October 14, 2010
‘Walking the Talk,’ Part Three: Canadian legal responses to human rights abuses abroad
A panel discussion featuring the perspectives and experiences of Mark Arnold, Dermod Travis and Cory Wanless.
Podcasts
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October 13, 2010
Billy Diamond tells his own story
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.
October 13, 2010
‘Walking the Talk’, Part Two: Public sector responses to abuses by Canadian extractive industries
The conference’s second panel featured human rights activists Grahame Russell, Sakura Saunders and Jamie Moffett.
October 13, 2010
‘Walking the Talk: Human Rights Abroad’ (Part One)
The first panel of MP Peter Julian’s recent conference on Canada’s corporate accountability discussed the community impacts of extractive operations abroad.
September 14, 2010
Water use and abuse
Bill Slater speaks about water regulation and lack thereof at a water issues panel put on by the Council of Canadians.
September 1, 2010
Water: Commons or commodity?
Maude Barlow discusses the impacts of industry and trade on local access to water at a Council of Canadians-PSAC North panel discussion.
August 25, 2010
On to Ottawa: 75 Years Later
An interview with Al Dugas on his memory of the historic trek to protest conditions in federal relief camps.
July 7, 2010
Proud, Palestinian and queer
Haneen Maikey speaks at the Pride in Our Politics Cabaret put on by Queers Against Israeli Apartheid.
June 28, 2010
In his own words: Guardian journalist arrested by G20 security forces
He was writing for The Guardian when G20 security beat him up and arrested him. Jesse Rosenfeld tells his story. Then, we’ve got Amy Goodman on why an independent media is so important.
June 25, 2010
Maternal health and women’s rights at the G8/G20
An interview with Kasari Govender, Legal Director of the West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).
June 22, 2010
The activists, Pride and the G20
Queer honourees give it back to Pride Toronto over Israeli-apartheid, pre-G20 African activists speak out on celebrity activism, and coming out where Pride is no party.
June 5, 2010
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: Experiences, issues and lessons from the North
Chief Billy Diamond of the Waskaganish First Nation shares memories of his childhood in this keynote address on northern native families.