Sheila North Wilson is a former CBC journalist and indigenous advocate working with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

She spoke about her own experiences with violence at the Women's Forum in Ottawa on October 18.

A year-long study into hate-based attacks against Muslims shows that incidents of violence are on the rise. In this podcast, Dr. Barbara Perry tells interviewer Amira Elghawaby about her study and what it found.

'Human Rights Fatigue.' It's the feeling that people are weary of hearing stories of victimization in the media. Monia Mazigh knows all about it. The Canadian academic and politician's husband Maher Arar was held without charge and tortured for almost a year by the government of Syria.

The whole time, Mazigh fought to have his story heard, and get him home to Canada. In this lecture, she discusses her latest novel, Miroirs et Mirages, and why she believes the solution is to mix in everyday stories with tragedy.

Chris Hedges says America is experiencing a coup d'etat in slow motion.

The American liberal class has allowed an unregulated, unfettered capitalism to create an empire of consumption. At the same time, the anonymity of the corporate state has corrupted the very fabric of social institutions.

With American investigative journalism all but dead and legislation in place severely curbing civil liberties, Hedges says it is time to think about how to resist. He believes United States citizens can take their cue from the ongoing student protests in Quebec. Have a listen.

Janine Brodie knows we live in a world unsettled by multiple and overlapping crises of the political, economic, social and environmental.

But this pervasive uncertainty has not dampened popular demands for social justice and equity. In fact, they have intensified. However, according to Brodie, the assault on social knowledge has obscured the traditional role academia plays in "speaking truth to power." Have a listen.

What is wrong with civilization, and how can we fix it? It's no small question, but Don Tapscott has a few theories.

He says, that unless organizations like Wall Street change to meet the digital age, they are doomed to repeat the failures that led to the collapse of global capitalism in 2008.

In this lecture, he explains how the first generation to have "grown up digital" are, potentially, a solution. Have a listen.