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You Ain’t Imagining This!Breaking Barriers: Black Women in Outdoor SpacesJoin Ama-Robin and Mel as they interview Demiesha Dennis, founder of Brown Girl Outdoor World. Dive into Demiesha's inspiring journey from self-taught fly-fisher to advocate for Black women in nature. We discuss: 1. The challenges faced by women of color in outdoor spaces, from racial profiling to lack of representation. 2. How Black Girl Outdoor World is reshaping the narrative on who belongs outdoors and fostering inclusivity through education and community. 3. The transformative power of nature as a form of Black empowerment and liberation. Tune in to hear firsthand accounts and insi...2024-03-291h 01
So Fly FishingEP 152 Ontario: Mar Mac Lodge Pike, Walleye and MoreThe So Fly Crew sit with Demiesha Dennis of Brown Girl Outdoor World and Jaison King of Men On the Move Outdoor Club to talk about a recent trip they all took to Mar Mac Lodge in Northern Ontario. Mar Mac is a beautiful fly or train-in lodge located on the banks of Esnagi Lake. The fishing is awesome, the air is fresh, the hospitality is next level, and all of these things added up to on great fishing trip. Thanks to the team at Algoma Country and Discover Ontario for helping make this trip happen!
2023-10-011h 35
Life Without UsIndi Madar on Building BIPOC Community"The things that our members and participants share with us, we consider all of those things to be really sacred. So we're not going to share people's teachings and knowledge, cultural knowledge, with just anyone.” — Indi MadarAs the Communications and Community Engagement Lead with Brown Girl Outdoor World (BGOW), Indi Madar knows first hand the barriers to outdoor adventure that many of the women of colour in the BGOW community experience. She joins Valery to talk about what ‘intentional’ needs to look like when building community at the intersection of race, gender, and the outdoors. 2022-11-0830 min
The FEEDDr. Raywat Deonandan / Dr. Cristina Popa / Demiesha Dennis / Black Moms Connection Financial Literacy Summit / Louis FrapportiAnn Rohmer speaks with Dr. Raywat Deonandan, an Epidemiologist and Science Communicator specializing in Global Health from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ottawa University about learning to live with COVID 19 and the shift in public health messaging
Tina Cortese is with Dr. Cristina Popa - Emergency Department physician and lead at the Covid Assessment and Vaccination Centre. They discuss the availability of PAXLOVID and how the COVID at home program works.
Ann Rohmer speaks with Demiesha Dennis, the founder & CEO of Brown Girl Outdoor World, a group committed to changing the narratives assigned to the Black, Indigenous and People...2022-02-1258 min
So Fly FishingEP 105 Demiesha Dennis of Brown Girl Outdoor WorldThe So Fly Crew sit with the wonderful mind behind Brown Girl Outdoor World, a movement to inspire and welcome more women, and women of colour, into the world of fly fishing and the great outdoors. Demiesha takes the crew through her journey into the fly fishing world, she talk about how her passion for the outdoors began, and they all discuss a recent trip to fish brook trout in Temagami, Ontario. Thank you D, for all the wonderful work you're doing.
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2021-10-152h 07
Think About ThisHow to Build and Grow a For-Profit Community Business That Tackles a Social Issue?This week’s challenge we’re tackling? How to build and grow a for-profit community business that makes a serious impact on a social issue? In the Dovetail community there are a number of women who have built or supported community impact organizations and charities in addition to growing their primary businesses. There are also a number of women who aspire to build communities and impact social change once they sell their business, or put themselves in position to step away from their day-to-day business operations. Today’s guests, Judith Kasiama and Demiesha Dennis, started their community businesses on the side...2021-08-0447 min
She ExploresSpreading the Joy: Demiesha DennisDemiesha Dennis is an angler, mom, and community leader who is passionate about spreading the joy she’s found outdoors. Her reflections on time spent outside as an immigrant and Woman of Color provide many insights into industry gaps, misconceptions of people in the outdoors, and the privilege of recreating through hiking and fly fishing. In this episode, we hear about how Demiesha started flyfishing, what she’s teaching her daughter, what it means to her to be a woman on the water, changing the narrative through Brown Girl Outdoor World, and more! This is the second of si...2021-05-1943 min
The Creative Pulse podcastEp 34: Julian Victor - Urban Wildlife FilmmakerJulian Victor is a talented filmmaker who is particularly fond of wildlife that thrives in bustling urban environments. He’s passionate about sharing wildlife conservation stories to raise awareness of our natural world, its inhabitants and how to preserve them. From bald eagles against a CN Tower (Toronto, Canada) backdrop, to wild elephants in Botswana, his creative energy and enthusiasm for wildlife is infectious.He’s taken chances, chased his dreams and it’s paid off. Julian has worked on projects for National Geographic as well as produced and presented segments on wildlife conservation for Canada’s top morn...2021-03-3148 min
Thinking Outside: the Learn-to Camp PodcastTrail Mix: Demiesha DennisIn this week’s episode, we talk with Demiesha Dennis, creator of @BrownGirlOutdoorWorld. Demiesha has been an adventurer all her life, and loves showing people how they can have outdoor adventures too. Since moving to Canada, she has found a passion for making outdoor recreation more accessible for the BIPOC community.
Listen in as our Co-Host Sophie Nicholson and Demiesha talk about birding, fly fishing, and why getting outside is so important.
A big thank you to our guest Demiesha Dennis.
The podcast has been brought to you by Parks Canada and Friends of...2020-08-2120 min
Adventure Is a LifestyleBlack Outdoor Spotlight - Brown Girl Outdoor World with Demiesha Dennis - EP 34Meet Black Outdoors Spotlight guest Demiesha Dennis, founder of Brown Girl Outdoor World in Toronto, Canada. Hear how Demiesha got into birding, fly fishing, and how she's inspiring other Black women to give outdoor recreation a try through her adventure company. We also discuss the lack of representation in outdoor media and what needs to happen to change the narrative for a more diverse outdoor industry. Instagram: @browngirl_outdoorworld Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Browngirloutdoorworld/2020-06-261h 03