Groundwire June 27, 2009

Jul 17, 2009

Groundwire June 27, 2009

Presenting the June 27, 2009 Headlinse: With Narration from the Women's News Collective at CHRY 105.5FM

- Abousfian Abdelrazik Returns to Canada | David Koch (CKUT)

-Adil Charkaoui's Cross Canada Tour | David Parker (CKDU)

- CSIS Security Certificate Update and the Case of Mohamed Harkat | Tariq Jeeroburkhan from CKUT

- Toronto City Workers' Strike | Candace Mooers (CHRY)

-Ontario Labour Actions Increase: Omme Rahemtullah (CHRY)

-Canadian Companies Sued by Palestinian Community of Bil'in: Libby Drew (CHSR) and Chris Albinati (CKUT)

Presenting the June 27, 2009 Features:

The National Community Radio Conference in Montreal: A Year in Community Radio. CHRY's Jacky Tuinstra Harrison talks with volunteers, speakers and organizers about the future of community radio in Canada and the spirit of volunteerism at this year's annual conference.

On Friday, June 19th, the National Association of Friendship Centres hosted a forum on Urban First Nations issues in Ottawa, with three candidates for the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations: Shawn Atleo, John Beaucage and Perry Bellegarde. Lisa Abel CHUO With threats to form a Caledonia militia aimed against Aboriginal activists, Jesse Zimmerman of CHRY brings us voices from a counter-protest, re-asserting territorial rights for six nations indigenous peoples. The June 27, 2009 edition of GroundWire was produced by CHRY 105.5FM in Toronto

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