The August 14, 2009 Edition of GroundWire is available for listening online! Visit groundwire.ncra.ca.

GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots, independent journalism from the campus-community radio sector of Canada. It is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. This edition of GroundWire was supported by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada and produced by CJSR in Edmonton.

In this week’s Edition of GroundWire, hosts Steve and Zoe from CJSR in Edmonton deliver community radio news, with contributions from campus-community stations and volunteers across Canada.

Headlines include:

• One-year commemoration of Fredy Villeneuva’s death at the hands of Montreal police| Aaron Lakoff CKUT
• The case against Carleton Professor Hassan Diab| Omme Rahemtullah CHRY
• International action against performing artists in Israel|Tariq Jeeroburkhan CKUT

Features:

• IWW organizing against Starbucks in Quebec| Aaron Chubb CJSR
• the case against Palestinian activist Mohammad Khatib| Chris Albinati CKUT
• Legal aid for sex workers in Alberta| CJSR

Produced by Sam Power and the CJSR newsteam.

The July 31-August 13 2009 Edition of GroundWire is available for listening online! Visit groundwire.ncra.ca.

GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots, independent journalism from the campus-community radio sector of Canada. It is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. This is edition of GroundWire was supported by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

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*Presenting the July 31-August 13, 2009 Headlines*

• Winnipeg worried over Privatized Water| Michael Elves UMFM
• Defining Sexual Assault in Winnipeg| Michael Elves UMFM

*Presenting the July 31-August 13, 2009 Features:*

• Mohammad Mahjoub’s Hunger Strike at Kingston Penitentiary | Usman Mushtaak CFRC
• Olympic Update: Charter Battles for Women’s Ski Jumpers | Sam Krevia CJSR
• Simon Fraser University Funding Mircomanaged by Government| Nina Halliday-Thompson CJSF

The July 31-August 13, 2009 edition of GroundWire was produced by UMFM in Winnipeg.

Big kudos to Briarpatch for tackling this issue! The global economy is weighing heavy on everyone, and it’s hard for many to see how to turn this into something positive. But Briarpatch is calling on the folks with the ideas. This worldwide recession can be a chance to think “about reorganizing our society and economy around conservation and community well-being rather than economic growth and short-term profit.”

From their call for submissions:

Call for submissions: Briarpatch unplugged, or, How I learned to stop destroying the planet and love the global recession

“If you’ve got something to contribute to this discussion, then we want to hear from you. We are looking for articles, essays, investigative reportage, news briefs, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers, reviews, poetry, humour, artwork & photography that explore how we can unplug from the growth machine and cope with the global recession.

“We seek to cast a broad net in our approach, profiling initiatives in energy alternatives, housing and urban planning, transportation, job (re)training, ecological economics and much more — this is not an exhaustive list!

“Queries are due by March 23, 2009. If your query is accepted, first drafts are due by May 1, 2009. Your query should outline what ground your contribution will cover and include an estimated word count and a short writing sample.”

“On the cutting edge of Canada’s alternative media movement, Briarpatch Magazine embraces complexity, controversy, and debate, exploring political, social and environmental issues from a radical, grassroots perspective. Fiercely independent, often irreverent and never irrelevant, Briarpatch shines a light on oppressive power structures and gives voice to those working for a sustainable society built on social justice and mutual aid.”