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September 18, 2021 
Twenty years of Stop the War
In 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks on U.S. soil, the Stop the War Coalition emerged in the UK to resist the coming ‘War on…
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September 15, 2021
Defunding the police – Spring Podcast
The call to defund the police became a defining moment in the political history of Turtle Island during 2020. In Canada, people took to the…
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August 27, 2021
‘I don’t want anyone to get left behind’: An interview with Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor is a long-time anti-poverty and social justice activist in Toronto and the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Parkdale-High Park. Paul recently talked…
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August 24, 2021
A win for gig workers is a win for the working class
The goal of gig economy companies is to roll back workers rights. Fighting misclassification, fighting for gig workers’ rights means empowering the entire working class.
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August 2, 2021
Support hotel workers against pandemic profiteering
Since mid-April, Hilton Metrotown staff in Burnaby have been locked out following the termination of 97 workers a year into the pandemic. The fight at the Hilton is part of a broader attack by employers on hotel workers across BC.
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July 16, 2021
Ford Pier’s Gormful in Maya
Vancouver singer-songwriter Ford Pier released his latest album, Gormful in Maya, last fall. Spring Magazine caught up with him to discuss his musical inspiration, latest…
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June 30, 2021
Remembering Sarah Hegazi, one year on
Sarah Hegazi was a queer Egyptian revolutionary socialist (with the Bread and Freedom party) who was made a political prisoner by the Sisi regime in…
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June 14, 2021
Foodbenders: Serving up Palestine solidarity
Spring Magazine spoke with Kimberly Hawkins, owner of Foodbenders, a catering company based in the west end of Toronto. A vocal supporter of Palestine through…
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June 8, 2021
End the legacy of residential schools: Honour the treaties
Myeengun Henry is a former Chief and respected Elder from Deshkan Ziibiing (Chippewas of the Thames) First Nation. He is Manager of Aboriginal Services at…
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June 4, 2021
The Justice for Workers campaign
On May 1 the Fight for $15 and Fairness relaunched as the Justice for Workers campaign. Spring Magazine spoke with Deena Ladd, executive director of…
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May 27, 2021
Defunding the Police in Halifax
In September 2020, the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners appointed Professor El Jones to chair an independent committee that would prepare a report outlining a…
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May 24, 2021
Doctor’s orders: Make paid sick days permanent and employer-paid
Spring Magazine spoke with emergency physician Gaibrie Stephen about why all workers need permanent and employer-paid sick days.