CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy was pleased that UFV’s Communications department has kicked off its new podcast in our studios with Lenore Newman, Director of UFV’s Food and Agricultural Institute and Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment. Below are a slew of songs that, to a degree, touch on food security and the systemic issues to do with agriculture industries globally that are in focus this holiday season, many due to tragedy.
Haviah Mighty — “Thirteen”
This song talks about the history, hegemony, hurt, and heritage involved in stratification, modern capitalism, slave trade, gender, and societal norms as they’ve evolved over the centuries. They all stem from the financial practice of enslaving and exploiting people of colour and their families to support neo-liberal maintenance of wealth.
Saint Soldier — “Farmer Suicide”
Last month, a looming Indian election in the heavily agricultural-dense province of Punjab has pressured Prime Minister Modi to rescind 3 key articles of law that severely hampered efforts of Punjabi farmers, as local Indian expats made clear this past year. Saint Soldier was addressing this issue years ago.
Luke Michielsen — “Jack Pine”
You probably won’t know of Kitchener’s Luke Michielsen yet, but this is the first track on one of his 10 releases on 2008’s Burn To The Ground. “Mist on the water’s edge / Feels good around me, but I can’t see ahead / Same things that set us back / Help us go on.”
Modest Mouse — “Cowboy Dan”
“Standing in the tall grass / Thinking nothing / You know we need oxygen to breathe / Oxygen to breathe / Everytime you think you’re walking, you’re just / Moving the ground / Every time you think you’re talking, you’re just / Moving your mouth / Everytime you think you’re looking, you’re just / Looking down.”
