121, Sohnia Karamat Ali on community organizing against gentrification in Montreal's Parc ex area
Free City Radio3 Aug 2022

121, Sohnia Karamat Ali on community organizing against gentrification in Montreal's Parc ex area

Listen to the latest edition of Free City Radio an interview with community organizer Sohnia Karamat Ali who works with the Comité d'action de Parc-Extension (CAPE) in Parc Extension, a largely immigrant working class neighbourhood in Tiohti:áke/Montreal. In this interview Sohnia speaks about the confluence of social and political violence that is pushing gentrification in Parc Ex. a localized manifestation of the city-wide housing crisis taking place. This interview takes place as part of a series of conversations that feature the voices of housing rights activists in New York and Montréal who speak to the realities of gentrification today. Music on this edition is by: Some Became Hollow Tubes, "Dad's Last Purchase Was from Bed Bath and Beyond" (Featuring: Aidan Girt and Eric Quach) Dayin, "A Cold Flawless World" Fadi Tabbal, from "Music for the Lonely Vol.1" Accompanying graphic by Josh MacPhee from Justseeds Artists' Cooperative. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan @spirodon Christoff and airs on @radiockut 90.3m and @cjlo1690am in Tiohti:áke/Montréal, on @ckuwradio 95.9 in Winnipeg and on @cfrc 101.9 fm in Kingston, Ontario. Also Free City Radio is a podcast through both Spotify and Apple Podcasts, please encourage a friend to tune-in !

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