Kony, the tip of the iceberg The image of Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda’s Lord Resistance Army (LRA) militant group, has spiked much attention and controversy in the beginning of […]
No other documentary concerning Uganda’s security situation has made its way around the world faster than Invisible Children’s Kony 2012. But for all the hype generated by Facebook and Twitter, […]
February – April, 2012 1. By-elections in Burma The National League for Democracy (NLD), the opposition party in Burma headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won 43 […]
On March 8, after weeks of brutal attacks on Homs, Syria by government forces, the International Red Cross gained limited access to the city to provide desperately needed humanitarian aid. […]
On March 4, 2012, Vladimir Putin was reelected to his third term as president of Russia. Discontent and outrage have spread across the Russian population, sparking riots and revolts against […]
“Everyone’s rights are the same, student or not, your voice will be heard”, stated one 19-year-old McGill student in reference to the tuition hikes. Students took to the streets on […]
“The threats [of terrorism] are real and call for a firm response from states. The response should, however, be proportional to the danger involved…the danger includes not only the harm […]
The word “activist” carries connotations ranging from wardrobe choices to number of jail sentences, wherein the nuances of activism are often lost. Arguably, the major distinction between types of activists […]
The distinction between student activism and behaviour considered disruptive under the McGill Student Code of Conduct (SCOC) has been much debated this year on campus. In the wake of the […]
It has been a year of protests. From the Arab Spring, to political turmoil in Russia, to Occupy Wall Street, and back to Québec’s campaign against tuition hikes, it is […]
