@TalkingRadical

A project by Scott Neigh (@canadianlefty) re. voices from Canadian social movements, historical (books) and contemporary (radio). See the site for details!

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Some exciting news!!! My new book *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It* will be coming out in the fall, from Fernwood Publishing. Get 15% off a pre-order using the code below. fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/l…
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The Media Co-op@mediacoopSep 16
Check out our interview with long-time organizer and writer Chris Dixon about his book, *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*, out next week from @readBTLbooks and @AKPressDistro: mediacoop.ca/node/119372
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Check out my interview with Saskatoon climate activist Harold Pexa. He talks honestly about navigating this crucial moment, as the climate crisis gets rapidly worse but the movement seems to have few options. mediacoop.ca/node/119367 #cdnpoli #saskpoli

Learning from Movements – Harold Pexa

Harold Pexa lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and he is active with Climate Justice Saksatoon. Perhaps even more than most of the other participants so far in these “Leaning from Movements”

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The Media Co-op@mediacoopAug 17
Scott Neigh interviews Saskatoon-based climate activist Harold Pexa about the difficult, frightening moment that the climate movement faces. mediacoop.ca/node/119367 #cdnpoli
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Check out this interview by Scott Neigh with Halifax-based student organizer Aaron Abogado. They talk about learning from Palestinian struggle, the power of student strikes, and the importance of on-the-ground organizing. mediacoop.ca/node/119363 #nspoli

Learning from Movements – Aaron Abogado

Aaron Abogado is a printmaker and a student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD) in Halifax, as well as the president of the Student Union of NSCAD (SUNSCAD). Abogado, who

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I interviewed Nathan McDonnell, an organizer with the Milton Parc Citizens Committee in Montreal. He talks about learning from history, building our capacity to govern ourselves, making our movements welcoming, and much more. mediacoop.ca/node/119357
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In Scott Neigh’s latest Learning from Movements interview, Melanie Andita discusses the intersection between labour, tenant, and drug-user organizing, and the similarities of boss/worker and landlord/renter relationships as part of the same class struggle. mediacoop.ca/node/119346

Learning from Movements – Melanie Andita

Melanie Andita is an organizer based in the Vancouver area. An immigrant from Indonesia, Andita’s political journey started when she was a student at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She initially got

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In my latest interview about learning in, from, and for social movements, tenant & drug user organizer Melanie Andita talks about popular education, and about learning from revolutionary movements in the Global South and from the labour movement. mediacoop.ca/node/119346 #cdnpoli

Learning from Movements – Melanie Andita

Melanie Andita is an organizer based in the Vancouver area. An immigrant from Indonesia, Andita’s political journey started when she was a student at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She initially got

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Vancouver-based tenant and drug user organizer Melanie Andita talks about social movement resources she has learned from and ways that she thinks *you* can learn about movements. mediacoop.ca/node/119346 #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Learning from Movements – Melanie Andita

Melanie Andita is an organizer based in the Vancouver area. An immigrant from Indonesia, Andita’s political journey started when she was a student at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She initially got

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Jamie Tennant@jtennant1020Jan 8
Today on GET LIT it's Scott Neigh! The author and broadcaster joins us to talk about his newest book Listen! Knowing The World and Fighting to Change It. 1230 pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/588wx4z3 @canadianlefty @fernpub
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Check out my interview with nurse and writer Martha Paynter about working at the intersection of reproductive and prisoner justice. mediacoop.ca/node/119332 #cdnpoli

Learning from Movements – Martha Paynter

Martha Paynter is a nurse, a writer, and an academic based in New Brunswick. Her participation in grassroots political work began when she was in her teens and twenties, with a focus on reproductive

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The Media Co-op@mediacoop16 Dec 2025
In @canadianlefty's latest interview about learning in, from, and for social movements, we hear from nurse and writer Martha Paynter about the intersection of reproductive and prisoner justice. mediacoop.ca/node/119332

Learning from Movements – Martha Paynter

Martha Paynter is a nurse, a writer, and an academic based in New Brunswick. Her participation in grassroots political work began when she was in her teens and twenties, with a focus on reproductive

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The Media Co-op@mediacoop30 Nov 2025
Our Annual General Meeting is happening online on Sunday, December 7 at 3pm Eastern. If you support grassroots, movement-focused media, please join us! Check out this post for all of the details: mediacoop.ca/node/119330 #cdnmedia

Media Co-op AGM 2025: Sun Dec 7 // Coop Média AGA dim 7 dec

[FR] Français ci-dessous The Media Co-op's next Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 3 pm ET on Sunday, Dec 7, 2025, on Zoom. Joining instructions are below. This year’s AGM, as usual,

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Check out my interview with poet Jody Chan! They talk about organizing writers to support Palestinian liberation, the importance of learning to be accountable to one another, & the power and limits of cultural work in struggles for collective liberation mediacoop.ca/node/119320

Learning from Movements – Jody Chan

Jody Chan is a poet, care worker, and organizer based in Toronto. They won the 2021 Trillium Award for Poetry and have published multiple books, including the forthcoming the madness belongs to the

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The Media Co-op@mediacoop17 Oct 2025
In this interview, Toronto-based poet Jody Chan talks about organizing writers to support Palestinian liberation, the importance of learning to be accountable to one another, & the power and limits of cultural work in struggles for collective liberation mediacoop.ca/node/119320

Learning from Movements – Jody Chan

Jody Chan is a poet, care worker, and organizer based in Toronto. They won the 2021 Trillium Award for Poetry and have published multiple books, including the forthcoming the madness belongs to the

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In @canadianlefty's latest "Learning from Movements" interview, long-time Montreal-based activist and prolific musician and writer Norman Nawrocki talks about housing struggles, strengthening movements through the arts, and his new book. mediacoop.ca/node/119300 #cdnpoli

Learning from Movements – Norman Nawrocki

Norman Nawrocki got his start in grassroots political work as a Vancouver high school student protesting the Vietnam War in the 1970s. From there, he got involved in a broad spectrum of issues as a

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Check out my interview with Norman Nawrocki, a long-time activist and prolific musician/writer in Montreal. He talks about housing struggles, strengthening movements through the arts, being inspired by Zapatistas and Palestinian youth, and his new book. mediacoop.ca/node/119300

Learning from Movements – Norman Nawrocki

Norman Nawrocki got his start in grassroots political work as a Vancouver high school student protesting the Vietnam War in the 1970s. From there, he got involved in a broad spectrum of issues as a

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Given our grim political moment, I asked a bunch of organizers in #HamOnt for practical, local suggestions for how people can get involved in grassroots ways. Wherever you are, use these examples as you explore grassroots possibilities in your community! mediacoop.ca/node/119292

Getting Active in Grim Times: A Practical Guide for Hamilton and

For people who value things like social justice and the common good, the world is a pretty grim place right now. Many of us are feeling the need to do something, to get active, to make change. And it

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The Media Co-op@mediacoop16 May 2025
In these grim times, many of us are feeling the need to *do* something, but don't quite know what or how. In this article, 16 organizers from one city (#HamOnt) offer practical, concrete suggestions to help you figure it out, wherever you live. mediacoop.ca/node/119292

Getting Active in Grim Times: A Practical Guide for Hamilton and

For people who value things like social justice and the common good, the world is a pretty grim place right now. Many of us are feeling the need to do something, to get active, to make change. And it

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In my latest interview about learning in, from, and for social movements, I talk with Chris Ramsaroop of @j4mw about learning from other labour struggles, the dangers of neoliberal approaches to organizing, & dealing with today's heightened nationalism mediacoop.ca/node/119291

Learning from Movements – Chris Ramsaroop

Chris Ramsaroop is based in Toronto and has organized with Justicia for Migrant Workers for two and a half decades.

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The Media Co-op@mediacoop14 May 2025
Check out our latest Learning from Movements interview! Chris Ramsaroop of @j4mw talks about learning from other labour struggles, the dangers of thinking about organizing in neoliberal ways, and navigating today's heightened nationalism mediacoop.ca/node/119291 #cdnpoli

Learning from Movements – Chris Ramsaroop

Chris Ramsaroop is based in Toronto and has organized with Justicia for Migrant Workers for two and a half decades.

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