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Radio — Social movements and radical legal support organizing

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Scott

Irina Ceric is a lawyer and a criminology instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, BC. Since the 1990s, she has mainly used her legal expertise in social movement contexts and in doing radical legal support organizing. In the last … Continue reading →

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Radio – A local victory against Ontario’s development-at-any-cost offensive

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Scott

Emma Cunningham is a resident of Pickering, Ontario, and a member of Environmental Action Now Ajax-Pickering (EANAP). Recently, EANAP won an important victory against an attempt to use a provincial Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) to override planning and environmental processes … Continue reading →

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Radio — Challenging anti-Black racism in the school system

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Scott

Kearie Daniel is a communications and public relations professional who focuses on equity consulting, as well as a podcaster and blogger. She is also a parent advocate and co-founder of the group Parents of Black Children. Scott Neigh interviews her … Continue reading →

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Radio: Resisting an unprecedented austerity attack on the university sector

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Scott

On February 1, 2021, Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, announced that it was filing for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). It faces the likelihood of massive program cuts and job losses. Reuben Roth is a labour … Continue reading →

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Radio: Artists as workers — a new model for organizing

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Scott

Jonny Sopotiuk is a visual artist, a curator, and a community and labour organizer. Zandi Dandizette is a new media installation artist and an arts and culture worker. Both are founding members of the Vancouver Artists Labour Union Co-operative (VALU … Continue reading →

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Radio — Students mobilizing for the decriminalization of drugs

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Scott

Mary Kelly is an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia and she is a national board member of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP). Alex Bestos works at a health research centre focused on substance use, and … Continue reading →

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Radio — Mapping and opposing the power of fossil fuel industries in Canada

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Scott

William Carroll, James Rowe, and Emily Lowan are all at the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia. Carroll is a professor of sociology and Rowe is an associate professor of environmental studies, and they are both involved in the … Continue reading →

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