Diemer, featuring articles, letters, photos and the Radical Digressions Blog.
Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is an international organization that defends imprisoned journalists and press freedom throughout the world, as well as the right to inform the public and to be informed, in ... Society for Socialist Studies The society's purpose to facilitate and encourage research and analysis in Canada with emphasis on socialist, feminist, ecological, and anti-racist points of view. Peter Tatchell Articles and actions related to human rights, democracy, and global justice. Urban Alliance on Race Relations Identify and analyze patterns of racial discrimination in Canadian institutions and systems and to act as an advocate for racial minorities in overcoming these barriers. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCanada considers preventive detention in wake of Ottawa attack Prime minister Stephen Harper says he plans to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts as parliament returns day after shooting Ling, Justin 2014 The Canadian government indicated on Thursday that it intends to speed up proposals to toughen the country’s anti-terror laws in the wake of the attack on Parliament in Ottawa, including a measure tha... Civil Liberties - Human Rights: Ulli Diemer - Selected snippets & quotes from Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Human Rights & Civil Liberties Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to human rights and civil liberties in the Sources directory for the media. Journalists Welcome European Call to Review Anti-Terrorism Laws Sources News Release 2009 Ministers of the human rights network of the Council of Europe have called on their governments to review anti-terrorism laws in the face of strong criticism from journalists that some laws are in pra... Obama defiant over NSA revelations ahead of summit with Chinese premier Ackerman, Spencer; Roberts, Dan 2013 President says oversight of NSA surveillance programme should be left to Congress in comments criticising media 'hype.' Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm Gallagher, Ryan 2013 Raytheon's Riot program mines social network data like a 'Google for spies', drawing ire from civil rights groups. Spy Wars Espionage and Canada from Gouzenko to Glasnost Granatstein, J.L.; Stafford, David 1990 A survey history of Canad'as "secret" history. The Stasi could only dream of such data Britain, the birthplace of liberalism, has become the database state Ash, Timothy Garton 2008 As technology increases the flow of stored data about individual actions, assurances of the "right to informational self-determination" must be hard won from governments. Government surveillance of ci... Will the government's counter-extremist programme criminalise dissent? Kundnani, Arun 2015 From 1 July, a broad range of public bodies - from nursery schools to optometrists - will be legally obliged to participate in the U.S. government’s Prevent policy to identify would-be extremists. Und... From the Connexions ArchivesPrivacy Journal Smith, Robert Ellis Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 A monthly newsletter that is, "...filled with American and Canadian news about the confidentiality of personal information." It describes, "...record-keeping in government and business, new invasions ... |
