GroundWire September 1, 2014

Sep 2, 2014

GroundWire September 1, 2014

This week GroundWire was produced on unceded Coast Salish Territory  at CJSF in Burnaby by Maegan Thomas.

 

Headlines:

Comments from Maude Barlow shed light on recent leak of the CETA agreement | Maegan Thomas, CJSF with files from Frieda Werden

Students organize against the dissemination of racist propaganda and York Univeristy | Haseena Manek, CHRY

The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre supports PEERS senate submission opposing Bill C-36 | Maegan Thomas, CJSF

An Alternative Media Movement Assembly took place at the People's Social Forum in Ottawa | Gretchen King, CKUT

 

Features:

Kinnie Starr, artist, and Caleb Behn, a BC Environmental and Sustainability lawyer from the E Cho Dene/Dunne Za Nations, speak out against fracking | Shelley Gummeson, CFBX

Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park Tent City occupation continues to draw attention to failure of city to provide housing | Maegan Thomas, CJSF

In July Unist’ot’en hosted a summer action camp; an excerpt from an upcoming documentary | Liz McArthur, CFUV

 

Community Radio Report:

Voices from CJSF's Kids Camp | Maegan Thomas, CJSF

Thank you to contributors:

Maegan Thomas, Gretchen King, Shelley Gummeson, Liz McArthur and Haseena Manek

We also Thank:

Omme-Salma Rahemtulla, Carly Forbes, Ophira Horowitz, Rachel Swatek, Frieda Werden and Peggy Lam