Political Commentary

Smash the State Report: May 10, 2013

dan kellar — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:43 +0000

From the May 3rd 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - A new tune called White Collar Blues from KW's Janice Lee and the Free Radicals kicks off the show and it leads into a piece regarding former CKMS radio host Paulet Biderman's fight against the Waterloo catholic district school board to investigate and make right the bullying that her son has incurred over the year at school.

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Watching the cops in Winnipeg

scott.neigh — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:24 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Raical Radio, organizer Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot talks about Winnipeg Copwatch and their work against the more oppressive aspects of policing as it currently exists.

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Mad Pride in Toronto

scott.neigh — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:27:56 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, Elizabeth Carvahlo, Jeremiah Bach, Peter, and Alisa talk about their work as organizers of the Mad Pride festival in Toronto.

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Smash the State Report: May 3, 2013

dan kellar — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:27:33 +0000

From the May 3rd 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - Test Their Logik's new album Be is about to drop, and AW@L radio is releasing a few more tracks this show. To start we have Reap What You Sow, which leads us into Dan's letter to CN Rail asking them to not spray poisons on the train tracks which they operate. Each year CN sprays pesticides which kill plants and animals well beyond the footprint of the tracks, often in ecologically sensitive areas, and residential zones. CN and CP rail's continued use of to

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Building warships in Halifax, and the campaign against it

scott.neigh — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:07:11 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, Tamara Lorincz of Halifax talks about the campaign she has been spearheading in opposition to the $25 billion contract awarded to a shipyard in her city to build warships for the Canadian navy.

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Smash the State Report: Apr. 26, 2013 - KW Anti-fa interview and more!

dan kellar — Mon, 06 May 2013 04:18:23 +0000

From the April 26th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - Test Their Logik's new album Be is about to drop, and AW@L radio is releasing a few more tracks this show. To start we have The War on Us, featuring KW's Janice Lee.

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Smash the State Report: Apr. 19, 2013

dan kellar — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:45:57 +0000

From the April 19th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - A bit of a track from Test Their Logik's new album Be starts leads into our first piece, which is a read of the public declaration posted up on the CLAC website which has a growing list of supporter groups and is called Solidarity against police repression: We Will Not Submit to By-Law P-6 which is being used by Montreal police to shut down any protest that does not have pre-approval. A 637$ ticket is given to anyone who is obstructing the movement of other citizens during a non-approved protest.

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How can we organize like Quebec students? Lessons from Concordia -- Part 2

scott.neigh — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:51:27 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, you can hear Part 2 of my interview with Rushdia Mehreen talking about her involvement as a student organizer in the lead-up to and during last year's massive student strike in Quebec. (To listen to Part 1, go here.)

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Smash the State Report: Apr. 12, 2013 - 2 - No Casino KW + Defending the Land.

dan kellar — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:09:56 +0000

From the April 12th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - This episodes starts with Dan's letter to the City of Waterloo (and the city of Kitchener, and the region of Waterloo, and the OLG) regarding the proposed construction of a casino in the area. *See the bottom for the whole letter which calls the OLG's casino scheme a shameful attempt to capitalise on financial instability. Check the rabble podcast network piece from progressive voices on the opposition to the proposed casino in Hamilton.

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Smash the State Report: Apr. 12, 2013 - 1 - End Police-Prison Impunity

dan kellar — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:13:45 +0000

From the April 12th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - Show starts with a quick note on a "hands off venezuela" rally held in uptown Waterloo to remind folks that canada should not impose on the sovereignty of the venezuelan people.

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How can we organize like Quebec students? Lessons from Concordia -- Part 1

scott.neigh — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:35 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, Rushdia Mehreen talks about her involvement as a student organizer in the lead-up to and during last year's massive student strike in Quebec.

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Decolonizing music: The R3 Collective

scott.neigh — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:58:09 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, musicians Rosina Kazi and Amai Kuda talk about their involvement in the R3 Collective, a group of performers based in Toronto whose work covers a broad range of styles and approaches but who are united by their commitment to decolonization and to social justice.

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Smash the State Report: Apr. 5, 2013

dan kellar — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:11:57 +0000

From the April 5th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - Kicking off today's show is news on the failure of an exxon pipeline in Mayflower arkansas where tar sands crude poured into a suburban neighbourhood and the surrounding natural areas, including a lake. The "pegasus" pipeline used to car conventional crude oil from south to north but in the past decade has had its flow reversed to take oil south from the north, had the type of oil which allowed to be transported changed to include tar sands oil, and had the

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Climate-justice organizing with an anti-colonial focus

scott.neigh — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:28:30 +0000

On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizer Teresa Diewart talks about her involvement in Rising Tide Vancouver/Coast Salish Territories, a new climate justice group that emphasizes the intertwined character anti-colonial struggle and work against climate change.

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Smash the State Report: Mar 29, 2013.

dan kellar — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:17:34 +0000

From the March 29th 2013 edition of AW@L Radio - The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble starts off the show with their song War and we give a read of an apparent draft version of a call out for the (En)gendering Resistance conference happening April 19-21 in Waterloo. Check their webpage for more details and listen in to the Daily GRRR! for some voices of SPI in the lead up to the event.

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