Arts

Rebel! Rebuild! Rewild! (la version française suit)

communard — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:03:33 +0000

Dear eco-warriors, land defenders, guerrilla gardeners, survivalists,
nature-lovin’ radicals & free-thinkers,

We live in the midst of a storm of crises – climate change, mass

Un Must d’été: SAKAHÀN

We R the People — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:24:42 +0000

As summer draws to a close, I scurry to enjoy all the activities I had planned to complete during the season.

July 24-28: Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival comes to Ottawa for the second year!

waawaaskesh — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:03:37 +0000

The Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival – http://asinabkafestival.org – is bringing powerful and thought-provoking art and film to Ottawa for another summer.

Online book launch - Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations vol.2

waawaaskesh — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:42:39 +0000

Sun Nov 25

city:

virtual

Venue:

www.ipsmo.org

Cost:

Free / by donation

organizer contact:

ipsmo@riseup.net

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Link:

http://ipsmo.org

Announcing the release of Honouring Indigenous Women: Heart of Nations Vol.2 - please invite people to this 'event' to help spread the word...

Slam en joual vert dans la Baie-des-Chaleurs partie 2

communard — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:31:06 +0000

La Gaspésie actuelle, politique et critique, en slam avec Bilbo Cyr (été 2012)

partie 1 : http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/audio/slam-en-joual-vert-dans-la-baie-des-chaleurs/12495

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: The Heretics

r.prudhomme — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:21:56 +0000

Mon Oct 22

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Room H-110

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve W.

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

info@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Completely Accessible

Link:

http://cinemapolitica.org/concordia

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the screening of The Heretics, an exhilarating documentary exploration of feminism, media and art, via the 1970s NYC feminist art collective that produced the journal "Heretics." Special guests in attendance.

Cinema Politica Concordia Presents: The End of Immigration

r.prudhomme — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:55:52 +0000

Mon Oct 15

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Room H-110

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve W.

Cost:

By donation

organizer contact:

info@cinemapolitica.org

Space Accessibiity:

Completely accessible

Link:

http://cinemapolitica.org/concordia

Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the screening of the great documentary by local Montreal filmmakers. The film looks at the regressive immigration policies of the Canadian state and the people most affected. The event if a fundraiser for the Immigrant Workers Centre. With special guests in attendance.

Slam en joual vert dans la Baie-des-Chaleurs

communard — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:20:58 +0000

La Gaspésie actuelle, politique et critique, en slam avec Bilbo Cyr (été 2012)

A Walk with Mr. McGee

Araby — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:25:27 +0000

A Review

Obviously, A Theatre Company

A Walk with Mr McGee

Bytown Museum

Ottawa, ON

Performances: July 4th to 14th, 2012

IPSMO member Sylvia Smith receives Governor General’s Award for educational project on residential schools

waawaaskesh — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:49:24 +0000

Work as coordinator of Project of Heart will be recognized with presentation of a Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching on Monday December 12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2011

OTTAWA – Sylvia Smith, for her work as coordinator of Project of Heart, will be presented with a Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching on Monday.

“Banned on the Hill”

The Leveller — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:50:08 +0000

Ottawa art exhibit highlights government interference in environmental education

Toronto artist Franke James is displaying environmental artwork on Bank Street in protest of the Canadian government’s interference in her 20-city European art show and its dec

Eternia one of many strong voices at Women’s Worlds 2011 in Ottawa July 3-7

waawaaskesh — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:46:06 +0000

article originally published on apt613.ca

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.

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.