CKUT 90.3 FM broadcast. Standing up for a place to stay: movements confront the housing crisis

Free City Radio

A live broadcast on Free City Radio that took place on Oct. 4, 2022 at Brique par brique in Montreal. The conversation was facilitated by artist and community activist Stefan Christoff live on Free City Radio, broadcasting on CKUT 90.3FM and also live streamed live on CUTV. The broadcast featured the voices of: Faiz Abhuani, Directeur chez Brique par brique Hubert Gendron-Blais, artist and founder of the collective Réverbérations d’une crise en cours : une enquête sonore sur le logement à Montréal project Amy Darwish, community organizer at Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension (C.A.P.E) Nathan McDonnell, community activist with the Comité des citoyen.ne.s de Milton Parc Citizens’ Committee. In the 70s, the CCMP which saved a neighbourhood from destruction and created a complex of 22 housing cooperatives and nonprofits on a community land trust. Gaurav Sharma, community organizer at The Immigrant Workers Centre focused on working class communities in Parc Extension. Dru Oja Jay, of Community-University Television (CUTV) and Publisher of The Breach. Technical support from Spencer the production coordinator at CKUT 90.3 FM, you can find the archive page and photos from the event here: https://ckut.ca/spokenword/free-city-radio-remote-broadcast Support for this event came from both SEIZE (Solidarity Economy Incubation Zone), Community University Television (CUTV) and Alternatives. The accompanying graphic was designed by Stefan Christoff.