Archive for January, 2009

Reclaim your media

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

It’s not even really a debate anymore.  It’s almost gotten to the point of cliché.  Just about everyone with even the slightest activist leaning and even many who don’t have one knows that the corporate media does not represent all sides or show a complete picture of any story.  Getting a progressive message into the […]

Where to sleep

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Anyone who’s been outside in Montreal lately will be able to tell you that it’s cold out there.  This is obviously most relevant to the city’s homeless. There are some in Montreal who are compassionate about their plight and others who take steps to empower them through art, namely those involved in the annual État […]

Harold Pinter: a lifetime of art and speaking out

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Harold Pinter, who died this past Christmas Eve at the age of 78, was not only an acclaimed playwright, actor, director and poet, he was an activist who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind.  He was also someone who saw how art could be used as a tool for social change and recognized, as an […]