Redeye is a 3-hour radio program broadcast live every Saturday morning on Vancouver Cooperative Radio, CFRO 102.7FM. It is produced by an independent media collective at the studios of Coop Radio in Vancouver's downtown eastside.
The show has been on the air for over 35 years, providing high-quality public affairs and arts programming to listeners looking for a progressive take on current events.
April 21, 2012
9:05 The National Farmers Union's Paul Slomp on the University of Guelph's decision to cancel a project for the world's first genetically-modified food animal - a pig.
9:20 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms turned thirty this week. Professor Neil Boyd talks about its role in shaping our society.
9:40 We speak with Leanne Allison about her documentary work "Bear 71" which opens the DOXA Festival next month.
10:05 Lester Pearson, a Canadian hero to many, but certainly not for our guest Yves Engler, author of the book “Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: the Truth May Hurt”.
10:30 Call 604-684-7561 with community news, announcements or comments - our lines are open till 10:40.
11:05 We speak with Tyler Morgenstern of the group Re-Imagine the CBC about community input and response to federal government cutbacks.
11:20 Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee on how corporations can make big profits from weaker environmental and health regulations contained in last month's federal budget.
11:40 Ben West on the expansion of the Lower Mainland's Kinder Morgan pipeline to a scale larger than the Keystone XL or Enbridge's Northern Gateway.
April 14, 2012
9:05 We speak with author, filmmaker and law professor Joel Bakan about the concept of the corporation as person.
9:20 Hans Rollman on unions resisting intervening legislation in their bargaining - the case of Newfoundland's public sector.
9:40 Angela Marie MacDougall speaks to us about the legal issues that women experiencing violence face.
10:05 We talk to a man who has decided to live outside the systems of laws and contracts that the rest of us accept as normal.
11:05 Activist and scholar Marianne Maeckelbergh, author of The Will of the Many, on horizontal decision making in social movements.
11:20 Kevin Tilley, author of the recent report Justice Denied, on the current state of affairs in the legal system in B.C.
11:40 Michael Mandel, the law professor who charged 67 NATO leaders with war crimes, explores the promise and the failures of international law.
March 31, 2012
9:05 B.C. teachers have been back at work this week after the provincial government passed legislation ordering an end to their strike. We'll speak with a representative from the BCTF.
9:20 In light of the Conservative government 2012 budget this week: Monica Townsend on pension reform. (first aired in February)
9:40 We speak with Joe Foy of Western Canada Wilderness about a defamation case against them launched by Taseko Mines.
10:05 Retired archivist D’Arcy Hande on the nexus of corporate- government-university development of nuclear power in Northern Saskatchewan. >> find out more
10:30 Call 604-684-7561 with community news, announcements or comments - our lines are open till 10:40.
11:05 Derrick O'Keefe on the financial backers and political background of the new leader of the NDP, Thomas Mulcair. (first aired March 4)
11:20 An on-the-spot report of the massive demo in downtown Montreal, over 200,000 students protesting against tuition hikes. (courtesy of CKUT)
March 24, 2012
9:05 Kambale Musavuli discusses Kony 2012, a video that calls for U.S. military involvement in the capture of a Ugandan warlord.
9:20 Melanie Sommerville on the expansion of the global land grab by large firms in the Canadian prairies.
9:40 Conn Hallinan, columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, examines the complex and contradictory trends of the plans for war with Iran.
10:05 We speak with Kathleen Ruff about last-ditch attempts by the Conservative government to keep the asbestos industry alive in Quebec.
11:05 Chief Jackie Thomas of the Saik'uz First Nation discusses her people's opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.
11:20 Municipal affairs activists Terry Martin on how election in Vancouver are financed and the effects on local decision making and development.
11:40 We speak with Gwen Barlee, policy director for the Western Canada Wilderness Committee about a proposed gondola in Stawamus Chief Provincial Park.
March 17, 2012
9:05 A voice from the front lines of the Québec student strike involving nearly 200,000 students.
9:20 Sherilee Harper, graduate scholar at the University of Guelph, discusses the impacts of climate change on water quality in northern communities.
9:40 Douglas King, lawyer with Pivot Legal, joins us to talk about their campaign to reduce the severity of injuries caused by police dogs.
10:05 Antonia Juhasz, author of Black Tide, on a possible settlement in the trial against BP following the Gulf oil disaster.
11:05 Montrealer Ehab Lotayef with a first-hand account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza in November 2011, an attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
March 10, 2012
Three hours of special programming for International Women’s Day and Israel Apartheid Week
9:05 We examine the purpose of and response to the boycott campaign against Israel, called for in 2005 by over 170 Palestinian popular organizations.
9:20 Diana Ralph on the strategic conflation of anti-Semitism with criticism of Israeli state policy by the Israel lobby and Canadian government.
9:40 Toronto blogger Ness Fraser joins us to talk about SPARK, a movement to demand an end to the sexualization of girls in the media.
10:05 Laura Track on the new Family Law Act in BC (first aired last year).
11:05 We talk with Lauren Alston of Hollaback Alberta about their global social media initiative to end street harassment.
11:20 Long-time feminist and founding member of the Vancouver Women's Caucus, Pat Hoffer, on the history and significance of International Women's Day.
11:40 Activist and author Yves Engler talks about why Canada's current government is an uncritical supporter of the state of Israel.
March 3, 2012
9:05 Derrick O’Keefe tells us of two strange bedfellows: Thomas Mulcair, campaigning for NDP leader, and Gerry Schwartz, billionaire CEO and Harper booster.
9:20 Phillip Legg on the BC Liberal government's Bill 18, which would bar union-activist staff and instructors from serving on governance boards at universities and colleges. >> find out more
9:40 Nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen on the continuing struggles to stabilize the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan.
10:05 Barbara Lubin, founder of the Middle East Children’s Alliance tells us about children’s art in Gaza, and the crime of censorship.
11:05 BC teachers may soon be on the picket line, and we speak to teacher Phil Gray about the issues leading to the strike.
11:20 Feeling Canadian: Mounties, Maple Leaves and TV, a new book by Marusya Bociurkiw, had its Vancouver launch on February 23. We bring you a recording.
February 25, 2012
9:05 Christine Ahn, executive director of the Korea Policy Institute, on opposition to a new U.S. naval base in Jeju, South Korea.
9:20 Council of Canadians organizer Cathy Wilander discusses the risks of a pending foreign trade zone in Delta and Ladner.
9:40 Community activist Stephen Bohus on a massive new development by Main & Broadway, and a related public rezoning hearing this week.
10:05 Community organizer Aiyanas Ormond on the Conservative government's prison expansion policies as part of a mass incarceration agenda.
10:50 Sharmine Narwani, of St. Anthony College Oxford, now based in Lebanon, provides a significantly different view of events in Syria.
11:20 Rick Goldman on the Harper government’s agenda to close the door on refugees. (first aired Feb 4)
11:40 We speak with researcher Mark Willson of Victoria Public Interest Research Group on their report Out of Sight: Policing Poverty. >> find out more
February 18, 2012
9:05 Resident and organizer Andy Lai on how the non-profit affordable housing complex for seniors, Lions Manor, threatened its tenants with a 45% rent increase.
9:20 Nathan Crompton on the City's new Housing Affordability Task Force that excludes renters, and how local renters are forming a union to advance their interests.
9:40 Jamie Kneen of Mining Watch what changes the Conservative government wants to bring to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. >> take action
10:05 Dr. Joseph Gerson, of the American Friends Service Committee, on Obama’s new military guidance meant to sustain US world domination in the 21st century.
11:05 An extended interview with anthropologist, activist, and writer David Graeber on his recent book Debt: The First 500 Years. (courtesy of Uprising Radio)
February 11, 2012
9:05 Gwendolyn Schulman on the Canadian government's new CIDA program to jointly fund mining companies and NGOs operating nearby.
9:20 Marcy Cohen tells us about a new proposal by the B.C. government to fund hospitals based on the number of surgeries they perform.
10:05 Harper is stirring the pension pot once again and Monica Townson, an expert on pension policies, separates the reality from the propaganda.
10:40 We speak to Laura Carlsen about the disintegration of civil society in Mexico under the double impact of NAFTA and the drug war.
11:05 Representatives from the Women's Memorial March Committee speak about the upcoming march and update us on the Missing Women inquiry.
11:40 Adriana Paz speaks about the conditions of Mexican migrant farm workers in Canada and the US. (first aired in December 2011)
February 4, 2012
9:05 Mark Weisbrot speaks to us about the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
9:20 Roger Rashi, a founding member of Quebec Solidaire, explains the impending general strike of college and university students in Quebec.
9:40 Maude Barlow discusses the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (first broadcast Oct 2011)
10:05 Mary Foster of the People's Commission on the growing threat to democratic organizations from CSIS. >> find out more
11:05 We speak with Emily James, director of Just Do It, a documentary about climate activists in the UK. >> find out more
11:20 We review the book 'Crack Capitalism' by sociologist & philosopher John Holloway.
11:40 Lawyer and refugee advocate Rick Goldman joins us to talk about how Canada is slowly closing its doors to refugees.
January 28, 2012
9:05 Doug Nesbitt on the 4-week lockout at a locomotive plant in London, Ontario, which manufactures for US giant Caterpillar Inc.
9:20 We speak to Mark Smallwood, executive director of the Rodale Institute, about a recent report showing that organic farming is better equipped to feed us than industrial agriculture.
9:40 Costas Panayotakis, author of Remaking Scarcity, discusses the continuing economic crisis in Europe.
10:05 Two speakers from Oil Free Coast, recorded last Sunday: Art Sterritt of Coastal First Nations and Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley.
11:05 Barry Cardinal on Leonard Peltier's 36 years in prison and the February 4th International Day of Solidarity being held to demand his freedom.
11:40 Kim Ives, editor of the weekly paper Haiti Liberté, shares what he learned from Wikileaks about US-Haiti relations, and surveys what has and has not changed since the earthquake.
January 21, 2012
9:05 International affairs commentator Conn Hallinan sorts he wheat from the chaff in fear stories about cyber war.
9:20 We hear diverse voices from within the Syrian uprising in a documentary by foreign correspondent Reese Erlich. (courtesy of Making Contact)
10:05 Journalist David Climenhaga on how the Sun Media Corp is becoming the Fox News of Canada.
11:05 Roger Annis on Canada's rapidly expanding military forces. (first aired in November 2011)
11:40 Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot opened last night at the PuSh Festival - we speak with actor Adrienne Wong.
January 14, 2012
9:05 Bronwyn Rodd on the community movement for reproductive rights in Prince Edward Island - the only province without legal abortion services.
9:20 Ali Abunimah, executive director of Electronic Intifada, on growing recognition of the Palestinian right to a common arrangement in most countries of the world: equality before the law regardless of ethnicity.
9:40 Anne-Marie Syslak of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society on plans by Brewster Canada to build a huge glacier-viewing structure in Jasper National Park. >> find out more
10:05 Author Howard White discusses his recently re-issued biography of union leader Bill White, "A Hard Man to Beat".
11:05 Activist & blogger Trevor Timm on the rapidly growing use of unmanned aircraft, or drones. by military and police forces worldwide.
11:20 Cornel West & Carl Dix speak on current U.S. protest movements, and the perspectives and motives of the youth driving them. (courtesy of Making Contact)
January 7, 2012
9:05 Joel Beinin updates us on the ongoing struggle for political and economic freedom and equality in Egypt.
9:40 Isaac Ontiveros of Critical Resistance on zero tolerance policing (first aired in September)
10:05 Bill Hopwood discusses the progress of the MLA Welfare Challenge being undertaken by MLA Jagrup Brar this month.
11:05 Author Carmen Rodriguez talks about her new book Retribution (first aired in November).
11:20 Elena Schacherl on a recent victory in the fight against the building of a nuclear power plant in Alberta.
11:40 We speak with Rishi Gill about the withdrawal of services by trial lawyers this week in protest against cuts to legal aid.
December 25, 2011
9:05 Five queer women in politics speak about their experiences, recorded at Rhizome Cafe on December 15
9:50 Seth Klein speaks on income equality at the event Who are the 99%, recorded at the Vancouver Public Library on November 25
10:15 Fat activist Kalamity Hildebrandt on denial of fertility treatment to obese women (first aired October 29)
10:30 Darcie Bennett talks about Yes in my Backyard, a how-to manual for welcoming controversial projects into your neighbourhood (first aired October 1)
10:50 Laura Track on the new Family Law Act introduced in the BC legislature in November (first aired November 26)
11:10 In September, the Supreme Court of Canada came down with a ruling in support of Vancouver safe injection site. We speak with Mark Townsend (first aired October 8)
11:30 A talk by Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada recorded in Oakland, California in October on ‘Delegitimizing’ Israel (courtesy of Making Contact)
