Alternative Frequency

Tonight’s show involves interviews and information about some useful groups on campus. We talk to the Queen’s Peer Support Centre, Queen’s Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (QCRED), and the Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP). We also share some information about OPIRG Kingston who runs RadFrosh and about the Levana Gender Advocacy Centre (LGAC). Tune in toCFRC 101.9fm at 5pm to learn more about these groups and be sure to check out their websites!

Don’t forget to get informed about the Grey House and possible evictions of social justice groups including EQuIP, OPIRG and Levana!

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On tonight’s edition we play part one of Chris Ramsaroop talking at the Stolen Labor on Stolen Land conference. This is followed by an interview with Chris about Justicia 4 Migrant Workers about conditions migrant workers face and current organizing for this year’s Pilgrimage to Freedom Caravan. Then we end the show with part 1 on Sounds from the Borderlands from Aaron’s Reports.

Tune in to CFRC 101.9 FM at 5pm to listen to Alternative Frequency.

On tonight’s edition of Alternative Frequency we hear an interview from Fraser speaking with Selena Zheng speaking about her experience working with migrant farm workers. For more information about migrant farm workers, check out Justicia 4 Migrant Workers. After that, we hear an interview from Radio Basics on CHRY 105.5fm with Paula Mallea of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), author of the report Fear Factor, which details Stephen Harper’s “tough-on-crime” legislative agenda.

Tune into CFRC 101.9Fm at 5pm to listen to Alternative Frequency.

Tune in to Alternative Frequency at 5pm to hear Kym Nacita’s interview with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. This interview originally aired as part of CFRC’s Pride Day Programming on June 15, 2010. You can access all of the Pride Day Programming interview through Radio 4 All by searching ‘Pride Day’.
Tune into CFRC 101.9fm at 5pm to listen to Alternative Frequency.

On tonight’s show, Fraser, Tashaun and Rafael speak with Justin Piche about prison expansion in Canada. After that we hear an interview done Courtney Kirkby from CKUT radio with Innu attorney and human rights advocate Armand Mackenzie on the topic of different Indigenous community responses to Plan Nord.

Tune in to CFRC 101.9fm at 5pm to catch Alternative Frequency.

CFRC is recruiting a part-time youth News Coordinator for a 14-week, paid internship with a time commitment of 10 hours per week, starting September 12. Candidates must be between 16-30 years of age.

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Yesterday was Prisoner’s Justice Day. On tonight’s edition of alternative frequency we continue with the topic of prisoner justice. Tonight we play an interview that Earful of Queer from CFRU in Guelph did for PJD 2010. Earful of Queer interview Jason Lydon who writes and maintains the website www.blackandpink.org. Black and Pink focuses on prioviding support to Queer and Trans prisoners in the United States, as well as, maintaining a monthly newsletter, a blog and an online store, www.blackandpinkart.org, which sells Queer and Trans prisoners artwork to folks on the outside.

At the end of the show, we hear a reading from the zine “Imprisoned Pride: how queer and trans prisoners get written out of mainstream pride movements”. This zine was put together by the Prisoner’s Correspondence Project. You can access the zine at this page.

Tune in to CFRC 101.9fm at 5pm to listen to Alternative Frequency.

Reposted from CFRC:

August 10th is the 36th annual Prisoners’ Justice Day: A time to remember all those who have died unnatural deaths in prison and to raise awareness about the prison conditions that put people’s lives at risk.

Prisoners’ Justice Day began to commemorate the death of Eddie Nalon, who bled to death in the segregation unit of Millhaven prison on August 10, 1974.  On the first anniversary of Eddie´s death, prisoners at Millhaven refused to work, went on a one-day hunger strike and held a memorial service, even though it would mean a stint in solitary confinement.  On May 21st, 1976, another prisoner, Robert Landers, died in the segregation unit at Millhaven.  That year on August 10, thousands of prisoners across Canada participated in a one-day hunger strike, while Prison Justice Day Committees were formed in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia to organize community events.  By the mid 1990s, prisoners in Germany, England and the U.S. joined this day of peaceful protest.

On Wednesday, August 10, 2011, CFRC 101.9fm presents its 3rd annual Prisoners’ Justice Day broadcast:
2:30-4pm – Limestone City Delta Blues presents “Blues in Jail”
4-7pm – Interviews, features and news on prisoners and prison issues
7-10pm – Music requests and messages by and for prisoners and their loved ones

Prisoners and their loved ones are asked to contribute music requests, messages and suggestions!
Write to us:  PJD c/o CFRC, Lower Carruthers Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON  K7L-3N6
Email:  CFRCprisonradio@riseup.net
Call:  1-800-440-5219 toll-free from anywhere in Canada to record a message for broadcast
Or: 613-533-CFRC (our request line to reach us live during the program)

Tonight we reflect on the Prison Farms Protest that took place on August 8th and 9th in 2010. Andrew Johnston speaks with Dianne Dowling, one of the primary organizers of the Save Our Prison Farms Campaign. Then, we hear from Elizabeth Turner about her experiences at the protest and ideas on prisoner justice work in Kingston.

Tune in to Alternative Frequency at 5pm at CFRC 101.9fm.

Tonight we hear an interview from Steve da Silva at Radio Basics on CHRY 105.5fm speaking with Dr. Rose Ricciardelli about her work with federal prisons in Ontario. After that we hear from Jamal Saad from CKUT radio speaking with  Amy Darwish from the Immigrant Workers’ Centre regarding the shortcomings of the Canadian government’s refugee determination process.

Tune in to CFRC 101.9fm at 5pm to listen to Alternative Frequency.