Mar 16, 2016
Trans people supporting each other and pushing for change in New Brunswick
Reid Lodge and Mable Wheeler talk about the work of Fredericton Gender Minorities and TransAction NB.
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Mar 8, 2016  Women in solidarity with Palestine: The Women's Boat to GazaZohar Chamberlain Regev, Shabnam Mayet, and Wendy Goldsmith talk about the Women's Boat to Gaza campaign. |
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Mar 2, 2016  Grassroots skill-building and knowledge-sharing in HalifaxMarietta Wildt and Nicole Holland talk about the work of Trade School Halifax. |
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Feb 24, 2016  Promoting peace in the face of rampant militarismJamie Swift and Judi Wyatt talk about the work of PeaceQuest to promote peace and jusitce. |
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Feb 17, 2016  The Bear Clan: An Indigenous approach to safety and well-being in WinnipegJames Favel, Jesse Leigh, and Larry Morrissette talk about the work of Winnipeg's Bear Clan Patrol. |
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Feb 10, 2016  Fighting anti-Black racism in Canada: Past, present, futureAkua Benjamin and Rinaldo Walcott talk about the work of the Anti-Black Racism Network. |
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Feb 3, 2016  Queers against gentrificationHelen Lenskyj and Liisa Schofield talk about the group Queer Trans Community Defence and the struggle against gentrification in Toronto. |
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Jan 27, 2016  Demanding workplace dignity, not just a higher minimum wageDeena Ladd and Winnie Mah talk about the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign. |
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Jan 20, 2016  Social movements and how they make, learn and teach ideasAziz Choudry talks about his new book, "Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements." |
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Jan 13, 2016  Seeds of a radical Christian leftLetizia Waddington and Scott Neufeld talk about Streams of Justice, a faith-based social justice group in Vancouver. |
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Jan 6, 2016  A union for panhandlers, buskers, and other folks on the streetAndrew Nellis talks about the Street Labourers of Windsor, a union for panhandlers, buskers, and others who work on the street. |
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Dec 30, 2015  A new feminist music and arts festival in CalgaryKaely Cormack and Hayley Muir talk about Femme Wave: A Feminist Arts Festival, which took place in November in Calgary. |
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Dec 23, 2015  Organizing against racism and anti-Blackness on a very white campusCicely-Belle Blain talks about recent anti-racist organizing at the University of British Columbia. |
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Dec 16, 2015  The fight against the Mother Canada monumentSean Howard and Sandra Barr talk about the struggle to protect Green Cove on Cape Breton Island from the proposed Mother Canada monument. |
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Dec 9, 2015  A new Canada-wide coalition of migrant workersTzazná Miranda Leal talks about the newly formed Coalition for Migrant Worker Rights Canada. |
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Dec 2, 2015  Red Rising: A new magazine by and for Indigenous youthLenard Monkman talks about Red Rising, a new magazine being produced by Indigenous youth in Winnipeg. |
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Nov 25, 2015  Dismantling barriers faced by migrants to CanadaSarah St. John and Omar Chu talk about Sanctuary Health's work to challenge barriers to services and resources faced by migrants in Vancouver. |
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Nov 18, 2015  The long fight in Quebec for adequate, affordable housing for allÉmilie Joly of FRAPRU talks about the struggle for affordable housing and against austerity in Quebec. |
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Nov 11, 2015  Music and grassroots politics in MontrealMusician and community organizer Stefan Christoff talks about the connections between music and radical grassroots politics. |
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Nov 4, 2015  Remembering Ali Mustafa, supporting radical media-makersDatejie Green and Chris Webb talk about remembering grassroots journalist and radical organizer Ali Mustafa, and supporting young people doing similar work today. |
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Oct 28, 2015  Bringing a climate justice challenge to Trudeau's doorstepClayton Thomas-Muller talks about the Climate Welcome action happening in Ottawa from November 5 to 8. |
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Oct 21, 2015  Opposing the uranium industry and 'nuclear colonization' in SaskatchewanCandyce Paul talks about the work of the Committee for Future Generations to oppose the uranium industry in northern Saskatchewan. |
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Oct 14, 2015  Defending public services during the election and beyondWendy Goldsmith and Dru Oja Jay talk about the work of the new national organization Friends of Public Services. |
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Oct 7, 2015  Grassroots feminist moms challenging the child welfare systemAlicia Owen and Sheryl Jarvis talk about Community Action for Families, and its work to support moms and their kids and to challenge the child welfare system. |