For more than 20 years, A.J. Withers was active with one of Ontario’s best known grassroots groups, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). Recently, Withers released a new book telling stories of and drawing lessons from four of OCAP’s key campaigns over the years related to homelessness. Scott Neigh interviews them about OCAP and about …
Thanks to AJ Withers for the interview just now about their new book, *Fight to Win: Inside Poor People’s Organizing*, on the radical anti-poverty organizing of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. Listen for it in the new year on Talking Radical Radio!
John Clarke was an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) from its founding in 1990 until his retirement in late January 2019. Though he intends to remain a very active member of the group, this still marks a significant transition for one of Ontario’s most visible militant grassroots organizations. Scott Neigh interviews Clarke …
Recently, long-time anti-poverty organizer John Clarke stepped down from his position as a paid organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. He will remain an active member of OCAP as well as taking on new movement-related challenges. I just interviewed him about his long involvement in radical grassroots movements for Talking Radical Radio. Listen for it later …