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Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Written by: CHUO 89.1 FM
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 CHUO 89.1 FM and OPIRG have teamed up to bring a series of episodes filled with thought-provoking research and analysis from OPIRG's finest research facilitators. In their social work and PhD research, these facilitators are tackling issues of antiracism in Canadian institutions, transformative justice and abolitionism, and food poverty among international students.© 2025 CHUO 89.1 FM Social Sciences
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  • A Food Poverty Summit and student activism

    A Food Poverty Summit and student activism
    Sep 27 2024

    Following last week's episode, Tarran Maharaj returns with a group of students that have worked on an upcoming food poverty conference this October 4th and 5th. They discuss the research, activism and work they've put into it and what to expect at for he Food Poverty Summit at the Saw Centre in Ottawa.
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    23 mins
  • Lunch, conversations, and food poverty on campus

    Lunch, conversations, and food poverty on campus
    Sep 20 2024

    Food systems researcher Tarran Maharaj has been hosting 'lunch and conversation' sessions with students for years now. His aim is to help them understand nutrition and bonding over a meal. In this episode he shares why experiences like this are so vital, especially for international students who are more likely to experience food poverty.
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    29 mins
  • Visions of Transformative Justice

    Visions of Transformative Justice
    Sep 13 2024

    This week, members of the Ottawa Transformative Justice Collective walk us through the alternatives to punitive justice. Jeff Bradley, Rachel Fayter, and Victoria Morris dive into the flaws of the current criminal justice system as it punishes people who experience criminalization, rather than addressing root causes and generational traumas.

    They touch on abolitionism, over-policing, halfway houses and prisons in Canada. Their collective formed after hosting workshops in Ottawa through OPIRG and they've been advocating for change in the capital ever since.

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    43 mins
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