Environment

Winona LaDuke media interview at PowerShift Canada 2012

waawaaskesh — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:09:07 +0000

LaDuke speaks candidly about food- and energy- self-reliance, Indigenous sovereignty, and more ... including how she wants to be more like Cher.

Government censors information, youth fight for the future: misinformation

Crystel — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:32:05 +0000

Mr Minister: I might be a radical but so are you!

Crystel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:21:48 +0000

This article first appeared in the Leveller, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Jan. 2012).

Denis Rancourt on Left ideological control-indoctrination

Denis Rancourt — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:52:59 +0000

One hour of radio exploration about critical race theory and academic freedom as tools of indoctrination that neutralize activists.

http://trainradio.blogspot.com/2011/06/left-ideological-control-indoctrination.html

Mining Injustice: Is ‘Canada’s University’ Complicit?

tasharpeters — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:16:22 +0000

A recent post on the University of Ottawa website celebrates the signing of an agreement between the University and the Devonshire Initiative (DI), a "forum for leading international development NGOs and Canadian mining companies to come together in response to the social agenda surrounding private sector investment and community development issues".

CYD Podcast #10

CYD COP16 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:12:23 +0000

Contrasting Kyoto and Copenhagen in Cancún

The issues regarding the form of a future international climate change agreement that have received so much focus here in Cancun, were beautifully contrasted today by Canadians at the conference.

CYD Podcast #9

CYD COP16 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:44:51 +0000

Minister Baird Bonanza

CYD Podcast #8

CYD COP16 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:35:41 +0000

Via Campesina Takes to the Streets!

As we work our way into the second week of the UN climate conference, things are heating up outside of the conference centre. We've got coverage of another special prize for Canada, and then Adam Scott gives us an update on the policy developments here in Cancun.

CYD Podcast #7

CYD COP16 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:53:23 +0000

Oil and Water don't mix: Kicking off week two of the negotiations

Today, as negotiations kicked off for the second week, the Canadian youth led an action showing that "Oil and Water don't mix." We talk with Claude Généreux, from CUPE, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, about intersections between labour and environment (see our website for the full interview), and Erica and Amara posed a series of tough questions during our meeting this mor

CYD Podcast #6

CYD COP16 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:09:18 +0000

Weekend Happenings at COP16

Canadian Youth Delegation Podcast 5

CYD COP16 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:40:20 +0000

Celebrating Young and Future Generations Day

Canadian Youth Delegation Podcast 4

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:14:12 +0000

Questioning the UN and considering language

In today's podcast, we catch up with Joanna Dafoe, of Adopt a Negotiator, to discuss the role of the UN process in addressing the issue of climate change. We hear the perspective of Guy St.-Jacques, Canada's lead negotiator, and finish with some reflections from Erica on her experiences at Klimaforum.

Canadian Youth Delegation Podcast 3

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:04:41 +0000

Your Daily News Bulletin from the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16

Welcome to our third podcast, courtesy of the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16 in Cancun. Today’s podcast features CYD’s very own resident policy expert, Adam Scott, who will provide us with an update on Japan’s plot to kill the Kyoto protocol.

Canadian Youth Delegation - Podcast 2

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:59:05 +0000

Daily News Bulletin from the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16

Learn more about the Canadian Youth Delegation's work at the United Nations climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico

Canadian Youth Delegation - Podcast 1

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:20:40 +0000

Your daily news bulletin

When Writing Letters isn’t Enough

tasharpeters — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:02:35 +0000

Through following mainstream media, since the utter disappointment of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen last year, one could easily think that the threat posed by human-induced climate change has disappeared. However, this is far from the case. 2010 is set to

Climate justice activists occupy House of Commons meeting

Tim McSorley — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:31:08 +0000

On the second day of the UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen, climate justice activists occupied a meeting of the House of Commons' Environment Committee, calling on Canada to adhere to its Kytoto Protocol targets and to stop production in the Alberta tar sands.

GroundWire Podcast: Tar Sands - Midwifery - Equity

GroundWire — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0000

October 23 - November 9

Welcome to the latest edition of GroundWire: October 26 - November 9.

HEADLINES:

Jane Kirby of CKDU speaks with pro-choice advocate Sarah Woolf about the recent shutdown of the event "Echoes of the Holocaust" at McGill, which compares abortion to genocide.

Drug addictions can have a significant effect on children. Jay Peachy of CJSF spoke with one artist in Vancouver who decided to take a bold view on the topic.

Activists for accessibility and disability awareness say many dentists are wary of treating the disabled. For Handilink and for GroundWire, Cameron Wells speaks with Ali Sigal, who wants to change that.

STATION REPORT:

Jacky Tuinstra Harrison of CHRY descends on Kingston, Ontario, to document the Ontario Regional Conference of the NCRA.

FEATURES:

80 years after women gained the right to run for office, Canada is still far away from gender equity in government. Erica Butler of CKDU looks at one initative across the country that is fighting this inequality.

The VanRad Collective presents voices in opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands including Mike Mercredi of Fort Chipewyan and Mike Hudema of GreenPeace, in a special feature for GroundWire.

Gretchen King and Saja Marouf of CKUT collect interviews while attending the 10th anniversary celebration of the legalization of midwifery in Quebec.

This episode was anchored by Melissa Albiani and Matt Rawle, and produced by Melissa Albiani, with editorial support and coordination by David Parker, Jacky Tuinstra Harrison and Courtney Kirkby.

Interested in submitting your own stories? Get in touch by emailing groundwireprod@gmail.com.

GroundWire 2009 June 12 Edition

GroundWire — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:02:28 +0000

Grassroots news coverage from coast to coast to coast

GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots independent journalism from the campus community radio sector of Canada.

This is the first bi-weekly edition of GroundWire, thanks to a grant from the Canadian Media Fund.

Presenting the June 12, 2009 Features:

- Akwesasne Mohawks stand off against the Canadian Border Services Agency | Laurin Liu (CKUT)

- Riot police evict squatters at the Autonomous Social Centre in Montreal | David Koch (CKUT)

- Toronto commemorates Injured Workers Day, June 1st | Krisitn Schwartz (CHRY)

- Opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands is on the rise | Chris Albinati (CKUT)

- Alberta continues to debate the controversial Bill 44 | Joe Burima (CJSW)

The following are the Headlines for June 12, 2009:

Stop the Raids campaign launched in Toronto. | Omme Rahemtullah (CHRY)

Montrealers called on the government to bring Abousfian Abdelrazik home. | Andrea Macnevin (CKDU)

We are looking for contributions for our next edition. Interested in participating? email news@ckdu.ca to find out how.

The June 12 edition of GroundWire was produced at the National Campus and Community Radio Conference in Montreal, June 8-13, 2009.

For more information, visit: groundwire.ncra.ca

Headlines for the week of March 29th, 2009

ckutheadlines — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:51:05 +0000

In Brief:

NATIONAL:

Vancouver - Police shoot and kill homeless man

Canada / US - Plans for new pollution control zones for coastal ports

Canada - British MP Galloway banned from entry on grounds of "national security";

Canada - Censorship and government compliance: Galloway speaks over Internet stream instead // 1952: Paul Robeson's speech

INTERNATIONAL:

Europe - 60th NATO summit this week; Peace activists organize to protest

Israel - Israeli military's lawyer calls soldier misconduct "based on hearsay"

Middle East/Africa - Arab League rejects decision of International Criminal Court, supporting Sudanese Pres. Omar El-Bashir
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Thanks this week to our friends at the Dominion, and our contributors: Fabrice Fotso, Caitlyn Chappel, Anabel Khoo, Laura Glowacki, Chris Albinati, Laurin Liu, David Koch, TJ Khan and Juniper Belshaw of the CKUT Community News Collective.

If rebroadcast, comments/feedback/questions, please contact headlines@ckut.ca