A book concerned with “positioning sound and its discourses in dialogue with contemporary struggles,” that attempts to seek out “ethical and agentive positions or tactics” grounded in “experiences we have of listening and being heard” (1). It does this by drawing on the scholarly area of sound studies and a range of other theoretical resources, …
Graphic memoir. I’ve read a couple of graphic novels by the author, but picked this up somewhat randomly not so much for fannish reasons but because I figured it would be a light and quick read. And it was. Drawing largely from material she has previously published online, it follows her life from 2011 to …
Just finished an interview with Max from Bricks & Glitter, a radical queer community arts festival based in Toronto focused on “celebrating two-spirit, trans and queer talent, ingenuity, caring, anger, and abundance.” Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
Souheil Benslimane describes himself as a father, a partner, and an illegalized and criminalized migrant who lives on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory (also known as Ottawa). Since his release from prison in 2018, he has been involved in the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP), an initiative started by students and professors at the universities in …
A rare two-interview day today! This morning, I spoke with Brent from Farmers For Climate Solutions – Fermiers pour la transition climatique. We talked about Canadian farmers getting together to push governments to adopt pro-climate agricultural policies. Then this afternoon I talked to Gillian and Tony of BIPOC TV & Film about their education, networking, and advocacy work …
Adriana Salazar and Miigam’agan are members of the national steering committee of Righting Relations, a pan-Canadian, women-led network of adult educators working for radical social change. Scott Neigh interviews them about their respective grassroots work in their own communities and about the role of Righting Relations in supporting and enhancing that work. Salazar grew up in Colombia, where …
The latest collection from master storyteller Ivan Coyote. Charming. Thoughtful. A great mix of heavy and light, grief-laden and joyful. The same wise, compassionate insight into life in general and into gender in particular. This collection seemed to have more very short pieces than I remember from those I’ve read in the past. Which is …
I don’t pay a lot of attention to literary awards for the most part, but the one exception that I regularly make is what used to be called the Tiptree Award and is now the Otherwise Award, the tagline for which is “an award encouraging the exploration & expansion of gender.” I picked this book …
Thank-you to Fazeela of Fernwood Publishing and Dave of Between the Lines for speaking with me about the Radical Publishers Alliance, a new initiative that brings together 30+ lefty publishers from around the world. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
Sarah Jama is a young organizer in Hamilton, Ontario who has been involved in a wide range of different kinds of grassroots work – prominently including struggles against anti-Black racism, working for disability justice, and a whole range of other things. Scott Neigh interviews her about the trajectory of her organizing, particularly her work co-founding the Disability Justice Network …