ep108: The Avi Era Begins + Labour Action Basics 101

About this episode

This episode discusses the recent NDP leadership convention, Canadian healthcare, pro-Palestinian encampments, and labour action basics.

Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we unpack the big Avi Lewis win at last week’s NDP leadership convention on THE BREACH SHOW , explain how to save Canadian healthcare on PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES , look back at the repression of pro-Palestinian encampments at University of Calgary and University of Alberta on STUDENT POWER and talk strikes, picket lines, labour boards and more in an overview of labour action basics on ALBERTA ADVANTAGE . The Harbinger Media Network includes 89 podcasts focused on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more. Harbinger Showcase is syndicated to community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, at CIVL 101.7FM in Abbotsford, at CHLY 101.7FM in Nanaimo, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM , CJSF 90.1FM and at CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at Hamilton's CFMU 93.3FM , at Radio Laurier in Waterloo, at CJTM 1280AM in…

Topics covered

• NDP leadership
• Canadian healthcare
• pro-Palestinian encampments
• labour action
• strikes
• picket lines

Keywords

• Avi Lewis
• NDP
• Canadian healthcare
• labour action
• pro-Palestinian
• strikes
• picket lines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDP, THE BREACH SHOW, PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES, STUDENT POWER, ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, Harbinger Media Network

Places: University of Calgary, University of Alberta, Montreal, Victoria, Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Hamilton, Waterloo

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