Just finished talking with Alvin Finkel about the work of the Alberta Labour History Institute and its work to preserve and popularize histories of workers’ struggles in that province, and about his new book *Compassion: A Global History of Social Policy*. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in September! Originally posted to Scott’s author page on Facebook.
May Chiu is a lawyer based in Montreal who spends much of her time engaged in grassroots political work. Part of a network of activists and organizers dissatisfied with the ways in which Quebec’s left establishment handles issues of racism and colonization, she is also one of the founding members of a new group called …
Just finish the second of two Talking Radical Radio interviews for the week. On Tuesday, I interviewed Ramona Neckoway and Stephane McLachlan of Wa Ni Ska Tan, an alliance of Indigenous communities impacted by hydro projects in northern Manitoba and university-based researchers. And just now, I spoke with Tiffany Joseph of the Sḵx̱wu7mesh and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples about …
Marisa Vertrees is the organizing director for the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), a network of almost 900 Catholic religious orders, dioceses, universities, lay organizations, and other insitutions in more than 90 countries. Agnes Richard is the co-ordinator of the new chapter of the GCCM in Canada. The GCCM’s mission is to engage Catholics in …
Kate Curtis is a high school teacher in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and one of the co-founders of an organization called the End Dress Codes Collective. Scott Neigh interviews her about the problems with school dress codes, and about the major policy change that happened this spring at the TDSB thanks to the …
This week has included two Talking Radical Radio interviews, both of which will likely be aired in August. On Monday, I talked with Mac Scott of the Movement Defence Committee – Toronto, a radical collective of lawyers and legal workers who have been supporting movements in Toronto and beyond for over a decade. And just now, I talked …
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 …
Emma Lim is 18 years old and is a high school student in London, Ontario. Rebecca Hamilton is 17 years old and also a high school student, and she lives in Vancouver, BC. They are organizers with Climate Strike Canada at both the local and national levels. Scott Neigh interviews them about what they are …
Just finished the second of two Talking Radical Radio interviews for the week. Yesterday, I spoke to Kate of End Dress Codes about their work in Toronto against discriminatory dress codes in public schools — part of a recent victory that resulted in a major policy change by Canada’s largest school board. And today I talked with Marty and …
Kaeden Seburn is a Bachelor of Social Work student at Carleton University and a community organizer and advocate. Jay Burns is a high school student currently finishing Grade 12. Both are active members of SAEFTY Ottawa, a group run by and for trans and gender-diverse youth. Scott Neigh interviews them about SAEFTY and about the …