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rabble radio brings you closer to the stories that matter to you. If you’re curious about the latest news in Canadian politics, labour, environment, or social justice, you’ve come to the right place. This is news for the rest of us – free of corporate influence.
Gordon, a singer-songwriter and Guelph city councillor, premiered his new climate crisis musical in Barrie last Friday. A conversation and lots of music!
Rocky Petkov, organizer with Extinction Rebellion Toronto, talks about ER’s approach to the climate crisis, and how it’s different from ER Europe.
Lyla Miklos, queer feminist activist and former chair of Hamilton Pride, shares her ideas about why there’s a big problem with hate in Hamilton right now, and what needs to be done to solve it.
Jack Layton, NDP leader, activist and friend to many, passed away on August 22, 2011. Today on rabble radio, some excerpts from his funeral to help us remember him and his contribution to Canada.
Why is it that so many people believe we can have a stable economy or healthy environment, but not both? Green Party Leader Elizabeth May talks to Victoria Fenner about this and more.
The role of libraries in our communities is changing. Olivia Robinson talks about why she chose libraries as her focus for her Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship with rabble.ca.
The Reconciliation Book Club is off and running. Listen to Pam Palmater’s hopes for the book club, the response so far, and why she chose YouTube as the host for the club.
Michael Welch talks to Dr. Bruce Clark, author of “Ongoing Genocide caused by Judicial Suppression of the ‘Existing’ Aboriginal Rights.”
David Kattenburg has visited Israeli occupied Palestine for many years documenting the challenges, struggles and strength of its people. Some highlights from his explorations in June and early July.
Two conversations — Yahaya Baruwa, a Nigerian-Canadian writer who writes about living in two worlds; and Dave Kattenburg talks about do’s and don’ts when travelling internationally as a journalist.
Over 150 town halls were held across the country in May and June. On today’s rabble radio, we hear about what was accomplished and what the next steps are.
Michael Welch of the Global Research News Hour talks about what it accomplished with labour historian Julia Guard and anti-poverty activists Harold Dyck and John Clarke.
