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The Poets of Creative Spirit East

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Poets of Creative Spirit East

Listen Online: Download Audio: (27 minutes, 128 kbps, 32 MB) In April of 2009, eight poets from the Creative Spirit East poetry group came to the studios of CKDU campus/community radio to record some of their spoken word and poetry. Host of CKDU’s ‘The Poetry Show’, David... »

Halifax Petitions for a Bike Corridor

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Listen online. The Halifax Cycling Coalition is organizing a petition in support of a “crosstown connector” or “active transportation corridor” through the Halifax peninsula, designed to connect the north and south ends. CKDU news asked Steve Bedard about the route of the corridor, the role of... »

Largest discussion on homelessness in Canada marks eight years

Friday, February 5, 2010

This year’s Homelessness Marathon will broadcast live from the streets of Halifax, Montreal, Vancouver, Windsor and Thunder Bay on Tuesday, February 23rd, starting at sunset (6pm AST) and running all night long until sunrise (8am) on Wednesday, February 24th. WEBSITE: http://ckut.ca/homeless.html WHAT IS THE HOMELESSNESS MARATHON? The... »

The Bottle Breakers Come

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Bottle Breakers Come

HALIFAX – The Coca-Cola Case, a controversial documentary about corporate-sponsored illegal activity in Colombia, is making its rounds in a nationwide tour. Organized by the National Film Board (NFB) and documentary film group Cinema Politica, the tour has hit major cities like Montreal, Ottawa... »

Outsourcing Torture

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Listen Online: Download Audio: (11 minutes, 128 kbps) Abousfian Abdelrazik was arrested while on vacation in Sudan on the recommendation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). He was beaten and threatened while detained with no charges. He remained... »

Uncovering Canadian Involvement in Honduras

Monday, January 4, 2010
Uncovering Canadian Involvement in Honduras

Download Audio: (14 minutes, 128 kbps stereo) Since June 2009, Honduras has seen it’s democratically elected leader, President Manuel Zelaya, ousted from government and sent into exile. He now resides in sanctuary at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa,... »

Student group demands end to exclusivity contracts

Monday, December 7, 2009

Download File Members of Campus Action on Food (CAF), a Dalhousie University student organization, fed over 50 hungry students at a free food serving in the lobby of the Dalhousie Student Union Building on December 1, 2009. The food... »

Haligonians Heat Up for Climate Change

Saturday, December 5, 2009
Haligonians Heat Up for Climate Change

December 6, 2009 by Tiffany Limgenco HALIFAX – The city of Halifax has witnessed popular actions as citizens rally together to promote greater awareness on climate change. Participants began with a mini climate change parade on November 28 along Spring Garden Road. Students, professionals and other... »

To compete, or not to compete

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Discussions about the new Halifax Central Library, how public buildings get built, and the idea of architectural competitions in Halifax. Listen online! The process is underway to hire an architect to build Halifax’s new central library, a $55 million project to be built at the... »

Dominion Launches Olympics Issue

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Dominion Launches Olympics Issue

Listen on-line! Interview with Hillary Lindsay, Dominion Editor The Dominion is launching a new issue devoted to covering the effects of the Olympics on the Vancouver community. Editor Hillary Lindsay chats with Erica Butler of CKDU news, about how our emotional connection to... »

Return Ticket explores the reality of war from the citizen’s perspective

Friday, November 20, 2009

Shahin Sayadi on Return Ticket: Halifax – Abadan – Halifax Shahin Sayadi is the creator and director of Return Ticket: Halifax – Abadan – Halifax, opening this weekend at the Nepturn Studio Theatre.  In Return Ticket,  Sayadi looks  at war from the citizen’s perspective. In... »

A Tale of Acadie

Monday, November 16, 2009
A Tale of Acadie

Download: mp3, 10:23 minutes, 9.6 MB. When their ancestors left France to colonize new lands over four centuries ago, they never would have never imagined the tragedy that would await. Join four French storytellers, in their inaugural voyage to Nova... »

Feature

CKDU’s Birthday Bash

By Gianna

CKDU programmer Gianna Lauren caught the vibe as CKDU celebrated 25 years broadcasting on the FM dial. She produced a 4 minute Community Radio... »

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