April 18, 2023
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The Backbench
#62 Who Benefits From Public Safety?
This week Mattea Roach, is joined by Ziya Jones, Riley Yesno, and Frances Bula, to talk about public safety. A few weeks ago unhoused folks in Vancouver were met with displacement and decampment by police and bylaw officers. Who is this supposed solution meant for?
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Noor Azrieh
Producer

AND, transgender and queer people have been facing a new wave of violent attacks globally. What kinds of protections might actually help?

 

Host:  Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guests: Ziya Jones, Riley Yesno, Frances Bula

 

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