[IMC-Audio] GroundWire Feb.16-Feb.28 | Black History Month Features | Poverty Olympics | Homelessness Marathon

[CKUT Community News Collective]

*GroundWire** Feb.16-Feb.28 | Black History Month Features | Poverty
Olympics | Homelessness Marathon*


*An All Features Edition!*


*Broadcast it now at:*
*http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/edit/program/?program_id=39944*
*http://previous.ncra.ca/exchange/dspProgramDetail.cfm?programID=95046***

*The Stories*

-Unionized faculty at the University of New Brunswick have been without a
contract since June. With a media blackout in effect on negotiations at
the UNB, Groundwire speaks to Sarah Ratchford, Atlantic Bureau Chief for
the Canadian University Press (Anabel Khoo | CHRY Toronto)

-In Vancouver, the 2010 Poverty Olympics featured mascots like Creepy the
Cockroach and sporting events like the Welfare Hurdles,  along with a
parade through the city and a torch relay dedicated to the elimination of
poverty. In a week where Canadians questioned the fiscal and social costs
of the Olympic Games, the protest celebrated our social Justice champions.
It was also a reminder that Vancouver's most vulnerable are losing out
thanks to the Games. (Andrew Longhurst| CITR Vancouver)

-February is Black History Month, a time for Canadians to acknowledge our
country's role in slavery, along with the ongoing problem of
discrimination, says acclaimed author Afua Cooper. (Thanks to Voiceprint's
Contact Program)

-Continuing our Black History Month coverage, we remember the historic
struggles of black porters on Canadian railways. In this audio history, we
pay tribute to their historic fight for fair wages and the right to
unionize, while examining the awful legacy of racism. (Noel Thomas | CKUT)

-Are the streets of Montreal safe from the police? The first-ever Forum
against Police Violence and Impunity in Montreal is a response to
escalating incidences of violence perpetrated by the city's law
enforcement. *(Candice Cascanette and David Koch | CKUT Montreal)

*Community Radio Report:*

-Community radio stations across Canada will turn to the streets on
February 23rd, with the Eighth Annual Homelessness Marathon. This 14-hour
consciousness-raising event will feature voices of poor and homeless
people from across the country, as they struggle to make ends meet. Tune
in at http://www.ckut.ca/homeless.html

This edition produced by CJSR in Edmonton. Wiht thanks to Sam Power and
Steve Anderson.

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