Regent Park Focus

In this week’s show, Adrian smith, professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and an activist with Justice for Migrant Workers, discusses the many ways in which the state polices brown and black bodies; Naama Weingarten presents a feature on a recent Ontario court ruling that voluntary intoxiction can be a defence in sexual assault cases; and Talha Hashmani and Masih K examine police violence in Indigenous communities. As always, our headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earle.

In this episode we feature an interview with historian and academic Ed Dunsworth, author of a recent Globe and Mail article about the terrible conditions faced by Canadian migrant workers; and excerpts from an online discussion from earlier this month between writer/academic/activists Lhana James, Rinaldo Walcott and Naomi Klein about big tech in the context of Covid-19. As always, our headlines are prepared and read by Cassandra Earle.

In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, David Wall interviews Diana, a former Ontario migrant worker, about the silencing of migrant worker voices; Talha Hashmani and Masih K report on a recent lawsuit filed on behalf of homeless groups in Toronto; and Wayne Greenway discusses the negative societal effects of the Coved-19 virus with Devesh Tilokani, a podcaster and founder of Progressholic, an online forum for personal storytelling and community connection. As always, our headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earl. https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-05-29.mp3

This episode of News and Views is a special edition of our show. Naama Weingarten, Talha Hashmani and Masih K examine the incredible events of recent days, a watershed historical moment in which mass protests have erupted, north and south of the boarder, in reaction to systematic police violence against people of color. They begin with the death of Regis Korchinsky-Paquet in Toronto. https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-06-05.mp3