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China and Foreign Policy, Part I: Dr. Richard Burton

March 24, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

47:20 minutes (43.33 MB)
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China and Foreign Policy, Part II: Dr. Arne Kislenko

March 27, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

44:30 minutes (40.74 MB)
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Hon. Flora MacDonald at the Canadian Club of Toronto

March 29, 2006
| Canadian political pioneer and human rights crusader Hon. Flora MacDonald speaks at the Canadian Club luncheon in her honour, receiving the 2006 EVE Award from Equal Voice for her political and social

41:15 minutes (37.77 MB)
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Dr. Michael Geist: Our Own Creative Land

May 8, 2006
| Dr. Michael Geist presents Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble with Copyright, at Hart House, University of Toronto, March 30, 2006.

60:48 minutes (55.66 MB)
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Tariq Ali: Imperial Blues

October 27, 2006
| A Public Lecture by TARIQ ALI - IMPERIAL BLUES: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine

55:43 minutes (51.02 MB)
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Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

December 3, 2008
| Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

35:27 minutes (32.48 MB)
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Union Power - Maria Elena Durazo

December 3, 2008
| Maria Elena Durazo has been a labour activist for much of her adult life. She spoke to the Good Jobs for All Conference.

28:43 minutes (26.31 MB)
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Healthy Economy Healthy Planet

December 3, 2008
| The Blue Green Alliance wants to protect jobs and the planet. David Foster Executive Director of the organization tells us about it.

29:14 minutes (26.78 MB)
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Don Tapscott on social media and non-profit organizations

March 5, 2009
| The author of wikinomics speaks on how social media can work for and against non-profit organizations.

22:38 minutes (31.1 MB)

An interview with Hamas Member of Parliament Huda Naim

March 16, 2009
| Huda Naim, Hamas Party Member of Parliament, as recorded by rabble.ca publisher Kim Elliott.

36:59 minutes (33.89 MB)
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This speech is free: Galloway on Gaza

April 1, 2009
| George Galloway was banned from entering Canada but spoke to packed houses via online video. This is his address.

38:11 minutes (43.72 MB)
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Jeff Halper - on the siege of Gaza. Part 1

April 7, 2009
| <p>Jeff Halper spoke January 19th in Ottawa to the Middle East Discussion Group on Parliament Hill</p><p>This is part one of a two part podcast, which includes questions and discussion.</p>

49:04 minutes (22.47 MB)
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Linda McQuaig on what's wrong with Canada's newspapers

April 18, 2009
| Linda McQuaig was one of the featured speakers at last weeks' rabble forum on the future of media and newsapers in this country.

22:14 minutes (20.37 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities 2009: Why Obama's marketing worked so well

May 28, 2009
| What made Obama's campaign marketing work so well? Dr. Jeffrey MacLeod presents research at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities.

10:23 minutes (11.91 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities: Dr. John Agnew on International Borders - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

June 3, 2009
| Dr. John Agnew, President of the American Association of Geographers delivers the keynote address to the Canadian Association of Geographers.

46:01 minutes (52.69 MB)
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Jane Taber addresses Teamster 10th Convention

June 10, 2009
| Jane Taber addresses Teamster 10th Convention in Ottawa

20:01 minutes (9.19 MB)
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Future of the Internet Townhall

June 9, 2009
| An Internet Townhall event at the Gladstone Tavern in Toronto, Ontario on June 8 organized by SaveOurNet.ca.

116:44 minutes (133.59 MB)
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Jimmy Hoffa Jr addresses 10th Teamsters Canada Convention

June 10, 2009
| Jimmy Hoffa Jr, the General president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, addresses the 10th Teamster Convention in Ottawa.

26:08 minutes (11.99 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities: It's funny because it's true

June 17, 2009
| From the 2009 Congress of the Humanities: Dr. Devon Lougheed talks about just what's funny, and just what what's funny means to us all.

15:45 minutes (18.05 MB)
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Congress of the Humanities - Afghanistan and Canada: Is There an Alternative to the War?

June 28, 2009
| To celebrate the launch of "Afghanistan and Canada," co-editors Lucia Kowaluk and Steve Staples, and contributor Stephen Cornish conduct a panel discussion of the conflict's key issues.

35:44 minutes (32.74 MB)
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Equity Panel 1 of 4: A More Equitable and Inclusive Academy? Rhetoric and Reality

July 6, 2009
| Five speakers from across Canada made up the first of a four-part panel series held at the Congress of the Humanities to explore the status of equity-seeking groups in today's Canadian Academy.

87:53 minutes (80.49 MB)
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Equity Panel 2 of 4: A Colour-blind Academy? The Status and Experiences of Visible/Non-White Minority Scholars

July 12, 2009
| Anthony Stewart, Aruna Srivastava and Darren Lund headed the second installment of a four-part panel series conducted by the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities.

85:57 minutes (78.72 MB)
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Seeding Change: Linking Youth for Food Sovereignty in Honduras and Canada

July 25, 2009
| On July 2nd, USC Canada presented three young organic farmers from both Canada and Honduras, who shared their experiences and explored the global movement to reclaim control over healthy, local food.

63:27 minutes (58.12 MB)
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Helping Africa to self-sufficiency: How to build math, science and innovation across the continent

August 3, 2009
| Neil Turok, founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, lectures on his school's achievements and the importance of nourishing math and science skills among Africa's youth.

34:16 minutes (31.4 MB)
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Equity Panel 3 of 4: Decolonizing the Academy? The Status of Indigenous Peoples and Scholarship

July 19, 2009
| The Federation Equity Issues Portfolio's third panel discussion featured Joyce Green, Makere Stewart-Harawira and Rauna Kuokkanen, who examined the status of indigenous peoples in Canadian academies.

96:50 minutes (88.67 MB)
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Transforming Media: Social Networks and Citizen Journalism

August 11, 2009
| From the 2009 Congress of the Humanities, Judy Rebick speaks on the cultural movement that has evolved out of mass communication technology, and on the social and political power it allows.

83:36 minutes (76.57 MB)
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Equity Panel 4 of 4 -- 25 Years After: A Retrospective on the Abella Commission and Employment Equity

August 17, 2009
| The final installment of the equity issues panels held at the Congress of the Humanities presented a retrospective look at what progress has been achieved for the equity agenda over the past 25 years.

113:19 minutes (103.77 MB)
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We All Have a Right to the Truth: Surveillance. Detention. Interrogation. Torture. Justice?

August 31, 2009
| On August 26th, Abdullah Almalki, Yavar Hameed and Maureen Webb headed a panel discussion on the abuses of Canadian citizens' civil rights at the hands of our government.

112:31 minutes (103.05 MB)
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Van Jones at Hollyhock (archive)

May 30, 2006
| This is the second in a three-part series of talks from the Social Change Institute, held at Hollyhock on Cortes Island in early May. This time out, Van Jones, an environmentalist, social justice advo

58:05 minutes (26.59 MB)
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Everything you need to know about human rights and the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

September 15, 2009
| At a panel discussion in Ottawa, Colombian human rights lawyer Dora Lucy Arias and trade analyst Gauri Sreenivasan voice insights and concerns regarding the proposed Bill C-23.

81:58 minutes (75.07 MB)
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A feature interview with Gloria Mills

September 22, 2009
| Meagan Perry talks to the union campaigner about her life, her work and what the future holds for the trade union movement.

42:54 minutes (39.3 MB)
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Jim Sinclair at the Yukon NDP Leadership Convention

September 29, 2009
| On September 26th, the President of the BC Federation of Labour gave a rousing speech at the convention in Whitehorse.

34:38 minutes (31.73 MB)
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An evening with Flora Igoki Terah

October 4, 2009
| On September 23, the Kenyan human rights activist stood before an audience at Amnesty House in Ottawa to speak of her political experiences and encounters with electoral violence.

32:32 minutes (29.82 MB)
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Drug policy reform: A feature interview with Libby Davies

October 19, 2009
| The MP for Vancouver East talks to Tariq Jeeroburkhan about the progress of the drug policy reform movement.

22:21 minutes (20.49 MB)
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No reward for greed: Ken Georgetti at the CUPE National Convention

October 29, 2009
| On October 8th in Montreal, the Canadian Labour Congress President called upon governments everywhere to support the people who build their economies.

23:21 minutes (21.4 MB)
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A Strong Public Service for Tough Economic Times: Jack Layton at the CUPE National Convention

November 4, 2009
| In his speech on October 9th, the NDP Leader praised the work of public sector employees and stressed the importance of public services to our economic security.

37:56 minutes (34.76 MB)
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On Palestine and Israel: A Feature Interview with Rev. Denise Yarbrough

November 22, 2009
| Reverend Yarbrough of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York, talks with Tariq Jeeroburkhan about the historical role played by Protestant Christian denominations in the conflict.

16:07 minutes (14.78 MB)
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Armine Yalnizyan: The Regina Manifesto in the 21st Century

December 17, 2009
| The CCPA's chief economist took the stage in Saskatoon to discuss the continuing importance of the historic document to social democracy in Canada.

35:36 minutes (32.63 MB)
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Regina Manifesto, Part 2: Murray Dobbin on the Future of Canadian Democracy

December 23, 2009
| The author, broadcaster and journalist gave his opinion on the document's relevance at an event presented by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in October.

28:27 minutes (26.08 MB)
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Blue Summit: Water is a human right

January 5, 2010
| Maude Barlow discusses how governments are responding to the call for water to be recognized as a universal human right, followed by a discussion with other delegates of the Blue Summit.

32:01 minutes (29.34 MB)
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Blue Summit: Seven reasons water will stay public

January 27, 2010
| As we enter a new decade, Steven Shrybman explains why water activists should be hopeful about the future.

15:50 minutes (14.52 MB)
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Strengthening pensions: The cross-Canada campaign

February 8, 2010
| The Canadian Labour Congress' Joel Harden describes the agenda for action on its "Retirement Security for All" campaign.

17:29 minutes (16.03 MB)
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"Back to Work!": Voices against prorogation

February 2, 2010
| From Ottawa, Whitehorse and Toronto, we hear speeches, statements and songs of protest against the Conservative party's prorogation of Parliament.

17:22 minutes (15.93 MB)