Monthly Archives: March 2011

canada’s increasing militarism and imperialism

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook:  Anthony Fenton is a journalist, independent researcher, and scholar currently completing post-graduate studies at York University. He is the co-author, with Yves Engler, of ‘Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority,’ and his … Continue reading

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understanding the nukes, and canada’s federal political scene

Hidden News with Mehdi Najari: Karl Grossman, professor at State University in New York, and some background on the nuclear crisis in Japan.  And Dr. Denis Pilon, from the University of Victoria, speaks about federal politics in Canada and the possibility of a … Continue reading

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can we really promote democracy overseas if we can’t do it ourselves?

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook:  Nathalie des Rosiers is General Counsel of Canadian Civil Liberties Association. She is the former Dean of the Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa, and is a past President … Continue reading

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democracy: hearing the greens, pondering the uprisings

Hidden News with Mehdi Najari speaks with Jane Sterk, leader of the BC Green Party about the state of politics in our fair province and the political aspirations of the as-yet-unelected Greens, with 12% of the vote that doesn’t count … Continue reading

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fair trade from palestine, fair reporting from canada

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook:  Robert Massoud is a Canadian whose family emigrated from Occupied Palestine when he was a child. He is the founder of Zatoun, an organization begun to import Olive Oil from the West Bank to provide … Continue reading

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portland’s dignity village, and victoria’s transition town movement

Winds of Change:  Wendy Kohn talks about “Doorways to Dignity,” a feature-length documentary that follows the decade-long struggle to build Dignity Village, a democratic micro-town for homeless people.  Wendy is one of the founding members of Kwamba Productions, and they’ve been … Continue reading

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life beyond dictatorship, at home and overseas

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook: Across North Africa and throughout the Middle East, the long suffering citizens of dictatorships and authoritarian monarchies are standing in defiance, willing so far to brave impossible odds and the prospect of death at the … Continue reading

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