Category Archives: Radio

Radio — Political hip hop, grassroots activism, and movement support for the arts

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Scott

Mohammad Ali, the Socialist Vocalist, is a hip hop artist based in Toronto known for his sharp political lyrics and for his deep commitment to struggles for social justice. Scott Neigh interviews him about his music, about his involvement in … Continue reading →

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Radio — Design for the margins: New tools for online privacy, security, and anonymity

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Scott

Erinn Atwater and Dan Ballard are two of the three founding members of the Open Privacy Research Society, an innovative new not-for-profit organization based in Vancouver that is devoted to developing new tools for online security, privacy, and anonymity using … Continue reading →

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Radio — Left organizing in South Asian communities in Montreal

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Scott

Shazma Abdulla and Vijay Kolinjivadi are members of Garam Masala Montreal, a collective of South Asian people in Montreal committed to a progressive political vision. Scott Neigh interviews them about the group and about the grassroots political work that they … Continue reading →

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Radio — Nurses standing up for patient care

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Scott

Sandi Mowat has been a registered nurse for thirty-five years, and she is the president of the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU). The current government in the province is committed to transforming the delivery of healthcare, but the experiences of MNU … Continue reading →

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Radio — Seeking justice in Saskatchewan in the wake of the Gerald Stanley verdict

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Scott

Prescott Demas is a Dakota man, originally from Chanupa Wakpa and currently living in Regina. He was one of a number of Indigenous people and allies who, in the wake of the acquittals of Gerald Stanley and Raymond Cormier in … Continue reading →

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Radio — Queering space, both online and off

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Scott

Lucas LaRochelle is a designer based in Montreal and the initiator of Queering the Map, an online project that is attempting to explore what queer space means and what queering space can look like. Scott Neigh interviews them about the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Building community resilience in the face of climate change

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Scott

Sheila Murray, Beatrice Ekoko, Lidia Ferreira, and Michelle Sullivan all work in some capacity with an initiative called the Lighthouse Project, a pilot that aims to develop new approaches for building resilience in a number of Ontario communities in the … Continue reading →

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