Headlines

  • Junior Manon died unjustly at the hands of Toronto Police, said witnesses and family at a rally held outside the office where his autopsy will be performed (Steve Da Silva | Radio Basics, Toronto)
  • In Toronto, calls to suspend city funding to Pride centered on criticisms of the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (Alyssa Tutay and Omme Salma Rahemtullah | CHRY Toronto)
  • Workers from migrant, refugee, newcomer communities denounced Federal changes to the immigration and refugee system. In Toronto, No One Is Illegal organized a May Day of Action on migrant workers' rights (Candace Mooers | CHRY Toronto)
  • Art and labour intersected at the MayWorks Festival in Kingston (Sonja Grgar | CFRC Kingston)
  • Agricultural workers won a victory recently in Quebec, making a bold first step towards unionization (CKUT Montreal)

Features

  • Economist, columnist and unionist Jim Stamford on why labour unions are part of a healthy economy (provided by Voiceprint's Catherine MacDonald and Paul Daniels)
  • Filipina women's' groups from across Canada met recently in Montréal to expose the unfair and exploitative clauses in the Live-In Caregiver Program, which overwhelming affects women from the Philippines. GroundWire spoke to Filipina feminist, author and human rights activist Ninotchka Rosca. (Algeria Imperial | CJSF Burnaby)
  • British Columbia is a province with a reputation for arts, film and television investment. Those who make their daily bread from arts and entertainment were left scratching heads when a recent round of Provincial funding cuts targeted the Arts. GroundWire spoke to politicians Spencer Herbert and James Moore, as well as actor Mackenzie Gray, about how funding Art organizations makes good business sense. (Nick Pannu)
  • Quebec's Bill 94 to ban the Naqab has ignited national debate. In Kingston Professor Dana Olwan organized a panel discussion to break down the political motivations behind the divisive proposal. (Kavita B and Sonya Gregar | CFRC Kingston)

Community Radio Report

From St.John's Newfoundland, Sarah Feldbloom brings us the voices of women engaged through radio and arts workshops that she facilitated at the Love of Learning drop-in centre and CHMR Radio.

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Hosting & production: Christopher Currie, Kavita Bee, Sonja Gregar at CFRC in Kingston.

Music: Steve Reed and You Say Party! We Say Die!

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