Judy Rebick- G20 Legal Defence Fundraiser

During the G20 summit in June this year, the residents of Toronto witnessed the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. Over a thousand people were arrested, more than two hundred and fifty were charged, and six remain in jail. Judy Rebick, founder of independent media site rabble.ca, author, activist, and political professor at Ryerson University talks about some legal issues surrounding the G20.

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Host/Senior Producer: David Peterson, Co-host: Martin Waldman, Associate Producer: Cara Chellew, Technical Production: Olivia Shortt, Alex Wilson, Gordon Reeves

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David Reville- History of Madness in Parkdale

Exploring the impact of deinstitutionalization in Parkdale, professors Megan Davies and David Reville presented “Parkdale’s Mad History: Back Wards to Back Streets” in November, as a part of the Toronto Public Library’s “Thought Exchange” lecture series. Ryerson professor and former politician David Reville talks about this mad history on Take5

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Host/Senior Producer: David Peterson, Co-host: Martin Waldman, Associate Producer: Cara Chellew, Technical Production: Olivia Shortt, Alex Wilson, Gordon Reeves

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Dr. Danny Harvey – Climate Prosperity

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)  have recently launched “Climate Prosperity,” a collaborative project aimed raise awareness about the effects climate change on Canadian communities.

The national education initiative includes a “Degrees of Change” interactive diagram, feature articles in the current Canadian Geographic and Geographica magazines as well as resource package to be distributed to 12,000 middle and secondary schools across Canada.

Unfortunatley, the first comprehensive look at the expected impacts of climate change on Canada offers substantial and surprising errors. Climate scientist, Danny Harvey from the University of Toronto  discusses how the project misleads the public about the serious threat of climate change.

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Host/Senior Producer: David Peterson, Associate Producer: Cara Chellew, Technical Production: Olivia Shortt

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Dr. Andrea O’Reilley- Economics of Mothering

Bringing together the fields of economy, law, sociology and political philosophy, Dr. Andrea O’Reilly, Associate Professor in the School of Women’s Studies at York University and founder of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community involvement speaks on Take5 to discuss the relationship between mothering and the economy.

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Host/Senior Producer: David Peterson, Associate Producer: Cara Chellew, Technical Production: Olivia Shortt

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Dr. David Schindler- Tar Sands.mp3

There’s no longer any doubt the tar sands are adding toxic compounds to the Athabasca River says Dr. David Schindler, a biologist at the University of Alberta.

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Host/Senior Producer: David Peterson, Associate Producer: Cara Chellew, Technical Production: Olivia Shortt

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Cara Chellew

As recent as January 2007, no court has ruled on the legality of public video surveillance in Canada.

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