Health

Homeless Tent City

kkaatey — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:20:31 +0000

Homelessness is a violent condition to live with ongoing. The streets are full of self sufficient homeless people that need resources and attention and to bond together and that way there is safety in seeking out resources that are a valued resource.

Groundwire April 8th

GroundWire Production — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:28:27 +0000

Winnipeg Meth Crisis, A Deeper Look at Bill 21, Read-In at Millenium Library

SEPTEMBER 26 | Special report: Resistance to pipelines rising at the Sacred Stone Camp

GroundWire Production — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:14:12 +0000

This week GroundWire is produced at CHUO FM, on Algonquin traditional territory in Ottawa.

Headlines

In Saskatchewan, physicians and activists have called upon the provincial government to declare a state of emergency over the AIDS crisis, one that is predominantly effecting the Indigenous community. | Lindsay Nixon, CKUT

Full Moon Memory Walk takes place in Thunder Bay | Jayal Chung and Carly Forbes, CILU

The Petronas Project and the LNG Pipe Dream

Ashley Zarbatany — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 05:49:16 +0000

Common sense suggests that any project which would devastate one of the largest and most fragile salmon estuaries in the world is short-sighted and ill-advised. However, the proposed Pacific Northwest Liquefied Natural Gas (PNW LNG) terminal would do just that. Instead of facing condemnation, it's being touted by the B.C.

Massive anti-austerity demonstrations in Quebec

UnusualSources — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 02:31:41 +0000

Quebec's "common front" protects legacy of social programs benefiting ordinary people

Not a word in local media, but 150,000 people recently marched in Quebec. Robin Philpot explores the activities of the revitalized "common front" that has emerged from the Quebec Student Strikes, protecting the legacy of social programs benefiting ordinary people.

GroundWire | June 22, 2015

GroundWire Production — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 04:28:52 +0000

Red Jam Slam Radio Festival, Bill C-24, Thunder Pride, Refugee Healthcare

This episode of GroundWire was produced in Tiohtià:ke also known as Montreal on unceded Mohawk territory by Marilla Steuter-Martin and co-hosted by Catlin Spencer at CJLO 690 am.

Testing Toxic Waters

aaronc — Fri, 29 May 2015 19:55:04 +0000

Aamjiwnaang First Nation seeks to chart the pollution in their creek

"How polluted is the creek that runs through our community?" That is what members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation want to know and it’s an important question considering they live in an area known as Chemical Valley.

New Report Says Racism Harms Health

aaronc — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:43:32 +0000

Despite the cold and snow, people packed the Native Canadian Centre's auditorium on the evening of February 3rd.

REVIEW: Fluid Prejudice Re-inks Australian History

J Den — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:37:03 +0000

“The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” – Mark Twain

Unlike most histories from above or below, Fluid Prejudice stands out as one that doesn’t provide a coherent narrative.

Small Victory for No Line 9 Campaign

Lana G — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:32:34 +0000

The National Energy Board denies Enbridge’s request to start pipeline

On Monday, October 6, the National Energy Board (NEB) released a letter temporarily denying Enbridge’s "Leave to Open" submission on Line 9 based on the inadequacy of the valve safety standards on the pipeline. The NEB is requiring that Enbridge install valves on both sides of all Major Water Crossings and other significant areas in order to “limit damage from accide

Off the Hour Live @ the PSF in Ottawa – Anti-Colonial Hour

communard — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:10:43 +0000

Off the Hour was broadcasted live from the People’s Radio, a pirate radio at the People’s Social Forum in Ottawa on August 22!

Featured on the show:

-Dr Lynn Gehl, Algonquin, on respectful relations between indigenous and settlers

Rising Tide Shuts Down Line 9 Test Site

flux — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 01:47:10 +0000

TORONTO - Members of Rising Tide blocked the site of an Enbridge Line 9 Pipeline "integrity dig” today.

Developments in Toronto Healthcare Could Signal Hope for Transgender Canadians

Kelly Rose Pflug-Back — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:37:22 +0000

Over the past decade, Ontario has pioneered significant advances in health care services for transgender or otherwise gender-nonconforming people.

Formerly Street-Involved Activist Awarded for Drug User and Sex Worker Advocacy

Kelly Rose Pflug-Back — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:52:37 +0000

For Arlene Pitts, harm reduction work is much more than a job: it is a matter of life and death. A long-time advocate for drug user and sex worker communities, Arlene brings a passion to her activism which comes from the lived experience of having watched the devastating impacts of poverty and street-involvement upon her loved ones.

Mad Pride Hamilton's insane party of the year to celebrate madness and consumer/survivor communities

Alias — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:55:49 +0000

What: A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in celebration of Mad Pride in Hamilton
When: Saturday, July 19th from 1-5pm (tea at 1, open mic starts at 1:15)
Where: The Perkins Centre at 1429 Main Street East (Main and Kenilworth), Hamilton