Tag Archives: Vancouver

Radio: A veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle talks about anti-racism today

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Scott

Steve September was born into the struggle against South African apartheid, and today he is the chair of the Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) Vancouver, a grassroots group working to end all forms of racial inequality through education, legislation, and social events. … Continue reading →

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Radio — Police and prison abolitionist organizing in Vancouver

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Scott

Tonye Aganaba and Chantelle Spicer live in the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, in what is colonially known as Vancouver. They are active in the Defund 604 Network, a collective that organizes around police and prison … Continue reading →

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Radio: Artists as workers — a new model for organizing

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Scott

Jonny Sopotiuk is a visual artist, a curator, and a community and labour organizer. Zandi Dandizette is a new media installation artist and an arts and culture worker. Both are founding members of the Vancouver Artists Labour Union Co-operative (VALU … Continue reading →

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Radio — Grassroots Indigenous resistance to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Scott

Will George is a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Their territory, located in and around what is now called “Vancouver,” will be directly impacted by the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project. Scott Neigh interviews George about the project and about … Continue reading →

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Radio — Museums, Indigenous protest art, and the Trans Mountain pipeline

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Scott

Sharon Fortney is the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver. Scott Neigh interviews her about the complicated colonial history of museums and about the Acts of Resistance exhibit. It features the massive banners designed by … Continue reading →

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Radio — From queer Muslim organizing to multi-faceted struggles against bigotry

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Scott

Imtiaz Popat is a therapeutic counsellor in Vancouver. He is also the coordinator of the local chapter of Salaam: Queer Muslim Community, and he has played a central role in the Two-Spirit and LGBT People of Colour Alliance and the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Speaking out against Canada’s drug war

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Scott

Garth Mullins is an activist and organizer who has been part of many different movements, as well as a freelance journalist and an award-winning broadcaster. He has been a drug user for most of his adult life – primarily heroin … Continue reading →

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