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.
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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.
February 6, 2020
Community media absent in the ‘Canada’s Communications Future’ report
Community 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.
January 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.
January 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.
January 16, 2020
Time to Topple — working towards municipal election reform
Election 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.
January 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.
December 19, 2019
Youth activists frustrated by slow pace of climate action at COP 25
Simon 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.