Learning from Organizers – Tara Ehrcke
September 24th, 2024
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did in 2004 with Shahina Siddiqui, a long-time activist who has focused on building capacity within Muslim communities, on working against Islamophobia in Canada, and on opposing war. This excerpt is … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did with Rosemary Brown, a long-time white ally in anti-racism work in Toronto and Calgary. She talks here a little bit about her involvement as a student in England and then … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did with John Friesen, a long-time union activist with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Winnipeg. He talks here about his participation in rank-and-file and shop steward organizing in his … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did in Winnipeg with United Church minister Rev. David Nobu-tsune Murata. In this snippet, he relates some of his memories of his involvement in the Japanese-Canadian campaign for redress for internment … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did with Ariel Harper, an artist, performer, and grassroots media producer. She talks a bit about her time living in Montreal and engaging in artistic work with people experiencing homelessness: AH: … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did with Elsie Dean, a community and peace movement activist (and sometime Communist Party loyalist) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in which she talks a bit about her activities in the 1940s … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the interview I did with William Paterson, a trade unionist in Calgary, Alberta, in which he talks a bit about his early years in England and then in Calgary: WP: At the age of … Continue reading