Nov 13, 2015
Michael Parenti: Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies
Progressive author and scholar Michael Parenti discusses his most recent book, "Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies" and the ongoing global struggle against austerity.
Migrant Matters navigates through the interconnected issues that limit the freedom of people to move across borders (of all kinds) and stay wherever they choose. We bring into focus the individual faces and unique stories of migrant workers, "non-status" people, and racialized working-class immigrants, who are often left out of mainstream media. Airs monthly.
Nov 13, 2015 Michael Parenti: Profit Pathology and Other IndecenciesProgressive author and scholar Michael Parenti discusses his most recent book, "Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies" and the ongoing global struggle against austerity. |
Oct 18, 2015 How to find out the best election candidateThis interview helps educate people on analyzing election candidates, so that they can find the best candidate for them. |
Sep 25, 2015 How can there be an 'all-candidates' debate when candidates from minor parties are excluded?Is the fair election process a product of removing the voice of certain candidates? Is the democratic ruling achieved by sacrificing the democratic rights of marginalized candidates? |
Sep 20, 2015 Uncovering the myths of communism!This highly informative interview addresses the common concerns about communism that exists in the community. |
Sep 19, 2015 Interview at GCHC on the health services to marginalized populationsThe Guelph Community Health Centre receives funds to provide medical services to refugees. However, 20-30 refugee claimants are going to Kitchner, Ontario to access those services. |
Sep 19, 2015 Interview with Dr. Michael Stevenson on Refugee HealthCan we trust the offer of the Harper Government to support refugees? Please listen to this audio to learn how the Harper Government is supposedly aidinging the existing refugees. |
Sep 18, 2015 Interview with Dr. Michael Stevenson on Refugee HealthCan we trust the offer of the Harper Government to support refugees? Please listen to this audio to learn how the Harper Government is supposedly aidinging the existing refugees. |
Aug 30, 2014 Power to the PINAYs: On the work of Montreal-based Filipino women’s organization PinayTapping into the current status of Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program and the work of Montreal-based organization PINAY, which is led by Filipinas, including women working as migrant workers. |
Jul 1, 2014 Criminalization of Indigenous peoples and reproductive justiceKrysta Williams talks about the deliberate overcriminalization process in which the state intervenes in the lives of Indigenous peoples in colonial Canada, touching on reproductive justice issues. |
May 1, 2014 Canadian campaign to reverse the deportation order on Jose FigueroaJose Figueroa is a Canadian-Salvadorean currently fighting a deportation order in Langly, B.C. Jose joins an annual Guelph panel on May Day via Skype, to speak about his We Are Jose campaign. |
Apr 20, 2014 Reproductive justice and criminalization of black and brown womenThis lecture by Tina Reynolds from WORTH outlines the impact of criminalization on the fastest growing population within the U.S. penal system, in the context of women's health. |
Mar 13, 2014 Claiming our bodies through the human rights frameworkLoretta Ross has a 25-year history in ending violence against women and promoting reproductive justice in the U.S. and internationally. Here, she connects women's health and human rights claims. |
Nov 11, 2013 A glimpse into women's history in the Soviet UnionLiz Rowley speaks about issues of gender equality in the USSR during its socialist period and during socialism's demise, with a few words about Canadian and Cuban issues. |
Aug 31, 2013 We need to have more conversations about deportation and our communityMore and more people are denied access to citizenship and refugee statuses by Canada. Many wanting to stay face deportation. From his experience as an ally, Matthew Behrens talks about deportation. |
Aug 18, 2013 Art emphasizing migrant voices and organizing for a more just worldLeila Pourtavaf, Agata Mrozowsk and the Just Seeds Artist's Cooperative's latest art works advocate for people without full status and organizing for radical social-political change. |
Jul 5, 2013 On revolutionary lonelinessHow do we "collectivize" our wounds, to transform the seemingly inevitably traumatizing loneliness that comes with participating in revolutionary struggle, into a condition of radical possibility? |
Jun 17, 2013 Kwentong Bayan illustrates the strength of Filipino caregivers to CanadaThrough an upcoming comic book, Filipinas who work as live-in caregivers tell their stories and nurture our creativity and awareness about our herstory. |
Jun 4, 2013 Examining migrant agricultural workers on Injured Workers DayThis interview examines systemic barriers to agricultural migrant workers accessing health and safety protections and compensation for injury, and marks the 30th Injured Workers Day in Ontario. |
May 2, 2013 Guelph celebrates May Day (3 of 3)To help build a worldwide common front against capitalism, war and the increasing marginalization of workers, residents of Guelph, Ontario rallied in front of City Hall to pay our respects on May Day! |
May 1, 2013 Guelph celebrates May Day (1 of 3)Contributing to building a worldwide common front against the increasing marginalization of workers, residents of Guelph, Ontario rallied in front of City Hall to pay our respects on May Day! |
May 1, 2013 Guelph celebrates May Day (2 of 3)In honor of May Day and in the spirit of solidarity and celebration of the international labour movement, chanting and sign-waving fellow workers recently rallied in front of City Hall in Guelph, ON. |
Jun 18, 2012 On strategic 'violent' resistanceGord Hill, author of "500 Years of Indigenous Resistance," and Peter Gelderloos, author of "How Nonviolence Protects the State," talk about how strategic "violent" resistance can work. |
May 24, 2012 Escalating migrant and refugee repression in Canada - PanelThe wide impact that migration and Canada has on low-income racialized people from the Global South who are going to work and/or seeking refuge here. |
Feb 21, 2012 Guelph hosts vigil to honour 11 victims of migrant worker van tragedyYear after year, migrants without full status die in Ontario. Speakers at a Guelph vigil talk about the latest news on this -- the 10 people who were killed in a Hampstead, Ont. crash this month. |