Facebook takes on Harper

The full power of social networked fury
just might be unleashed at cross-country
anti-prorogue rallies this weekend

 

200,000 USERS CAN’T BE WRONG: Matthew Angelus

by MATT JONES
It may be surprising that the most controversial thing Stephen Harper’s government has done since it came to power in 2006 is to get out of our faces. But whether prorogation is really about taking in some slalom action at the Olympics or avoiding the heat that was nipping at Peter MacKay’s collar over the torture of Afghan detainees, it has proven unpopular enough to convince tens of thousands of angry social networkers to take a break from making insipid comments about the minutia of their daily lives and join en masse a Facebook group opposed to prorogation.
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A year of rubble

A year of rubble
Photo exhibit puts a human face to the
victims of Israel's 2009 Gaza invasion


IN THE BREAD QUEUE, GAZA CITY:
Mohammed Abed, AFP/Getty Images

Just over a year ago, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pushed their way into Gaza on the hunt for Hamas militants. After three weeks of fighting that included 1,355 Palestinian deaths, the destruction of hundreds of buildings and alleged use of white phosphorus, the troops returned home January 18.

To mark one year since the invasion, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has put together an exhibition called Human Drama in Gaza that gathers together some of the most striking images of the conflict. The group sifted through tens of thousands of photos by Israeli, Palestinian and Western photojournalists to find 22 shots that capture a sense of life during the invasion.

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