Clik here to view.
#136 - This May Day: Art and activism from Sarah Boothroyd
(1:00 - 29:30) Happy May Day. Across Canada and the world social justice and progressive activists are readying themselves to celebrate solidarity in art, music, words, ideas, and actions. Over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#137 - Free assembly: Queer Edmonton, Slutwalk and Casseroles
(2:46 - 13:32) June is pride month and while Pride Celebrations have become a party in lots of places, the event got its start in June of 1969, when queens and dykes at New York’s stonewall tavern had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#138 Halloween: What scares are left?
1:02-3:20 On September 29th, Omar Khadr was brought back to Canada from the U.S. military prison where he’d been held for a decade. A new book of writing called Omar Khadr, Oh Canada examines his story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#139 Space for change: Gaza, Facebook, feminism
1:35-7:36 Ali Abunimah is a journalist and the founder of the electronic intifada. That’s an independent online news publication and educational resource focusing on Palestine, its people, politics,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#140 Shifting power in 2012
Please support rabble.ca during our donation drive! You can support right here! 2:25-4:25 Idle No More. That’s the slogan under which Aboriginal groups across Canada are rallying for social justice and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 141: The body politic
In this episode we talk about the Idle No More movement, monsters and capitalism, internships, and human trafficking. Find it all on the rpn. 3:30-5:04 Judy Rebick is a long-time activist, writer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 142: Going courting
From land claims at the Supreme Court, to mental health and the basketball court, to courting trouble with the climate, to courting death in a new way tune in for compelling stories from the rpn....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 143: Covering terrain: Nishiyuu, Fukushima, and feminism
1:44 First we turn to a journey - the journey of Nishiyuu. Aboriginal youth recently trekked over 1,500 kilometers on foot through extreme conditions to promote solidarity and action around the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 144: Necessities: taxation, climate justice, equality, and hockey
Necessities. We take a look at what some are calling the tax cut scam, we explore the need for climate justice and how to get there, we examine the role of inequality, and yes, the love of hockey. 2...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 145: Stories of resistance, from Morgentaler to Mad Pride
Today we have stories about being blacklisted, having pride, breaking barriers and fighting for justice. Minute 2:36 We began with an excerpt of an interview with Judy Rebick about Dr. Henry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 146: Making a move: Social movements and social change
We hear from Onur Bakiner on the situation in Turkey, Chris Hedges on a pending revolution, Henry Giroux on social movements and youth, plus a comic book and the live in care giver program, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 147. Food for thought: The Vancouver Night Market, food deserts, and...
A cornucopia of great stories! In this episode we look at food security issues, the sounds and stories of the Vancouver Night Market, organizing against poverty in Toronto, and uncovering the Hidden...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 148: The dissenters
Historian Howard Zinn once said that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. In this episode we will hear from a number of dissenters. First, sign of the times. We’ll hear how a placard holding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 149: Let's face it, we're scared
Halloween is a time where we can, with good friends around, face some of our fears. In this episode we will hear some scary stuff. Don’t worry though, we haven’t forgotten the treat. We finish with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 150: Remembering Nelson Mandela
As 2013 was coming to an end the world saw the passing of South African revolutionary and president Nelson Mandela. During this, our last show of the year, we dedicate the show to reflections on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Palestinian view of Ariel Sharon's legacy
Ariel Sharon died on Saturday, January 11, 2014. When Ariel Sharon fell into a coma in 2006, rabble.ca's Redeye podcast spoke about Sharon's legacy with Palestinian-American journalist and co-founder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 151: Under pressure: pipelines, prisons, and places
Nova Scotia's potential fracking game changer. We get the scoop on the Northern Gateway pipeline ruling, supporting trans and queer prisoners, and a movie review. Minute 2:00 Pressure is building in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Art's the thing: A punk pioneer, an indie filmmaker, and a doc review
Minute:1:30 Joey "Shithead" Keithley is one of the founders of the legendary Vancouver punk band DOA. For him punk music was a natural progression from the music of the hippies and the sounds of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 153: Rape culture exists. So does feminism.
In this episode we don’t question the existence of rape culture, we explore it. We also hear from an activist about a human rights framework for women’s rights and research on stranger harassment....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 154: Labouring for change
May Day is coming and we celebrate by hearing about labour in Indonesia, and spoken word poem about justice in the U.S., plus an agricultural land reserve and community gardening in Ottawa. 1:26 - In...
View Article
