Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Black Mask interviews Cynthia about her organizing with Breakthrough Mamas in Vancouver. Cynthia provides excellent analysis and suggestions for building intergenerational movements, and parent and child-led organizing. She discusses methods for organizing with mothers and children as well as the practicalities of being a revolutionary mother.
Discussion stems from her article in Left Turn:
http://www.leftturn.org/towards-a-multigenerational-ideal
Thursday, March 24, 2011
An interview with ARA Calgary organizer Jason Devine on the recent success ARA Calgary had in squashing a neo-nazi rally in that city's downtown on March 19, 2011. Devine also speaks about the aftermath of his survival of a violent home invasion carried out by Calgary nazis against him and his family and gives listeners a snapshot of what anti-racist organizing looks like in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
An interview with Canadian Union of Postal Workers Winnipeg Local 856 Vice President, Marc Roy, and shop steward Darren Steinhoff on recent direct actions taken by postal workers in Local 856 to make gains in their workplace.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A talk given by Grahame Russell of the group Rights Action on Canadian mining in Guatemala and Honduras. It was given at the University of Winnipeg in October of 2009, recorded by Les Sabiston, and edited for length by Macho Philipovich.
The second segment of this talk references a video of violent evictions of indigenous people from their homes in Guatemala in 2007 by Canadian mining company Skye Resources.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Nina Amrov, a Palestinian-Canadian and member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights, on reflections nearly one year after the Gaza massacre. Nina reflects on the emotions of the Palestinian diaspora, as well as the re-galvanization of the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli Apartheid.
Produced for CKUT radio by Aaron Lakoff.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
In Part 2 of a two part interview with Billy Bragg, Billy and Pete tackle issues that confront musicians today, including copyright, relationships with record labels, booking agents and managers. They speak candidly of their personal experiences in the Music Industry and the strong bonds they formed with each other over their 25 years working together. The first part aired last week.
Billy explains how he, Pete, and other prominent British Musicians developed the Featured Artist Coalition (FAC) to help Musicians protect their rights to their own art. Billy also explains his "Jail Guitar Doors" music education project for prisoners, and the responsibility of rehabilitation of people convicted and imprisoned by the State.
His work with Jail Guitar Doors, named after a song written by The Clash, has spread across England and helped provide an outlet for prisoners and their experiences inside.
Produced by The Winnipeg Folk Festival, CKUW 95.9FM, and Black Mask: The Frequency of Resistance. Recorded by Cass Elliot and Ethan Osland. Edited by Ethan Osland.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
On November 27th, legendary musician and activist Billy Bragg sat down with Ethan Osland from Black Mask to talk about Billy's songwriting, his musical passion, and the many projects he is currently involved in. They were joined by Pete Jenner, Billy's longtime Manager, who has also worked with Pink Floyd, the Clash and many other socially relevant artists.
Part 1 finds Billy talking in-depth about his inspirations and galvanizing experiences that have impacted his creative process, from love songs to political statements. Also discussed is his active participation in the Folkie tradition of storytelling and songwriting, influenced by Woody Guthrie, Utah Phillips, and many others. He discusses his collaborations with Wilco on the Guthrie-penned Mermaid Avenue Volumes, and what he considers his most important collaboration: working with Pete Jenner.
We are treated to an intimate and candid look into Billy Bragg's inner workings.
Edited by Ethan Osland.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Following on the heels of the murder of Mariano Abarca Roblero in Chiapas, Mexico, an outspoken opponent of Canadian mining company Blackfire, two demonstrations have taken place. He had always said “if anything happens to me, I blame the Canadian mining company Blackfire.”
On Thursday a memorial was held at the Canadian embassy in Mexico, and today demonstrators attended the visit of Canadian Governor-General Michaëlle Jean to Chiapas.
We speak with Pedro Gonzáles of Otros Mundos Chiapas, who attended the demonstrations, about what took place, about Abarca's murder, and about the history of Canadian mining in Chiapas.
REMA, the organization Abarca worked with, has put out a press release on the subject. (Translated into english by Pedro Gonzáles).
The piece includes part of an interview with Mariano Abarca by Tamara Herman in July 2009.
You can see photos of the demonstrations and more information (If you read spanish) at the Otros Mundos site, and Koman Ilel, including an english urgent action letter on Abarca's behalf.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Honduras held presidential, parliamentary, and local elections on Sunday, but most Latin American countries have not recognized the results, since they were carried out under the coup government of Roberto Micheletti, which deposed the elected goverment of Manuel Zelaya on June 28th of this year. Boycotts of the elections were organized, with many Hondurans refusing to refer to them as anything other than "the event".
Tyler Shipley just returned from a week-long delegation to Honduras, where he blogged about his experiences. He spoke to Black Mask about the situation over the phone from Toronto, encouraging Canadians to sign an on-line petition urging Canada not to recognize the elections.
Photo: Tyler Shipley
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Professor Marc H. Ellis — widely recognized as one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of his generation — spoke in Winnipeg this Wednesday on November 18, 2009 at Knox United Church, taking on the hard, moral questions about Jewish and Christian support for the State of Israel.
Sponsored by departments of the University of Manitoba — together with Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), The United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO) and Knox United Church — Dr. Ellis’ Winnipeg speaking engagements (part of a Canada-wide tour) addressed questions and ideas contained in his new book, “Judaism Does Not Equal Israel,” which notes the danger to Judaism in identifying with a nation-state.
Part two of two.
