Originally aired on Montreal's community radio station CKUT 90.3fm on Off the Hour, 5-6pm 16 October 2013.  The first of an ongoing series exploring the impact of austerity on the quality of education.  Featuring an interview with Justin Marleau, former VP of AGSEM, McGill teaching union representing TAs, Invigilators, and Course Lecturers.  Justin picks apart McGill's finances, explains how their accounting practices have changed leading to skewed reports, and picks holes in their pretense of financial desperation under which they've hidden while making draconian and unnecessary cuts to courses, teaching support budgets, and jobs across campus.

The Struggle Continues - segment 1 (Justin Marleau)

Joseph is joined by McGill student Stefan Novakovic  to discuss the fact that a receiving a good educational experience and attending a ‘prestigious’ university are not necessarily the same thing.

Samples: Eric Dolphy, Francisco Lopez, Black Devil Disco Club, Iggy Azalia, Luca Sigurta’, Tim Hecker, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Vladislav Delay, Tinariwen, The Sonics, Secret Pyramid, The Simpsons,  The Beastie Boys, David Ze

The Struggle Continues - segment 2 (Stefan Novakovic)

In this segment, Joseph talks with Adam Szymanski, president of TRAC Union, which represents Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia University, to see how other universities have been affected by the budget cuts, and to assess what we might from from one another's struggles.  In the follow up segment, we will check in with UQAM and the ASSE to talk about austerity as a political ideology, but first we hear about the situation at Concordia, online education, and the role of international students in union life. 

The Struggle Continues - segment 3 (Adam Szymanski)

AGSEM president Lilian Radovac discusses McGill's Protest Protocal on "Off the Hour (Wednesday Edition), CKUT 90.3 fm

http://protesttheprotocol.com/

CKUT interview with AGSEM President Lilian Radovac

On Wednesday 23 January 2013 members of the McGill community and other supporters came together in spite of freezing weather to Protest the Protocal restricting demonstrations on campus.  Here are some of the speeches given that afternoon, broadcast on "Off the Hour (Wednesday Edition)" on CKUT 90.3 FM. 

http://protesttheprotocol.com/