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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Jon Elmer from Jordan

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Jon Elmer is a Vancouver-based photojournalist and writer who has lived in and reported from Occupied Palestine. He’s currently in Amman, Jordan.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Alison Weir, Zoe Blunt, Janine Bandcroft Nov. 2, 2009

This week: Alison Weir is a freelance journalist and lecturer, due to speak here in Victoria Thursday at the BC Government Employees Union auditorium on the topic: 'If Canadians Knew: Israel-Palestine Beyond the Headlines.'

Zoe Blunt is with No2010 Victoria.net, and she and a few hundred kindred spirits got together in downtown Victoria on Friday to give voice to those concerned about the dark side of the Olympics movement.

She's also a Langford-based pro-activist, freelance journalist, wilderness and environmental educator, and was intimately involved with the recent Torch welcoming reception.

Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to keep us current on an extraordinary week in the streets of Victoria.

Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Iain Boal, Erik Andersen, Janine Bandcroft Oct. 26, 2009

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This week, Iain Boal is a historian of the commons, activist, and co-author of the book, ‘Afflicted Powers: Capital and Spectacle in a New Age of War.’ He has followed the dark lurkings at Pacifica, and recently published an article, ‘The New Crisis at Pacifica’ on CounterPunch.org. Iain Boal in the first half.

And; Erik Andersen is a Gabriola Island-based economist, with a long history in the investment business. He’s the current president of Gabriola’s Ratepayers association, and has a few questions for ministers responisible for the CPP Investment Board past and present. Erik Andersen and taking the CPP to account in the second half.

And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keeps us current with views from our fair city’s street. But first, Iain Boal and Pacifica’s latest crisis of democracy.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Ann Jones, Zoe Blunt, Janine Bandcroft, Blair Longley Oct. 19, 2009

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This week; educator, freelance journalist and photographer, author, and human rights advocate, Ann Jones. Jones’ book titles include: ‘Uncle Tom’s Campus,’ ‘When Love Goes Wrong,’ ‘Women Who Kill,’ ‘Next Time, She’ll Be Dead,’ ‘Looking for Lovedu,’ and ‘Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan.’ Her forthcoming book, War is Not Over When It’s Over’ will be released next year. Ann Jones in the first half.

Victoria-based freelance journalist, environmental and social activist, Zoe Blunt.

Blair Longley is an author, activist whose book titles include, ‘Megasynthesis,’ and ‘Letters Home from Odipos.’ He’s also the leader of Canada’s Parti Marijuana/ Marijuana Party, and has recently written about Bill C-6 and its pernicious potential for Canadian democracy. Blair Longley and Health Canada’s jack-boot in the door of Canadian rights and freedoms in the second half.

And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with the goings on on our city’s streets. But first, Ann Jones and Washington’s imaginary friends in Afghanistan.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Chris Hedges, Janine Bandcroft Oct 12, 2009

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This week; Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, former war correspondent for the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor, and author. Some of his book titles include: ‘What Every Person Should Know About War,’ ‘War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning,’ ‘Fascist America: The Christian Right and the War on America,’ ‘I Don’t Believe in Atheists,’ ‘Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians,’ and his latest, ‘Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle’ which questions the viability of a society distracted to death through the illusions of “mass media, the entertainment industry, and popular culture.”

And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to keep us current with the goings on on the streets of our fair city. But first, Chris Hedges and the Empire of Illusion.

Ape Speaks with Chris Hedges on Empire of Illusion

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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Jon Elmer, Janine Bandcroft Oct. 5, 2009

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This week: Jon Elmer is a freelance Canadian photographer and journalist who has lived in and reported from the West Bank and Gaza. He is the author of the websites FromOccupiedPalestine.org and JonElmer.ca.

And, Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep us current with the goings on going on on our city’s streets.

Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Brad Slade, Janine Bandcroft Sept. 28, 2009

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Brad Slade is a long-time, Victoria-based labour activist who thought his skills could be useful mobilizing opposition to the HST. He’s now the Victoria organizer for FightHST.com and played a principal role organizing last week’s first Victoria protest against the proposed tax. Brad Slade in the first half.

And; what connects we here in out of the way Victoria with the police rioters in Pennsylvania, or the imperial guards of the garrisons in Afghanistan, and Iraq? What happens to us individually and collectively when we allow military conquest be the agency of our promised prosperity? The death of democracy in three short acts in the second half.

And Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour for a view of what’s new on your city’s streets.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Anthony Fenton, Janine Bandcroft, HST Rally Sept. 21, 2009

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This week: Anthony Fenton is a freelance Canadian journalist, activist, and author whose writing appears at ZNET, The Dominion (Canada’s grassroots newspaper) and other progressive news sites on the internet, and he is co-author with Yves Engler of the book, ‘Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority.’

Anthony Fenton in the first half.

And; over the weekend, people across British Columbia turned out in force to voice their opposition to Gordon Campbell’s surprise HST tax. I went down to the demonstration at Victoria’s Legislature to get my fair share of the views. B.C.’s burgeoning tea party in the second half.

And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep an eye on the goings on going on on Victoria’s streets. But first, Anthony Fenton and Canada’s outsourced war for Iraq’s oil riches.

Ape Goes to the HST Rally

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Ape Goes to the demo. It was a lightly attended affair (perhaps 150 to 200 people) but the anger is palpable, and this could well lead to bigger things, all bad, for B.C. premier Gordon Campbell. Dozens of anti-HST demonstrations were held across the province today.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Zoe Blunt, David Swanson, Janine Bandcroft Sept. 14, 2009

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This week: Zoe Blunt is a Victoria-area based environmental and rights defender, independent journalist, and one of the principals behind the website, WTF? Langford, the closest watchdog of the ongoing Bear Mountain development (visible from Victoria as the scabrous scar in the heart of the Sooke Hills). She and her colleagues are currently focused on the coming Olympic games and the attendant abuses of the ostensible tenants of Canadian society it demands. Zoe Blunt in the first half.

David Swanson is an American political activist without peer. He is a former journalist, press secretary for one of Dennis Kucinich’s presidential runs, creator of numerous activist websites and campaigns and the author of the recently released book, ‘Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.’ David Swanson and putting We the People back in the political drivers seat in America in the second half.

And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV radio broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep us current with some of the goings on from the streets of our fair city.

But first, Zoe Blunt and “talking about: the biggest circus of corporate pimping, police harassment, wasted tax money, military exhibitionism, and winter sports – the 2010 Olympics and the Torch Relay”, slated to start here in Victoria.”

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Kevin Neish, Chris Johnson, Janine Bandcroft Aug. 31, 2009

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Kevin Neish is a Victoria-based social activist and long-time rights defender. He’s just recently returned from Colombia, where he had the first hand opportunity to witness Colombian justice up close and personal. Kevin Neish in the first half.

Chris Johnson is a local community activist, organizer, and independent journalist. As well as serving as a director of the Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network, among other things, Chris is also one of the principals behind the nascent B-Channel. Chris Johnson breaking the media monopoly with DIY news in the second half.

And, recently returned home too, Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV stalwart Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with her whirlwind summer travels.

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Wendy Holm, Janine Bandcroft, Andrew McCann Aug. 24, 2009

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This week: Agrologist and journalist Wendy Holm on an unexpected threat to Canada’s water sovereignty; Canadian freelance journalist Jennifer Moore reporting from Central America on the military coup in Honduras; urban agriculture promoter Andrew McCann from Kingston on the Canadian government’s decision to shut down Corrections Canada’s prison farm programs; and, Janine Bandcroftreporting from somewhere in the U.S.A.

Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Drew Mildon, Jon Elmer, Janine Bandcroft August 17, 2009

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This week: Drew Mildon on the devastated site of the infamous Canadian Tar Sands projects. There, what were waste ponds have grown to lakes, soon to become inland seas of toxic destruction; and, rapacious greed and horrific environmental practices combine with apocalyptic effectiveness to destroy landscapes and the living things within them south of 60 too. For the last few years, Canadian freelance journalist Jennifer Moore has watched the mining industry chew up South America. She’s in Honduras now, watching the generals; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft, currently riding through America, not always easily, at the bottom of the hour for the view from there.

Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Christopher Parsons, Jon Elmer, Janine Bandcroft Aug 10, 2009

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This week: Christopher Parsons of the New Transparency Project on Canada’s internet wild west and the brewing fight between the free range Net Neutrality defenders, and the throttle-happy, corporate service providers; Canadian freelance photojournalist, Jon Elmer reports from inside Occupied Palestine on the Fatah party’s 6th Congress and other doings in the West Bank; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and recently returned Cuba Caravanista, Janine Bandcroft on her travels and travails below the 49th parallel.

Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com.
0Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com