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Rabble.ca - Redeye

On the issues of the day - political, social and cultural - Redeye digs deeper. Open your ears to alternative voices. Hear incisive and challenging interwith activists and progressive thinkers. Produced by an independent media collective, broadcasting over 25 years on Vancouver Cooperative Radio.

A tribute to 20 years of on-air activism

In this documentary, you'll hear long-time Redeye host Peter Royce in conversation with Michael Shermer, Joanna Michal, Hope Shand and Wendy Pedersen. Peter was a regular host on Redeye from the late 1980s until December 2008 when worsening health ...
21 hours ago

Remembering Peter Royce

Long-time host and collective member Peter Royce died on November 4. Mordecai Briemberg reads this appreciation of Peter on behalf of the Redeye collective. Share your memories of Peter and read what others have to say about him here.  
2 days ago

Remembering Peter Royce

Long-time host and collective member Peter Royce died on November 4. Mordecai Briemberg reads this appreciation of Peter on behalf of the Redeye collective. Share your memories of Peter and read what others have to say about him here.  
2 days ago

How to get yourself barred from the Internet

Canadian officials are in negotiating a copyright treaty behind closed doors that could result in familes being barred from going online for a year if someone in the household is suspected of illegal downloads. It's called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade ...
5 days ago

Identifying toxins in cosmetics and household products

In October 2008, baby bottles containing the chemical bisphenol A were banned in Canada. However many other products contain suspected toxins. We speak with of Janelle Witzel, Toxin Nation project coordinator at Environmental Defence. To find out more ...
6 days ago

Water concerns stall Garibaldi at Squamish ski resort plans

Developers' plans for water supply to over five thousand housing units on Brohm Ridge have been called into question by the Environmental Assessment Office. Both the EAO and Squamish Council are concerned about the effects on fish and wildlife of taking ...
6 days ago

Ambulance paramedics say Olympics behind back-to-work bill

On Nov 7, the B.C. government legislated ambulance paramedics back to work after seven months on strike. On Nov 3, the union had released excerpts of a document from VANOC asking the employer to guarantee undisrupted ambulance service during the ...
6 days ago

Afghan war spreading, resistance growing

Derrick O'Keefe, editor of rabble.ca, talks about Hamid Karzai and corruption, the spreading war in the region and resistance among soldiers. To find out more about Redeye, check out our website.  
6 days ago

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

The average American spends 6 hours a week shopping but only 40 a week playing with their children. John de Graaf says these are the symptoms of a malaise called affluenza. De Graaf is one of the people behind a movie, a book and a website exploring the ...
2 weeks ago

Social enterprise: a business that gives back

Many non-profit organizations run businesses that make money and create social value. David LePage explains how it works. LePage is the program manager at Enterprising Non-Profits. This podcast is one of a series on the theme of shopping and ...
3 weeks ago

What's wrong with the Red campaign

Ben Davis says shopping and giving to charity aren't a good mix. Davis is the creator of the world's first open-source brand. We talk with him about consumerism, marketing and the Red campaign. This podcast is one of a series on the theme of shopping and ...
3 weeks ago

Campaigning for a commercial-free childhood

Dr. Susan Linn says that we need to protect our children from corporations that aim to limit their imaginations. Her most recent book is The Case for Make Believe. This podcast is one of a series on the theme of shopping and consumerism. To find out more ...
3 weeks ago

Tories trying to push through Canada-Colombia FTA

A bill to implement Canada's free trade agreement with Colombia is on the order paper for this session of Parliament. Activists believe the bill can be defeated. We spoke with independent journalist Dawn Paley on October 10, nine days before the bill ...
3 weeks ago

Literary organizations in B.C. facing major funding cuts

The organizations that support B.C. book and magazine publishers have lost a large percentage of their funding as has BC BookWorld newspaper. We speak with Alan Twigg, editor of BC Bookworld for the past 21 years. To find out more about Redeye, check out ...
3 weeks ago

Pipeline sabotage in B.C.

Since October 2008, six explosions have damaged sour gas pipelines in the Tomslake area in the province of British Columbia. The pipeline are owned by Calgary-based EnCana Energy. The company is now offering a million-dollar to anyone who can track down ...
3 weeks ago

Olympic Industry resistance

In her latest book, Professor Helen Lenskyj examines the threat posed by the Olympics to the basic civil rights of residents of host cities. She particularly focuses on the loss of free speech and the criminilization of poverty that accompany the Games ...
4 weeks ago

A history of Palestinian political organizing: part 2

Toufic Haddad is an American-Palestinian based in Bethlehem. He is a researcher for the Palestinian organization BADIL and a journalist for the on-line newspaper Faster Times. Haddad speaks with Mordecai Briemberg about the history of organizing efforts ...
4 weeks ago

Eye-witness account of resistance and repression in Honduras

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile following a military coup in June. He staged a return to Honduras on September 21. Thousands of Hondurans defied the coup regime's orders and gathered in front of the Brazilian embassy in ...
1 month ago

Locking up the homeless for the Winter Olympics

The B.C. Civil Liberties was leaked a government document detailing plans to detain homeless people against their will during severe weather. BCCLA executive director David Eby says it's a plan to get the homeless off the streets during the Olympics in ...
1 month ago