Radio Renoviction is a monthly radio program putting a human face to the wave of gentrification plaguing Montreal, broadcasting local renoviction stories. Produced by Caroline Kunzle and hosted by Clara-Swan Kennedy, broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and ckut.ca.
Once a month, at 5 PM on the last Thursday of the month, we broadcast personal stories of displacement and provide information, analysis and solutions to this growing housing crisis affecting tenants everywhere. LISTEN TO PAST EPISODES BELOW.
December 27 2024 Radio Renoviction episode:
Our new contributor, Maria Tambasco, presents an interview with the owners of Nouvel Établissement, who recently had to close down their Mile End bar.
November 29 2024 Radio Renoviction episode:
We recorded and aired testimonies about housing issues, written by local single mothers and gathered by community organization Halte la Ressource.
August 28 2024 Radio Renoviction episode:
An anonymous Montreal tenant tells RR about the long fight with a landlord to keep her beloved home.
July 26 2024 Radio Renoviction episode:
Dominique tells the story of being locked out of her place and evicted by her landlord, a restaurant owner on St Laurent boulevard.
May 31 2024 Radio Renoviction episode:
Rafael Benitez tells RR about how tenants in his NDG building have been collaborating to counter their landlord’s harassment.
April 26 2024 Radio Renoviction Episode:
CKUT’s Spoken Word Coordinator Jack Solar tells RR about how their building’s tenants collectively organized to shame a neglectful and bullying landlord.
March 31 2024 Radio Renoviction Episode:
Vanessa Yanow and John Tinholt, founders of the Long Haul Art Studios in Parc-Extension reflect on their organization’s history and the role of artists in the gentrification process.
February 23 2024 Radio Renoviction Episode:
Aaron Lakoff tells the story of being displaced from his Parc-Extension apartment, along with his partner and young child.
January 26 2024 Radio Renoviction Episode:
An anonymous tenant tell the story of her long fight against her landlord, who tried to block her lease transfer and physically locked her roommate out of their building during the Christmas holidays.
November 2023 Radio Renoviction Episode
In this episode, we hear a roundtable discussion with gentrification scholars Aaron Vansintjan and Fred Burrill, facilitated by Shahrzad Arshadi and Caroline Kunzle. (Originally produced for the Future is Now podcast).
October 23 2023 Radio Renoviction Episode:
An interview with Ki’ra from SLAM-MATU (Le Syndicat de locataires autonomes de Montréal / The Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union) about the proposed city-wide rent strike to take place in November.
July 28 2023 Radio Renoviction Episode:
Sounds and short interviews with protesters recorded during the June 22 demonstration against Bill 31, held in Parc-Extension. This followed by an interview with C.A.P.E. (Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension)‘s Mustapha Afaaq Mansoor, who puts the current housing crisis into context for us.
June 14 2023 Radio Renoviction Episode:
Former CKUT Sales Manager Louise Burns recounts how she was renovicted from her longtime home in Mile End and what she did to fight back.
If you’ve had the misfortune of being renovicted or have experienced other kinds of harassment or injustice via your landlord, and you want to share your story, please contact the team at: radiorenoviction@ckut.ca
You can tell us your story in either English or in French and you can do so anonymously, if you prefer.
You can also find past episodes in CKUT’S ARCHIVES.
