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  • November 28th is Giving Tuesday

    Posted by Rob on November 25th, 2023

    This is a great time to renew your support to CKUW or to make a first time donation to CKUW.

    We rely on your the donations of listeners like you to maintain and improve upon the independent, locally focused radio that you enjoy and value. Also, popular CKUW initiatives such as Radio Camp, Stylus Magazine, and listener available on-line programming archives would not be possible without your generous support.

    Please make a secure donation today at https://ckuw.ca/donate
    (Tax receipts are available as requested)

  • Sandy & Nora Live in Winnipeg West End Cultural Center Nov the 24th

    Posted by Scott on November 10th, 2023

    Sandy Hudson and Nora Loretto bring their incisive and critical political commentary to the West End Cultural Center on Nov 24th.

    Sandy Hudson is a Jamaican-Canadian political activist, writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement presence in Canada.

    Nora Loretto is an author, editor and journalist based in Quebec city. Nora is the author of one of the few analysis of the COVID 19 Pandemic in Canada Spin Doctors

    They will be joined by world renowned pianist John Farah, the man behind the music of Sandy & Nora.

    On November the 24th at the West End Cultural Center Sand & Nora will be in Winnipeg for a live taping of the Sandy and Nora Talk Politics Podcast. Doors at 630pm, show from 7 to 9:15pm

    Tickets are available here

    The event is sponsored by CKUW 95.9fm, Independent Jewish Voices, and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians

    Poster and graphic by the Strike Poster Collective

  • Boots and Saddle Special

    Posted by Scott on October 23rd, 2023

    On Oct 24th at 11am tune in to a special episode of Boots & Saddle hosted by Sean Burns. He will be previewing his new album and some of the songs that inspired it.

    Be sure to catch Sean Burns and Lost County at the Times Changed High And Lonesome club on Friday Oct 27th for the album release show.

  • New Season of Truth Before Reconciliation starts Oct 16th at 130pm

    Posted by Scott on October 13th, 2023

    A new season of Truth Before Reconciliation hosted by Tammy Wolfe will start on Oct 16th 130pm to 2pm. This season will feature 30 half hour episodes running to April 29th. Tammy Wolfe interviews a variety of indigenous artists, actors, athletes, authors, journalists, and activists. The season finishes off with live recordings from the Camp Morgan protest over the summer of 2023.

    Guests include but not limited to Gramma Shingoose, Sten Joddi, Katherna Vermette, Melody McIver.

    This season of Truth Before Reconciliation was made possible by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada

  • Anishinaabe Bird Names Special Oct 17th

    Posted by Scott on October 11th, 2023

    This past spring, an Anishinaabe Bird Names pamphlet was published by Creator’s Garden in conjunction with Birds Canada. It’s a resource that aims to introduce, or reintroduce readers to the names given to birds by the Anishinaabe people well before European settlement of Turtle Island. Creator’s Garden is the brainchild of Joseph Pitawanakwat, and also includes the work of his colleagues Andres Jimenez, and Junaid Khan. All three of them joined CKUW host Jonny B to talk about the pamphlet, about the lengths they have to go to uncover and recover these bird names, and about the future for this very important work.

    Tune in on Oct 17th at 8am to hear this special interview.