May 1, 2014
2013 Women’s Forum Speaker: Jarrah Hodge
The media has a troubled relationship with Canadian women. In this podcast, blogger Jarrah Hodge speaks about what that means for Canada.
Needs No Introduction
A series of speeches and lectures from the finest minds of our time. Fresh ideas from speakers of note.
May 1, 2014
2013 Women's Forum Speaker: Jarrah Hodge
Jarrah Hodge is a feminist blogger from Vancouver. She started her award-winning blog Gender Focus in 2009 and and tweets about feminism/gender, geekery, politics, and labour issues. In this edition of Needs No Introduction, she is speaking from the Women’s Forum 2013: Fighting the Inequality Agenda, held in Ottawa on October 29, 2013. At this event, 22 feminist activists under…
May 1, 2014
2013 Women's Forum Speaker: Jarrah Hodge
Jarrah Hodge is a feminist blogger from Vancouver. She started her award-winning blog Gender Focus in 2009 and and tweets about feminism/gender, geekery, politics, and labour issues. In this edition of Needs No Introduction, she is speaking from the Women’s Forum 2013: Fighting the Inequality Agenda, held in Ottawa on October 29, 2013. At this event, 22 feminist activists under…
April 23, 2014
Liberation movements then and now: Interview with author and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Interview with author and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about the history of liberation movements, her work with the UN Indigenous Rights working group, pipelines and the state of activism today.
April 14, 2014
Counter Culture Speaker Series — David Barsamian: Media, capitalism and climate change
Alternative Radio host David Barsamian was at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver for the 2014 Counter Culture Speaker Series.
April 5, 2014
B.C. Ferries Cut the Discovery Coast Route
Last month B.C Ferries announced they would cut ferry services in British Columbia and discontinue the Discovery Coast Ferry. Interview with Petrus Rykes Chair of Save the Discovery Ferry Campaign.
March 28, 2014
2013 Women’s Forum speaker: Nora Loreto
Nora Loreto is an activist, writer and musician based in Québec City. She spoke about the challenges youth face when engaging and organizing.
March 6, 2014
Interview with author, counsellor and feminist Ellen Besso
Ellen Besso talks about her new book “An Indian Sojourn,” a book detailing her travels with her partner in India and her work as a volunteer with Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala.
March 3, 2014
Black Strathcona: One Community, Six Decades, Ten Stories
A new project in east Vancouver aims to collect and remember one neighbourhood’s black history. The launch of the project happened on February 22, 2014.
February 21, 2014
Dr. Hani Faris: Historical Context of the Palestinian Maps: Fact and Fiction
In fall 2013, the Palestine Awareness Coalition posted four maps on Vancouver’s TransLink buses and SkyTrain stations entitled Disappearing Palestine.