In this podcast, AW@L radio presents a piece from rabble.ca by Samantha McGavin on Mothers’ day and play a lovely piece by the The Tra La Las from their EP Fight the Tide called Mother Earth

The Smash the State Report takes the @mediacoop’s December in review, adds some comments, and then plays a bit on stopping being a racist against indigenous people, some info about how Lesbian couples have a zero percent rate of beating up their children, and highlight the CFRC prison radio project in kingston.

for more from te toronto media co-op check: http://mediacoop.ca – more from CFRC at https://cfrcprisonradio.wordpress.com/ for more from AW@L check http://peaceculture.org

Turns out, even more canadian NGO’s are willing to suck on the industrial-colonial straw as, World University Service Canada (WUSC), World Vision Canada, and Plan Canada team up with mining Rio Tinto Alcan, Barrick Gold, and IAMGOLD, and CIDA to help destroy communities and Indigenous cultures around the world. We introduce a piece from the dominion (Foreign Aid to Mining Firms: CIDA teams up with NGOs to do development work at mine sites | The Dominion ) which exposes these travesties.

We also look at Harper’s gutting of environment canada in an effort to slow climate change, a comment from David Suzuki, and an urge from the UN on a meat free diet. A little more news and some good tunes (http://thetralalas.com)

first posted on rabble.ca as part of the KW People’s Summit 10 part audio series.

Show Notes (from june 2010, first posted june 26th 2010):

A discussion during the KW Peoples Summit,

We will explore the revolutionary context of the ministry of Jesus by giving historical perspective, deflating a few common misconceptions and celebrating the one who overturned the tables of the moneychangers. In viewing the New Testament as world-creating, empire eroding storytelling we hope to shine a light on actions and perspectives taught by Jesus, that can be used today, to disarm the powers.

Build your skills with this holistic approach to intentional world changing.

King James would hate this workshop. Safe and open to anyone, its revolutionary simplicity!

presenters: Kevin Guenther is a Master of Theological Studies student at Conrad Grebel.
Ian Stumpf is a Spiritual Care Giver at various medical facilities and is active in his community.
Both are organizing resistance to the upcoming G20 summit.

The KW Peoples Summit is running from May 3rd to June 16th 2010 and features panel discussions, workshops, authors, music, movies, and poetry themed around the upcoming G8 and G20 summits and convergences which are taking place in Huntsville and Toronto from the 18th to the 27th of June. Working with veteran community organizers, faith, youth, and cultural leaders, academics and students, the KWPS aims to present a well rounded understanding of the impacts caused through the policies formed, and the ideologies advanced, at the undemocratic G8 and G20 leaders summits. The KWPS hopes to mobilize citizens in and around Waterloo region in the quest for social justice.
For more info about the KWPS, check out http://www.2010resistance.ca

You can find AW@L on the Web at http://www.peaceculture.org and on the Rabble.ca podcast Network.

THE KW Peoples’ Summit is endorsed or supported by the KW Anti-Torture Coalition, AW@L, KWCCSJ, WPIRG, LSPIRG, and the Peak Magazine in Guelph.

Friday December 2nd 2011 – The Smash the State Report takes the @mediacoop’s november in review, adds some comments, and focuses on anti-olympic actions and the use of western spy-tech against the freedom fighters of Syria, Bahrain, Iran and more. We also read pre-jail statement of anti-#austerity/pro-#indigenous #autonomy organiser and #anarchist Adam Lewis, and present a powerful piece on rape culture, before wrapping up with a run down of some discussion around the #occupytogether movement.

Wikked music and #acab

see http://conspiretoresist.wordpress.com for statements from targets of the #g20toronto police state.

Friday November 25th 2011 – We give a run down on the #occupy movements resistance to the police crackdown and then highlight the plea deal which will end the #G20 main conspiracy group prosecutions and see 3 AW@L members and 3 others abducted to jail, while 11 other amazing organisers have their charges entirely dropped. The police operation adn the spy operation around the G20 convergence was the largest in Canadian history.

We also look at the actions of anonymous, point out shitty police behaviour, and bring up some european struggles against austerity including a mortgage strike!

see http://conspiretoresist.wordpress.com for statements from targets of the #g20toronto police state.

Friday November 18th 2011 – Its not a few bad apples but a rotten orchard, today we look at police violence and actions that such behaviour creates, and we discuss the #occupy movement. We give an update on the situation in KI and note the failure of canadian legislation in protecting the environment, talk quickly about #Mumia and give a #g20 update as well as a round up of anti-austerity actions in europe.