December 13, 20130Comments

‘Top Global Thinkers’ – Idle No More founders

Last winter, what started as a flurry of emails among four Saskatchewan women grew into a robust grassroots movement, according to Foreign Policy magazine. The women—Jessica...

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Americas

BLOG

December 1, 20130Comments

Is there a future for Idle No More? – Aaron Paquette

Native American artist Aaron Paquette, in a personal piece on his blog, praises the Idle No More movement but also raises questions about how the group is progressing,...

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BLOG

May 24, 20130Comments

In Idle No More, new media spreads old wisdom about social change that lasts

The indigenous uprising is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement against colonialism. Now, armed with Twitter and Facebook, once-isolated groups from Canada to South...

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Americas

BLOG

March 21, 20130Comments

Idle No More and Defenders of the Land join in campaign

Idle No More appears to have changed tactics. In the early days of the Canada based First Nations rights and environmental movement, the emphasis was non-confrontational with...

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Americas

BLOG

February 10, 20130Comments

What next for Idle No More? – Gyasi Ross

Gyasi Ross has a message that is crucial to understand the Idle No More movement. Ross is a member of the Blackfeet Nation but has lived in the Great Pacific Northwest, U.S....

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ANNOUNCEMENT

January 9, 20130Comments

Idle No More Mission – Espanol/Spanish

El siguiente información sobre el misión de idlenomore (Following a request, please find below the mission of Idle No More in Canada in Spanish – Espanol) IDLE NO MORE...

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BLOG

January 5, 20130Comments

Tackling dissent within a movement

Focus on the goal. Don’t get caught up in the politics. This is a message that activists in environmental and social movements should keep in mind as they deal with the...

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Americas

CAMPAIGNS

January 1, 20130Comments

Idle No More seeks to distance themselves from chiefs

The founders of the Canada-based Idle No More movement have issued a statement that seeks to distance them from the chiefs of the various First Nations. On December 31, the...

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Americas

NEWS

December 27, 20120Comments

Democracy Now channel reports on Idle No More

Democracy Now, an independent Internet-based news channel, has a report out on the Idle No More movement in Canada. According to the channel: A new campaign for indigenous...

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CAMPAIGNS

December 22, 20120Comments

A Day of Protest – Idle No More

December 21 was a day of protest for the growing Idle No More movement, a movement begun by four First Nations women in Canada. First Nations people and supporters rallied in...

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Americas

CAMPAIGNS

December 20, 20120Comments

Idle No More – The Movement

Theresa Spence is reportedly weak from her hunger strike. The Canadian Attawapiskat chief is getting weaker as her hunger strike is in its second week, but Spence says she...

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