rabble.ca - Redeye
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...