Spaces, Places and Faces

Geography and Environmental Studies Radio on CKCU-FM, Ottawa, Ontario

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November 26, 2009 – World AIDS Day

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments

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 her research [...]

 
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Tags: Africa · Health · International development

November 19, 2009 – Voter representation and environmental justice

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments

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, we heard [...]

 
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Tags: Climate · Nature · Politics · Social justice

November 20, 2008 – Organizing for Justice

November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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 strategies and [...]

 
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Tags: Social justice