OPIRG Kingston’s People’s History Podcast aims to recognize and preserve the important roles that Kingstonians and Queen’s students have played in social movements throughout the years. The stories of people who participated in struggles for social and environmental justice – queer, indigenous, black, anti-racist, feminist, among many others – often go untold in “official” histories. The project seeks to remedy these silences by recording Kingston’s rich history of social movements and resistance.
OPIRG Kingston's People’s History Podcast aims to recognize and preserve the important roles that Kingstonians and Queen’s students have played in social movements throughout the years. The stories of people who participated in struggles for social and environmental justice – queer, indigenous, black, anti-racist, feminist, among many others – often go untold in “official” histories. The project seeks to remedy these silences by recording Kingston’s rich history of social movements and resistance.
Episodes
In this episode, we throwback to 1985, where two seemingly unlikely activism campaigns collided. Kingston’s fight to have a gay...
In this episode, we discuss a brief moment in the summer of 1999, where parking attendants in downtown Kingston were...
In this episode, we discuss the violent and racist history of Kingston prison institutions, through the lens of one activist...
In this episode, we discuss how an act of misogyny on Queen’s campus lead to one of the greatest pushes...
Alfie Pierce, the former namesake of our beloved campus pub, is a Queen’s legend, yet few really know the true...