Category Archives: Radio

Radio — Fighting for the rights of low-wage workers in Halifax

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Scott

Sakura Saunders is on the board of the Halifax Workers Action Centre and Lisa Cameron is on its organizing committee. They speak with me about the struggles faced by low-wage and precarious workers in the city, and about the work … Continue reading →

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Radio — Crisis for abortion services and trans care in New Brunswick

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Scott

Jessi Taylor is a member of Reproductive Justice New Brunswick and a spokesperson for the campaign to Save Clinic 554. The clinic is a family medicine practice in New Brunswick that is one of the few places in the province … Continue reading →

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Radio — Challenging oppressive security measures at Winnipeg’s downtown library

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Scott

Joe Curnow is an assistant professor of education at University of Manitoba. Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land is an assistant professor of criminal justice at University of Winnipeg. Both are actively involved in Millennium For All, a group organizing against the forced bag … Continue reading →

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Radio — Fighting anti-Black racism in Ottawa

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Scott

To find all the ways to listen to Talking Radical Radio, go here Alicia-Marie and Faduma are community activists and co-founders of the Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition. Scott Neigh interviews them about the group’s work to bring Ottawa’s Black communities … Continue reading →

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Radio — Standing up for workers, communities, and the climate

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Scott

Rebecca Keetch has been an autoworker at the General Motors (GM) assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario since 2006. GM has said they will close the plant by the end of the year. Tiffany Balducci is the president of the Durham … Continue reading →

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Radio — Fighting racism and xenophobia during the federal election

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Scott

Karen Cocq is a long-time grassroots organizer who has recently been doing popular education and communications work with the Migrant Rights Network, a cross-Canada alliance of migrant worker, refugee, and immigrant organizations devoted to fighting against racism and for migrant … Continue reading →

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Radio — Raising money for First Nations’ legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Scott

Maia Wikler lives in Vancouver and works as the Digital Communications Coordinator for Raven Trust, an organization whose mission is to fundraise to support First Nations in legal battles. Scott Neigh interviews her about the Pull Together campaign, a collaboration … Continue reading →

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