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today on aw@l radio (4pm on http://radiowaterloo.ca/listen 102.7fm in waterloo region), we are replaying last week's interview with Julian Ichim where we discu...ss the latest attacks on a tent city in kitchener & the rising confluence of anti-anti-poverty reactionaries + anti-anti-fascist goons. AW@L Radio See more

Tune into AW@L Radio today (Friday) at 4pm on 102.7fm in Waterloo Region, www.radiowaterloo.ca/listen on the web. Start with some Prison Radio, then some updates on resistance to oil and gas developments out west and some news about violence against a local tent city.

new AW@L Radio - Grassy Narrows River Run 2019 On this episode you will hear voices from the 2019 Grassy Narrows River Run protest which took place June 20th 20...19 in Toronto. Check out freegrassy.net for more information on the struggle against colonial violence and for justice at Grassy Narrows. On June 20th 2019, Indigenous Anishinabek from Asubpeeschoseewagong, or Grassy Narrows First Nations took to the streets of Toronto to bring pressure on the federal and provincial governments to fulfill their promises of working towards justice and to build a treatment centre and home for those suffering from mercury poisoning caused through industrial pollution and government indifference. Surrounded by hundreds of supporters from across Ontario, the demonstration started at Queen's Park with opening comments of welcome and support from allies including the host Nisha Toomey from No One is Illegal, Sol Mamakwa of the NDP and RoseAnne Archibald, of the Chiefs of Ontario, and speeches from members of Grassy Narrows Including chief Rudy Turtle. Then, led by youth and those suffering from mercury poisoning, a march walked away from the Ontario legislature and through the streets, stopping at the offices "Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada" (INAC). Once at the INAC building, folks from Grassy Narrows crawled on their hands and knees across Bay St to the doors of the building before collapsing to the ground in a "die-in" which then spread to the entire crowd, shutting down the area for nearly an hour. After several more emotional and inspiring speeches, including those from from Grassy Narrows grandmother and world renowned activist Judy da Silva, Chrissy Issac (Swain) from Grassy Narrows and 3 youth that are following in her footsteps of resistance, Syed Hussan and Nisha from No One is Illegal, and Chris Benjamin from Amnesty International, the march resumed and wound through to Grange park, ending with a short closing speech and prayer from a resident of Grassy Narrows. This is the 5th time in the past decade the River Run has been organized and people from Grassy Narrows have traveled the 1800km from their community to demand an end to ongoing colonial violence and environmental degradation and to seek justice for the ravages of mercury poisoning. One of the recurring chants of the march was: "Hey Trudeau we know what's just, put the money in a trust! No more lies, we know what's just, put the money in a trust! This call to to put the promised money into a trust is part of an ongoing campaign to pressure the Trudeau government to put the funds for a mercury treatment centre and home in a trust so the money is guaranteed, despite what the federal elections bring in the fall of 2019. Supporters of Grassy Narrows have been asked to contact their local member of parliament, the Minister of Indigenous Services (currently Seamus O'Regan) and Prime Minister Trudeau to mirror the demand that the promised money for the mercury home and treatment centre be put in a trust. For more information on Grassy Narrows and the ongoing work being done to pressure federal and provincial governments to fulfill their promises, detoxify the river system, and build a mercury treatment centre and home see: Freegrassy.net FreeGrassy: Grassy Narrows Solidarity on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FreeGrassy/ @FreeGrassy on twitter - https://www.twitter.com/freegrassy Grassy.Narrows.Life on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/grassy.narrows.life/ Leadnow petition: https://you.leadnow.ca//deliver-immediate-and-comprehensiv For more AW@L Radio, including our past coverage of the River Run events and the continuing calls for justice for Grassy Narrows, visit grandrivermc.ca Please enjoy the episode responsibly. https://archive.org//2019-08-16--2019GrassyNarrowsRiverRun http://www.grandrivermc.ca//aw-l-radio-2019-08-16-grassy-n FreeGrassy: Grassy Narrows Solidarity

Latest AW@L Radio: AW@l Radio - 2019-08-02 - John Hawke arrested as Awenda Park Blockade is dismantled and the Oshkimaadziig camp cabin razed In this episode we... get an update from John Hawke, an Anishinabek man from the Beausoleil First Nation and long time activist, who was arrested one July 28th 2019, after more than a month of organising a blockade and camp outside the entrance to Awenda provincial park. We also hear from Verna Friday, who is working with John on his legal defense. John says the charges that led to his arrest were fabricated and were laid to clear him from the camp which was one part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about Indigenous rights and sovereignty, treaty responsibilities, and the federal policies of extinguishing Indigenous title. In this interview, John speaks of the successes of the blockade, including meeting many local settlers who reached out to learn about the land issue and their treaty responsibilities. John then invites his Auntie, Verna Friday of Bear Island, Lake Temagami, to discuss jurisdiction. Verna is helping John work on on the constitutional aspects of his charges and legal defense. To support John's legal defense, outreach efforts, and organising campaigns - send e-transfer to: [email protected] For more information visit: https://anishinaabek.com On facebook: - Reclamation of Amik Council Fire - https://www.facebook.com/groups/388413234531990/ - Oshkimaadziig Camp - https://www.facebook.com/groups/388413234531990/ - John Hawke on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnny.hawk.161 for more AW@L Radio check: http://grandrivermc.ca http://www.grandrivermc.ca//aw-l-radio-2019-08-02-john-haw Reclamation of Amik Council Fire Grand River Media Collective Johnny Hawk

Saturday June 27th Kitchener City Hall - All Out Against White Supremacy!

New AW@L Radio - AW@L Radio - 2019-06-21 - Oshkimaadziig camp and the National Indigenous Peoples Day blockade of Awenda Park. "Why Should we have to purchase ...back our stolen land with compensation that is our money anyways?" - John Hawke In this episode we speak with John Hawke, and Indigenous man from the Beausoleil First Nation and long time activist, who on June 21st, 2019 - a day the Canadian state has proclaimed to be National Indigenous Peoples day - set up a blockade outside the entrance to Awenda provincial park as part of campaign to raise awareness for Indigenous rights and particularly land claims, treaty responsibilities, and the federal policies of extinguishing Indigenous title. John invites people to visit the blockade and the Oshkimaadziig camp and organize resistance to colonial policies. You can support the camp by donating donate for camp maintenance and supplies (ex. chainsaw needs repair, camp cabin needs maintenance) - Send e-transfer to:[email protected] For more information visit: https://anishinaabek.com Go on facebook - Oshkimaadziig Camp- https://www.facebook.com/groups/388413234531990/, June 21 Resistance day of action - https://www.facebook.com/events/1109517545912482/ John Hawke on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnny.hawk.161 To get to: Awenda provincial park - 670 Awenda Park Rd - Tiny, Ontario. Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/a635TNxcGTqyUgHD8 ~160km North of Toronto. Also a few seconds of byron's "Here's to the land" as we connected the call for the interview. http://www.grandrivermc.ca//aw-l-radio-2019-06-21-oshkimaa