Free City Radio

Free City Radio
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Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts. The weekly show features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change. This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world. Free City Radio's 30 minute weekly program is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on : CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am CFRC 101.9FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

  1. 1d ago

    326, Artist Sam Gould speaks on community action challenging ICE in Minneapolis

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear directly from artist and scholar Sam Gould, a community voice in Minnesota who speaks on the realities of the ICE raids under the Trump administration as they impacted Minneapolis and particularly the area of the city, Powderhorn Park. Sam has long been involved in the intersections of the arts and social movements and teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Sam lives in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, just blocks away from where ICE agents killed Renee Good. Thank you to my friend Joseph Sannicandro for making the connection. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    326, Artist Sam Gould speaks on community action challenging ICE in Minneapolis

  2. Jul 6

    Cultural workers for Palestine - Dima Abu Sbeitan on Seeds of Hope

    On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine, for July 2026, we hear from Palestinian artist and community organizer Dima Abu Sbeitan who speaks on the Seeds of Hope initiative in Gaza. This project is supported by the Gaza is the moral compass benefit album that is out on Beacon Sound: https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/gaza-is-the-moral-compass This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series airs on CKUT 90.3 FM on the third Friday of each month at 11:30am. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

    Cultural workers for Palestine - Dima Abu Sbeitan on Seeds of Hope

  3. Jul 5

    325, Reviving Gaza mutual aid

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Ghassan Ghaben, who is Palestinian and was born in Gaza, is the co-founder of Reviving Gaza, a mutual aid group set up to help displaced Palestinian families. He runs the group with his sister Amal and a network of volunteers inside the strip. Reviving Gaza mutual aid is a group supported by the Gaza is the moral compass benefit album released by Beacon Sound, for more information visit: https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/gaza-is-the-moral-compass The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    325, Reviving Gaza mutual aid

  4. Jul 3

    Art in Action interview - KMRU

    On the July 2026 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Berlin-based sound artist and musician KMRU. For more information visit: https://kmru.info Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program broadcasts monthly on: Radio AlHara, Palestine On the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem and 9:30am eastern time (radioalhara.net) CKUT 90.3 FM, Montréal On the third Friday of each month at 11am (ckut.ca) CJLO 1690 AM, Montreal On the second Thursday of each month at 8:30am. (cjlo.com)

    Art in Action interview - KMRU

  5. Jun 29

    324, AI and systemic violence against migrants in Canada

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the third in a series of a three programs that gather and present audio recordings from Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. The voices featured in this project are: Gabriel Bergevin-Estable is a research fellow in the geography of migration at the Canada Research Chair in Global Migration Dynamics. For the past 20 years, he has worked as an activist, staff member, or administrator for various community organizations, primarily in the areas of immigration and cultural communities, technology, and disability. Abdulla Daoud is the founder of The Refugee Centre, a Montreal-based non-profit supporting refugees and newcomers through legal, employment, housing, and integration services. He teaches refugee policy at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and is the Impact Fund Manager at the Northpine Foundation. He has advised governments, institutions, and civil society organizations on refugee policy, newcomer inclusion, and the ethical use of technology in migration systems. Mostafa Henaway is an author and community organizer with the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC-CTI) in Montreal, focusing on labour and migrant justice. He is also a researcher on the labour conditions of Amazon logistics workers and the author of Essential Work, Disposable Workers: Migration, Capitalism and Class. The panel was moderated by Sophie Toupin, Université Laval. For full information about the gathering visit: https://aicivilsociety.ca The Council of Canadians is supporting this first in a series of three editions of Free City Radio. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    324, AI and systemic violence against migrants in Canada

  6. Jun 16

    323, Voices signal warnings in Canada on AI injustice and environmental impacts

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the second in a series of a three programs that gather and present audio recordings from Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. On this edition we hear from Cynthia Khoo, a technology and human rights lawyer, who places a critique of AI within the context of a long series of battles to push back against both technology companies and big business across time. Cynthia presents an intersectional critique of AI that centres an understanding that human labour rests at the centre of any meaningful opposition campaign. Also we hear from Leah Temper from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Leah speaks to both the human and environmental impacts of AI. Learn more about Cynthia's work here: https://tekhnoslaw.ca/about For full information on the gathering visit: https://aicivilsociety.ca The Council of Canadians is supporting this first in a series of three editions of Free City Radio. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    323, Voices signal warnings in Canada on AI injustice and environmental impacts

  7. Jun 15

    322, Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation shares an Indigenous critique on AI in Canada

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a three part series that draws from a set of recordings done in Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation offers an Indigenous critique of AI industries and particularly the pending impacts of a major AI data centre that is being proposed for the traditional Indigenous territories of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. Here is the info on the gathering: https://aicivilsociety.ca/ Info on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation court challenge to AI data centre on CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/sturgeon-lake-cree-nation-alberta-wonder-valley-9.7228016 The Council of Canadians is supporting this first in a series of three editions of Free City Radio. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    322, Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation shares an Indigenous critique on AI in Canada

  8. Jun 7

    321, Gaetan Heroux on housing justice organizing in Toronto

    In this conversation with community organizer Gaetan Heroux we get a contemporary window into housing justice organizing in Toronto. Gaetan speaks specifically about the 230 Fight Back campaign, but also more generally on the impacts of extreme housing injustice in Toronto as it relates to wealth inequality. Info on 230 Fight Back here: https://230fightback.com The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

    321, Gaetan Heroux on housing justice organizing in Toronto
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Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts. The weekly show features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change. This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world. Free City Radio's 30 minute weekly program is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on : CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am CFRC 101.9FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

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  • Creator
    Free City Radio
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
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