listen to an interview with indigenous land rights activist Helen Knott, member of the Prophet River First Nation, offering a clear critique toward the BC government pushed Site C dam project that is under construction on the Peace River. specifically Helen highlights the fact that although the "consultation process" is ongoing the actual industrial work on the land to create the conditions for the dam is ongoing, so rhetorically the BC government is claiming there is an ongoing consultation but in reality is moving forward with the construction.

#nositec #keepthepeace

photo of location for proposed dam by Helen Knott.

this interview was recorded / produced for broadcast on CKUT fm by Stefan Christoff @spirodon info http://freecityradio.org

listen to an interview with indigenous land rights activist Helen Knott, member of the Prophet River First Nation, offering a clear critique toward the BC government pushed Site C dam project that is under construction on the Peace River. specifically Helen highlights the fact that although the "consultation process" is ongoing the actual industrial work on the land to create the conditions for the dam is ongoing, so rhetorically the BC government is claiming there is an ongoing consultation but in reality is moving forward with the construction.

#nositec #keepthepeace

photo of location for proposed dam by Helen Knott.

this interview was recorded / produced for broadcast on CKUT fm by Stefan Christoff @spirodon info http://freecityradio.org

listen to an interview with community organizer Mostafa Henaway on the grassroots fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage in Quebec and how that specifically impacts immigrant and non-status workers that are organizing with the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. this interview highlights the ways that the campaign for a $15 an hour wage is connected to larger fights for social justice, a campaign that finds its contemporary political roots in the Occupy Wall Street action in New York City.

this interview was recorded in Montreal by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for broadcast on CKUT fm. info http://freecityradio.org

illustration by Keith Haring.

listen to an interview with community organizer Mostafa Henaway on the grassroots fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage in Quebec and how that specifically impacts immigrant and non-status workers that are organizing with the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. this interview highlights the ways that the campaign for a $15 an hour wage is connected to larger fights for social justice, a campaign that finds its contemporary political roots in the Occupy Wall Street action in New York City.

this interview was recorded in Montreal by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for broadcast on CKUT fm. info http://freecityradio.org

illustration by Keith Haring.

listen to a recording of 'In Praise of Struggle' by Bolivian-Canadian poet Alejandro Saravia, a piece from the book « L'homme polyphonique » recorded in summer 2015 at coop nos rêves by Stefan Christoff @spirodon.

listen to a recording of 'In Praise of Struggle' by Bolivian-Canadian poet Alejandro Saravia, a piece from the book « L'homme polyphonique » recorded in summer 2015 at coop nos rêves by Stefan Christoff @spirodon.

listen to a piano and organ duet jam recorded on a phone at la plante in montreal, between chittakone baccam (hazy montagne mystique) and stefan christoff. recorded in mid jan. 2016. produced for broadcast on CKUT and also for a series of soundscapes from Montreal that are featured on the Free City Radio page here. thanks for listening ! take care. -- stefan.

listen to a piano and organ duet jam recorded on a phone at la plante in montreal, between chittakone baccam (hazy montagne mystique) and stefan christoff. recorded in mid jan. 2016. produced for broadcast on CKUT and also for a series of soundscapes from Montreal that are featured on the Free City Radio page here. thanks for listening ! take care. -- stefan.

listen to an in-studio interview with Sheena Hoszko speaking on a current exhibition entitled "The Central East Correctional Centre," now showing at Peterborough's Artspace gallery in Ontario.

In this interview Sheena outlines some of the political context for the exhibition, looking particularly at the Canadian policy of indefinite detention that faces many immigrants and refugees behind prison bars. The exhibition is based on a 1:1 scale representation of "The Central East Correctional Centre" and aims to communicate in physical format a suggestion of that place as a space of imprisonment and injustice.

In this interview Sheena also offers some broader reflections on the role of art in society, challenging definitions of "political art" vs. "non-political art," offering perspectives on the political role that art plays within society.

bio :

Born in Outaouais, Quebec, Sheena Hoszko examines sculptural materiality as it relates to institutional power dynamics by mapping geographic sites on a 1:1 scale. She obtains these measurements by walking the perimeter and measuring her steps, by transcribing oral histories, and via access to information requests. Her most recent projects, which translate detention centres and prison measurements into fence installations and cell-like room structures, stem from her family’s experiences with incarceration as well as her own work within prisons. She studied at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design and obtained a MFA from Concordia University where she received a SSHRC grant for her research. Selected exhibitions include projects at Centre Clark and La Centrale (Montreal), A Space (Toronto), with upcoming projects at SFAI (Santa Fe) and The New Gallery (Calgary).

background info : http://sheenahoszko.com

http://endimmigrationdetention.com

https://www.facebook.com/endimmigrationdetention

also you can read a CBC Arts report on the exhibition at :

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/peterborough-exhibit-asks-what-would-a-world-without-prisons-look-like-1.3406275

this interview was recorded live on Free City Radio on CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal by Stefan Christoff @spirodon info http://freecityradio.org

listen to an in-studio interview with Sheena Hoszko speaking on a current exhibition entitled "The Central East Correctional Centre," now showing at Peterborough's Artspace gallery in Ontario.

In this interview Sheena outlines some of the political context for the exhibition, looking particularly at the Canadian policy of indefinite detention that faces many immigrants and refugees behind prison bars. The exhibition is based on a 1:1 scale representation of "The Central East Correctional Centre" and aims to communicate in physical format a suggestion of that place as a space of imprisonment and injustice.

In this interview Sheena also offers some broader reflections on the role of art in society, challenging definitions of "political art" vs. "non-political art," offering perspectives on the political role that art plays within society.

bio :

Born in Outaouais, Quebec, Sheena Hoszko examines sculptural materiality as it relates to institutional power dynamics by mapping geographic sites on a 1:1 scale. She obtains these measurements by walking the perimeter and measuring her steps, by transcribing oral histories, and via access to information requests. Her most recent projects, which translate detention centres and prison measurements into fence installations and cell-like room structures, stem from her family’s experiences with incarceration as well as her own work within prisons. She studied at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design and obtained a MFA from Concordia University where she received a SSHRC grant for her research. Selected exhibitions include projects at Centre Clark and La Centrale (Montreal), A Space (Toronto), with upcoming projects at SFAI (Santa Fe) and The New Gallery (Calgary).

background info : http://sheenahoszko.com

http://endimmigrationdetention.com

https://www.facebook.com/endimmigrationdetention

also you can read a CBC Arts report on the exhibition at :

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/peterborough-exhibit-asks-what-would-a-world-without-prisons-look-like-1.3406275

this interview was recorded live on Free City Radio on CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal by Stefan Christoff @spirodon info http://freecityradio.org