Latest Programs
Feb. 8, 2012, noon
Emission de radio portant sur les Arts visuels diffusee sur les ondes de CKRL 89,1 FM a Quebec.
Susan Abulhawa reports on the BDS Conference at Univ. PA
Feb. 8, 2012, 11:58 a.m.
Salma interviews Susan Abulhawa (author of Mornings In Jenin and founder of Playgrounds for Palestine) on the BDS Conference in session this weekend at University of PA. BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) is an important tool for justice activists in the battle against Israel's illegal, brutal, racist, and unconsionable occupation of Palestine. Enormous efforts are afoot by the pro-Zionist claque to smear or discredit this important conference, many of which you can see for yourself with a google search for BDS Conference. After this, we hear the voice of Bishop Tutu expressing his gratitude for the earlier BDS campaign directed at South African apartheid.
Between the Lines' for the Week Ending February 17, 2012
Feb. 8, 2012, 10:03 a.m.
What Delayed Obamaâs Move to Prosecute Big Banks and Wall Street Financial Institutions?; Sierra Club Acceptance of $26 million from Natural Gas Industry;Indiana passes Right-to-Work Law.
Feb. 8, 2012, 9:21 a.m.
John Holloway is a sociologist, philosopher and author. He has studied global social movements extensively, especially in South America and Mexico, where he has worked closely with Zapatistas. His work has stirred much debate among anti-capitalist activists. His most recent book is Crack Capitalism. Manuel Schulte reviews the book.
Quebec students protest tuition hikes
Feb. 8, 2012, 9:02 a.m.
For decades the provincial government in Quebec kept tuition fees low to encourage people to take advantage of post-secondary education. The Charest government's decision to reverse this policy and allow fees to rise has met with widespread opposition. Roger Rashi is a founding member of the political party Quebec Solidaire.
Feb. 8, 2012, 7:07 a.m.
Feb. 8, 2012, 6:33 a.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
Injustice in Arkansas, War Crime in Iran and Rebellion in Egypt
Feb. 8, 2012, 12:22 a.m.
Berg talks about her new film "West of Memphis", the story of how the West Memphis 3 were framed, convicted and carted to prison for a crime the system knew they didn't commit. Sweet talks about the growing threat of war against Iran and a call to stand up against it before it starts. Hakim talks about his new film "1/2 Revolution", the story of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and how it was hijacked by the military and other pro-US forces.
New organization of Latin American states leaves out Canada and the U.S.
Feb. 7, 2012, 8:31 p.m.
Last December, Caracas hosted the inaugural meeting of CELAC, a new organization that includes 33 countries in the Americas but notably excludes Canada and the United States. Mark Weisbrot is economist and co-director of the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Feb. 7, 2012, 7:28 p.m.
In 2011, the Manitoba government passed the Save Lake Winnipeg Act. The Act included a clause that promised a moratorium on new peat leases, new permits or expansion of existing peat mines in Manitoba. The government argued that the measure was important to protect Lake Winnipeg and to meet Manitoba's greenhouse gas emission targets. However, a number of new peat mines may open, including one in Hecla Grindstone Provincial Park. Eric Reder is the campaign director of the Manitoba field office of the Wilderness Committee.
Jazz For The Asking PRG 043 hour 1 and 2
Feb. 7, 2012, 6:41 p.m.
Walmart: Green or Greed? Part II
Feb. 7, 2012, 5:24 p.m.
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke with Stacy Mitchell, a researcher and author who believes that Walmartâs sustainability efforts over the past five or six years have only disguised, not improved the tremendous detrimental effects caused by the worldâs largest retailer. This week, we hear from a business and sustainability reporter who has a different perspective on Walmartâs green campaign. Marc Gunther thinks that while Walmart still has a long way to go to become a truly responsible corporation, the companyâs work in this area represents important steps in the right direction. Gunther and host Alex Wise discuss the parallels of Walmart and Appleâs supply chain troubles including slave-like labor conditions in China, and look at the Walmart situation from both a management and consumer perspective. After hearing both Stacy Mitchell last week and Marc Gunther this week, Sea Change Radio invites you to draw your own conclusions about this retail giant.
Feb. 7, 2012, 1:47 p.m.
It's halftime in America ... begins with a discussion of Spice/K2 marijuana substitute ... the condemning of Syria and getting rid of Bashar al-Assad (a new Arab spring?) ... Romney apparently thinks the very poor are only 1% of the population and he doesn't care about them.
FAMILY FARMERS VS MONSANTO (ONE program only)
Feb. 7, 2012, 1:18 p.m.
Monsanto appeared in Federal District Court in Manhattan on January 31st, 2012, to have a suit dismissed that was filed by organic growers. At stake is: Can Monsanto sue farmers whose land was contaminated by pollen or seed from genetically modified plantings by their neighbors? The answer is that Monsanto has asserted their patent rights over those whose land was polluted by GMOs and continues to do so. Dan Ravicher, the attorney for the Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association and others, representing over 300,000 individuals, gave this summary of the landmark suit to stop these lawsuits at the Heirloom Seed Expo in Santa Rosa, CA, on September 14, 2011.
Inside the world of direct action climate activists
Feb. 7, 2012, 9:02 a.m.
Director Emily James spent a year filming Climate Camp and Plane Stupid, two direct action groups in the U.K. Her film Just Do It is a window into the world of activists planning and carrying out direct actions. In this interview, James talks about why she wanted to make this film, how she won the trust of the people she filmed and the security protocol she developed to keep her material out of the hands of the police. Just Do it is showing Friday, Feb 10 at the World Community Film Festival in Vancouver.
La marge a CKRL 6 fevrier 2012 Special Jeff The Brotherhood
Feb. 7, 2012, 4:40 a.m.
Feb. 7, 2012, 3:31 a.m.
Feb. 7, 2012, 2:25 a.m.
I'm not sure what I'm doing tonight. But I'm sure it will kick ass. It always does. Fingers crossed, bottles tipped back, let's go!
The James Bay Cree - Ontario and Quebec: Different Treaties, different lives.
Feb. 6, 2012, 11:31 p.m.
There's a big difference in the standard of living between the James Bay Cree of Quebec, and the Cree of Northern Ontario (notably in Attawapiskat). The former group signed a comprehensive accord with the Quebec government over sharing the royalties of the James Bay hydroelectric development in the 1970's, while the latter are receiving little from the royalties of De Beer's diamond mining operations.
In the interlude of the program, Otis Richmond explains how Etta James and Johnny Otis brought big changes to American music.
Then, lawyers Philippe Larochelle and Chris Black describe Leon Mugasera's case in reference to his dangerous deportation from Canada to Rwanda.
Lesbian 1sts+"dot gay's" on the way+global LGBT news
Feb. 6, 2012, 7:38 p.m.
A "cyber-preneur" dots the gays; a Lakota lesbian lassos a seat in the Minnesota legislature; pioneering U.S. lesbians rise to power in a "Rainbow Minute"; U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blasts African bias and brutality, South African lesbian killers draw heavy sentences, marriage equality advances in Washington and New Jersey, betrothed Barney challenges serial groom Newt to a "sanctity of marriage" debate, and more global LGBT news.
Feb. 6, 2012, 6:24 p.m.
Criminalisation et prisons eNTREVUE avec jean-Claude Bernheim, criminologue, chargé de cours en criminologie et en droits de la personne, Université de St-Boniface .
The Motherland Influence Feb. 5, 2012
Feb. 6, 2012, 5:24 p.m.
Two hours of African, Latin & Caribbean music.
Janie Rezner interviews Julie Holland, psychiatrist, author
Feb. 6, 2012, 5:14 p.m.
Julie Holland, board certified psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology. Dr. Holland received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine where she performed research on auditory hallucinations, extensively interviewing nearly one hundred psychotic patients. As assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU school of Medicine, Julie spent her weekends running psych. emergency room at Bellevue Hospital for NINE years; her book, "Weekends at Bellevue" comes from that experience. She is considered expert on street drugs, has been quoted in Time, Harper's, Slate, the LA times and Wall Street Journal. She's appeared asmedical expert regarding mental illness and drug use on numerous TV shows.Google Julie Holland- Ecstasy, and find many Youtube segments, including her speaking about millions of Americans subjugated by US Government's 40 year, one trillion dollar social catastrophe: The War on Drugs: which puts a human face on a failed policy underscored by fear, politics, racial prejudice and intolerance . . .www.exilenation.org
Grève générale illimitée du mouvement étudiant
Feb. 6, 2012, 5:01 p.m.
Un déclenchement prévu dans les prochains jours...
Feb. 6, 2012, 5:01 p.m.
spiritchild, as he is known, is a freedom singer from the south Bronx by way of Brooklyn, who uses the arts to cultivate a cultural revolution. He integrates activism and hip hop music production as the founder of the Movement In Motion Artist & Activist Collective.
Feb. 6, 2012, 4:54 p.m.
Ces dernières années, les policiers se sont équipés d'un système de reconnaissance des plaques d'immatriculation qui leur permet de repérer automatiquement les conducteurs qui roulent sans permis ou sans immatriculation.
The Other Black Music Feb. 5, 2012
Feb. 6, 2012, 4:44 p.m.
Broadcasting from WRIR-LP 97.3 FM and www.wrir.org in Richmond, Virginia USA. "The Other Black Music" broadcast Black music ignored by other Richmond stations. Soul, Zydeco, Funk, Afro-Pop, Blues and more. Every other Sunday 3-5pm EST.
Feb. 6, 2012, 4:41 p.m.
Feb. 6, 2012, 3:26 p.m.
Radio Curious visits with author, journalist and candidate for congress, Norman Solomon. They discuss his background as an activist and journalist and his reflections on social change.
If Music Could Talk - Feb 5, 2012
Feb. 6, 2012, 9:10 a.m.