A segment by Ayshia Musleh for August 29th show
Coming from a background of a community organizer as a result of my own personal experience as a Racialized woman of Arab descent with a disability, I reflect upon the current local politics of Toronto and ask, as Heather Mallick of the Toronto Star asks Rod Ford for Mayor: Has Toronto Gone Nuts?!!
Do we really want the brash but media savvy info-tainment styling of a Rod Ford as mayor of this beautiful and diverse city? I argue that this startling set of circumstances is more an issue of community political apathy, disengagement and a lack of political literacy. Time to be more engaged with the world around us, and ask the hard questions and reflect - Do we really want Rod Ford as mayor and how will that result affect us in the long run?
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