Episode 3 - Peoples' Media, Peoples' Struggles

Steve da Silva is one of the founders of BASICS Community News Service, a former editor with the media organization for three years, and continues to serve as a people's journalist with the organization in Toronto, where he has spent most of his life. da Silva also represents the organization in one of the alliances it participates in, the Canadian chapter of the International League of People's Struggles, where he is serving an 18-month term as its Vice-Chairperson. da Silva is also doing a doctorate in political economy at York University, and he's also a new father to little Rosa Leila.

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Episode 2 - Mining Rights vs. Human Rights

Tara Scurr is Amnesty International Canada`s Business and Human Rights campaigner.Since 1993, she has worked with social justice movements in Central America on issues related to human rights defenders and corporate accountability. In 2006, she joined Amnesty`s Business and Human Rights team and in the last few months participated on two Amnesty International research missions to Guatemala to investigate the impact of extractives industries on Indigenous peoples. She no longer wears the Canadian flag on her backpack while travelling there.


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Guest Links:
www.amnesty.ca

Episode 1 - The Civil War in Sri Lanka and Canada's Role

Kevin Shimmin is a union activist who spent time in Sri Lanka and here in Canada, helping Tamils fleeing their country.

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