Tag Archives: Toronto

Transcript: Anti-ableism and disability justice education

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Scott

The following is a rough transcript of the episode of Talking Radical Radio for the week of August 15 to 19, 2022. Scott Neigh 0:08 My name is Scott Neigh, and this is Talking Radical Radio Theme music Dev R … Continue reading →

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Radio: Anti-ableism and disability justice education

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Scott

Kate Welsh and Dev Ramsawakh are co-creators of the CRIP Collective, a small group of Toronto-based disabled educators and artists who do anti-ableism, anti-oppression, and disability justice-related workshops, and various other kinds of community building with disabled people, using an … Continue reading →

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Radio: Preserving and popularizing the history of working-class Toronto

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Scott

Craig Heron, Holly Kirkconnell, and David Kidd are active with the Toronto Workers’ History Project (TWHP), an initiative devoted to preserving and promoting the history of working people in Toronto. Scott Neigh interviews them about the enthusiasm they have found … Continue reading →

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Radio: Talking politics, arts, and social justice with BIPOC youth

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Scott

Hanen Nanaa works in research and policy development in the federal political context and as an outreach coordinator for the Syrian Canadian Foundation, but today Scott Neigh interviews her in her role as director of the BAM Collective. The acronym … Continue reading →

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Radio: A new look at one of Ontario’s most notorious grassroots groups

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Scott

For more than 20 years, A.J. Withers was active with one of Ontario’s best known grassroots groups, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). Recently, Withers released a new book telling stories of and drawing lessons from four of OCAP’s key … Continue reading →

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Radio — Grassroots popular education in a Toronto neighbourhood

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Scott

Andrew Winchur is the director of the Parkdale Free School, a grassroots educational initiative for residents of the Parkdale neighbourhood in Toronto to share their knowledge and lived experience in a safe, inclusive, and anti-oppressive setting. Scott Neigh interviews Winchur … Continue reading →

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Radio — Japanese Canadians mobilizing across a broad range of social justice issues

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Scott

Maya Adachi and Kota Kimura are members of the Toronto-based Japanese Canadians for Social Justice. Scott Neigh interviews them about the group’s origins, its expansive vision of solidarity, and its involvement in struggles on the ground. In 2018, famous Japanese-Canadian … Continue reading →

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