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China and Foreign Policy, Part I: Dr. Richard Burton

March 24, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

47:20 minutes (43.33 MB)
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China and Foreign Policy, Part II: Dr. Arne Kislenko

March 27, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

44:30 minutes (40.74 MB)
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Hon. Flora MacDonald at the Canadian Club of Toronto

March 29, 2006
| Canadian political pioneer and human rights crusader Hon. Flora MacDonald speaks at the Canadian Club luncheon in her honour, receiving the 2006 EVE Award from Equal Voice for her political and social

41:15 minutes (37.77 MB)
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Dr. Michael Geist: Our Own Creative Land

May 8, 2006
| Dr. Michael Geist presents Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble with Copyright, at Hart House, University of Toronto, March 30, 2006.

60:48 minutes (55.66 MB)
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Tariq Ali: Imperial Blues

October 27, 2006
| A Public Lecture by TARIQ ALI - IMPERIAL BLUES: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine

55:43 minutes (51.02 MB)
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Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

December 3, 2008
| Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

35:27 minutes (32.48 MB)
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Union Power - Maria Elena Durazo

December 3, 2008
| Maria Elena Durazo has been a labour activist for much of her adult life. She spoke to the Good Jobs for All Conference.

28:43 minutes (26.31 MB)
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Healthy Economy Healthy Planet

December 3, 2008
| The Blue Green Alliance wants to protect jobs and the planet. David Foster Executive Director of the organization tells us about it.

29:14 minutes (26.78 MB)
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Don Tapscott on social media and non-profit organizations

March 5, 2009
| The author of wikinomics speaks on how social media can work for and against non-profit organizations.

22:38 minutes (31.1 MB)

An interview with Hamas Member of Parliament Huda Naim

March 16, 2009
| Huda Naim, Hamas Party Member of Parliament, as recorded by rabble.ca publisher Kim Elliott.

36:59 minutes (33.89 MB)
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This speech is free: Galloway on Gaza

April 1, 2009
| George Galloway was banned from entering Canada but spoke to packed houses via online video. This is his address.

38:11 minutes (43.72 MB)
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Jeff Halper - on the siege of Gaza. Part 1

April 7, 2009
| <p>Jeff Halper spoke January 19th in Ottawa to the Middle East Discussion Group on Parliament Hill</p><p>This is part one of a two part podcast, which includes questions and discussion.</p>

49:04 minutes (22.47 MB)
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Linda McQuaig on what's wrong with Canada's newspapers

April 18, 2009
| Linda McQuaig was one of the featured speakers at last weeks' rabble forum on the future of media and newsapers in this country.

22:14 minutes (20.37 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities 2009: Why Obama's marketing worked so well

May 28, 2009
| What made Obama's campaign marketing work so well? Dr. Jeffrey MacLeod presents research at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities.

10:23 minutes (11.91 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities: Dr. John Agnew on International Borders - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

June 3, 2009
| Dr. John Agnew, President of the American Association of Geographers delivers the keynote address to the Canadian Association of Geographers.

46:01 minutes (52.69 MB)
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Jane Taber addresses Teamster 10th Convention

June 10, 2009
| Jane Taber addresses Teamster 10th Convention in Ottawa

20:01 minutes (9.19 MB)
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Future of the Internet Townhall

June 9, 2009
| An Internet Townhall event at the Gladstone Tavern in Toronto, Ontario on June 8 organized by SaveOurNet.ca.

116:44 minutes (133.59 MB)
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Jimmy Hoffa Jr addresses 10th Teamsters Canada Convention

June 10, 2009
| Jimmy Hoffa Jr, the General president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, addresses the 10th Teamster Convention in Ottawa.

26:08 minutes (11.99 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities: It's funny because it's true

June 17, 2009
| From the 2009 Congress of the Humanities: Dr. Devon Lougheed talks about just what's funny, and just what what's funny means to us all.

15:45 minutes (18.05 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities - Afghanistan and Canada: Is There an Alternative to the War?

June 28, 2009
| To celebrate the launch of "Afghanistan and Canada," co-editors Lucia Kowaluk and Steve Staples, and contributor Stephen Cornish conduct a panel discussion of the conflict's key issues.

35:44 minutes (32.74 MB)
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Equity Panel 1 of 4: A More Equitable and Inclusive Academy? Rhetoric and Reality

July 6, 2009
| Five speakers from across Canada made up the first of a four-part panel series held at the Congress of the Humanities to explore the status of equity-seeking groups in today's Canadian Academy.

87:53 minutes (80.49 MB)
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Equity Panel 2 of 4: A Colour-blind Academy? The Status and Experiences of Visible/Non-White Minority Scholars

July 12, 2009
| Anthony Stewart, Aruna Srivastava and Darren Lund headed the second installment of a four-part panel series conducted by the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities.

85:57 minutes (78.72 MB)
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Seeding Change: Linking Youth for Food Sovereignty in Honduras and Canada

July 25, 2009
| On July 2nd, USC Canada presented three young organic farmers from both Canada and Honduras, who shared their experiences and explored the global movement to reclaim control over healthy, local food.

63:27 minutes (58.12 MB)
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Helping Africa to self-sufficiency: How to build math, science and innovation across the continent

August 3, 2009
| Neil Turok, founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, lectures on his school's achievements and the importance of nourishing math and science skills among Africa's youth.

34:16 minutes (31.4 MB)
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Equity Panel 3 of 4: Decolonizing the Academy? The Status of Indigenous Peoples and Scholarship

July 19, 2009
| The Federation Equity Issues Portfolio's third panel discussion featured Joyce Green, Makere Stewart-Harawira and Rauna Kuokkanen, who examined the status of indigenous peoples in Canadian academies.

96:50 minutes (88.67 MB)
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Transforming Media: Social Networks and Citizen Journalism

August 11, 2009
| From the 2009 Congress of the Humanities, Judy Rebick speaks on the cultural movement that has evolved out of mass communication technology, and on the social and political power it allows.

83:36 minutes (76.57 MB)
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Equity Panel 4 of 4 -- 25 Years After: A Retrospective on the Abella Commission and Employment Equity

August 17, 2009
| The final installment of the equity issues panels held at the Congress of the Humanities presented a retrospective look at what progress has been achieved for the equity agenda over the past 25 years.

113:19 minutes (103.77 MB)
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We All Have a Right to the Truth: Surveillance. Detention. Interrogation. Torture. Justice?

August 31, 2009
| On August 26th, Abdullah Almalki, Yavar Hameed and Maureen Webb headed a panel discussion on the abuses of Canadian citizens' civil rights at the hands of our government.

112:31 minutes (103.05 MB)
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Van Jones at Hollyhock (archive)

May 30, 2006
| This is the second in a three-part series of talks from the Social Change Institute, held at Hollyhock on Cortes Island in early May. This time out, Van Jones, an environmentalist, social justice advo

58:05 minutes (26.59 MB)
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Everything you need to know about human rights and the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

September 15, 2009
| At a panel discussion in Ottawa, Colombian human rights lawyer Dora Lucy Arias and trade analyst Gauri Sreenivasan voice insights and concerns regarding the proposed Bill C-23.

81:58 minutes (75.07 MB)
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A feature interview with Gloria Mills

September 22, 2009
| Meagan Perry talks to the union campaigner about her life, her work and what the future holds for the trade union movement.

42:54 minutes (39.3 MB)
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Jim Sinclair at the Yukon NDP Leadership Convention

September 29, 2009
| On September 26th, the President of the BC Federation of Labour gave a rousing speech at the convention in Whitehorse.

34:38 minutes (31.73 MB)
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An evening with Flora Igoki Terah

October 4, 2009
| On September 23, the Kenyan human rights activist stood before an audience at Amnesty House in Ottawa to speak of her political experiences and encounters with electoral violence.

32:32 minutes (29.82 MB)
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Drug policy reform: A feature interview with Libby Davies

October 19, 2009
| The MP for Vancouver East talks to Tariq Jeeroburkhan about the progress of the drug policy reform movement.

22:21 minutes (20.49 MB)
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No reward for greed: Ken Georgetti at the CUPE National Convention

October 29, 2009
| On October 8th in Montreal, the Canadian Labour Congress President called upon governments everywhere to support the people who build their economies.

23:21 minutes (21.4 MB)
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A Strong Public Service for Tough Economic Times: Jack Layton at the CUPE National Convention

November 4, 2009
| In his speech on October 9th, the NDP Leader praised the work of public sector employees and stressed the importance of public services to our economic security.

37:56 minutes (34.76 MB)
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On Palestine and Israel: A Feature Interview with Rev. Denise Yarbrough

November 22, 2009
| Reverend Yarbrough of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York, talks with Tariq Jeeroburkhan about the historical role played by Protestant Christian denominations in the conflict.

16:07 minutes (14.78 MB)
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Armine Yalnizyan: The Regina Manifesto in the 21st Century

December 17, 2009
| The CCPA's chief economist took the stage in Saskatoon to discuss the continuing importance of the historic document to social democracy in Canada.

35:36 minutes (32.63 MB)
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Regina Manifesto, Part 2: Murray Dobbin on the Future of Canadian Democracy

December 23, 2009
| The author, broadcaster and journalist gave his opinion on the document's relevance at an event presented by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in October.

28:27 minutes (26.08 MB)
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Blue Summit: Water is a human right

January 5, 2010
| Maude Barlow discusses how governments are responding to the call for water to be recognized as a universal human right, followed by a discussion with other delegates of the Blue Summit.

32:01 minutes (29.34 MB)
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Blue Summit: Seven reasons water will stay public

January 27, 2010
| As we enter a new decade, Steven Shrybman explains why water activists should be hopeful about the future.

15:50 minutes (14.52 MB)
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Strengthening pensions: The cross-Canada campaign

February 8, 2010
| The Canadian Labour Congress' Joel Harden describes the agenda for action on its "Retirement Security for All" campaign.

17:29 minutes (16.03 MB)
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"Back to Work!": Voices against prorogation

February 2, 2010
| From Ottawa, Whitehorse and Toronto, we hear speeches, statements and songs of protest against the Conservative party's prorogation of Parliament.

17:22 minutes (15.93 MB)
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A Diversity of Tactics: A Diversity of Opinions

February 27, 2010
| On Feb. 20 in Vancouver, Derrick O'Keefe and Harsha Walia presented opposing perspectives as part of a discussion on the diversity of protest tactics.

38:30 minutes (35.26 MB)
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A Diversity of Tactics: Part Two

February 28, 2010
| The second half of a discussion held Feb. 20 in Vancouver to examine the criticisms and benefits of a diversity of protest tactics.

32:43 minutes (29.97 MB)
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Resistance across borders

April 21, 2010
| rabble.ca was the media sponsor for a panel held in Toronto to discuss Canada's role in international conflict, and the effects of war on security and border policies.

120:33 minutes (110.39 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: The No.15 Canadian General Hospital in Northern Africa

May 30, 2010
| Tabitha Marshall speaks about the accomplishments of the hospital, referencing the diary and letters of Colonel J.R.D. Farmer, its Commanding Officer.

26:29 minutes (24.27 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Space, Culture and the Ecocritical Imagination

May 30, 2010
| Alessandra Capperdoni discusses space and post-colonial literature in the first installment of rabble's podcast series from this year's Congress at Concordia University.

25:41 minutes (23.54 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Broadbent on the rise and fall of economic and social rights. What's next?

May 31, 2010
| Ed Broadbent suggests Canadians have reached "a new barbarism" in our approach to human rights and equality.

55:45 minutes (51.07 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Irma Levasseur, 'Femme Médecin Tombée dans l'Oubli'

May 31, 2010
| Needs No Introduction's first lecture en français, presented by Hugues Théorêt, discusses the recognition owed to Canada's first female French-Canadian doctor.

22:46 minutes (20.88 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: The oral histories of medical education

June 1, 2010
| Jonathan Reinarz speaks about his conversations with medical consultants who worked in provincial England during the 1930s and 1940s.

27:06 minutes (24.84 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Nollywood cinema and postmodern youth culture in Africa

May 31, 2010
| Through the combined influences of globalization, inherited customs and the postmodern condition, young Africans are constructing a new identity. Paul Ugor explains.

29:39 minutes (27.17 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: North-South relations under the Clean Development Mechanism

June 2, 2010
| Beth Jean Evans argues that this key mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol sacrifices the interests of the Global South for those of the North.

16:24 minutes (15.04 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Cybermetrically ranking Canada's premiers

June 3, 2010
| JP Lewis explains how he did it, why he did it, and who won.

15:45 minutes (14.45 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Canada and the global struggle for economic and environmental justice (#2)

June 3, 2010
| The second part of this three-part roundtable features Sonja Killoran-McKibbon of Toronto Bolivia Solidarity.

15:42 minutes (14.4 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Canada and the global struggle for economic and environmental justice (#3)

June 3, 2010
| This third and final installment of roundtable discussion features Fred Wilson as closing speaker.

17:44 minutes (16.27 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Politics and procedure of the Manitoba NDP leadership selection process

June 4, 2010
| Jared Wesley presents his analysis of the recent election to replace Gary Doer.

8:56 minutes (8.2 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: 'New Relations, New Opportunities? Food Sovereignty in Kenya and Canada'

June 2, 2010
| Leigh Brownhill examines movements in both countries to assess their strength at alleviating poverty and offering climate-friendly farming practices.

17:20 minutes (15.9 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Canada and the global struggle for economic and environmental justice (#1)

June 3, 2010
| Ben Powless was the first speaker in a roundtable exploring opportunities for reshaping social movements, with particular emphasis on Indigenous movements.

21:56 minutes (20.11 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: The crisis of American imperial society

June 4, 2010
| Florian Olsen lectures on ideas of sacrifice in regards to the war in Iraq, and division between Americans as a result of the conflict.

17:32 minutes (16.08 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: 'Eco-Theology and the State of Christian Environmentalism in Quebec'

June 4, 2010
| Robert Smith presents research into his work-in-progress: an investigation into the nature of eco-theological awareness along the St. Lawrence River.

22:15 minutes (20.4 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Book launch for "The News" by Peter Stevens.

June 5, 2010
| An informal discussion with the media expert on the nature and ethics of news.

47:31 minutes (43.53 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Experiences, issues and lessons from the North

June 5, 2010
| Chief Billy Diamond of the Waskaganish First Nation shares memories of his childhood in this keynote address on northern native families.

54:46 minutes (50.16 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: 'The Neo-Liberal Superhero Soldier'

June 4, 2010
| Lori Crowe discusses how Hollywood superhero movies reproduce and promote a militarized hero ideal.

18:02 minutes (16.54 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Documenting the fourth moment of a new world order

June 1, 2010
| Alejandra Roncallo lectures on Obama, the environment and a shift in capitalist consumerism as she explores the uniqueness of our present era.

16:37 minutes (15.24 MB)
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Maternal health and women's rights at the G8/G20

June 25, 2010
| An interview with Kasari Govender, Legal Director of the West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).

16:05 minutes (14.76 MB)
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Proud, Palestinian and queer

July 7, 2010
| Haneen Maikey speaks at the Pride in Our Politics Cabaret put on by Queers Against Israeli Apartheid.

13:00 minutes (11.93 MB)
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On to Ottawa: 75 Years Later

August 25, 2010
| An interview with Al Dugas on his memory of the historic trek to protest conditions in federal relief camps.

8:26 minutes (7.75 MB)
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Water use and abuse

September 14, 2010
| Bill Slater speaks about water regulation and lack thereof at a water issues panel put on by the Council of Canadians.

16:19 minutes (14.97 MB)
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Water: Commons or commodity?

September 1, 2010
| Maude Barlow discusses the impacts of industry and trade on local access to water at a Council of Canadians-PSAC North panel discussion.

30:36 minutes (28.04 MB)
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'Walking the Talk,' Part Three: Canadian legal responses to human rights abuses abroad

October 14, 2010
| A panel discussion featuring the perspectives and experiences of Mark Arnold, Dermod Travis and Cory Wanless.

54:14 minutes (49.68 MB)
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‘Walking the Talk: Human Rights Abroad’ (Part One)

October 13, 2010
| The first panel of MP Peter Julian's recent conference on Canada's corporate accountability discussed the community impacts of extractive operations abroad.

84:11 minutes (77.1 MB)
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‘Walking the Talk’, Part Two: Public sector responses to abuses by Canadian extractive industries

October 13, 2010
| The conference's second panel featured human rights activists Grahame Russell, Sakura Saunders and Jamie Moffett.

52:04 minutes (47.7 MB)
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Billy Diamond tells his own story

October 13, 2010
| First Nation leader Billy Diamond passed away last week. In this podcast, recorded at the 2010 Congress of the Humanities, he tells the story of his life.

54:46 minutes (50.16 MB)
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'Walking the Talk,' Part Four: The case for new legislation

October 15, 2010
| Nick Milanovic, Mark Rowlinson and Terry Collingsworth discuss the benefits of Bill C-354 in taking action against human rights abuses by corporations abroad.

70:47 minutes (64.83 MB)
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So a theorist, an activist and a journalist meet in Dakar after a protest...

February 8, 2011
| On Feb. 4, journalist Firoze Manji walked in on Egyptian theorist Samir Amin and Mamdou Habashi, a well known Egyptian activist talking politics, and joined right in. Here's the recording he made.

50:21 minutes (46.11 MB)
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'Prostitution and Women's Equality: Imagining More for Women' -- Part 1

March 24, 2011
| Part one in a three-part series on prostitution and women's equality, this podcast features a talk by consultant, lawyer and radical feminist Gunilla Ekberg.

68:38 minutes (62.84 MB)
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'Prostitution and Women's Equality: Imagining More for Women' -- Part 2

March 31, 2011
| Part two in a three-part series on prostitution and women's equality, this podcast features a talk by Trisha Baptie, founder of formally Exploited Voices now Educating (EVE).

9:49 minutes (13.54 MB)
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Bearing witness, creating hope: rabble.ca's 10th anniversary

April 30, 2011
| On April 18th, rabble.ca turned 10! This panel discussion explores the evolution of rabble, as well as the state of Canadian left politics.

70:39 minutes (64.73 MB)
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Changes in the Canadian Arctic

November 7, 2011
| In this talk, University of Manitoba climate researcher David Barber takes listeners through some of the changes he's observed in Canada's High North during his 30-year career.

29:38 minutes (27.19 MB)
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A conversation with Joan Kuyek

November 19, 2011
| Greg Macdougall sits down with Joan Kuyek, author of Community Organizing: a Holistic Approach. He talked to her about her new book and how it related to other books she has published.

22:15 minutes (20.43 MB)
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Interview with Joseph Heath

November 25, 2011
| Author and professor of philosophy Joseph Heath gave an interview to rabble, during which he talked about the Occupy movement, the political spectrum in Canada and anti-consumerism.

22:16 minutes (20.45 MB)
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Judy Rebick's Media Democracy Day 2011 keynote

December 2, 2011
| During her keynote at 2011's Media Democracy Day Judy Rebick discussed the origin of rabble.ca and how technology has changed the face of activism over the past 10 years.

30:58 minutes (28.41 MB)