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At the Last Social Forum

At the Last Social Forum

Posted by Arwyn on Feb 17th, 2010 in Featured, RYSE | 3 comments

When I was sixteen years old I had the amazing opportunity of attending RAN’s youth action camp that was right before the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. I have to say this was an amazing experience that really helped shape me and how I view activism even today. The camp along with the Social [...]

RAN Toronto Strike Again!

RAN Toronto Strike Again!

Posted by Tanuki on Nov 12th, 2009 in Freedom From Oil, RAN Toronto, Tar Sands | 0 comments

On Tuesday Nov 10th, RAN activists disrupted a speech by Gordon Nixon, president of RBC at Ryerson University. Nixon was speaking as part of a business conference on Canadian Manufacturing. RAN activists interrupted the speech four times with banners and comments, as well as once during the question and answer period.
During the event, Nixon admitted [...]