# cooke talks (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cooke talks. Page: Feed: --- ## [Disability justice in Hamilton](https://futureintended.podbean.com/e/disability-justice-in-hamilton/) _2026-01-15 · Future Intended Podcast_ January 1, 2025 came and went last year, and with it, the deadline for implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), a statute enacted 20 years ago to improve accessibility standards. Experts have warned that Ontario is “ nowhere near” being fully accessible. In this episode of Future Intended, Rudi Wallace talks to Brad Evoy (Executive Director, Disability Justice… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jf63wj7e2qut5dyq/Future_Intended_Disability_justice_mixdown858wz.mp3) ## [Rental Rescue](https://futureintended.podbean.com/e/rental-rescue/) _2026-01-07 · Future Intended Podcast_ One of the most sobering indicators of Hamilton’s affordable housing crisis is the erosion of affordable housing stock: increasing rents and the sale of buildings has dramatically reduced the number of affordable units in our city. There is no magic wand that will solve this complex issue but there are organizations that are doing what they can. One of those is a new non-profit organization called… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rbrp36za9zihi2c2/Future_Intended_Rental_Rescue_mixdownbaw5z.mp3) ## [Charter rights and encampments in Hamilton](https://futureintended.podbean.com/e/charter-rights-and-encampments-in-hamilton/) _2025-12-15 · Future Intended Podcast_ Although encampments have become more visible in Hamilton and other cities since the pandemic, they are not new. In the 1920s and 30s, a group of people lived in “ramshackle boathouses”, the so-called Shacktown of Cootes Paradise. This caused public debate at the time related to the beauty and orderliness of the city. Housing is a human right according to the Canadian government’s National Housing… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vegddurhtnmgqxfc/Future_Intended_Encampment_rights_mixdown8b6vz.mp3) ## [SACHA: Ending sexual violence in Hamilton](https://futureintended.podbean.com/e/sacha-ending-sexual-violence-in-hamilton/) _2025-12-01 · Future Intended Podcast_ In this episode of Future Intended, Rudi Wallace hosts Mirand Jurilj, Public Education Co-ordinator at SACHA, to talk about the organization’s history, its services, the annual Take Back the Night event, rape culture and how we all have a role to play in ending sexual violence. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wj6f7vb7jtvs5as8/Future_Intended_SACHA_mixdown85ynq.mp3) ## [Six Nations of the Grand River: History and Resistance](https://futureintended.podbean.com/e/six-nations-history-and-resistance/) _2025-01-16 · Future Intended Podcast_ Rudi Wallace hosts Dr. Rick Monture, Professor, English & Cultural Studies at McMaster University and author of We Share our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3w2bpvqkrrc4skv9/FI_Six_Nations_History_and_Resistance_mixdownbcnr9.mp3)