Tag Archives: health

Radio: Next steps for sexual and reproductive rights activism in Canada

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Scott

Martha Paynter and Frédérique Chabot have each spent a lot of years doing a lot of different kinds of grassroots political work related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Scott Neigh interviews them about why such work is important, … Continue reading →

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REBROADCAST: The past and present of medical colonialism in Canada

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Scott

The following is a rebroadcast of an episode of Talking Radical Radio that was originally broadcast in the first week of March 2021. Samir Shaheen-Hussain is a pediatric emergency physician who practices in Montreal and an assistant professor in the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Long COVID: Growing advocacy for recognition, research, and rehab

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Scott

Susie Goulding is a founder of the COVID Long Haulers Support Group Canada, a group for people with long COVID to support each other, advocate for themselves, and collaborate with researchers. Scott Neigh interviews her about long COVID and about … Continue reading →

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Radio — Practical prison abolition politics in health care contexts

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Scott

Claire Bodkin and Sara Alavian are both physicians in Hamilton, Ontario. They are also part of an ad hoc group of health workers from different parts of Canada with an interest in prison abolitionist politics. Scott Neigh interviews them about … Continue reading →

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Radio — Community-based research and advocacy supporting gay and bi men’s health

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Scott

Michael Kwag is the director of knowledge exchange and policy development at the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC). Scott Neigh talks with him about the CBRC’s use of research, community-level interventions, and advocacy to promote the health of gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer men. … Continue reading →

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Radio — Employment, health, and COVID-19

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Scott

Robyn Beckett is a public health professional and part of the Decent Work and Health Network, a group of health care workers, public health workers, and community members advocating for better employment standards in Ontario using a health lens. Scott … 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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