GroundWire| May 5, 2014

May 6, 2014

GroundWire| May 5, 2014

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Traditional Mohawk Territory in Montreal at CKUT

 

Headlines:

Moratorium on Temporary Foreign Workers in Food Service industry further marginalizes migrant workers | Carly Forbes, CILU

 

BC advocate for children and youth makes recommendations to extend the age that youth remain in foster care | Ross Henry, CJSF

 

Jose Figueroa speaks at the Guelph May Day dinner via skype from sanctuary in Langley, BC | MaryCarl Guiao, Migrant Matters Radio

 

Features:

This year's May Day in Winnipeg marked the 95th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike | Julien Cooper, Chuck Girard and Michael Welch, CKUW

 

An in depth look at the corruption of politicians and the consultation process for fracking in Eslipogtog First Nations territory | Miles Howe, Halifax Media Coop

 

May Day in Montreal is met with heavy police repression during the annual anti-capitalist march | Amelie Phillipson, Aaron Lakoff, CKUT

 

Community Radio Report:

Avalanche a disability justice radio program on CKUT is fundraising to make their programming accessible to the deaf community | Aaron Lakoff, CKUT

 

Music by:

Emrical and Ought