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Radio — Supporting refugees in a small Quebec border town

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Scott

Frances Ravensbergen is a resident of Hemmingford, Quebec, a small town near the US-Canada border. It lies quite close to Roxham Road, which has become well-known as the most frequently used location for refugees wanting to cross irregularly – that … Continue reading →

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Radio — A new Canada-wide coalition of migrant workers

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309849417-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-143-dec-92015-a-new-canada-wide-coalition-of-migrant-workers.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Tzazná Miranda Leal. She is a long-time organizer with migrant workers, and she has been centrally involved in the recent founding of this country’s first-ever national coalition of … Continue reading →

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Radio — A victory for migrant justice: Hamilton as ‘sanctuary city’

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309580128-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-53-mar-52013-a-victory-for-migrant-justice-hamilton-as-sanctuary-city.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Caitlin Craven and Josee Oliphant talk about the organizing that went into winning a unanimous city council vote in Hamilton, Ontario, that declared it the second ‘sanctuary city’ in Canada. Borders … Continue reading →

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Radio — End immigration detention: Supporting unjustly detained migrants

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309562016-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-35-oct-232013-end-immigration-detention.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, migrant justice organizers Mina Ramos and Macdonald Scott talk about working in support of the non-cooperation and hunger strikes being waged since mid-September by migrants detained in a maximum security facility … Continue reading →

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Radio — Fighting an unjust deporation: Justice for Deepan

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309559263-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-32-oct-22013-fighting-an-unjust-deporation-justice-for-deepan.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Deepan Budlakoti and Stan Kupferschmidt talk about the work of the group Justice for Deepan. The former was born in Canada and is being threatened with deportation to a country … Continue reading →

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Radio — Arts-based activism in downtown Toronto’s Chinatown

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309552052-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-27-aug-282013-arts-based-activism-in-downtown-torontos-chinatown.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, artist and activist Alvis Choi talks about two of their recent projects and about the relationship between art and social change.   Choi is an artist committed to working at … Continue reading →

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