SASSL calls out for new volunteers, Juice Cleanses; Good for you or for capitalism? & Mural Archive Project

Tuesday, August 13th 2013 Edition:

York Connection Report: News Now Meghan MacRae and Joanna Beaton interview Morella from Sexual Assault Survivors Support Line(SASSL) to discuss and announce their call out for new volunteers. Listen to find out more information on how to get involved.

[image via http://www.yorku.ca/sassl/]

Feature Interview: News Now Meghan McRae and Joanna Beaton continue their Fat Phobia series with guest Julia De Laurentiis Johnson – a journalist for Maclean’s Magazine to discuss her article on juice cleanses and whether their ‘good for you or good for capitalism?’

[image via http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/09/cleaning-out-your-bodys-closet/ [photograph by Liam Morgan]

Independent Arts Report: News Now Leanna Lattanzio interviews Maria, a representative for Mural Archive Project which dedicates their time to giving youth a voice through artistic expression.

[image via https://www.facebook.com/TheMuralArchiveProject received from cover photo]
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York University’s “This Is My Time” campaign, BCCLA’s Micheal Vonn on whistleblowers and state surveillance, and The Black Rainbows

Monday, August 5th edition:

 

York Connect: In a radio documentary produced by the the upper-level communications class Theory & Practice of Effective Communication at York University, we hear from students and faculty about the university’s new “This Is My Time” branding campaign. From the reasons behind the campaign to its cost-effectiveness along with the problematic nature of the “Vision Exchange”, the documentary critically examines the corporate branding of universities in our neoliberal climate. Listen to what students have to say about university funds being spent on media branding in the face of growing student debt and the inadequate resources available to students on campus.

[Image via yorku-mytime.ca]

Feature Interview: “How do we actually hold our politicians, our military, our bureaucracy, etc., accountable if we cannot protect whistleblowers?”

In part two of our state surveillance series, News Now‘s Maggie Reid speaks with Micheal Vonn, policy director for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, about the importance of whistleblower protections in the face of rampant surveillance growth in the U.S. and Canada. Following the recent prosecution of Bradley Manning and charges being laid against Edward Snowden, Vonn talks about the increasinging threat to whistleblowers—along with journalists like Glenn Greenwald—for bringing illegal government practices to light. Vonn warns against unchecked government surveillance that under the guise of national security undermines democratic process and sheds light on the growing global surveillance networks and government partnerships that infringe on our civil liberties.

[Image via www.solidarity-us.org/site/node/3913/Ben Sanders]

Independent Arts and Culture: News Now reporter Andrew Borzic talks live in-studio to Mike and Renato from Toronto indie rock group The Black Rainbows. The boys tell us about their musical influences from hip hop to The Kinks and how they make their music by mixing different elements. Listen to Mike talk about starting the band by dropping out of school and using his student loans to buy equipment and their track “She Bites.”

[Image via twitter.com/_BlackRainbows_]

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“Indigenous Resistance to Globalization”, Lynne Lyman of Drug Policy Alliance, and AFCY’s BIG BAM BOOM Festival

Thursday, July 11th edition:

York Connect: “Indigenous Resistance to Globalization” is a course offered at York University that explores the current status of indigenous communities around the world and their struggles against exploitation, global capitalism, and neoliberal government policies. News Now‘s Christian Deo and Maggie Reid speak with two students from the course about indigenous resistance in a global context and how students in the class are trying to bring awareness to Six Nations issues by raising funds for an aboriginal youth camp.

[Image via guerrillanews.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/…ack-mesa-az]

Feature Interview: In part three of News Now‘s series critically analyzing drug policy, CHRY reporter Matt Prokopiw speaks with Lynne Lyman, California state director for the Drug Policy Alliance, about the current state of drug policy in the United States. Lyman talks about how current policies that criminalize drug use are based on misinformation and the need for comprehensive drug education that focuses on harm reduction. Learn about why marijuana legalization is such an important measure for the U.S. and how the mix of money and politics has been a roadblock for progressive drug legislation.

[Image via www.facebook.com/drugpolicy]

Independent Arts and Culture: News Now reporter Cassandra London takes us to Arts for Children and Youth‘s fifth annual BIG BAM BOOM festival, showcasing the achievements and talents of youth from Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods. Listen to organizers talk about the event and excerpts from rap, beatboxing, and r&b performances. [Repeat]

[Image via twitter.com/bigbamboomafcy]

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James Clark on Anarchism and Marxism and Drugs, Addiction, and Policy with Professor Ariel Fuenzalida

Thursday, June 27th edition:

York Connect: News Now’s Christian Deo speaks with James Clark from the York International Socialists about the differences and similarities between anarchism and marxism. Clark explains the various ways in which the two ideologies are practiced and understood and sets out to debunk the monolithic understanding of anarchism and marxism. In his critique of anarchism, Clark talks about its counter-revolutionary relationship with the state and “the difference between individual action over collective action.”

[Image via socialistorganizer.org/anarchism-vs-marxism]

Feature Interview: “Drugs are here and drugs are here to stay: the basic question is what are we going to do about it?” In part one of News Now‘s series critically analyzing drug policy, CHRY reporter Matt Prokopiw interviews Carleton University Professor Ariel Fuenzalida about the definition of drugs and the many ways in which addiction is misunderstood. Professor Fuenzalida explains how studies that are used to support restrictive drug policy are skewed and present a narrow and incomplete understanding of addiction. Listen to learn about harm reduction, decriminalization vs. legalization, the war on the “War on Drugs”, and more.

[Image via www.vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com/?p=1083]

Independent Arts and Culture: News Now’s Christian Deo speaks with James Clark from the York International Socialists about the differences and similarities between anarchism and marxism. In the second part of the conversation, Clark explains how anarchists organize and the many different kinds of anarchist movements. Listen to find out why the working class needs to be mobilized for effective revolution.

[Image via socialistorganizer.org/anarchism-vs-marxism]

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