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Avatar: the Good, the Bad, and the Are You Serious?

Avatar: the Good, the Bad, and the Are You Serious?

Posted by maryam on Jan 11th, 2010 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

The good: the art
The bad: the message
The are you serious? The gendered and racist depiction of natives vs. colonizers
Avatar is a beautiful work of art in which unique creatures are brought to life in a natural world where everything is, generally, living in harmony. Everything about Pandora was absolutely spectacular, and the special effects made [...]

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 [...]

RAN Toronto Serve Fresh Cups of Reality to RBC

RAN Toronto Serve Fresh Cups of Reality to RBC

Posted by crystal on Oct 18th, 2009 in Freedom From Oil, RAN Toronto | 1 comment

Rainforest Action Network Toronto activists took part in a nation-wide campaign against Royal Bank of Canada, and set up a DIY coffee shop in front of RBC at Yonge and Bloor in Toronto to protest the bank’s involvement in the tar sands. Activists served coffee and tea, providing a visual protest against the water contamination [...]