Housing

GroundWire | Housing in the Budget, Fontaine Boushie Protest Camp, International Women's Day

GroundWire Production — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:52:04 +0000

Community Radio News from Coast to Coast to Coast

This episode of GroundWire was produced on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit in Toronto by the GroundWire National Coordination Team, hosted by Omme-Salma Rahemtullah.

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GroundWire | May 8, 2017

GroundWire Production — Wed, 10 May 2017 03:25:48 +0000

Palestinian Dignity Strike, March for Science, Future of First Nations Métis and Inuit broadcasting

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Holmaco First Nations Territory by Volunteers at the Future of First Nations Mé

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GroundWire | March 27, 2017 | Ceremony and healing for Indigenous youth suicides, 5 days for homelessness, and west coast pipelines

GroundWire Production — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:58:10 +0000

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Anishinabe territory in Thunder Bay part of the Robinson Superior Treaty and home of the Fort William First Nation by Carly Forbes.

Headlines

Community forum on police brutality in Montreal | CKUT News

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Tent City Vancouver, #JusticeforAbdiRahman, CRTC dismissal of Commissioner Shoan

GroundWire Production — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:33:10 +0000

This ep

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GroundWire Feb 29 | Homelessness in Canada special episode

GroundWire Production — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 04:45:21 +0000

Community radio news from coast to coast to coast

This episode is GroundWire's contribution to the 14th annual Homelessness Marathon, originally aired across the country on February 23rd/24th.

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GroundWire | February 25, 2015 & March 3, 2015 | Homelessness Marathon Edition

GroundWire Production — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:05:07 +0000

This edition of GroundWire was produced by Ophira Horwitz and Cam Willis on unceded Anishinabe and Haudensaunee territories at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, Ontario.

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Snowbirds after the Storm

David Koch — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:33:59 +0000

In post-crash Florida, Canadians are part of a growing class of landlords

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Corporations and wealthy investors have been buying up the glut of homes repossessed by banks since the subprime mortgage crisis began in the US in 2007, netting bungalows for the price of a pickup truck and then renting them back to locals.

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Régie du lentement

Tim McSorley — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Record wait times at Quebec’s rental board affect low-income tenants

MONTREAL—On a wintry afternoon, housing rights activists and community organizers took their time in protesting through downtown Montreal, taking over an hour to walk just a few city blocks. The February 28 “slow march” ended at the offices of the Régie du logement, Quebec’s rental board, which protestors argue has become paralyzed by rising wait times.

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February in Review

SandraCuffe — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:07:35 +0000

Refugee health, RCMP abuse, liquid uranium and the zombie apocalypse

The movement for sanctuary cities experienced a historic win in Toronto, where City Council strengthened its commitment

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Hip Hop and Media Organizing Against Displacement, Colonization and Gentrification

dawn — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:48:18 +0000

Titre secondaire:

w/Detroit based emcee & activist ** INVINCIBLE ***

Ve Août 7

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Flack Block, W2 Launchpad

Adresse:

157 W Hastings

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

778 885 0040

Hip Hop and Media Organizing Against Displacement, Colonization and GentrificationHip Hop and Media Organizing Against Displacement, Colonization and Gentrification
w/Detroit based emcee & activist ** INVINCIBLE ***

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Friday August 7th. FREE!
Doors: 5:30 pm @ W2 Flack Block Gallery
Address: 157 W Hastings
Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories

Bus tickets and snacks provided
Child-friendly/childcare on site
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104700769846
Invincible on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/invincilana

Invincible will screen and discuss the hybrid docu-music-videos "People
Not Places" featuring Abeer and Suhell Nafar (DAM) and "Locusts" featuring
Finale, both directed by Iqaa the Olivetone. These films will show the
relationship between gentrification and colonization and ways that people
are not only resisting but also developing visionary alternative and
sustainable solutions.

She will also lead a participatory workshop about local organizing
strategies and generating ideas to bring new people and energy into the
local anti-displacement projects in Vancouver and surrounding areas.

Please join us in a rare opportunity with acclaimed and award-winning
artist Invincible, you won't want to miss it! Includes traditional Coast
Salish welcome and presentations by local organizers from Boycott Israeli
Apartheid Campaign, DTES Power to Women Group, and No One Is Illegal.

Presented by No One Is Illegal with the support of W2, Under the Volcano
Festival of Art & Social Change, EMERGENCE Music, Downtown Eastside Power
of Women Group, Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign.

For more information call 778 885 0040 or email noii-van@resist.ca.
Visit: www.nooneisillegal.org

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* About Invincible:

It is truly rare to find an artist like Invincible. Talib Kweli has called

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GroundWire 2009 June 12 Edition

GroundWire — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:02:28 +0000

Grassroots news coverage from coast to coast to coast

GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots independent journalism from the campus community radio sector of Canada.

This is the first bi-weekly edition of GroundWire, thanks to a grant from the Canadian Media Fund.

Presenting the June 12, 2009 Features:

- Akwesasne Mohawks stand off against the Canadian Border Services Agency | Laurin Liu (CKUT)

- Riot police evict squatters at the Autonomous Social Centre in Montreal | David Koch (CKUT)

- Toronto commemorates Injured Workers Day, June 1st | Krisitn Schwartz (CHRY)

- Opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands is on the rise | Chris Albinati (CKUT)

- Alberta continues to debate the controversial Bill 44 | Joe Burima (CJSW)

The following are the Headlines for June 12, 2009:

Stop the Raids campaign launched in Toronto. | Omme Rahemtullah (CHRY)

Montrealers called on the government to bring Abousfian Abdelrazik home. | Andrea Macnevin (CKDU)

We are looking for contributions for our next edition. Interested in participating? email news@ckdu.ca to find out how.

The June 12 edition of GroundWire was produced at the National Campus and Community Radio Conference in Montreal, June 8-13, 2009.

For more information, visit: groundwire.ncra.ca