GroundWire | Attawapiskat, Winnipeg racist DJ, fentanyl overdoses

Apr 27, 2016

GroundWire | Attawapiskat, Winnipeg racist DJ, fentanyl overdoses

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This episode of Groundwire was produced by CiTR 101.9 FM on Unceded Musqueam territory at the University of British Columbia.
 

Headlines:
Manitoba elects the provincial Conservatives for the first time in nearly a generation | Michael Welch, CKUW

Coroner announces inquest into death of Andrew Loku #BlackLivesMatter | Omme-Salma Rahemtullah, GroundWire

British Columbia declares public health emergency in response to fentanyl overdoses | Emily Blake, CiTR

Student files complaint against UBC at Human Rights Tribunal for mishandling of sexual assault report | Emily Blake, CiTR

Features:
Indigenous activists and allies began an occupation of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs office in Toronto in solidarity with Attawapiskat youth | Omme-Salma Rahemtullah and Carly Forbes, GroundWire

Community members protest against racism by popular Winnipeg radio DJ | Michael Welch, CKUW

Community Radio Report:
CiTR discusses the great success of having a spoken word coordinator to support the formation of new feminist, Indigenous, and accessibilty radio collectives | Rohit Joseph, CiTR

Music this week was by Milk Toast and Tacocat.