The People’s History Podcast (PHP) aims to recognize and preserve the important roles that Kingstonians and Queen’s students have played in social movements throughout the years. The stories of people who participated in struggles for social and environmental justice – queer, indigenous, black, anti-racist, feminist, among many others – often go untold in “official” histories. The PHP seeks to remedy these silences by recording Kingston’s rich history of social movements and resistance.
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The People’s History Podcast (PHP) aims to recognize and preserve the important roles that Kingstonians and Queen’s students have played in social movements throughout the years. The stories of people who participated in struggles for social and environmental justice – queer, indigenous, black, anti-racist, feminist, among many others – often go untold in “official” histories. The PHP seeks to remedy these silences by recording Kingston’s rich history of social movements and resistance.
In this episode, we throwback to 1985, where two seemingly unlikely activism campaigns collided. Kingston’s fight to have a gay and lesbian pride day, and the campaign for nuclear disarmament joined together to stage a controversial lesbian and gay kiss-in on the steps of Kingston city hall, that sparked controversy throughout Kingston.
Though we had talked about the fight for Kingston’s first ever pride celebrations in our first episode, today we will uncover a different aspect of the same history.
The People’s History Podcast
The People’s History Podcast (PHP) aims to recognize and preserve the important roles that Kingstonians and Queen’s students have played in social movements throughout the years. The stories of people who participated in struggles for social and environmental justice – queer, indigenous, black, anti-racist, feminist, among many others – often go untold in “official” histories. The PHP seeks to remedy these silences by recording Kingston’s rich history of social movements and resistance.
