2007
Wake Up With Co-Op!
Public Affairs Radio, Monday- Wednesday - Friday 7 am-9 am
Producer/Co Host: Charles Boylan
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/Contributors
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Donna Petersen, Colin Zavier, Joyce Lam and  Grace Kim

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DATE 18th
16th
14th
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Yolanda Tsangarakis report on a recent meeting featureing Eva Hollinger

Zalda Chan reports from Venezuella on the meeting on Haiti
Tony Seed from Halifax
Donna Petersen on the problem of the distruction of manifcaturing in Canada/
Peggy Morton onthe Security and Propserity Partnerships(SPPs)
Phil Legood on a variety of items relating to transit including the current CNR strike
Gail Davidson on the ongoing crimes in Afghanistan
Peggy Mortan from Edmonton continuing duscussion on the opportunities of 9/11
Donna Petersen Commentary

Gary Zatzman on the the 59th aniversary founding of the Israeli state.


NATIONAL Donna Petersen on the effects on the Canadian dollar

Dareel Powell on the rights of injured workers in Canada


PROVINVIAL

Tom Rankin and Robert Mathews from Save Our Rivers Society speaking about a recent protest

Lisa Barrett Councilor on Bowen Island and GVRD member on Bill 30 and other items.
LOCAL & REGIONAL


DATE 11th
9th
7th
WORLD
Donna Petersen on the plight of African Americans

Jay Hartling on her experiences in Venezuella
Noah Pine on a demonstration against agression against Cuba
Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War re: deaths of civilians in Afghanistan
Noel Pine discussion of an international terrrorist and protest against his release
 Donna Petersen on the environment
Gary Zatzman, Halifax correspondent, talks about some events in the Middle East and in Canada
NATIONAL

Balin Sanghah head of the Pnjabi Association and the importance of promoting languages in Canada Peggy Morton, Edmonton correspondent, speaks about the consequences in Canada of 911
PROVINCEAL
Joey Foy Western Canada Wilderness Committee re: a recent protest against the Pacific Gateway project Donna Petersen on water



LOCAL & REGIONAL

Phil Legood on the 2010 Olympics and he film Five Ring Circus

Lisa Barrett 
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4th
 2nd

WORLD
A special guest on his involvement in a project to assist people in Venezuella

Dawn Paley on a recent protest she was involved in


Donna Petersen on May Day
Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War on foreign policy and the public's
olbigation.






NATIONA Donna Petersen on the closure of St Mary's Paper in Ontario Dawn Pailey reporting on a demonstration against corporations and
empire building

PROVINCIAL Susan Leeman from Wake Up to Gateway on the her group's oppopsition to the Gateway project

PHil Legood on a recent announcement by the state of California and BC regarding 2010


LOCAL& REGIONAL
Phil Legood WUWC Reporter, on a potouri of interesting topics



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30th
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Donna Petersen speaks on May Day events
Cristpin Beltran, Member, Filipino Congress, talking about his illegal imprisonment and preparations for May Day


NATIONAL


Gary Zatzman, Halifax reporter, critiques Harper's environmental policy
PROVINCIAL


Lisa Barrett, Bowen Island Councilor, speaks  on BC Hydro and TILMA
LOCAL & REGIONAL



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27th 25th 23rd
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Donna Petersen speaks on April 28th Memorial Day for Killed and Injured Workers

Jay Hartling, speaks  from Caracus on the preparations for May Day in Venezuela
Donna Petersen Commentary
MIchael Wicks on calling Americans "USians" and Darrel Powell on worker's rights

Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War on Canada's violation of international law  regarding treatment of prisoners in Afghanistan
Donna Petersen

Betty Krazwyck speaking about  prison life.
Gary Zatzman on Middle East Issues
NATIONAL
Darrell Powell the final in a series on the rights of injured workers Phil Legood on a major safety audit of CN Darrell Powell continues his series on Worker safet
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Mike Carr, activist against Pacific Gateway, speaking about the growing opposition to the Gateway project.
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Betty Krazwyck speaking about being a political prisoner in BC
DATE 20th 18th 16th
WORLD

Ian Maki, University of Washington School of Medicine, on the exclusion of  Dr. Riyadh Lafta from testifying on high death rates in Iraq

Rick Le Noury speaking on the process to keep people safe, as well as Phil Legood.


Darrell Powell, Official Witness, Senate Committee on Mental Health, on injured workers' rights
Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, discusses water in Canada
Pete Nibatroff speaking about the CN Rail strike and other issues.
Donna Petersen on Iran and other issues

Jay Hartling, Caracas correspondent, on the anniversary of the people's victory over the coup d'etat and political empowerment at the municipal level

NATIONAL Donna Petersen on dismantling and sell-out of Canadian industry

Darrell Powell, Official Witness, Senate Committee on Mental Health, on injured workers' issues in Canada
Donna Petersen opposes "back to work" legislation for CN workers Gary Zatzman, Halifax reporter, on Deir Yassin and the silence of the Harper government
PROVINVIAL
Lisa Barrett, Bowen Island Councilor, on TILMA Darrell Powell, official witness, Senate Committee on mental health, series on injured workers
LOCAL & REGIONAL

Andrew Teasdale, environmentalist facing criminal contempt conviction sentencing
DATE 13th 11th 9th
WORLD
Donna Petersen on the situation in Iran

Stephen Kristoff from Montreal on Syria
Donna Petersen on ending the legacy of colonialism
Stewart Bailey on a film on Venezuella
Gail Davisdon Lawyers Against War on the abuse of authority in Afghanistan.
Mary Sol Tores more on the film Venezuella Rising

Donna Petersen discusses Canada Elections Act
Jean St. Vils, Canada Haiti Action Centre, talks about 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade
Gary Zatzman, Halifax correspondent, discusses the truth about the Vimy Ridge Battle in a war between empire builders
Isaac Saney, Halifax history researcher, discusses Canada within the world African slave trade and the issue of reparations

NATIONAL
Daryl Powell on his experiences about injured workers first in a series of reports.

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Dave Taylor reporting on the environmental aspects of the Gaterway project Phil Legood on the Pacific Gateway protest in Vancouver and about the CNR



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6th
4th
2nd
WORLD Dawn Paley, says goodbye to her Friday spot on WUWC and reports on her ongoing work to restrict the monopoly right of gold mining corporations to ruin the land and water in pursuit of maximum profits

Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against War, talks about Guantanamo  and other illegalities in the "war against terror"




Charles Boylan speaks about the 200th Anniversary of the illegalization of the AFrican slave trade
Dr Ismail Zayid, authority on Palestinian Right of Return, reports on the Palestine Lives! conference
Fernando Duque Gomez, Head of Canada Desk, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), talks about brigades going to Cuba (Will call in but back up no. is

NATIONAL Donna Petersen discusses the ongoing issue of de-industrializing Canada Donna Petersen discusses Harper's illegal attack on the Canadian Wheat Board

Sid Chow Tan memorializes a 102 year-old matriarchal heroine of the head-tax reparations movement

PROVINCIAL Donna Passmore, spokesperson Gateway30, outlines some reasons to oppose this highway/port development project
Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, continues the discussion on Pacific Gateway

Lisa Barrett, Councilor, Bowen Island, elaborates on how TILMA expands the space for monopolies to impose their private interests over those of the public good
Susan Lambert, Vice-President, BC Teachers' Federation, discusses the pre-occupation of the Campbell government on "performance" ratings instead of on enlightenment in the BC education system
Phil Legood and Fred Millar discuss social irresponsibility of railways and government regarding movement of dangerous cargoes through cities

Robin Nathias activist on the resistence of the Eagle Ridge protestors to bring justice to the justice Dept.
Charles Boylan on the Stop the Pacific Gateway Rally
Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, reports on the rejection of the Lheidi Tenneh Treaty and the First Nations Energy Conference

Tom Rankin on the latest developments in the movement to save Our Rivers
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WEDNESDAY
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DATE 30th
28th
26th
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Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against War, reports on the treatment of Afghanistan prisoners held by the Canadian army and findings of a US judge regarding torture of prisoners in Iraq 

BCCHRP spokesperson, an APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR PERSECUTED PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE SATUR OCAMPO (supposed to phone in at this time, no backup. If no call, go over to Charles Boylan, reviews February issue of Granma, see below)
Gary Zatzman on struggle around Land Day in Palestine and around the world 

NATIONAL

Donna Petersen presents an analysis of the Quebec election Donna Petersen on the Quebec election and the postal workers struggle
PROVINCIAL
Donna Petersen talks about the day of action against TILMA

Rick Wazney, Mayor of Kitimat, talks with Tom Rankin about the Supreme Court decision favouring Alcan's monpoly right to sell electrical power
Kevin Thomas *Chief negotiator for the Lubicon nation.
Chief John French* of the Tse Keh Nay First Nation speaking about mineral mining in Amazay (Duncan) Lake.
Charles Boylan reviews the February issue of Granma and
Mike Carr, Sessional Instructor, SFU & UBC, analyses the Pacific Gateway project.
Peter Dimitrov, Editor, BC Politics website, on Campbell's give away of energy
Stewart Phillip, Chief, BC Union of Indian Chiefs, on Harriet Nahanee's death, the Lheidli-T'Enneh Treaty proposal and other issues
LOCAL & REGIONAL


Phil Legood, WUWC correspondent, discusses aspects of the gas pipeline strategy of the monopolies

DATE
23rd
21st
19th
WORLD
Frédéric Dubois about the eviction and historical importance of the  Umdenhuset squat and cultural centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jean Saint Vil,  Canada Haiti Action Network spokesperson, on the latest situation in Haiti Bernardo Braga, Brazilian law student, talks on prospects for South American students

Michel Chossudovsky, editor, Global Research, talks about the peace movement and danger of US war on Iran
NATIONAL
Donna Petersen on matters related to the election in Quebec election as well as the budget
John West on fiscal reform in Canada
Donna Petersen on the  reaction to the federal budget and its possible ties to the Quebec election Donna Petersen reports on the anti-war demonstrations

Gary Zatzman on the Halifax demonstration and the new unity government in Palestine
PROVINCIAL

Philip Lake, Researcher, Federation of Post Secondary Educators,  on the shortfall of the budget to post-secondary education

Tom Rankin, spokesperson OUR RIVERS, about the privatization of BC rivers
Karen Bakker, Associate Professor, Geography, and Gwen Barlee, policy director Western Canada Wilderness, discuss their presentations for World Water Day conference March 21
LOCAL & REGIONAL

Phil Legood, local reporter, on the self-serving awards given by business to PPP operations

Katheren Hay Council Of Canadians on an upcoming event and screening of a film on water

DATE 16th
14th
12th
WORLD

Grahame Russell from Rights Action updates on the situation with Skye Resources in El Estor, Guatemala.
Macdonald Stainsby, independent researcher, talks about the tarsands project in Alberta and debunks the myth that it is an "Alberta"  issue. oil riges at the Tar Sands of Alberta
Jordan Flaherty, New Orleans journalist, discusses developments since Katrina. Donna Petersen on President Bush's tour of South America

Gary Zatzman, Halifax correpsondent, reports on developments between Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the U.S.


NATIONAL Donna Petersen on the protests in Vancouver and Montreal against police brutallity and the implications.
Donna Petersen reports on international trade agreements and the annexation of Canada by monopolies
PROVINVIAL
Eden Haythornthwaite, School Trustee, Cowichan Valley School District, discusses closure of two small schools

Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against War, talks about the violation of the rule of law by the Canadian Armed Forces and Harper government in Afghanistan
Tom Rankin, spokesperson, OUR RIVERS, discusses the state of rivers in BC
LOCAL & REGIONAL Betty Krazwyck speaking at the memorial of Harriet Mohanny, eldery activist of the olympic construction at Eagle Ridge Bluffs. Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, cites Mayor Sullivan's lack of "civic behavior" Derek O Keefe, spokesperson from  stopwar.ca , calls everyone to attend March 17th anti-war rally and march.

Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, talks about the new transport authority he labels "Frankenlink"
DATE 9th
7th
5th
WORLD
Donna Petersen on International Women's Day
Derek O Keefe Stopwar.ca on Canada's role in iraq.
Gail Davidson from Lawyers Against the War discusses illegal detainee transfers by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan




Darren Tellier discussing the 4th anniversary of the US invasion on Iraq, and the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jon Elmer reports on Canadian foreign policy and a recent speech to the Fraser Institute by Canadian Forces Lt. General Andrew Leslie.
Donna Petersen on the closure of Slater Steel in Hamilton, Ontario
NATIONAL
Dr. Catherine Coumans from Miningwatch Canada talks about Canada's role in mining globally. Derek O Keefe. Stopwar.ca discusses the plans for the demonstration on March 17th to Get Canada and NATO out of Afghanistan. Hazel Hill from Six Nations reports on the first anniversary of the reclamation of Six Nations
land on the Haldimand Tract.
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LOCAL & REGIONAL
Harsha Walia preview upcoming events in Vancouver around police brutality and Grassy Narrows. Donna Petersen on International Women's Day and the sentencing of Betty Krazwyck

Conrad Schmidt filmaker along with Phil Legood, local WUWC reporter, discuss the film, Five Ring Circus, about the dark side of the Winter Olympics 2010.
Sue Rowen, Eagle Ridge Bluff activist, calls on people to attend the sentencing of Betty K

Conrad Schmidt, film maker, discusses his documentary film "Five Ring Circus" about the gulf between word and deed in making the Winter Olympics 2010

Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, discusses the Valuation Summit held last Friday
DATE
2nd

WORLD Sandra Cuffe from Rights Action talks about mining in Central America, especially on the case of Goldcorp/Glamis gold in Honduras, Guatemala and California.





NATIONAL Donna Petersen on the elections in Quebec as well as the future direction of that province

Kahntinettta Horn on the first annirversary of the occupation of ther Six Nations Reserve.


PROVINCIAL


LOCAL& REGIONAL Amanda Mitchell,  Discussion on Eco Density who works with the urban Redesign committee of the Vancouver Public Space Network.





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FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY
MONDAY
DATE
28th
26th
WORLD
 
Stephen Lendman, author and radio host discusses Hugo Chavez's social democratic agenda.

Gary Zatzman discusses developments in the middle-east
John Waller, Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba, discusses the 5 Cuban prisoners in US prisons


NATIONAL

Donna Petersen reports on the first anniversary of the reclamation of Six Nations land in Ontario

Hoping against Hope - the struggle against colonialism in Canada. Recorded by praxismedia.ca
Donna Petersen reviews the Liberal record in Quebec
PROVINCIAL



LOCAL & REGIONAL

Betty Krazwyck, senior environmentalist, speaks about Harriet Nahanee, Squamish warrior who died after Supreme Court jail sentence
Jim Houlihan,  Vice-President, CAW Bus Drivers' local, talks about the crisis in Coast Mountain Bus Company
Tom Malen, spokesperson, Anti-Poverty Coalition, reviews the Feb 12th demo against the Olympics and closing of SRO in the downtown eastside


Bob Bossin discusses a new singing talent & looks at the music scene today

Phil Legood with an update on more news about cost increases related to the Olympics.
DATE
23rd
21st
19th
WORLD
Sander Otten, from the Pastoral Commission fo Peace and Ecology in San Marcos, Guatemala, on the recent consultas (referendums) in San Marcos.
John Waller, Cuba solidarity activist with Pastors for Peace talks about the economic embargo and their attempt to stop it.
Headline news from Latin America and the Caribbean
Jon Elmer, Independent journalist, talks about Canadian complicity in occupied Palestine 

Zafar Bangash, editor, Crescent International, speaks on US preparations for war against Iran


NATIONAL
Donna Petersen reports on the election in Quebec reviewing the Liberal record

Carleen Pickard, organizer for the BC/Yukon Council of Canadians, on the T.I.L.M.A. accord between BC and Alberta.
Donna Petersen reports on Harper's efforts to liquidate the Canadian Wheat Boad Donna Petersen Reports on the Struggle against Security Certificates

Mary Foster, Montreal activist against Security certificate, reports on the Saturday demonstration and movement against security certificates
PROVINCIAL

Kathy Lampright, elementary school teacher in Terrace, reports on the 4 day school week
Phil Legood, Vancouver reporter, talks about the double talk in the BC government throne speech on "BC going green"ech

LOCAL & REGIONAL


Betty Krawczyk, senior environmental activist, reports on Elder Harriet Nahanee and Betty's Own Sentencing Today at 2 p.m.
DATE 16th
14th
12th
WORLD

Father Daniel Vogt describes the recent situation related to Vancouver's Skye Resources in El Estor, Guatemala.
Liza Smith, from Peace Brigades International, explains recent human rights violations including assassinations in Colombia.
Kevin Skerrit, trade union researcher and member of Canada Haiti Action Network discusses Canada's role in occupied Haiti.
Anthony Fenton, independent journalist continues his discussion on Canada's combatant role in Afghanistan.



NATIONAL Donna Petersen reports on the Olymel pork processing plant workers in Quebec Donna Petersen discusses finance capital  manipulation of the bankruptcy act to liquidate the steel industry.

Darren Tellier,doctor of traditional chinese medicine talks about the wood element in bureaucracy and good governance.

Donna Petersen on the minming of raw materials
Vice pres of the Communication Energy and Paperworkers'Union in Quebec discussing more on the colosure of the Goodyear pplant in Quebec
Tony Seed from Halifax reporting on Security control put on the ports in Canada and NAFTA
Representative of CAW local 598 discussing nickel mining in Ontario
PROVINVIAL Brian Harder, President, Langley Steel Workers Union (woodworkers), talks about the closure of the Western Forest Products Mill and 300 jobs in New Westminster Irene Lanzinger, First Vice-President, BC Teachers' Federation, reports on the Speech from the Throne