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Shazia Hafiz Ramji Interview 2: Clip 2
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economy, Water, Environmental Degradation, transnational trade
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2018-01-28
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Shazia Hafiz Ramji and Dr. Joanne Leow have a conversation about the ideas of bodies of water and human bodies, particularly regarding transportation and transnational flow. This progresses to a discussion about waterfront development and the way condo developers co-opt artistic / poetic language and use of imagery to sell properties.
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Rita Wong Interview 4: Clip 4
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Water, Education, economy, Environmental Degradation, Colonisation
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2018-02-01
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Rita Wong discusses the disconnect between electricity consumption and generation in BC, specifically how Vancouver and other Southern populations receive electricity at the expense of Northern Indigenous communities.She lambastes the provincial government's lack of educating non-indigenous populations about the environmental consequences of prior dams and the proposed Site C / Peace River Dam. However, Wong does acknowledge the city of Vancouver's efforts to generate electricity and other resources locally.