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From the Ground Up Ep. 285: Getting to a just transition: Jamie Kirkpatrick of BlueGreen Canada | 2023.07.05
Jamie Kirkpatrick is the senior programme manager of Blue Green Canada, an organisation set up in 2010 to bring together labour unions, environmental groups and civil society organisations to work for the sort of changes that satisfy industrial workers' needs and aspirations while also radically reducing climate and environmental impacts. In conversation with Mark, Jamie talks about the organisation, the challenges, and the latest piece of federal legislation relevant to his work, the Sustainable Jobs Act (C-15, 2023)
Other FTGU podcasts which address just transition include:
#281 and #282, on the book, The end of this world, and bringing Indigenous wisdom to bear
#266: Julia Levin on the false climate solutions being promoted by the oil industry
#225 and #226: excepts from contributions to the just transition conference which CJS organised in spring 2022
#222 and #223: Ana Guerra Marin on her work with Iron and Earth, enabling fossil-dependent communities to find positive ways forward together
#197: Brahm Enslin on the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' detailed proposals for Canada Post to provide a better, greener and more comprehensive service
#103 and #106 on CJS's own work in pursuing dialogue with coal-dependent communities in southern Saskatchewan
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26:41||Ep. 382Physicist and author, MV Ramana, joins us today to talk about the problem of nuclear power. This is Part 1 of a two part episode.381. From the Ground Up Ep. 381: Citizens For Public Justice | 2025.11.26
32:34||Ep. 381Willard Metzger serves as Executive Director at Citizens For Public Justice. He joins us today to tell us about the organization and the importance of unity in a democratic society.For more information, please check out:https://cpj.ca/380. From the Ground Up Ep. 380: Prairies For Africa | 2025.11.19
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