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Historic change in the political landscape

Susan Caldwell — 2009-02-22T19:32:32Z

Amir Khadir of the new leftist party Québec solidaire (Qs) was elected to the Québec National Assembly in Montréal's Mercier riding late last year. With this historic victory, Qs established itself as a credible option for an â€˜alternative Québec'. Although it has only 3.8% of the overall vote, Québec solidaire made significant advances in 8 other ridings. For example, Françoise David came in second in Gouin riding with 32% of the vote.

- IV409 - February 2009 / Quebec

Québec Solidaire - the new option in Québec politics

Susan Caldwell — 2006-03-07T17:38:57Z

In a groundbreaking development on the Québec political scene, more than 1,000 activists turned out on the weekend of 4-5 February 2006 in Montréal to found Québec Solidaire, a left-wing political party backing a multi-ethnic, inclusive, sovereign Québec, feminism, ecology, participatory democracy, support for aboriginal struggles, social justice and a global-justice internationalist perspective.

- IV376 - March 2006 / Quebec

New advances, old problems

James D. Cockcroft , Susan Caldwell — 2004-03-17T00:00:00Z

At its fourth annual gathering, held January 16-21, 2004 in India's poverty-ridden financial hub of Mumbai, the World Social Forum (WSF) radicalized its demands and extended its reach and inter-group cooperation.

- IV357 - March 2004 / World, Social Forum

Women lead the way

Susan Caldwell — 2001-01-05T00:00:00Z

Chanting and cheering, tens, hundreds and thousands of women demonstrated in 159 countries during the second and third weeks of October. The World March of Women Against Poverty and Violence was a huge success - although ignored by the media of almost all countries.

- IV327 - January 2001 / Women