The Pulse talks to Marisa Emma Smith, Artistic Producer with Alley Theatre, about their production of #whatnow, which will have nine performances at this year's Heart of the City Festival.

heartofthecityfestival.com

The Pulse features John Zee's look at Defund 604 and the #JusticeForJared event. We also air a recent episode of the CBC Front Burner podcast which looks at the children at the centre of the anti-vaccine movement.

The Pulse reporter John Zee speaks with Fraser MacPherson from Defund 604 and Care Not Cops. Also featured in this episode are live recordings from the #JusticeForJared event, which took place on Oct. 22nd at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver.

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Defund6 604 Network:
https://www.facebook.com/defund604network/
https://linktr.ee/DefundNetwork

Justice For Jared:
https://www.justiceforjared.org/
https://www.justiceforjared.org/jared-s-writing

Terry Hunter, co-founder and artistic director of the Heart Of The City Festival

Terry Hunter, co-founder and artistic director of the Heart Of The City Festival

Along with the day's headlines, Jordan Kawchuck looks into the Vancouver Rat Project, and we air the latest episode of 'Talking Radical Radio' which, this week, challenges anti-Asian racism.

The Pulse's Jordan Kawchuk spoke with Kaylee Byers of the Vancouver Rat Project, a UBC-based project studying the coexistence of rats and humans in an urban environment.

The Pulse spoke with Richard Jock, Chief Executive Officer with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), about Indigenous-specific racism in B.C.'s health care system, as well as implementing the recommendations from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's 2020 report, "In Plain Sight."

Richard Jock, chief operating officer for the First Nations Health Authority.

Sandra Semchuck, Ukrainian-Canadian photographer whose work is focused on the relationships between herself, her family, and her community