INDEPENDENT ARTS REPORT: The Toronto East International Socialists hosted a talk with James Clark and Sid Lacombe called Palestine and the Arab Revolutions on Saturday, September 13th in Toronto. Haseena Manek spoke with Clark about the event, organizers and some of the topics that would be broached during the event’s discussion.
Palestine
Wednesday, July 30th – Yves Engler on Israel-Palestine, and Magic Mike
Over the weekend a Pro-Israel rally got violent at Queenspark. The violence proves tempers are flaring even here in Canada, thousands of kilometers away from the conflict in Israel Palestine. Yves Engler was present at the rally and was quoted saying provocative statements in the Toronto Star.
Engler has joined us in the past to talk about his books, “The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy and the Ugly Canadian: Stephan Harper’s Foreign Policy.
He joined NEWS NOW live to talk about some of the issues permeating protests, his provocation directed towards and Israeli crowd and some of the talking points regarding pro-Israeli/pro-Palestinian views.
Michael Penkul aka Magic Mike came to the CHRY studios to talk about an often overlooked form of performance art, magic.
Magic Mike started performing at the age of 4 and has since been developing his skills and learning new tricks. Currently performs at parties, weddings, corporate events and stage shows, living out his passion. He performed at The DOTs Toronto’s Best Kept Secret event in late June and joined Hailee Ingelton to discuss some of the tricks up his sleeve. Tweet Magic Mike at @Michaelpenkul with #magicmike #magic #spokenwordwednesdays
Download this interview here.
Wednesday July 23, 2014 – Israel-Palestine & World Pride, Mink Farming, and Simon Yohanness
Should political statements be acceptable in Toronto’s World Pride Parade? Dianne Moore, a member of the controversial group Queers Against Israeli Apatheid (QuAIA), thinks so. Moore joined Christian Deo on Wednesday to talk about this years World Pride event, the current crisis in Israel/Palestine and a video shot by York U Prof John Greyson called ‘The Disappearing Map.’ For more information on QuAIA, visit http://queersagainstapartheid.org/. You can also tweet them at @QuaiaVoice and @QuaiaTO.
Download this interview here.
On July 16th the Canadian Government announced through a press release it would be relaxing loan repayment dates by eight months for Canadian Mink Farmers as they respond to “a dramatic shift in the world mink market”. This has animal rights groups wondering why a program that is usually reserved for agricultural farmers is being applied to fur farms. Mark Howie of Fur Bearer Defenders joined the NEWS NOW team live in studio to talk about the issues with the fur industry, animal rights and the importance of biodiversity. Christian Deo reports. Learn more at http://furbearerdefenders.com/, or visit their twitter @FurBearers.
Download this interview here.
Continuing our focus on spoken word artists in Toronto, Simon Yohanness otherwise known as Stretch, is the next artist to be featured on Hailee Ingelton’s Toronto Artist series. Stretch is a spoken word artist that has graced many stages in Toronto with his poetic flow and creative words. He spoke about his journey as an artist, his inspirations and kicked off his interview with a live performance in the CHRY studios. Tweet Stretch @StretchTO with #spokenwordwednesday and #torontoartist
Download this interview here.
CHRY Specialized Programming: Anti-Apartheid Frequencies
Anti-Apartheid Frequencies
CHRY 1055 presents Anti-Apartheid Frequencies, a six-hour specialized program that explores the many struggles against colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism in Palestine. Throughout this series, the News Now team explores various topics relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including:
- Palestine 101
- What is BDS?
- The Academic Boycott
- The Boycott of Sodastream
- Pinkwashing
- Jewish Voices Against Apartheid
- Harper goes to Israel
- Apartheid in Canada
- Anti-Black Racism in Israel
- Students Against Israeli Apartheid Divestment Campaign and Campus Repression at York University
In the first hour, the PrOPIRGanda Collective discuss the history of Palestine, Apartheid and the BDS movement.
Download this session here
In the second hour, Arshia Lakhani of Students Against Israeli Apartheid discusses the academic boycott and what their organization is doing on the York Campus. Then, Kat Lapoint of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid discusses the Sodastream Boycott.
Download this session here
In the third hour, Natalie Kouri-Towe of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid discusses pinkwashing. Then, Noa discusses Jewish Voices Against Apartheid.
In the fourth hour, Yves Engler speaks to the News Now Collective about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent trip to Israel.
Download this session here
In the fifth hour, The News Now Collective discusses Apartheid in Canada and its relationship to Israel. Next, they speak to Kimalee Phillip regarding Anti-Black Racism in Israel.
Download this session here
In the final hour, News Now speaks with the Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) regarding their divestment campaign and campus repression.
Download this session here
News Now 