Shawn Brant’s Arrest – Statement by Sue Collis, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

(May 4th, 2008) Eight days ago, on Friday, April 25th, 2008, my husband, Shawn Brant, was arrested and detained on assault and weapons charges. Since that time, Commissioner Julian Fantino and the Ontario Provincial Police have issued public statements that have, it seems, misstated the events leading to my husband’s arrest.
I believe it is important […]

Financing the banker’s funeral

We need a national white-collar crime system that can take on finance bigwigs and hold them accountable.

by Ken Georgetti
Rabble.ca
April 30, 2008

In recent months, as U.S. hedge funds have imploded south of the border, working Canadians have been told our economy isn’t “subprimed.”

Sure, the experts say, current problems in global credit markets may mean less cash is available for Canadian companies. It will certainly mean fewer buyers for Canadian exports as U.S. workers face house foreclosures and higher costs for basic necessities.

But be thankful, the experts reassure, you could be someone else. You could be one of the two million Americans who recently lost their homes after shady mortgage brokers sold them on crooked contracts.

The Black Hole of Debt: Haiti can’t feed itself, and is sending millions abroad in loan payments

By Nick Dearden
Counterpunch.org
In recent weeks, Haiti has been gripped by violent protest yet again. And yet again the inhabitants of this impoverished country are suffering the most brutal consequences of the fallout of the global economic crisis. This time it is the rise in global food prices, which has sparked riots in Port au Prince, […]

A People’s History of Briarpatch Magazine: 35th anniversary issue call for submissions

To help us mark the occasion of our 35th anniversary, Briarpatch Magazine invites submissions of short narratives, essays, interviews, profiles, historical overviews and archival materials (photos, old event posters, arrest warrants, etc.) for inclusion in our 35th anniversary issue (Sept./Oct. 2008). We are particularly interested in first-hand accounts of pivotal moments, major crises, significant […]

May Day! May Day!

A radical volunteer fair and celebration of International Workers’ Day

Kick off a summer of activism!
Meet people working for change!
Connect with local activist groups!
Shake off the lingering winter lethargy and dive headlong into action!

Thursday, May 1, 2008
7 pm - 11 pm
The Exchange (2431 8th Ave.), Regina, SK
$7-12 (pay what you can)
All ages, free for kids under 12