The Dispatch

Linguicide: Submersion education and the killing of languages in Canada

Dave Mitchel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:54:34 +0000

While it is assumed that linguicide died with the closure of the last residential school in 1996, in truth it continues as a covert policy into the present. As Roland Chrisjohn stated, "residential schools never ceased operation; they merely changed their clothes, and went back to work."

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Fair trade and empire: An anti-capitalist critique of the fair-trade movement

Dave Mitchel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:19:48 +0000

Fair-trade marketing and advocacy rely on the idea that fair trade increases connectedness between Global South producers and Global North consumers. But while fair trade does reduce the number of intermediaries in the supply chain as compared to the free-trade system, it also serves to reinforce racist and colonial distinctions between the poor Global South farmer and the benevolent Global North consumer. While it may channel slightly more income into agricultural communities, it ultimately fails to address the colonial capitalist structures that produce the impoverishment of farmers on an ongoing basis. See the same article in print here.

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Angela Davis at the University of Regina

The Dispatch — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:29:00 +0000

Dr. Angela Davis on her historic role in social justice movements and the continued relevance of radical social movements in the 21st century.

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Naomi Klein

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

On September 23rd activist and author Naomi Klein appeared before a packed theatre audience at the University of Regina to talk about her new book the Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.

In an era of growing climatic, economic, and geopolitical instability, Naomi Klein’s analysis of the rise of neo-liberalism and the political uses to which disasters are put is useful and timely. As William S. Kowinski of The San Francisco Chronicle has said, “Klein may well have revealed the master narrative of our time.”

After the sell-out event, Briarpatch Magazine editor Dave Mitchell sat down one-to-one with Naomi for an interview. Dave began by asking Naomi for her thoughts on what she thinks happened to the anti-globalization movement after 9-11.

Naomi Klein

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

On September 23rd activist and author Naomi Klein appeared before a packed theatre audience at the University of Regina to talk about her new book the Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. In an era of growing climatic, economic, and geopolitical instability, Naomi Klein’s analysis of the rise of neo-liberalism and the political uses to which disasters are put is useful and timely. As William S. Kowinski of The San Francisco Chronicle has said, “Klein may well have revealed the master narrative of our time.”

After the sell-out event, Briarpatch Magazine Editor Dave Mitchell sat down one-to-one with Naomi for an interview. Dave began by asking Naomi for her thoughts on what she thinks happened to the anti-globalization movement after 9-11.

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35 years of Briarpatch

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Hi. My name is Michael Bell, and this is the Dispatch, a podcast made by friends and volunteers of Briarpatch Magazine. Check out briarpatchmagazine.com and help fight the global war on error.
Ok, so if you’re listening and still subscribed to this podcast, thank-you, you must be a faithful, reliable friend. Unlike us. Here at The Dispatch, we show-up late, when we show-up at all. We’re like a sincere friend who desperately needs a day-planner. And today is no exception.
This podcast is 47 days late. Last month, September 10th, Briarpatch Magazine celebrated 35 years of existence. Friends of Briarpatch gathered at the Cathedral Community Association. There was cake and conversation in the form of a panel discussion.

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Bali Climate Summit: Don Kossick interviews Rosa Kouri

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:39 +0000

The December 2007 Bali Climate Summit was characterized by the Christian Science Monitor as crunch time in the fight against global warming. The summit brought together representatives from 130 nations to begin a new pact to cut global emissions. Rosa Kouri attended the Summit as a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation. She talks about what happened in Bali, and how youth and others should be mobilizing in Canada. Don Kossick hosts Making the Links Radio, a Saskatoon public radio program.

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Salvo 3 - Fair Travel

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:20:08 +0000

Salvo 3 Show Notes*

0:00-1:08 Intro

1:08-7:55 Briarpatch Magazine and the SCIC jointly launch the Fair Travel issue. Michael Bell covers the chaos.

7:55-10:54 Saskatoon's A Gentle Forest shares their tune It's a question of...

10:54-12:58 Krista Baliko brings you a word from our sponsors.

12:58-20:16 Nicole Huck asks: What should you do when a four-year-old asks for money?

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Salvo 2

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:19:14 +0000

Salvo 2 Show Notes*

0-1:43 Intro 1:43-8:09 Darlene Juschka tears a strip off of Maclean’s magazine for its anti-feminist stance.

8:09-10:29 Music: The Cracker Cats.

10:29-18:27 A woman and a parking meter: a story from Amnesty International’s Women’s Day event.

18:27-28:24 Drag King: a Regina teen talks about participating in a drag show for the first time. (An excerpt from Krista Baliko’s radio documentary plus follow-up interview.)

28:24-36:53 Locker-room stories: Darci Anderson writes about reclaiming the gym from the muscle heads. Read by Carle Steele.

36:53-38:17 Outro

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Salvo 1

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:18:59 +0000

0-1:15 Intro

1:15-7:28 Hear a first person account of one woman’s (humiliating) experience of going to a food bank. Voiced by Leisha Grebinski and Krista Baliko.

7:28-9:32 What do you do when the founder and leader of an important environmental movement now promotes nuclear energy and genetically modified foods as a solution to saving the planet? You laugh that’s what! A PSA by Patrick Moore. Music used with permission.

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