Pivot Points

CJSR

A weekly current issues and news panel centred in Alberta's capital city, hosted by CJSR. 

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  1. -2 дн.

    The language of data centres and Alberta’s referendum

    A conversation with Gabrielle Barber and Kayla Piccinin hinging on public literacy on data centres and the Alberta referendum questions. We also go to Sturgeon County to hear from Albertans concerned about the proposed data centre there. Hosted by Asad Chishti PANELISTS Gabrielle BarberAn anthropologist and soon-to-be graduate student. She’s been making educational videos about the Alberta referendum. Calgary-based. Kayla PiccininAn advocate and parent. Part of the Olds Transparency Project, she credits a proposed mega data centre next to her home for raising all sorts of alarms and flags on due process.

  2. 30 июл.

    Do Land Back and separatism pivot the same?

    A conversation with Matthew Wildcat, Leah Hennig and Tim Shoults orbiting around Alberta Separatists, First Nations rights, media responsibility + more. Hosted by Asad Chishti PANELISTSLeah Hennig - A journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Gateway. This is her second year at the helm of the newspaper as E-in-C. Tim Shoults - The publisher of the St. Albert’s Gazette and vice-president for Great West Media’s northern division.  Matthew Wildcat - A member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation, he is a professor at the faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Where he is also the director of Indigenous Governance.  Topics include: Alberta Separatists, First Nations rights, media responsibility, climate change, data centres, democracy, and more.

  3. 22 июл.

    How do we pivot together?

    A conversation with Haruun Ali, Jeremy Appel and Karen Unland hinging on Edmonton Police Service, climate responsibilities, the city budget, our news diet + more.  Hosted by Asad Chishti Haruun AliAn advocate and organizer. He resides on Treaty 6 and has spent years working on issues affecting Edmonton-at-large, his family, and himself personally. Jeremy AppelA journalist and author. He’s written several books and regularly published The Orchard digital newsletter. Appel’s work is in the New York Times, the Toronto Star, National Observer, Tyee, Alberta Views, and more. Karen UnlandA journalist and publisher. She is the co-founder of Taproot publishing and the editor-in-chief of Taproot Edmonton. Before founding Taproot with Mack Male a decade ago, Unland worked in newspapers and podcasting. Topics include: climate change, data centres, Artificial Intelligence, justice, policing, democracy, and more.

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A weekly current issues and news panel centred in Alberta's capital city, hosted by CJSR. 

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    CJSR
  • Годы выхода
    2026
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    3
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