Tag Archives: social justice

Radio: Working for a multi-issue “revolution of care” in Newfoundland

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Scott

Kerri Claire Neil lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and she is the co-chair of the Social Justice Co-operative NL, an activist organization whose members work on a wide range of social, political, and environmental issues. Scott Neigh interviews her about … Continue reading →

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Radio: How grassroots community-based initiatives changed due to COVID-19

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Scott

Sarah Switzer, Andrea Vela Alarcón, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernandez, and Casey Burkholder all have long histories of involvement in a range of grassroots, community-based work, and they are also researchers in academic and professional settings. Scott Neigh interviews them about Beyond the … Continue reading →

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Radio: Talking politics, arts, and social justice with BIPOC youth

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Scott

Hanen Nanaa works in research and policy development in the federal political context and as an outreach coordinator for the Syrian Canadian Foundation, but today Scott Neigh interviews her in her role as director of the BAM Collective. The acronym … 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: Fifty years of faith-based anti-poverty work in Saskatchewan

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Scott

Peter Gilmer is a minister and an anti-poverty advocate. He is one of two staff at the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry, a social justice ministry of the United Church of Canada in Saskatchewan. Scott Neigh interviews Gilmer about the ministry’s work … Continue reading →

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Radio — Mobilizing class-privileged youth to work for social justice

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Scott

Jon McPhedran Waitzer and Andy Wei are members of an organization called Resource Movement. With chapters in Montreal and Toronto, Resource Movement brings together young people from across Canada who have wealth and/or class privilege to work towards the redistribution … Continue reading →

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Radio — Demanding a COVID strategy that would suppress the virus

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Scott

Daniel Sarah Karasik and Darrah Teitel are participants in a range of movements in Toronto, and they are speaking today as members of the Suppress the Virus Now Coalition, an Ontario-based coalition of community groups, labour organizations, and individuals. Scott … Continue reading →

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