Quickly thought I’d share yesterday’s Aug. 9 interview I conducted on UN Live with Craig Benjamin, Indigenous rights campaigner with Amnesty International Canada, on account of that day being International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. I invited Craig on to evaluate the present social, economic, political and ecological state of affairs for Indigenous people in the Americas, […]
Today on Urban Nation LIVE, home to my alter-media-ego on Winnipeg’s STREETZ FM, I had the opportunity to discuss the provocative thesis of my friend Chris Powell‘s new book, “Barbaric Civilization: A Critical Sociology of Genocide.” An assistant professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, Powell’s thesis is provocative because he applies the book’s radical premise — that “civilization produces genocides” — not only to places like Rwanda and Nazi […]
As part of Urban Nation LIVE‘s on-site, week-long coverage of Women’s Worlds 2011 in Ottawa, I got to sit down with Bridget Tolley and Kristen Gilchrist, two of the driving forces behind Families of Sisters in Spirit, a “volunteer, grassroots, non-profit organization led by families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.” The following […]
Had the distinct pleasure of interviewing a talented young man the other day on Urban Nation LIVE, a Minnesotan rapper who performs under the mantle of Tall Paul. His video for the track “Prayers in a Song,” performed at a 2010 pow-wow near Leech Lake, MN, caught my eye and ears for its seemingly impromptu […]
In my other incarnation as host/producer of Urban Nation LIVE on Winnipeg’s STREETZ FM, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Dallas Goldtooth of the 1491’s about their awesome video/poem, “Geronimo E-KIA.” I enjoyed it so much I thought I’d include the audio here for those who may have missed the original broadcast. Here […]
