Hosts Jessa McLean and Santiago Helou Quintero unpack the stories that have them most riled up. Together they challenge common narratives surrounding the issues we're facing and provide avenues of resistance. From the same people who brought you Blueprints of Disruption, a podcast dedicated to activism and organizing.
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Blueprints of Disruption is dedicated to amplifying the work of activists, organizers and rabble rousers. This weekly podcast, hosted by Jessa McLean and Santiago Helou Quintero, features in-depth discussions that explore different ways to challenge capitalism, decolonize spaces and create movements on the ground. Together we will disrupt the status quo one Thursday at a time.
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Reclaiming Social Housing with 230 Fightback
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230 Fightback has been battling over a crucial piece of real estate in downtown Toronto for a very long time. A real estate investment company, Kingsett Capital is who owns the building, but their fight has been just as hampered by Toronto City Hall. Hear how the campaign persisted through organizational changes, set backs and discouragement from t…
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Jagmeet Singh Ends the NDP's Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Liberals Journalist Scott Martin of The Catch joins host Jessa McLean to talk about the latest political theatrics surrounding the deal that's been central to federal Canadian politics for over two years. Includes analysis on the timing of Jagmeet's statement, the statement itsel…
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Our hosts get personal with their lived experiences with ADHD. Its a very candid discussion on how ADHD impacts their lives, the accommodations that help them thrive and the politics behind preventing us from realizing more inclusive spaces for neurodivergent folks. The episode was largely left uncut to better demonstrate some of the very character…
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Blueprints of a Rent Strike Victory
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Hear a story of tenants forming a union to fight back against a slumlord, going on Rent Strike and winning! Bruno, an organizer with York-South Weston Tenants Union is back to share a victory from an unlikely place, the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board. We previously heard from Bruno on one of our favourite episodes, Blueprints of a Rent Strike. We do…
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Haiti's Multinational Security Problem
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Canada's has deep ties to Haiti's current political dilemma, and deep pockets when it comes to meddling in their democracy. Since 2022, that is $300 million and counting. Teacher and writer Travis Ross, of the Canada-Haiti Information Project gets us up to speed on what is happening on the ground in Haiti right now and how we got there. It includes…
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CUPE Rank and File Stand with Fred
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CUPE National Executives Voted YES to a Motion of Non-Confidence on Fred Hahn We sit down with CUPE rank and file member and Labour for Palestine Organizer, Anna Lippman to talk about the dangerous precedent being set, at such a precarious time for workers and Palestinian activists. What does it mean for the movement inside Ontario largest public s…
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Exposing Lies about Canada's Arms Trade with The Maple
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Alex Cosh, Managing Editor at The Maple joins us to talk about their work holding the powerful accountable. Their most recent story, ignored by Canadian media, is explosive, as it proves Trudeau has been lying about an arms embargo with Israel. There is lots to learn about the Canadian arms trade if we're going to shut it down. We also talk about t…
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Unicorn Riot: Decentralized Media
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Not only does Unicorn Riot put out impressive, badly needed content that covers our movements - but they do it using a decentralized, non-hierarchal model that we could all learn from. A model that frees their members, pulls in as many people as possible and gets a lot done with little resources. We get to talk to three members of Unicorn Riot abou…
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No Arms in the Arts: Beyond the Craft and Into the Streets
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Despite what they'll tell you, Scotiabank is feeling the heat from No Arms in the Arts, a coalition of cultural sector workers who have deftly weaponized the banks own PR machine to get them to divest from Israeli weapons manufacturers. Aliya Pabani from Canlit Responds and Michael DeForge of Writers Against the War on Gaza (W.A.W.O.G) talk about h…
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Zero Tolerance: Responding to Racist Violence
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Groups of White Nationalists took to the streets around the U.K. in a wave of racist, xenophobic violence in early August 2024. Although they attempted to capitalize on a tragedy to target mostly the Muslim Community, their numbers were small and the show of force against them daunting. Our hosts discuss the possibilities of this occurring in Canad…
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Lipstick on the Same Capitalist Pig
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We need system change, not just a leadership change or political party makeovers. All of this focus on political leaders and their personalities has our hosts frustrated. What is it about leadership races and elections that makes people forget about the issues most important to them? Here are a few episodes related to this discussion: Leadership Cu…
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Resisting Toronto's Tactics Against the Unhoused
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The City of Toronto evicted yet another encampment. When pressed for a reason, City Staff claimed it was at the behest of the organizers for Caribana. Marilyn Bell Park had been the home of several community members for the last year. Listen in as organizers with Voices for Unhoused Liberation tell that story and share what they're doing to fight b…
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Let us tell you what we really think about the Paris 2024 Olympics... From the billions of public dollars spent, the 'social cleansing' or displacement of migrants, new surveillance laws, religious moral panic and obnoxious Israeli football fans - there are lots of reasons to rant about the Olympics. Resources / Links / Referenced Material: AP News…
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Political Coalitions to Stop the Far Right?
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Would a coalition, similar to what we saw in France, stop Pierre Poilievre in the next election? This is a scenario independent journalist, political analyst and author Jeremy Appel lays out in his recent piece for the Tyee. Jeremy joins host Jessa McLean to talk about the feasibility of a one-time political coalition to keep the Conservatives out …
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Recipes for Civil Resistance with Last Generation Canada
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Their name represents the fact we are the Last Generation with the ability to do something meaningful on climate change. We interviewed their two full time organizers and asked them about what they call their "recipe for civil resistance" and their calls for an international uprising. These determined climate activists provide practical advice for …
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Toronto recently experienced heavy flooding, the images went viral. This isn't the first time - nor will it be the last. Our hosts discuss the budget decisions made by all levels of government that contributed to the scenes that unfolded at Union Station, on the Don Valley Parkway and even in Oakville and Mississauga. The failure to protect our wet…
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Weaponizing Canadian Law for Israel
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Investigative journalist Martin Lukacs from The Breach discusses his investigations into Toronto Police's Project Resolute and the secretive committee in the Ontario Attorney General's office tasked with cracking down on Palestinian solidarity activism. A beefed up hate crimes unit is backed by a committee staffed with former Prosecutors who have o…
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Defending Public Revenue: LCBO Workers on Strike
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Ontario public sector workers and the revenues they generate are under attack. What does OPSEU do? Stand up fight back! LCBO workers across the Province are on strike for better compensation, but more importantly - they are doing what they can to push back against the Conservative's dismantling of the public sector in general. Our hosts Jessa McLea…
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Rabble Rants: Lessons from People's Circle for Palestine
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The University of Toronto student encampment, named the People's Circle for Palestine, dismantled their tents after an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered an injunction against them. Our hosts break down the ruling, what it means for other encampments and bring up lessons learned from the end of just "one tactic in the toolbox" of students demandi…
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Lessons from the People's Circle for Palestine
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The University of Toronto student encampment, named the People's Circle for Palestine, dismantled their tents after an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered an injunction against them. Our hosts break down the ruling, what it means for other encampments and bring up lessons learned from the end of just "one tactic in the toolbox" of students demandi…
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Forget Stonehenge - The Planet is on Fire
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Special Guest: Scott Martin With special guest Scott Martin, we unpack the criticism and backlash faced by activists who disrupt and protest against climate change. In this case its Just Stop Oil, orange cornstarch and Stonehenge, but this conversation applies to all that disrupt the status quo. The repetitive and disingenuous arguments used by pol…
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Forget Stonehenge - the Planet is on Fire
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Special Guest: Scott Martin With special guest Scott Martin, we unpack the criticism and backlash faced by activists who disrupt and protest against climate change. In this case its Just Stop Oil, orange cornstarch and Stonehenge, but this conversation applies to all that disrupt the status quo. The repetitive and disingenuous arguments used by pol…
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Rabble Rants: Virtue Signaling?
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Virtue Signaling? Subtitle: Red Keffiyehs and White Supremacists Our hosts rant after a seemingly innocuous (yet viral) tweet of Jessa wearing a red keffiyeh triggered both zionists and white supremacists, who felt quite safe to air their anti-Arab racism, misogyny and affinity for violence. As they unpack the response, they discuss individualism a…
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Managing Narratives (or Not) - Livestreamed Event
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An expert panel of activists and independent journalists talk media strategy when it comes to setting the narratives around our movements. We find out from organizers Fatima Saleh (Edmonto and Anna Lippman what its been like responding to the ridiculous claims levelled at the Palestinian Solidarity movement, and what they've been doing to make sure…
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Mask Bans with Kim Crawley and Bothered Boy
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Two special guests, Kim Crawley and Bothered Boy, join host Jessa McLean to talk about the mask bans being introduced in the United States, the attitudes here in Canada and the recent uptick in activists being charged for wearing COVID protective masks during direct actions. We keep us safe - wear a mask comrades. All of our content is free - made …
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Two special guests, Kim Crawley and Bothered Boy, join host Jessa McLean to talk about the mask bans being introduced in the United States, the attitudes here in Canada and the recent uptick in activists being charged for wearing COVID protective masks during direct actions. We keep us safe - wear a mask comrades. All of our content is free - made …
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As we discuss and draw lessons from recent police actions at student encampments, peaceful protests and marches for genocide, it becomes clear exactly who is breaching the peace. McGill students escalated their actions and occupied a building on campus, while York University students finished setting up their encampment. Both had the police set on …
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Always Shoot Down Range - Canadian Socialist Rifle Association
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The Canadian Socialist Rifle Association makes it clear - they are nothing like the notorious NRA, nor are they some sort of militia. In fact, a lot of their focus is on things like mutual aid and community defences that don't involve guns. But they do insist that all of us (gun owner or not) should, at the very least, be familiar with them. Listen…
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Rabble Rants: Students and Labour United
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CROSSPOSTED: From Rabble Rants Feeds Topic 1: All Eyes on Rafah We give an update for the week of May 24th, including the latest attacks on a 'safe zone', the lack of a US 'red line' and the creation of buffer zones that block the border with Egypt. Topic 2: Students and Labour Unite at UofT Encampment An Emergency Rally in the face of a possible i…
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Topic 1: All Eyes on Rafah We give an update for the week of May 24th, including the latest attacks on a 'safe zone', the lack of a US 'red line' and the creation of buffer zones that block the border with Egypt. Topic 2: Students and Labour Unite at UofT Encampment An Emergency Rally in the face of a possible injunction and police action saw Ontar…
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Disrupting Canada's Arms Trade - World Beyond War
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Rachel Small, World Beyond War Canada's spokesperson, discusses the organization's work to disrupt the military industrial complex and challenge the culture of war using a variety of tactics. Lately, World Beyond War's focus has been on Gaza. They see their role as highlighting, Canada's complicity in the genocide via our role in the arms trade. Ra…
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Neighborhoods for Palestine: PAL Solidarity Canada
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Local Palestinian solidarity groups are popping up all over Canada. Organizing mostly by federal or provincial riding boundaries, they have been putting massive pressure on their elected representatives. But that isn't all they do...not even close. Listen in as four activists from Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal and Oakville talk about doing their part…
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As more student encampments spring up daily, our host talk about the divestment demands being made, and the responses from the Universities, the police and the public. We inevitably make comparisons to the Occupy movement, all while noting the very unique circumstances facing students organizing against genocide. *The opening sound is credited to M…
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Blockades and Bail Conditions
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Mskwaasin, a Dene activist, shares her experience of being arrested during a recent railway blockade in Toronto in solidarity with Palestine. She highlights many of the common struggles faced by Indigenous communities in so-called Canada and Palestinians, both under settler colonialism. Its clear Police were targeting Indigenous activists both with…
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Longtime queer rights activist Gary Kinsman resigned from Toronto Pride in April 2024 over their refusal to adequately address the genocide in Gaza. While telling his story to host Jessa McLean, Gary also provides a history of Pride, and its transition from a grassroots march to a corporately structured and funded cultural event. Together with host…
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Voices for Unhoused Liberation
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Voices for Unhoused Liberation are folks experiencing homelessness or inadequate housing while organizing their community. Whether its against encampment evictions or the prison like conditions of the Toronto shelter system, these folks are getting things done under incredibly difficult circumstances. The interview with Dredz Green and Nahum Mann, …
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Pier-Philippe Chevigny, writer-director of 'Richelieu', discusses how he uses his skills in filmmaking to shed light on social issues, particularly the exploitation of temporary foreign workers in Canada in his first feature length film, 'Richelieu'. The film follows a translator who sees this exploitation first hand and fights back against the bos…
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Pharmacare: We Almost There?
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Are we there yet? In the wake of the Liberals 2024 Budget, we pulled Nik Barry-Shaw into the studio to unpack what it all means for the long fight for Pharmacare in Canada. Nik is a campaigner with the Council of Canadians. All of our content is free - made possible by the generous sponsorships of our Patrons. If you would like to support us: Patre…
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Unlawful Assembly While Masked
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All of our content is free - made possible by the generous sponsorships of our Patrons. If you would like to support us: Patreon ____________ Episode Summary: Anna, an activist with Labor for Palestine and Independent Jewish voices, discusses her recent arrest and the ongoing struggle for Palestinian solidarity. She was arrested for participating i…
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Summary Andrew Crosby, a postdoctoral researcher at Carleton University, discusses his book Resisting Eviction and focuses on the case study of Herring Gate in Ottawa, which is labeled as the largest urban eviction in Canadian history. The conversation explores the role of municipalities and the financialization of housing, the detachment of home a…
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Rabble Rants: Destabilizing and Delegitimizing, Iran and Israel
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The conversation explores the current situation in Israel and Palestine, focusing on the goals and actions of the Israeli government, the role of the US, and the potential consequences of the conflict. It discusses the unwinnable battle Israel is fighting in trying to eliminate Hamas and the need for a way out to avoid looking like their actions we…
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The Iranian Response to Israeli Strikes
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The conversation explores the current situation in Israel and Palestine, focusing on the goals and actions of the Israeli government, the role of the US, and the potential consequences of the conflict. It discusses the unwinnable battle Israel is fighting in trying to eliminate Hamas and the need for a way out to avoid looking like their actions we…
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Canada's Era of Rebellion
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Canada’s Era of Rebellion: 1837 - 1885 Its always much easier to understand Canada’s behaviours’ now when we hear its real story of inception. As we go through the years before and after Confederation, clear patterns emerge that imitate a lot of what we are seeing today - here in Canada, and over in Palestine. The episode includes stories of brutal…
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Multiple UN Bodies Pass Motions Against Israel to No Avail After rulings by the ICJ, and motions passed at the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council, Israel has continued its onslaught of Gaza and its many violations of human rights and international law. Host Jessa McLean gives updates on the latest rulings and examines the history of the U…
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Rabble Rants: International Law?
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Multiple UN Bodies Pass Motions Against Israel to No Avail After rulings by the ICJ, and motions passed at the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council, Israel has continued its onslaught of Gaza and its many violations of human rights and international law. Host Jessa McLean gives updates on the latest rulings and examines the history of the U…
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Photographing the Front Lines
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Street photograph Joshua Best has been front and centre for the escalation of police violence against protestors in the City of Toronto. He joins the hosts to talk about his his experience, his intriguing photography and what drives him to document disruption. It's also a discussion about police brutality, the resultant radicalization of participan…
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Rabble Rants: Renters' Bill of Rights
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***Please subscribe to the Rabble Rants feed to keep getting these episodes. Its available anywhere you get Blueprints of Disruption.*** Liberals Announce Plans for a Renters' Bill of Rights In an attempt to sway young voters, mostly renters, Trudeau and the Liberals have announced what they are calling a Renters' Bill of Rights. It includes some f…
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Liberals Announce Plans for a Renters' Bill of Rights In an attempt to sway young voters, mostly renters, Trudeau and the Liberals have announced what they are calling a Renters' Bill of Rights. It includes some funding for legal aid, plans to tie rental payment history to credit scores and other measures aimed at the landlord/tenant relationship. …
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Social Justice in St. John's
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The Social Justice Co-operative in St. John's Newfoundland/Labrador has a long as resilient history. Our interview with co-chair Kerri Claire tells of a personal political journey and an organizational one. Both of which have led to an impressive collective making a meaningful impact. With limited resources, these folks are able to contribute to wi…
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Liberals introduce caps and other policy changes related to temporary foreign residents. In an attempt to further scapegoat immigrants for the 'affordability and housing crisis', federal Liberals in Canada have introduced caps on migrant workers, international students and asylum seekers. We go over the details of the changes being made and the imp…
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