Back in 2011, the death of Mark Duggan was the trigger of a series of riots in Tottenham, his hometown, as a climactic retaliation by the black community in response to years of tension between them and the local police.…
As recent events have shown- notably the signing of the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)- national politics’ final say over the management of natural resources can sometimes leave the little guy behind for the sake of global economic…
This week’s Cinema Politica screening was a special double program on issues of the First Nation people in Canada. Both these films follow a very classic documentary path; this week’s review will thus be more condensed and focus on their…
Immigration has been a popular subject of the Canadian public political space of the last year. With the welcoming of Syrian refugees and the election of a prime minister priding himself on an idea of national unity, nothing was said…
Timing can sometimes be of great help to explain particular political conflicts; last week’s death of former Israel President and Nobel prize winner Shimon Peres gives useful insight on the constant divide that perpetrates the everlasting Israelo-Palestinian conflict between the…
With the rise of chemical pesticides and generally modified organisms in modern agricultural practices come and an array of questions on the matter, both biological and ethical. The strategies of heavyweight corporations to further their control over worldwide food production…
Senegal’s 2012 presidential campaign was controversial because its incumbent president, Abdoulaye Wade, presented his candidature to run for a third consecutive term (being first elected in 2000), a move considered unconstitutional by many of his electors. THE REVOLUTION WON’T BE TELEVISED (RAMA THIAW,…
With more than a hundred screening locations all over the world, Cinema Politica has built itself a strong reputation thoughout the years, providing a voice to independent political films on high schools, colleges and universities campuses. Co-founded by Concordia’s Ezra…