The Courage Coalition presents an evening of spoken word poetry with El Jones on February 15, 7:30 pm Toronto time. El Jones will be entertaining her audience with the poetry of anti-oppression and life affirmation for the racialized and the marginalized. This event is meant to provide those who struggle for social and environmental justice […]
Courage Coalition supports the NDP MPs Gazan, Green and Ashton’s criticisms of the RCMP/Horgan’s aggression and call on Jagmeet Singh to demand that the RCMP be withdrawn and the Coastal GasLink pipeline work be suspended pending negotiations with the hereditary chiefs. Finally, we herald NDP MP Peter Julian for his emphatic and unreserved call for an immediate […]
Courage expresses its solidarity with the YinkaDini, Unist’ot’en and the Wet’suwet’en Nations in British Columbia against their brutal repression by the RCMP for defending their territory. We must recognize and uphold their right of self-determination which means control of their land without encroachments based on informed consent. Learn more.
The Courage Coalition’s West Coast Sprout is excited to announce its #6CourageousResolutions initiative, highlighting six ambitious resolutions submitted by Electoral District Associations and trade union affiliates to the November 2021 BC NDP Convention. The list of resolutions can be found here. To get involved in this grassroots campaign, join the 6 Courageous Resolutions Discord server! […]
Courage Coalition Statement in Support of Fairy Creek Defenders As we bear witness to more and more footage of colonial violence happening at Fairy Creek, which is now the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, we express our commitment to DEFUNDING THE RCMP. Carrie Saxifrage, in her shockingly descriptive account of the goings-on […]
The narrative that has emerged in the current election from all political corners has given eco-socialists an opening that is unprecedented. Government activism has never played such a starring role in a federal election. Austerity, lower taxes, cutbacks—the usual themes on the electoral political stage—have been written out of the campaign scripts and the loosening […]
Courage Coalition supports and joins the call to cancel Canada Day, in solidarity with Idle No More and Indigenous activists. As the colonial state of Canada prepares to set off fireworks, Canada Day is for many a painful reminder of the past and ongoing colonization and genocide of Indigenous peoples. This year is particularly marked […]
We encourage all NDP members to present the following letter to their riding associations. Click here to view and download the letter. Please send the signed letter to: Anne.McGrath@ndp.ca, dhananjai.kohli@ndp.ca, Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca, and info@couragecoalition.ca Courage Calls on the Government of Canada to Sanction Israel. As Canadians, we have watched in horror as Israel has committed new atrocities […]
Dear Sue Montgomery, It has come to our attention that you have launched a new municipal party in Montréal, “Courage – Équipe Sue Montgomery.” As activists and politicians engaged in struggles for economic, racial, and environmental justice, we find this news confusing and disappointing. We know Courage Montréal as the Montréal branch of Courage Coalition, […]
On the International Day of Labour, Courage Coalition stands in solidarity with farmers in India, who have been protesting three new agricultural laws since they were formally passed in September 2020. These new laws will effectively dismantle the guaranteed prices farmers receive through the government’s purchase of staple crops. Crucially, it will open up the […]
