May 21, 2020
Plant a seed -- plant some hope
Seedchange is working with farmers and gardeners to plant, share and breed new seed varieties. A conversation with a seed producer in Nova Scotia about the program and how to save your own seeds.
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May 7, 2020  Climate grief -- advice for activists for dealing with emotional falloutElisa Lee, environmental educator and self-care facilitator talks about getting beyond intellectual reactions towards climate change, and getting to the heart of the matter. |
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Apr 30, 2020  Terrified awakening -- sound artist Claude Schryer talks about art, climate grief and hopeClimate data is not always resonating with the general population, so artists are looking for new ways to tell those stories. |
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Apr 23, 2020  Beyond beans -- getting started in vegan cookeryKaren Burson talks to those who would like to cook vegan meals but aren't confident about making tasty meals without using the usual repertoire of animal products. |
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Apr 16, 2020  Coping with COVID-19 in Canada's NorthTwo interviews -- one from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and another from Yellowknife about how COVID-19 is affecting a vast area of the country. |
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Apr 9, 2020  Helping from afar -- international humanitarian work and COVID-19David Barth of World Accord talks about his challenging trip home from Honduras with a group of volunteers. And Simon Chambers, ACT Alliance, talks about changing priorities in the time of COVID-19. |
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Apr 2, 2020  A Palestinian woman talks about dealing with COVID-19 in GazaMariam Abu Alatta, project officer with the Aisha Association for Woman and Child Protection in Gaza, talks about the COVID-19 outbreak and how it's affecting life in the early days of the pandemic. |
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Mar 26, 2020  COVID-19 and food security -- Cuba understands it better than we doLois Ross, rabble's agriculture columnist, reflects on a recent trip to Cuba and talks about what Cubans know about food security that we can learn from in Canada. |
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Mar 19, 2020  Falling through the cracks -- gig workers talk about money during COVID-19Alyssa Wright, Hannah McIlveen and Karen Burson work in different parts of the country in different lines of work, but they've all been affected by COVID-19. |
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Mar 12, 2020  Ryerson Students' Union wins a round in court against universityRyerson University has been withholding students fees from Ryerson's student union because of allegations of mismanagement two years ago. A court injunction late last week has now released those fees. |
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Mar 5, 2020  From dick jokes to rape culture -- Nepali women ask hard questions in podcast 'Boju Bajai'Maxine Betteridge-Moes is a Canadian living in Nepal who has discovered an informative and entertaining podcast by Nepali women that explore gender equality issues. She tells us why she's a fan. |
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Feb 27, 2020  Increasing diversity in Canada's media organizations -- a plan of actionNadia Stewart of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists, and Anita Li of Canadian Journalists of Colour talk about their new action plan to increase diversity in Canada's media organizations. |
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Feb 20, 2020  Resisting the 'angry toxic dude bros' in video gamingJean Leggett, CEO of One More Story Games, talks about increasing diversity and inclusion in video gaming, and the recent scholarship she's been awarded to help her do that. |
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Feb 13, 2020  'Farmers for Climate Solutions' -- balancing economic and ecological sustainabilityStewart Wells talks about changes he's observed on his Saskatchewan farm related to climate change, and why he's involved in a new group of farmers and farm organizations to be part of a solution. |
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Feb 6, 2020  Community media absent in the 'Canada's Communications Future' reportCommunity media is the third pillar of Canada's broadcast system, but is barely mentioned in the recently released review of the Broadcast Act. Two community media leaders say that's not right. |
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Jan 30, 2020  5G wireless technology is coming -- but is it safe?January 25 was 5G Global Protest Day. Some advocates are saying we need to slow down on the rollout so the health concerns can be properly researched. |
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Jan 23, 2020  Home and long-term care in Ontario -- why isn't it working?rabble labour beat reporter Zaid Noorsumar talks about why he decided to focus on home and long-term care in Ontario and what he's learned. |
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Jan 16, 2020  Time to Topple -- working towards municipal election reformElection reform advocate Dave Meslin has succeeded in his Kickstarter to raise $15,000 to fund research into electoral reform at the municipal level, building on what’s been done in London, Ontario. |
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Jan 9, 2020  Where do kids who have kids live?Indigenous researcher Melissa Tremblay talks about her award-winning research to develop a supportive housing model for teen parents and their children. |
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Dec 19, 2019  Youth activists frustrated by slow pace of climate action at COP 25Simon Chambers of the ACT Alliance just got back from COP 25 in Madrid. He assesses Canada's performance and also talks about activists' frustration over the slow pace of change. |
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Dec 12, 2019  Land trusts -- the gift that keeps on givingSheila Ziman of the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust talks about how land trusts work, and why generous people sometimes give gifts of land to their communities for conservation. |
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Dec 5, 2019  'UnCanadian: Islamophobia in the True North'Graeme Truelove says discrimination against Muslims is typical of how we've treated other non-white immigrant groups. An interview with the author and a reading from his book. |
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Nov 28, 2019  A Thanksgiving message to Americans in Canada -- register to vote!David Mivasair talks about why he's spending time convincing fellow American expats in Canada to register to vote in 2020. And a commentary about avoiding toxic consumerist excesses on Black Friday. |
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Nov 21, 2019  Guinean refugees in Montreal are speaking up -- who is listening?Activist and radio host Stefan Christoff tells us about the grassroots campaign to fight the deportation of Guinean refugees from Canada. |