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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, February 27, 2014 14:24 - 1 Comment
Blog">Another Chile is Possible Blog
As a new documentary revisits Chile's student uprisings of 2011, one of its producers, Samuel Grove, provides the context and background behind the film.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, February 19, 2014 23:44 - 1 Comment
Ideas">Enduring Hierarchies of Power: On Islamophobia Today Ideas
In the lead up to this year's edition of the Islamophobia Awards, to be held this Friday, Azru Merali offers some reflections on what the fight against Islamophobia entails today. Whether it is advocacy against imperialist, colonial wars, or activism against anti-terror laws, or studying hate crime and discrimination, the naming and vocalising of the roots of oppression is the only way that beleaguered communities can be made to feel empowered.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:31 - 2 Comments
Ideas">Remembering Stuart Hall: The Making of a Radical Intellectual Ideas
To mark the sad passing of Stuart Hall this week, Corine Dhondee revisits his life's work as public intellectual and radical activist through the film 'The Stuart Hall Project'.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 31, 2014 1:30 - 2 Comments
Blog">On ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Blog
While 'The Wolf of Wall Street' should not be mistaken for a morality tale about the excesses of finance capital, it does capture something of the way the global financial system eludes and frustrates our human-scale narrative demands for balance and closure, writes Dominic Fox.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, January 18, 2014 14:11 - 2 Comments
Ideas">Beyond a hierarchy of victimhood: The case for Genocide Memorial Day Ideas
In the lead up to tomorrow's fifth annual Genocide Memorial Day, Adam Majeed argues we should reject seeing historical crimes and injustices through a hierarchy of victimhood.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 17, 2014 0:56 - 2 Comments
Comment">My Sussex suspension: why Vice-Chancellors are clamping down on protest Comment
One of the suspended Sussex Five, Adriano Marotta, speaks out about the key reason behind his suspension: the near complete “de-democratisation” of Sussex University.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, January 4, 2014 0:00 - 4 Comments
Blog">Free the Hares boys: Protestors demonstrate outside G4S London headquarters Blog
Lucy Yelland reports on yesterday's London protest against G4S's involvement in the torture and detention of five Palestinian children.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 0:45 - 0 Comments
Film">The Sound of Trumpets: ‘Dirty Wars’ and the new killing fields Film
'Dirty Wars', the hard-hitting documentary based on Jeremy Scahill's book, is an insightful examination not only of some shameful episodes in the US's "war on terror" but also of the dehumanising psychology of US exceptionalism, argues Roger Bromley.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 16, 2013 0:00 - 2 Comments
Comment">The political system is broken, yet we can’t discuss alternatives Comment
The Russell Brand-Jeremy Paxman interview and subsequent media storm offer a revealing microcosm of how the powers behind the political status quo engage with any attempts at formulating an alternative.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, November 10, 2013 15:27 - 2 Comments
Comment">Dear mainstream media, I believe the word you’re looking for is ‘rape’. Comment
Mainstream media reports and commentary continue to shy away from accurate representations of rape and sexual abuse, falling back instead on euphemistic language that implies consent and encourages victim-blaming.
