The Ravaging of Africa

A four-part radio documentary series about the destructive impact of U.S. imperialism on Africa and African resistance, featuring voices of African activists interviewed at the 2007 World Social Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya. Listen here Written by Asad Ismi Produced by Kristin Schwartz Narrated by both Translation by Maziar Mohajir at www.freeESLmedia.com, and Farid Omar […]

Building a Just World: Fair Trade, Ethical Trade and Canada

A documentary series about fair trade and ethical trade, featuring interviews with producers, retailers, activists and researchers from around the world. Download and listen to the documentary at this link. Written by Asad Ismi Produced by Kristin Schwartz Narrated by both In part 1, “Global Pillage”, we examine the roots of today’s so-called free trade […]

Enbridge Spreads Disaster in Colombia

By Asad Ismi In the December 2000/January 2001 Monitor, I reported that Enbridge Inc., one of Canada’s leading energy corporations, was linked to death squads in Colombia according to information provided by Amnesty International. Below, I examine the impact of this revelation in Canada as well as detail the further damage caused in Colombia by […]

Canadian Mining Companies Set to Destroy Ghana’s Forest Reserves

By Asad Ismi Under pressure from Canadian and U.S. mining companies, the Ghanaian government seems ready to pass legislation in June 2003 which will open the country’s protected forest reserves to mining. The companies’ bulldozers are ready to rip apart thousands of hectares of rainforest in the Ashanti, Eastern and Western Regions if the government […]