GroundWire

GroundWire Episode May 6, 2012

This episode of GroundWire is hosted and produced by Joel Barde and Tara Landsley at CJSF Radio 90.1 FM at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC. The episode editor is Bea Bernhausen.

Headlines:

The Marpole Midden development and the Musqueam Nation | Catherine Fisher CJLY

The mock trials of the Athabasca Tar Sands, an interview with Polly Higgins | Tara Landsley, CJSF

Opposition against the dismantling long gun registry| Joel Barde, CJSF

Vote Moving | Frieda Werden, CJSF

Features:

Vancouver downtown east side, gentrification and displacement | Nick Pannu, CJSF

Lakehead Univ. students block removal of their power | Jason Wellwood, CILU

May Day celebrations in Canada | Narrated by Leanne Arnison, interviews by Aaron Lakoff, CKUT

Vancouver Inter-cultural orchestra's 10 year anniversary | Elizabeth Bae, CJSF

Community Radio Report:

Stations celebrate Record Store Day | Jordon Mitchell, CJSF

Music:

Youtube video of Rin playing "Union maid" on Mayday in Vancouver, BC

Thanks to Bea Bernhausen, Frieda Werden, Aaron Lakoff, Marie-Eve Lamy, Shelley Bird, Nahed Mansour, Moshe Benberg, Mark Armanini, Melanie Thompson, and Clayoquotwren.

To listen you can follow: http://www.radio4all.net/files/groundwireprod@gmail.com/4066-1--FINAL-may6-GWIRE-29_33-192kbps%281%29.mp3

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April 8th episode of GroundWire produced by Kootenay Coop Radio in Nelson, BC, on Sinixt Traditional Territory

Headlines: Kamloops BC holds first Pride Parade (Catherine Fisher CJLY); Unemployment numbers up in BC (Joel Barde CJSF)

Features: Occupation of MP offices on Refugee Rights Day (April 4th) (Carly Forbes CFRU/John Bonnar rabble.ca); Civil Lawsuit brought against the Western Canada Wilderness Committee by Taseko Mines (Redeye Collective/Catherine Fisher CJLY); Decision by Ontario Court of Appeal in Bedford Case (Carly Forbes CFRU); Sinixt Nation comments on proposed changes to Federal Fisheries Act (Catherine Fisher CJLY)

Community Radio Report: Myke Atkinson, new station manager at CJSW in Calgary, Alberta (Catherine Fisher CJLY)

Music by Faith Nolan, Buffy St. Marie

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This episode is hosted and produced by Leanne Arnison and Carla Greene at CKUT in Montreal, QC.

Headlines:

Anti-police brutality march in Montreal | Aaron Lakoff, CKUT

Voices of opposition to Quebec's Plan Nord | Christian Labrecque, CKUT

Features:

Opposition of the Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort development by the Sinixt First Nations of BC | Catherine Fisher, CJLY

An interview with Radio Resistencia's Felix Molina and Canada's support of mining laws in Honduras| Jen Bieber, CKUT

A pro-choice rally to mark International Women's Day in Montreal | Trevor Chow-Fraser, CFRU

Voices of the Quebec student strike | David Tacium, CKUT

Community radio report:

Interview with Prison Radio's Dee LeCompte | Carly Forbes and Shabina Lafleur-Gangji, CFRU

Music by Ariane Moffart

GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association see: http://groundwire.ncra.ca To contribute to an edition or sponsor GroundWire, email: groundwireprod@gmail.com

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This episode of GroundWire is produced and hosted by Fraser MacPerson at CFRC in Kingston, ON.

Headlines:

The resignation of the Pickton inquiry lawyer, Robyn Gervais | Joel Barde, Vancouver, BC.

Anti-war and Peace Activists Take Action Against a Military Strike on Iran | Fraser MacPherson, CFRC, Kingston, ON

Student Strikes Gain Strength and Face Police Backlash in Quebec | Leanne Arnison, CKUT, Montreal, QC.

Features:

Israeli Apartheid Week Events Organized at Campuses and Cities Across Canada | Fraser MacPherson, Anoosh Noorizadeh Kollou, and Kym Nacita, CFRC, Kingston ON and Leanne Arnison, CKUT, Montreal QC

Policing and Imprisoning the Poor| Peter Driftmier, CFRO, Vancouver BC

KI First Nation Resists Exploration and Prospecting of Gods Lake Resources Gold Mining Company on Sacred Land | Cindy Gao, Fraser MacPherson, Manya Singh, Cassie Fawcett, CFRC, Kingston ON

Music By: Vivek Shraya Credits: Carla Green, Leanne Arnison, Peter Driftmier, Joel Barde, Courtney Kirkby, Cindy Gao, Cassie Fawcett, Manya Singh, Anoosh Noorizadeh Kollou, Kym Nacita, featuring files from RedEye Radio.

GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association see: http://groundwire.ncra.ca To contribute to an edition or sponsor GroundWire, email: groundwireprod@gmail.com

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GroundWire February 13th-26th 2012 Murdered Women, Missing Justice

Headlines: Double standard for BC government's forestry practices |Joel Barde, Vancouver, BC.

Mohammed Zidek Mahjoub still living with State Suveillance after 12 years seeks to have charges tossed out | Leanne Arnison, CKUT, Montreal, QC.

Features:

No Justice in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry | Gunargie O'Sullivan CJSF, Vancouver BC and Lauren Emily Oxford, Vancouver Media Coop

February 14th Annual Rally and March for Missing and Murdered Women: a call for a UN inquiry | Off the Hour, CKUT, Montreal

Vancouver Arts Alliance speaks out against lack of government funding for the arts | Joel Barde, Vancouver BC

Community Radio Report: Interview with Frieda Werden about WINGS (Women's International News Gathering Service) | Tara Landsley, CJSF, Vancouver BC

Hosted and Produced by: Carly Forbes Music By: Rae Spoon Credits: Gunargie O'Sullivan, Off the Hour (CKUT News), Lauren Emily Oxford GroundWire Production Team: Joel Barde, Leanne Arnison, and Tara Landsley GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association see: http://groundwire.ncra.ca To contribute to an edition or sponsor GroundWire, email: groundwireprod@gmail.com

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This episode of GroundWire is produced by Jordan MacDonald at CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Headlines: Say no to CSIS | Joel Barde BC police complaint commission challenges B.C. supreme court order | Joel Barde

Features:

Mental health and creativity | Bobby Ogilvie, CHSR

The lack of access to abortion on Prince Edward Island, An interview with Bronwyn Rodd of the PEI Reproductive Rights Organization | Leanne Arnison and Lindsay Beattie, CKUT

An interview with Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) professor Max Haiven on the value of art schools | Candice Mooers, CHSR

Community Radio Report:

McGill University Administration's rejection of CKUT's referendum question | Leanne Arnison, CKUT

Music:

Shelter for my Strength | Live how you Live Global Empires Fall | Slyde

To listen follow: http://www.radio4all.net/files/groundwireprod@gmail.com/4066-1-Groundwire_Feb_12final.mp3

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GroundWire January 29th -CKUW Description: This episode of GroundWire was produced at CKUW, in Winnipeg, MB.Headlines: Provincial Day of Action against "fracking" in Nova Scotia |David Parker, CKDU, Halifax, NS. CAW workers block a locomotive in solidarity with the lockout of Electromotive Canada workers. | Ed Von Anderkaas, CHRW Hunger striking migrants denied medical care at the Niagara detention centre. | Carly Forbes, audio provided by Julian Anderson Cronyism in the BC government| Joel Barde, Vancouver, BC. Features: Resistance to the Enbridge pipeline as the government begins a hearing on the Northern Gateway project | Ed Von Anderkaas, CHRW, London On. Resistance to sharing Winnipeg's water and Sewers with neighbouring munipalities | Micheal Welch, CKUW, Winnipeg, MB. Karla Ramirez, a whistle blower has her refugee application denied. |KP Wee, CJSF, Burnaby, BC. Community Radio Report: The Annual Homelessness Marathon. | Leanne Arnison and Aaron Lakoff, CKUT, Montreal, QC.

Host(s): Featured Speakers/Guests: Music By: The Noble Thieves and The Crooked Brothers Produced by: Scott Price, Micheal Welch, and Carly Forbes Hosted by: Ify Idigbe and Jordan Poitras

To listen: http://www.radio4all.net/files/groundwireprod@gmail.com/4066-1-GW_CKUW_mixdown.mp3

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GroundWire Community Radio News: Jan. 16th | Condo Development No-Go, Jasper Park privatized, and homeless death in Montreal

This week's edition was produced at CKDU in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Headlines

G20 co-accused receives 16 months in prison. | CKDU News Collective Nak'azdli blockades highway 27 for increased safety. | CKDU News Collective Journalist and whistleblower faces deportation to Mexico. | CKDU News Collective Clinic closures in interior BC. Catherine Fisher | CJLY, Nelson BC.

The Features

Halifax's North End protests city council decision to allow development on school site. Marrilee Wilson and Martin White | CKDU, Halifax NS. A portion of Jasper National Park may be privately developed by US firm. Leanne Arnison | CKUT, Montreal QC. 34 year old homeless man Farshad Mohammadi shot and killed by Montreal Police. Aaron Lakoff | CKUT, Montreal QC. Modern day slavery in Canada: an excerpt from an audio documentary. Paul Daniel | VoicePrint.

Community Radio Report

Recent decision by FCC in the US shows that Low Power FM is not a threat for commercial broadcasters. Laura Fuchs | CKUT, Montreal, QC.   Hosted by: Melissa Albiani and Gianna Lauren Thanks to Leanne Arnison, Paul Daniel, Aaron Lakoff, Marrilee Wilson, Martin White, Catherine Fisher, Laura Fuchs, Courtney Kirkby, and Carly Forbes.  Music by Charlotte Cornfield and Long Weekends.

GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association seehttp://groundwire.ncra.ca To contribute to an edition or sponsor GroundWire, email groundwireprod@gmail.com

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Features: Modern Slavery In Canada And The World by Accessible Media Inc

UN inquiry into missing and murdered women by Aaron Lakoff of CKUT Montreal Occupy Nelson by Marya Folinsbee and Aaron Pickett of CJLY in Nelson.

Community Radio reporting was contributed by Terry Brennan of CJLY Nelson ("Sounds Cooperative initiative") and Sandra Johnstone of CHLY Nanaimo ("Cortes Community Radio").

Music by L'Al (Song: Where we belong, Album: Deportation), Great Uncles of the Revolution (Song: Stockholm, Album: Stand Up!), and Robert Minden and Carla Hallett (incidental music from "Terra Cotta" and "Lullaby" from album "Are You Now".

Host(s): Catherine Fisher and Anneke Rosch Featured Speakers/Guests:

Credits: Aaron Lakoff, Accessible Media Inc, Aaron Pickett and Marya Folinsbee, Sandra Johnstone, Terry Brennan

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This edition was produced by Leanne Arnison at CKUT in Montreal, QC.

Headlines:

Occupy Vancouver Port | Joel Barde

Abousfian Abdelrazik | Ray Corkum, ckut

Community Radio Report:

Homelessness Marathon | Aaron Lakoff, ckut

Music:

Cris Derkson | "Smile at me"

Features:

Climate change conference in Durban | Verena Uttner, ckut

Drugs, Raid on Guelph Compassionate club, and Police misconduct | MaryCarl Guiao

Canada's failure to regulate environmental standards on Metro's Iona Sewage Facility | Leanne Arnison, ckut

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