Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in July 2022

Submitted by JShantz on Sat, 08/06/2022 - 18:26
Police killings in July 2022.
RCMP at crime scene.

At least 10 people were killed by police, or died through police actions, in July 2022. So far this year there have been at least 64 police-involved deaths in Canada.

In June, at least a dozen people were killed by police, or died through police actions. That matched April as the deadliest month of Canadian policing this year. At least eight people were killed by police or died through police actions in Canada in May 2022. There were at least five police-involved deaths in March 2022, at least nine police-involved deaths in February and eight in January.

Story and film as tools for decolonization

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 08/02/2022 - 09:49
Talking Radical Radio

Gladys Rowe, Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, and Liz Carlson-Manathara are part of Stories of Decolonization, a film project that is working to give people in Canada a chance to reflect on how colonization shapes our lives, on what decolonization might mean, and on how we might act to get there. Scott Neigh interviews them about the role that story and film can play in larger processes decolonization and about their many years of work on the project.

Over 50 Eminent Canadians Deeply Concerned About Diminishing Democracy in India

Submitted by rushmew on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 12:45
United against fascism in India

Montreal, July 22, 2022. Over 50 eminent Canadians, deeply concerned about diminishing democracy in India, signed letters to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, N.V. Ramana, requesting the immediate release of Teesta Setalvad, well-known Indian human rights defender and journalist, and R.B. Sreekumar, a police officer of great integrity.  

McGill must refrain from bulldozing alleged unmarked graves before any investigation

Submitted by rushmew on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 12:04
Kanien’kehà:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) demand that the Pope must leave our land and take the cross and all of the symbols of their atrocities with him
Why Pope is not welcome here? What is Mohawks demanding? What's up with McGill?
Photo: Yves Engler

Kanien’kehà:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) demand that the Pope must leave our land and take the cross and all of the symbols of their atrocities with him. Indigenous people see it as how the Jewish people see the swastika. McGill must refrain from bulldozing alleged unmarked graves before any investigation.

Immigrant workers confronting the people who exploit them

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 10:08
Talking Radical Radio

Simran Kaur Dhunna and Bikram Singh are members of the Naujawan Support Network, a group of international students and immigrant workers primarily based in Brampton, Ontario, who are challenging the exploitation and mistreatment that their members face using protest, mutual support, and collective direct action.

Climate disaster stories as a catalyst for change

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 07/19/2022 - 09:54
Talking Radical Radio

Sean Holman is the Wayne Crookes professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, in Lekwungen territory on Vancouver Island. Scott Neigh interviews him about changes in the role played by journalism in our current political moment, about the news media’s response to the climate crisis so far, and about the new model for covering it that is being developed as part of the Climate Disaster Project.

The “Right Thing to Do” is Status for All!

Submitted by rushmew on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 08:28
Demonstrators Send Message to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser
Why should the government regularize all undocumented migrants?

Migrants and their supporters marched in Montreal on Sunday to hold the federal government to its promise of a regularization programme for undocumented migrants in Canada, calling for a fully inclusive, ongoing regularization programme that leaves no one behind.

Advancing a vision of ecological farming and farmers' rights

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 09:24
Talking Radical Radio

Beatriz Oliver and Aabir Dey work for SeedChange, an organization based in Canada that supports farmers here and around the world in working for a more just, sustainable, and environmentally sound future. Scott Neigh interviews them about the food system as it exists today, the vision embedded in the work of SeedChange, and what they are doing to realize it.

Montrealers join international protests to sound alarm as India follows same path as 1930s Germany

Submitted by scott.neigh on Wed, 07/06/2022 - 08:52

"The world’s largest democracy has become the personal fiefdom of Hindu ethno nationalists, where majoritarian tyranny prevails," according to the opening comments at a recent protest held in Montreal.

Fighting for collective bargaining rights for tenants

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 09:43
Talking Radical Radio

James Barbeiro is a chef who lives in Sinixt territory in Nelson, British Columbia. Jen works in the social service sector and lives in Secwepmc territory, in Kamloops, BC. Both are tenants and tenant organizers. Scott Neigh interviews them about Rent Strike Bargain, a province-wide campaign in BC that is fighting for the right of tenants to collectively bargain with landlords, and that is also active in supporting the recent upsurge in local organizing by tenants.

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