Antler River Media Coop
@antlerrivermedia.bsky.social
Local independent media in so called London, ON
antlerrivermedia.ca
antlerrivermedia.ca
Our latest on Dresden Citizens Against Reckless Environmental Disposal's rally against Bill 5 featuring Chief Leela Thomas of Walpole Island First Nation, Ontario NDP's @maritstilesndp.bsky.social, and two Chatham-Kent Municipal Councillors for Ward 4 (Dresden and surrounding region)
Dresden Community Rallies Against Bill 5 and Proposed Landfill Site - Antler River Media Co-op
On Thursday, more than 160 people gathered in Dresden’s Rotary Park to oppose the Ford government’s Bill 5 and a controversial landfill site proposal that the province has reopened the doors to. The ...
antlerrivermedia.ca
July 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our latest on Dresden Citizens Against Reckless Environmental Disposal's rally against Bill 5 featuring Chief Leela Thomas of Walpole Island First Nation, Ontario NDP's @maritstilesndp.bsky.social, and two Chatham-Kent Municipal Councillors for Ward 4 (Dresden and surrounding region)
On May 25, Palestinian-Canadian filmmakers Dalia Al Ahmad and Rawan Ramini came to Western University’s Conron Hall to premiere their Vancouver-based documentary series “Ana Falastini” discussing a specific part of Palestinian identity through interviews in both Arabic and English.
Inside the London Premiere of Vancouver-based documentary series Ana Falastini - Antler River Media Co-op
On May 25, Palestinian-Canadian filmmakers Dalia Al Ahmad and Rawan Ramini came to Western University’s Conron Hall to premiere their Vancouver-based documentary series “Ana Falastini.” The event bro...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
On May 25, Palestinian-Canadian filmmakers Dalia Al Ahmad and Rawan Ramini came to Western University’s Conron Hall to premiere their Vancouver-based documentary series “Ana Falastini” discussing a specific part of Palestinian identity through interviews in both Arabic and English.
Workers for Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) are still on strike, with their Employer refusing to come to the bargaining table or exchange demands.
Canadian Hearing Services workers concerned about community impact as strike enters ninth week - Antler River Media Co-op
Workers for Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) are still on strike, with their Employer refusing to come to the bargaining table or exchange demands. “The community is suffering because of it. Eight week...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Workers for Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) are still on strike, with their Employer refusing to come to the bargaining table or exchange demands.
“We can’t be in Gaza – but we can be here,” a local rally coincided with a larger global action taking place at the Rafah border crossing, where over 50 countries have united under the banner of the Global March to Gaza—a coalition demanding an end to the illegal siege.
“We Can’t Be in Gaza – But We Can Be Here”: London Rally Echoes Global March to Rafah - Antler River Media Co-op
LONDON, ONTARIO — “We can’t be in Gaza – but we can be here,” shouted members of the Canadian Palestinian Social Association (CPSA), a local community organization dedicated to celebrating Palestinian...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“We can’t be in Gaza – but we can be here,” a local rally coincided with a larger global action taking place at the Rafah border crossing, where over 50 countries have united under the banner of the Global March to Gaza—a coalition demanding an end to the illegal siege.
Reposted by Antler River Media Coop
Many thanks to my dear friend & colleague Mireya Folch-Serra for her principled stand, & to @antlerrivermedia.bsky.social for publishing her open letter to @westernu.bsky.social president Shepard:
antlerrivermedia.ca/open-letter-... @westerngazette.bsky.social @uwofa1.bsky.social
antlerrivermedia.ca/open-letter-... @westerngazette.bsky.social @uwofa1.bsky.social
Open Letter: This Emerita prof Supports Divestment - Antler River Media Co-op
Dear President Shepard, I would like to thank you for the generous offer to attend a dinner with retired faculty from Western: it is an important gesture to remember former professors and our contribu...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Many thanks to my dear friend & colleague Mireya Folch-Serra for her principled stand, & to @antlerrivermedia.bsky.social for publishing her open letter to @westernu.bsky.social president Shepard:
antlerrivermedia.ca/open-letter-... @westerngazette.bsky.social @uwofa1.bsky.social
antlerrivermedia.ca/open-letter-... @westerngazette.bsky.social @uwofa1.bsky.social
Reposted by Antler River Media Coop
David Heap @davidheap.bsky.social a community member, made a call for men to join the demonstrations. “It’s important for men to show up at these sort of events to show that we all support survivors. We know that ending rape culture begins with all of us in particular.”
“I think that people showing up here together and getting to see people who are like-minded . . . [helps with] envisioning justice and what the world can look like beyond this and beyond the Canadian court system"
‘The system itself is flawed’: London community shows up to support sexual assault survivor - Antler River Media Co-op
Over 40 people joined together on Tuesday, May 13 outside of the Superior Court in London, Ont., to support survivor E.M. on her seventh day of cross-examination by defense attorneys in the sexual ass...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
David Heap @davidheap.bsky.social a community member, made a call for men to join the demonstrations. “It’s important for men to show up at these sort of events to show that we all support survivors. We know that ending rape culture begins with all of us in particular.”
Reposted by Antler River Media Coop
Norah Fraser, Co-Chair of London Council @canadiansorg.bsky.social argued it is imperative that Canada Post not be privatized: “Canada Post as a crown corporation, mandated to deliver postal service to all Canadian communities."
antlerrivermedia.ca/hands-off-my...
@antlerrivermedia.bsky.social
antlerrivermedia.ca/hands-off-my...
@antlerrivermedia.bsky.social
Hands Off My Post Office Rally – London, ON - Antler River Media Co-op
Rallies were organized across Canada on Saturday, to draw support in the Canadian Union of Postal Worker’s (CUPW) on-going struggle to keep Canada Post a public entity. This is a continuation from the...
antlerrivermedia.ca
June 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Norah Fraser, Co-Chair of London Council @canadiansorg.bsky.social argued it is imperative that Canada Post not be privatized: “Canada Post as a crown corporation, mandated to deliver postal service to all Canadian communities."
antlerrivermedia.ca/hands-off-my...
@antlerrivermedia.bsky.social
antlerrivermedia.ca/hands-off-my...
@antlerrivermedia.bsky.social
Reposted by Antler River Media Coop
If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…
June 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…
"It all comes down to one thing: tenants need to organize and fight for the protections they want to see in their home and in this city." A new perspective's piece on ACORN's Healthy Homes Forum
ACORN’s Healthy Homes Forum: Perspectives on Landlord Licensing - Antler River Media Co-op
On May 8, London ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) held a Healthy Homes Forum to talk about the idea of landlord licensing in the city. They invited people from all over th...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"It all comes down to one thing: tenants need to organize and fight for the protections they want to see in their home and in this city." A new perspective's piece on ACORN's Healthy Homes Forum
"At Museum London on February 20th, a painting of a glowing brain is displayed on an easel... The piece is called “Portrait of Elliot”, painted by artist Natasha Beaudoin. It is based on a real MRI scan of her boyfriend, Elliot Tomlinson, who was diagnosed with an arachnoid cyst."
“Portrait of Elliot”: Painting of brain cyst stars at neuroscience conference - Antler River Media Co-op
At Museum London on February 20th, a painting of a glowing brain is displayed on an easel. The stylized MRI brain scan, from the back-of-the-head view, is aflame in yellows and reds that form a hazy h...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"At Museum London on February 20th, a painting of a glowing brain is displayed on an easel... The piece is called “Portrait of Elliot”, painted by artist Natasha Beaudoin. It is based on a real MRI scan of her boyfriend, Elliot Tomlinson, who was diagnosed with an arachnoid cyst."
“I think that people showing up here together and getting to see people who are like-minded . . . [helps with] envisioning justice and what the world can look like beyond this and beyond the Canadian court system"
‘The system itself is flawed’: London community shows up to support sexual assault survivor - Antler River Media Co-op
Over 40 people joined together on Tuesday, May 13 outside of the Superior Court in London, Ont., to support survivor E.M. on her seventh day of cross-examination by defense attorneys in the sexual ass...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“I think that people showing up here together and getting to see people who are like-minded . . . [helps with] envisioning justice and what the world can look like beyond this and beyond the Canadian court system"
"Committing to educating ourselves, learning to fact check information, and critically thinking about information presented to us by political leaders, the internet, and the media is one way to mediate this threat of misinformation surrounding queer rights, education, and laws."
What can be done to combat the rise of anti-SOGI protests? - Antler River Media Co-op
For Western University’s April 30th conference “Showing Up: Solidarities and Feminisms in Times of Crisis”, organized by the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, I had the honour of p...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Committing to educating ourselves, learning to fact check information, and critically thinking about information presented to us by political leaders, the internet, and the media is one way to mediate this threat of misinformation surrounding queer rights, education, and laws."
"To every martyr of the Nakba and every martyr since then: we carry your memory like fire in our veins. And to the world: you may try to erase us, you may bomb our cities, you may starve our people, you may ban our flags, but you will never erase the spirit of Palestine. You will never kill hope."
“We carry your memory like fire in our veins”: 77th Nakba Day - Antler River Media Co-op
Whenever someone asked me my name, it was always followed by: “Are you a refugee or a citizen?” As a child, I would ask: “What is a refugee?” On this year’s Nakba Day — May 15, 2025 — an Al Jazeera ar...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"To every martyr of the Nakba and every martyr since then: we carry your memory like fire in our veins. And to the world: you may try to erase us, you may bomb our cities, you may starve our people, you may ban our flags, but you will never erase the spirit of Palestine. You will never kill hope."
“The struggle of working-class people, it’s an international struggle, right? All over the world people are facing the same kinds of attacks to their wages, their living standards, their health and safety, to their human and civil rights — we want to be a part of that [struggle].”
London Community rallies together for May Day - Antler River Media Co-op
On Sunday, more than 70 London workers and community members gathered in Victoria Park to celebrate May Day. The celebration included music, chants, and speeches from local organizations and union cha...
antlerrivermedia.ca
May 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“The struggle of working-class people, it’s an international struggle, right? All over the world people are facing the same kinds of attacks to their wages, their living standards, their health and safety, to their human and civil rights — we want to be a part of that [struggle].”
“The Western world is complicit in the genocide, and without the Western world the genocide couldn’t have continued. Continue to struggle from outside, we’re continuing to struggle from inside.” says Einat Gerlitz, a 21 year old Israeli Jew who refused to enlist in the Israeli military in 2022.
Young Israeli dissidents: “Do anything you can to stop the genocide” - Antler River Media Co-op
On Tuesday, an Al Jazeera article by Maram Humaid from Gaza begins: “It wasn’t a nightmare, it was real. The war had returned just like that, without warning. The clock read 2:10am when we woke up in...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“The Western world is complicit in the genocide, and without the Western world the genocide couldn’t have continued. Continue to struggle from outside, we’re continuing to struggle from inside.” says Einat Gerlitz, a 21 year old Israeli Jew who refused to enlist in the Israeli military in 2022.
"This Tuesday, March 18th, Western University students and faculty members gathered on concrete beach to protest the preceding night’s deadly raid in the Gaza Strip — a raid in which over 400 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes."
Western Community Protest: Demanding Divestment, Accountability, and Policy Changes - Antler River Media Co-op
This Tuesday, March 18th, Western University students and faculty members gathered on concrete beach to protest the preceding night’s deadly raid in the Gaza Strip — a raid in which over 400 Palestini...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"This Tuesday, March 18th, Western University students and faculty members gathered on concrete beach to protest the preceding night’s deadly raid in the Gaza Strip — a raid in which over 400 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes."
Reposted by Antler River Media Coop
#LndOnt! for local poetry and local politics & more, follow @antlerrivermedia.bsky.social #AntlerRiver Media #Coop.
This event last month at @lpl.ca was sponsored by @londonlabour.ca #London & District #Labour Council & the London Chapter of Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social
This event last month at @lpl.ca was sponsored by @londonlabour.ca #London & District #Labour Council & the London Chapter of Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social
Introducing our first addition to our new poetry column!!
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
Council of Canadians Poetry Recital - Antler River Media Co-op
On February 4, about 60 Londoners met at the Central Branch of the London Public Library to participate in “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada”, hosted by the Council of Canadians and the London and ...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#LndOnt! for local poetry and local politics & more, follow @antlerrivermedia.bsky.social #AntlerRiver Media #Coop.
This event last month at @lpl.ca was sponsored by @londonlabour.ca #London & District #Labour Council & the London Chapter of Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social
This event last month at @lpl.ca was sponsored by @londonlabour.ca #London & District #Labour Council & the London Chapter of Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social
Writer Emmanuel Akanbi shares his experience at Spoken Culture's second annual Black History SLAM:
"There’s so much joy in seeing people speak through a medium they are passionate about. So many individual relationships to storytelling, to language, to music."
"There’s so much joy in seeing people speak through a medium they are passionate about. So many individual relationships to storytelling, to language, to music."
Poetry and Prose, Roots and Rhythm: Black History SLAM - Antler River Media Co-op
As the state of the world continues to change around me, it’s been hard to decide how to respond to it. There’s an endless list of things that need attention and many systems to fight to create any so...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Writer Emmanuel Akanbi shares his experience at Spoken Culture's second annual Black History SLAM:
"There’s so much joy in seeing people speak through a medium they are passionate about. So many individual relationships to storytelling, to language, to music."
"There’s so much joy in seeing people speak through a medium they are passionate about. So many individual relationships to storytelling, to language, to music."
Introducing our first addition to our new poetry column!!
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
Council of Canadians Poetry Recital - Antler River Media Co-op
On February 4, about 60 Londoners met at the Central Branch of the London Public Library to participate in “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada”, hosted by the Council of Canadians and the London and ...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Introducing our first addition to our new poetry column!!
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
At “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada” hosted by the Council of Canadians and London District Labour Council, Siddhartha Maheshwari presented two original poems – “Time and tide” and “Danaus Plexippus, Symbolum Maximus”
“Do you know how hard a kid fights when you bring a needle to their face and start cutting into it? Do you know how much strength they suddenly have? You can’t believe where it even comes from? Can you believe the screams that they deliver, when you try to suture them up? It’s crazy, it’s haunting."
“A small window into dehumanization”: Palestinian-Canadian doctor on the destruction of healthcare in Gaza - Antler River Media Co-op
“Do you know how hard a kid fights when you bring a needle to their face and start cutting into it? Do you know how much strength they suddenly have? You can’t believe where it even comes from? Can yo...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Do you know how hard a kid fights when you bring a needle to their face and start cutting into it? Do you know how much strength they suddenly have? You can’t believe where it even comes from? Can you believe the screams that they deliver, when you try to suture them up? It’s crazy, it’s haunting."
Dr. Tarek Loubani recounts being targeted and shot by Israeli forces while treating peaceful protestors during the Great March of Return protests and how Israeli forces deliberately target Palestinian medical infrastructure and prohibit medicine and medical practitioners from entering Gaza.
“Six of us, stuffed into one ambulance, to go to a hospital. When we got there, it was sheer chaos”: A Harrowing Story of Getting Shot in Gaza - Antler River Media Co-op
The following is a partial transcription, edited for brevity, of a talk given at King’s University College on February 24th, 2025 by Tarek Loubani, a Canadian doctor who has been involved in humanitar...
antlerrivermedia.ca
March 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Dr. Tarek Loubani recounts being targeted and shot by Israeli forces while treating peaceful protestors during the Great March of Return protests and how Israeli forces deliberately target Palestinian medical infrastructure and prohibit medicine and medical practitioners from entering Gaza.
"At King’s University College, the film screening was followed by a panel discussion with Palestinian and Indigenous community members. They shared how they maintain connections to Palestine, the role of storytelling, and human rights work happening in London."
antlerrivermedia.ca/where-olive-...
antlerrivermedia.ca/where-olive-...
“Where Olive Trees Weep”: Roots of injustice and resilience in the West Bank - Antler River Media Co-op
“I felt anger towards what the people on the screen were going through. Anger that this injustice - all of this - is still happening. Anger that all of this exists,” says Western University student Ka...
antlerrivermedia.ca
February 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"At King’s University College, the film screening was followed by a panel discussion with Palestinian and Indigenous community members. They shared how they maintain connections to Palestine, the role of storytelling, and human rights work happening in London."
antlerrivermedia.ca/where-olive-...
antlerrivermedia.ca/where-olive-...
"In stark contrast to this seemingly endless dread that we witness daily—that frigid day in Victoria Park felt like Eid. ... Through the rivers, for the first time in what felt like ages, we were breathing hope once again for Palestinian liberation."
antlerrivermedia.ca/i-wanted-to-...
antlerrivermedia.ca/i-wanted-to-...
“I wanted to share this moment with them”: Londoners gather in bittersweet celebration for long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza - Antler River Media Co-op
On the frigid afternoon of Sunday, January 19th, people of all ages gathered in Victoria Park to share a glimpse of hope that came with the commencement of ceasefire in Gaza earlier that day after 470...
antlerrivermedia.ca
February 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In stark contrast to this seemingly endless dread that we witness daily—that frigid day in Victoria Park felt like Eid. ... Through the rivers, for the first time in what felt like ages, we were breathing hope once again for Palestinian liberation."
antlerrivermedia.ca/i-wanted-to-...
antlerrivermedia.ca/i-wanted-to-...
A feast and sacred fire in honour of Elder Dan was held at King’s on November 14th. Open to all, community members ... remember him as compassionate, wise, fun, and earnest in uniting people. He is terribly missed and deeply respected.
antlerrivermedia.ca/were-all-rel...
antlerrivermedia.ca/were-all-rel...
“We’re all related”: Remembering Elder Dan Smoke - Antler River Media Co-op
Elder Dan commemorated the Kanehsatake resistance by supporting the planting of a white pine — a traditional symbol of union and healing — in Victoria Park, London, in 1971. The red, white, black and ...
antlerrivermedia.ca
February 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A feast and sacred fire in honour of Elder Dan was held at King’s on November 14th. Open to all, community members ... remember him as compassionate, wise, fun, and earnest in uniting people. He is terribly missed and deeply respected.
antlerrivermedia.ca/were-all-rel...
antlerrivermedia.ca/were-all-rel...