Worker's Liberation Coalition: Canadian Workers History and Current Struggles: Recent Episodes
Workers Liberation Coalition
The untold story of ongoing and past Canadian worker's movements within Canada; as well as that of all forms of struggle and resistance against tyranny, oppression, and exploitation. 'The truth of our history' as it were, the history of all those who have graced the soil of this land and offered up a spirit of rebellion to build a better future. As part of ongoing efforts by the Workers Liberation Coalition to unify worker's of all backgrounds and ways of life, to form a united front to stand up for workers rights and our future, this podcast series will help to shed light on the side of Canada we've never been told about. The trials and efforts of our forefathers and any who have resisted against the colonial or capitalist system that exploits everyone of us and the very land beneath our feet. We hope to educate Canadian worker's on the past we have grown from, the struggles we currently are facing, and unite to build a better future for all who call this land home.
In this episode we have a chat with Andrei, a member of PSOL (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade) and discuss the tumultuous times currently facing Brazil. He’s joined by our own interviewer, Klaus, as well as Colton from the WLC. A conversation that embodies solidarity and can teach us many important lessons here in North America.
The intro music is the classic iteration of “The Internationale” sung in Brazilian Portuguese.
If you would like to get involved with any of our programs, to join or find out more info about the WLC, or are in need of any sort of community support or help that you think our organization could assist with, please feel free to reach out to us through one of our social media pages or our email.
Email: workerspartycontact@protonmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/WorkersLiberationCoalition
Twitter: @Workers_LC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workersliberationcoalition/?hl=en
*Disclaimer- in this episode there is a former member of the WLC, they resigned after an incident occurred and will no longer be in the WLC moving forward, however they are featured in this episode and the next, as they were pre-recorded and haven't yet been released. Following these two episodes there will no longer be any WLC content involving the said former member.
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Published: Mar. 31, 2021 @ 8PM Edit
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On this episode we sit down with Joe Vickers, a Drumheller musician who wrote a song about today's topic (be sure to stick around till the end to catch the song!), as well as Jay Russell, a historical curator who works at the Atlas Coal Mine Historical site in the valley, to discuss the Drumheller strike of 1919 and its implications for Albertan and Canadian workers, as well as the lessons we can learn from and use to move forward with workers issues today.
The shows intro music is a remix of Billy Bragg's cover of the song "Which side are you on." This was put together by Devon Manning of Lionhearted, so big thanks to him and be sure to check out his music:
Spotify: @lionheartedmusic2020
Instagram: @lionheartedmusic2020
Email: lionheartedmusic2020@gmail.com
The song at the end of the episode is called "1919 Strike" and can be found on Joe Vickers website:
Website: joevickersmusic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joevickers1
Instagram: @barleyjoe
Twitter: @joevickersmusic
Jay Russell/Atlas Coal Mine:
Website: https://atlascoalmine.ab.ca/
If you would like to get involved with any of our programs, to join or find out more info about the WLC, or are in need of any sort of community support or help that you think our organization could assist with, please feel free to reach out to us through one of our social media pages or our email.
Email: workerspartycontact@protonmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/WorkersLiberationCoalition
Twitter: @Workers_LC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workersliberationcoalition/?hl=en
We sit down with Laura Warman- a former medical laboratory technician to discuss the Canadian and Albertan government's responses to the Covid pandemic as well as her career as a medical professional in Alberta, including being a frontline worker during the HIV/Aids crisis
Later on we sit down with Hania Pepper of Forest March BC to discuss the ongoing issues across BC regarding the clearcutting of forests across the province as well as the old growth logging that is occurring, and the way this is affecting logging workers and various communities across the province. We also talk about the WLC tree planting campaign and watershed cleanup that we are doing in accordance with the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (also an affiliate of Forest March BC) this coming May. If you would like to get involved in any of these initiatives please reach out to the Worker's Liberation Coalition or check out any of the following links from Forest March:
Also a quick edit on the Fairy Creek injunction, that was actually extended to the 26th, not the 19th as was said in the episode
Forest March BC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forestmarchbc
Website for March 19th Day of Action: https://www.forestmarchbc.com/get-involved/
Locations of actions taking place on March 19th: https://www.forestmarchbc.com/locations-participating-in-2021/
Look up the tag #TreePoseChallenge
Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance website: https://peachlandwpa.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeachlandWatershedProtectionAlliance/
If you would like to get involved with any of our programs, to join or find out more info about the WLC, or are in need of any sort of community support or help that you think our organization could assist with, please feel free to reach out to us through one of our social media pages or our email.
Email: workerspartycontact@protonmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/WorkersLiberationCoalition
Twitter: @Workers_LC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workersliberationcoalition/?hl=en
On this episode we had Judith Gale from the Edmonton Bear Clan Patrol on the show to discuss their work with the homeless community of the city as well as the incident which took place involving the Edmonton City Police kicking homeless individuals out of the LRT stations where they were attempting to keep warm, and sent them out into -35 C weather despite the city saying it was alright for them to stay there.
We also briefly discussed the Canadian-Saudi arms dealing in reference to the increased Saudi offensive in Yemen which has been taking place over the course of the past few weeks, and the recent Bell media layoffs despite receiving government funding for wage subsidies and the hypocrisy of the "Bell Lets Talk Day."
To reach out to the Bear Clan Patrol, to offer support, donations, or to volunteer to help with their efforts, they can be reached through the following, and money donations can be sent via e-transfer to their email address:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bearclanedmonton
Email: bearclanbeaverhillshouse@gmail.com
If you would like to get involved with any of our programs, to join or find out more info about the WLC, or are in need of any sort of community support or help that you think our organization could assist with, please feel free to reach out to us through one of our social media pages or our email.
Email: workerspartycontact@protonmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/WorkersLiberationCoalition
Twitter: @Workers_LC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workersliberationcoalition/?hl=en
Three of the founding members of the Workers Liberation Coalition; Colton, Iain, and Joel, sit down and discuss the beginnings of the WLC, what the intentions behind starting the organization, what we are aiming to do, some of the direct actions we are currently involved in and the like. We also discuss what the aims of the podcast will be and how we can teach the side of Canadian Workers struggles and various resistance movements of many groups that we never hear about, and how by learning from our collective past we can move forward to build a better future.
If you're interested in what we are up to next or are interested in potentially getting involved with our organization, please check out our various social media platforms or shoot us a message.
Facebook: Workers Liberation Coalition
Twitter: @Workers_LC
Instagram: workersliberationcoalition
Medium: workersliberationcoalition.medium.com
Email: workerspartycontact@protonmail.com