Isaac Oommen

Suspending a Lot of Disbelief

isaac — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:10:42 +0000

Review: Innocent Blood @ Vancouver Asian Film Fest.

It's here - the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. And it invited VMC to review the opening night film Innocent Blood (or just sent me VIP ticket because I'm a gangsta south asian on the scene).

Struggling Together: Social Spaces Summit 2013

isaac — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:46:13 +0000

The Social Spaces Summit is back for a second year on the Unceded Coast Salish Territory, bringing together organizers from all over Turtle Island to share strategies and experiences about their projects.

Nada Elia: Corporate interests behind pinkwashing

isaac — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:44:40 +0000

Panel on Settler Colonialisms, Queer Activism and Pinkwashing of Israeli Apartheid

Nada Elia gives examples of pinkwashing campaigns that PR companies have staged for Israel.

Mike Krebs: Pinkwashing and Redwashing 101

isaac — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:35:19 +0000

Panel on Settler Colonialisms, Queer Activism and Pinkwashing of Israeli Apartheid

Mike Krebs talks about the similarities between Canada's treatment of indigenous communities to Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Amal Rana: The importance of anti-Israeli apartheid organizing

isaac — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:24:58 +0000

Panel on Settler Colonialisms, Queer Activism and Pinkwashing of Israeli Apartheid

Amal Rana introduces the panel and speaks about Queers Against Israeli Apartheid actions in Vancouver past and present.

Idle No More and Decolonization

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:19:28 +0000

Organizers @ INM conference talk about the struggle

Clips taken from full-length interviews with organizers at the 2013 INM Organizers' Conference. Full-length audio available below:

Natanis D: veteran media producer and re-indigenization advocate

From Decolonization to Re-indigenization

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:44:40 +0000

Natanis D @ INM Indigenous People's Conference

Natanis D talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

Women Within Social Movements

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:43:03 +0000

Lillian Howard @ INM Indigenous People's Conference

Lillian Howard talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

Decolonization and Language Revitalization

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:41:11 +0000

Khelsilem Rivers @ INM Indigenous People's Conference

Khelsilem Rivers talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

Decolonizing Media Around the Missing Women's Inquiry

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:39:41 +0000

Gunargee O'Sullivan @ INM Indigenous People's Conference

Gunargee O'Sullivan talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

Youth, the Environment and INM

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:37:54 +0000

Clesqui Simka @ INM Indigenous Peoples Conference

Clesqui Simka talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

"Colonization Is Everywhere"

isaac — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:36:02 +0000

Steven Kakinoosit @ INM Indigenous People's Conference

Steven Kakinoosit talks about Idle No More organizing, decolonization and their hopes for the future.

Idle? Know More Take Action Forum

isaac — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:32:18 +0000

From the organizers:

Forum on Indigenous Nationhood, Land, and Sovereignty

isaac — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:33:10 +0000

Building Respectful Relationships

From the organizers:

We Are Jose: Vancouver

isaac — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:04:49 +0000

On 16 January 2013, a dozen people gathered outside the Citizenship and Immigration offices at 300 West Georgia St. in Vancouver to protest the ongoing process of deportation of Jose Figueroa.

The action was one of several nationwide demonstrations along the lines of We Are Jose, in solidarity with the Salvadoran immigrant and his family.