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This week on rabble radio, we're sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series, hosted on Needs No Introduction. In the last four years, the world's five richest men have doubled their wealth, while five billion people have become poorer. And where it may take over two hundred years to end poverty, we may see our first trillionaire within only ten years. Are inequality, oli...

This week on rabble radio, our Jack Layton Journalism for Change fellow, Madison Edward-Wright sits down with Ted Rutland.  Rutland is an author and associate professor at Concordia University. His latest book, which he co-authored with Maxime Aurélien, is  Out to Defend Ourselves  which shares the history of Montreal's first street gang.  Today on the podcast, Rutland and Edward-Wright discuss Ru...

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: The influence of U.S. politics in Canada.'  In this panel, our guests dissected the explosive world of U.S. politics and discussed the many ways our neighbours south of the border influence Canada.  Our panel featured MP Charlie Angus; senior researcher at the...

This week on rabble radio, we're re-releasing an episode from 2020 in which former rabble radio host Victoria Fenner sat down with Jean Leggett, a game developer from Oakville, ON ​to talk about why diversity and ethical storytelling needs to be encouraged in the gaming world. Jean Leggett is the CEO of One More Story Games .  Note: In 2019, Leggett was a recipient of a scholarship from the Intern...

And just like that, another year has come and gone.  It's become a bit of a tradition here at rabble radio to share a "best of" collection for the last episode of the year – so, if you'll indulge us, for the third year in a row, let's revisit some of our favourite episodes of 2023. Let's dive right in.  2023 at a glance…   Let's start in March, when rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga w...

This week on rabble radio, Nick Seebruch sits down with Dr. Anabela Bonada, manager and research associate at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo. The two talk about COP28, climate anxiety and community action.  Dr. Bonada brings extensive experience and education to the field of climate science.  At the Intact Centre, Dr. Bonada leads and supports research projec...

Continuing our coverage from this year's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, this week Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Meseret Haileyesus to talk about an often overlooked aspect of gender-based violence: financial and economic abuse.  Meseret Haileyesus is an economic justice and health equity advocate, thought leader, businesswoman, philanthropist, change-maker, and entrepr...

This Saturday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This annual, international campaign was started by activists in 1991 to call out and speak up on gender-based violence.  This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch speaks with Andrea Gunraj, the vice president of public engagem...

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: Media accountability and covering Gaza.'  In this panel, our guests analyzed the media coverage the conflict in the Gaza Strip has received. Our panel included Chris Farris Zabaneh, Beisan Zubi, El Jones and Karl Nerenberg. Co-hosted by Robin Browne and Libby...

This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch speaks with Karen Rodman, executive director of Just Peace Advocates. Just Peace Advocates is engaged in advocacy around the protection of human rights of Palestinians and offers advice and support to those engaged in non-violent pro-Palestinian activism. Karen Rodman is a human rights advocate, and serves as executive director of Just Peace A...

This week on rabble radio, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Jade Ho, a labour studies instructor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. The two discuss what is possible for university students when they are given opportunities to learn about –and get involved with– social justice and labour issues in their own communities.  Yi Chien Jade Ho 何宜謙 is a PhD candidate...

Robin Browne joins rabble radio this week to talk about his activist work with the 613-819 Black Hub and his work to address anti-Black racism in Canada.  Browne is an activist and communications professional based in Ottawa, ON. He is also founder of the 613-819 Black Hub, and rabble.ca's Off the Hill co-host, alongside Libby Davies. His blog is The "True" North. Read more from Robin Browne on ra...

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: Why we're in an affordable housing crisis and what to do about it.' In this panel, our guests discussed how such a large-scale housing crisis can exist in such a wealthy country and discuss what needs to be done now to develop affordable accessible housing for...

It's Islamic History Month in Canada.  This week on rabble radio, we're re-releasing an episode of the show in which former host Victoria Fenner sat down with Graeme Truelove, author of: Un-Canadian: Islamophobia in the True North. The two discuss Truelove's inspiration behind the book, Islamic history as a part of Canada's history and more.  Featuring Edward Moll reading excerpts of the book.  Yo...

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we wanted to know: what does true mental health support look like in a workplace?  While we might often think of support in terms of resources and services, might true workplace wellness go deeper than that?  This week on rabble radio, rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sat down with Elizabeth Houlding to talk about wellness in our workpl...

This week on rabble radio, editor Nick Seebruch sits down with CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn to discuss the recent momentum in the labour movement in Canada.  Hahn last joined rabble radio in November last year when CUPE Ontario's negotiations with the Doug Ford government were stalling. CUPE Ontario was demanding better wages, more support services – and the Ford government wasn't budging. Ins...

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: Summer of fire – what's Ottawa got to do with it?' In this panel, our guests discuss the social and environmental impact the wildfires had on Canada this summer, how Canadians can get involved in climate justice and how we can hold the federal government accou...

Today, Friday September 15, a worldwide climate strike is happening. In Canada, people are joining the fight against climate change on Parliament Hill, calling for the government to end the funding of new fossil fuel projects. The strike on Parliament Hill is organized in part by Fridays for Future Ottawa. On rabble radio this week, rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga speaks to Shana Qu...

This week on the show, national politics reporter Scott Martin sits down with Sean Smukler. Sean Smukler is an associate professor in applied biology and soil science at University of British Columbia (UBC) and director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm.  Martin and Smukler discuss the current challenges farmers are facing in Canada due to climate change – and wonder aloud whe...

This week on the show, rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calguay-Casuga sits down with Laura Sullivan, a spokesperson from On2Ottawa.  "We are ordinary Canadians stepping into nonviolent civil disobedience to get urgent government action on the climate crisis, starting with the formation of a permanent, professional national firefighting agency sized to meet the enormity of the crisis.  The climate...

Georgia Kelly sits down with Elsa Perry and Rebekah Hansen of Shelter Movers. Shelter Movers is a Canadian organization which helps survivors of gender-based violence transition to a better, safer life. Shelter Movers collaborates with local businesses and community services who refer clients that have decided to leave an abuser, and have a safer place to go. Shelter Movers makes all the arrangeme...

This week on rabble radio, rabble assistant editor Georgia Kelly sits down with Marva Burnett, national president of ACORN Canada. The two discuss the ways ACORN Canada is committed to achieving livable and affordable housing for all Canadians.  About our guests Burnett is the chair of Scarborough ACORN and the national president of ACORN Canada. She  is also a child care worker and a mother. She...

This week on rabble radio, rabble contributor Doreen Nicoll sits down with David Fancy, a disability advocate and co-founder of the Well Earth Collaborative.  Fancy talks about his own experience with an "invisible" disability and how it affects his life and work, and about co-founding Well Earth Collaborative with Dr. Riina Bray.  About David Fancy David Fancy is a professor in the Department of...

This week on the show, rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Doug Allan, a researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), to discuss the crisis in and surrounding Ontario's healthcare system.   About Doug Allan Doug Allan has been a researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees for over 30 years. He writes the blog Defend Public Healthcare. If you lik...

This week on the show, national politics reporter Scott Martin speaks with Donald Kingsbury to talk about Canada's historic and present relationship with the Organization of American States and foreign policy in South and Central America.  This month, Stuart Savage was appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). Notably, Savage previously served...