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GroundWire | January 30

GroundWire Production — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:59:34 +0000

Canoe of Reconciliation, Premier Christy Clark, Algonquins of Barriere Lake

This episode of GroundWire was hosted on the traditional territory of the Tla&rsqu

GroundWire | Jan 16

GroundWire Production — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:42:29 +0000

In memory of Authur Manuel and sexual violence against Asian communities

This episode of GW was produced on traditional territory of the Sto:Lo nation in Abbotsford, British Columbia at CIVL 101.7FM.

Headlines:

-Justice for women in the Province of BC | Common Law Radio, CFRO, Vancouver’s Coop Radio;

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Un-Civil Wars

maxwellc — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:32:01 +0000

Titre secondaire:

International Humanitarian Law Conference 2014

Ve Nov 14

ville:

Halifax, NS

Lieu:

University Club, Dalhousie University

Adresse:

6299 South St, Halifax, NS, B3H 4H6

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

kalina.mccaul@redcross.ca / 902-424-1833

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Lien:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1463045250623191/

Invitation to Attend

Un-Civil Wars:
10th Annual International Humanitarian Law Conference at Dalhousie University

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Rebel girls rock out

HBeaumont — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:31:43 +0000

New camp increases girls’ confidence say kids, parents

On Friday afternoon, flanked by two teenage girls playing guitar and bass, Sophia Boutilier hammered on the drums while singing into a mic:

“I’m just a girl, nobody cares, nobody cares about how I feel;

“I’m just a girl, alone in the world, alone in the world and I can’t deal.”

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Let’s Walk and Talk Politics

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:15:02 +0000

Walk With Them encourages a healthier, more diverse government

Aside from candidate canvassing leading up to elections, enjoying the outdoors doesn’t tend to go hand in hand with politics.

Instead, politics is thought to be the stuff of air-conditioned council chambers and artificially-lit press conferences.

For Allison Sparling, though, combining exercise and political engagement makes perfect sense.

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Guatemala stove project-----

CKUT News — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:09 +0000

improving cooking methods in the Guatemalan Highlands

The Guatemalan Stove Project is a small charity based in Perth, Ontario. By raising small sums of money (around $250.), Canadians are able to work with local people in the Highlands in Guatemala to improve their cooking methods.

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The Long-Gun Registry Fires Back

JustinL — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:43:13 +0000

The controversial decision to axe the registry is sparking a gun battle both on parliament hill and at home.

For more on the politics on the registry, check out my blog post; The Long-Gun Registry; On the Firing Line.

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Peter Stoffer doesn’t mince words.

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Alt 101: Sex without Sue

Sebastien — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:46:11 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Presented by the Dalhousie Women's Centre

Lu Sep 13

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Dalhousie Women's Centre

Adresse:

6286 South Street

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

info@nspirg.org

Lien:

alt101.ckdu.ca

Lets talk, really talk about sex. Shannon Pringle of Halifax's very own Venus Envy will discuss safe and hot sex for everyone, homosexual, heterosexual and everything in between. Bring your questions, concerns and curiosity out and come find out things you never knew you didn't know about sex!

GroundWire Podcast | Abdelkhadr Belaouni -- Student Poverty

GroundWire — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:28:29 +0000

November 9 - 20

groundwire.ncra.ca

THE HEADLINES:

In Montreal, migrant justice advocates are celebrating a significant victory this week in the case of Abdelkader Belaouni. Aaron Lakoff | CKUT

From Vancouver, perspectives on the disruption of the Victoria torch relay and where the resistance movement is headed. VanRad Collective

In Toronto, students have had enough of living below the poverty line. The Student Day of Action on November 5th saw crowds demanding lower tuition fees, as recession job losses target youth, part-time and racialized workers. Omme Salma Rahemtullah | CHRY

THE FEATURES:

A recent Queen's University report indicates medical students want more training to help them treat people with intellectual disabilities. Indeed, 93 per cent feel training in intellectual disabilities should be improved. VoicePrint spoke with Dr. Philip Burge, author of the report.

November 20, 2009 marks 20 years since the U.N Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ontario youth in and from foster care got together to talk about the Convention's goals around education and if those goals are a reality in Ontario. Jacky Harrison | CHRY, with files from the Network Community Group and the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth.

A new report, A Flawed Compass, suggests the Correctional Service of Canada is trampling on the constitutional rights of prisoners. Authors Michael Jackson and Graham Stewart, as well as former inmates and activists, warn Canada is headed down the road to more rights abuses. Dee Le Comte | CKUT

This episode was anchored by Melissa Beckford and Ian Gormly, and produced by Alissa Tutay and Jacky Tuinstra Harrison. Music by Steel. Interested in submitting your own stories? Get in touch by emailing groundwireprod@gmail.com.

Nova Scotia transition houses in peril

david parker — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:51:35 +0000

Pressure mounts on the NDP government

Bryony House is a shelter for abused women and their children. It has been operating in Halifax for 31 years, and is the largest transition house for women in Nova Scotia. Each year Bryony House offers safety and shelter to over 450 women and children and answers over 4000 distress calls.

Due to a funding freeze from the provincial government, Bryony House has not seen a funding increase since 1996. This summer Bryony House cut it’s outreach services and let go their outreach employee.

Pressure is now mounting for the NDP government to help with immediate funding. CKDU spoke with Lori Walton from the Friends of Transition Houses, and Darrell Dexter, the NDP Premier of Nova Scotia at the Halifax Labour Day celebrations.

Blaming the Victim of Sexual Assault

CKDU News Collective — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:57:59 +0000

Carleton University's comments elicit grassroots response

CKDU News Collective
August 19, 2009

HALIFAX - Carleton University's recent comments towards a court case from 2007 has campuses across the country in an uproar.

A woman known only as 'Jane Doe' was sexually assaulted while working after hours in a lab on Carlton University campus. Jane Doe believes the University did not take sufficient responsibility in ensuring the safety of it's female students, and sued the University.

In the midst of the recently settled case, the University stated, “the victims injuries were caused or contributed to by the plaintiff, through her own negligence. She was not keeping a proper look out for her own safety.”

The assault drew attention to rampant sexual violence on campuses. A group of students called The Coalition for a Carleton Sexual Assault Center formed in response. They are calling for the university to establish a sexual assault centre, and to retract it's comments.

In this episode of Operation Wake Up, CKDU News Collective host Jane Kirby interviewed Julie Lalonde of the Coalition for a Carleton Sexual Assault Centre.

Also in this feature:

Headlines: After recently celebrating her 100th birthday, revered activist and feminist Muriel Duckworth has recently fallen ill.

Music: London Bridge (song) by LAL, from the album Deportation

VOICES OF OUR NATIONS

david parker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:46:42 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Eight Hour Radio-A-Thon

Ve Juil 3

ville:

Halifax, NS

Lieu:

CKDU 88.1 FM

Adresse:

tune in live on the radio!

Coût:

FREE

le contact de l'organisatrice:

CKDU Spoken Word Coordinator, 494-2585

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Lien:

http://news.ckdu.ca

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VOICES of our NATIONS
First Annual Radio-a-thon
on CKDU 88.1 FM
Friday, July 3rd from midnight to 8 am
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There are over one million First Peoples, from dozens of nations, with dozens of languages, living in Canada.

The Voices of our Nations Radio-a-thon is the first-ever collaboration of Indigenous programmers from radio stations in all corners of the country.

Tune-in on Friday, July 3rd from Midnight to 8 am for eight hours of First Nations stories, music and issues, celebrating Aboriginal identity, history and culture.

Topics include land rights, resources, missing and murdered indigenous women, the 2010 Olympics and the 120-year history of Residential schools.

After centuries of land and resource theft, attempts at assimilation and hundreds of missing and murdered women, it is time Indigenous peoples take something back. Join us as we take back the airwaves!

With such guests as Audrey Redman, Arthur Manuel, and many others, join host Irkar Beljaars of Native Solidarity News for this special broadcast on CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, on Mi’kmaw territory.

This special broadcast is brought to you by the Native Caucus of the National Campus and Community Radio Association, CKUT fm in Montreal, and the CKDU News Collective in Halifax. For more information, call 494-2585.

Citizens denounce criminalization of black youth

david parker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:30:11 +0000

Community urged to show support against racism

HALIFAX - On Tuesday, June 16, Operation Wake Up host Asaf Rashid interviewed Keslyn Adams and El Jones, both members of the Black Independence Network Nova Scotia (BINNS), a citizen's group that is organizing a march and rally against the criminalization of black youth.

BINNS cites numerous recent examples in the Halifax region of racism, including recent expulsions of black youth from local high schools, as well as an incident at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.

In these cases, numerous black youth were rounded up and sent to the police station. The reason for the police actions remain unclear.

Keslyn Adams is a mother of one of the expelled youth, and El Jones is a King’s College professor and poet. Asaf Rashid interviewed them about the march and rally. They discussed the racist treatment within the justice and the education system towards young black community members.

Jones and Adams also spoke about their hopes for the future, and how we can find inspiration in this situation.

The march and rally will take place on Saturday, June 20th, at 2 pm. Participants will gather in the Halifax Commons, then march down to Gottingen street, past the police station, and up to the George Dixon Centre, where there will be a community barbecue, including entertainment for the whole family.

The half hour program includes a poem by El Jones entitled 'War against Black Women'.

Music:
KRS-One - Sound of the Police
Dead Prez - Police State.

Operation Wake Up is the CKDU News Collective morning news and public affairs program. It airs Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 9:00 am on CKDU 88.1 fm. Check out our on-line archive of special features at news.ckdu.ca.