YA speculative fiction. A prequel to Emezi’s wonderful book Pet. That one is set in a city that is a generation past a revolution won under abolitionist politics (though that language is never used), while this one is set in the midst of that revolution. The protagonist of Bitter, after whom the book is named, …
Month: July 2022
Thanks to Mili of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and Angela of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance for the interview just now about the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign, a broad-based campaign in Ontario pushing for action on the climate crisis. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in August!
Simran Kaur Dhunna and Bikram Singh are members of the Naujawan Support Network, a group of international students and immigrant workers primarily based in Brampton, Ontario, who are challenging the exploitation and mistreatment that their members face using protest, mutual support, and collective direct action. Scott Neigh interviews them about how they directly confront the …
Thanks to Dev and Kate of the CRIP Collective for the interview just now! We talked about disability and ableism, and about their work doing community-based education in those areas. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
A collection of writings by Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah. He first became known beyond Egypt for his role in the revolution of 2011, but he was active well before that and he comes from a longstanding leftist family – his father had been a political prisoner in his youth and went on to become …
Sean Holman is the Wayne Crookes professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, in Lekwungen territory on Vancouver Island. Scott Neigh interviews him about the shifts in journalism’s social role in our current political moment, about the news media’s response to the climate crisis so far, and about the new model …
Literary fiction. Follows a semi-pro wrestler in Nebraska whose life is, relatively speaking, good – he is pretty sure he’s about to hit the big time, he is in a solid long-term relationship, he has a decent day job as a school janitor, and he knows who he is and what he wants. This book …
I had an interview last night and another tonight. Yesterday, I talked to Bikram and Simran of the Naujawon Support Network about their use of protest and direct action to combat wage theft by employers and other mistreatment of workers and international students. Tonight I talked to Gladys, Liz, and Teddy about the Stories of …
Beatriz Oliver and Aabir Dey work for SeedChange, an organization based in Canada that supports farmers here and around the world in working for a more just, sustainable, and environmentally sound future. Scott Neigh interviews them about the food system as it exists today, the vision embedded in the work of SeedChange, and what they …
Thank-you to Sean Holman for the interview just now about the Climate Disaster Project and its work with climate disaster survivors to share their stories, build community, and create change. Listen for it in a couple of weeks on Talking Radical Radio!