Tag Archives: Rights Action
DANA LYONS AMAZING AND TIMELY ALBUM THE GREAT SALISH SEA
Sylvia Richardson of Latin Waves Interviews Dana Lyons on his latest album the Great Salish Sea, Dana speaks about the need for citizens to protect this pristine coast from Coal, Oil exports and how this is already happening in Oregon … Continue reading
Graham Russel from Rights Action speaks about the humanitarian crisis of people trying to flee Honduras
Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Graham about the thousands of people trying to flee Honduras, how the western media and politicians have let us down by presenting these humanitarian crisis without any context. Never is it mentioned how US and … Continue reading
Cultivating the habits and virtues that co-create the path to coexistence
Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with author Robert Jensen about cultivating the habits and virtues that co-create the path to coexistence. This interview is an invitation to integrate our political, cultural, spiritual and ecological worlds and ways of being … Continue reading
Where the Waters Divide Neoliberalism, White Privilege, and Environmental Racism in Canada
The interview examines how Neo-liberal reforms (in the manner of De-regulation, austerity measures, common sense policies, privatization, etc.) are woven through and shape contemporary racial inequality in Canadian society. Using recent controversies in drinking water contamination and solid waste and … Continue reading
Dana Lyons on his CD The Three Legged Coyote
Singer/ Songwriter/activist Dana Lyons speaks about his inspirations for his CD The Three Legged Coyote ***Encore Show for the Holidays** https://media.blubrry.com/latinwaves/latinwavesmedia.com/audio/DanaLyons_20131116.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | … Continue reading
Finding sustainable paths to coexisting is a call we all must answer
Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speak with Aymara Elder and Professor of Indigenous Studies Marcelo Saavedra about the human journey of cultivating roots and becoming grounded to the life regeneration cycles of mother earth. In a world mired in ecological, … Continue reading
Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence
Christian Parenti is an American investigative journalist and author. His books include: Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis (2000), a survey of the rise of the prison industrial complex from the Nixon through Reagan Eras and … Continue reading
Canadian Elections, more accountability, ethics and transparency from all political parties,
Duff Conacher, LL.B., is an internationally recognized leader in the area of democratic reform and government accountability. He is a former Ralph Nader’s Raider and he has worked as a researcher, community organizer and educator, legal intern and consultant. A … Continue reading
Kinsman on his book The Canadian War on Queers
With the annual Gay Pride celebrations quickly approaching in many cities across the country we speak to Gary Kinsman, one of Canada’s leading academics on lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender issues , He speaks about past victories and struggles that … Continue reading
Parenti – Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life
Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson interviews Michael Parenti on his latest book Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life. His insightful and poignant memoir invites us to playfully and artfully see the paradox of light and darkness that … Continue reading