ON FEBRUARY 5th, 2003, CKUT (90.3fm in Montreal) AND LE GROUPE COMMUNAUTIARE L'ITINÉRAIRE HOSTED CANADA'S FIRST ANNUAL HOMELESSNESS MARATHON.
Producer: ben f. news@ckut.ca
Uploaded by: CKUTs community news collective news@ckut.ca
The second annual Canadian Homelessness Marathon will run from 5pm, EDT, on Thursday, February 12th to 7am, EST, on Friday, February 13th, 2004.
If your station would like to carry this broadcast, please contact:
CKUTs community news collective
514.398.6788 OR news@ckut.ca
2003 Marathon Audio Clips
Track #1 / 2:37 / English
Hour 1 ( 5-6 PM) Andy Edwards speaks his mind about the Overdale Squat, Peoples' attitudes towards the homeless, the magnitude of the homeless situation in Mtl.
Track #2 / 4:27 / French
Hour 1 (5-6 PM) Nancy Roussy talks w/ Yvon Couillard (GEIPSI) & Gaetan Roberge (Comite De Logement Centre-Sud) about diversity among homeless pop. & about their jobs as people who are working to end homelessness.
Track #3 / 4:19 / French
Hour 3 ( 7-8 PM) Nancy interviews Stephanie, A former resident of "Auberge Communautaire du sud-ouest" About how she managed to escape poverty & homelessness and what her life is now.
Track #4 / 1:57 / English
Hour 4 ( 8-9 PM) Mora interviews Roxanne, a young female squatter hanging out at Cafe sur la rue.
Track #5 / 0:52 / French
Hour 4 ( 8-9 PM) Ronald pelletier (resident at Bon Secours) Talks about his experience being homeless.
Track #6 / 7:30 / English
Hour 5 ( 9-10 PM) Chuck Currie (Nat') Coalition for the homeless) Talks about criminalization of poverty in the U.S, ABT his group's actions, ABT violence against the homeless - Laynie Bassman (Stella) Talks with him ABT crim. of poverty police harassment of prostitutes.
Track #7 / 4:29 / English
Hour 6 ( 10-11 PM) Walter Schmidt ( Switzerland) Anita (Homeless woman in Philadelphia) Heather Blanchard (Former US resident) Jeremy as moderator - Swiss treatment/ views as homelessness contrasted w/ U.S. situation (details about Anita's situation).
Track #8 / 3:33 / English
Hour 6 ( 10-11 PM) Toronto Woman plays song she wrote about homelessness & sings w/ guitar.
Track #9 / 2:14 / French
Hour 7 ( 11-Midnight) Eric Michot (Coordinator of Comite de logement centre-sud) talks about the housing crisis, the rich & the poor - Alex is the host, wants politicians to come down to Cafe sur la rue.
Track #10 / 4:27 / English
Hour 7 (11- Midnight) Sara Vance (OCAP) talks about the pope squat that happened in Toronto - Andy talks about the Overdale Squat in Mtl.
Track #11 / 1:52 / English
Hour 8 (12-1 AM) Pierre (Caller from mtl) calls to say what people can & should do for the homeless, in his opinion.
Track #12 / 1:04 / French
Hour 8 (12-1 AM) Vianni (in Cafe sur la rue) expresses his views, frustrations on poverty, homelessness.
Track #13 / 1:53 / French
Hour 8 (12-1 AM) Collage of men's voices from inside Cafe sur la rue.
Track #14 / 11:32 / English
Hour 8 (12-1 AM) Michel Prescott - member of Exec. Commitee of city of Mtl, Responsible for housing calls in - talks w/ Andy, Jacques, Dee, Dexter X.
Track #15 / 1:39 / English
Hour 9 (1-2 AM) Rob Stacey (Roofs 4 Youths) gives mandate of the research project, out in BC, on rural homelessness in the Kootenay Area.
Track #16 / 2:40 / English
Hour 10 (2-3 AM) Megan - caller from St. John, NB talks w/ CLAC representatives about welfare.
Track #17 / 1:28 / English
Hour 14 ( 6-7 AM) - Kevin (in Cafe sur la rue) Gives his opinion on how to end homelessness today.
Track #18 / 1:15 / French
Hour 14 ( 6-7 AM) Sylvie (in Cafe sur la rue) gives her opinion on how to end homelessness today.
