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]]> false Art of Resistance info+5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a@mg-eu.acast.com 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a theartofresistance episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a/1573021318380-5c3b76b4582af4fb33c82f11a7eddacc.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/theartofresistance The Art of Resistance e. 422 - Foodsters United Score An Unprecedented Victory At The Ontario Labour Relations Board ft. Iván Ostos and Narada Kionda e. 422 - Foodsters United Score An Unprecedented Victory At The Ontario Labour Relations Board ft. Iván Ostos and Narada Kionda Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:46:25 GMT 42:23 5e684c7ab531f7537c4d5166 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/foodstersunitedwin 5e684c7ab531f7537c4d5166 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a foodstersunitedwin Iván is a courier with Foodora and an organizer with Justice for Foodora Couriers and Narada is a courier and a steward with the union. full 4 22 Foodsters United

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On this week’s show, we’re speaking with Ivan and Narada from the Justice for Foodora Couriers campaign. Couriers with Foodora aim to become the first app-based workforce in Canada to unionize and they’ve just cleared an important legal hurdle in their fight to create a collective bargaining agreement. On February 25th, the Ontario Labour Relations Board or OLRB ruled that Foodora couriers are dependent contractors that resemble employees of the company, not independent contractors. As dependent contractors, Foodora couriers now have the legal right to organize and certify a union. This decision sets an important precedent for other gig economy workers employed by companies like Uber, Doordash, and Grocery Gateway. 


Today, we’re Ivan and Narada to discuss what the decision made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board means for their efforts to join a union and for the future of gig workers across the country.

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On this week’s show, we’re speaking with Ivan and Narada from the Justice for Foodora Couriers campaign. Couriers with Foodora aim to become the first app-based workforce in Canada to unionize and they’ve just cleared an important legal hurdle in their fight to create a collective bargaining agreement. On February 25th, the Ontario Labour Relations Board or OLRB ruled that Foodora couriers are dependent contractors that resemble employees of the company, not independent contractors. As dependent contractors, Foodora couriers now have the legal right to organize and certify a union. This decision sets an important precedent for other gig economy workers employed by companies like Uber, Doordash, and Grocery Gateway. 


Today, we’re Ivan and Narada to discuss what the decision made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board means for their efforts to join a union and for the future of gig workers across the country.

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]]> e. 421 - #CutsHurtKids: Ontario Public School Teachers Strike ft. Julius e. 421 - #CutsHurtKids: Ontario Public School Teachers Strike ft. Julius Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:05:12 GMT 46:37 5e6847586a3fc8016168f8cf false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/etfo 5e6847586a3fc8016168f8cf 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a etfo Julius is chairperson of the labour committee at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. full 4 21 Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario

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Ontario public school teachers have been without a contract since the end of August and contract talks with the provincial government have essentially stalled, with the last talk being held on December 19th, 2019. Key issues being disputed include class-size increases, mandatory online courses for high-school students, funding for special-education supports, a hiring regulation that gives supply teachers with more seniority an edge in getting hired for long-term teaching positions, and protection of the full-day kindergarten program and staffing.


On February 21st, The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association and the Association of Franco-Ontarian Teachers, held a joint one-day strike where teachers walked off the job together and joined mass rallies across the province and here at Queen’s Park. This is the first time since 1997 that teachers and education workers from Ontario's main education unions were out of their classrooms on the same day.


Today, we’re speaking with Julius, chairperson of the labour committee at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario or ETFO.

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Ontario public school teachers have been without a contract since the end of August and contract talks with the provincial government have essentially stalled, with the last talk being held on December 19th, 2019. Key issues being disputed include class-size increases, mandatory online courses for high-school students, funding for special-education supports, a hiring regulation that gives supply teachers with more seniority an edge in getting hired for long-term teaching positions, and protection of the full-day kindergarten program and staffing.


On February 21st, The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association and the Association of Franco-Ontarian Teachers, held a joint one-day strike where teachers walked off the job together and joined mass rallies across the province and here at Queen’s Park. This is the first time since 1997 that teachers and education workers from Ontario's main education unions were out of their classrooms on the same day.


Today, we’re speaking with Julius, chairperson of the labour committee at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario or ETFO.

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]]> e. 420 - People Before Profit: MISN Takes On Canadian Mining Giants e. 420 - People Before Profit: MISN Takes On Canadian Mining Giants Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:28:30 GMT 48:37 5e57ee2ee5fb1f9e28017e22 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/peoplebeforeprofit 5e57ee2ee5fb1f9e28017e22 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a peoplebeforeprofit Kate Klein is an organizer with the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network full 4 20 Mining Injustice Solidarity Network

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From March 1st to 4th, Toronto will play host to the annual conference of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada- PDAC is a group representing Canada’s mining exploration and extraction industry. The convention is the largest of its kind in the world, attracting thousands of investors and 26,000 attendees from over 130 countries. It is considered the “superbowl” event of extractive industries, featuring award ceremonies, workshops, and keynote addresses by prominent mining moguls and political figures, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Toronto is considered the hub of the global mining industry.


Though it promotes itself as an ethical industry upholding high environmental standards and labour practices, the Canadian mining industry is actually notorious for its ecological and human rights abuses around the world. In 2016, a report from Osgoode Hall’s Justice and Corporate Accountability Project found that between 2000-2015, 709 cases of criminal activity and 44 targeted deaths were related to Canadian mining projects in Latin America.


Mining companies and the Canadian government, including under Prime Minister Trudeau, have so far failed to make any meaningful change to the violence of the extractive industry, and few Canadians are aware of these abuses. 


Today, we speak to Kate Klein, an organizer with the group Mining Injustice and Solidarity Network to learn more about the upcoming conference and the imperial violence of the Canadian mining industry.


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From March 1st to 4th, Toronto will play host to the annual conference of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada- PDAC is a group representing Canada’s mining exploration and extraction industry. The convention is the largest of its kind in the world, attracting thousands of investors and 26,000 attendees from over 130 countries. It is considered the “superbowl” event of extractive industries, featuring award ceremonies, workshops, and keynote addresses by prominent mining moguls and political figures, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Toronto is considered the hub of the global mining industry.


Though it promotes itself as an ethical industry upholding high environmental standards and labour practices, the Canadian mining industry is actually notorious for its ecological and human rights abuses around the world. In 2016, a report from Osgoode Hall’s Justice and Corporate Accountability Project found that between 2000-2015, 709 cases of criminal activity and 44 targeted deaths were related to Canadian mining projects in Latin America.


Mining companies and the Canadian government, including under Prime Minister Trudeau, have so far failed to make any meaningful change to the violence of the extractive industry, and few Canadians are aware of these abuses. 


Today, we speak to Kate Klein, an organizer with the group Mining Injustice and Solidarity Network to learn more about the upcoming conference and the imperial violence of the Canadian mining industry.


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]]> e. 419 - Foodsters United Take On The Gig Economy at the Ontario Labour Board ft. Iván Ostos e. 419 - Foodsters United Take On The Gig Economy at the Ontario Labour Board ft. Iván Ostos Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:03:56 GMT 44:53 5e54565cbe529e18592160e3 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/foodstersunited 5e54565cbe529e18592160e3 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a foodstersunited full 4 19 Foodsters United

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Couriers with Foodora aim to become the first app-based workforce in Canada to unionize, setting an important precedent for other delivery workers employed by companies like Uber, Doordash, and Grocery Gateway. On Wednesday, January 29th, the group Justice for Foodora Couriers held a Rally for Workers Rights in the Gig Economy. This rally was held immediately after the adjournment of the first section of the court case between Foodora and the couriers. Closing arguments began on January 29th, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board is expected to make a decision in the coming months on whether or not Foodora couriers can unionize. 


Today, we’re with Ivan, a courier with Foodora and an organizer with Justice for Foodora Couriers to discuss what the decision made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board could mean for the future of gig workers across the country.


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Couriers with Foodora aim to become the first app-based workforce in Canada to unionize, setting an important precedent for other delivery workers employed by companies like Uber, Doordash, and Grocery Gateway. On Wednesday, January 29th, the group Justice for Foodora Couriers held a Rally for Workers Rights in the Gig Economy. This rally was held immediately after the adjournment of the first section of the court case between Foodora and the couriers. Closing arguments began on January 29th, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board is expected to make a decision in the coming months on whether or not Foodora couriers can unionize. 


Today, we’re with Ivan, a courier with Foodora and an organizer with Justice for Foodora Couriers to discuss what the decision made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board could mean for the future of gig workers across the country.


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]]> e. 418 - 1919 Mag Hosts Book Drive For Prison Libraries in Canada ft. Caleb and Malaika e. 418 - 1919 Mag Hosts Book Drive For Prison Libraries in Canada ft. Caleb and Malaika Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:51:51 GMT 50:59 5e292fd33b62fc6e5ea4e6d7 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/prisonbookdrive 5e292fd33b62fc6e5ea4e6d7 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a prisonbookdrive full 4 18 1919 Mag x The Art of Resistance



From January 13th to February 14th, 1919 is holding a Book Drive for prison libraries in the Toronto/GTA area and across Canada.


In 1996, the government of Ontario laid off all librarians in correctional institutions. As a result, library services in detention centres have been sporadic and dependent on volunteers. Although reading and access to information is a basic Canadian right guaranteed under the charter of rights and freedoms, for inmates, reading and access to information is woefully inadequate. 


Today, we’re with Caleb and Malaika from 1919 MAG to discuss why those who are incarcerated have trouble accessing books in Canadian prisons and the importance of ensuring that books are available to incarcerated persons.

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From January 13th to February 14th, 1919 is holding a Book Drive for prison libraries in the Toronto/GTA area and across Canada.


In 1996, the government of Ontario laid off all librarians in correctional institutions. As a result, library services in detention centres have been sporadic and dependent on volunteers. Although reading and access to information is a basic Canadian right guaranteed under the charter of rights and freedoms, for inmates, reading and access to information is woefully inadequate. 


Today, we’re with Caleb and Malaika from 1919 MAG to discuss why those who are incarcerated have trouble accessing books in Canadian prisons and the importance of ensuring that books are available to incarcerated persons.

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]]> e. 417 - Prison Health Is Public Health: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Fighting For Needle Exchange Programs In CDN Jails e. 417 - Prison Health Is Public Health: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Fighting For Needle Exchange Programs In CDN Jails Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:43:42 GMT 41:28 5e2930113b62fc6e5ea4e6d8 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/prisonhealth 5e2930113b62fc6e5ea4e6d8 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a prisonhealth Sandra Ka Hon Chu is the Director of Research and Advocacy at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network full 4 17 The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, along with a former prisoner and three other HIV organizations, is suing the federal government over its failure to provide prisoners with easy, confidential, and effective access to needle and syringe programs. 

For more than 25 years, needle and syringe programs have been available in prison systems around the world. Studies of these programs show that they:


  • reduce needle-sharing and the risk of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection;
  • do not lead to increased drug use or injecting;
  • reduce the risk of drug overdoses and other harms to prisoners’ health;
  • facilitate referrals of users to drug treatment programs; and
  • have not resulted in needles or syringes being used as weapons against staff or other prisoners.

Because of the scarcity of sterile injection equipment in prison, people who inject drugs behind bars are more likely to share and re-use injection equipment than people in the community. A prison needle and syringe program protects the health and lives of all Canadians. Simply put, prison health is public health.

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]]> The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, along with a former prisoner and three other HIV organizations, is suing the federal government over its failure to provide prisoners with easy, confidential, and effective access to needle and syringe programs. 

For more than 25 years, needle and syringe programs have been available in prison systems around the world. Studies of these programs show that they:


  • reduce needle-sharing and the risk of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection;
  • do not lead to increased drug use or injecting;
  • reduce the risk of drug overdoses and other harms to prisoners’ health;
  • facilitate referrals of users to drug treatment programs; and
  • have not resulted in needles or syringes being used as weapons against staff or other prisoners.

Because of the scarcity of sterile injection equipment in prison, people who inject drugs behind bars are more likely to share and re-use injection equipment than people in the community. A prison needle and syringe program protects the health and lives of all Canadians. Simply put, prison health is public health.

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]]> e. 416 - Chinese Canadians Facing Racism Following Coronavirus Outbreak ft. Justin Kong e. 416 - Chinese Canadians Facing Racism Following Coronavirus Outbreak ft. Justin Kong Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:39:14 GMT 33:05 5e424e0061a262ea1c4c9d18 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/ccncto 5e424e0061a262ea1c4c9d18 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a ccncto Justin Kong is the Executive Director of the Chinese Canadian National Council full 4 16 As confirmed cases of coronavirus rise in China and around the world, Toronto has experienced a surge in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian racism. Many are pointing fingers at the Asian-Canadian community as the key carriers of the virus, a view that goes against both statements from public health officials and statistics on the outbreak.


Local Chinese businesses have reported a decline in customers since the virus touched down in Toronto; others have noted increased anti-Asian epithets and other forms of racism and violence in public. This is similar to the public response to the SARS outbreak in 2003, during which hundreds of Canadians were hospitalized and 44 died. So far, only three cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada; experts say the Canadian health care system is well-equipped to handle any future outbreaks of the virus - which is not easily transmitted - and that the risk of infection for most Canadians is very low.   


Today, we’re speaking with Justin Kong, executive director of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter, to hear more about the relationship between public health epidemics and anti-Chinese or anti-Asian racism. 


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]]> As confirmed cases of coronavirus rise in China and around the world, Toronto has experienced a surge in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian racism. Many are pointing fingers at the Asian-Canadian community as the key carriers of the virus, a view that goes against both statements from public health officials and statistics on the outbreak.


Local Chinese businesses have reported a decline in customers since the virus touched down in Toronto; others have noted increased anti-Asian epithets and other forms of racism and violence in public. This is similar to the public response to the SARS outbreak in 2003, during which hundreds of Canadians were hospitalized and 44 died. So far, only three cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada; experts say the Canadian health care system is well-equipped to handle any future outbreaks of the virus - which is not easily transmitted - and that the risk of infection for most Canadians is very low.   


Today, we’re speaking with Justin Kong, executive director of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter, to hear more about the relationship between public health epidemics and anti-Chinese or anti-Asian racism. 


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]]> <![CDATA[e. 415 - Julie Berman's Life & Legacy: End Violence Against Trans Women ft. Aanya Wood & Monica Forrester]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:08:50 GMT 1:04:33 5e42b58a17220c2c4a4327a0 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/julieberman 5e42b58a17220c2c4a4327a0 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a julieberman ft. Monica Forrester and Aanya Wood full 4 14 The Art of Resistance

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In December 2019, Julie Berman was murdered in Toronto. A proud trans woman and human rights advocate, she dedicated her life to the fight for trans rights in the city, resisting violence against trans women, and her murder sparked wide-spread outrage in Toronto around escalating violence against trans women.


We’re joined by Aanya Wood and Monica Forrester to discuss the community memorial they organized in Julie’s memory and the struggle to end violence against trans women in the city.


Aanya Wood works with the Board of Directors at Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Justice for Moka Dawkins and is currently organizing to free Dawna Brown.


Monica Forrester is the Indigenous Coordinator at Maggie’s Toronto and the founder of Trans Pride Toronto- transitioning together.

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In December 2019, Julie Berman was murdered in Toronto. A proud trans woman and human rights advocate, she dedicated her life to the fight for trans rights in the city, resisting violence against trans women, and her murder sparked wide-spread outrage in Toronto around escalating violence against trans women.


We’re joined by Aanya Wood and Monica Forrester to discuss the community memorial they organized in Julie’s memory and the struggle to end violence against trans women in the city.


Aanya Wood works with the Board of Directors at Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Justice for Moka Dawkins and is currently organizing to free Dawna Brown.


Monica Forrester is the Indigenous Coordinator at Maggie’s Toronto and the founder of Trans Pride Toronto- transitioning together.

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]]> e. 414 - Jane And Finch Residents Demand Justice After Deadly Fire at 235 Gosford Blvd e. 414 - Jane And Finch Residents Demand Justice After Deadly Fire at 235 Gosford Blvd Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:53:29 GMT 58:03 5df7de29a440bcf9235b2a8c true https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/235gosford 5df7de29a440bcf9235b2a8c 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a 235gosford Butterfly Gopaul and Sam Tecle full In mid-November residents of 235 Gosford Blvd were forced from their homes when a fire ripped through the 15-storey apartment building. The fire displaced nearly 700 people, killing one. Now tenants are being ignored by the building's property management company and organizing to demand emergency accommodations and supports.


We're joined by Butterfly Gopaul and Sam Tecle to discuss how a coalition of tenants and community organizations are coming together to demand justice for residents!


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]]> In mid-November residents of 235 Gosford Blvd were forced from their homes when a fire ripped through the 15-storey apartment building. The fire displaced nearly 700 people, killing one. Now tenants are being ignored by the building's property management company and organizing to demand emergency accommodations and supports.


We're joined by Butterfly Gopaul and Sam Tecle to discuss how a coalition of tenants and community organizations are coming together to demand justice for residents!


Donate to Tenant Solidarity Fund.


Jane and Finch Action Against Poverty

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]]> e.413 - Climate Justice Activists Arrested on Parliament Hill e.413 - Climate Justice Activists Arrested on Parliament Hill Sat, 07 Dec 2019 22:09:51 GMT 48:26 5ddab8e29cc455dd787f9a08 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/cjto 5ddab8e29cc455dd787f9a08 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a cjto Michelle and Gordon organize with Climate Justice Toronto full 4 13 On Monday October 28th 27 young people were forcibly removed from the House of Commons after staging a protest demanding real climate action from the new Parliament. Specifically, they’re calling on members of parliament to come together, put partisan politics aside, and govern for a Green New Deal. 


We’re pleased to have Michelle and Gordon from climate justice Toronto in the studio with us to talk about their roles in the protest, how a protest like this gets planned, and what comes next for climate justice organizing and Toronto and beyond.

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]]> On Monday October 28th 27 young people were forcibly removed from the House of Commons after staging a protest demanding real climate action from the new Parliament. Specifically, they’re calling on members of parliament to come together, put partisan politics aside, and govern for a Green New Deal. 


We’re pleased to have Michelle and Gordon from climate justice Toronto in the studio with us to talk about their roles in the protest, how a protest like this gets planned, and what comes next for climate justice organizing and Toronto and beyond.

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]]> e.412 - Education Is A Right: Ryerson Students Strike ft. Socialist Fightback e.412 - Education Is A Right: Ryerson Students Strike ft. Socialist Fightback Sat, 07 Dec 2019 22:09:27 GMT 57:19 5de83d7524de417a1969f4de false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/ryersonstudentstrike 5de83d7524de417a1969f4de 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a ryersonstudentstrike full 4 12 On November 6th, Ryerson University students held a one-day student strike in opposition to Doug Ford’s cuts to OSAP, cuts to university funding, and attacks on student organizing. This was the first post-secondary student strike in English Canada in 23 years. 


The student strike was organized by the Ryerson Student Strike Committee, or RSSC. RSSC is a grassroots coalition of students who held their first general assembly on September 25th, ultimately voting in favour of strike action.

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]]> On November 6th, Ryerson University students held a one-day student strike in opposition to Doug Ford’s cuts to OSAP, cuts to university funding, and attacks on student organizing. This was the first post-secondary student strike in English Canada in 23 years. 


The student strike was organized by the Ryerson Student Strike Committee, or RSSC. RSSC is a grassroots coalition of students who held their first general assembly on September 25th, ultimately voting in favour of strike action.

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]]> e.411 - #TakeBackTPL: Defending Trans Rights at the Toronto Public Library e.411 - #TakeBackTPL: Defending Trans Rights at the Toronto Public Library Sat, 07 Dec 2019 22:09:10 GMT 54:19 5de83c4a446232091b5cfd16 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/takebacktpl 5de83c4a446232091b5cfd16 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a takebacktpl full 4 11 We’re diving into the Toronto Public Library’s, or TPL’s, decision to rent out space for an event featuring Meghan Murphy. Murphy is a Vancouver-based blogger known for her antagonism toward trans women and sex workers. Murphy campaigned unsuccessfully against Bill C-16, an act that makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression. She has also been banned from Twitter due to hate speech. 


When members of the trans community asked the city’s top librarian, Vickery Bowles, to cancel the booking because of Murphy’s transphobic views, she refused. The response has been swift: thousands of Torontonians have signed a petition; prominent writers are pulling out of future TPL events; the library workers’ union has expressed its opposition; and even Mayor John Tory has spoken out against the library’s decision. 


Today, we’re pleased to have Daniel Sarah Karasik joining us by phone.

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]]> We’re diving into the Toronto Public Library’s, or TPL’s, decision to rent out space for an event featuring Meghan Murphy. Murphy is a Vancouver-based blogger known for her antagonism toward trans women and sex workers. Murphy campaigned unsuccessfully against Bill C-16, an act that makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression. She has also been banned from Twitter due to hate speech. 


When members of the trans community asked the city’s top librarian, Vickery Bowles, to cancel the booking because of Murphy’s transphobic views, she refused. The response has been swift: thousands of Torontonians have signed a petition; prominent writers are pulling out of future TPL events; the library workers’ union has expressed its opposition; and even Mayor John Tory has spoken out against the library’s decision. 


Today, we’re pleased to have Daniel Sarah Karasik joining us by phone.

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]]> e.410 - No One Is Illegal Fights For Migrant Rights In Toronto ft. Maya Menezes e.410 - No One Is Illegal Fights For Migrant Rights In Toronto ft. Maya Menezes Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:34:43 GMT 41:58 5da749d05fc67d146317afa2 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/mayamenezes 5da749d05fc67d146317afa2 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a mayamenezes Maya Menezes is an organizer with No One is Illegal Toronto full 4 10 The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays on CIUT89.5FM


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]]> e.409 - No IDF On Campus: Fighting for Palestinian Human Rights ft. SAIA York e.409 - No IDF On Campus: Fighting for Palestinian Human Rights ft. SAIA York Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:24:59 GMT 48:42 5de8161ba636582b5a756352 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/noidfoncampus 5de8161ba636582b5a756352 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a noidfoncampus Moe Alqasem is an organizer with Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University full 4 9 On November 20th York University invited the Israeli Defense Force to give a public talk on their work. The event was met with widespread protests from Students Against Israeli Apartheid and communities in solidarity with the BDS Movement's struggle for Palestinian human rights.


SAIA York organizer Moe Alqasem joins us on CIUT89.5FM to discuss.


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]]> On November 20th York University invited the Israeli Defense Force to give a public talk on their work. The event was met with widespread protests from Students Against Israeli Apartheid and communities in solidarity with the BDS Movement's struggle for Palestinian human rights.


SAIA York organizer Moe Alqasem joins us on CIUT89.5FM to discuss.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.408 - Life & Death On Toronto Streets: SHJN Declares A State of Emergency on Homelessness]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:44:40 GMT 44:43 5dd47e68324553f954c2e31e false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/shelterandhousingjustice 5dd47e68324553f954c2e31e 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a shelterandhousingjustice ft. Roxy Danielson and Cat Chhina full 4 8 Since mid-October at least 8 people have died on Toronto streets.


Most recently advocates highlight the death of Kevin Dickman, who drowned in the Don Valley River to describe the severe conditions people face on Toronto streets as we head into winter months. This month the Shelter and Housing Justice Network has called on the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. They join us today to discuss how frontline workers are providing life saving services and the need for real investment from the City of Toronto.


Roxy Danielson is part of the Shelter and Housing Justice Network and Street Nurses Network. Cat Chhina is a community worker and organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and a steering committee member of the Shelter and Housing Justice Network.


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]]> Since mid-October at least 8 people have died on Toronto streets.


Most recently advocates highlight the death of Kevin Dickman, who drowned in the Don Valley River to describe the severe conditions people face on Toronto streets as we head into winter months. This month the Shelter and Housing Justice Network has called on the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. They join us today to discuss how frontline workers are providing life saving services and the need for real investment from the City of Toronto.


Roxy Danielson is part of the Shelter and Housing Justice Network and Street Nurses Network. Cat Chhina is a community worker and organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and a steering committee member of the Shelter and Housing Justice Network.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.407 - Inside The World's Only Trans Bodybuilding Competition ft. T Cooper]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:43:31 GMT 53:28 5dcb980342f3f46721c94a76 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/manmadepart2 5dcb980342f3f46721c94a76 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a manmadepart2 Ft. Man Made Director T Cooper full 4 7 Man Made Film:

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Part 1 ft. Man Made Cast: Mason Caminiti, Kennie Story and Dom Chilko


In Part 2 of our coverage of Man Made we sit down with Man Made Director T Cooper to discuss his first feature film taking us inside Trans FitCon- the world’s first trans body-building competition out of Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way Cooper asks the question “What Makes a Man?” capturing rich emotional and physical journeys of four subjects navigating different stages of their transitions, love, relationships, and some of the barriers trans people face in America.


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Kennie Story

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Dom Chilko 

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]]> Man Made Film:

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Part 1 ft. Man Made Cast: Mason Caminiti, Kennie Story and Dom Chilko


In Part 2 of our coverage of Man Made we sit down with Man Made Director T Cooper to discuss his first feature film taking us inside Trans FitCon- the world’s first trans body-building competition out of Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way Cooper asks the question “What Makes a Man?” capturing rich emotional and physical journeys of four subjects navigating different stages of their transitions, love, relationships, and some of the barriers trans people face in America.


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Kennie Story

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Dom Chilko 

Artist, Entertainer, Model

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]]> <![CDATA[e. 406 - What Makes A Man? Man Made Documentary Takes On Masculinity, Fitness & Trans FitCon (Part 1)]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:59:49 GMT 1:14:01 5dc26155b008bf0b72092868 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/manmadepart1 5dc26155b008bf0b72092868 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a manmadepart1 Part 1: Mason Caminiti, Kennie Story, Dom Chilko full 4 6 The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM.

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Today we bring you the first of a two part feature on Man Made- a forthcoming film exploring themes of gender, masculinity, love and humanity through the lens of trans male fitness culture.


Director T Cooper follows four people training for Trans FitCon- the world’s first trans body-building competition out of Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way Cooper asks the question “What Makes a Man?” capturing rich emotional and physical journeys of four subjects navigating different stages of their transitions and some of the barriers trans people face in America.


The film drops November 7th and has screened at 75 film festivals in the last year alone, garnering international recognition for its gripping narratives.


Today we give you three of four subjects, and in our second installment a conversation with the director himself, T Cooper.


Today's Guests:


Mason Caminiti

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Kennie Story

Inclusive Fitness Research: Facebook | Website

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]]> The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM.

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Man Made Film.

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Today we bring you the first of a two part feature on Man Made- a forthcoming film exploring themes of gender, masculinity, love and humanity through the lens of trans male fitness culture.


Director T Cooper follows four people training for Trans FitCon- the world’s first trans body-building competition out of Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way Cooper asks the question “What Makes a Man?” capturing rich emotional and physical journeys of four subjects navigating different stages of their transitions and some of the barriers trans people face in America.


The film drops November 7th and has screened at 75 film festivals in the last year alone, garnering international recognition for its gripping narratives.


Today we give you three of four subjects, and in our second installment a conversation with the director himself, T Cooper.


Today's Guests:


Mason Caminiti

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram


Kennie Story

Inclusive Fitness Research: Facebook | Website

The Movement Health and Fitness (Trans Inclusive Mobile/Online Personal Training): Facebook | Website


Dom Chilko

Facebook | Instagram | Youtube

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]]> <![CDATA[e.405 - Canada's History of Violence Against Migrants ft. Abdullah Shihipar and Chris Ramsaroop]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:33:36 GMT 56:49 5d9166f85adb8d1302160620 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/cbsaviolence 5d9166f85adb8d1302160620 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a cbsaviolence full 4 5 On September 5th Abdullah Shihipar and Chris Ramsaroop penned an Op-ed for the Globe and Mail discussing Canada's history of violence against migrants through policing, targeted raids, immigration detention and legislation making it increasingly difficult to seek refuge in Canada.


Abdullah Shihipar is a master of public health candidate at the Brown University School of Public Health.


Chris Ramsaroop is a PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and an organizer with Justice for Migrant Workers.


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]]> On September 5th Abdullah Shihipar and Chris Ramsaroop penned an Op-ed for the Globe and Mail discussing Canada's history of violence against migrants through policing, targeted raids, immigration detention and legislation making it increasingly difficult to seek refuge in Canada.


Abdullah Shihipar is a master of public health candidate at the Brown University School of Public Health.


Chris Ramsaroop is a PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and an organizer with Justice for Migrant Workers.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.404 - Canada's Chemical Valley: 2019 Toxic Tour ft. Beze Gray]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:25:59 GMT 45:52 5d9183776057b96e6496e6e8 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/toxictour2019 5d9183776057b96e6496e6e8 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a toxictour2019 full 4 4 Let's talk about Chemical Valley.


Sarnia is home to 40% of Canada’s petrochemical industry, surrounded by 62 oil refineries, chemical manufacturing plants and industrial facilities. The facilities surround Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a community of roughly 800 people impacted by dangerous air pollutants, gas leaks and spills that contaminate local water sources and wildlife.


On October 19th Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines (ASAP) hosts the annual Chemical Valley Toxic Tour, inviting people to tour the community and witness first hand the environmental devastation and impact. We're joined by Beze Gray, an organizer with Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines discussing the upcoming Toxic Tour of Chemical Valley.


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]]> Let's talk about Chemical Valley.


Sarnia is home to 40% of Canada’s petrochemical industry, surrounded by 62 oil refineries, chemical manufacturing plants and industrial facilities. The facilities surround Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a community of roughly 800 people impacted by dangerous air pollutants, gas leaks and spills that contaminate local water sources and wildlife.


On October 19th Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines (ASAP) hosts the annual Chemical Valley Toxic Tour, inviting people to tour the community and witness first hand the environmental devastation and impact. We're joined by Beze Gray, an organizer with Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines discussing the upcoming Toxic Tour of Chemical Valley.


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]]> e.403 - Cuts Kill Workers: $15 and Fairness Demands Justice For Temporary Workers Killed On The Job e.403 - Cuts Kill Workers: $15 and Fairness Demands Justice For Temporary Workers Killed On The Job Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:01:16 GMT 40:16 5d9fde9cc09e3438586d4d34 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/fierafoods 5d9fde9cc09e3438586d4d34 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a fierafoods Enrico Miranda is the 5th temp worker to die at Fiera Foods since 1999. full 4 3 When Enrico Miranda was killed on the job at Toronto-based food processing plan, Fiera Foods, operations continued throughout the day.


We're joined by Nil of $15 and Fairness who joined the Jane/Finch Action Against Poverty for a Rally For Workers At Fiera Foods on October 2nd. The company cancelled shifts to reduce contact between workers and protesters.


The Fight for $15 and Fairness in Ontario is pushing for stronger protections for temp workers, fair wages and accountability from employers operating under unsafe working conditions.


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]]> When Enrico Miranda was killed on the job at Toronto-based food processing plan, Fiera Foods, operations continued throughout the day.


We're joined by Nil of $15 and Fairness who joined the Jane/Finch Action Against Poverty for a Rally For Workers At Fiera Foods on October 2nd. The company cancelled shifts to reduce contact between workers and protesters.


The Fight for $15 and Fairness in Ontario is pushing for stronger protections for temp workers, fair wages and accountability from employers operating under unsafe working conditions.


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]]> e.402 - Fighting The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion ft. Peter McCartney e.402 - Fighting The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion ft. Peter McCartney Sun, 29 Sep 2019 19:28:18 GMT 43:24 5d910513e66071a54667dfb9 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/fightingtmx 5d910513e66071a54667dfb9 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a fightingtmx full Support the legal effort against the Trans Mountain Expansion:

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The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (or "TMX") is one of the most controversial oil pipeline projects in North America today. Proposed as an extension of the existing pipeline, which runs from Hardisty (Alberta) to Burnaby (British Columbia), this new pipeline is expected to transport up to 890,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta's tar sands to Canada's west coast. It has been hailed by some as a project that will create jobs and boost the Canadian economy; others say it violates First Nations authority and will lead to environmental catastrophe.


After a series of legal challenges lodged by several First Nations, the pipeline's federal approval was overturned in 2018. A few months later, the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the pipeline immediately after formally declaring a climate emergency. How can the government build oil and gas pipelines in the midst of a climate crisis, and how does this move affect Canada's efforts to reconcile with Indigenous peoples?


In this episode, we catch up with Peter McCartney, an organizer with the Wilderness Committee - he joins us from Vancouver to discuss the most recent round of legal challenges against the pipeline, current frontline resistance efforts, and how to get involved in opposing pipeline construction.


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]]> Support the legal effort against the Trans Mountain Expansion:

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The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (or "TMX") is one of the most controversial oil pipeline projects in North America today. Proposed as an extension of the existing pipeline, which runs from Hardisty (Alberta) to Burnaby (British Columbia), this new pipeline is expected to transport up to 890,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta's tar sands to Canada's west coast. It has been hailed by some as a project that will create jobs and boost the Canadian economy; others say it violates First Nations authority and will lead to environmental catastrophe.


After a series of legal challenges lodged by several First Nations, the pipeline's federal approval was overturned in 2018. A few months later, the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the pipeline immediately after formally declaring a climate emergency. How can the government build oil and gas pipelines in the midst of a climate crisis, and how does this move affect Canada's efforts to reconcile with Indigenous peoples?


In this episode, we catch up with Peter McCartney, an organizer with the Wilderness Committee - he joins us from Vancouver to discuss the most recent round of legal challenges against the pipeline, current frontline resistance efforts, and how to get involved in opposing pipeline construction.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.401 - CUPE Local 2 Calls for Free Public Transit & Mass Strikes Against Doug Ford ft. Tynan Liebert]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:37:02 GMT 59:51 5d6eeb0e192044a6762794d6 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/cupelocal2 5d6eeb0e192044a6762794d6 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a cupelocal2 Tynan Liebert is an executive committee member of CUPE Local 2. full 4 1 CUPE Local 2 Online:

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We turn our attention to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), one of the largest urban transit systems in Canada. 75 stations, 150 bus routes and 11 streetcar lines - on an average weekday the TTC hosts 1.7 million people.


On July 28th CUPE Local 2 - representing electrical workers servicing the TTC - released a statement calling for free public transit and mass protest and strikes to take Doug Ford down.


Tynan Liebert, an executive committee member of CUPE Local 2 who runs point on the campaign- he joins us from our studios at the University of Toronto to discuss.


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]]> CUPE Local 2 Online:

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We turn our attention to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), one of the largest urban transit systems in Canada. 75 stations, 150 bus routes and 11 streetcar lines - on an average weekday the TTC hosts 1.7 million people.


On July 28th CUPE Local 2 - representing electrical workers servicing the TTC - released a statement calling for free public transit and mass protest and strikes to take Doug Ford down.


Tynan Liebert, an executive committee member of CUPE Local 2 who runs point on the campaign- he joins us from our studios at the University of Toronto to discuss.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.325 - The Fight for 15 & Fairness On Campus & Beyond ft. Simran Dhunna ft. Talia Holy]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:17:19 GMT 51:24 5d6ee6706a34074e64342b8d false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/fightfor15 5d6ee6706a34074e64342b8d 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a fightfor15 Simran Dhunna and Talia Holy organize with Fight for $15 in Toronto full 3 25 Fight for $15 Online:

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The Fight for $15 began in 2012 when US fast-food workers went on the largest strike in the food industry’s history. They demanded a higher minimum wage, decent working conditions, and the right to form a union.


Fast forward to 2015 when the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign launched in Ontario. They scored a major victory two years later in 2017 when the previous Liberal government introduced major reforms to Ontario’s labour laws, including a $15 minimum wage by 2019. Since then, Doug Ford’s conservative government has clawed back the minimum wage hike but the Fight for $15 & Fairness refuses to accept this. 


Simran Dhunna is a master’s student in public health who currently organises with the Fight for $15 & Fairness, Climate Justice Toronto, and Silence Is Violence.


Talia Holy is an undergrad student studying Sexual Diversity Studies and Political Science. They organise with the Fight for $15 and Fairness, Climate Justice Toronto, and Students for Reproductive Justice.


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]]> Fight for $15 Online:

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The Art of Resistance Online:

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CIUT89.5FM

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The Fight for $15 began in 2012 when US fast-food workers went on the largest strike in the food industry’s history. They demanded a higher minimum wage, decent working conditions, and the right to form a union.


Fast forward to 2015 when the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign launched in Ontario. They scored a major victory two years later in 2017 when the previous Liberal government introduced major reforms to Ontario’s labour laws, including a $15 minimum wage by 2019. Since then, Doug Ford’s conservative government has clawed back the minimum wage hike but the Fight for $15 & Fairness refuses to accept this. 


Simran Dhunna is a master’s student in public health who currently organises with the Fight for $15 & Fairness, Climate Justice Toronto, and Silence Is Violence.


Talia Holy is an undergrad student studying Sexual Diversity Studies and Political Science. They organise with the Fight for $15 and Fairness, Climate Justice Toronto, and Students for Reproductive Justice.


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]]> e.324 - Fighting Climate Change ft. LEAP UofT e.324 - Fighting Climate Change ft. LEAP UofT Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:57:13 GMT 58:53 5d6ee1b9eae549951c687ac2 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/leapuoft 5d6ee1b9eae549951c687ac2 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a leapuoft Julia DaSilva, Cricket Cheng, and Kristine Luangkho join us to discuss LEAP UofT full 3 24 The Leap Manifesto was released in the Spring of 2015, identifying Canada’s role in climate change and arguing that massive, immediate change is needed to transition Canada to become a low carbon society. Since then the manifesto has been debated at federal NDP conventions, and activists around the country have been organizing to fight for its ideals. 


We speak with Julia DaSilva, Cricket Cheng, and Kristine Luangkho members of the Leap chapter at the University of Toronto about why we need to transition to a low Carbon economy, the relationship between the environmental movement and social justice movements and how these big demands get localized into smaller communities. 


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]]> The Leap Manifesto was released in the Spring of 2015, identifying Canada’s role in climate change and arguing that massive, immediate change is needed to transition Canada to become a low carbon society. Since then the manifesto has been debated at federal NDP conventions, and activists around the country have been organizing to fight for its ideals. 


We speak with Julia DaSilva, Cricket Cheng, and Kristine Luangkho members of the Leap chapter at the University of Toronto about why we need to transition to a low Carbon economy, the relationship between the environmental movement and social justice movements and how these big demands get localized into smaller communities. 


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]]> <![CDATA[e.323 - Urban Alliance On Race Relation Responds to Ontario's Provincial Cuts to Education ft. J S-Quire Johnson]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:33:23 GMT 58:39 5d6edc24408342486f3e0fbd false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/uarrtoronto 5d6edc24408342486f3e0fbd 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a uarrtoronto J S-Quire Johnson is a Board Member at UARR. full 3 23 On 24 July, Urban Alliance on Race Relations and the Black Legal Action Centre convened a Black Community Leaders Roundtable on Cuts to Public Education held at the Scarborough Civic Centre. The discussion focused on how the $1B dollars in cuts to education imposed by the Ford government will specifically harm Black students in Ontario’s public schools. 


We’re joined by S-Quire Johnson from Urban Alliance on Race Relations to discuss the roundtable and how organizers are fighting to dismantle anti-Black racism in schools in Ontario.


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]]> On 24 July, Urban Alliance on Race Relations and the Black Legal Action Centre convened a Black Community Leaders Roundtable on Cuts to Public Education held at the Scarborough Civic Centre. The discussion focused on how the $1B dollars in cuts to education imposed by the Ford government will specifically harm Black students in Ontario’s public schools. 


We’re joined by S-Quire Johnson from Urban Alliance on Race Relations to discuss the roundtable and how organizers are fighting to dismantle anti-Black racism in schools in Ontario.


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]]> e.322 - A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse ft. Cathy Crowe e.322 - A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse ft. Cathy Crowe Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:20:35 GMT 57:51 5d4b328d6597041d2fde0f7d false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/memoirsofastreetnurse 5d4b328d6597041d2fde0f7d 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a memoirsofastreetnurse Cathy Crowe has worked as a street nurse in Toronto for 30+ years. full 3 22 We get an advance-look at Cathy Crowe’s new book “A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse” coming out August 27th. Cathy has worked as a street nurse and activist in Toronto’s downtown east side since 1988. She is an educator and anti-poverty activist in the city. Her new book covers both her front-line work as a street nurse as well as her history of political advocacy and how the fight against Toronto's housing and shelter crisis has changed over time.


She joins us from CIUT studios at the University of Toronto to share her experience and what she’s learned over three decades of front-line work.


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A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Official Launch

August 27th - 7pm, Eastminster United Church

310 Danforth Avenue

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]]> We get an advance-look at Cathy Crowe’s new book “A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse” coming out August 27th. Cathy has worked as a street nurse and activist in Toronto’s downtown east side since 1988. She is an educator and anti-poverty activist in the city. Her new book covers both her front-line work as a street nurse as well as her history of political advocacy and how the fight against Toronto's housing and shelter crisis has changed over time.


She joins us from CIUT studios at the University of Toronto to share her experience and what she’s learned over three decades of front-line work.


Cathy Crowe Online:

Twitter | Instagram | Website


A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Official Launch

August 27th - 7pm, Eastminster United Church

310 Danforth Avenue

Event Page


The Art of Resistance Airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM.

We cover social movements and political struggle in the city.

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]]> <![CDATA[e. 321 - The Hamilton Pride Defenders & Cedar Hopperton ft. The Tower]]> Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:14:42 GMT 52:32 5d3fa1d571eaed3974636e07 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/pridedefenders 5d3fa1d571eaed3974636e07 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a pridedefenders full 3 21 We turn our focus to Hamilton, Ontario and ongoing protests to free Cedar Hopperton and local Pride Defenders following a series of arrests in mid-June at Hamilton’s Pride festival.


Violence broke out at Gage Park where religious organizations and members of the yellow-vest movement confronted LGBTQ community members - Hamilton Police arresting 5 people- largely those defending Pride attendees from homophobic slurs and violence - including Cedar Hopperton.


The Tower

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]]> We turn our focus to Hamilton, Ontario and ongoing protests to free Cedar Hopperton and local Pride Defenders following a series of arrests in mid-June at Hamilton’s Pride festival.


Violence broke out at Gage Park where religious organizations and members of the yellow-vest movement confronted LGBTQ community members - Hamilton Police arresting 5 people- largely those defending Pride attendees from homophobic slurs and violence - including Cedar Hopperton.


The Tower

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The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM - Toronto's Campus-Community Radio Network

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]]> e.320 - SEIU Local 2 Demands #JusticeForJanitors! ft. Jorge Villatoro e.320 - SEIU Local 2 Demands #JusticeForJanitors! ft. Jorge Villatoro Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:04:04 GMT 58:44 5d3fa27671eaed3974636e08 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/justiceforjanitors 5d3fa27671eaed3974636e08 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a justiceforjanitors Jorge Villatoro is an organizer with SEIU Local 2 in Toronto full 3 20 SEIU Local 2 is organizing to win big for cleaning workers across Toronto.


The Justice for Janitors campaign began in 2007 addressing the fact that many custodial workers work for private contracting firms in isolation. The campaign looks to organize sector-wide contracts, and to win wage increases, benefits, and better working conditions for its members across Canada. 


While the campaign has made some important gains - like a new pension plan for Toronto cleaning staff - there are still many injustices which plague workers in the sector. Private contractors throughout the city still pay workers less than $15/hour to work long hours with little-to-no benefits. 


Recently, contract negotiations between SEIU 2 and Luciano Janitorial Services, a private cleaning contractor broke down after the contractor refused to match the new industry standards, and are now demanding cuts to benefits and decreases in paid sick days. Now the workers are locked out, and are running picket lines outside the Icon Condominium.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM: Toronto's Campus-Community Radio Network.

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]]> SEIU Local 2 is organizing to win big for cleaning workers across Toronto.


The Justice for Janitors campaign began in 2007 addressing the fact that many custodial workers work for private contracting firms in isolation. The campaign looks to organize sector-wide contracts, and to win wage increases, benefits, and better working conditions for its members across Canada. 


While the campaign has made some important gains - like a new pension plan for Toronto cleaning staff - there are still many injustices which plague workers in the sector. Private contractors throughout the city still pay workers less than $15/hour to work long hours with little-to-no benefits. 


Recently, contract negotiations between SEIU 2 and Luciano Janitorial Services, a private cleaning contractor broke down after the contractor refused to match the new industry standards, and are now demanding cuts to benefits and decreases in paid sick days. Now the workers are locked out, and are running picket lines outside the Icon Condominium.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM: Toronto's Campus-Community Radio Network.

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]]> <![CDATA[e.319 - Status Checks, Racial Profiling & Immigration Detention in Canada ft. Justice for Migrant Workers]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:16:05 GMT 47:12 5d3f8c44a3e22cf00698b457 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/justiceformigrantworkers 5d3f8c44a3e22cf00698b457 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a justiceformigrantworkers Chris Ramsaroop organizes with Justice for Migrant Workers full 3 19 Chris Ramsaroop organizes with Justice for Migrant Workers.


He joins us to discuss status checks, raids and immigration detention in Canada, and how some of the broader connections between Canada'a history of slavery, colonialism and policies such as the Safe Third Country Agreement shape the violent forms of policing immigrant communities across the country are exposed to.


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]]> Chris Ramsaroop organizes with Justice for Migrant Workers.


He joins us to discuss status checks, raids and immigration detention in Canada, and how some of the broader connections between Canada'a history of slavery, colonialism and policies such as the Safe Third Country Agreement shape the violent forms of policing immigrant communities across the country are exposed to.


CIUT89.5FM is Toronto's campus-community radio network.


Justice for Migrant Workers

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]]> e.318 - Justice for Inmates: Families Confronting Human Rights Violations In Ontario Jails ft. Lynn Pigeau e.318 - Justice for Inmates: Families Confronting Human Rights Violations In Ontario Jails ft. Lynn Pigeau Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:00:10 GMT 39:20 5d24c80d898c1a0b2d2dfd76 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/justiceforinmates 5d24c80d898c1a0b2d2dfd76 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a justiceforinmates Lynn Pigeau is the founder of the Justice for Inmates campaign. full 3 18 Lynn Pigeau joins us to discuss the Justice for Inmates campaign- a movement shedding light on the inhumane conditions seen in Ontario jails.


The campaign is run by the families of incarcerated people who are standing up and speaking out against suicide, violence and an overdose crisis in Ontario jails.


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]]> Lynn Pigeau joins us to discuss the Justice for Inmates campaign- a movement shedding light on the inhumane conditions seen in Ontario jails.


The campaign is run by the families of incarcerated people who are standing up and speaking out against suicide, violence and an overdose crisis in Ontario jails.


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]]> <![CDATA[e.317 - #StopTheCuts: Challenging Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario & Building Power Across Local Movements]]> Tue, 21 May 2019 21:13:04 GMT 46:33 5ce469dd75a68f571c05852f false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/stopthecutstolegalaid 5ce469dd75a68f571c05852f 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a stopthecutstolegalaid ft. MacDonald Scott of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and No One Is Illegal Toronto full 3 17 Legal Aid Ontario, an organization providing low-income families with access to legal resources and representation, was hit with major cuts in April as the Provincial Government pulled $133 million. This first round of cuts represents almost 30% of Legal Aid’s operating budget, with an additional $164 million in cuts expected in the 2021-2022 budget. In addition the Province now says the organization can no longer use provincial funds for refugee and immigration cases.


On Tuesday, May 14th No One Is Illegal Toronto and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty rallied outside of the Ontario Attorney General’s Bay Street Offices in downtown Toronto to pressure Caroline Mulroney and Premier Doug Ford to act as vital services are cut for poor and working class communities across the province.


We’re joined by MacDonald Scott, an immigration lawyer in Toronto and organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and No One is Illegal Toronto. Mac discusses what these cuts mean for Legal Aid in Ontario, the consequences for immigration and refugee cases and a call to resist these targeted attacks.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM, covering social movements and political struggle in Toronto. Support our fight to #DefendCampusRadio by supporting ciut.fm online and promoting local content!


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]]> Legal Aid Ontario, an organization providing low-income families with access to legal resources and representation, was hit with major cuts in April as the Provincial Government pulled $133 million. This first round of cuts represents almost 30% of Legal Aid’s operating budget, with an additional $164 million in cuts expected in the 2021-2022 budget. In addition the Province now says the organization can no longer use provincial funds for refugee and immigration cases.


On Tuesday, May 14th No One Is Illegal Toronto and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty rallied outside of the Ontario Attorney General’s Bay Street Offices in downtown Toronto to pressure Caroline Mulroney and Premier Doug Ford to act as vital services are cut for poor and working class communities across the province.


We’re joined by MacDonald Scott, an immigration lawyer in Toronto and organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and No One is Illegal Toronto. Mac discusses what these cuts mean for Legal Aid in Ontario, the consequences for immigration and refugee cases and a call to resist these targeted attacks.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM, covering social movements and political struggle in Toronto. Support our fight to #DefendCampusRadio by supporting ciut.fm online and promoting local content!


Produced by Robert Fajber

Hosted by Ellie Ade Kur

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]]> <![CDATA[e.316 - #Justice4Couriers: Foodora Couriers Are Taking On Toronto's Gig Economy with Foodsters United]]> Wed, 15 May 2019 13:16:17 GMT 58:13 5cdc10b20cb152fc19492390 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/justice4couriers 5cdc10b20cb152fc19492390 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a justice4couriers ft. Thomas McKechnie of Foodsters United full 3 16 On May 1st Foodsters United went public with the #Justice4Couriers campaign, an effort driven by Foodora couriers in Toronto to formally unioinize with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. One of the first campaigns of its kind in the city, the goal is to become one of the first groups of unionized workers in Toronto's developing gig economy.


Foodsters United organizer, Foodora courier and local Playwright Thomas McKechnie joins to discuss the nature of gig economy work in Toronto, shedding light on how Foodora compensates couriers and some of the dangers on the job.


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]]> On May 1st Foodsters United went public with the #Justice4Couriers campaign, an effort driven by Foodora couriers in Toronto to formally unioinize with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. One of the first campaigns of its kind in the city, the goal is to become one of the first groups of unionized workers in Toronto's developing gig economy.


Foodsters United organizer, Foodora courier and local Playwright Thomas McKechnie joins to discuss the nature of gig economy work in Toronto, shedding light on how Foodora compensates couriers and some of the dangers on the job.


Foodsters United Online:


Are You a Courier?


How Can You Support the #Justice4Couriers Campaign?

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]]> e.315 - Communities Not Corporations! Mobilizing for Mining Justice ft. Sakura Saunders e.315 - Communities Not Corporations! Mobilizing for Mining Justice ft. Sakura Saunders Wed, 01 May 2019 01:39:24 GMT 1:08:28 5cc8f8631f85aefe369d6b15 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/mininginjustice 5cc8f8631f85aefe369d6b15 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a mininginjustice ft. Sakura Saunders of ProtestBarrick.net and the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network full 3 15 From the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network:

"Canada is a leader in the global mining industry. With an overwhelming majority of mining companies headquartered here in Toronto, more money is raised for mining on the Toronto Stock Exchange than any other stock exchange in the world. For over a decade, human rights advocates, Indigenous peoples, labour unions, and environmental groups have pressured the Canadian government to adopt measures to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations abroad - Murder and sexual abuse by security forces, unchecked environmental devastation, corruption and even targeted assassinations are regularly reported at Canadian mine sites around the world - but to date our federal government has failed to step in with meaningful oversight."


We revisit mining justice efforts with Sakura Saunders of the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and Protest Barrick. Sakura joined us more than two years ago with Everlyn Gaupe and Jocelyn Mandi of Porgera Women’s Rights Watch (Follow them here) to discuss local resistance at one of Barrick Gold’s sites in Porgera, Papua New Guinea. Two years later she returns as the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network calls for emergency action at Christie Pitts Park on Sunday, May 4th. She joins us from our studios at the University of Toronto.







Show Tracklist:

  1. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
  2. A Tribe Called Red - Stadium Pow Wow
  3. Shad ft. Eternia - Love Means

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]]> From the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network:

"Canada is a leader in the global mining industry. With an overwhelming majority of mining companies headquartered here in Toronto, more money is raised for mining on the Toronto Stock Exchange than any other stock exchange in the world. For over a decade, human rights advocates, Indigenous peoples, labour unions, and environmental groups have pressured the Canadian government to adopt measures to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations abroad - Murder and sexual abuse by security forces, unchecked environmental devastation, corruption and even targeted assassinations are regularly reported at Canadian mine sites around the world - but to date our federal government has failed to step in with meaningful oversight."


We revisit mining justice efforts with Sakura Saunders of the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and Protest Barrick. Sakura joined us more than two years ago with Everlyn Gaupe and Jocelyn Mandi of Porgera Women’s Rights Watch (Follow them here) to discuss local resistance at one of Barrick Gold’s sites in Porgera, Papua New Guinea. Two years later she returns as the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network calls for emergency action at Christie Pitts Park on Sunday, May 4th. She joins us from our studios at the University of Toronto.







Show Tracklist:

  1. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
  2. A Tribe Called Red - Stadium Pow Wow
  3. Shad ft. Eternia - Love Means

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]]> <![CDATA[e.314 - Toronto's Overdose Prevention Society Is Taking On Canada's Overdose Crisis & Saving Lives]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:48:42 GMT 58:34 5cc076e593e82d6634d81878 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/wegrievethousands 5cc076e593e82d6634d81878 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a wegrievethousands full 3 14 On Tuesday, April 16th thousands of harm reduction advocates participated in We Still Grieve, a national day of action in response to Canada's overdose crisis. Harm reduction advocates gathered in 22 cities across Canada to demand that our federal government declare a state of emergency in response to an escalating drug crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people in the last three years.


In Toronto, hundreds participated in the national day of action, featuring local artists and activists, and placing coffins in front of Queen's Park, where Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently decided to defund two local safe injection sites. We’re joined by organizers from the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA on Facebook and Twitter) and the Toronto Overdose Prevention Society (TOPS on Twitter) to look at Toronto’s overdose crisis and why long-term support for safe injection sites is a matter of life and death.



  • Fiona White has been doing harm reduction work for three years. She works with the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance, the Moss Park Overdose works with THRA the Moss Park OPS and currently works at Queen West as part of the We Grieve Thousands collective.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM. Our show provides long-form coverage of social movements and political struggle in Toronto. (AOR on Twitter and Instagram.)



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]]> On Tuesday, April 16th thousands of harm reduction advocates participated in We Still Grieve, a national day of action in response to Canada's overdose crisis. Harm reduction advocates gathered in 22 cities across Canada to demand that our federal government declare a state of emergency in response to an escalating drug crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people in the last three years.


In Toronto, hundreds participated in the national day of action, featuring local artists and activists, and placing coffins in front of Queen's Park, where Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently decided to defund two local safe injection sites. We’re joined by organizers from the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA on Facebook and Twitter) and the Toronto Overdose Prevention Society (TOPS on Twitter) to look at Toronto’s overdose crisis and why long-term support for safe injection sites is a matter of life and death.



  • Fiona White has been doing harm reduction work for three years. She works with the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance, the Moss Park Overdose works with THRA the Moss Park OPS and currently works at Queen West as part of the We Grieve Thousands collective.


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesdays at 11am on CIUT89.5FM. Our show provides long-form coverage of social movements and political struggle in Toronto. (AOR on Twitter and Instagram.)



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]]> e.313 - The BDS Movement On Canadian Campuses: Resisting Israeli Apartheid ft. Moe Alqasem e.313 - The BDS Movement On Canadian Campuses: Resisting Israeli Apartheid ft. Moe Alqasem Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:41:00 GMT 53:34 5cb60ce807990ffa7a181c84 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/freepalestine 5cb60ce807990ffa7a181c84 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a freepalestine ft. Moe Alqasem full 3 13 Students Against Israeli Apartheid has seen steady growth across Canadian university campuses. Focused on Palestinian solidarity by furthering the goals of the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions Movement (BDS), the group has invested in public education, demonstrations highlighting colonial violence and calls for Canadian universities to divest from companies benefiting from Israeli apartheid and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land.


Moe Alqasem is a Biomedical science student and an activist from Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University, a member of the YUdivest Coalition and a community organizer in the Palestinian and Arab community. He is a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement and a co-founder of the Association of Progressive Palestinian Canadians and Campuses for Palestine.

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]]> Students Against Israeli Apartheid has seen steady growth across Canadian university campuses. Focused on Palestinian solidarity by furthering the goals of the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions Movement (BDS), the group has invested in public education, demonstrations highlighting colonial violence and calls for Canadian universities to divest from companies benefiting from Israeli apartheid and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land.


Moe Alqasem is a Biomedical science student and an activist from Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University, a member of the YUdivest Coalition and a community organizer in the Palestinian and Arab community. He is a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement and a co-founder of the Association of Progressive Palestinian Canadians and Campuses for Palestine.

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]]> <![CDATA[e.312 - #DinnerWithAView: OCAP Toronto's Struggle Against Displacement and Homeless Deaths ft. Yogi Acharya]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:17:17 GMT 46:08 5ca4a3f4238ee8ab5e534502 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/ocaptoronto 5ca4a3f4238ee8ab5e534502 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a ocaptoronto Yogi Acharya is an organizer with OCAP Toronto. full 3 12 On March 13th City-hired crews descended on a homeless camp beneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. Footage of tractors and heavy machinery clearing tents and personal belongings at Lake Shore Boulevard and Lower Simcoe shows clean-up crews and Toronto Police destroying these sites and removing the people who relied on the encampments for shelter.


Anti-poverty advocates in Toronto are pushing the city to call a state of emergency around issues of housing and homelessness, citing the City’s over-burdened and over-crowded shelter system, decade-long wait-lists for social housing and some of the highest figures of homelessness Toronto has seen in recent history.


Fred Victor, an agency offering shelter and transitional housing, says nearly 9,000 people sleep on the streets in Toronto. In 2018, 100 homeless people died on Toronto streets, particularly through extreme-weather warnings and deep freezes as city-run shelters and respite centres ran well over capacity.


Today we’re with Yogi Acharya of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty to discuss what the organization calls a state of emergency and how anti-poverty organizations are fighting back.


Connect with OCAP Toronto:

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]]> On March 13th City-hired crews descended on a homeless camp beneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. Footage of tractors and heavy machinery clearing tents and personal belongings at Lake Shore Boulevard and Lower Simcoe shows clean-up crews and Toronto Police destroying these sites and removing the people who relied on the encampments for shelter.


Anti-poverty advocates in Toronto are pushing the city to call a state of emergency around issues of housing and homelessness, citing the City’s over-burdened and over-crowded shelter system, decade-long wait-lists for social housing and some of the highest figures of homelessness Toronto has seen in recent history.


Fred Victor, an agency offering shelter and transitional housing, says nearly 9,000 people sleep on the streets in Toronto. In 2018, 100 homeless people died on Toronto streets, particularly through extreme-weather warnings and deep freezes as city-run shelters and respite centres ran well over capacity.


Today we’re with Yogi Acharya of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty to discuss what the organization calls a state of emergency and how anti-poverty organizations are fighting back.


Connect with OCAP Toronto:

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]]> <![CDATA[e.311 - Lavender & The Fight to Reclaim Space for Queer Women in Toronto's Gay Village ft. Sica Saccone]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:41:01 GMT 46:09 5c9bc1f57fe872431be4d21c false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/lavender 5c9bc1f57fe872431be4d21c 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a lavender Sica Saccone joins us to reflect on the one-year anniversary of Lavender - a Toronto party for lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer women, non-binary and trans communities. full 3 11 Sica Saccone is the founder of Lavender, a party for lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer women, non-binary and trans people in Toronto. Lavender celebrated its one year anniversary at Glad Day Bookshop on March 9th and Sica joins us to reflect on the success of Lavender as well as broader struggles to create space for queer women in Toronto's historic Church/Wellesley Village.


Lavender Online: Website, Facebook, Instagram

Sober'ry Online: Facebook


Track List:

  1. The Sorority - East End
  2. Lowell - LGBT
  3. The Sorority - West End


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesday from 11am to 12pm on CIUT89.5FM and our show is all about social movements and political struggle in the city. Find our show archives online and keep up with The Art of Resistance on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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]]> Sica Saccone is the founder of Lavender, a party for lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer women, non-binary and trans people in Toronto. Lavender celebrated its one year anniversary at Glad Day Bookshop on March 9th and Sica joins us to reflect on the success of Lavender as well as broader struggles to create space for queer women in Toronto's historic Church/Wellesley Village.


Lavender Online: Website, Facebook, Instagram

Sober'ry Online: Facebook


Track List:

  1. The Sorority - East End
  2. Lowell - LGBT
  3. The Sorority - West End


The Art of Resistance airs Tuesday from 11am to 12pm on CIUT89.5FM and our show is all about social movements and political struggle in the city. Find our show archives online and keep up with The Art of Resistance on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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]]> <![CDATA[e.310 - #WeTheStudents Won't Back Down: Hands Off Post-Secondary Funding ft. Susi Hermanns and Chitta Chowdhury]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:11:00 GMT 50:57 5c87f63ac28b15730ef513f8 false https://shows.acast.com/theartofresistance/episodes/wethestudents 5c87f63ac28b15730ef513f8 5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a wethestudents Susi Hermanns and Chitta Chowdhury of the Ontario Student Action Network full 3 10 In a move that will cost Ontario Universities $360 million and Colleges about $80 million, Doug Ford and the Ontario Conservative Party announced a series of cuts to post-secondary education that would reduce tuition fees by 10% beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. Included in the roll-out: the elimination of tuition-based grants for low income students and a new Student Choice Initiative that encourages students to opt out of what the party deems “non-essential services”. These services include student unions, equity-based programming such as the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) and campus-radio networks.


The series of cuts were met swiftly with protests across the province, including a series of actions at Queen’s Park. We’re joined by two organizers with the Ontario Student Action Network reflecting on their direct-action and what it takes to build student power across Ontario.


Susi Hermanns is a labour activist and third year student at York University. We're also joined by Chitta Chowdhury, a 2nd year student at the University of Ottawa and member of the Ontario Student Action Network.

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]]> In a move that will cost Ontario Universities $360 million and Colleges about $80 million, Doug Ford and the Ontario Conservative Party announced a series of cuts to post-secondary education that would reduce tuition fees by 10% beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. Included in the roll-out: the elimination of tuition-based grants for low income students and a new Student Choice Initiative that encourages students to opt out of what the party deems “non-essential services”. These services include student unions, equity-based programming such as the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) and campus-radio networks.


The series of cuts were met swiftly with protests across the province, including a series of actions at Queen’s Park. We’re joined by two organizers with the Ontario Student Action Network reflecting on their direct-action and what it takes to build student power across Ontario.


Susi Hermanns is a labour activist and third year student at York University. We're also joined by Chitta Chowdhury, a 2nd year student at the University of Ottawa and member of the Ontario Student Action Network.

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