Pride and Prejudice in the Chapel o' love
February 8, 2005
Charles Demers
The issue of equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians has exploded into the biggest non-abortion-themed episode of kulturkampf in recent North American history. Good thing the left is prepared with a coherent, accessible, lucid and effective counter to the conservative homophobia... right?

Playing for keeps with the British think tanks

February 8, 2005
William MacDougall
All work and no play makes Jack a dull society, according to the most exciting, dynamic and playful people around: English think tanks. Conflating Chicken Soup for the Soul, market genufluctions, Lexuses and olive trees, a new breed of experts is expounding the virtues of a society that values the benefits of play.



Seven Oaks Presents: Venezuela Double-Feature, Tuesday, Feb.8 at Pacific Cinematheque.
Essays & Reviews

"Sportsbreak" proposal rings hollow
Derrick O'Keefe

Nice Ass. Wanna vote?
Gina Whitfield

Ossie Davis (1917-2005): A life of art and activism
Ian Rocksborough-Smith

See last week's issue. And don't miss a special double-feature film night on Venezuela this Tuesday, February 8. More information here.

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Seven Oaks' archive of humour pieces.
Love of Labour
Documenting the struggles of working people, at home and abroad.

Book and Film Reviews

Venezuela Watch

B.C. Provincial Politics

Seven Questions

Haitians from throughout the Diaspora were joined this past weekend by a number of solidarity activists at the Kongre Bwa Kawiman 2005 in Washington, DC. Eugenia Charles, one of the key organizers of the gathering, spoke with Seven Oaks about the results of the weekend and about the current political situation in occupied Haiti.

Read the interview with Eugenia Charles.

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