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Iran and Thailand

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a speech by Khosraw Farahbalchsh about Baha’is in Iran, and the death penalty in Thailand. The episode was recorded on November 14, 1987, and was broadcasted on November 17, 1987.

Interview with Bill Owen on East Timor

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Bill Owen of Halifax Amnesty International on East Timor. The interview was recorded April 1, 1987 and aired April 2, 1987 on Title Waves.

Malaysia

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode was recorded on May 28, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 31, 1988, and October 18, 1988.

Kampuchea and Riad al-Turk

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Kampuchea (modern-day Cambodia) and Syrian opposition leader and political prisoner Riad al-Turk. The episode was recorded on June 16, 1988, and was broadcasted on June 21, 1988, and December 4, 1988.

Colombia, Taiwan, and Turkey

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Colombia prisoners of conscience, Taiwan, and Turkey. The episode was recorded on May 21, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 24, 1988.

Interview with James Petras on China and the Soviet Union's move towards a more decentralized economy

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Dr. James Petras, a sociologist from New York State University. Dr. Petras spoke with CKDU's Andy Willis about the implications and motivations of market socialism in China and the Soviet Union. The interview was recorded on January 7, 1988 and aired January 10, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program. It was rebroadcast January 20, 1988 on Title Waves.

Interview with Kevin Gibson

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features an interview by Nancy with Kevin Gibson, and an update on the Borneo rain forest. The episode aired on November 3, 1988, and was rebroadcasted on November 7, 1988 at 5:30.

The ozone launch and Anwar Fazal

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features a discussion of the ozone launch, news, and Anwar Fazal of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (I.O.C.U.). The episode aired on March 14, 1988 at 5:30PM.

Peru and Singapore

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Peru, a Singaporean prisoner, and news briefs. The episode was recorded on July 16, 1988, and was broadcasted on July 19, 1988.

Pakistan

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features deaths in police custody in Pakistan, editor-in-chief of Halkin Sesi and Turkish political prisoner Hasan Ulusoydan, and news briefs. The episode was recorded on August 13, 1988, and was broadcasted on August 16, 1988.

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

File contains meeting minutes and agenda for ICOD Board of Directors meeting held on November 30 and December 1, 1988. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, correspondence, reports, and corporate plan. Topics discussed include ICOD seminar, information policy, rotational program officer position for developing country candidates, board renumeration, president's report, report of the secretary treaturer, restructuring of ICODreview of corporate plan, and seven (7) project proposals.

Interview with Ranjana Kumari on new legislation in India for the protection of women from wife battering

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Ranjana Kumari, director of the Centre for Social Research in New Delhi and vice president of the All-India Women's Association. Kumari, in Halifax for a month-long summer programme called Gender and Development, spoke with CKDU's Steve Balyi on new legislation in India to protect women from wife battering. Kumari also spoke about her book, "Brides are for Burning: Dowry Victims in India." The interview aired June 7, 1988 and was rebroadcast June 10, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program.

Mahatma Gandhi posthumously readmitted to the bar in England

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Title Waves. This episode is on the posthumous readmission of Mahatma Gandhi to the bar in England. It was recorded December 12, 1988 and aired December 14, 1988. It was rebroadcast December 27, 1988 and January 16, 1989.

China

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features the death penalty in China. The episode was recorded on April 16, 1988, and was broadcasted on April 19, 1988.

Episode of Wired for Freedom : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a prisoner from Paraguay, news releases on Colombia and Burma, and news briefs. The episode was recorded on May 14, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 17, 1988

Indonesia

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Indonesia, Malaysian detainees, and news briefs. The episode was recorded on July 9, 1988, and was broadcasted on July 12, 1988.

Interview with Professor Fritz Lehmann

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Professor Fritz Lehmann of Asian History from the University of British Columbia. A visiting professor at Dalhousie University, Lehmann spoke with CKDU's John Cairncross on his interest in Islam in India.

Interview with Arthur Henson about land clearing in Southeast Asia

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Arthur Henson, a professor at the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University. Henson spoke with CKDU's Silia Coiro about the environmental consequences of clearing forests in Southeast Asia for rubber plantations, shortly after Henson returned from Thailand where he was working on the reconstruction of an area damaged by logging. The interview aired October 22, 1989 and was rebroadcast October 27, 1989 on The Evening Affair; November 1, 1989 on Title Waves; November 8, 1989; and November 28, 1989 on Floating World.

Interview with Sister Bernadette Jagunos on the United States' military personnel in the Philippines

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Sister Bernadette Jagunos, a Roman Catholic nun from the Philippines. She spoke with CKDU's Dan Hart about the domestic price of hosting the American military, particularly as related to women. The interview was recorded July 11, 1989 and aired July 14, 1989 on Wireless, a morning CKDU radio program. It was rebroadcast August 14, 1989; May 18, 1990 on Title Waves; and May 21, 1990.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence from the 1980s

File contains correspondence with different individuals including W. Donald Goodfellow, Jutta Brunne, D.P. Verma, Florentino P. Feliciano, Krzysztof Skubiszewski, K. Wang, Barbara J. St. Bernard, T.O. Elias, Shigemi Watanabe, Daniel Ish, Charles B. Bourne, Piero Ziccardi, Charles A. Lussier, K. Subrahmaniam, Peter J. Spiro, Peter J. O'hearn, Allan J. MacEachen, Geral A. Regan, W.A. MacKay, John Willis, Howard C. Clark, Lyman R. Robinson, Bertha Wilson, Donald McInnes, Roland Michener, James A. Coutts, Mark MacGuigan, Alan D. Stephens, Donat Pharand, R.J. Marin, L.H. Legault, Dimitri S. Constatopoulos, T.R. Berger, Constance Glube, Bora Laskin, Jim MacPherson, Innis Christie, James B. Fanning, Patti Allen, George F. McCurdy, Ton J.M. Zuijdwijki, Russell N. Fairbanks, Ian G. McLeod, Shamsul Morshed, Madeleine Wehberg, G.A.H. Pearson, Erik Suy, Eiichi Fukatsu, Julie Loranger, Jean Denis Gagnon, Alan Gotlieb, David Makonnen, Brian Flemming, Erwin N. Griswold, Myres S. MacDougal, Y.L. Chan, Armand de Mestral, Allan C. Dunlop, Berry Mawhinney, Rosalyn Higgins, James H. Lenihan, Laura Villarreal Bueno, Carl-Goran Heden, Bin Cheng, Antonio Cassese, Thomas R. Berger, B.G. Ramcharan, Ilsabeth Mann Borgese, Hu Shikai, James Grey, F.J.C. Newbould, James Vorenberg, A.W. Bradley, Etty George, Christopher S. Axworthy, Renate Platzoder, T.A. Cromwell, Michael I. Jeffery, Pamela Thomnson, Douglas M. Johnson, John McNait, J. King Gordon, Richard B. Lillich, Virginia A. Scott, Bing Ho, Ni Mengxiong, Samuel Freedman, Jean-Louis Magdelenat, Richard Falk, H.W. Arthurs, Stephen Clarkson, Max Habicht, Gerald-A. Beaudoin, Thea Smith, Nicolas Jackson, Carolyn H. Filteau, William C. Gilmore, Nicole Leplante, Oscar Schachter, R. Riedel, Li Yuguo, Dale Gibson, Geral A. Klassen, and others, regarding a wide range of subjects. File includes the issue vol. 4, no. 21, of November 1853, of the British Noth Ameican periodical, the issue no. 100, of June 1984, of the Canadian Department of External Affairs press-release, a Dalhousie University Faculty of Law Executive Committee meeting minutes of September 1989, the issue vol. 11, no. 23, of March 1988, of the Dalhousie Law Journal, a photograph of Renate Platzoder, Meng Quin-nan's resume, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes.

Episode of Earth Action : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features a variety of topics including a New Brunswick Organic Farmers Conference, clean cool technology, and Canada exporting food irradiation technology to Thailand. The episode aired on January 26, 1989, and was rebroadcasted on January 30 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.

Food irradiation plant in Thailand

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features an interview with Cristina Pekarik on a food irradiation plant in Thailand. The episode aired on February 16, 1989, and was rebroadcasted on February 20, 1989 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

File contains minutes and agenda for ICOD Board of Directors meeting held on June 15- 16, 1989. File includes supporting documentation such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, correspondence, reports, background material, and press release. Topics discussed include ICOD Seminar, MarLaw, Marine Edication Kits for St. Kitts/ Nevis, Coral Reef Research, future policy directions, an update on West Africa, report by the audit and evaluation committee, a financial report, project proposals, and a presentation of DELMAR. File contains a duplicate memorandum on budget cuts for 1989/1990, which has not been digitized.

Episode of The Word is Out : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Peter Woods of the People With Aids coalition on phone service for HIV testing, and a gay teacher in Osaka, Japan. The episode was recorded on August 21, 1989, and was broadcasted on August 22, 1989, and August 27, 1990.

Safe sex and AIDS in India

File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features safe sex, blood and AIDS in India, including a pop song and an interview, as well as a "gay games promo". The episode was recorded on September 27, 1989.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Tieya

Includes handwritten and typed correspondence largely between Ronald St. John Macdonald and Wang Tieya, ranging from 1982-1989, related to the visit of Visit of Wang Tieya, Liu Hunghui, and Chen An to Dalhousie. Also includes correspondence to Innis Christie, W.H. Charles, Dick Evans, and others.

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

File contains meeting minutes and agenda for ICOD Board of Directors meeting held on November 1-2, 1990. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, correspondence, statement by Danielle de St. Jorre, background material, reports, and policies. Topics discussed include the ICOD Development Forum, the selection of candidates for the position of ICOD President, status of board membership, delegation of authority, report of the executive committee, president's report, report of the audit and evaluation committee, financial report, corporate plan, policy, issues, divisional presentations, and two project proposals.

Address and profiles of Japanese political leaders in 1991

This file contains an address by the Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu at the United Nations Kyoto Conference on disarmament; profiles of the prime minister Toshiki Kaifu; the minister for Foreigh Affairs Taro Nakayama; the Finance minister of Japan Mr. Kyutaro Hashimoto; and the International Trade and Industry Eiichi Nakao. This file also contains brochures related to Japan.

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

File contains meeting minutes and agenda for ICOD Board of Directors meeting held on June 24 - 25, 1991. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, statements, reports, and by-laws. Topics discussed include: ICOD Forum seeking sustainable development of the Oceans, selection of candidates for the position of President, Presentation by Mr. Jioji Kotobalavu, president's report, report of the executive committee, report of the audit and evaluation committee, financial report, four (4) project proposals, corporate plan and policy issues, election of committee members, and revisions of ICOD by-laws. File also contains a fax to "The Group of Fifteen" from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) on the implementation and ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).

Corporate plans for the International Centre for Ocean Development

File contains the report "International Centre for Ocean Development Corporate Plan 1986/87 - 1990/91." This plan touches on the Centre's mandate, corporate organization, operational environment, corporate assessment, strategies and objectives, performance indicators and programme effectiveness, and operational plans, including technical assistance, information services, training, and finance and administration.

Japan-Canada concert and rehearsals

File includes photographs of the musicians and their instruments. The musicians were visiting artists, Akikazu Nakamura and Michiyo Yagi, and the Upstream Ensemble (Bob Bauer, Jeff Reilly, Paul Cram, Don Palmer, Steven Naylor, Sandy Moore, and Tom Roach).

'M - P' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include the Permanent Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations Lucille Mair (attached is a copy of the G-77 Draft Paper); Ambassador Don Mills; Claude Morel (Ministry of the Environment, Economic Planning and External Relations for Seychelles) ; Satya Nandan (attached is a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the United Nation's Commission for Sustainable Development), Professor Kaldone Nweihed (sent with a list of countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); Chinese Premier Li Peng; M.C.W. (Chris) Pinto; Steve Polansky; Senator Claiborne Pell (sent with the non-paper: "Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI and Annexes III and IV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"); and Jan Pronk.

Japan-Canada Concert with Akikazu Nakamura and Miwa Inaba

File contains Sandy Moore's proposal to the Board of Directors for the concert; correspondence sent to Akikazu Nakamura and Miwa Inaba; resumes for Nakamura and Inaba; budget for the concert; media release; and correspondence with the Canada Council for the Arts regarding the Japan-Canada Fund.

Photographs of forestry and agriculture in western Sumatra and Borneo

File contains 259 photographs taken by Bill Freedman on his travels in western Sumatra and Borneo in 1993. Photographs show terraced rice patty farming, slash-and-burn forestry, the rain forest canopy, and lake scenery, in western Sumatra (primarily Padung, Sukarami, Lake Singkarak) and Borneo (Milai, West Kalimantan, the Kapuas River, and Pontianak).

'F - H' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include Valerie Facey; Carl-August Fleischhauer, Legal Counsel to the United Nations Secretariat (and address Part XI of the Convention,); Patrik Garnier (attached is an editorial Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote for the "New York Times" on the Convention); Mate Granić (Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs), which deal with the reasons for Croatia to ratify the Convention; Tom Harris; Bohdan Hawrylyshyn; Louis Henkin; and Charles Higginson of the Council on Ocean Law. See MS-2-744, Box 274, Folder 3 and MS-2-744, Box 279, Folder 8 for additional correspondence with the Council on Ocean Law.
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