July 26, 2024
Desmond Cole on resilience and solidarity with Palestine
Stephen Wentzell and Desmond Cole outline the misconceptions of Pro-Palestinian student encampments and what responsible reporting for Palestine looks like.
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July 19, 2024
Encouraging understanding and inclusivity in schools through storytelling
Nick Seebruch and Deblekha Guin discuss the work Access to Media Education does to educate and empower youth through storytelling, artistic collaboration and peer facilitation.
July 12, 2024
Avi Lewis: An enduring activist of our times
This week on rabble radio, Libby Davies sits down with Avi Lewis to talk about a lifetime of activism and his plans to run in the next federal election.
July 5, 2024
How solidarity with Palestine is a labour issue
This week, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Ala’ Qadi to discuss how student unions and labour issues intersect with the crisis in Palestine.
June 28, 2024
Staff at SickKids deserve a liveable pension
Today, Leonora Foster, patient service aid and president of the CUPE local at the hospital joins rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga to talk about the need for a new pension plan for SickKids employees.
June 21, 2024
Pride in Canada: The fight continues…
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel, Pride in Canada: The fight continues.
June 14, 2024
The Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation: Progress of then and now
rabble editor Nick Seebruch joins Josh Bizjak, executive director of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation, to talk about the history of the organization and current research projects and initiatives.
June 7, 2024
Re-release: Lyla Miklos talks about hate in Hamilton and politicians who just don’t get it
In honour of Pride Month, we’re re-releasing an episode of rabble radio from August 2019 in which we sit down with Lyla Miklos, a queer activist from Hamilton, Ontario.
May 31, 2024
Are sunshine lists shining the light on the wrong people?
Jason Foster sits down with rabble labour reporter Kiah Lucero to discuss the design flaws and shortcomings of the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act and “sunshine lists” in Alberta.
May 24, 2024
Solidarity with Palestine: What is scholasticide?
This week on rabble radio, we’re sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series episode, hosted on Needs No Introduction. In this episode, host Resh Budhu sits down with professor and researcher Dr. Chandni Desai and professor, author and policy analyst Dr. Muhannad Ayyash. The three discuss the destruction of Gaza’s…
May 17, 2024
The myths and realities of Canada’s labour shortage
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel, featuring MP Matthew Green, economist Jim Stanford, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour Laura Walton and researcher and policy analyst at the CCPA, Véronique Sioufi.
May 10, 2024
Examining Asian labour history and challenging white supremacy (Part 2)
We’re back with Patricia Chong and Karine Ng from the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance to discuss the history of the Alliance; key moments of Asian labour in Canada; and how racism, systemic discrimination, and “othering” still shows up in Canada today.