Israeli Occupation Forces are attempting to annex Southern Lebanon. They are erasing towns from the map, blowing up bridges and roads, and telling the world they're about to redraw their borders...again.

Previous guest, Mohamad, returns to the studio to talks about the current situation in Lebanon, what it was like being back home during the latest escalation of violence, and how it felt to leave family behind.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Related Episodes:

• Lebanon, Palestine and Resisting Colonialism (Jan 2024) Mohamad's first appearance - just before the 'ceasefire'.
• Right to Resist (Oct 2024) Journalist and human rights lawyer, Dimitri Lascaris on Lebanon, the resistance and bringing down an apartheid state.

More Resources:

• BBC: Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control
• IG: What "How are you?" Costs the Diaspora (video)
• Al Jazeera - Lebanon daily updates

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CUPE Ontario, is at a crossroads. Their next convention is just months away, and for the first time in 12 years, Fred Hahn won’t be on the ballot for President. In February, after two and a half years of intensified attacks, he announced this would be his last term leading the union.

What does this mean for the Province’s largest public sector union? Is this a blow for leftists in CUPE Ontario, or an opportunity? Maybe it can be both.

Katherine Grzejszczak and Krista Laing, two candidates for the next CUPE Ontario Executive join Blueprints to talk about where things are at right now, and their visions for their union’s future. They talk about the impact Fred has had, but also what they might do differently.

Despite public sector unions being under attack, both guests share hopeful signs that workers are becoming bolder and more eager to engage politically. They emphasize the need for a more member driven approach, spending fewer resources on electoral politics, and more ways to realize the power of 290,000 union members.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Related Episodes:

• Stolen Wages - Featuring the Naujawan Support Network
• Nationalism and the Working Class

More Resources:

• Israel’s supporters attack Ontario trade-union leader | Counterfire
• CUPE Ontario Convention 2026 - CUPE Ontario

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Ontario's Premier, Doug Ford has had post-secondary students, and their unions, in his sights since he took office, but a new round of cuts to OSAP has taken them over the edge.

On March 14th, 2026, students mobilized at Queen's Park to demonstrate, only to be met by violence at the hands of the Toronto Police Services. This did not deter them.

Organizers with the Canadian Federation of Students talk about how we got to this point, and what work needs to be done in order for students to be the force of change they're meant to be - including what it will take for a student strike to actually be effective.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean, and produced by Santiago Helou-Quintero

Call to Action: Sign the No to OSAP Cuts Petition and Attend Day of ACTION MARCH 24th

Related Episodes:

1. Lessons from Student Encampments

More Resources:

• Hands Off Our Education! Ne touchez pas à notre système d'éducation!
• CBC: OSAP Cuts - What you Need to Know

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