Category Archives: Radio

Radio — Fighting a proposed provincial jail in eastern Ontario

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Scott

Colleen Lynas and Victor Lachance are residents of Kemptville, Ontario. They are also members of the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) Kemptville. Scott Neigh interviews them about their town, about the Ontario government’s unilateral decision to build a jail … Continue reading →

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Radio — Twenty-five years of feminist labour education

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Scott

Barbara Byers, Lori Johb, and Donna Smith are long-time feminists and trade unionists in Saskatchewan. They are also organizers of the Prairie School for Union Women, happening this year as an online event between June 22 and 25. Scott Neigh … Continue reading →

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Radio — Mobilizing class-privileged youth to work for social justice

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Scott

Jon McPhedran Waitzer and Andy Wei are members of an organization called Resource Movement. With chapters in Montreal and Toronto, Resource Movement brings together young people from across Canada who have wealth and/or class privilege to work towards the redistribution … 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 — Climate justice organizing within the labour movement

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Scott

Tara Ehrcke is a teacher in Victoria, BC, and throughout her career she has been active in her union, the British Columbia Teachers Federation. Since 2018, her energies have been largely focused on the climate crisis, and she is part … Continue reading →

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Radio — A new wave of anti-ableist and anti-eugenics organizing in Canada

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Scott

Catherine Frazee and Quin Lawrence are activists and organizers who have been involved in many issues, but they are particularly focused on disability issues. They were part of the upswell of opposition to Bill C-7, which expanded the eligibility for … Continue reading →

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Radio — A rare space for social movements to reflect and theorize

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Scott

Kieran Hart, Sharmeen Khan, and Temóc Thania Vega are activists and organizers in Toronto. They are also on the editorial collective of Upping the Anti, a print publication that describes itself as “a journal of theory and action.” Scott Neigh … Continue reading →

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