Tag Archives: Alberta

Radio — Organizing workers, and how to do it better

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Scott

Nick Driedger lives in northern Alberta and has been involved in organizing workers for almost 20 years. He has been part of a number of different unions, including the Candian Union of Postal Workers and the Industrial Workers of the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Defending the provincial parks system in Alberta

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Scott

[EDIT: Later in the day this episode was released, it was announced that this campaign had in fact won a major victory! Check out this media release for more details.] Taylor Maton is the conservation outreach coordinator with CPAWS Northern … Continue reading →

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Radio — Standing up for students and public education in Alberta

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Scott

Medeana Moussa is an entrepreneur and mother of four who lives in Calgary, and she is the executive director of Support Our Students (SOS) Alberta. Wing Li holds a PhD in neuroscience, has two children, and is the communications director for … Continue reading →

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Radio — Defending public health care in Alberta

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Scott

Sandra Azocar is the executive director of Friends of Medicare, an advocacy organization that for the last four decades has been working to defend, improve, and expand the public health care system in Alberta. Scott Neigh interviews her the importance … Continue reading →

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Radio — Histories of struggle by workers in Alberta

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Scott

Alvin Finkel is a history professor at Athabasca University and the author of thirteen books, most recently Compassion: A Global History of Social Policy (Red Globe Press, 2019). He is also the president of the Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI), … Continue reading →

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Radio — Building a network of social justice educators in Alberta

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Scott

Dan Scratch is a high school teacher in Edmonton. He has over a decade of experience of incorporating concern for social justice and human rights into his teaching practice. Renee Vaugeois is the executive director of the John Humphrey Centre … Continue reading →

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Radio — TESA: Fighting for trans equality in Alberta

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Scott

  On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, activist Jan Buterman talks about the struggles of trans people in Canada’s most conservative province.   Though the struggles of trans people have been increasingly visible in recent years, the marginalization … Continue reading →

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