Join us Sunday March 10 for a Socialist Feminist Perspective on International Working Women’s Day Today we are confronted with the devastating reality of climate change, war and imperialism as well as the harsh, everyday reality of women’s lives: precarious work, unequal pay, gender-based violence, threats to trans-women and LGBTQ rights. Women, Life, Freedom was […]
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Solidarity with Gaza … and more from Canada and abroad! Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and build […]
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Canada saw an attempt to whip up attacks on trans people on Wednesday, September 20. There were rallies across the country opposed to sex education in schools and for banning a wide range of library books. In most cases the counter rallies in support of trans rights far outnumber those trying to whip up hate. […]
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Envision a night out with friends. It’s after dark, you may choose to consume substances. You dance and meet new people, free of unwanted touching, comments or pressure to do anything you don’t consent to. Then you return home safely and affordably via walking, public transit, taxi or rideshare. This is an extremely rare experience […]
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Blaine Higgs, the Premier of New Brunswick since 2018, has recently found himself at the centre of multiple controversies. These include but are not limited to his attacks on the LGBTQ community, the status of French language, limitations on abortion access, and a halt on land acknowledgments. His positions on many of these issues are hardly […]
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Build A Militant Movement for Liberation This Pride month LGBTQ+ people are facing an avalanche of attacks on our basic rights. From the brutal murder of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey in Britain to the hundreds of anti-trans bills introduced across the US, it feels like we’re facing an attack on our very existence. This wave […]
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Workers Strike Back! … and much more from Canada and abroad! Our subscription system is ready! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine […]
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Ollie Bell is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). Greyson Van Arsdale is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Despite the increased awareness and visibility of the transgender community over the last few years, there has been a huge backlash against trans people and attacks on their rights. An ongoing […]
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On Saturday, January 14, members of Socialist Alternative joined four hundred supporters of Drag Queen Story Time at Coquitlam Public Library. All were there to reject discrimination and in favour of choice. This was the second time the library hosted a Drag Story Time event in support of accessible, diverse, and culturally-inclusive family programming. However, […]
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Ryan Hartson is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Working people and queer people in Illinois’ second largest city won a clear victory against law and order politics and policing last week. In mid-May, the organization behind Aurora, Illinois’s Pride march, Aurora Pride, made the decision to ban uniformed police from marching in […]
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