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Mining license approved amid wake of violence in Guatemala

After more than two years of delay, the Guatemalan Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM) announced on Wednesday, April 3, that it had approved the exploitation license for Tahoe Resources’ Escobal mine in San Rafael Las Flores, Guatemala.

The Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention: Mali and Haiti

February 22nd episode of Warning Shots

Roger Annis the coordinator for the Canada Haiti Action Network talks with Scott Price on the intervention in Mali. Roger covers the context before the intervention, the present situation in Mali and the parallels to Haiti.

Program summary
00:39-show starts
2:52-introdcution and announcements

Update on Indigenous Struggles

Scott Price interviews John Schertow editor\manager\creator of Intercontinental Cry an online news source on indigenous struggles around the world. John will be discussing the Ainu Maori Exchange, the Yindjibarndi's struggle with FMG in Australia and the Triqui's struggle in Oaxaca Mexico.

Program details
2:51-Show Starts, opening announcements

Demise of CIDA lefts the veil off Canadain aid

Canada's conservative federal goverment announced in it's budget that CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) will be rolled into a new department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. This has sparked some out cry from NGOs, saying that this move limits the independence of development NGOs.

GroundWire News - March 12, 2013 edition

This edition was produced by Erin Hudson at CKUT in Montreal Quebec.

Headlines:

The street never forgets and never forgives; March 17 marks the 17th International Day Against Police Brutality

Porter Airlines, a small airline operating out of Toronto Island’s Billy Bishop Airport is in bargaining with 22 of its workers, who walked off the job mid-January

GroundWire News - February 11, 2013 edition

 

This edition was produced by Erin Hudson at CKUT in Montreal Quebec.

Headlines:

A student-initiated group called the Cops Off Campus Coalition held a forum to discuss the presence of police officers at Toronto’s York University.

LIVE: 11th Annual Homelessness Marathon

The 11th annual Homelessness Marathon is now over. Thanks for tuning in and to all the great wolunteers and staff at CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal and community radio stations across the country. We'll post a link to the archives once we have it.

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Homelessness Marathon: Montreal stream

The 11th annual Homelessness Marathon is now over. Thanks for tuning in and to all the great wolunteers and staff at CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal and community radio stations across the country. We'll post a link to the archives once we have it.

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Grève de faim en Nitassinan: Entrevue avec Jeannette Pilot (partie 2 de 2)

Aniesh Vollant, une jeune militante de la réserve de Uashat, à côté de Sept-Îles, et Jeannette Pilot, une grand-mère aussi de Uashat, sont deux femmes innues qui font présentment une grève de faim. Leur grève a commencé à minuit le 31 décembre.

Grève de faim en Nitassinan: Entrevue avec Aniesh Vollant (partie 1 de 2)

Aniesh Vollant, une jeune militante de la réserve de Uashat, à côté de Sept-Îles, et Jeannette Pilot, une grand mère aussi de Uashat, sont deux femmes innues qui font présentment une grève de faim. Leur grève a commencé à minuit le 31 décembre.

GroundWire News - January 14, 2013 edition

 

Produced at CFRU in Guelph Ontario by Erin Hudson.

First up we look at the Idle No More movement and listen to sounds recorded at demonstrations across the country.