Author Archives: Janine Bandcroft

With Idle No More Founder and Organizer Sheelah Mclean, and 12 year old Singer/Songwriter and Activist Ta’ Kaiya Blaney. Ta’ Kaiya Blaney is from the Sliammon First Nation. She is a singer, songwriter, actress and an “advocate for providing better … Continue reading →

BC has the highest poverty rate in Canada, and no poverty reduction plan.  It’s election time in our province, and past time to focus on the high cost of poverty which requires 8-9 billion per year in health care, policing, … Continue reading →

Dr. Darwyn Coxson, Ecosystem Science and Management Program (UNBC) shares information about this rare new find, which is already a proposed new World Heritage site in B.C.  Emerging research from the University of Northern BC has highlighted the global rarity of … Continue reading →

Great Grandmother Betty Krawczyk is a former political prisoner, an eco-heroine who has stood in front of bulldozers and served much jail time in her efforts to protect the ancient forests and the creatures who live there.  She’s authored many … Continue reading →

Jack Norris is a registered dietician who earned his RD while a vegan.  He wanted to learn how to be a particularly healthy one.  Today he shares some of the basic nutritional wisdom that people moving to a plant based … Continue reading →

Primarily Primates is a project of the vegan Friends of Animals organization.  They care for animals who’ve been tortured in lab experiments, relieved of their duties as “pets,” or rescued from various other unnatural situations.  Today, Priscilla talks about rescued … Continue reading →

Priscilla Feral has built a career informing and promoting the rights of animals.  Now President of the small but powerful Friends of Animals organization based in Connecticut, she oversees additional projects including Primarily Primates – a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees … Continue reading →

David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90′s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90′s he … Continue reading →

After the tremendous response to our last Idle No More Public Forum, this follow up event will explore the next phase of INM, as we move from ‘Idle No More’ to an Indigenous Nationhood Movement. We have gathered in flash … Continue reading →