Tag Archives: Ontario

Radio — A new grassroots student organization emerging from solidarity with striking faculty

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews James Fauvelle and Mohammad Ali Aumeer. They are both students at community colleges in Ontario. During the five-week strike by college faculty in late 2017, they got involved in … Continue reading →

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Radio — Students fighting to raise the minimum wage

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/313767061-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-211-mar-222017-students-fighting-to-raise-the-minimum-wage.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Jessica Chen and Jermaul Newell. They are students at York University in Toronto and are active with the campus chapter of the Fight for $15 and Fairness, … Continue reading →

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Radio — Demanding workplace dignity, not just a higher minimum wage

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309854821-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-150-jan-272016-demanding-workplace-dignity-not-just-a-higher-minimum-wage.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Deena Ladd and Winnie Mah. They are both active in the Fight for $15 and Fairness, an Ontario-wide initiative that is mobilizing low-wage workers to win an increase … Continue reading →

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Radio — The fight to raise the minimum wage in Ontario

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309584316-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-61-may-12014-the-fight-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-in-ontario.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Sonia Singh of the Toronto Workers Action Centre and Anthony Tambureno of the Peel Regional Labour Council talk about the province-wide campaign by community groups, workers centres, unions, faith organizations, and … Continue reading →

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Radio — Bringing money to the grassroots: The Groundswell Fund

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309581737-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-56-mar-262014-bringing-money-to-the-grassroots.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Anna Willats and Sean Lee-Popham talk about the Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund, which is an attempt to address the lack of grassroots funding infrastructure for movement-related groups, projects, and organizations … Continue reading →

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Radio — Environmental organizing across distance: Lessons from Northwatch

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizer Brennain Lloyd talks about her work with Northwatch, a 25-year-old coalition in northeastern Ontario that has tackled a broad range of environmental and social issues. A perpetual problem for social movements … Continue reading →

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