April 30, 2020
Terrified awakening — sound artist Claude Schryer talks about art, climate grief and hope
Climate data is not always resonating with the general population, so artists are looking for new ways to tell those stories.
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April 23, 2020
Beyond beans — getting started in vegan cookery
Karen 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.
April 16, 2020
Coping with COVID-19 in Canada’s North
Two interviews — one from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and another from Yellowknife about how COVID-19 is affecting a vast area of the country.
April 9, 2020
Helping from afar — international humanitarian work and COVID-19
David 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.
April 2, 2020
A Palestinian woman talks about dealing with COVID-19 in Gaza
Mariam 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.
March 26, 2020
COVID-19 and food security — Cuba understands it better than we do
Lois 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.
March 19, 2020
Falling through the cracks — gig workers talk about money during COVID-19
Alyssa 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.
March 12, 2020
Ryerson Students’ Union wins a round in court against university
Ryerson 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.
March 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.
February 27, 2020
Increasing diversity in Canada’s media organizations — a plan of action
Nadia 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.
February 20, 2020
Resisting the ‘angry toxic dude bros’ in video gaming
Jean 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.
February 13, 2020
‘Farmers for Climate Solutions’ — balancing economic and ecological sustainability
Stewart 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.