{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pivot Points","title":"Local universities suppressing their students","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3433,"description":"A conversation with Euan Thomson and David Slater about their reporting for The Breach on Edmonton and Alberta’s role in a secret network across post-secondary institutions suppressing students. We also hear from students and alumni who were targeted for their on-going advocacy about the war on Gaza and support for Palestinian lives.\nHosted by Asad Chishti\nPANELISTS\nAbraar Al Silwaadi\nA writer and artist. Abraar is originally from the West Bank. She co-founded Palestinian Student Alliance (PSA) at MacEwan University.\n \nChris Morrow \nAn Edmonton-based activist as well as DJ and artist. Find Chris on Instagram\nDavid Slater\nAn Edmonton-based journalist focusing on institutional accountability and data journalism. A former musician, he's finishing up a journalism placement at The Tyee.\nEuan Thomson \nHalifax-based writer and editor. He investigates the intersection of policing and drug policy for Drug Data Decoded. Euan is a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service and University of Calgary.\n \nEve Aboualy \nA poet and organizer. Eve organizes with Palestinian Student Alliance (PSA) whose work focuses on MacEwan University and across the city.   \nNour Salhi \nA journalist and writer. Nour is an advocate for collective liberation and is working towards ending institutional violence.   ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/n7x1nGVXRPmrHFVx9hREwZ0aXFPSDGSncxiCt0s1NvM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MzA4/Y2NlOWRhZTRkMjBm/MjY5OTQzZTM1MDcw/M2FiOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}