Talking Radical Radio

In episode #359 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Adriana Salazar and Miigam'agan. They are members of the national steering committee of Righting Relations, a pan-Canadian, women-led network of adult educators who work with marginalized communities towards radical social change. They talk about their respective grassroots work in their own communities and about the role of Righting Relations in supporting and enhancing that work. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/06/23/women-led-adult-education-for-radical-social-change/

In episode #358 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Sarah Jama, a young organizer based in Hamilton, Ontario. She has been involved in a wide range of different kinds of grassroots work – prominently including struggles against anti-Black racism, working for disability justice, and a whole range of other things. They talk about the trajectory of her organizing, particularly her work co-founding the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, and her involvement right now in both a large-scale mutual aid project responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the current uprising against anti-Black racism and police brutality. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/06/16/radio-disability-justice-pandemic-mutual-aid-and-fighting-to-defund-the-police/

In episode #357 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Shaden Abusaleh and Brendan Devlin, who are university students and organizers with Communities Not Cuts Manitoba. They talk about the political situation in their province and about what it looks like to fight austerity during the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic – something that everyone across the country may well have to deal with soon. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/06/09/radio-fighting-austerity-in-manitoba-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic/

In episode #356 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Derek Blackadder. He is a long-time trade unionist who has been centrally involved in shaping how unions have taken up new digital tools over the decades, a veteran digital campaigner for workers' rights, and the "web work" columnist for independent labour magazine Our Times. They talk about that history of experimentation, debate, and action with online tools, and about what social movements can learn from it today, as they scramble to figure out how to organize, mobilize, and act in the face of the wide ranging restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/06/02/radio-unions-and-online-technology-from-the-1980s-to-covid-19/

In episode #355 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Ezra Morse and Ray Woroniak. They are residents of Qualicum Beach, a town of about 9000 people on the east coast of Vancouver Island, and they are the president and vice-president, respectively, of the Qualicum Nature Preservation Society. They talk about their work to oppose the development of an ecologically sensitive wetland. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/05/26/radio-protecting-ecologically-sensitive-wetlands-on-vancouver-island/

In episode #354 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews nicole marie burton. She is a comics illustrator and the founder of Ottawa-based independent publisher Ad Astra Comix. They talk about political comics, about Ad Astra, and about burton's latest project, *Enemy Alien: A True Story of Life behind Barbed Wire* (written by Kassandra Luciuk and published by Between the Lines). For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/05/19/radio-sharing-grassroots-histories-and-radical-ideas-through-comics/

In episode #353 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Kyle Vose and Andrea Hatala. They are the co-chairs of the ODSP Action Coalition, a group that brings together social services agencies and recipients of disability benefits in Ontario. They talk about ODSP, the challenges faced by recipients, and the actions taken by the coalition over the years to fight for improvements in the system aimed at enabling disabled people in Ontario to live with greater dignity. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/05/12/radio-taking-action-to-improve-disability-benefits-in-ontario/

In episode #352 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Will George. He is a grassroots member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, located in and around what is now called "Vancouver", that will be impacted by the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project. They talk about the pipeline and about George's ongoing grassroots work to oppose it. For a more detailed description of the episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2020/05/05/radio-grassroots-indigenous-resistance-to-the-trans-mountain-tar-sands-pipeline/

In episode #351 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Hector Balderos Campos and Natalia Sudeyko of the Dignidad Migrante Society, a Vancouver-based non-profit organization of migrant agricultural workers that is devoted to workers helping workers stand up for their rights. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/04/28/trr-dignidad_migrante/

In episode #350 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Robyn Beckett of the Decent Work and Health Network, a group of health care workers, public health workers, and community members advocating for better employment standards in Ontario using a health lens. They talk about the relationship between work and health, about the network, and about the impacts of COVID-19. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/04/21/trr-decent_work_health/

In episode #349 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Joan Kuyek. She has been involved for decades in struggles related to mining, including serving as the first national co-ordinator of MiningWatch Canada from 1999 to 2008. They talk about her lifetime of activism and organizing, and about her new book, *Unearthing Justice: How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry*. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/04/14/trr-joan_kuyek/

In episode #348 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Ryan Andersen. He is the lead organizer of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, a coalition that brings together around 30 faith groups, union locals, and community organizations representing about 35,000 people to organize, advocate, and mobilize for a more just and compassionate vision for their city. They talk about the organization, about its slow and steady approach to community organizing, and about the victories it has won so far. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/04/07/trr-calgary_alliance/

In episode #347 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Justin Kong of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter. They talk about organizing workers and building worker power in Chinese grocery stores and beyond, and about what that looks like now in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/03/31/trr-chinese_grocery_workers/

In episode #346 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Sharon Fortney. She is the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver. She talks about the complicated colonial history of museums and about the Acts of Resistance exhibit, which features the massive banners designed by Indigenous artists and used in an aerial blockade of tanker traffic in the Burrard Inlet to oppose the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/03/24/trr-acts_of_resistance/

In episode #345 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Mayson Fulk. He works in manufacturing in London, Ontario, and is the trans liaison for District 6 of the United Steelworkers. He talks about what unions can do to stand up for transgender workers. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/03/17/trr-steel_trans_liaison/

In episode #344 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Vishan Charamis and Maud Nevoret. They are part of a collective that organizes a series of social justice-focused hip-hop workshops and shows in Montreal. They talk about their experiences with hip-hop and with struggles for social change, and about the Rap Battles for Social Justice. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/03/10/trr-rap_battles_social_justice/

In episode #343 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Simon Black, an assistant professor of Labour Studies at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario, who been active in the anti-poverty and labour movements since he was a teenager. He is also a founder of Labour Agains the Arms Trade. They talk about Canada's involvement in arms production and about Labour Against the Arms Trade's work within the labour movement to oppose the sale of Light Armoured Vehicles to Saudi Arabia. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/03/03/trr-labour_against_arms_trade/

In episode #342 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Kari Glynes Elliott, a board member of the Ottawa Transit Riders. They talk about the city's transit system, including its troubled light rail project, and about the group's advocacy to make public transit in Ottawa more affordable, accessible, and reliable. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/02/25/trr-ottawa_transit_riders/

In episode #341 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Sheena Wilson, a professor of media, communications, and cultural studies at the University of Alberta. They talk about the political implications of energy systems, about Just Powers (an initiative focused on studying questions of climate justice), and about what movements can learn from her work. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/02/18/trr-just_powers/

In episode #340 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Dave Bleakney of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. They talk about how CUPW is responding to the climate crisis, and about what the union has previously described as the "dismal failure" of the UN process in Madrid. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2020/02/11/trr-cupw_at_cop/