Category: Blog
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Mr. Flanagan went to Egypt. The petro-university was still here when he got back.
Laurie Adkin, Professor, Dept. of Political Science The Folio and The Quad have been doing their jobs as a marketing arm and a platform for statements by the University of Alberta administration, publishing a series of articles on November 9, 10, and 17 about President Flanagan’s trip to the 27th…
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The University of Alberta’s Commitments to Dismantling Racism
by Laurie Adkin, Professor, Dept. of Political Science In his Quad post of September 8, 2020, University of Alberta President, Bill Flanagan, wrote: “We condemn all racism, including specifically anti-Black racism and anti-Indigenous racism, and see education as a key vehicle for change in the world.” This statement generates hope…
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Deepening Climate Crisis
Laurie Adkin, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 13, 2020 The Covid-19 virus is an emergency. What can the Canadian climate justice movement learn from the ways in which our governments are responding to it? In response to the economic contraction triggered by the covid-19 pandemic, the EI…
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We can save Alberta’s scenic high country
by Kevin van Tighem, naturalist and writer, resident of southwest Alberta In a confidential meeting with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce during the last Alberta provincial election campaign, Jason Kenney described his strategy for implementing a far-right exploitation agenda. He said the plan was to overwhelm any opposition by bringing…
Climate Action Coalition at the University of Alberta 