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
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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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