June-July 2008

Features

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  THE MAKING OF A REVOLUTIONARY

  By John W. Eleen

  My anti-fascism sentiments turned to pro-socialist convictions about the same time my father got involved in the great On-to-Ottawa Trek.

• 18

  COVER STORY: THE REAL AFRICA

  By Judith Marshall

  Our participation in a week-long globalization school took us into the heart of Africa’s contradictions. A labour travelogue.

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  THANK YOU TO OUR 2007 DONORS

  We couldn’t do it without you.

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  TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZING:  FACEBOOK FACTS

  By Derek Blackadder

  Are sites like Facebook really adding anything to our ability to organize? The pros and cons of using the latest fad.

• 35

  WORKING FOR A LIVING: A BLESSED RAGE FOR ORDER

  By Beckie Garber-Conrad

  My one-time husband had a theology book in his library called A Blessed Rage for Order. I never read it, but it aptly describes what drives my enthusiasm for my work as an editor.

Departments

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  LETTERS

  Solidarity Matters in Manufacturing

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  NOTES

  Labour Film Festival * Ontario Against Privatization
  ILO Decent Work Award * Migrant Worker Victory
  Bankruptcy Protection

• 9

  WEBWORK

  Flickr (no “e”) is way more than just a place to store your picket-line photos, though it can do that for sure and for free.

• 11

  HAVE YOUR SAY: RISING UP

  By Jeff Armstrong

  We, the workers at General Motors in Oshawa, are proud Canadians who refuse to let corporations or right-wing governments destroy our culture.

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  POETRY

  By Barbara Janusz
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  REVIEW: ON THE GLOBAL WATERFRONT

  Review by Carole Pearson

  The real story in this book is not really about the longshore workers known as the Charleston 5, but rather about a deeper analysis of racism and politics in the American South.

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  COMMENTARY:  THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW

  By Randy Robinson

  In the last few weeks I’ve spent time with workers who do the same jobs as many of their co-workers, but for much less pay.