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“This is not a landmark”: Downtown London bustles with cheer for cultural festival Nuit Blanche 

London’s downtown core has suffered in the last few years from a bad reputation. Between the many Farhi-shuttered storefronts and an unhoused population neglected by an overloaded shelter system, it’s a sad state of affairs. London’s softest suburbanites quiver in fear at the idea of a casual stroll down Dundas, lest they be faced with the visual evidence of our failing systems.  Nuit Blanche is the answer to our mid-sized Canadian town’s downtown void. A cultural festival pitched annually by the London Society of Architects from 2010 to 2017 and revived in 2025, this year’s theme is This is not…

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“Food Chain Labour”: CLIFF and Justice for Migrant Workers joint film screening depicts worker struggles

From November 5 to November 8, an audience passionate about great movies and workers’ rights had the chance to watch six curated short films based on the theme “food chain labour”. These selections were made possible due to a collaboration between Justice for Migrant Workers and the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF).  Among the selected films, three were documentaries that show the struggles, challenges, and organizing victories of workers in various sectors. Working for Freedom documents the experiences of a woman in prison labour at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, A Tarea is set in the Galician estuaries in Spain…

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