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conscient podcaste222 wendalyn bartley – restoring our connection with natureHow do we restore our connection with nature? Because I think that part of the crisis that we're in, especially with the climate, stems from the fact that we've been disconnected from our relationship to nature. And so how do we restore that? How do we get back in touch with non-human beings? You know, with these trees in front of us here we're standing in High Park, and with the trees and with the waters and the lakes, whatever natural environment we're in, how do we. And how can we. And is it even possible? I guess the question...2025-06-2715 min
PuSh PlayStaging Solitude (2021-22)Gabrielle Martin chats with composer Njo Kong Kie. Show Notes Gabrielle and Njo Kong Kie discuss: How did your relationship with PuSh start? What was the process of presenting work at PuSh? How do you interpret and react to the source material? How did you pivot to digital work during Covid? How does the work transition back to the live stage? How has your artistic practice grown over time? About Njo Kong Kie Njo Kong Kie (composer) is a c...2024-10-2930 minPuSh PlayImpulse and Iteration (2019)Gabrielle Martin chats with Miriam Fernandes, co-artistic director of Toronto’s why not theatre. Show Notes Gabrielle and Miriam discuss: What was the process of creating Prince Hamlet and bringing it to Vancouver? What does it mean to create work with and for those hard of hearing? How do you take a huge show that isn’t built to tour on tour? How did your relationship with PuSh start? What was it like to collaborate with David Suzuki? How do you work with perfo...2024-10-1527 min
conscient podcaste185 sandra laronde - home never leaves youI really believe that we carry the spirit of the land wherever we go. In the Western canon, they say that once you leave home, you can never return, but in the Indigenous canon, home never leaves you. I remember Sandra Laronde contacting me when I was running the Inter-Arts Office at Canada Council in early 2000 asking me where Red Sky Performance fits in the Council’s suite of programs and silos. Claude, you know, I combine indigenous dance, theatre, music, media and more but rarely the same way. The Council and Red Sky figured things out. I’ve...2024-07-2245 min
conscient podcaste184 cpamo ai panel - from precarity to stabilityMy dream with AI started with curiosity about how technology can extend to the boundaries of artistic expression. I was fascinated by the possibility of emerging traditional art and forms of traditional artistry to create something entirely new and engage my passion for innovation and to explore AI as tools to enhance my creative visions and bring artistic ideas to life in ways I could only dream or imagine. (Sean Caesar)This is a special episode of the conscient podcast featuring a panel at The Gathering Divergence Multi-Arts Festival & Conference Spring 2024 presented by Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement o...2024-07-191h 25
The Collection with Brad GilmoreShane Belcourt, "Warrior Strong"Shane Anthony Belcourt is a Métis writer, director, and cinematographer from Canada. He is best known for his 2007 feature film Tkaronto, which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people.2023-10-0117 min
Alright, Now What?Digital Creator Kairyn Potts (@ohkairyn)With Kairyn Potts, social media influencer and creator (@ohkairyn) and writer, actor, model, and TV host. Digital hate, harassment, and violence hurts so many women, girls, and Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary people in Canada. Content creators who address gender justice issues like Kairyn have a lot to teach us about it.
1 in 5 women experience online harassment in Canada. Indigenous, Black, and racialized women and 2SLGBTQIA+ people are amongst those who face higher risks. Thirty per cent of Indigenous women experience unwanted behaviour online. While 8% of cisgender and heterosexual students are targeted for online bullying, harassment, and hat...2023-09-2730 min
MamboCharlotte Darbyshire in conversation with Ilter IbrahimofThe 9th annual Fall for Dance North festival runs September 26th to October 7th 2023, with both free and ticketed in-person and digital events. Tkaronto Open is a free event, co-presented with Union, and will take place on September 30th at Union Station's West Wing. Doors open at 10am with the competition starting at noon. Visit ffdnorth.com for more info.This episode of Mambo was produced by Johnny Spence and Ben Whiteley, with help from Milana Glumicic. Our theme music is by Johnny Spence.Thanks for listening.
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MamboFreddy Gipp and Thunder Jack in conversation with Nicole Inica Hamilton The 9th annual Fall for Dance North festival runs September 26th to October 7th 2023, with both free and ticketed in-person and digital events.Tkaronto Open is a free event, co-presented with Union, and will take place on September 30th at Union Station's West Wing. Doors open at 10am with the competition starting at noon.Visit ffdnorth .com for more info.This episode of Mambo was produced by Johnny Spence and Ben Whiteley, with help from Milana Glumicic.Our theme music is by Johnny Spence.Thanks for listening.2023-09-2721 min
Gardening Out LoudGuest Episode #4: Urban Flower Farming with Sylvia ChengMost of Gardening Out Loud focuses on gardeners, but in Toronto there are a few ingenious folks farming in people’s gardens. Sylvia Cheng of Growing Tkaronto Floristry is one of those people growing gorgeous blooms on borrowed land, creating little pockets of abundance beside busy city streets.I came to Sylvia for her perspective on farming in gardens, working with landowners, and, of course, growing beautiful dahlias. On a beautiful late summer day, we checked out her home plot, one growing in the neighbour’s backyard, and hopped our bikes to visit a front yard dahlia plot...2023-08-3126 min
Alright, Now What?Back-to-School, Interrupted (Part 1)With Taylor Meissner at Intersections Therapy Collective. Young people in Canada aged 12 to 17 say their mental health has declined since 2015, and the decline is more pronounced amongst young women. On top of that, children and youth who are recent immigrants or refugees, racialized, or in rural and remote communities are less likely to get appropriate mental health care.
Think social media pressures, hyper-sexualization, stereotyping, toxic masculinity, bullying, fear of rising abuse and harassment, climate anxiety, and generally feeling left behind. The list of what girls and gender-diverse young people face today is intense. Their mental health and wel...2023-08-2317 min
StageworthyMichael Caldwell & Morgan NorwichSummerWorks Performance Festival is a curated festival of theatre, dance, music, live art and interdisciplinary forms, widely recognized as one of the most important platforms for launching new work in Canada.
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Michael Caldwell (he/him) is a choreographer, performer, curator, artistic director, producer, and arts advocate, based in Tkaronto, Canada.
Garnering critical acclaim, his choreography has been commissioned/presented throughout Canada at major festivals, in traditional venues and in site-responsive and community-engaged contexts. Michael’s most recent choreographic work responds to the 'site' in as many ways as ca...2023-07-2550 min
DanceOutsideDanceAnne Bourne in conversation with Laura ColombanAnne Bourne With experience in international intermedia performance and recording, composer/artist Anne Bourne (based in Tkaronto) creates emergent streams of cello, piano and field recordings. Anne facilitates environmental listening through the text scores and listening practice of Pauline Oliveros and walking. A Chalmers Fellow, Anne explores equanimity, microtonal sound, listening and the wave patterns of water.I met Anne during the workshop Creative Composition at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada, and had the opportunity of collaborating with her at the Venice Biennale for the sound installation Cassini’s Dream created by the artist Ch...2023-06-261h 07
(Art)versations - Hosted by Bri Clarke93. Dedra McDermottDedra is a new-generation Black artist-researcher, emerging curator, and movement dramaturg based in Tkaronto. We talk about the practice of dramaturgy, why she was drawn to it, the people who inspire her to continue, and how to invite skepticism when an artist’s confidence aims too high.
This collaboration between Dedra and Bri was made possible by Jaberi Dance Theatre, through their 2023 Mentorship Program. Thank you to Roshanak, Adina and Jessica for providing time and space to research, share and explore. Funded by the Government of Canada, The Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund.
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The Pum Pum ChroniclesEp. 141 - Stab Up Mi Meat - Yaad ConversationsWARNING - THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL EPISODE
On this week's episode, STAB UP MI MEAT - YAAD CONVERSATIONS, I'm joined by Sex Educator/RMT/Perinatal Pleasure & Intimacy Coach, Michelle Francis Smith & my anonymous guest Kookie, for a discussion on the impact of kissing or not during sex, the importance of maintaining your anonymity in a relationship and more - this is an UNEDITED, raw, PATOIS LADENED, open, unbiased, erratic, unfiltered, noisy, uncut, UNEDITED recording
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Is a Sex Educator & Perinatal Pleasure/Intimacy Coach, Perinatal Massage Therapist and Doula residing in Tkaronto otherwise known as...2023-06-111h 06
Climate Change and Other Small TalkAbsolutely Nothing Of Any MeaningA couple leave outraged reviews about products delivered by Amazon, while climate chaos swishes into their home. Their responses to their escalating crisis become increasingly absurd, topped only by the absurdity of Amazon’s tactics to thwart them.Absolutely Nothing Of Any Meaning was written by Sunny Drake. Find the transcript here.Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get...2023-04-2223 min
Pretty Heady StuffAngele Alook & David Gray-Donald breathe new life into the struggle for a habitable planetDr. Angele Alook is an Assistant Professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University. As a member of Bigstone Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory, her research has mainly focused on the political economy of oil and gas in Alberta. She specializes in Indigenous feminisms, life course approaches, Indigenous research methodologies, cultural identity, and the sociology of family and work.
David Gray-Donald is a settler media worker in tkaronto (Toronto). He worked as a climate campaigner at Environmental Defence from 2022 to March 2023. He’s also worked as the publisher of Briarpatch, a news and analysis maga...2023-04-2152 min
Don River RadioEpisode 8: Slow Gathering (with Chris Mendoza and Parker Kay)In this week's episode, Dylan Gauthier speaks with Toronto-based artist and educator Chris Mendoza and artist, curator and writer Parker Kay, who is also founder and director of the non-profit gallery space Pumice Raft. Incorporated in 2018, Pumice Raft's activities begin from an ecological activist approach to the display of visual art and the facilitation of related education. This means that the guiding principles of the organization are rooted in a conception of place that begins with the protection of people and the planet. Recorded in the fall of 2022, Gauthier spoke with Mendoza and Kay about their ongoing engagement with...2023-03-1033 min
In It Together12. I'm Who I've Been Looking For (with Qui Alexander)Qui talks about what it means to reparent their inner child as a trans person, exploring the gendered complexities of leaning to accept and embrace iterations of themself they’d previously rejected. Qui recalls how being forced to be alone during the first couple of years of the pandemic is ultimately what made space for their big ass feelings and begin to repair the ruptures in their relationship with themself. Freddie, unshockingly, resonates with all of this. This is a beautiful conversation of trans connection, joy, and healing.
ABOUT OUR GUEST: Qui Alexander is a queer, trans, Bl...2023-03-0953 min
Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast76. Gender Poems, Music, and Lisping w/ Charlie PetchCharlie Petch joins the pod to talk about their debut poetry collection, Why I Was Late. Andrew talks about being non-binary and how it's impacted their writing. It's a fun exploration!
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Charlie Petch (they/them, he/him) is a disabled/queer/transmasculine multidisciplinary artist who resides in Tkaronto/Toronto. A poet, playwright, librettist, musician, lighting designer, and host, Petch was the 2017 Poet of Honour for the speakNORTH national festival, w...2023-02-2855 min
(Art)versations - Hosted by Bri Clarke90. Oversize LoadOversize Load is a queer-led community art project serving artists and art lovers, situated in Tkaronto. In this round table episode, Arin, Morgyn and Kaelin talk about the mission behind "Blank Space", discuss technique’s role in class, why they aim to continuously expand their outreach, and they reveal the facilitators for upcoming sessions.
Join Bri on Feb 28th: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blank-space-this-february-tickets-528577087297
Apply to facilitate: https://linktr.ee/oversize.load
Instagram: @oversize.load
More from Arin: @aronaronhell
More from Morgyn: @m0rg_y_n
More from Kaelin: @ka...2023-02-2158 min
Rez HockeyRez Hockey episode #69- Mark Sinclair-Team Kanata wins gold at the World Jr's in Halifax
- Tkaronto Maple Leafs Indigenous Celebration night
-Washing your clothes and hockey stuff
-Rez Hockey top 5 nicest rez rinks
-We're joined by special guest Mark Sinclair of Dundas Ontario
**Plus much more!**
Rez Hockey is recorded on Treaty 3 territory, home of the Anishnaabe Nation
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Leafs Late NightTkaronto To AustraliaWELCOME BACK TO LEAFS LATE NIGHT! Presented by Inside The RinkRoscoe, Chris, & LucasTonight's TopicsIndigenous NightBack on TOPPP stale AF thoNew All-Star GamesDubas @ PHI/ARZMERCH IS AVAILABLE!Remember to follow us on Twitter @LeafsLateNight & IG @LeafsLateNightCheck out Mike, Josh, and Nathan's articles on the Leafs + many more! insidetherink.com2023-01-081h 06
Spilling Labrador Tea Under Cedar TreesPt 2: In the North & In Every Major CityWelcome back! Are you ready for part two of In the North & In Every Major City?? Stay ulaakkut to Paige Kimiksana Kreps, Paige chats with us about being an Urban Inuk in the big city of Tkaronto (Toronto).
We'll give ya a little bit of background Information... Due to many complicated and interconnected factors - housing, availability of education, healthcare and work, etc. (thanks, colonialism) - approximately 30% of Inuit live outside Inuit Nunangat and instead make their homes in cities and towns in southern Canada. Inuit in urban centers continue to face challenges accessing...2022-12-0229 min
Thriller 101Writing Diversity into Your Story: Emmy Nordstrom HigdonSend me a Text Message!5 Minute WriterArticleEmmy's Manuscript Wish ListConnect with Emmy on Twitter!Connect with David on TwitterLast week on the interview series I talked to author, Josh Stallings. He shared how to write unique and three-dimensional characters by avoiding cliche's.Interview with Christopher Golden.3 BIG TAKEAWAYS Writing real charactersFinding people you trust to work withHow our life experiences c...2022-10-3139 min
Everyday Talent PodcastEp 16. Never be defined by one art form with Yi Shi“Let my work speak for me” is the mantra of many artists’. When we look at an artist's work, we get immersed in the beauty, the craftsmanship, and the style, without knowing the behind-the-scenes process. And it’s not just the process of honing making the art, but also the process of transformation, reinventing oneself, finding belonging, and taking risks. Today on the podcast, we are going behind the scenes with the celebrated tattooer and multidisciplinary artist Yi Shi. Yi shares with us their journey of building their tattoo practice as a first generation Chinese immigrant in Canada, a...2022-10-3059 min
Kultivating KapwaKultivating Kapwa: Episode 3.26Kultivating Kapwa: Decolonizing Parenthood Episode 3.26
"Raising the Family Lead by the Honoring of Our Emotions"
In this episode, we are joined by Jaisa Sulit. We discuss how an injury led her to a path of mindfulness and decolonizing how she has moved forward in work, how her own self care affects how she parents, the understanding that children are more intelligent than we personally observe or think, seeing her son as a co-creator, and more.
Jaisa Sulit (she/her/siya), her partner TJ Lim, and their son Jasper gratefully live together in Tkaronto...2022-10-231h 10
Gavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 10: The Clear Of NightLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 10 covers ‘The Clear Of Night’ and the creation of cover art for each album.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0804 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 9: Solo For ByronLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 9 covers ‘Solo For Byron’ and the switch to upright bass.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0801 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 8: Song For ByronLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 8 covers ‘Song For Byron’ and satisfyingly snappy snare sounds.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0802 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 7: LaterLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 7 covers ‘Later’ and revisiting bossanova.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0803 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 6: The OneLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 6 covers ‘The One,’ tuned-in bass solos and writing about relationships from another point of view.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0804 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 5: Signaling VirtueLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 5 covers ‘Signaling Virtue’ and writing about a political subject.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0804 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 4: Song For A MentorLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 4 covers ‘Song For A Mentor’ and learning to let the song lead.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0806 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 3: Clean LinesLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 3 covers ‘Clean Lines’ and recording drums with Marito Marques.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0804 minGavin Bradley: Liner NotesEpisode 2: ArrowsLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life and Violet Life.
Episode 2 covers ‘Arrows’ and the 'dual album' concept.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0805 min
Gavin Bradley: Liner NotesTrailer/Episode 1: UnresolvedLiner Notes is a podcast about the making of Gavin Bradley's dual albums Quiet Life & Violet Life.
Trailer/Episode 1 covers 'Unresolved' and developing a new toolbox of piano chords to write with.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was produced in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto, the traditional territory of many diverse Indigenous groups.2022-10-0802 min
Radio Aluna Theatre79 (English): Merendiando with Nina VogelSince I started in the world of puppetry, my artistic career and my life changed completely. And I felt as if I finally found the art form that is generous enough and that englobes all the other art forms, because puppetry is the meeting of the art of the scene, art of the stage, and the visual arts and music. So for me it is like the most complete and generous art form that ever existed. - Nina Vogel
Meet award-winning Brazilian multidisciplinary artist, puppeteer, singer, actress, and director Nina Vogel. Her approach to puppetry and art h...2022-10-0545 min
Characters Without StoriesFarthing, the Accidental Pirate - Being a Badass with Mobility Aids with Wesley Magee-Saxton (D&D 5e)Wesley Magee-Saxton brings Farthing to the table. Farthing is a disabled high elf who became an accidental stowaway and an accidental pirate.Wesley and I discuss finding inspiration in historical research, creating magical items that help bring disabled characters to life in D&D, and how characters who need mobility aids can still be badass.This character is built for D&D 5e.Wesley is a disabled, queer performance artist and disability advocate based in Tkaronto Canada. They are the co-founder of Forge Ahead: a Party to Access.Learn more about...2022-09-1233 min
poetic technologylike turtles hatching 🐢🧘🏽🌈✨Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽a thought on resistance resistance of breaking out of a patternof doing something new of holding yourself tenderly it is not unsafe, it is just unfamiliar...2022-08-2809 min
poetic technologyletter 017: so... are you the sun?!?! 💁🏽♀️☀️👀🤯Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽In my last letter I wrote about gentle, deep healing. How ancient practices of Ayurveda offer detoxing tools that soothe and reset all your bodies — spiritual, mental, physical, emo...2022-08-2108 min
Cue To Cue: The Performers' PodcastKaylee Harwood: How To Pursue New Passions When You Don't Know Where To StartIs your creative spirit calling you to pursue a different passion? Are you torn between staying in your comfort zone versus starting a new creative journey? Don’t fret, you’re not alone in this conundrum. This week, Performer/Director/Educator, Kaylee Harwood inspires us to live by design instead of default. She will take us on a journey how her stint as a swing enabled her to see the bigger picture which empowered her to pursue the creative world of directing. In this episode: Kaylee’s health battles and how it lead her to having a grati...2022-08-151h 11
poetic technologyletter 016: a soulful unwrapping 🎁❤️🔥Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽A conversation I find myself having often is around Ayurveda, specifically of cleansing and detoxing. Perhaps it is because in Indonesia they put sugar in literally everything. They also f...2022-08-1409 min
poetic technologyletter 015: we are fermenting till we are yogurt 😦💆🏾♀️Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽culture of meis the culture of youi ferment the old and the new creating an abundant form of the futuremelded together giving space for the third mefor you— homema...2022-08-0712 min
Yum Cha EveryoneEpisode Twelve: We Grow Up 長大On episode 12 of Yum-cha dai-ga - 飲茶大家 (let's have tea/dim-sum together) I made a new friend named TG Wong. We chat in Cantonese and English about growing up, well-being, parenting, and so much more! They live in tkaronto and share their kindness and empathy as a parent to two kids, as a coach, an athlete, and are a fellow foodie and life long learner.2022-08-0720 min
poetic technologyletter: 014 Cinnamon bun life is the best kind of life 👀 🤤Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽I love cinnamon buns. Markville mall, a mall close to where I grew up smelt like cinnamon buns. Sometimes after school we would get a lucky surpr...2022-07-3108 min
poetic technologyletter 013: Thanks Auntie! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽what doesn’t seem obvious upfrontis a journey full of risks ripples through your life in unknown patterns intersecting with you at the most obscure and most obvi...2022-07-2411 min
poetic technologyLetter 012: Resilient bodies- bodies that break and mend 🌎🥺🪡🙏🏽Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽I am obsessed with food. At least 50% of what I do on the internet is look at recipes and food things. I dream about the meals I wan...2022-07-1711 min
poetic technologypoetic sunday: honey maker in the sky ⭐🐝Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽stars are raining on the roofclouding the sky and we are still herewondering why we are the only living beingsin the galaxythe audacity to believe that to be tru...2022-07-1001 min
poetic technologyletter 011: home lives in your nervous system 🙆🏽♀️💫🥲Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live on the island of Bali in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽pre-letter guide: This letter is a collection of poems, prose, and quotes. Each collection brings forward an energy, an intention. Non-linear by design, allowing space for all you...2022-07-0309 min
StageworthyStephen Elliott Jackson & Neta J. RoseSteven Elliott Jackson is an award-winning playwright originally from Minto Manitoba and now living in Kitchener, Ontario. In 2017, he won Best New Play at the Toronto Fringe for “The Seat Next To The King” and it was produced in Canada and the United States subsequently. It was published by Scirocco Drama. In 2020, he won Best New Play for “Three Ordinary Men” at the Hamilton Fringe and it will be produced in June 2022 by Cahoots Theatre in Toronto. In 2022, he will be premiering TOM as well as The Garden Of Alla and The Prince’s Big Adventurer at the Toronto Fringe.2022-06-2848 min
The Elixir. Curing Common Ideas about Self CareCreating Inclusive Spaces with Kaleb Robertson - Cultural ProducerMeet Kaleb Roberston in today’s episode–cultural producer, queer, trans & body positive activist–and learn about the realities and obstacles faced by the community. We’ll discuss how to create an inclusive space and how we can help as allies. We’ll also hear about Kaleb’s personal story and all the incredible projects he is working on.
Guest Bio:
Kaleb Robertson (he/him) is a Cultural Producer based in Toronto/Tkaronto traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. He is a queer, trans, and b...2022-06-2128 min
poetic technologyletter 010: what is home? standing on cross roads 🏠💙🧳🌎🦦Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽So I signed a 1 year lease in Bali…It has been a long while since I actively chose to commit to a place and space for a duration longer than a...2022-06-1910 min
poetic technologyletter 009: the strength of a tree arises from it's meandering roots 🌳💪🌎Hi! I am Parul. My ancestors are from South Asia, I was born on Turtle Island in Tkaronto, and I currently live in Indonesia. I use poetry, prose, poetic frames to unravel entanglements of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. Call it an evolving decolonization practice that is liberating the many intelligences our existence contains.☝🏽 I read you this newsletter, or you can read it yourself! 👇🏽pre-letter guide: This letter is a collection of poems, prose, and quotes. Each collection brings forward an energy, an intention. Non-linear by design, allowing space for all your intellects (emotional, intellectua...2022-06-1207 min
The Adaptagen Podcast019 Yamikani Msosafacilitator | ze/hir/they/them
Yami Msosa is a Black genderqueer Malawian arrivant currently living in Tkaronto who grew up as a visitor on Algonquin Territory. As a creative, strategic consultant and facilitator, they love building containers for connections to be forged, and holding space for individual, community, and systems transformation. They joined Bloom in January 2020 as a collaborator. You can find out more about them at yamimsosa.com
Note from Nadia
Meeting Yami was such a wonderful surprise. We’re both part of the Bloom team, but we have ne...2022-06-101h 02
BC Museums Association PodcastQueer(y)ing Museums Episode 4: Special Episode on Ukraine with Andrew KushnirIn this special episode of Queer(y)ing Museums, Tanya and Desirée chat with Andrew Kushnir (he/him) - a gay, Ukrainian Canadian playwright, actor, educator and activist living in Toronto/Tkaronto.
Throughout this conversation, we weave through a variety of topics including, what is the "war within a war" happening in Ukraine right now for LGBTQIA+ community and how is the LGBTQIA+ movement intertwined in Ukraine's fight for sovereignty? Further, how can the museum, cultural and heritage sector support Ukraine and the LGBTQIA+ community at this critical time?
0:00- Intro/background to...2022-05-1246 minThe Adaptagen Podcast018 Francesca Allodi-RossFrancesca Allodi-Ross has spent the last 10 years pursuing parallel paths in law and facilitation. She recently left her work as a lawyer to become Executive Director of Romero House, a community of welcome for refugee claimants in Tkaronto/Toronto. Francesca loves building community, supporting social change, and dancing every day.
A note from Nadia
I’ve known Francesca for some years now. My experience of her is of someone sensitive and thoughtful, very tuned in to a group’s ripples, and always willing to support people and processes! Francesca’s journey to facilitation is an incred...2022-05-0952 min
Talking Sh*t With Tara CheyenneEpisode 35 - Interview with Naomi Brand (Performer, Choreographer, Writer and Facilitator)
Show notes below:
Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production
www.taracheyenne.com
Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP / FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance
Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music
www.marcstewartmusic.com
About Naomi Brand:
Originally from Tkaronto (Toronto), Naomi spent ten years dancing on Treaty 7 territory (Calgary), before relocating to the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people in 2013. She holds both a BA and an MFA from the University of Calgary and a DanceAbility te...2022-04-2248 min
Mindful StrengthDr. Sarah Kim: Caring for the Frontline - Pandemic Recovery and ReflectionsToday we welcome Dr. Sarah Kim for a reflective conversation about her experience working as a frontline doctor over the last 2 years. Sarah shares what it's been like for her and how she is bringing creativity, mental health awareness, and compassion to her medical practice to meet the challenges of every day. More about Dr. Sarah Kim Sarah Kim is a Toronto/Tkaronto based physician specializing in Sport & Exercise Medicine and Mindful Psychotherapy and an independent dance artist. She is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Toronto and Dancer-in-Residence with the Health, Arts & Humanities...2022-04-0246 min
The Intersection HubS02E05 - The Five Fallacies of FundraisingIt is time to really question what “best practice” in the social sector. How can we move forward with inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging when we are stuck in archaic systems?
We are thrilled to welcome Tanya Hannah Rumble and Nicole McVan back into The Hub to update us on their work building a strong community practice and charting a new way forward for our sector.
Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE (she/her) and Nicole McVan, MA (they/them) are long-time collaborators and respected fundraising leaders. Together they have led learning sessions and facilitated workshops for more...2022-03-2554 min
Beneath the Ceiba TreeCreepy Ghost Children AKA The Duennes (w/ Michelle Walker)This week on Beneath the Ceiba Tree, Sedina speaks with the wonderful Trinidadian born, artist and artsworker Michelle Walker. She shares stories of growing up in Trinidad and what she thinks about The Duennes folklore. *Books about Caribbean Folklore mentioned in this podcast: The Jumbies by Tracy BaptisteThe Famished Road by Ben Okri***To keep up with Michelle:https://www.instagram.com/warahoun/https://www.facebook.com/MeeshWalker.tdotTwitter: @de_warahounMichelle's BioKa...2022-03-2239 min
StageworthyMateo Chavez LewisMateo is a young singer, songwriter, actor and pianist currently working on the lands traditionally known as Tkaronto. In 2020, he wrote and produced "Quarantine Songs," a song cycle about different characters dealing with the pandemic, which had its digital premiere on YouTube, featuring performers from Stratford, Mirvish and Charlottetown Festival stages. He is currently preparing to appear in Forever Plaid with Starvox Entertainment, and running a YouTube channel where he uploads weekly analysis videos of the greatest songs from the musical theatre canon. In the meantime, he continues to perform regularly alongside cabaret and comedy legend Mandy Goodhandy in...2022-03-0800 min
conscient podcaste91 keith barker – telling a really good story'I look for stories that are not there just to educate people. If I tell a really good story and it happens to be about the global crisis, about global warming and about the effects on community, if I get your heart, then you're gonna go forward and look at other things, you're gonna start doing some research. It's like, I wanna look at and so to me, I always tell people, tell a really good story and get them on your side, and then they'll go and do their own work. As opposed to like, these are the seven...2021-12-2935 min
conscient podcaste92 santee smith – about SKéN:NEN and interconnectednessMy conversation with indigenous multidisciplinary artist Santee Smith, artistic director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre on Dec 10, 2021 in Tkaronto at a CPAMO panel about art and climate where Santee talks her new post-apocalyptic work in progress ‘SKéN:NEN’, ecological calendars, permaculture and more.
Santee Smith (Tekaronhiáhkhwa/Picking Up The Sky) is a multidisciplinary artist from the Kahnyen’kehàka Nation, Turtle Clan, Six Nations of the Grand River. Transformation, energetic exchange and creating mind-heart connections through performance is her lifelong work. Santee trained at Canada’s National Ballet School; holds Physical Education and Psychology degrees from McMaster Univers...2021-12-1032 minconscient podcaste92 santee smith – about SKéN:NEN and interconnectednessMy conversation with indigenous multidisciplinary artist Santee Smith, artistic director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre on Dec 10, 2021 in Tkaronto at a CPAMO panel about art and climate where Santee talks her new post-apocalyptic work in progress ‘SKéN:NEN’, ecological calendars, permaculture and more.
Santee Smith (Tekaronhiáhkhwa/Picking Up The Sky) is a multidisciplinary artist from the Kahnyen’kehàka Nation, Turtle Clan, Six Nations of the Grand River. Transformation, energetic exchange and creating mind-heart connections through performance is her lifelong work. Santee trained at Canada’s National Ballet School; holds Physical Education and Psychology degrees from McMaster Univers...2021-12-1032 minconscient podcaste91 keith barker – telling a really good storyMy conversation with indigenous playwright, actor & director Keith Barker, artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts on Dec 8, 2021 in Tkaronto about indigenous theatre & storytelling including a reading of his 'APOLOGY, MY' 5 minute play for the 2021 Climate Change Theatre Action with voice actors Riel Schryer and Sabrina Mathews. Also with excerpts from e92 santee smith and e44 bilodeau.
Keith Barker is from the Métis Nation of Ontario and is artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Tkaronto. He is the winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Playwrights Guild’s Carol Bolt Award for best ne...2021-12-0835 minconscient podcaste91 keith barker – telling a really good storyMy conversation with indigenous playwright, actor & director Keith Barker, artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts on Dec 8, 2021 in Tkaronto about indigenous theatre & storytelling including a reading of his 'APOLOGY, MY' 5 minute play for the 2021 Climate Change Theatre Action with voice actors Riel Schryer and Sabrina Mathews. Also with excerpts from e92 santee smith and e44 bilodeau.
Keith Barker is from the Métis Nation of Ontario and is artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Tkaronto. He is the winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Playwrights Guild’s Carol Bolt Award for best ne...2021-12-0835 min
Digging In With ONNAnti-Black Racism and solutions for changeOver the last decade, Rudayna Bahubeshi has tirelessly advocated for racial justice and equity. In this episode, we unpacked systemic and interpersonal realities of anti-Black racism and racism within the nonprofit sector, while exploring formal and informal solutions for change within the sector.BIO: Rudayna Bahubeshi is an advocate for advancing equity and justice and has nearly ten years of experience in nonprofits, charities and government. She is Black and Arab, of Eritrean and Yemeni descent, and lives in Tkaronto. She has led programming, communications, and stakeholder engagement strategies at various nonprofits and charities, and has worked...2021-11-1134 min
The whyPAR Podcast“Art Is Research”: On Knowledge from Identity and Place - A Conversation between Maddy Ross and Artist-Researchers Pree Rehal, Bert Whitecrow, Ayrah Taerb, Ammarah Syed, and Jahmal NugentThis episode features five artist-researchers from the Making With Place Research Project (MWP), a collaborative initiative in T’karonto between York University graduate students Charlotte Lombardo and Phyllis Novak and SKETCH, an award-winning community arts program. Pree Rehal, Bert Whitecrow, Ayrah Taerb, Ammarah Syed, and Jahmal Nugent are all established young artists who came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to explore and create placemaking art installations and activations. MWP recently launched an online journal-zine at makingwithplace.ca, and four exciting immersive and interactive public art projects taking place across T’karonto throughout fall 2021 and spring 2022. In this conversation, the arti...2021-11-1135 min
The whyPAR Podcast“Art Is Research”: On Knowledge from Identity and Place - A Conversation between Maddy Ross and Artist-Researchers Pree Rehal, Bert WhitecroThis episode features five artist-researchers from the Making With Place Research Project (MWP), a collaborative initiative in T’karonto between York University graduate students Charlotte Lombardo and Phyllis Novak and SKETCH, an award-winning community arts program. Pree Rehal, Bert Whitecrow, Ayrah Taerb, Ammarah Syed, and Jahmal Nugent are all established young artists who came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to explore and create placemaking art installations and activations. MWP recently launched an online journal-zine at makingwithplace.ca, and four exciting immersive and interactive public art projects taking place across T’karonto throughout fall 2021 and spring 2022. In this conversation, the artist-researchers disc...2021-11-1135 min
The Intersection HubEpisode 25 - Building a Community of PracticeWorking within a system to change a system is tough work. Through their Community of Practice sessions Tanya and Nicole are building a movement and creating safe and compassionate places for dialogue. We are thrilled to welcome Tanya and Nicole into the hub.
Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE (she/her) and Nicole McVan, MA (they/them) are long-time collaborators and respected fundraising leaders. Together they have led learning sessions and facilitated workshops for more than 2,000 professional fundraisers across North America and Europe on the topics of power and privilege; equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and fundraising. T...2021-11-0549 minThe whyPAR Podcast“Now that we were conducting the research, it felt more like power“: On Doing YPAR Before and During COVID-19 - A Conversation between Maddy Ross and youth researchers at the Youth Research LabThis episode is the second in a two-part series featuring conversations between the WhyPAR Podcast’s new co-host, Maddy Ross and five youth researchers: Valeria Pineda, Lainey Rios, Luisa Gonzalez, Jaden McGregor, and Annie Silva. In this episode, the five youth researchers discuss their most recent YPAR project conducted in the summer of 2020 that explored the experiences of Indigenous and Latinx youth living in Tkaronto during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Valeria Pineda (she/her)
I am 21 years old and I recently graduated from a Social Service Worker program for Immigrants and Refugees, and I am currently wo...2021-10-0632 minThe whyPAR Podcast“If we really learned like this in school, school would be so much better”: On Building Generative Classrooms - A Conversation Between MaddyThis episode is the first in a two-part series featuring conversations between the WhyPAR Podcast’s new co-host, Maddy Ross and five youth researchers: Valeria Pineda, Lainey Rios, Luisa Gonzalez, Jaden McGregor, and Annie Silva. In this episode, the five youth researchers reflect on their experiences in a school-based YPAR project, Youth Solidarities Across Boundaries (YSAB), a collaboration between the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (UIEC) of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Youth Research Lab to convene Latinx and Indigenous high school students in Tkaronto to understand and address the challenges youth face in schools.Valeria Pineda (sh...2021-10-0434 minThe whyPAR Podcast“If we really learned like this in school, school would be so much better”: On Building Generative Classrooms - A Conversation Between Maddy Ross and youth researchers at the Youth Research LabThis episode is the first in a two-part series featuring conversations between the WhyPAR Podcast’s new co-host, Maddy Ross and five youth researchers: Valeria Pineda, Lainey Rios, Luisa Gonzalez, Jaden McGregor, and Annie Silva. In this episode, the five youth researchers reflect on their experiences in a school-based YPAR project, Youth Solidarities Across Boundaries (YSAB), a collaboration between the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (UIEC) of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Youth Research Lab to convene Latinx and Indigenous high school students in Tkaronto to understand and address the challenges youth face in schools.
Va...2021-10-0434 minThe whyPAR Podcast“Now that we were conducting the research, it felt more like power“: On Doing YPAR Before and During COVID-19 - A Conversation between MaddyThis episode is the second in a two-part series featuring conversations between the WhyPAR Podcast’s new co-host, Maddy Ross and five youth researchers: Valeria Pineda, Lainey Rios, Luisa Gonzalez, Jaden McGregor, and Annie Silva. In this episode, the five youth researchers discuss their most recent YPAR project conducted in the summer of 2020 that explored the experiences of Indigenous and Latinx youth living in Tkaronto during the COVID-19 pandemic.Valeria Pineda (she/her)I am 21 years old and I recently graduated from a Social Service Worker program for Immigrants and Refugees, and I am currently working as a Yo...2021-10-0432 min
Quarantine Phone CallsFatima Kamenge: Companion through the leap, Tkaronto, Turtle IslandConnect with Fatima on her InstagramLearn more about Fatima's workFind the referenced Oprah & Eckhart Episodes HereShow Host: Michael Chaffin--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/quarantine-phone-calls/message2021-09-0154 min
StageworthyUche AmaUche Ama is a Black queer performer, actor & vocalist born on the indigenous land called Tkaronto. She is passionate about cathartic art that intrigues and makes you ask questions. A 2019 Dora nominated graduate of the Music Theatre Performance program at St Clair College and an alumni of 'Broadway Theatre Project', her previous performances include 21 Black Futures (Obsidian Theatre & CBC Arts),The Negroes Are Congregating (Piece Of Mine Arts) & Obeah Opera (Asah Productions).
www.ucheamaartist.com
Instagram: @ucheama89
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uamaartist
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rabble radioFrom epidemic to pandemic: rethinking healthThis is Episode Four of the Courage My Friends podcast: From epidemic to pandemic: rethinking health. We discuss how people are coping in the pandemic and the ways populations are impacted differently. Where is the most vulnerability? The discussion highlights the realities for those in poverty, particularly the under-housed. Together we discuss how Indigenous teachings and harm reduction practices can inform our responses to these current crises and help us to move forward in a compassionate way that does not leave people behind. Today's guest host John Caffery is joined by two guests -- Zoë Dodd...2021-06-1655 min
Climate Justice RadioEpisode 2 - Making Space For Our Grief with Kristen SisonIn this episode of Climate Justice Radio, host and CJTO member Bella Lyne interviews Kristen Sison, about her work as a death doula and explores the intersections of death cycles, grief and spirituality. Kristen Sison is a diasporic Filipinx Womxn community choreographer, storyteller, artist-healer, and book witch! She serves community by creating youth-led alternative educational spaces that re-imagine how we teach and talk about climate change and climate justice including Conscious Minds Camp, now Conscious Minds Co-operative, and most recently, a 3-month climate leadership program called Rooted and Rising. She is close to releasing a book called It’s Bi...2021-05-171h 21Talking Sh*t With Tara CheyenneEpisode 27 - Interview with Susie Burpee - Dance Artist, Scholar and Advocate for Caregivers in the Performing Arts
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Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production
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Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP / FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance
Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music
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New Left RadioFrom Bitlis to Darfur to Tkaronto - The Foundation for Genocide EducationThe crime against humanity of genocide occurs across cultures, across ethnicities, and across our world. On today’s drop, Joe Roberts and guest co-host Mac Chorney welcome Heidi Berger and Marcy Bruck from The Foundation for Genocide Education to discuss their effort to include genocide education in curriculums across North America so it’s victims are never forgotten and it never happens again. 2021-04-2939 minDanceOutsideDanceLaressa Dickey in conversation with Michaela GerussiHow might attention be considered as a connecting point between contemporary dance practice and Craniosacral Biodynamics? With this question in mind, Michaela invites guest Laressa Dickey to speak about the points of overlap she has found between working with language, movement and in therapeutic settings. Together they discuss some of the basic and more complex principles fundamental to Craniosacral Biodynamics, beginning to explore more broadly the ways that this work can inform our sense of ourselves both in life and as applied to movement-based artistic practice. They discuss:- interdisciplinary artistic practice: tensions/mysteries between forms...2021-04-081h 13
Possibilities PodcastPandemic Minisode 2 - Possibilities of Merendiando w/ Camila Diaz-Valera & Monica GarridoOur second minisode features Camila and Monica from Aluna Theatre ’s MERENDIANDO podcast! These two are fabulous and we chat about getting honest with yourself and others, creativity and using this time to reflect and practice how we want to be in the world. If you’re looking for deep insight and laughter, this is a must listen to episode! *This episode is part of a feedswap with MERENDIANDO a podcast that reflects the realities of making art in a complex world from the perspective of two queer artists born in Mexico and Canada, who are Mexican and Canadian in di...2021-03-2529 min
Radio Aluna Theatre48 (English): Merendiando One Year into the Pandy“We don’t need the ‘you’ from a year ago, we need the ‘you’ now. We need the ‘you’ that you’ve become, and what that requires is a lot of honesty.”
- Camila Diaz-Varela
This week is all about reflecting, and checking in with the community. Camila and Monica discuss how a year of physical distancing has impacted their art practice, and we hear from extra special guests Yolanda Bonnell, Rhoma Spencer, Sofia Fly, and the Party People Collective, Elizabeth Staples and Jordan Campbell.
How have you adapted your craft to this new context? D...2021-03-1746 min
Studies in National and International Development Podcast SeriesMutual Aid: Covid -19 and BeyondJoin SNID for a panel discussion about the role of grassroots movements and local activism during COVID-19 with Jade Da Costa of The People’s Pantry (Toronto/Tkaronto), Tom deGrey of the Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative (Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish Territory), Queen’s Post-Doctoral Fellow in Geography and Planning Dani Aiello, and Liz Turner of Mutual Aid Katarokwi (Kingston/Katarokwi). […]2021-02-1200 min
Farm to Future#11 - Creating a Digital Magazine for Korean Stories with Harriet Kim & Mirae Lee, Co-founders of ChoaHarriet Kim and Mirae Lee are the Co-founders of Choa Magazine (@choamagazine), an online platform for Korean diasporic stories. Harriet is a photographer, writer, community arts organizer, and environmentalist. She co-created a portrait series called Dressed in Layers: A Hanbok Project and is the founder of the Korean Canadian Writers’ Collective. Mirae is a cultural producer, bilingual writer, translator, and illustrator. She has worked with various Tkaronto-based not-for-profit arts organizations until recently when she moved to Asia to explore new possibilities in new settings.In this episode, we talk about the inspiration behind Choa Magazine, why we ne...2021-02-0238 min
Heartberry PodcastSOTR: Living A Good LifeCW: suicide SOTR: Shanna is on the road interviewing her supervisor Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos who is Nehiyaw (Cree) and English, and is a member of Fisher River Cree Nation (Ochekwi-Sipi; Treaty 5). He grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Treaty 1), and currently resides in Toronto (Tkaronto)! Dr. Ansloos’ research focuses on Indigenous health, social policy, and in particular suicide and suicide prevention. He also examines community-based and systems-level change processes needed to advance social and health equity within Canada, with a particular focus on Indigenous rights.As the first professor we have interviewed, we are in...2020-11-2354 min
StageworthyB’atz’ Recinos“I am the son of two tribes. I am the daughter of one birth. I am the spirit of many nations. I am a child of mother earth.”
B’atz’ Recinos was born and raised on Turtle Island with mixed Maya roots from Iximulew (Guatemala). A creator, performer, advocate, and Harold Award recipient for the performing arts of Tkaronto. Their commitment to equitable and diverse practices within the arts has led them to speak at YouthREX and several other panels and publish articles with NOW, Intermission Magazine, and contribute to The Director’s Lab book published by Playwright...2020-11-101h 00
Hopping the FenceEmily ReimerEmily Reimer is an interdisciplinary artist based in Guelph, Ontario. Her work uses performance, drawing, and video to think about her relationships to herself and the people around her, often working in close collaboration with family members.Our conversation was recorded in Tkaronto, on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations. This episode of Hopping the Fence contains use of a dated and derogatory term for sex-workers, as well as discussion of Catholic mythology. Show Notes Emily’s work ...2020-11-0638 min
Not Your Average AuntiesEp.2: Weaving Our Migration Stories: Loss, Resilience & ReclamationThe Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabe peoples in Tkaronto (Toronto) have been dispossessed of their rights, and continue to be subjected to colonization and genocide. In this context, Farheen and Mohini discover each other’s stories of migration to England and eventually to Canada, from Pakistan and India. They explore their relationship to language, share experiences of racism and reflect on reconnection to self and community. Stay tuned for a future episode about settler colonialism.
Deepest gratitude to:
Our parents, who with great courage, strength and persistence did the best that they could in moving across continents and oceans - more than on...2020-11-0458 min
Face2Face with David PeckResistance, Art & Sonic HighwaysShane Belcourt and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Amplify, resistance, Metis history and voice, interpretation and interconnectedness, sonic highways, identity politics, music and art and what it reveals about culture and us.TrailerMore info here.Synopsis:Our Endless Resistance featuring songwriter Shane Belcourt author Maria Campbell and Métis Rights Advocate Tony Belcourt.Métis songwriter Shane Belcourt, finds inspiration looking back on interviews he did with celebrated Métis author Maria Campbell, and his father, an acclaimed Métis Rights lead...2020-10-2846 minHopping the FenceB WijshijerB Wijshijer is a research-based artist working within digital media and video installation. Wijshijer utilizes online trends and subcultures to deconstruct mediated intimacies and personas on digital platforms. Informed by acceleration aesthetics, their work plays with excess and artifice to interrogate the ways in which late capitalism affects our digital lives. Wijshijer received their BFA in Printmaking from OCAD University in 2017 and an MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2020.Our conversation was recorded in Tkaronto, on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations....2020-10-2338 min
Hat CollectingJade Pichette (Diversity and Inclusion Professional, Gythia, History lover)On this episode of the Hat Collecting Talk Show we welcome Jade Pichette who is an inclusion, diversity, and belonging professional and program manager at Pride at Work Canada, a Gythia (Priestess), and a history lover. Lacey and Jade talk about changing work through the pandemic, where Jade was at the age of 30, mental health, advice for their peers, and more. CN for mention of suicidal behaviours while discussing mental health. *****Note: the series of questions asked to guests has been evolving, here is what was asked/discussed in this episode***** TIMESTAMPS: What are you currently up to? (1:05) What...2020-09-2544 min
Music: Then and NowPolarizing Identities - Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (they/them)Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (they/them) talks about blending Japanese taiko drumming with opera and spoken word addressing their own polarizing identities. Teiya is a queer, gender non-binary multi-disciplinary performer and creator and first generation Nikkei-Canadian settler proud to make Tkaronto their home. Teiya comes from a background of over a decade of singing both traditional and contemporary operatic roles across North America and Europe, most recently praised as “a force of nature” by the Toronto Star and “an artist with extraordinary things to say” by the Globe and Mail. They combine opera, theatre, and Taiko in their artistic practice and also co-lead Amplified...2020-07-2100 min
Country QueersTessaTessa grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee - which was built on Cherokee and Shawnee land. At the time of this interview, in November 2017, Tessa was 22 years old and studying chemical engineering at TN Tech. In this interview she talks about coming out to her parents, her work with Cumberland Gender Advocacy to support other trans folks in rural middle TN, the struggle to find trans affirming healthcare and jobs in the rural South, and her experiences coming up through the Boy Scouts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You can learn more about this project at www.cou...2020-07-2137 min