Tag Archives: migrant justice

Radio — Support and advocacy with migrant and immigrant sex workers

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Scott

Alison Clancey is the executive director of SWAN Vancouver – that’s short for Supporting Women’s Alternatives Network – which is a sex worker support organization based among migrant and immigrant women who do indoor sex work. Jessi Taylor is the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Palestine, statelessness, and Omar Ben Ali’s fight for immigration status in Canada

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, you will hear about Omar Ben Ali’s fight for immigration status in Canada, about a new campaign from the group Tadamon in support of that fight, and about how Omar’s struggle relates … Continue reading →

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Radio — Demanding access to public services without fear of deportation

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Mirtha Rivera and Emily Eaton. Both were active with the Regina Access Without Fear campaign, which demanded that the city of Regina adopt a policy enabling all residents … Continue reading →

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Radio — Exposing and challenging migrant detention in Canada

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Tings Chak. She is a migrant justice organizer, an artist, and a writer with training in architectural design. She talks about the graphic novel-style book Undocumented: The Architecture of … Continue reading →

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Radio — Challenging the marginalization of African refugees

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309986837-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-173-jul-132016-challenging-the-marginalization-of-african-refugees.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Kimbra Yohannes and Daniel Tseghay. They are members of We Welcome African Refugees, a new organization working to challenge the marginalization of refugees from African countries in public … 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 — Dismantling barriers faced by migrants to Canada

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309847500-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-141-nov-252015-dismantling-barriers-faced-by-migrants-to-canada.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Sarah St. John and Omar Chu. They are organizers with the Vancouver-based migrant justice group Sanctuary Health, which began as an effort to respond to cuts to health … Continue reading →

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