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The MosaicNovember 28, 2024 - Ontario's dire nursing shortage, propaganda in 2024, and recent arrests of pro-Palestinian protestors in OttawaToday on The Mosaic, we walk you through Ontario's nursing shortage. CHUO's Marcela Gonzalez discusses this matter with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) CEO Doris Grinspun.Then, Arya Gunde provides analysis on propaganda in today's world. And finally, we discuss the recent arrests by the Ottawa Police Services targeting Pro-Palestinian protestors. Clips in this segment come from our personal archives as well as the Ottawa Palestinian Youth Movement's social media. 2024-11-2826 minThe MosaicNovember 14, 2024 - Conversations about War on the MosaicFollowing Remembrance Day in Canada, we reflect on some of the conversations we've taken part of about war. We start up with an interview from documentarian Viveka Melki about her film The Fence (2020), where she shares her experience interviewing Canadian veterans who experienced Japanese prison camps in WWII. Then, CHUO's Arya Gunde talks anti-nuclear advocacy with Ban the Bomb Ottawa member Rory Lewis.2024-11-1448 minThe MosaicNovember 7, 2024 - Day of the Dead and Should MAID Track 2 be continued?This week the Mosaic focuses on a universal topic: death. First, Marcela Gonzales walks us through the Day of the Dead and covers celebrations in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. Then, Arya Gunde explores the controversial act of Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) for people whose death is not foreseeable. With guests Krista Carr (Inclusion Canada) and Doctor James Downar (uOttawa). 2024-11-1038 minThe MosaicOctober 17, 2024 - Listen to the refugees from North Korea: FSIThis episode of the Mosaic marks part 1 in a 3 part series featuring interviews with Freedom Speakers International (FSI), an organization based in South Korea that helps North Korean defectors by teaching them English. Some of them go on to do public speaking to advocate against the humanitarian issues in North Korea. In this episode, CHUO's Lauren Roulston and Arya Gunde speak with FSI's co-founders Eunkoo Lee and Casey Lartigue Jr. about their work and the importance of telling these refugees' stories. 2024-10-2131 minThe MosaicOctober 10, 2024 - uOttawa's Panda winning-streak and a deep-dive into the study of MycologyThe Mosaic returns for a new season with a breakdown of this year's Panda game. Marcela Gonzalez walks us through the annual football tradition and how uOttawa kept it's winning-streak going. Then, Arya Gunde dives into the study of mycology with extensive interviews and research.2024-10-1028 min
The MosaicApril 4, 2024 - Assimilation policies in Tibet, Guys and Dolls in Ottawa this month, explaining Canada's carbon taxStarting off this episode, Arya Gunde brings us notes from The Centre for International Policy Studies' panel on The Peoples' Republic of China's assimilation policies in Tibet (1:09). He covers the democratic consequences and political unrest of cultural cleansing. Then, a conversation in the studio with local artist Ryan Mendoza, who's been cast to play Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the Lost Baggage Theatre Company's production of Guys and Dolls later this month (9:32). We discuss the influences in his career of music production and his journey into the Ottawa theatre scene. Finally, Marcela Gonzalez brings us an explanatory up...2024-04-0434 min
The MosaicFebruary 29, 2024 - Ottawa Public Library on Freedom to Read, Religious historian on Israel-Hamas violence and Ramadan, war in Ukraine passes two-year mark, and Mexico's current water crisisIn this episode, we hear from Ottawa Public Library's program manager Alexandra Yarrow about their Freedom to Read week (1:19). We discuss censorship issues in Canada and the importance of accessing information. Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes spoke at one of the Freedom to Read events in Ottawa as his historical fiction novel has faced pushback and censorship.Then, we move into censorship in Israel's war against Hamas (18:26). We hear from religious studies scholar Norman Cornett about how religion is being weaponized in the violence we've seen since Oct. 7, particularly as it applies to recent...2024-02-2933 min
The MosaicJanuary 25, 2024 - Fundraising for protestor's bylaw tickets, remembering the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, Pan-Afrikan Coalition of Canada, Provincial Women's Pinball Championship.In today's episode, we head to a potluck fundraiser addressing the recent noise infraction tickets handed out to Palestinian supportive protestors (2:10). From the event, Sarah Abdul-Karim speaks on the tickets and uplifting Palestinian voices. We also hear from Ottawa Peace Council organizer Rory Lewis, Canadian Peace Congress president Larry Wasslen, and Ottawa MPP Joel Harden. Then, Arya Gunde walks us through the upcoming day of remembrance for the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack (10:41). He talks about right-wing terrorism, and Islamophobia in the country.We celebrate the World Day for African and Afrodescendant culture with members of t...2024-01-2550 min
The MosaicJanuary 4, 2024 - Argentina's new 'Anarcho-Capitalist' president and journalistic biases todayIn today's episode of the Mosaic, Arya Gunde covers the recent election of Javier Milei and what the new president means for the South American country's future, (1:16). Then, James Brennan brings the second episode of Point of Skew, an analysis of today's media landscape and apparent biases within it, (10:09). He looks into media ownership as a signal of certain ulterior motives in its coverage. 2024-01-0320 minThe MosaicDecember 7, 2023 - Ending chronic homelessness, Canadians in Battle of Hong Kong, Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75th anniversary, Point of SkewIn this episode of the Mosaic we speak with Dr. Sam Tsemberis who has received an honorary doctorate from uOttawa for his research to ending chronic homelessness, (1:39). Then, Arya Gunde takes us back in time to acknowledge the anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong, (15:21). We talk about Canadian prisoners of war, then move to the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights coming up on Sunday, (17:35). We speak to the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights about the declaration and their Canadian namesake's role in its development. Finally, the very first episode of Point o...2023-12-0851 minThe MosaicNovember 2, 2023 - Climate solutions on Parliament Hill, A say recognizing violence against journalists, Day of the Dead in Ottawa-Gatineau, NOIR Art Festival, A charity concert against building a prison on farmlandIn this week's episode of the Mosaic, we look ahead to a climate rally going on at Parliament this weekend. The rally aims to address climate solutions ahead of COP28 at the end of the month. Then, Arya Gunde takes us through today's designation as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Marcela Gonzalez takes us through some of this year's festivities for day of the dead in the area. We finish off hearing about a benefit concert this weekend, supporting the opposition to constructing a prison over farmland in Kemptville. 2023-11-0213 min