This episode of GroundWire was produced on Anishinaabe territory in Thunder Bay by Carly Forbes at CILU
Headlines:
The United Nations has released a report about the erosion of human rights protections under the Harper government | Catherine Fisher, CJLY with files from the Redeye Collective, Vancouver Coop Radio
Rachel Zellars has launched a petition to remove the N-word from 11 landmarks in Quebec | Salomé Parent, CKUT
Features:
Immigration detainees imprisoned in the Central North Correctional Centre in Lindsey,Ontario have launched a petition calling for a coroner's investigation into the death of Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan | Sheila Ferrando, CKUT
Lax Kw’alaams First Nations community members are asserting their Aboriginal rights and title in response to the proposed Pacific Northwest LNG project on Lelu island | Gunargie O'Sullivan, Vancouver Coop Radio
Grassy Narrows announced a state of emergency due to unsafe drinking water on August 27th | Gunargie O'Sullivan, Vancouver Coop Radio
Community Radio Report:
A community media convergence is taking place in Ottawa November 22-24 bringing together community media practitioners from radio, television, gaming and online platforms | Jessica Wind, CKCU
Hosted by Mat Wilush and Katie Cvitkovitch
Music this week was by Nick Sherman
We also thank Omme Salma Rahemtullah, Aaron Lakoff, Jane Williams and the Redeye Media Collective