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!
nicole marie burton is a comics illustrator and the founder of the Ottawa-based independent publisher Ad Astra Comix. Her most recent project is a collaboration with University of Toronto historian Kassandra Luciuk, called Enemy Alien: A True Story of Life behind Barbed Wire, published by Between the Lines. Scott Neigh interviews burton about radical comics, about Ad Astra, and about Enemy Alien. …
Thank-you to nicole marie burton of Ad Astra Comix for the interview just now about *Enemy Alien*, a graphic history about internment in Canada during the First World War. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio later in April!
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 Indigenous artists and used in an aerial blockade of tanker traffic in the Burrard Inlet …
Vishan Charamis and Maud Nevoret are part of a collective that organizes a series of social justice-focused hip-hop workshops and shows in Montreal. Scott Neigh interviews them about their experiences with hip-hop and with struggles for social change, and about the Rap Battles for Social Justice. Maud Nevoret grew up in France in a very …
Rama DelaRosa has been a musician and an activist for many years. She lives on Salt Spring Island, just off Vancouver Island, and she is the director of the Resistance Rising Choir, based in Victoria. Scott Neigh interviews her about music, about movements, and about what Resistance Rising brings to struggles for social change. DelaRosa’s …
Just finished interviewing Vancouver musician and artist David Lester about his punk duo Mecca Normal, graphic history, and the Winnipeg General Strike. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in the next few weeks! Originally posted to Scott’s page on Facebook.