This episode of GroundWire was produced on Anishinaabe Territory, Part of the Robinson Superior Treaty, Home of the Fort William First Nation, in Thunder Bay by Carly Forbes

Headlines:

Canada’s Kurdish Community rallies against Turkey’s treatment of Kurdish community | GroundWire

International Institute of Communications conference held recently in Ottawa | Gretchen King, CKUT

Federal government appoints LGBTQ Advisor on the heels of 600 million dollar lawsuit | Carly Forbes, GroundWire

Features:

Barriere Lake Algonquins protect their territory from mining | Braden Alexander, with files from Darren Sutherland, CHUO and Andy Crosby,  CKCU

Demonstrations take place in Montreal and Vancouver in the wake of the American Election | Djenaba Dayle, CKUT and Gunargie O’Sullivan, CFRO

The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement celebrates 20 years | Frieda Werden, WINGS

Community Radio:

Trent radio celebrates improved accessibility of the station - Josh Skinner, CFFF

Music:

Sometimes by Iskwe