Plebity Interviewed by The Sidebar

June 3, 2021

This week, Mark White of Plebity had the chance to meet with Scott Costen, Nova Scotia based journalist at The Sidebar to discuss our Free Speech Fund and the political vision behind Plebity. The Sidebar is part of a growing ecosystem of genuinely progressive, independent platforms that reject the conformity of much of what passes for current leftist discourse. We hope everyone will read the article and check out The Sidebar.

see: https://thesidebar.ca/2021/06/02/progressive-media-site-takes-aim-at-leftist-cancel-culture-censorship/

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The why and what of our Free Speech and the Left virtual conference

Conference

Momentum is building for our Free Speech and the Left virtual conference scheduled for June, 2023.

The conference participants include some of today’s most interesting voices, coming together to discuss the most divisive issues of the day.

We’re in active collaboration with the New Zealand site Redline, India & the Global Left and acTVism Munich.

What is the left?

Panelists will consider whether leftist thought offers relevant and useful ways of thinking about capitalism and exploitation, empire and forever wars, cancel culture and identity politics, environmental destruction and degrowth, social justice and universalism, animal rights and morality, and of course free speech.

Plebity | Mar 20, 2023

Daughter of Spanish Civil War veteran speaks out about identity politics

Opinion

“I couldn’t be myself,” or words to that effect: It was written in pencil on a piece of scrap foolscap I found amongst my father‘s papers after he died in 1982. He wrote that sentiment in 1977 when he was working on his memoir. My father’s name was Jim Higgins, and his book is called Fighting for Democracy: a Canadian Activist in Spain’s Civil War. It was not published until 2020.

Janette Higgins | Mar 3, 2023

Religion Technology Plebity

Wikipedia vs Pakistan: who won, blasphemy laws or free speech?

Blasphemy

We recently wrote about Pakistan's 48 hour ultimatum to Wikipedia–either remove certain ‘sacrilegious’, i.e. blasphemous content, or be blocked in Pakistan.

In fact, after the 48 hours were up, Wikipedia was blocked throughout the country. The ban was short-lived. Access was restored after a three day suspension.

Who won, blasphemy laws or free speech?

Plebity | Feb 19, 2023