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.
All content for The People’s History Podcast is the property of CFRC Podcast Network and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
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.
This podcast illustrates the story of how LGBT activists from Queen’s University in the mid-80’s to early 90’s, advocated for the city to recognize an official ‘Pride’ day for the LGBT community, only to be turned away multiple times over the years by homophobic council members, and shunned by homophobic Kingstonians. They never gave up - and we now owe our thanks to them for the month-long pride that we celebrate here in Kingston.
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.
