https://www.spreaker.com/show/citr-the-cityenSociety & Culture681231 Copyright CiTR & Discorder Magazinehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/99d0bea36054d54f2ab4c02bd4083df0.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/citr-the-cityWed, 15 Mar 2023 21:19:07 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineCiTR & Discorder Magazinefeeds@spreaker.comEach week host and producer Andrew Longhurst provides listeners with an alternative look at our changing urban spaces in this weekly urban affairs show. The program includes news, interviews, discussions, documentaries, and music. You'll find...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-survivors-totem-pole-constructing-a-lasting-symbol-of-resistance-persistence-and-inclusion-in-the-downtown-eastside--23587054http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140708-170406-to-20140708-180020.mp3Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:04:06 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe Survivors' Totem Pole will be raised by Downtown Eastside communities to serve as a lasting symbol for those struggling for social justice. On the program, we hear speakers from the June 28th Survivors' Totem Pole Open House provide background to...3331cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/local-filmmaker-aims-to-document-little-mountain-social-housing-struggle--23586283http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140617-170810-to-20140617-180450.mp3Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:08:10 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDavid Vaisbord discusses the importance of the Little Mountain story and his campaign to create a documentary film to showcase the community and residents' struggle against the BC government over Vancouver's first social (public) housing development...3385cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ricochet-to-shake-up-the-corporate-media-landscape--23585977
In the second half of the program, we hear about Vancouver public school students standing up for their teachers.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140610-170818-to-20140610-180358.mp3Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:08:18 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, we discuss a new independent media organization, a new model of independent media, and a new media platform to connect Anglophone and Francophone Canada ? Ricochet. In the second half of the program, we hear about Vancouver public...
In the second half of the program, we hear about Vancouver public school students standing up for their teachers.]]>3326cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-emergency-services-to-permanent-solutions-addressing-youth-homelessness--23582865
Dr. Stephen Gaetz is associate professor in the faculty of education at York University in Toronto and he is the director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network. He is the author of a new report ? Coming of Age: Reimaging the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140603-170514-to-20140603-180421.mp3Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:05:14 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOne in five shelter users are youth. 25 to 40% of youth experiencing homelessness self-identified as LGBTQ, and 40 to 70% of homeless youth have mental health issues compared to 10 to 20% of housed youth. On the program, we discuss the crisis of youth...
Dr. Stephen Gaetz is associate professor in the faculty of education at York University in Toronto and he is the director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network. He is the author of a new report ? Coming of Age: Reimaging the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada.]]>3532cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/understanding-the-bc-teachers-strike-and-the-state-of-public-education-in-bc--23586317http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140527-170148-to-20140527-180149.mp3Wed, 28 May 2014 00:01:48 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineFormer Vancouver School Board Trustee Jane Bouey discusses the state of public education in BC and Vancouver, provides the context to the current strike and lockout, and provides an update on the Vancouver School Board's work on updating their sexual...3586cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/realizing-the-right-to-adequate-housing--23586947
Thank you to SFU?s Vancity Office of Community Engagement for permission to broadcast this talk.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140520-170228-to-20140520-175922.mp3Wed, 21 May 2014 00:02:28 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineMiloon Kothari is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and he spoke at Simon Fraser University - Woodward's on July 9, 2012. Mr. Kothari's talk is titled 'The Right to Adequate Housing: From Practice to Policy to...
Thank you to SFU?s Vancity Office of Community Engagement for permission to broadcast this talk.]]>3409cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/red-zones-and-vancouver-s-criminal-justice-system--23586396http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140513-170033-to-20140513-175614.mp3Wed, 14 May 2014 00:00:33 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we discuss the rise of administration of justice offences ? typically breaches of bail and probation ? in Canada and BC, and use of particular spatial practices in Vancouver?s criminal justice system. Are particular criminal justice...3336cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-best-and-worst-place-to-be-a-woman-in-canada--23586445http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140429-170704-to-20140429-180235.mp3Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:07:04 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new report ? The Best and Worst Place to be a Woman in Canada: An Index of Gender Equality in Canada?s Twenty Largest Metropolitan Areas. On the program, we discuss the findings with the author of...3325cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/existing-affordable-housing-at-risk-housing-co-op-sector-faces-looming-crisis-as-federal-agreements-expire--23586847http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140422-170313-to-20140422-175916.mp3Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:03:13 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineBetween now and 2017, one quarter of housing co-operatives in BC will lose rent-geared-to income subsidies for low-income members as federal housing agreements end. Over 1500 households will face a crisis as their homes become unaffordable. On the...3358cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/divisions-and-disparities-in-lotus-land--23586542
Urban social geographer Nicholas Lynch is co-author of Divisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: Socio-Spatial Income Polarization in Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The report was originally published in October 2012 by the University of Toronto?s Cities Centre.

The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140401-170753-to-20140401-180000.mp3Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:07:53 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUrban geographer Nicholas Lynch discusses the findings of a recent study showing an increasingly divided metro Vancouver region and a disappearing middle class. We?re revisiting this important discussion from April 2013. Urban social geographer...
Urban social geographer Nicholas Lynch is co-author of Divisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: Socio-Spatial Income Polarization in Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The report was originally published in October 2012 by the University of Toronto?s Cities Centre.

The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.]]>3121cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-commodities-stop-flowing-the-significance-of-the-truckers-strike-and-vancouver-s-port--23582846http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140325-170100-to-20140325-180000.mp3Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:01:00 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWhat are the conditions that have led to the current labour situation at Canada?s largest port? And what is the significance of Vancouver?s port within wider global supply chains? On the program, we?ll be taking an in-depth look at the current labour...3534cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/downtown-eastside-plan-raises-concerns-over-gentrification-and-definition-of-social-housing--23586440http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140318-170517-to-20140318-180100.mp3Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:05:17 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineVancouver's recently approved Downtown Eastside neighbourhood plan raises concerns over the definition of social housing and the plan's ability to stop -- or even slow -- gentrification. Low-income advocates and others express frustration that the...3336cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-place-to-go-gentrifying-downtown-eastside-residential-hotels-increasingly-unaffordable-for-low-income-residents--23586455
This year?s Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) hotel and housing report found that SROs in the DTES are more expensive than ever and that fewer still are available to low-income individuals looking for rooms.

Rory Sutherland, is co-author of the report, No Place to Go: Losing Affordable Housing and Community.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140311-170114-to-20140311-175956.mp3Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:01:14 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineSeven hundred and thirty-one homeless people live in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) according to the City of Vancouver, and approximately 5000 more live on the edge of homelessness in tiny Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms. Many of these people...
This year?s Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) hotel and housing report found that SROs in the DTES are more expensive than ever and that fewer still are available to low-income individuals looking for rooms.

Rory Sutherland, is co-author of the report, No Place to Go: Losing Affordable Housing and Community.]]>3517cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fundrive-2014-support-another-year-of-independent-radio--23582966www.citr.ca/donate and support the alternative programming that you enjoy.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140304-170440-to-20140304-180035.mp3Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:04:40 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHighlights from the past year of critical urban discussions and a reminder to support independent radio. Donate online at www.citr.ca/donate and support the alternative programming that you enjoy.www.citr.ca/donate and support the alternative programming that you enjoy.]]>3349cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-hogan-s-alley--23586374http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140225-170158-to-20140225-175838.mp3Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:01:58 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we examine the history and memories of Vancouver's original black community, Hogan's Alley, in a radio documentary produced by Arial Fournier and Andy Longhurst.3395cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebration-capitalism-and-the-olympic-games--23586442
Jules Boykoff is author of Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games (2013). He is associate professor of politics and government at Pacific University in Oregon.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140218-170235-to-20140218-180014.mp3Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:02:35 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineJules Boykoff discusses the Olympics Games -- prominent urban mega-event spectacles -- as a form of 'celebration capitalism' (the complement to Naomi Klein's 'disaster capitalism'). He talks about celebration capitalism and political dissent in the...
Jules Boykoff is author of Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games (2013). He is associate professor of politics and government at Pacific University in Oregon.]]>3453cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vancouver-consumption-city-forever--23586403http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140211-170156-to-20140211-180032.mp3Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:01:56 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, the second part of the conversation with urban economic geographer Elliot Siemiatycki about Vancouver?s transformation from a productive city into a city of consumption, dominated increasingly by real estate and tourism. We discuss...3510cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vancouver-consumption-city--23586783http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140204-170233-to-20140204-175910.mp3Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:02:33 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, urban economic geographer Elliot Siemiatycki discusses Vancouver?s transformation from a productive city into a city of consumption, dominated increasingly by real estate and tourism. We examine how the city?s structure, feel, and...3392cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-era-bill-de-blasio-and-the-shifting-political-landscape-in-new-york-city--23586689http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140128-170104-to-20140128-175933.mp3Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:01:04 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, renowned New York City scholar John Mollenkopf (Distinguished Professor, City University of New York) discusses Michael Bloomberg?s three terms as mayor of New York City and what the election of Bill de Blasio means for the city. We...3504cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-era-racial-and-economic-equality-in-new-york-city--23582986http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140121-170351-to-20140121-175949.mp3Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:03:51 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, we reflect on the Michael Bloomberg era in New York City and what the mayoral election of Bill de Blasio might mean for (in)equality, public and affordable housing, and urban development policies. He is the first democratic mayor...3353cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-politics-of-housing-the-homeless-lack-of-community-consultation-or-nimbyism--23582959http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140114-170401-to-20140114-175937.mp3Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:04:01 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHas it been a lack of neighbourhood consultation or simply a case of the NIMBY syndrome in Vancouver?s eastside? Or perhaps a bit of both? Is fear and misinformation framing the conversation about supportive housing? On the program, we look at the...3326cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-abbotsford-to-portland-homelessness-and-harm-reduction--23586468http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2014/20140107-170314-to-20140107-175946.mp3Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:03:14 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe hear about the homelessness and harm reduction situation in Abbotsford, BC and an alternative housing model in Portland, Oregon. In 2005, the City of Abbotsford passed a bylaw effectively banning harm reduction services, and in summer of 2013, the...3387cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2013-year-in-review-part-iii--23586968http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131217-170405-to-20131217-180018.mp3Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:04:05 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, social movements, feminism, and labour.3366cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2013-year-in-review-part-ii--23582962http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131210-170319-to-20131210-180212.mp3Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:03:19 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, social movements, feminism, and labour.3521cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2013-year-in-review-part-i--23586660http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131203-170153-to-20131203-180039.mp3Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:01:53 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, and labour.3515cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gentrification-and-the-waterfront--23583017
Recorded in November 2013 as part of the SFU Urban Studies Gentrification and the City Speaker Series.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131126-170321-to-20131126-180034.mp3Wed, 27 Nov 2013 01:03:21 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUsing the storied San Francisco waterfront as a case study, Jasper Rubin (San Francisco State University) examines the reflexive relationship that gentrification creates between the waterfront and the city. Recorded in November 2013 as part of the...
Recorded in November 2013 as part of the SFU Urban Studies Gentrification and the City Speaker Series.]]>3422cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neoliberal-urbanism-artful-alternatives--23583010
Jamie Peck is Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy and Professor of Geography at UBC. An economic geographer with interests in labour studies, urban theory, and the politics of globalization, his publications include Constructions of Neoliberal Reason and the co-edited collection, Contesting Neoliberalism: Urban Frontiers.

This talk is part of the Spaces of Contestation: Art, Activism and the City Speaker Series, part of the project Collective Walks ? Spaces of Contestation, curated by Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, and was recorded on November 12, 2013 in Vancouver.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131119-170225-to-20131119-175945.mp3Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:02:25 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWhat does it mean to say that cities like Vancouver have taken a ?neoliberal? turn, embracing market-oriented policies while paying little more than lip service to questions of social welfare, affordability, and environmental sustainability? Does the...
Jamie Peck is Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy and Professor of Geography at UBC. An economic geographer with interests in labour studies, urban theory, and the politics of globalization, his publications include Constructions of Neoliberal Reason and the co-edited collection, Contesting Neoliberalism: Urban Frontiers.

This talk is part of the Spaces of Contestation: Art, Activism and the City Speaker Series, part of the project Collective Walks ? Spaces of Contestation, curated by Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, and was recorded on November 12, 2013 in Vancouver.]]>3432cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/global-climate-change-and-urban-policies-do-local-strategies-matter--23582983http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131112-170454-to-20131112-180035.mp3Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:04:54 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineFailed efforts at the international, national and sub-national levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have prompted some city governments to set their own greenhouse gas targets and implement policies in pursuit of these. But how can we determine...3330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-san-francisco-the-culture-of-renting-and-the-politics-of-rental-housing--23586471http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131105-170606-to-20131105-180325.mp3Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:06:06 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineJackie Wong discusses her recent series, Generation Rent: Two Cities, Two Directions, recently published by The Tyee. We talk about the differences and similarities between Vancouver and San Francisco ? and we specifically explore how political...3426cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/degraded-work-in-the-north-american-city--23586977
His 2013 book details the deteriorating conditions of employment in local-serving industries immunized against international competition. The book builds on a long-term engagement with regional economic development, and challenges the assumption that low pay and poor working conditions are intrinsic characteristics of service-sector jobs. Marc Doussard is assistant professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131029-170404-to-20131029-180212.mp3Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:04:04 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDoes the growth of service sector jobs in North American cities imply greater urban inequality? What are the implications of deteriorating job quality in our cities? How can organizers, workers, and policymakers challenge the degradation of work? On...
His 2013 book details the deteriorating conditions of employment in local-serving industries immunized against international competition. The book builds on a long-term engagement with regional economic development, and challenges the assumption that low pay and poor working conditions are intrinsic characteristics of service-sector jobs. Marc Doussard is assistant professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.]]>3481cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-stanley-park-idealized-nature-and-human-environmental-relations--23586294http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131015-170453-to-20131015-180304.mp3Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:04:53 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineEnvironmental historian and author Sean Kheraj traces how this tension between popular expectations of idealized nature and the volatility of complex ecosystems helped shape the landscape of one of the world?s most famous urban parks. Kheraj's book,...3482cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-stanley-park-from-colonial-legal-practices-to-aboriginal-erasure--23582981http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20131008-170320-to-20131008-180015.mp3Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:03:20 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani traces the ways in which colonial and imperial power have historically been inscribed in the land now known as Stanley Park.3410cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-stanley-park-the-forgotten-families-of-whoi-whoi-kanaka-ranch-and-brockton-point--23586393http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130924-170558-to-20130924-180223.mp3Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:05:58 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHistorian and author Jean Barman reflects on Stanley Park's 125th Anniversary and processes of dispossession which were part of the making of Stanley Park. Her book Stanley Park's Secret won the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Prize. She also situates...3376cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/labour-economic-security-and-the-struggle-at-the-bottom--23582988http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130903-170246-to-20130903-180227.mp3Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:02:46 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineProfessor Marjorie Griffin Cohen (SFU Political Science and Women's Studies) discusses the challenges facing low-wage workers and unions, and policy options to foster greater economic security. Ben Isitt (Victoria City Councillor, labour historian,...3556cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gender-housing-rights-and-local-solutions-to-the-housing-crisis--23586461We explore these issues in a Vancouver context with four speakers who bring considerable experience and insight into providing safe, adequate, affordable, and gender-inclusive housing in the city.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130827-170451-to-20130827-180025.mp3Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:04:51 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWhat are local solutions to addressing affordable housing, homelessness, and mental health? What are the gender dimensions to these issues? We explore these issues in a Vancouver context with four speakers who bring considerable experience and insight...We explore these issues in a Vancouver context with four speakers who bring considerable experience and insight into providing safe, adequate, affordable, and gender-inclusive housing in the city.]]>3328cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/becoming-urban-in-asia--23586231
"The first half of the 21st century is anticipated to be a period of continuing large-scale urbanization in the developing world, with much of this occurring in Asian countries, especially China and India. This fundamental, on-going change in Asia presents, on the one hand, prospects for economic prosperity, new visions of an urban future and the potential for local democratization, and on the other, challenges of increasing economic and social inequities, increased resource consumption and environmental degradation. Underlying all these problems and possibilities are fundamental research challenges for scholars to consider."]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130813-170305-to-20130813-180026.mp3Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:03:05 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUrban scholar John Friedmann (UBC and UCLA) reflects on how we're to make sense of rapid urbanization in Asia. "The first half of the 21st century is anticipated to be a period of continuing large-scale urbanization in the developing world, with much...
"The first half of the 21st century is anticipated to be a period of continuing large-scale urbanization in the developing world, with much of this occurring in Asian countries, especially China and India. This fundamental, on-going change in Asia presents, on the one hand, prospects for economic prosperity, new visions of an urban future and the potential for local democratization, and on the other, challenges of increasing economic and social inequities, increased resource consumption and environmental degradation. Underlying all these problems and possibilities are fundamental research challenges for scholars to consider."]]>3435cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sex-and-the-revitalized-city-gender-condominium-development-and-urban-citizenship--23586723http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130806-170209-to-20130806-175727.mp3Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:02:09 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDr. Leslie Kern, a professor of women's studies, discusses her book 'Sex and the Revitalized City: Gender, Condominium Development, and Urban Citizenship' and the social and political implications of real estate development reshaping the landscape of...3313cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-cities-work-for-women-gender-equality-and-social-inclusion-in-urban-policies-services-and-governance--23586742http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130730-170506-to-20130730-180103.mp3Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:05:06 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDr. Sylvia Bashevkin (University of Toronto) and author and urban planner Prabha Khosla speak at the Women Transforming Cities National Conference convened on May 30, 2013. Dr. Bashevkin speaks about how women are to transform cities, and Ms. Khosla...3351cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-brooklyn-filmmaker-on-race-class-and-redevelopment-in-new-york-city--23586504http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130716-170128-to-20130716-180123.mp3Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:01:28 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineA conversation with 'My Brooklyn' documentary filmmaker Allison Lirish Dean on race, class, corporate redevelopment, and the displacement of vibrant and unique urban places.3589cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dispatch-from-rio-brazil-s-urban-social-movement-calls-for-better-quality-of-life--23586582http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130709-170230-to-20130709-180034.mp3Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:02:30 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineA Rio de Janiero-based social anthropologist, Dr. Cecilia Mello, discusses the urban social movements taking to the streets in Brazilian cities demanding a better quality of life and a right to the city.3478cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zoned-out-towers-upzoning-and-the-future-of-grandview-woodland--23586503
Where did these directions come from? Are planning staff listening to the community? What does public consultation mean to residents and staff? What are the implications for the neighbourhood? How will condo towers and a growing culture of property ownership affect the neighbourhood?]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130625-170337-to-20130625-180150.mp3Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:03:37 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn June 2013, City of Vancouver planning staff released the draft community plan for the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood in the heart of East Vancouver. Residents are shocked at the proposed 22-36 storey towers and the upzoning of substantial parts...
Where did these directions come from? Are planning staff listening to the community? What does public consultation mean to residents and staff? What are the implications for the neighbourhood? How will condo towers and a growing culture of property ownership affect the neighbourhood?]]>3487cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/interventions-for-feminist-urban-futures--23586310http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130618-170102-to-20130618-180037.mp3Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:02 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHow can cities be more attentive to the needs of women and girls? How do we design, plan, and foster the ideal city for women and girls? From the 2013 Women Transforming Cities conference in Vancouver, we hear from urban scholar Dr. Tiffany Muller...3577cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-more-than-poverty-study-finds-employment-precarity-increasing-in-greater-toronto--23586306http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130604-170148-to-20130604-180033.mp3Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:01:48 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazinePrecarious employment is increasing in the Hamilton and Greater Toronto Area and its harmful effects on individuals, families, and community life are documented in a recently released research report. Today on the program, we?re talking labour...3518cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-laxer-on-the-rob-ford-saga-engaging-women-transforming-cities-conference--23586828http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130528-170040-to-20130528-180007.mp3Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:40 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHe?s been fighting substance use allegations and defending his ability to govern the city of Toronto. We?ll be discussing the Rob Ford saga with rabble.ca contributor Michael Laxer. Does this be the end of Mayor Rob Ford?s bumpy tenure at city hall?...3560cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-laxer-on-the-rob-ford-saga-engaging-women-transforming-cities-conference--23586790http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130528-170040-to-20130528-180007.mp3Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:40 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineHe?s been fighting substance use allegations and defending his ability to govern the city of Toronto. We?ll be discussing the Rob Ford saga with rabble.ca contributor Michael Laxer. Does this be the end of Mayor Rob Ford?s bumpy tenure at city hall?...3560cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-right-to-adequate-housing-in-canada--23586544http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130507-170322-to-20130507-175928.mp3Wed, 08 May 2013 00:03:22 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn July 2012, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing Miloon Kothari spoke on the right to adequate housing as part of Simon Fraser University?s Public Square speaker series. In 2000, Mr. Kothari was appointed the first Special Rapporteur on...3361cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/podcast-vancouver-the-best-place-on-earth-matt-hern-and-charlie-demers-in-conversation--23586816http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130423-170157-to-20130423-180023.mp3Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01:57 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn 2011, Simon Fraser University?s Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think you know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers addressed the question of whether Vancouver, as it is often branded,...3492cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/podcast-vancouver-the-best-place-on-earth-matt-hern-and-charlie-demers-in-conversation--23586815http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130423-170157-to-20130423-180023.mp3Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01:57 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn 2011, Simon Fraser University?s Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think you know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers addressed the question of whether Vancouver, as it is often branded,...3492cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tearing-down-the-viaducts-green-for-all-or-green-for-some--23586486
As of April 2013, city staff have yet to come back to council with final recommendations on the removal of the viaducts. In recent months, the Strathcona Residents Association has expressed serious concerns about the possibility of increased traffic volume on Prior Street, and community groups in the Downtown Eastside have also expressed similar concerns regarding increased traffic along Hastings Street.

This documentary was originally produced for Redeye on Vancouver?s Coop Radio 100.5 FM and aired in Fall 2012. Peter Driftmier is a producer with the Redeye Collective, and we are pleased to bring you this documentary.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130416-170334-to-20130416-180008.mp3Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:03:34 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineVancouver City Council, under the direction of the ruling Vision Vancouver party, wants to remove two remnants of the never fully realized inner city highway system in the downtown core. But, in the process, two long-standing community gardens are...
As of April 2013, city staff have yet to come back to council with final recommendations on the removal of the viaducts. In recent months, the Strathcona Residents Association has expressed serious concerns about the possibility of increased traffic volume on Prior Street, and community groups in the Downtown Eastside have also expressed similar concerns regarding increased traffic along Hastings Street.

This documentary was originally produced for Redeye on Vancouver?s Coop Radio 100.5 FM and aired in Fall 2012. Peter Driftmier is a producer with the Redeye Collective, and we are pleased to bring you this documentary.]]>3388cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/divisions-and-disparities-in-lotus-land-the-social-geography-of-income-polarization-in-metro-vancouver--23586559Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130402-170357-to-20130402-180107.mp3Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:03:57 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUBC geographer Nicholas Lynch is co-author of a recent study, Divisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: Socio-Spatial Income Polarization in Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver...Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.]]>3424cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taking-on-the-premier-the-ndp-s-david-eby-on-transportation-housing-and-provincial-municipal-relations--23582978http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130326-170440-to-20130326-180015.mp3Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:04:40 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe BC NDP's David Eby (former executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association) is running against BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark in the Vancouver-Point Grey riding on Vancouver's wealthy westside in the upcoming provincial election. He...3329cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-from-here-to-there-transportation-policy-planning-metro-vancouver-s-transit-future-and-the-ubc-broadway-line--23583189http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130319-170322-to-20130319-175933.mp3Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:03:22 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineTransportation planning and policy expert Matti Siemiatycki (University of Toronto) discusses transportation policy and planning within the Vancouver context, lessons from the Canada Line, the politics of transportation planning, and the possible...3366cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/author-and-comedian-charlie-demers-vancouver-best-place-on-earth--23586887
We hear from Charlie Demers in the first half of this talk. We?ll be broadcasting the second half, featuring Matt Hern, at a later date. Charlie Demers is an author, comedian, local activist, and a regular performer on CBC?s The Debaters. Thank you to the SFU History Department for permission to broadcast this content.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130312-170452-to-20130312-175927.mp3Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:04:52 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn 2011, to mark Vancouver?s 125th anniversary, the Simon Fraser University Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think You Know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, 2011, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers gave short talks to...
We hear from Charlie Demers in the first half of this talk. We?ll be broadcasting the second half, featuring Matt Hern, at a later date. Charlie Demers is an author, comedian, local activist, and a regular performer on CBC?s The Debaters. Thank you to the SFU History Department for permission to broadcast this content.]]>3270cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-frundrive-show--23583039www.citr.ca/fundrive. Thank you for your support.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130304-170116-to-20130304-180148.mp3Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:01:16 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe listen back to some of the highlights from the past year for CiTR's Annual Fundrive. Please support The City, CiTR Radio, and another year of quality, independent programming. Call 604-822-8648 or donate online at www.citr.ca/fundrive. Thank you...www.citr.ca/fundrive. Thank you for your support.]]>3626cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vancouver-green-party-councillor-challenges-vision-vancouver-policies--23586342http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130226-170311-to-20130226-175938.mp3Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:03:11 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineVancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr (Green Party) is a vocal critic of the Vision Vancouver-dominated City Council. We discuss her concerns around the creation of city-subsidized market rental housing and attempts to redefine 'affordable' housing,...3382cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chinatown-the-next-yaletown-vancouver-loses-independently-owned-festival-cinemas--23586764
Independently-owned Festival Cinemas has been sold to Cineplex. The City talks with co-owner Leonard Schein about why he is calling it quits, the challenge to operate cinemas independently, and what the city and province should do to help arts and culture thrive.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130219-170420-to-20130219-180021.mp3Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:04:20 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineVancouver's Chinatown is undergoing rapid transformation. The Carnegie Community Action Project's Jean Swanson discusses why a huge influx of condominiums and retail gentrification are threatening to displace the neighbourhood's low-income residents ?...
Independently-owned Festival Cinemas has been sold to Cineplex. The City talks with co-owner Leonard Schein about why he is calling it quits, the challenge to operate cinemas independently, and what the city and province should do to help arts and culture thrive.]]>3355cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-production-and-penalization-of-the-precariat-in-the-neoliberal-age-part-ii-transformation-of-the-ghetto--23586781
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicago?s 'hyper-ghetto' and Paris?s racialized urban periphery. Wacquant?s research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.

On 1 November 2012, Loic Wacquant gave a public lecture organized by the University of British Columbia?s Liu Institute for Global Studies and the Department of Geography. His talk is entitled, ?The Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age.? This is the second podcast of a two-part series, focusing on the transformation of the ghetto and the emergence of workfare and prisonfare under neoliberalism.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130212-170303-to-20130212-180100.mp3Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:03:03 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineLoic Wacquant is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and is a researcher with the European Centre of Sociology and Political Science in Paris. His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on...
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicago?s 'hyper-ghetto' and Paris?s racialized urban periphery. Wacquant?s research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.

On 1 November 2012, Loic Wacquant gave a public lecture organized by the University of British Columbia?s Liu Institute for Global Studies and the Department of Geography. His talk is entitled, ?The Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age.? This is the second podcast of a two-part series, focusing on the transformation of the ghetto and the emergence of workfare and prisonfare under neoliberalism.]]>3471cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-production-and-penalization-of-the-precariat-in-the-neoliberal-age-part-i--23586567
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicago?s 'hyper-ghetto' and Paris?s racialized urban periphery. Wacquant?s research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.

On 1 November 2012, Loic Wacquant gave a public lecture organized by the University of British Columbia?s Liu Institute for Global Studies and the Department of Geography. His lecture is entitled, ?The Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age.? This is the first podcast of a two-part series.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130205-170348-to-20130205-180041.mp3Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:03:48 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineLoic Wacquant is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and is a researcher with the European Centre of Sociology and Political Science in Paris. His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on...
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicago?s 'hyper-ghetto' and Paris?s racialized urban periphery. Wacquant?s research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.

On 1 November 2012, Loic Wacquant gave a public lecture organized by the University of British Columbia?s Liu Institute for Global Studies and the Department of Geography. His lecture is entitled, ?The Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age.? This is the first podcast of a two-part series.]]>3407cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/idle-no-more-issues-perspectives-and-histories--23583059http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130129-170233-to-20130129-180115.mp3Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:02:33 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe hear several aboriginal perspectives on the Idle No More movement from a recently convened public forum in Vancouver - Idle? Know more! Speakers provide a background to the movement and situate it within the colonial-capitalist past and present.3507cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-working-city-canada-s-temporary-foreign-workers--23586579http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130122-170145-to-20130122-175800.mp3Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:01:45 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe continue the ongoing series, The Working City, by discussing Canada's temporary foreign worker program with Krystle Alarcon, the author of a recent four-part series which documents the many problems with the program and the possibility for reform.3370cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-waldorf-w2-and-vancouver-s-growing-cultural-deficit--23583406http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2013/20130115-170235-to-20130115-180022.mp3Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:02:35 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe hear from several commentators on the possible loss of an East Vancouver music hub, and the City of Vancouver?s response, as well as the impending eviction of the W2 Community Media Arts Society. We discuss more broadly the growing cultural deficit...3461cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-working-city-the-worker-owned-cooperative-and-community-development--23586576http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121218-170620-to-20121218-180518.mp3Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:06:20 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe continue our ongoing exploration of urban economies and the future of economic development by examining the worker-owned co-operative as a model for transforming our urban economies to achieve social, environmental, and economic justice. The City...3539cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-working-city-the-future-of-vancouver-s-economy--23586521http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121211-170441-to-20121211-175946.mp3Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:04:41 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the podcast, we continue our ongoing series examining urban economic landscapes and the future of economic development. We hear three perspectives on the future of Vancouver?s regional economy, including a small, laneway home developer, an...3300cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-working-city-urban-economies-industrial-displacement-and-the-global-city--23586830http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121204-170123-to-20121204-175801.mp3Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:01:23 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn the first podcast of an ongoing series exploring urban economies, The City talks with urban geographer Winifred Curran about industrial displacement in New York City, the future of economic development in North American cities, and the assumed...3393cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaving-the-city-the-gumboot-girls-urban-rural-migration-and-the-search-for-community--23586601http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121127-170539-to-20121127-180031.mp3Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:05:39 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineIn the 1970s, 34 young women left cities across Canada to find a different lifestyle and build community in rural, coastal Prince Rupert, BC. Many were unsatisfied with the cold, modernist landscape of cities, and some just wanted an adventure. Their...3286cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-conversation-vancouver-councillor-andrea-reimer-on-housing-and-public-engagement--23583299http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121120-170248-to-20121120-180212.mp3Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:02:48 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe City hears from Vision Vancouver Councillor Andrea Reimer as we mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 municipal election. She talks at length about a number of issues, including neighbourhood engagement, which has come under fire in recent...3558cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-picture-show--23587005http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121113-170301-to-20121113-180039.mp3Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:03:01 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn November 4, 2012, downtown's Granville 7 was added to a long list of recent movie theatre closures. The City reflects on the recent Granville 7 closing and the case of Vancouver's disappearing cinemas. We look at the history of the Granville 7 and...3452cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/labour-struggles-in-the-city-ubc-s-cupe-2278-on-strike--23583575http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121106-165855-to-20121106-175803.mp3Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:58:55 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWe examine a current labour struggle in the city. The City talks with executive members from CUPE 2278, the local representing UBC teaching assistants, markers, tutors, and instructors at the English Language Institute. We?ll discuss why the union is...3542cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-little-mountain-victory-what-does-it-mean--23583628
On the podcast, we evaluate the recent social housing victory at Vancouver's Little Mountain site and reflect on the history of the struggle. We first hear from David Vaisbond, a documentary filmmaker, who has thoroughly and intimately documented the history of the Little Mountain housing struggle. We ask him to reflect on some of the most profound moments of documenting this struggle. Secondly, former MLA David Chudnovsky reflects on this victory and puts it in historical context.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121030-170427-to-20121030-180004.mp3Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:04:27 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn October 25th, 2012, the Province of BC and the City of Vancouver announced that the four remaining tenant-households at the Little Mountain social housing development would not be evicted, and that up to 50 social housing units would be...
On the podcast, we evaluate the recent social housing victory at Vancouver's Little Mountain site and reflect on the history of the struggle. We first hear from David Vaisbond, a documentary filmmaker, who has thoroughly and intimately documented the history of the Little Mountain housing struggle. We ask him to reflect on some of the most profound moments of documenting this struggle. Secondly, former MLA David Chudnovsky reflects on this victory and puts it in historical context.]]>3331cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/charity-vs-justice-unpacking-the-vancouver-rent-bank--23586724http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121023-170311-to-20121023-180222.mp3Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:03:11 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineWhat does a billionaire mining magnate have in common with Vancouver's rent bank? The City critically unpacks the recently launched Vancouver rent bank with the editors of The Mainlander. We look into the issue of charity vs. justice, and we turn to...3545cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/small-gritty-and-green-part-ii-agriculture-and-relocalization-in-smaller-cities--23587098http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121016-170235-to-20121016-180035.mp3Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:02:35 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineSecond part in a two-part series. Do we privilege larger cities when we talk about a sustainable, low-carbon future? Are smaller cities excluded from these conversations? Catherine Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America?s...3473cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/small-gritty-and-green-what-s-the-future-of-smaller-industrial-cities--23586367http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121009-170409-to-20121009-175521.mp3Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:04:09 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDo we privilege larger cities when we talk about a sustainable, low-carbon future? Are smaller cities excluded from these conversations? Catherine Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America?s Smaller Industrial Cities in a...3067cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-urban-scholar-activist-neil-smith--23583643http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20121002-170747-to-20121002-180810.mp3Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:07:47 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThis podcast is dedicated to the life and work of urban scholar-activist Neil Smith who passed away on September 29th. Neil vocally advocated for everyone's right to the city. His writing and activism centred around struggles for social justice in the...3616cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/universal-childcare-in-the-city--23586523http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120925-170537-to-20120925-180114.mp3Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:05:37 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineBritish Columbia faces a childcare crisis. How does this impact families in Vancouver and throughout BC cities? The City talks with Sharon Gregson of the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and a former Vancouver School Board trustee about their...3328cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vancovuer-s-cope-addresses-seniors-housing-and-the-musqueam-land-struggle--23586631http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120911-170100-to-20120911-180044.mp3Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:01:00 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineVancouver's Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) brought seniors' housing issues and Musqueam's ongoing land struggle to the forefront with guest speakers at their recent general membership meeting. Rhiannon Bennett, a Musqueam band member,...3577cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/labouring-british-columbia--23586561http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120904-170044-to-20120904-175953.mp3Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:44 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineOn the program, The City speaks with historian, legal scholar, and Victoria City Councillor Ben Isitt about the rise of BC's labour movement from an urban perspective. We discuss the (radical) history of labour activism in Vancouver and Victoria, the...3544cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-cultural-capital-reflections-from-vancouver-s-top-arts-culture-bureaucrat--23586548http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120828-170040-to-20120828-175843.mp3Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:40 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe City discusses the state of arts and culture with Vancouver's Managing Director of Cultural Services Richard Newirth, covering everything from liquor regulations, funding, affordable arts space, and the eastward movement of artists within the city.3478cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/100-days-later-musqueam-and-the-fight-to-protect-cultural-history--23586838
Reflections following the Musqueam First Nation's 100th day of struggle to protect their ancestral village site and burial grounds in south Vancouver from condo development.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120814-170053-to-20120814-180130.mp3Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:53 +0000CiTR & Discorder Magazine100 Days Later: Musqueam and the Fight to Protect Cultural History Reflections following the Musqueam First Nation's 100th day of struggle to protect their ancestral village site and burial grounds in south Vancouver from condo development.
Reflections following the Musqueam First Nation's 100th day of struggle to protect their ancestral village site and burial grounds in south Vancouver from condo development.]]>3630cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/london-plays-games-part-ii-the-remaking-of-east-london--23586533http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120807-165923-to-20120807-180051.mp3Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:59:23 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineSECOND IN A SERIES | On the podcast, we hear from Julian Cheyne (Counter Olympics Network) on the relationships between the London Games, property (re)development, gentrification, and remaking of working class East London boroughs into (upper) middle...3671cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/london-plays-games-olympics-history-civil-liberties-and-the-militarization-of-public-space--23586851
First in a series. A critical analysis of the London 2012 Games, featuring Chris Shaw (author, Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games), Professor Jules Boykoff on dissent and the Olympics, and Julian Cheyne (London Counter Olympics Network) on the militarization of East London.]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120731-170119-to-20120731-175954.mp3Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:01:19 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineLondon Plays Games: Olympics History, Civil Liberties, and the Militarization of Public Space First in a series. A critical analysis of the London 2012 Games, featuring Chris Shaw (author, Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games),...
First in a series. A critical analysis of the London 2012 Games, featuring Chris Shaw (author, Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games), Professor Jules Boykoff on dissent and the Olympics, and Julian Cheyne (London Counter Olympics Network) on the militarization of East London.]]>3510cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-poor-to-yuppie-artists-boutiques-and-neighbourhood-change--23584062http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120724-165931-to-20120724-175959.mp3Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:59:31 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineFrom Poor to Yuppie: Artists, Boutiques, and Neighbourhood Change. Critically examining processes of gentrification from the perspectives of urban scholars, an art gallery curator, a senior city official, and a neighbourhood activist.3621cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-urban-growth-machine--23583022http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120717-170236-to-20120717-180012.mp3Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:02:36 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe Urban Growth Machine3450cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-10-jul-2012--23584053http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120710-170258-to-20120710-180402.mp3Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:02:58 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineNew York City and the Politics of Public Space3658cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-26-jun-2012--23584074http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120626-170414-to-20120626-180037.mp3Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:04:14 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUnpacking the Vancouver Housing Affordability Interim Report // Quebec Student Leaders Report from the Frontline3377cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-19-jun-2012--23586200thecityfm.org]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120619-170149-to-20120619-180122.mp3Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:01:49 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineAuthor and Anti-Poverty Activist Jean Swanson on the Cost of Poverty // The Future of Social Housing in Vancouver thecityfm.orgthecityfm.org]]>3566cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-12-jun-2012--23586514http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120612-170435-to-20120612-180028.mp3Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:35 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineThe Big Download Hits Cities // Redevelopment of Historic Avalon Dairy Farm // Women Transforming Cities3347cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-29-may-2012--23586732http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120529-170030-to-20120529-180502.mp3Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:30 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineDispatch from the Montreal Student Movement // Musqueam Continue Fight to Protect Burial Grounds // In the House Festival // Vancouver Night School3865cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-22-may-2012--23586966http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120522-165908-to-20120522-175726.mp3Tue, 22 May 2012 23:59:08 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineCities and the End of Economic Growth3491cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-15-may-2012--23586767http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120515-170430-to-20120515-180312.mp3Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:30 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineUBC Geography's Noah Quastel on sustainability, urban development, and class conflict3515cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-08-may-2012--23586817http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120508-170411-to-20120508-180050.mp3Wed, 09 May 2012 00:04:11 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineMusqueam's Struggle to Protect Sacred Burial Grounds Continues in Marpole // Vancouver's Living Wage Campaign3385cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-01-may-2012--23586687http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120501-170200-to-20120501-180200.mp3Wed, 02 May 2012 00:02:00 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineInternational Workers' Day + Social Polarization in Toronto3594cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-24-apr-2012--23584082
GUESTS
Ivan Drury, Carnegie Community Action Project
Iain Marjoribanks, UBC Geography]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120424-170136-to-20120424-175845.mp3Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:01:36 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineSequel 138 Condo Development and Gentrification in the DTES Urban Soundscapes and Children's Health GUESTS Ivan Drury, Carnegie Community Action Project Iain Marjoribanks, UBC Geography
GUESTS
Ivan Drury, Carnegie Community Action Project
Iain Marjoribanks, UBC Geography]]>3424cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-17-apr-2012--23584083Sandeep Johal, Residents' Association of Mount Pleasant
Craig Jones, UBC Geography
Erika Schmidt, UBC Geography
Alex Warren, UBC Geography
Andrew Tesarowski, UBC Geography
Jeremy Elder, UBC Geography]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120417-170525-to-20120417-180329.mp3Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:05:25 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineGuests: Sandeep Johal, Residents' Association of Mount Pleasant Craig Jones, UBC Geography Erika Schmidt, UBC Geography Alex Warren, UBC Geography Andrew Tesarowski, UBC Geography Jeremy Elder, UBC GeographySandeep Johal, Residents' Association of Mount Pleasant
Craig Jones, UBC Geography
Erika Schmidt, UBC Geography
Alex Warren, UBC Geography
Andrew Tesarowski, UBC Geography
Jeremy Elder, UBC Geography]]>3478cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-03-apr-2012--23586770http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120403-170104-to-20120403-175735.mp3Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:01:04 +0000CiTR & Discorder Magazine3368cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-27-mar-2012--23586683http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120327-170704-to-20120327-180232.mp3Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:07:04 +0000CiTR & Discorder Magazine3352cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-20-mar-2012--23583019http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120320-170821-to-20120320-180316.mp3Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:08:21 +0000CiTR & Discorder Magazine3287cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-13-mar-2012--23586585Aaron Wilson, Musqueam member and UBC Law student
Spencer Lindsay, UBC First Nations studies graduate]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120313-171113-to-20120313-180504.mp3Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:11:13 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineGuests: Aaron Wilson, Musqueam member and UBC Law student Spencer Lindsay, UBC First Nations studies graduateAaron Wilson, Musqueam member and UBC Law student
Spencer Lindsay, UBC First Nations studies graduate]]>3219cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadcast-on-06-mar-2012--23586776Allan Wong, COPE Vancouver School Board Trustee
Ezra Manson, Vancouver Technical Secondary School student
Patrick Parkes, Burnaby Teachers' Association

Audio clips:
Vancouver March 2nd student organized rally in support of teachers
Interviews with students at rally
Sean Devlin (shitharperdid.com) at robo-calling Vancouver March 3rd protest]]>http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2012/20120306-171024-to-20120306-180610.mp3Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:10:24 +0000CiTR & Discorder MagazineGuests: Allan Wong, COPE Vancouver School Board Trustee Ezra Manson, Vancouver Technical Secondary School student Patrick Parkes, Burnaby Teachers' Association Audio clips: Vancouver March 2nd student organized rally in support of teachers Interviews...Allan Wong, COPE Vancouver School Board Trustee
Ezra Manson, Vancouver Technical Secondary School student
Patrick Parkes, Burnaby Teachers' Association

Audio clips:
Vancouver March 2nd student organized rally in support of teachers
Interviews with students at rally
Sean Devlin (shitharperdid.com) at robo-calling Vancouver March 3rd protest]]>3341cleanfull