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29/08/2011 15:35

KI Big Trout Lake plans to take water protection declaration to UN

By Carmelle Wolfson | August 3, 2011 rabble.ca   The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nations in northwestern Ontario are loudly asserting their sovereignty in a landmark declaration that opposes harmful industrial activity on their lands. The...

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12/07/2011 18:06

Podcast Interviews with Canadian Boat to Gaza

https://www.mediafire.com/?jz8ffu6angp6q   Human rights activists sailing on the Canadian boat to Gaza left Toronto's Pearson International airport on Sunday June 19. On board the Canadian boat, named "Tahrir" or "liberty" in Arabic, will be 32 Canadian activists, 10 delegates from...

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14/03/2010 20:29

Celebrating the death of Israeli patriarchy

Women militantly defend their newfound equality with greeting cards and flowers By Carmelle Wolfson March 13, 2010 The Daily Nuisance   Pounding the gavel of justice on the table this past March 8, the Israeli Bar Association held a women’s swimsuit and fashion show to mark International...

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23/01/2010 23:08

From the Watchtower: Confuse and deport

A practiced policy of destabilization? By Carmelle Wolfson This column was originally published on my weekly column for The Daily Nuisance, "From the Watchtower". You can view the post here.   Baffled and in a state of shock, Jared Malsin is the second foreign media worker in less than two...

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20/01/2010 00:25

From the Watchtower: Organic occupation

This column was originally published on my weekly column for The Daily Nuisance, "From the Watchtower". You can view the post here.   Organic occupation Redeeming land from kibbutz to outpost   “Organic eggs labeled ‘Harduf’ are coming from a Jewish settlement in the West Bank,” I exclaim...

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05/01/2010 19:21

Settling for the symbolic Jerusalem life

This blog originally appeared on The Daily Nuisance   On a settlement tour of Jerusalem, Sergio Yahni from the Alternative Information Center once explained to me that Tel Aviv is where Zionism was created; Jerusalem is a symbol. “Who wants to live in a symbol?” he said, referencing secular...

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12/08/2009 01:16

Two alt media blogs spring up for election

This blog post was originally published on J-source.ca, The Canadian Journalism Project during 2008 Canadian federal elections.    September 9, 2008 - Posted by Carmelle Wolfson J-source / Town Hall / UPDATE:  Following my critiques of the rabble.ca election...

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12/08/2009 01:05

On the Grassy Narrows reserve in northwestern Ontario

    This blog post was originally published on The Understory, the official Rainforest Action Network blog on July 6, 2006 Strange Looking White Folks with Handbills Thursday, June 8 we spent preparing a feast of traditional foods open to all Grassy Narrows residents. Earlier in the...

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