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rabble radio January 18
Women's March Toronto 2017
Women's March on Canada 2018
It's been a year since the women marched to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. A year later, the marches are happening again. Find out what's happening in Canada this weekend.
face2face January 16
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Ann Shin talks about her film 'My Enemy, My Brother'
Ann Shin's film 'My Enemy, My Brother', is an emotional journey of two former enemies who return together to Iran and Iraq many years after the war.
Talking Radical Radio January 16
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A new grassroots student organization emerges out of solidarity with Ontario college faculty
James Fauvelle and Mohammad Ali Aumeer talk about Ontario Students United, a new grassroots organization for students concerned about quality of education at Ontario community colleges.
rabble radio January 11
Image: George Lessard virtually taking a picture of Tim Hortons in Yellowknife
Coffee break with George: Minimum wage, Tim Hortons and cost of living in Canada's North
George Lessard and Victoria Fenner talk about how residents of northern Canada survive on minimum wage (spoiler: Tim Hortons pays more than minimum wage in Yellowknife).
face2face January 9
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Who is the man behind the anti-vaxxer movement?
Miranda Bailey talks to David Peck talk about her film The Pathological Optimist, and the anti-vaxxer movement's chief advocate Dr. Andrew Wakefield.
Talking Radical Radio January 9
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Tenant organizing in Canada's most expensive city
Vancouver Tenants Union members Kell Gerlings and Neil Vokey talk about justice for tenants in an impossibly difficult city for renters.
rabble radio January 4
2018 Start Button
An earful of rabble plans for 2018
Four of our rabble staff members talk about their hopes and plans for the rabble.ca year to come - get a beginning-of-the-year heads up on some of our new ideas.
face2face January 2
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'Great Great Great': A dark comedy about relationships and uncertainty
A deeply relatable portrait of a woman who makes us squirm with discomfort while asking us to love some of the most unlovable parts of ourselves.
Talking Radical Radio January 2
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Decolonizing the arts in Canada
Clayton Windatt talks about how the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective is creating space for Indigenous artists which breaks through barriers created by settler culture.
rabble radio December 21
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Looking for hope at the end of a troubling year
As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists -- Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan.
face2face December 19
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Rolfe Kent talks about creating the score for 'Downsizing'
Film composer Rolfe Kent talks to David Peck talks about creating chemistry through music in his work with Alexander Payne's new film "Downsizing."
Talking Radical Radio December 19
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No children on the no-fly list!
Children often show up on Canada's No Fly List, usually because of mistaken identity. "No Fly List Kids" advocates for changes so families aren't caught up in a maze of errors and mistaken identity.
Asia Pacific Currents December 18
Entrance to Cavite Export Processing Zone - Phillipines
Electronics workers take on company for the right to organize
Export processing zones are areas where union organizing is heavily repressed. Hundreds of mainly women workers in the Philippines are fighting an electronics company for the right to organize.
rabble radio December 14
Meagan Gillmore - rabble.ca's 2017 labour beat intern
Labour is about respect -- rabble.ca's 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
Meagan Gillmore's labour beat internship is ending. She shares her thoughts about Canadian labour in 2017, and what she's learned about people and their relationships to their work.
face2face December 12
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'Undercover Jihadi': Barry Stevens looks at the true story of Mubin Shaikh
Barry Stevens and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his film Undercover Jihadi, gang violence, terrorism, the Toronto 18, oppression and marginalization.
Talking Radical Radio December 12
Courage: Bringing social movements intro party politics
Bringing social movement priorities into party politics
Scott Neigh talks to Samantha from "Courage," an organization to bring social movement priorities into electoral politics and pull the NDP to the left.
Asia Pacific Currents December 11
Inside the Seoul subway -- Wikipedia
Seoul metro workers want workplace conditions to go in a different direction
Workers in South Korea have managed to overcome the offensives against them in the last few years, and metro employees are the latest group to take industrial action.
Needs No Introduction December 6
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Media Democracy Day 2017: Solutions-Focused Media Showcase
Six-minute answers to the question, "Can society fix itself?" A collection of ideas from solutions-focused B.C. media-makers.
face2face December 5
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Do Donkeys Act? A new film explores the reputation of donkeys, and disputes the notion that they're 'dumb asses'
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon talk about the wisdom of donkeys, animals as sentient beings, and why we all might need a break from humans sometimes.
Talking Radical Radio December 5
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Building a student movement to end campus sexual violence
Jade Cooligan Pang talks about the work of "Our Turn" to mobilize students against sexual violence on campuses across Canada.
Asia Pacific Currents December 1
Australia oil and gas infrastructure - Wikipedia
Gas workers in south eastern Australia still fighting after five months
In the last few years, global energy companies have launched an offensive against workers in Australia to slash wages and conditions. Esso workers in Longford, SE Australia are resisting,
face2face November 29
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Can we ever have fusion power? Mila Aung Thwin talks about his film 'Let There Be Light'
Mila and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film "Let There Be Light," fusion energy, yeast excrement, plasma physics, Don Quixote and why science is about getting things wrong.
Needs No Introduction November 29
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'Writing as Resistance' - Chris Hedges speaks about the role of writers and artists in social change
A talk from the Precarious: ArtsWORK Festival in Peterborough
Asia Pacific Currents November 29
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South Korean workers fighting for their rights
While South Korean workers had a win with the impeachment of the former President Park, they are still facing many issues, including the continued imprisonment of KCTU leader Han Sang-gyun.
Needs No Introduction November 23
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Solutions media - Navigating complex issues and viewpoints
Media Democracy Day Keynote speech with Darin Barney and Angela Sterritt
face2face November 22
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Why are we so uncomfortable with change? Amanda Lang talks about 'The Beauty of Discomfort'
Amanda Lang talks about her new book "The Beauty of Discomfort," meaning, addiction-based science, head to toe joy, change that we choose and why curiosity drives progress.
face2face November 21
Don't Talk to Irene - Pat Mills talks about his new film about fitting in
Pat Mills & Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Don’t Talk To Irene, gender disparity, bullying, random ideas, freedom & non-conformity and why Geena Davis portraying God is important.
Talking Radical Radio November 21
Learning from political prisoners and awakening resistance in Canada
Scott Neigh talks to organizers of the 2018 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar, and its theme of "Awakening Resistance."
Asia Pacific Currents November 21
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Fighting against trade union repression
The Global Day of Action against trade union repression gives workers around the world a chance to stand in solidarity with each other and against repression.
rabble radio November 16
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Precarious work -- not just a problem for artists anymore
Kate Story, co-organizer of the Peterborough ArtsWORK Festival, talks to Victoria Fenner about what precarious workers can learn from artists

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