Several Quebec civil society organizations, including Alternatives, have co-signed this letter to denounce Canada’s forced remilitarization through the Canadian Defense Industrial Strategy. This policy, which has far-reaching consequences, was decided without democratic debate and to the detriment of many vital sectors of our society.
Military escalation: a threat to our security Read More »
It was with great surprise and sadness that we learned of the death in unclear circumstances of Abdirahman Mohamed Ahmed Al-Rassace, a former employee and collaborator of Alternatives. We wish to pay tribute to him.
In memory of Abdirahman Mohamed Ahmed Al-Rassace Read More »
Together building a common agenda for another urgent and necessary world This 14th edition was launched on Sunday, May 1st with a march that coincided with the events celebrating International Workers ́ Day. The 2022 WSF, which took place May 1-6 in Mexico City, is the first face-to-face and remote meeting (hybrid) since the
WSF 2022: Final Declaration Read More »
Alternatives stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. We officially express our support to this sovereign people and thank them for preserving their traditional territory with great determination for the benefit of future generations. We urge the governments of British Columbia and Canada to respect the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
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On January 3, 2020, the US government killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad brings a geopolitical dimension to the fore. Demonstrators condemned the US strike as an attack on Iraqi sovereignty while at the same time refusing to take a pro-Iranian stance. But this position, which is both anti-Iranian and anti-American, seems difficult to sustain. Iraq could once again become a battlefield for armed organisations hostile to the United States, the pro-Iranian Shiite militias, such as the powerful Kata’ib Hezbollah, which was led by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, another victim of the US drone strike.
We must support the revolution in Iraq ! Read More »
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, Alternatives would like to highlight the exceptional achievements of women that mobilized to defend their rights around the world. Their struggles against oppression, exploitation and violence are at the root of the radical change in society that we want to collectively achieve. Since its creation in 1994,
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On Wednesday 23 January, the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself “interim president” of his country, replacing the democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro, with the immediate recognition of the United States. Alternatives strongly condemns the actions of the Trump administration and its allies, which violate the principle of non-interference in the
