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May Day & The Changing Face of NL’s Labour Movement (Ep. 8)

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May 15, 2023

A growing number of people are joining the annual May Day (aka International Workers' Day) event in St. John's. And that tells us something important about Newfoundland & Labrador's labour movement, says journalist and author Rhea Rollmann. In Episode 8 of berrygrounds, we speak with Rollmann about what changes are happening in Newfoundland and Labrador's labour movement. Rollmann, who also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism, also shares some insight into her forthcoming book, "A Queer History of Newfoundland".

Pay Equity for Some Isn’t Equity At All (Ep. 7)

By Justin Brake

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May 3, 2023

The Liberals' new pay equity legislation isn't sitting well with advocates. It's missing critical details and doesn't apply to most women and non-binary workers in NL. We speak with Telegram reporter Juanita Mercer and NL Federation of Labour President Jessica McCormick.

The Smouldering Tensions at Memorial University (Ep. 6)

By Justin Brake

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April 10, 2023

Vianne Timmons may be gone, but the controversy around her claims of Indigeneity have brought two key issues to the fore: race-shifting and the crisis in governance at Memorial University.

Vianne Timmons and the Race-Shifting Conundrum (Ep. 5)

By Justin Brake

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March 28, 2023

Memorial University President Vianne Timmons says she has always been clear that she has Mi'kmaw ancestry, or heritage, and that she's not Mi'kmaw. But in a settler colonial society like Canada's, claiming Indigenous ancestry in professional biographies or on resumes is anything but clear, says Cree journalist Michelle Cyca.

“Ktaqmkuk” — a personal story of Mi’kmaw ancestry, identity & belonging (Ep. 4)

By Justin Brake

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March 13, 2023

Learning of his Mi’kmaw ancestry came as a surprise to Justin Brake, who always considered himself a Newfoundlander. What might it mean, he asks, to ethically explore the question of his identity?

Port au Port and the Wind Industry Acid Test (Ep. 3)

By Justin Brake

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March 6, 2023

A billionaire-owned company with ties to Premier Furey is first out of the gate in the province's wind-to-hydrogen industry. But residents on the Port au Port Peninsula—many of them Indigenous—are pushing back, saying the proposed megaproject threatens their land, water and way of life.

Anti-Racism and the White Moderate Government (Ep. 2)

By Justin Brake

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February 20, 2023

On berrygrounds this week, Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei tells us why politicians—and all of us—should heed Martin Luther King’s warnings about supposed allies in the fight to end racism.

The Corporatization of Memorial University (Ep. 1)

By Justin Brake

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February 6, 2023

Former Provost and Vice President Academic Noreen Golfman gives us an inside look at how deeply entrenched is the idea that MUNL exists first and foremost to serve corporate interests and the economy.