Thank-you to Will George, a grassroots member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, for the interview just now about his work to oppose the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project. Listen for it soon on Talking Radical Radio!
I’ve done two interviews for Talking Radical Radio in the last few days. On Thursday, I interviewed Kyle and Andrea from the ODSP Action Coalition about fighting for improvements in Ontario’s social assistance program for disabled people. Today, I spoke with Natalia and Hector of Dignidad Migrante about organizing by seasonal agricultural workers in Canada and their struggles for dignity and …
Thank-you to Robyn of the Decent Work and Health Network for the interview just now about how Ontario health care providers have been advocating for better working conditions for precarious and low-wage workers. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a couple of weeks!
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!
Despite the difficult and unsettling state of the world at the moment, I’ve managed to do two interviews this week. On Monday, I talked with Joan Kuyek. She is a long-time activist and organizer, and much of her work has been connected to struggles related to the mining sector. She spoke with me about her …
Thank-you to Ryan of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good for the interview just now about the slow patient work of community organizing and alliance-building in Calgary. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in the next few weeks!
Just finished my third and final interview of the week. On Tuesday, I talked with Sharon Fortney, Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver, about a show they have going on called Acts of Resistance. Still a bit uncertain about when and how I’ll use that interview — I will be …
Just finished the second of two interviews this week! Earlier in the week, I spoke with Kari of the Ottawa Transit Riders about advocating for better, more affordable, more accessible public transit in Ottawa (as well as the fiasco that has been the implementation of light rail in that city). Today, I talked to Simon of Labour …
Thank-you to Frédérique and Natalya for the Talking Radical Radio interview just now about this year’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Week campaign. Listen in a couple of weeks to hear us talk about sex ed as not just a health intervention but also a justice intervention!
Just finished an interview with Scott and Kris of NOPE, a campaign working to stop a proposal for a massive new gold mine in Nova Scotia. It’ll be on Talking Radical Radio in the new year!