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Practical prison abolition politics in health care contexts

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/19/2021 - 09:25
Talking Radical Radio

Claire Bodkin and Sara Alavian are both physicians in Hamilton, Ontario. They are also part of an ad hoc group of health workers from different parts of Canada with an interest in prison abolitionist politics. Scott Neigh interviews them about what it means to think about prison abolition in the context of health care, and about the zine that the group will be releasing on February 1, Caring for People Who Are Detained: A Handbook for Healthcare Workers + Trainees.

A Deadly Mix: Intoxication Arrests, Racism, and Police-Involved Deaths in Canada

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 19:22
Aspects of police violence, racism, criminalization.

This past year has seen a perhaps unprecedented movement focusing attention on police killings in Canada. Much has rightly been said about overt forms of lethal police violence, especially police shootings. Yet other forms of police lethality have received less attention. And many occur well out of public view, in the corridors of police stations themselves.

Paid sick days still not planned for Ontario, despite growing calls

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 20:53
COVID case counts are breaking records in the province, projections are even worse, and public health officials, advocates and municipal politicians are calling for paid sick days. But, the Ontario government points only to the federal benefit, CRSB.
Ten months into the pandemic, Ontario still does not ensure workers in the province can take paid sick days if they are ill.
 
The Media Co-op asked the Ontario PC government if they plan to introduce paid sick days legislation, as has been called for by public health officials and others.
 
Harry Godfrey, Press Secretary to Labour Mi

Tenant organizing in a Winnipeg neighbourhood

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 09:14

Samantha Smith, Leslie Scott, and Robert Crooks are renters and current or former residents of the West Broadway neighbourhood in Winnipeg. They are also active members of the West Broadway Tenants Committee, a grassroots group of renters. Scott Neigh interviews them about the committee’s work organizing for tenant justice and building tenant power to oppose evictions, excessive rent increases, and abuse from landlords.

2020 told through our most popular articles of the year

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 14:41

As 2020 comes to a close, we are sharing some of our most popular articles published this year, in chronological order.

The pandemic certainly played an enormous role this year, but there were also major developments, like the pre-pandemic wave of Indigenous-led uprisings which shut down transportation infrastructure all over Canada last winter. Some of these, though certainly not all, are reflected in this list.

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