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Radio — A community organizer’s grassroots run for Vancouver city council

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Jean Swanson and Aiden Sisler. Swanson, who has been a participant in struggles for social justice in Vancouver for decades, is running for a seat on city council. … Continue reading

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Radio — Against gentrification in Vancouver

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309586892-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-65-may-282014-against-gentrification-in-vancouver.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Jean Swanson and Phoenix talk about their work against the gentrification of the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood in Vancouver. Gentrification is the process in which neighbourhoods get remade, rebuilt, reshaped in ways … Continue reading

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