November 26, 2009: World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day and in this show we discussed issues and initiatives related to HIV/AIDS both far and near.

Our first interview was with May Chazan, a Carleton PhD student and researcher with the Health Economic and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. May talked about . . . → Read More: November 26, 2009: World AIDS Day

 
 

November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice

On today’s show we looked into the geography of voting. Many of us take “one person, one vote” for granted, but Stewart Fast  explained how our votes can make more, or less, of a difference based on where we cast them. He spoke with Andy Blair and Yannick Carrière of Fair Vote Canada.

Then, . . . → Read More: November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice

 
 

November 12, 2009: Alberta Acts on Climate and the Future of the Spirit Bear

This week we covered two western Canadian stories with environmental and social twists. Carol Hunsberger interviewed Greg Powell of ‘Alberta Acts on Climate Change’, a joint initiative of the University of Calgary and the Pembina Institute, on environmental citizenship and action on climate change in a province that often gets sneers on climate and . . . → Read More: November 12, 2009: Alberta Acts on Climate and the Future of the Spirit Bear

 
 

October 29, November 5: Funding Drive

Thank you to everyone who donated to CKCU during the station’s annual funding drive. Because of your generosity, the station reached its goal of raising $109,000. This will provide 1/3 of CKCU’s operating budget for the coming year.

Thanks for supporting campus and community radio!