November 26, 2009: World AIDS Day

By SPF, on November 26th, 2009%

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

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 Carleton AIDS Awareness Week [9:21] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice

By SPF, on November 19th, 2009%

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

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 Clayton Thomas-Muller [11:03] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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November 20, 2008: Organizing For Justice

By SPF, on November 20th, 2008%

Canada has abolished capital punishment – so why should Canadians get involved with international efforts to end it? Matt Street spoke with Aubrey Harris, the Canadian coordinator of Amnesty International’s campaign to end the death penalty.

Then Greg Macdougall joined us in the studio to talk about Organizing for Justice, a three-day conference on . . . → Read More: November 20, 2008: Organizing For Justice

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