Parc Oxygen | Mining InJustice | Radio Free Palestine

Program Title: GroundWire May 25-June6
Description: Headlines:

-Common Front for Housing Rights in Nova Scotia says housing is one of the most pressing issues in the city (David Parker |CKDU, Halifax)

-The Association for Research on Mothering has been closed by York University. But its members vow to keep their work going with a new project called The Mothering Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (Jacky Harrison | CHRY, Toronto)

-Despite protests, Indigo CEO Heather Reisman did receive an honorary degree at Mount Allison University. (Omme Rahemtullah with files from the Canadian University Press and Noah Kowalski of The Argosy newspaper.)

-Monday, May 17th was the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. An amendment to the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Federal Bill C-839 could mean change for the Trans community. (Anabel Khoo | CHRY)

Features:

-Montreal's Parc Oxygen is threatened by developers. (Annik Babinski | CKUT, MOntreal)

-A montage of highlights from Radio Free Palestine. (see http://www.imemc.org/index.php?obj_id=2216)

-Community organizers and representatives from affected communities converged at this year's "Mining (in)Justice" conference in Toronto. (Anabel Khoo | CHRY, Toronto)

Community Radio Report

-On April 24th, volunteers and staff from six community radio stations in the Southern Interior came together in Nelson, BC for the first annual Regional Community Radio Conference. (Catherine Fisher, CJLY in Nelson B.C)

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This edition hosted by Luca Capone. Production by CHRY Toronto and Radio Lillooet

Music by Shadia Mansour and Bob Wiseman

Headlines by Omme Rahemtullah, Anabel Khoo, Frieda Werden, David Parker. We thank contributors from CJLY, CKUT, CHRY, CKDU.

Host(s): Luca Capone
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