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Radio — Building a network of social justice educators in Alberta

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 — High school student walkout in Ontario

Indygo Arscott is a grade eleven student attending an arts-focused high school in Toronto. They are gender nonbinary. They are Ojibwe, of the Marten Clan. And they are one of the instigators of the We The Students Do Not Consent … Continue reading

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Radio — Pushing rural organizations to be more welcoming to trans and gender-diverse people

Behc Jax-Lynx and Cara Tierney both work with a small organization called Building through Education and Community Knowledge (B.E.C.K.), which uses educational approaches to push organizations in rural and suburban Ontario to do better when it comes to equity for … Continue reading

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Radio — Fighting the school-to-prison pipeline in Toronto

Alison Fisher is a teacher in the Toronto District School Board. Melanie Carrington is a social worker and the mother of a son who is currently in elementary school in Toronto. Both are also graduate students, as well as members … Continue reading

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Radio — Bringing questions of social justice into school classrooms

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Beth Alexander and Michelle Munk. They are teachers who are committed to raising questions of social justice, equity, and activism in their classrooms, and they speak about doing … Continue reading

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Radio — Grassroots learning and education beyond school

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/310065521-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-194-dec-72016-grassroots-learning-and-education-beyond-school.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter and Liam O’Neill Gordon. They are involved in the Calgary School of Informal Education (CSIE), a new initiative that is creating opportunities for people … Continue reading

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Radio — Building a culture of peace in schools and communities

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/310056184-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-180-aug-312016-building-a-culture-of-peace-in-schools-and-communities.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Florence Stratton and Ed Lehman. They are both long-time peace and social justice activists, and they speak about the work of PeaceQuest Regina to build a culture … Continue reading

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