This week we sit down with Andrew Waller The Licensing and Negotiations Librarian/Open Access Librarian in Libraries and Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary and Dr. Richard Schneider from the University of California San Francisco who was speaking here at the University of Calgary last Open Access week. Dr. Schneider was central to the passing of an Open Access mandate at UCSF in 2012.

This episode of CJSW Presents… features an interview CJSW’s Marc Affeld conducted with award-winning geneticist, environmentalist, broadcaster David Suzuki and best selling author and economist Jeff Rubin. Also, Josh Corcoran’s story on the cancellation of the Katimavik youth volunteer program features interviews with past participants and Member of Parliament Charmaine Borg from Quebec.

This month features two interviews conducted by CJSW’s Stefan Lewis. First, Stefan speaks with award winning playwright Cheryl Foggo. Cheryl’s play The Devil We Know is an exploration of the life and times of her ancestor John Ware. Also, Stefan speaks on the phone with Rosemary Saidler the President of the Ontario Black History Society about Harriet Tubman. Saidler is the author of  Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Her Life in the United States and Canada.

On this special edition of CJSW presents… Stefan Lewis speaks with  a 25 + year radio and broadcasting veteran Leo Cripps. Leo is most well known for his contributions to the station through his radio show Caribbean Link Up. Caribbean Link Up was one of Calgary’s first original Caribbean programs that highlighted artists from reggae and roots culture worldwide. Leo has also worked with CBC and Global television, and is a founding member of Calgary’s International Reggae Music Festival.  Leo speaks with Stefan about his experiences from his broadcasting career, as well as to talk about being honored as being one of Canada’s most prominent Jamaicans.

In this special, Stefan Lewis speaks with Sipiwe Mapfumo – the African Communities Project Coordinator for AIDS Calgary Awareness Assocation, along with Rita – a patient who has lived with HIV for a number of years. They discuss the stigma associated with the disease, as well as what is being done within Calgary to help those affected by AIDS/HIV. But first, Kai Sinclair discusses some broader issues that AIDS Calgary focuses on with Andrea Carter – the Team Leader of Prevention and Engagement and Catharine van der Linden. They also discuss the future of research, and interesting developments in the field such as the Berlin Patient. The United Nations’ World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1st. For more information you can visit www.worldaidsday.org and www.aidscalgary.org.