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On Friday June 10, Human Rights Radio spoke with MIrtha Rivera Mazuela and Jean Hildebold about Gay Pride week in Regina from June 13 to 18.  Jean and Mirtha give us some background from the very beginnings of the Gay Pride movement both internationally and locally as well as details of upcoming events in recognition of Gay Pride Week

On Friday June 3, Human Rights Radio spoke with Saskatchewan Ombudsman Kevin Fenwick.  Kevin explained what the office of the Ombudsman is all about, its history, and how his office has been able to help citizens of Saskatchewan resolve problems they've experienced with provincial government departments and agencies.

On May 20, Human Rights Radio spoke with James McNinch, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina about Camp Fyrefly, a summer camp for GBLTI youth.  Also joining us was Dudley Philips, one of last year's outstanding camp participants;  Krista Baliko, who co-teaches a course in the U of R Education Faculty entitled Schooling and Sexual Identities and is a board member of Camp Fyrefly:  and Michael Hasmann, who works at the McKenzie Art Gallery and is a presenter and camp cook at Camp Fyrefly.  We discuss the reasons the camp came into existence, what its goals are, and how Camp Fyrefly is a wonderful opportunity for GBLTI youth.

Jim Harding was on Human Rights Radio earlier this Spring.  In the process of trying to do some maintainance on the site, I inadvertently deleted the show.  Here it is again.  The urgency of his message has not changed.  Large corporations are trying to convince First Nations people that making Northern Saskatchewan the dumping ground for nuclear waste would be a good thing for them and their families into the future.  This is their opinion.  Jim Harding shines some light on the downside of this proposal.

On Friday the 13th of May, Human Rights Radio spoke with Dr.Dinesh Singh and Farzad Mereghani about discrimination being suffered today in Iran by members of the Baha'i faith.  We start off with a brief description of the Baha'i faith and its history.

This past Friday, April 29, Dan Beverage and Bert Pitzel of the Regina KAIROS group explained how their group focuses the resources of many local church organizations into an effective engine of positive change on many fronts nationally and internationally.  We also touch on the controversy which ensued when the Canadian Government withdrew funding for many important projects in Africa.

.On Friday April 15, Human Rights Radio spoke with Jess Tipton about how important technology and the access to technology has become.  In less than twenty years, internet access and the hardware to communicate via the internet has become important to people of all ages and socioeconomic groups.  Jess has a great deal of experience with both the techncal and the human side of the internet and we discussed the positive and negative impacts to people in different situations.  We can take advantage of the internet, but is it also taking advantage of us?

Today's Human Rights Radio show explored:  Nepal Awakening and celebrating the Nepali New Year, Navavarsha 2068.  We spoke with Bruno Hernani, originally from Peru, creator and founder of GreenRoots Sustainable Living Inc., an organization dedicated to developing leadership and community revitalization using locval knowledge and green initiatives.  He is an industrial engineer, has a Masters in Environmental Science, is experienced in social environmental and economic assessment in urban and rural communities, locally and internationally.  He's currently working on developing a public awareness project to create an environmental common vision for the community of  Prithvinagar, Nepal.  The Navavarsha celebration will be an evening of environmental awareness, education, and celebration of Nepali New Year. Susana Deranger is a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and has been an acvtivist and an educator involved in First Nation and human rights a great part of her life.  She has worked in the fields of addiction, education, and community development.  Susana has successfully developed many projects with indiginous peoples in various communities in Canada and internationally.

Friday April 1/11 Human Rights Radio featured Amber Fletcher, Chair  of the Women's Information Network of Saskatchewan and Marcella Pederson of the National Farmers Union Women's Committee and the public Workshop on Food Sovereignty.  The second half of the show featured Leilani and Abdulla from Campbell Collegiate who have organized the Regina visit of the Traveling World Community Film Festival April 14-16.

On March 25, guest host Sean Dunham spoke with Mikayla Schultz, founder of TransSask, a support and resource group for transgender people.  Mikayla tells us why this group was formed and how it will help people who need answers and information about gender issues.