For episode 77 of the CITIZENShift podcast, we’re excited to bring you an interview with Howard Zinn.
Renowned teacher, historian and author, Howard Zinn is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking book A People’s History of the United States. He is also a long-time civil rights and peace activist.
At 86 years old, Zinn continues to provide fresh insight into American and international politics and social movements by drawing on the lessons of our past. Journalist Evan Light spoke with Zinn during his recent visit to Montreal. In their conversation, Zinn speaks to not only what the election of Barack Obama, as America’s first Black president, means for the country, but also the major work still needed to improve equality and justice in the United States. For more on Howard Zinn, visit howardzinn.org.
Listen to Podcast #77 Taking the Risk for Change (Running time: 18:13)
The CITIZENShift podcast is chugging along, but we still want your submissions! We’re looking for exciting and dynamic audio or video pieces to distribute through our podcast. Rough or slick, long or short – as long as the content is engaging and fresh, we want to hear it.
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CITIZENShift Podcast: Call for submissions
Do you have a piece of audio or visual journalism or documentary that you want to share? Would you like CITIZENShift to help you get it heard or seen? Perhaps you have a recording that highlights an issue you care about or an interview with a media-maker you think deserves more attention.
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To mark Media Democracy Day 2008, McGill graduate student and CKUT 90.3FM radio host Anna Leventhal presented her talk, Roots of Grass. In it, she reflects on her experience curating the exhibit Quebec Alternative. Working from the collection of McGill Communications professor Mark Raboy, Leventhal built an exhibit examining the burgeoning Quebec independent and community media movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. In her talk, Leventhal delves into how we look back on the media of the past, and how we continue to build upon it today.
Listen to Podcast #76 Roots of Grass (Running time: 27:54)
