Monthly Archives: September 2011

Winds of Change – Sept 29 2011 – Jen Fisher Bradley and Ellen Davidson

Jen Fisher Bradley is so concerned about environmental conditions and the quality of life in Port Alberni that she’s running for Mayor.  Port Alberni is an inland city on Vancouver Island, unique with its access to the pacific ocean.  It … Continue reading

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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Michael Parenti, Jon Elmer, Janine Bandcroft Sept. 26, 2011

Michael Parenti is an American educator, lecturer, social justice activist, and author of 23 books, including: ‘The Assassination of Julius Caesar,’ ‘Superpatriotism,’ The Culture Struggle,’ ‘Democracy for the Few,’ ‘ God and His Demons,’ and his latest, ‘The Face of … Continue reading

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Hidden News Sept 20 2011 – Mehdi Najari speaks with Vic Derman and Sid Shniad

Host Mehdi Najari speaks with Saanich Councillor Vic Derman, about the internationally renowned Juan de Fuca Wilderness Trail, currently the topic of a land dispute, about the CRD’s recent decision and where we go next.  And, Sid Shniad, Co-Chair of … Continue reading

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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Brad Slade, Smart Meter Rally Sept. 19, 2011

The tax the less-than-dearly-departed former premier Gordon Campbell sprung on the populace after his narrow Spring 2010 election victory is now history. Or is it? You may notice, nearly every time you open your wallet, 14% of your cash still … Continue reading

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Native Waves with host Janet Rogers, Guest Rose Henry

Janet Rogers speaks with Rose Henry about the 60′s scoop (where many indigenous babies were removed from their mothers’ arms and placed with white families), the current government’s Ministry and their policies regarding children and families, and an upcoming event hoping … Continue reading

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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Henryk Frystacki, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Janine Bandcroft Sept. 12, 2011

In the years since Einstein, scientists have wrestled with this problem, spawning theories of energy sucking Black Holes, String Theory, and most intriguingly, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy. Now, physicist, Henryk Frystacki has, through the combination of quantum mechanical, geometric … Continue reading

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Hidden News Sept 6 2011 – Jeff Halper and Vicky Husband. With host Mehdi Najari.

Mehdi Najari speaks with Jeff Halper, an Israeli Jewish activist for peace working with Coalition Against House Demolitions in Palestine, about the upcoming UN decision to designate Palestine as an independent state.  And, as many residents of south Vancouver Island … Continue reading

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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Jen Moore, Susan Lambert, Janine Bandcroft Sept. 5, 2011

Jen Moore is past freelance journalist and researcher who lived in and reported from Ecuador for years. She was a member of a coalition of nine civil society organizations in Latin America that first brought the Canadian mining company, Blackfire … Continue reading

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Winds of Change : Mike Thomas and what it’s like to work in the Tarsands

In solidarity with No Tarsands Pipeline activists in Washington DC, at upload time numbering in the thousands with over 800 arrested for peacefully demonstrating outside the Whitehouse, we spend an hour speaking with Mike Thomas in Edmonton Alberta.  Mike was … Continue reading

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