Challenging mis- and disinformation about sexual health and rights

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 11:00
Talking Radical Radio

Victoria Romero and Emily Tang are university students and members of the National Youth Advisory Council for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Matthew Johnson is the director of education for MediaSmarts. Scott Neigh interviews them about issues of mis- and disinformation when it comes to sexual health and rights, and about this year’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (or SRH Week) campaign.

Five RCMP Officers Charged in Killing of Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan Man Dale Culver

Submitted by JShantz on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 18:51
Charges against police who kill.
Banner saying, Racism Kills! Defund Police and Prisons

Dale Culver, a 35-year-old Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man and father of three children, was killed by RCMP officers during a brutal arrest on the night of July 18, 2017, in Prince George, British Columbia.  On February 1, 2023, almost six years later, the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced that manslaughter charges have been approved against two of the Prince George RCMP officers responsible.

Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in January 2023

Submitted by JShantz on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 02:41
Police killings in January 2023.
Side of Prince Albert Police car.

At least four people had their lives taken in police actions in January 2023. This includes people who police actively killed, as in a police shooting, or who died through various police actions. In 2022 there were at least 117 police-involved deaths.

In January 2023, one person was shot and killed by Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) police. Two people in crisis died in falls during police actions. One person died with police present.

From police-free schools to policing-free schools

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 10:02
Talking Radical Radio

Hailey Yasmeen Dash and Mae Mason are members of the Asilu Collective, which Dash described as “a grassroots abolitionist collective fighting and organizing for police-free schools, but also policing-free schools, and to eliminate policing culture, infrastructure, and practices in schools across Ottawa.” Scott Neigh interviewed them about the group’s origins, its successful campaign to end the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in Ottawa schools, and its shift to a broader focus on the problem of not just

Hyper-individualism in Toronto’s grassroots basketball community

Submitted by scott.neigh on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 09:07
Junior Cadougan. Photo by Julia Bellini

Junior Cadougan had to leave Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood after his brother was shot five times. Cadougan left ‘The Lanes’ at 15 years old to pursue his hoop dreams in the United States, where he prospered in an era before Canada was known for basketball. He earned a Division 1 scholarship to Marquette University and had a nine-year pro basketball career.

Infrastructure and support for climate justice organizing across Canada

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 10:36
Talking Radical Radio

Jacqueline Lee-Tam is the director of the Climate Justice Organizing Hub and Sara Adams is its anglophone coordinator. Scott Neigh interviews them about the work of the Hub providing supports to grassroots organizers across so-called Canada.

Advocacy for Halifax cyclists

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 10:39
Talking Radical Radio

Peter Zimmer and Camila Fisher are avid cyclists and members of the Halifax Cycling Coalition, an organization committed to making their city safer and all-around better for cycling. Scott Neigh interviews them about the challenges that cyclists face in Halifax and about what the coalition is doing to make things better.

#MonthOfAction planned to challenge Toronto cops' budget

Submitted by scott.neigh on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:36
Mayor John Tory ignoring evidence that more money doesn't decrease crime and that police target Black, Indigenous, and racialized people
Metropolitan Toronto Police vehicle, via antefixus21 on Flicker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/21728045@N08/47948236417)

As Toronto police prepare for a massive boost of nearly $50 million to their already obscene budget – a gift from Mayor John Tory – communities across the city are planning events and workshops throughout January to help residents brace for what's coming.

Decolonizing and Indigenizing the map

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 10:24
Talking Radical Radio

Steve DeRoy is a cartographer and a co-founder of the Indigenous Mapping Collective. Scott Neigh interviews him about the importance of mapping and about the collective’s work to build Indigenous peoples’ capacity to, as their website puts it, “map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space.”

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