Audio

18 workers die in a fire in the Philippines

asia pacific currents — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:53:24 -0400

Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region. Interview with Noel Colina, executive director of the Filipino OHS group IOHSAD, about a shopping centre fire that killed 18 workers in Mindanao, Philippines. Asia Pacific Currents in produced at 3CR radio, Melbourne, by Australia Asia Worker Links.

A conversation with the Conversationalist

Adam Bemma — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:28:40 -0400

A conversation with the globe-trotting conversationalist, Daniel Baylis, by the #CityTalk travel enthusiasts on CKUT FM Friday Morning After.

Smash the State Report - May 18

dan kellar — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:20:15 -0400

Friday May 18th 2012 - A Smash the State Report looks at Canada's imminent anti-masking law, protests against anti-immigrant/refugee bill C-31, new tactics and weapons for the US military/NATO, canada's hidden wars

read more

Azawad: Can this breakaway African state work?

Africafiles — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:47 -0400

A Tuareg group declared the independence of northern Mali in April.

With looming famine and a coup in the south, it is unclear whether this breakaway state can — and should — survive.

Africafiles speaks to Professor William Moseley about the future and implications of an independent Azawad.

Escalating migrant and refugee repression in Canada - Panel

migrant matters — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:03:16 -0400

The panel of the May Day potluck, which has been celebrated in Guelph, Ontario for four years now, illuminates the experiences of working-class migrants and immigrants in relation to Canada's continually failing immigration and labour legislation. Guest speakers at this year's celebration include: Juan, Melissa Paciulan, Lizzie Neale and Teresa Edge.

Juan works as a migrant farm worker in Waterloo, Ontario. He talks about his experience living and working under Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program.
read more

Smash The State Report - May 11 - Black Blocks, Red Squares, Chilean Students, + Antifa WorldWide!

dan kellar — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:53:58 -0400

Friday May 11th 2012 - The Quebec student strike spreads as the Charest government turns to increasingly draconian measures to disrupt the momentum of an emerging social movement. We read pieces from Megan Kinch, Stefan Christoff, and a translation from the Rouge Squad - Black Bloc and Red Square to explore the on the ground accounts and first hand analysis.
read more

Redefining beauty by putting health first

The F Word Collective — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:41:17 -0400

Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite, 26-year-old identical twin sisters finishing their PhDs in Communication at the University of Utah, study representations of female bodies in popular media. Their website is Beauty Redefinied - spurned out of their passion for helping girls and women recognize and reject harmful messages about their bodies and what “beauty” means and looks like.
read more

Repression of Bersei protests in Malaysia

asia pacific currents — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:03:10 -0400

Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region. Followed by an interview about the recent Bersei demonstrations for clean and free elections in Malaysia, with Arul from the Socialist Party of Malaysia. Asia Pacific Currents is produced at 3CR radio in Melbourne, by Australia Asia Worker Links.

#CityTalk: Downtown Projects

Adam Bemma — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:54 -0400

This week's urban affairs report talks downtown social-public housing projects in North America. In Montreal, community groups in Cote-des-Neiges are calling on the city to create 2,500 social housing units in a new development on the Hippodrome (former Blue Bonnets) site in the north-end.

May Day report-backs and raging red squares against austerity!

dan kellar — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:21:26 -0400

In this podcast we highlight the ongoing Quebec student strike and the growing social movement in la bélle province with pieces from Meghan Kinch, a great audio clip from Judi Rebick and Kai Nagata ripping on mainstream media and commending the Quebec students.
read more