Tag Archives: infrastructure of dissent

Radio: The future of grassroots media in Canada

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Scott

Saima Desai, Dave Gray-Donald, and Sharmeen Khan have all been active in grassroots media for a long time – mostly in projects towards the more activist and movement-grounded end of the sector. Scott Neigh interviews them about their work, about … Continue reading →

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Radio: Infrastructure and support for climate justice organizing across Canada

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Scott

Jacqueline Lee-Tam is the director of the Climate Justice Organizing Hub and Sara Adams is its anglophone coordinator. Scott Neigh interviews them about the work of the Hub providing supports to grassroots organizers across so-called Canada. The moments of social … Continue reading →

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Radio: Messy activism, filling community gaps, and grassroots infrastructure

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Scott

David Alton and William Turman are founding members of a multi-issue grassroots group in southern Ontario called GroundUp Waterloo Region. Scott Neigh interviews them about their commitment to what they call “messy activism” and about the group’s work supporting other … Continue reading →

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Radio — A rare space for social movements to reflect and theorize

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Scott

Kieran Hart, Sharmeen Khan, and Temóc Thania Vega are activists and organizers in Toronto. They are also on the editorial collective of Upping the Anti, a print publication that describes itself as “a journal of theory and action.” Scott Neigh … Continue reading →

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Radio — Building the skills of social movement organizers

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Scott

Peter Gibbs is a co-director of the social movement capacity-building organization Organize BC. Scott Neigh talks with him about Organize BC’s use of training, coaching, and community-building to build the skills of organizers working for social and environmental justice in … Continue reading →

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Radio — How to start your own grassroots activist collective

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Scott

Amanda Wilson and Dan Sawyer have both been involved in activism and organizing in the Ottawa area for a long time, and they are members of a small anti-authoritarian group called the Punch Up Collective. In recent years, they have … Continue reading →

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Radio — Talking “movement building” with people who do it in both Canada and the US

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Scott

Amara Possian and Jodie Tonita both have connections, of various sorts, with social change work oriented towards building movements in both Canada and the United States. Both have experience with grassroots organizing on the ground, and both are now involved … Continue reading →

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