“We believe in what we’re trying to fight for”: OPSEU strike enters fourth week 

Since September 11, around 650 full-time college support staff at Fanshawe College have been on strike. Workers on the picket line share concerns about supporting their families as the financial hardships of the strike become increasingly straining. “For some of them it’s a real financial hardship. A strike means you don’t perform work and you don’t get paid,” says Adam Rayfield, president of OPSEU (Ontario Public Service Employees Union) Local 109 representing full-time college support staff at Fanshawe College. “But what it’s really done is strengthen their bonds. The silver lining I see from this is that folks are connecting…

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Solidarity silent auction for protesters in Indonesia

On September 21 an information session and silent auction was held at DoughEV in solidarity with the struggles of the Indonesian people. Sabotage Media and the London chapter of the International Socialists hosted the event as a fundraiser to send money for the purchase of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies for those affected by police violence during the ongoing protests. The evening began describing how the event was imagined, as one of the organizers, Kepler Altiora, explained that their friend had sent a concerning message explaining why they wouldn’t be online much in the future. “Hey guys I…

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“The film of my life”: In conversation with Sink’s Zain Duraie, Clara Khoury, and Mohammed Nizar

Antler River Media’s Emmanuel Akanbi sat down with the director of Sink (2025), Zain Duraie, and the two leading actors Clara Khoury and Mohammad Nizar for an interview. It takes a lot of heart, insight, and a delicate touch to bring together a film such as Sink, but speaking with director Zain Duraie and leads Clara Khoury and Mohammad Nizar — who played a mother (Nadia) and son (Basil) struggling hand in hand through the heavy fog of mental illness — it was clear the cast and crew, forged into family through the film, had these qualities in spades.  Fitting…

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“To be yourself, in a way, is to be generous”: In conversation with Spanish director Ulises Porra, director of Under the Same Sun

Discussions of freedom really ought to start with the first slave rebellions in the world, and as such they need to start in Haiti. There is a whole world of stories to explore regarding the Haitian revolution, how it began, the inspiration it became for other colonized states, the fight against the French-imposed tax to be free. But an interesting story, and one I frankly have never before considered, is the change in the relationship between the formerly French-controlled Haiti and the then-Spanish colony of the Dominican Republic. The two states shared the island of Hispaniola, and following independence, the…

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In conversation with Seemab Gul on her debut feature Ghost School

Though education faces its own battles in London and province-wide with respect to government funding and democratic community involvement in schools, millions of children around the world hope for the day just one school reopens. Seemab Gul’s debut feature film Ghost School (2025) explores the reality of one such child. The film recently had its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. The film explores the phenomenon of “ghost schools” as they take place in some parts of South and Central Asia, referring to schools that are operational on paper, but in reality are half built, empty, or…

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“Live for what they died for”: Srebrenica and Gaza genocide documentaries move London community

“I went to Bosnia not expecting to necessarily see Gaza, but everywhere I looked in Bosnia, there was Gaza. I think maybe some of the people that feel closest to Gaza in the world today are in Bosnia,” says Palestinian community member Nabil Sultan of his visit to Bosnia, sharing his reflections on the documentary Survivors of Srebrenica screened at London Public Library on the evening of August 29th. “You see it on the streets, in the graffiti, in the keffiyehs people wear. Even in Srebrenica they have the keffiyehs — the families of the victims who were going to…

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