The Saskatchewan government recently announced it would be making a $4 billion investment in expanding irrigation out of the Diefenbaker reservoir. As John Pomeroy, head of the Global Water Futures project at the University of Saskatchewan, said in a recent interview, this project is "massive" and has significant implications for our approach and contribution to... Continue Reading →
In the fall of 2016 we took the opportunity to hit the airwaves weekly on CFCR 90.5FM, Saskatoon's community radio station. A little over three years later, From the Ground Up is still going strong, and we just recently broadcast our 150th episode! It's been an amazing experience and opportunity to promote and provide a local... Continue Reading →
It's not often that a whole bunch of climate justice advocates, Indigenous rights activists, environmental lawyers and other experts get together to hang out in the same room for a couple days. So a few members of CJS were excited to participate in the Corporate Climate Justice conference held on unceded Coast Salish Territory in... Continue Reading →
Listen to Janelle Pewapsconias and Rachel Malena-Chan talk about this September's PowerShifting Saskatoon event. How does climate justice relate to the rights of Indigenous people? To anti-poverty action? How can we best address these vital issues together? You can catch the recording of this CFCR Saskatoon (90.5FM) interview here
CJS is now responsible for a weekly slot on Saskatoon's community radio station, CFCR (90.5 FM). From the Ground Up is broadcast on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, and a number of us will take turns to host the programme. After broadcast, we are posting the audio file on SoundCloud. In the second episode, broadcast on September 28, Mark Bigland-Pritchard... Continue Reading →
