CitizenShift

No Construction without Consultation

February 5, 2009
| Amidst Canada's whirlwind of infrastructure development, Adam Bemma brings us a cautionary tale from Montreal of construction without consultation, and growing frustration among city residents

14:30 minutes (26.54 MB)
CitizenShift

83 - Walking the Word of the People

February 25, 2009
| How indigenous Colombian activists harness communication technology to protect and strengthen their communities.

11:17 minutes (20.66 MB)
CitizenShift

Ep. 84 - Beyond the Numbers

March 16, 2009
| A look beyond the numbers of the financial crisis at the human impact in an industrial Canadian town.

15:55 minutes (21.86 MB)
CitizenShift

Ep. 85 - Pathways to your Plate, pt 1: Dignified Rage

March 17, 2009
| This is the first in a two-part series. Lili Eskinazi and Roberto Nieto spent a month in Mexico recently, exploring the links between agricultural workers there and the food we eat every day here in C

18:44 minutes (25.74 MB)
CitizenShift

87 - Pathways to Your Plate: Part 2

March 27, 2009
| This is the final episode in a two part series. Lili Eskinazi and Roberto Nieto spent a month in Mexico recently, exploring the links between agricultural workers there and the food we eat every day h

14:51 minutes (20.39 MB)
CitizenShift

88 - Women Behind Bars

April 21, 2009
| Britt Wray examines the situation for women living in jail in Canada.

19:55 minutes (27.35 MB)
CitizenShift

86 - A School of Assassins

March 19, 2009
| For 20 years, thousands have gathered outside the School of the Americas to protest what goes on behind its walls - and what its students do once they graduate. Jon Marck reports in 'A School of Assas

23:20 minutes (32.06 MB)
CitizenShift

89 - Tie Your Shoe With a White Ribbon: walking the line between love and hate

April 22, 2009
| Canadian youth join the White Ribbon campaign and take on violence towards women

27:57 minutes (38.38 MB)
CitizenShift

90 - Learning Late: Adult Asperger's Syndrome

May 7, 2009
| Fiona O'Connor explores what it means to live with adult Asperger's syndrome

17:54 minutes (24.59 MB)
CitizenShift

Ep. 93 - Colombia beyond the Wall, pt 1

June 19, 2009
| Blandine Juchs explores the plight of political prisoners in Colombia

15:56 minutes (21.89 MB)
CitizenShift

Ep. 94 - Compassion, Complicity and Conciliation

June 25, 2009
| Dana Salter interivews academics and community organisers about how they can bridge the divides between their fields.

27:57 minutes (38.39 MB)
Redeye

A tribute to 20 years of on-air activism

November 22, 2009
| In this documentary, you'll hear long-time Redeye host Peter Royce in conversation with Michael Shermer, Joanna Michal, Hope Shand and Wendy Pedersen.

47:18 minutes (43.36 MB)
Redeye

Arthur Erickson and the Portland Hotel

November 28, 2009
| One of Canada's most famous architects designed a Downtown Eastside hotel for hard-to-house residents. Sean Mullen finds out why in this documentary on housing and homelessness in Vancouver.

20:38 minutes (18.89 MB)
Redeye

Growth of far right in Hungary poses a danger to Roma

May 4, 2010
| Right-wing and far-right parties made significant gains in Hungary's recent national election. This rise in support has coincided with an increase in violence against Roma people.

18:20 minutes (16.8 MB)
The Roaming Ear

The Roaming Ear - Episode 9 - 'Fair Trade crafts''

August 5, 2010
| When you're on vacation, the low prices of weavings, jewellery and other crafts is very tempting. A visit to a Guatemalan marketplace to explore What is Fair Trade?

14:03 minutes (12.86 MB)
Redeye

Opening Doors in Vancouver's East End: Strathcona

October 31, 2011
| In celebration of Vancouver's 125th anniversary, Harbour Publishing is re-issuing a book of oral histories recorded in one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods.

29:51 minutes (27.33 MB)