Aaron Lakoff

Confronting the Pipedream: Part 1

Aaron — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:23:40 +0000

Interview with Mel Bazil

Confronting the Pipedream: Voices from the frontlines of resistance to pipelines.

Introducing: Confronting the Pipedream

Aaron — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:08:26 +0000

Voices from the frontlines of resistance to pipelines

**If you are with a radio station who is interested in airing segments from this series, we highly encourage you to do so! Each segment will be roughly 15 minutes in length.

“My generation has stood up and said, 'No more'”

Aaron — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:38:50 +0000

Hundreds gather for 4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp against pipelines in 'BC'

From July 10th to 14th, roughly 200 Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gathered in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory in central British Columbia for the 4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp.

Photo Essay: 4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp

Aaron — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:58:04 +0000

The 4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp was held on sovereign, unceded Wet'suwet'en territory from July 10-14, 2013. The camp drew around 200 people from across Turtle Island, who converged for four days to strategize, network, and support the Unis'tot'en struggle against proposed oil and gas pipelines on their territories.

All photos by Aaron Lakoff.

Interview with Freda Huson on Blocking Pipelines in Wet'suwet'en Territory

Aaron — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:22:45 +0000

Update from the 4th annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp

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Freda Huson is the spokesperson for the Unis'tot'en action camp. Since July 2010, the Unis'tot'en clan of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have been successfully blockading 7 oil and gas pipelines from encroaching on their traditional territories.

4th Annual Unis'tot'en Action Camp Against Pipelines

stimulator — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:25:28 +0000

Indigenous groups protest oil and gas pipelines in northern British Columbia, citing land rights, environmental concerns

In Canada, people are rallying to support an Indigenous community in northern British Columbia that is claiming its sovereignty over the land and maintaining blockades against oil and gas companies who want to build pipelines on their territory.

Borderless Cities

Hillary — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:44:12 +0000

Sanctuary cities for migrants taking root across Canada

MONTREAL—Undocumented migrants face significant barriers when it comes to accessing education, healthcare, food aid and other essential services in Canada. A new campaign to build “sanctuary cities” across the country, however, is making urban services more accessible to those without papers.

Harsha Walia on Immigrants in Support of Idle No More

Aaron — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:04:11 +0000

Harsha Walia of the migrant justice group No One Is Illegal Vancouver speaks about the Immigrants In Support of Idle No More initiative, and touches on the links between migrant justice and indigenous sovereignty struggles, plus the upcoming border blockade actions set to take place on January 5th, 2013.

Decolonizing Anarchism

Aaron — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:38:18 +0000

Interview with author Maia Ramnath

Maia Ramnath is an author and anarchist activist based in New York City. Her latest book is called "Decolonizing Anarchism: An anti-authoritarian history of India's liberation struggle", published by AK Press.

Interview with Dan Kellar: Independent Journalist Arrested for a Blog Post

Aaron — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:03:20 +0000

Undercover police, media freedoms, and security culture

"If we know the information, we gotta keep spreading it" - Dan Kellar, arrested for a blog post about undercover police.

National Campus and Community Radio Association of Canada joins BDS movement

Aaron — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:59:49 +0000

From the streets to the radio airwaves, Palestine will be free!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG 10 2011 -- The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), an organization representing 82 radio stations from every corner of Canada, adopted a motion at its annual general meeting on June 10, 2011, in the city of Halifax to endorse the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (or BDS) against Israeli apartheid.

Postal Workers on Strike Across Canada

Aaron — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:54:56 +0000

Interview with a postal worker in Fredericton, NB

Ruth Breen is a letter carrier and a member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I interviewed Ruth at the Fredericton CUPW local office the night before the union launched a cross-country rotating strike to fight for better wages and better working conditions.