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Talking Radical Radio October 31
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Injured workers fighting for healthcare, benefits, and dignity
Sang-Hun Mun and Hannah Alexander talk about the work of Injured Workers Action for Justice.
face2face October 30
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Kathleen Hepburn talks about her film Never Steady, Never Still
Kathleen Hepburn and Face2Face host David Peck talk about a mother’s strength, life and the Canadian landscape, empathy, coming of age, Parkinson’s disease and death as a beautiful part if life.
Asia Pacific Currents October 27
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Setbacks and advances for the Kurdish struggle in West Asia
In October the Kurdish forces where able to make advances in northern Syria, but they suffered major reversals in northern Iraq.
rabble radio October 26
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The Ontario College Faculty strike - a student's perspective
Former rabble radio intern and Fanshawe College student Braden Alexander explores questions about the Ontario College Faculty strike
face2face October 25
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'The Other Side of Hope' - an interview with actor Sherwin Haji
Sherwin Haji and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Other Side of Hope, immigration, voice and identity, fear of the other, history, memory and the extreme right wing.
Talking Radical Radio October 24
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Demanding an apology and redress for Canada's anti-LGBTQ purge campaigns
Members of the 'We Demand An Apology' Network talk about their campaign to redress campaigns that targeted LGBTQ people in public service and the military in Canada.
face2face October 23
Putin, Pussy Riot and propaganda - Boris Ivanov talks about his new film 'On Putin's Blacklist'
Film director Boris Ivanov and Face2Face host David Peck talk about propaganda, international adoptions, state sponsored hate, LGBTQ issues in Russia, independent media and Pussy Riot.
Asia Pacific Currents October 22
Will Palestine unity help the struggle?
The two major Palestinian factions have just signed a unity agreement. This is not the first time they have joined forces, but will it work this time?
face2face October 18
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Racism, identity and empathy - themes of the new film "Beyond Words"
David Peck talks to Urszula Antoniak about her new film Beyond Words -- identity, voice, racism and otherness, immigration and empathy and how a film is rarely about the plot.
Talking Radical Radio October 17
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Palestine, statelessness, and Omar Ben Ali's fight for immigration status in Canada
Mostafa Henaway, Sawssan Kaddoura, and Omar Ben Ali talk about Omar's fight for immigration status in Canada and the broader Palestinian struggle.
face2face October 16
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'Of Sheep and Men' - a film about the Arab Spring, two men and many sheep
​Karim Sayad and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Of Sheep and Men, ram fighting, Eid al-Adha, Algeria, colonization, democracy and the Arab Spring, empathy and gender injustice.
rabble radio October 16
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Continuing the fight for the Dreamers
A conversation with Christopher Torres, former National Organizer for United We Dream, the campaign that pushed Barack Obama to introduce the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Asia Pacific Currents October 16
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Streets ice cream workers battle global giant
Ice cream workers in Sydney are involved in a protracted industrial struggle with Streets Ice Cream, a subsidiary of Unilever, over cuts to wages and conditions.
rabble radio October 12
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What does it mean to belong?
Our communities aren't doing a good enough job helping people feel like they belong, according to this year's Vital Signs report by the Community Foundations of Canada.
face2face October 11
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Michael Jackson meets Islam in the film 'Sheikh Jackson'
Amr Salama and Face2Face host David Peck talk about pop music, cinematic language, identity, Islam, father figures, inclusion, imagination, and Michael Jackson.
Talking Radical Radio October 10
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Long-haul opposition to the dangers of nuclear waste
Brennain Lloyd talks about the Know Nuclear Waste project, supporting people resisting nuclear waste in their communities.
Asia Pacific Currents October 10
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Documenting the unfolding disaster of the Rohingya people
Documentary maker Mahi Ramakrishnan talks about her three documentaries about the Rohingya of Burma.
face2face October 9
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Indonesia, westerns, and a celebration of feminism
Mouly Surya and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts, multiple possibilities, writing with images, violence, stillness and why women need to fight back.
Needs No Introduction October 5
'Reporting Democracy, Resistance and Hope' - Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
The full talk by Amy Goodman, host of 'Democracy Now', speaking at a special rabble.ca fundraising event on October 1.
face2face October 4
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Looking at Violence from the other side - Robert Schwentke talks about 'Der Hauptman"
Robert Schwentke, Frederick Lau, Max Hubacher and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film The Captain, violence from a perpetrator's perspective, and the banality of evil.
Talking Radical Radio October 3
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Building unapologetically Black spaces in Winnipeg
Alexa Potashnik talks about the work of Black Space Winnipeg.
face2face October 2
The film 'Gutland' - Sometimes evil doesn't think it's evil
Govinda Van Maele, Frederick Lau and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Gutland, irony, cynicism, childhood dreams, fairytales for adults, and why evil doesn’t think its evil.
Asia Pacific Currents October 2
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The fight against militarism in the Asia Pacific region
A speech by Murray Horton at a conference of The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network about resisting US military in Australia and New Zealand.
rabble radio September 28
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Hope and despair in a mixed up world: A conversation with Gerry Caplan
Gerry Caplan, one of Canada's eminent thinkers from the progressive left, shares some thoughts about politics and activism past, present and future.
face2face September 27
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'What Will People Say?' Iram Haq's film on cross-cultural and cross-generational conflict
Iram Haq and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film, which covers gender, oppression, family, anger, fear and shame.
Talking Radical Radio September 26
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Towards a barrier free society: Grassroots disability politics in B.C.
The struggle for disability rights in Canada lags behind many other countries, according to Paul Gilbert and Margo Bok of the BC Disability Caucus.
face2face September 25
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'Disappearance': A film about how death inspires us
Boudewijn Koole and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film "Disappearance," looking closer, the wonder and mystery of life, and death as an inspiration.
Asia Pacific Currents September 24
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Opposition to war in the Korean Peninsula grows
Koreans still have a vivid history of the last war in the 1950s. Workers are at the forefront of the efforts to stop another conflict breaking out.
face2face September 20
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Seeking safe, effective, economical treatments for MS
Matt and Face2Face host David Peck talk the film 'Living Proof', about the medical community, multiple sclerosis, science and alternative approaches to health, activism and patient-funded research.
Asia Pacific Currents September 20
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Pacific workers facing issues on many fronts
Many Pacific workers travel to Australia to work and provide for their families at home. While there is work in Australia, there are also many problems.

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