I can pitch: Contest
Location
Calling all young Aboriginal women across Canada!
Location
Calling Young Aboriginal Women across Canada ages 16 to 29 !
ENTER THE YOUNG ABORIGINAL WOMEN'S CREATIVE ESSAY CONTEST
Do you want to be part of one of the biggest gatherings of women from around the world happening in Ottawa-Gatineau from July 3-7?
The Aboriginal Women's Leadership Circle for Women’s Worlds 2011 invites you to submit your written, artistic, or otherwise creative submissions to attend Women’s Worlds 2011. We greatly value the participation of young Aboriginal women and would like to hear directly from YOU about why you want to be at this exciting global event by answering " What does Aboriginal women’s leadership mean to you? "
Announcing the winner of the Not Rex contest
The Not Rexes have spoken and the people have voted. rabble.ca is pleased to present the winner of our Not Rex Murphy Context -- Humberto DaSilva!
Humberto is a union representative and writer born and bred in Toronto. His father and mother, now retired, were respectively a miner and a shopkeeper in their native Portugal.
2010 Olympics: Gold medal for activism
Show Notes:
In this podcast: Why protest the Olympics, Aboriginal activists speak out, talking diversity of tactics, and all about Vancouver's Red Tent campaign for housing.
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(2:38 - 6:29) The Olympic torch was intended to sail through the city on a sea of goodwill.
(6:55 - 9:11) Thousands of protesters also convened at the Vancouver Art Gallery just before the start of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, kicking off a march through Vancouver's downtown.
(9:37 - 10:10) Not everyone was in favor of protesting the Olympics.
Celebration with a centenarian
In our 100th podcast, we're talking a hundred! A centenarian shares advice, cancelling highway plans, and remembering the birth of the aged rabble radio. You could also win an ipod nano!
(1:35 - 3:47) Highlights from the first 100 episodes.
(3:57-4:48) Wayne remembers the first meeting of what has become the rabble podcast network.
(5:10 -6:10) Introducing our new comment line. First caller wins an ipod nano. 1-360-566-2214
(6:10 -15:51) Stephen Rees on why a new highway plan should be scrapped to make way for farmland. It's all thanks to the global recession.