Jon Milton

@514jon

Student. Journalist. Abolitionist. Freelancer's union member. Opinions are my own | Intel, hate mail, etc: BringTheNois@protonmail.com

Tio'tia:ke / Montreal
Joined June 2013

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    8 hours ago

    Over the past months, and I have been researching the activities of an online neo nazi group. They're joining the Armed Forces, infiltrating Conservative parties, and working to create a white ethno-state. Here's what we found.

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  2. Apr 10

    It bears repeating here: The FQS, a white nationalist hate group, appears to have done a favorable policy analysis on the CAQ's proposed immigration reform law, and CAQ deputy entered it into the public record at the National Assembly.

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  3. Apr 10
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  4. Apr 10

    A deputy of Quebec's ruling CAQ party, , deposed a statement from an open Neo-Nazi group, Federation des Quebecois de Souche, into the official record. FQS wrote in support of Bill 9, the CAQ plan to overhaul the immigration system and make it more restrictive.

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  5. Retweeted
    Apr 2

    My amazing colleagues Erin Seatter and and I are nominated for a Canadian Association of Journalists award! Thank you to the for their recognition of our investigation into Fireforce Ventures.

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  6. Mar 29
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  7. Retweeted
    Mar 19

    On day 2 of the strike, just to underscore why this matters, there is ONLY ONE journalism program (at the University of Regina) that requires that employers pay student interns.

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  8. Retweeted
    Mar 2

    Here's everything you need to know about the journalism student strike from March 18-22:

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  9. Retweeted
    Feb 20

    S'ATTAQ stands in solidarity with and in their strike against the abusive, unacceptable practice of unpaid internships

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  10. Feb 16

    Along with the neighborhood's housing committee, Comité BAILS, other organizations have come out in opposition to the condos, including L'Anonyme and Dopamine, which work to create a safe environment for drug users. Their communiqué, in French:

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  11. Feb 16

    OSHA's Sales Director, Dax Giunta, allegedly posted a now-deleted series of Facebook comment making fun of the sex workers who live in the neighborhood where he hopes to sell luxury condos.

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  12. Feb 16

    The area of Hochelaga where OSHA plans to construct luxury condos has, until recently, been an area where sex workers and drug users have been largely tolerated by police. As the condos advance, activists say that police have engaged in a "social cleansing" crackdown.

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  13. Feb 16

    This all comes after the comdo developer attempted, on february 5th, to hold a "friends of OSHA" event with local community organizations. Not a single organization showed up to support the project, and the event was cancelled.

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  14. Feb 16

    The people who show up to attend OSHA condo's open-house as potential buyers are entering the building under police escort, being booed by the crowd. They're also being given anti-OSHA flyers.

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  15. Feb 16

    You might remember OSHA as having been the condo company that marketed itself using the symbolism of colonial expansion. The billboard in question were vandalized and later taken down by the company.

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  16. Feb 16

    The apartment bloc across the street from the proposed condo project has unfurled a large banner against OSHA

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  17. Feb 16

    Today is the public launch of OSHA condos, a massive condo project in the poorest section of Montreal's Hochelaga neighborhood. About 200 people are outside the offices chanting anti-gentrification slogans

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  18. Feb 12

    A statement from the Canadian Freelance Union in solidarity with the student strike against unpaid internships. Unpaid internships drive down journalists' wages across the board. If we want the media to be accessible, it's time to end them.

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  19. Jan 18

    For the first time ever, journalism students at Concordia are going on strike. Our general assembly voted unanimously to strike against unpaid internships. So proud of the courage of my colleagues. It's up to us to make this field accessible for all.

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  20. Retweeted
    Jan 16

    Excited to announce that students will be going on a one week strike this winter against unpaid internships!

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