Talking Radical Radio brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. Each week, we hear from an active participant in one of this country's many grassroots groups, organizations, movements, and communities-in-struggle to learn about what they do, how they do it, and why they do it. Learn more at http://TalkingRadical.ca/radio/!
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Jun 2, 2020  Unions and online technology from the 1980s to COVID-19Long-time trade unionist Derek Blackadder talks about the labour movement's use of new technologies over the decades and how that relates to today's pandemic-inspired push to move everything online. |
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May 26, 2020  Protecting ecologically sensitive wetlands on Vancouver IslandEzra Morse and Ray Woroniak talk about the Qualicum Nature Preservation Society and its work to oppose development of an ecologically sensitive wetland on Vancouver Island. |
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May 19, 2020  Sharing grassroots histories and radical ideas through comicsIllustrator nicole marie burton talks about political comics and about her latest project, "Enemy Alien: A True Story of Life Behind Barbed Wire." |
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May 12, 2020  Taking action to improve disability benefits in OntarioKyle Vose and Andrea Hatala talk about the work of the ODSP Action Coalition organizing recipients of disability benefits in Ontario. |
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May 5, 2020  Grassroots Indigenous resistance to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipelineWill George, a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, talks about his involvement in grassroots opposition to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project. |
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Apr 28, 2020  Migrant agricultural workers demanding dignityHector Balderos Campos and Natalia Sudeyko talk about the work of the Dignidad Migrante Society, an organization which supports migrant agricultural workers in Canada. |
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Apr 21, 2020  COVID-19 shines a light on the relationship between work and healthRobyn Beckett of the Decent Work and Health Network talks about the impact our employment can have on our health, the fight for better employment standards, and COVID-19. |
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Apr 14, 2020  How to protect your community from the mining industryJoan Kuyek talks about her decades of involvement in struggles related to mining and about her book, "Unearthing Justice: How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry." |
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Apr 7, 2020  Coalition building in Calgary to defend the common goodOrganizing thousands of people is no small job. Lead organizer Ryan Andersen talks about the work of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good. |
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Mar 31, 2020  Organizing Chinese grocery store workers during the pandemicJustin Kong of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter talks about organizing with workers in Chinese grocery stores, and about doing so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Mar 24, 2020  Exploring Indigenous Trans Mountain pipeline-inspired artSharon Fortney talks about the complicated history of museums and about the Acts of Resistance exhibit, which showcases art from an Indigenous action against the Trans Mountain pipeline. |
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Mar 17, 2020  Unions stand up for trans people in the workplaceMayson Fulk, trans liaison with District 6 of the United Steelworkers, talks about supporting transgender people in workplace contexts. |
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Mar 10, 2020  Hip hop and social justice in MontrealVishan Charamis and Maud Nevoret talk about a Montreal-based project called the Rap Battles for Social Justice. |
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Mar 3, 2020  Trade unionists organizing against the Canadian arms industrySimon Black talks about Labour Against the Arms Trade and its work to oppose the sale of light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia. |
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Feb 25, 2020  Public transit advocacy in OttawaKari Glynes Elliott talks about the work of the Ottawa Transit Riders to push for more reliable, affordable and accessible public transit in Ottawa. |
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Feb 18, 2020  What can climate justice organizers learn from the 'energy humanities'?Professor Sheena Wilson of the University of Alberta talks about the political implications of energy systems, about the Just Powers project, and about what movements can learn from her work. |
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Feb 11, 2020  Climate change -- a priority issue for CUPWDave Bleakney of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers talks about how his union is responding to the climate crisis, and about December's UN climate conference in Madrid. |
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Feb 4, 2020  Sex education -- not just about putting condoms on bananasFrédérique Chabot and Natalya Mason talk about sex ed as a holistic approach links sexual health to social justice. |
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Jan 28, 2020  Proposed gold mine in Nova Scotia threatens Atlantic salmonProtecting a threatened ecosystem -- Scott Beaver and Chris Hunter talk about the NOPE Campaign against the proposed Cochrane Hill gold mine on the St. Mary's River in Nova Scotia. |
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Jan 21, 2020  Indian diaspora responds to wave of protests in IndiaBaj Mukhopadhyay, Mehak Sawhney and Aadita Chaudhury talk about Canadian organizing in solidarity with protests in India against the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act. |
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Jan 14, 2020  'Black in Post-Sec' -- struggles and strategies of Black students in Canadian universitiesLadna Mohamed, Kaku Kenyi and Andre Harriott are part of the team that made "Black in Post-Sec," a new documentary film on the experiences of Black students in Canadian universities. |
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Jan 7, 2020  Grappling with the complexity of oppression -- an intersectional approachImtiaz Popat talks about his wide range of activism and organizing in Vancouver against racism, homophobia, and an entire spectrum of intersecting oppressions and bigotries. |
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Dec 23, 2019  Conscientious objection to military taxationDoug Hewitt-White, Murray Lumley and Scott Albrecht talk about the work of Conscience Canada to establish a right to conscientious objection to military taxation. |
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Dec 17, 2019  Defending public health care in AlbertaPublic health care is threatened in all provinces, and especially in Alberta. Sandra Azocar talks about the work of Friends of Medicare to defend public health care in Alberta. |