Author Archives: Scott

Radio: Feminism in the arts

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Scott

Shawna Dempsey is an artist and the co-executive director of Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA). Scott Neigh interviews her about feminism in the arts, and about MAWA’s decades of work. Dempsey is primarily a performance and video artist. She … Continue reading →

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Radio: Older adults and the fight for climate action

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Scott

Betty Plewes is a co-founder and steering committee member of Climate Legacy, a group of retired people working together to engage and mobilize other older adults in climate action. Emma Bider is the organization’s communications coordinator. Scott Neigh interviews them … Continue reading →

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Radio: British Columbia’s general strike that almost was

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Scott

David Spaner is a long-time writer based in Vancouver and the author of Solidarity: Canada’s Unknown Revolution of 1983 (Ronsdale Press, 2021). Scott Neigh interviews him about the book and about the uprising against a right-wing government in British Columbia … Continue reading →

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Radio: Low-wage workers organizing in Newfoundland

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Scott

Mark Nichols is an organizer with the Workers’ Action Network of Newfoundland and Labrador, which brings together workers in low-wage, precarious jobs to support each other and to fight collectively for decent work for all. Scott Neigh interviews him about … Continue reading →

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Radio: Practical climate action in Atlantic Canada

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Scott

Emma Norton is a climate activist based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in Mi’qmaki. She is the operations director at the ReCover Initiative and the Atlantic director with the Climate Emergency Unit. Scott Neigh interviews her about her work on climate … Continue reading →

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REBROADCAST: Grassroots organizing by Métis people in Winnipeg

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Scott

The following is a rebroadcast of an episode of Talking Radical Radio originally broadcast in December 2021. Breanne Lavallee-Heckert, Chantale Garand, and Kianna Durston are Métis people based in Winnipeg. They are also members of Red River Echoes, a collective … Continue reading →

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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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