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Chapter 1 - There were negotiations all weekend long about the house sitting and wether it should be a virtual sitting. Guest: David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent. Chapter 2 - One of the largest mass killings in Canadian history took place in the small community of Portapique over the weekend. We get the latest details out of Eastern Canada. Guest: Sarah Ritchie, Global News Anchor and Reporter in Halifax. Guest: Nicole Munro, Chronicle Herald Journalist Chapter 3 - Today would have been the 4/20 protest rally that takes place at English Bay, but due to the COVID-19 measures the event was cancelled. How many events might be cancelled this year and what can be done? Guest: Laura Ballance, Media Relations with PNE Chapter 4 - Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced on Sunday that the province will be cracking down on those who resell medical supplies with the intent to price gouge the consumer. Chapter 5 - Unifor confirmed what spokesperson Gavin McGarrigle told us warned us about on the show on Friday, the transit agency is looking at layoffs of up to 70%. Guest: Gavin McGarrigle, Western Regional Director of Unifor Chapter 6: Homeless activists arrested after occupying Vancouver elementary school over COVID-19. Guest: Isabel Krupp, Alliance Against Displacement.
This week was our second episode on CFUR 88.7 and the first in our regular time slot of 11am Pacific Time. We had three guests, Isabel Krupp from Red Braid Alliance (formerly Alliance Against Displacement) talking about the special challenges of the unhoused and underhoused during the pandemic and state of emergency. We then talked with Jennifer Neilson, chairperson of the BC Ecosocialist Party about the need for local control during major emergencies and ended up with communications instructor Sam Schecter from Douglas College, looking at the prospects for higher education during the pandemic.
Today's show features Isabel Krupp from Alliance Against Displacement speaking about the housing crisis in BC, its causes and its effects in our first segment. The rest of the show features Scott Moore, a life coach talking about the growth of his profession and attempts to regulate it. Our final segment is an editorial responding to statements made on our show on November 21st and some of my partner's and my personal plans to intervene in the debate over downtown.
They blame for the City of Surrey for losing most of their belongings. Three days last week homeless people living in a tent city along the King George Boulevard were told they had to move off private land onto city land. We've reached out to the city for comment. The nearby Surrey Urban Mission confirms the shelters in the area are full. Guest: Isabel Krupp Member of Alliance Against Displacement
About 90 homeless people set up the Anita Place tent city in May 2017. The camp has been running for nearly two years despite fierce opposition from the council and residents of Maple Ridge, a city in the northeast section of Greater Vancouver. Now the city is going to court to seek an order to dismantle wooden structures on the grounds that they violate fire safety regulations. Ivan Drury is with the Alliance Against Displacement and a long-time supporter of Anita Place tent city.
About 90 homeless people set up the Anita Place tent city in May 2017. The camp has been running for nearly two years despite fierce opposition from the council and residents of Maple Ridge, a city in the northeast section of Greater Vancouver. Now the city is going to court to seek an order to dismantle wooden structures on the grounds that they violate fire safety regulations. Ivan Drury is with the Alliance Against Displacement and a long-time supporter of Anita Place tent city.
Organizers with Alliance Against Displacement share stories about the Schoolhouse Squat as well as DisconTent City and a few other tent cities on unceded Coast Salish territories. We talk about the context of the housing crisis, how homeless indigenous and working class people are organizing to meet their immediate needs for shelter, safety, and community, building a revolutionary political force in the streets, legal and political strategies, resisting isolation and exclusion at the hands of cops and supportive housing organizations, urban indigenous political identity, ongoing state repression from city and provincial governments, community self-defence and care....and more. Donate to support organizers targeted by misogynist harrassment and replace belongings seized by the RCMP. If you're on the facebook, check out: DisconTent City Nanaimo DisconTent city is camp set up to protest the injustices forced upon people experiencing homelessness, and demand affordable housing not shelters! Namegans Nation Saanich Tent City (known as Camp Namegans - we are all one) started in May 2018. On Sept 15, it became Namegans Nation, the first urban reserve in Canada. Anita Place Tent City Maple Ridge (closed group for supporters) Anita Place tent city started May 2nd, 2017 to give homeless people in Maple Ridge a place to stay, a place to be, and a place to be safe… and a place to advocate for the social housing we so desperately need. Music in this episode is Down to Ride by Rapsure Risin, and the artwork is fan art created for the Schoolhouse Squat by Catherine Hart
An anarchist from Brazil fills us in on Bolsonaro, where he came from, and the dangers his presidency poses to social movements. We talk about how it's not just killer cop Van Dyke in Chicago, or sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court—it's the system, and we propose full on ungovernability to render law and order irrelevant. We have roundups on anti-Columbus Day actions, anti-pipeline struggles, and the recent temporary victory at the Hambach Forest. Don't miss our very special interview with one of the demonstrators at the anti-Trump march in Philadelphia, which debuted Gritty as the hot new anti-fascist mascot. Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {October 10, 2018} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Anti-Columbus Day actions and history {0:45} Anti-fascist news {2:58} Gritty {5:05} Anarchists in Brazil on Bolsonaro {7:55} Anarchist art stunts {18:55} 12 years until climate catastrophe {21:05} Temporary victory in the Hambach Forest {26:00} Repression Roundup {27:30} Next Week's News {36:25} Download 29:30 minutes long version. GRITTY! Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers' Bizarre New Mascot, Is Antifa Now Fellow Worker Gritty's Twitter Antifa activists so effectively claimed Gritty as a leftist icon that the Wall Street Journal was forced to publish an anguished op-ed. The most outrageous Gritty meme we've seen yet Upcoming events/opportunities for action: October 13: A unity demonstration against the far right in London, England (contact ldnantifascists@riseup.net for more information) October 15–18: An action camp with Anti-colonial Land Defense in the NW Lake Superior bioregion that is a two-spirit, trans & womxn friendly action camp that prioritizes POC/indigenous comrades (contact allcoloniesareburning@riseup.net for more information) October 19: Benefit punk show for recently released political prisoners in Brooklyn, New York at 8:30 pm in Pine Box Rock Shop October 21: An anti-prison rally at 3 pm, outside the ICPA Conference at the Montréal Marriott Chateau Champlain, near metro Bonaventure Other anarchist material we referenced in this episode: What They Mean When They Say Peace Desert More about far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro: This 13 minute British news special about how Bolsonaro is bolstering homophobia and explicit fascism in Brazil. In Portuguese: Motivos pelos quais o sistema precisa de Bolsonaro - Iniciativa Revolução Universal Brazil: #NotHim Women Protest Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Reddit /Anarchism/ thread about Bolsonaro You can keep up with anarchist efforts in Brazil by following the Kasa Invisivel twitter Ways to support the rent strike at Holgate Manor: Contact Princeton Property Management and let them know what the community thinks of them! Be sure to mention that we can all see their retaliatory tactics, and that they must drop the eviction and STOP TRYING TO BUST THE UNION immediately, make badly needed repairs, and rescind their unaffordable rent increases. You can reach them at 1–800–275–4313, or you can mail their office a letter at 7831 SE Lake Rd #200, Portland, OR 97267. If you have some spare coin, their Strike Fund could still use donations! They'll be using it for legal defense and assistance for tenants who are retaliated against. You can find it here. Stay tuned to the Alliance Against Displacement on Twitter for how to support the arrestees and further organizing to open up safe housing for the homeless in Nanaimo To support María Chavalan Sut in her fight against deportation, check out facebook.com/handsoffmaria Two Hambach Forest defenders have been released, but three are still in jail! To send them messages of support, email abc-rhineland@riseup.net. There's more information about the Spanish prisoner strikes at tokata.info. A support campaign for arrested Water Protector, Rattler. You can also help support him financially through his Paypal. Court support will be needed in the coming months for the Vaughn 17. Two of the rebels are defending themselves pro se and they could use all the support they can get! Email revolutionaryabolitionistmovement@protonmail.com to plug in. Kris Thompson, whose wife was murdered by police and is now facing grave charges to cover it up, needs financial support in her fight for justice! Support the Kris Thompson Legal Fund here. Upcoming anarchist book fairs and gatherings: October 13–14: The anarchist book and propaganda gathering in Santiago, Chile October 12–14: Anarchist tattoo and piercing festival in Pelotas, Brazil October 20–21: Anarchist Festival in London, England November 17–18: The Seattle Anarchist Book Fair November 17–18: The Boston Anarchist Book Fair Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence and in preparation for Hurricane Michael: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Mutual Aid Carrboro NC Solidarity Network Tidewater Solidarity Collective Appalachian Medical Solidarity River City Medic Collective Community Advocacy and Healing Project Operation Airdrop Sales are now OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday greetings to Ferguson uprising prisoner Jermaine Parker: Jermaine Parker #1185800 MECC 18701 Old Highway 66 Pacific, MO 63069 Birthday: October 15 We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.
At the end of July, Burnaby City Council unanimously passed a motion to develop a rental only zoning bylaw. According to Mayor Derek Corrigan, the new rental housing bylaw will allow “the replacement of current rental units” in new towers. But community activists fighting the loss of rental housing say it is too little, too late. We speak with Emily Luba of Alliance Against Displacement.
At the end of July, Burnaby City Council unanimously passed a motion to develop a rental only zoning bylaw. According to Mayor Derek Corrigan, the new rental housing bylaw will allow “the replacement of current rental units” in new towers. But community activists fighting the loss of rental housing say it is too little, too late. We speak with Emily Luba of Alliance Against Displacement.
In episode #199 of Talking Radical Radio (December 21, 2016), Scott Neigh speaks with Herb Varley and Ivan Drury. They are organizers with the Alliance Against Displacement, a British Columbia group that is bringing together struggles across multiple low-income and Indigenous communities in the province, with the aim of helping them become stronger, less isolated, more able to support each other, and more firmly grounded politically. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2016/12/21/trr-alliance_against_displacement/
Guest: Natalie Knight - Alliance Against Displacement