Ohio train chemical disaster hits Ontario

Submitted by waawaaskesh on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 06:15
Another reminder that nation-state borders are an artificial construct
File Ohio chemical train disaster drifts to Canada - Air modelling and Incidents

East Palestine OH, to Canada : Air dispersal models locate the train fallout traveling north of the border, and in Ontario, people and pets are experiencing health impacts, and there's evidence on cars and in snow and even out in the middle of Lake Erie.

This short video documents some of what is happening, while Global News headline declares "Ohio derailed train chemical cloud 'highly unlikely' to impact Canada" and CBC also says "highly unlikely."

What dangers are people and our non-human relatives now being exposed to?

We are human beings: regularization of undocumented people

Submitted by rushmew on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:46
Dignity for all, with freedom to migrate, freedom to stay, and freedom to return.

This is an adapted version of a talk presented at a conference in Montreal in December, 2022

 

“We are human beings”: life a daily challenge for undocumented migrants

The life of non-status people is a challenge every day. We fight to live in dignity, to have a place to live, to eat, and to work.

Without a work permit, it is very difficult to find a job. And if we succeed in finding one, we are often exploited and not even paid the minimum wage. This economic exploitation is taken for granted by the authorities.

Challenging mis- and disinformation about sexual health and rights

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 11:00
Talking Radical Radio

Victoria Romero and Emily Tang are university students and members of the National Youth Advisory Council for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Matthew Johnson is the director of education for MediaSmarts. Scott Neigh interviews them about issues of mis- and disinformation when it comes to sexual health and rights, and about this year’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (or SRH Week) campaign.

Five RCMP Officers Charged in Killing of Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan Man Dale Culver

Submitted by JShantz on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 18:51
Charges against police who kill.
Banner saying, Racism Kills! Defund Police and Prisons

Dale Culver, a 35-year-old Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man and father of three children, was killed by RCMP officers during a brutal arrest on the night of July 18, 2017, in Prince George, British Columbia.  On February 1, 2023, almost six years later, the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced that manslaughter charges have been approved against two of the Prince George RCMP officers responsible.

Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in January 2023

Submitted by JShantz on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 02:41
Police killings in January 2023.
Side of Prince Albert Police car.

At least four people had their lives taken in police actions in January 2023. This includes people who police actively killed, as in a police shooting, or who died through various police actions. In 2022 there were at least 117 police-involved deaths.

In January 2023, one person was shot and killed by Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) police. Two people in crisis died in falls during police actions. One person died with police present.

From police-free schools to policing-free schools

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 10:02
Talking Radical Radio

Hailey Yasmeen Dash and Mae Mason are members of the Asilu Collective, which Dash described as “a grassroots abolitionist collective fighting and organizing for police-free schools, but also policing-free schools, and to eliminate policing culture, infrastructure, and practices in schools across Ottawa.” Scott Neigh interviewed them about the group’s origins, its successful campaign to end the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in Ottawa schools, and its shift to a broader focus on the problem of not just

Hyper-individualism in Toronto’s grassroots basketball community

Submitted by scott.neigh on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 09:07
Junior Cadougan. Photo by Julia Bellini

Junior Cadougan had to leave Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood after his brother was shot five times. Cadougan left ‘The Lanes’ at 15 years old to pursue his hoop dreams in the United States, where he prospered in an era before Canada was known for basketball. He earned a Division 1 scholarship to Marquette University and had a nine-year pro basketball career.

Infrastructure and support for climate justice organizing across Canada

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 10:36
Talking Radical Radio

Jacqueline Lee-Tam is the director of the Climate Justice Organizing Hub and Sara Adams is its anglophone coordinator. Scott Neigh interviews them about the work of the Hub providing supports to grassroots organizers across so-called Canada.

Advocacy for Halifax cyclists

Submitted by scott.neigh on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 10:39
Talking Radical Radio

Peter Zimmer and Camila Fisher are avid cyclists and members of the Halifax Cycling Coalition, an organization committed to making their city safer and all-around better for cycling. Scott Neigh interviews them about the challenges that cyclists face in Halifax and about what the coalition is doing to make things better.

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