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December 6 Global Citizenship: Carol Hunsberger interviewed Carleton professor Patricia Ballamingie about the responsibilities and opportunities that come with the idea of global citizenship, including ways in which students can develop as global citizens during their university years. Pub geography: Matt Street took us on a tour of some of his favourite establishments, introducing . . . → Read More: December 6, 13, 20, 2007: Global Citizenship On this show we heard a feature by new contributor Allyson Quinlan about the work of the Resilience Alliance, which is an international group of researchers dedicated to studying resilience in socio-economic systems as the basis of sustainability. She spoke with two members of this group about how their work relates to climate policy . . . → Read More: November 29, 2007: The Resilience Alliance This week on the show, Ashleigh Grange interviewed Diane Falvey about the reality and the possibilities of permaculture, both in Canada an internationally. Diane will be speaking at the “Power of Community” event tonight at the main branch of the Ottawa Library from 7-9 pm, hosted by the Sierra Club. Ever found yourself in . . . → Read More: November 15, 2007: Toward Sustainable Living Our first guest was Naser al-Ardah from Relief International, who is the organization’s Regional Program Development Director for the Middle East and North Africa. Naser discussed the potential for a women’s microfinance program in the West Bank to contribute to greater economic stability, social networking and a stronger social structure in an area that . . . → Read More: November 8, 2007: Growing Local Resources Thanks to all who donated to the CKCU funding drive! Thanks to the generosity of listeners like you, the station surpassed its goal of $107,000 by raising over $112,000. If you missed the funding drive but still want to support community radio in Ottawa, you can make a secure online donation anytime by visiting . . . → Read More: October 25, November 1, 2007: Funding Drive From energy reclamation to Swedish recycling solutions, Paul Martin gave Matt the down and dirty on innovative waste management policies and practices as they were discussed at the recent Air and Waste Management Association conference. To learn about how we can divert more waste from landfill sites, visit the Waste Diversion Ontario website. October . . . → Read More: October 18, 2007: Waste Management & Make Poverty History If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again – is this the strategy of the United States in Iran? While critics and commentators tackle the US war in Iraq hoping to find a workable solution to political stability and ethnic violence, recent pronouncements by US officials have been racheting up the pressure . . . → Read More: October 11, 2007: Church And State Safety has a major effect on the way we perceive our urban spaces. Often youth are identified as a safety problem in a community; however, youth are very much a part of the community and have safety concerns themselves. In this segment Matt Street talked with Leonore Evans, a graduate student at Carleton, about . . . → Read More: October 4, 2007: Act Locally Two features this week dealt with ideas that can change our outlook on life. First, Brittany Boychuk speaks with Mike Nickerson, the author of Life, Money and Illusion: Living on Earth as if we want to stay. They discuss problems with our market-driven economy and current societal focus on money, as well as positive . . . → Read More: September 20, 2007: Change Your Mind Here in Canada we often have the misconception that we have virtually unlimited amounts of water. We don’t usually think about the processes that go on in order to get the water to our homes, and we certainly don’t think about what happens to it after it goes down the drain. Unfortunately, almost everything . . . → Read More: August 23, 2007: Summer In A Jar |
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