This episode of Groundwire was produced by CiTR 101.9 FM on Unceded Musqueam territory at the University of British Columbia.
Headlines:
Manitoba elects the provincial Conservatives for the first time in nearly a generation | Michael Welch, CKUW
Coroner announces inquest into death of Andrew Loku #BlackLivesMatter | Omme-Salma Rahemtullah, GroundWire
British Columbia declares public health emergency in response to fentanyl overdoses | Emily Blake, CiTR
Student files complaint against UBC at Human Rights Tribunal for mishandling of sexual assault report | Emily Blake, CiTR
Features:
Indigenous activists and allies began an occupation of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs office in Toronto in solidarity with Attawapiskat youth | Omme-Salma Rahemtullah and Carly Forbes, GroundWire
Community members protest against racism by popular Winnipeg radio DJ | Michael Welch, CKUW
Community Radio Report:
CiTR discusses the great success of having a spoken word coordinator to support the formation of new feminist, Indigenous, and accessibility radio collectives | Rohit Joseph, CiTR
Credits: Music this week was by Milk Toast and Elsa Jayne. https://elsajayne.bandcamp.com/album/heart