The Dominion: Photographs

Landscape in Wet'suwet'en Territory

Tim McSorley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:57:34 -0400

Landscape in Wet'suwet'en Territory. Indigenous communities are concerned about BC's renewed PR push to sell extractive industry projects that would be built on unceded territory.

Salmon

Moira Peters — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:01:47 -0400

Young Farmers Circle

Moira Peters — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:11:39 -0400

Young farmers from across Canada say the current industrial food model needs to change.

No to French Wine

Moira Peters — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:53:10 -0400

In response to a EU ban on the import of seal products, Nunavut has banned the sale of liquor imported from the European Union.

Indonesia protests

Moira Peters — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:40:19 -0400

Students and civilians clashed with security forces in Jakarta. Tear gas, water canons and rubber bullets were responded to with stones, wood and slingshots from demonstrators. [cc 2.0]

Indigenous Uprising

Moira Peters — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:29:18 -0400

A military analyst reported conditions are ripe for an Indigenous uprising in Canada.

Kisakiin

dru — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:51 -0500

An image from the video for Samian's "Kisakiin."

BC school closures

Tim McSorley — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:27:44 -0500

Since 2002, School District 57 in BC's central interior has seen 29 of 63 schools closed down.

School Bus

dru — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:33:50 -0500

A study conducted in Québec found that children who spend more time on school buses display lower grades and poorer levels of fitness, fewer social activities and poor study habits. [cc]

Boy in Cite Soleil

dru — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:26:14 -0500

A Haitian boy, bearing signs of malnutrition, stands in a Cite Soleil street as a UN APC passes by during the UN occupation of Cite Soleil in 2006.

Cannon and Clinton

Cameron Fenton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:53:47 -0500

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon met with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Niagara Falls in June 2009 to discuss the environmental health of the Great Lakes, including nuclear power and general ecology. cc 2.0

Troops in Marjah

Cameron Fenton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:42:41 -0500

US Marines and Afghan National Army troops exchange fire with Taliban fighters in Helmund province. CC 2.0

Fishing Steam

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:44:09 -0500

Israeli gunboats attacked a Palestinian trawler August 31, 2009, firing missiles and heavy gunfire, causing the vessel to ignite. The destruction of this trawler impacted the incomes of 18 fishermen, the boat’s owner and family, and many working in the fishing sector.

Buffer Zone

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:41:46 -0500

Israeli soldiers along the Green Line border shoot on unarmed Palestinian farmers and accompanying internationals. The armed soldiers observed the group for a period before repeatedly shooting, their fire coming within 10 metres.

Fishing Group

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:37:33 -0500

Six fishermen from the Beit Lahia region who were abducted while fishing 200 metres off Gaza’s coast March 19, 2009. Their boats were thieved by Israeli naval soldiers patrolling less than a kilometre from Gaza’s coast. Some of these men have been abducted more than once. Ahmed Zayid, 24, front centre: “I’ve been shot three times now while fishing: twice in my arms, and once in my leg.”