Archive for October, 2006

Oaxacan Teacher and Leader Assassinated

Friday, October 20th, 2006 by elmateo

La Jornada
October 19, 2006
Pánfilo Hernández, teacher and leader of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO), was assassinated at 9:45 last night in Oaxaca City by gunmen who were travelling in a blue Tsuru automobile.
Hernández died when the APPO group he was travelling with in a private car after finishing an assembly in […]

The Tragedy of Homelessness and Poverty

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 by TS.

” all Canadians have the right to decent housing, in decent surroundings, at affordable prices. There is currently a vacuum in federal policy and direction. Only the national government has the financial resources to address the full dimensions of the needs of this country.”
Take a guess at who wrote these words and when. You might […]

The Race Begins

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 by DSquared

With the deadline for nominations having passed, municipal elections are now underway throughout Manitoba. These elections are held every four years, and in Brandon, they have generated considerable interest.
History
Brandon voters like consistency in their mayors, and it’s rare that an incumbent is ever defeated. The last time this happened was in 1989, when Rick Borotsik […]