Road to Equality: Recent Episodes
Road to Equality
Welcome to ROAD to EQUALITY, our social justice podcast. Every episode will feature a different member of our community sharing their experiences and beliefs on what is needed and what we can do to dramatically improve our just society from our immediate communities through to our national and even international responsibilities.
This podcast is a subset of the Road to Possible web series, which profiles people living their ambitions: http://www.roadtopossible.com/
We'd love to hear your feedback. Leave a message below, or send a video response to roadtopossible@gmail.com
Episode 11 is with Arys Dejan, who asks what is equality, and who made the structures that prevent us from achieving it? He shares his unique perspective as someone who lived in foster care and is now working in a homeless shelter.
We're also profiling Arys on our Road to Possible web series. Watch his 6-part Talkie Series and Follow-Up Interview here: https://bit.ly/ArysTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 10 is with Prince Amponsah, who's an actor living in Toronto. He shares his experiences with racism and discrimination as a Black man with a disability.
We're also profiling Prince on our Road to Possible web series. Watch his 6-part Talkie Series and Follow-Up Interview here: https://bit.ly/PrinceTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 9 is with Jillian Rees-Brown, who's an actor, director and writer in theatre, television and film. She shares her experiences overcoming discrimination as a woman in the arts. She also discusses her research of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland, and the difficulties of writing about this extinct Indigenous group as a White woman.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/29004-2/
We're also profiling Jillian on our Road to Possible web series. Watch her 4-part Talkie Series and Follow-Up Interviews here: https://bit.ly/JillianRBTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 8 is with Zolile Mehlomakulu, who currently lives in Toronto but grew up in Kingston, Ontario. He shares his memories experiencing racism as a child / youth, and later as a university student in St. Catharines, Ontario.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/23873-2/
We're also profiling Zolile on our Road to Possible web series. Watch his 3-part Talkie Series here: https://bit.ly/ZolileTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 7 is with David R. Maracle, who lives in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, a First Nations reserve in Canada. He discusses the importance of respecting and preserving Mother Earth, and why we need to protect the land from the neocolonial ambitions of governments and corporations.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/22626-2/
We're also profiling David on our Road to Possible web series. Watch his 6-part Talkie Series here: https://bit.ly/DavidTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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In Episode 6, Black Lotus returns to share his thoughts and recommendations for police reform.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/22177-2/
And if you missed it the first time, check out our previous episode with Black Lotus on policing, leadership, accountability, and bringing communities together through art: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Sa8YAfjynyrmsxInBcXHz
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 5 is with Timothy Ng, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto. He shares his experiences growing up as an Asian-Canadian and reflects on the rise of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/22112-2/
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 4 is with actor / playwright, Luciano Iogna. He discusses his early experiences with discrimination, classism, racism and social injustice, and how he uses Forum Theatre as a tool to effect change.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/21995-2/
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 3 is with Yuvraj Singh. He's a new university / college graduate from Punjab, India, now living and working full-time in Toronto. He reflects on racism and discrimination in India, including the caste system, colourism, and inter-religious conflict, and how it compares to his experiences in Canada as a Sikh.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/21952-2/
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Episode 2 is with Mo Farazi from Toronto. He reflects on the state of society amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing in on racial discrimination, economic inequality, homelessness and mental health.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/21830-2/
We're also profiling Mo on our Road to Possible web series. Watch his 6-part Talkie Series and Follow-Up Interview here: https://bit.ly/MoTalkies
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
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Our 1st episode is with Black Lotus, spoken word artist, DJ and musician who's very involved in the Canadian and US music / spoken word scene and committed to contributing to the community in a positive way. He shares his perspective on policing, the importance of leadership and accountability, and how he uses art to bring people together.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/21732-2/
OPENING AUDIO TRACK provided by Videvo under Videvo Attribution License: "Raised BLM Sign Amongst Clapping Protestors in London" https://www.videvo.net/video/raised-blm-sign-amongst-clapping-protestors-in-london/531627/
We'd love to hear your feedback. Leave a comment below, or send a video response to: roadtopossible@gmail.com
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Welcome to ROAD to EQUALITY, our social justice podcast...
Every episode will feature a different member of our community sharing their experiences and beliefs on what is needed and what we can do to dramatically improve our just society from their immediate communities through to our national and even international responsibilities.
This podcast is a subset of the Road to Possible web series, which profiles people living their ambitions: www.roadtopossible.com/
This first episode is an introduction with our Navigator, Babz. She shares her experience dealing with racism and discrimination as a Black woman and delves into the history of race relations in Canada and the US.
For a written transcript, please visit our website: http://www.roadtopossible.com/21636-2/
We'd love to hear your feedback. Send a message, comment or video response to: roadtopossible@gmail.com
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/road-to-equality/message
Welcome to ROAD to EQUALITY, our social justice podcast. Every episode will feature a different member of our community sharing their experiences and beliefs on what is needed and what we can do to dramatically improve our just society from our immediate communities through to our national and even international responsibilities.
This podcast is a subset of the Road to Possible web series, which profiles people living their ambitions: http://www.roadtopossible.com/
We'd love to hear your feedback. Leave a comment or send a video response to: roadtopossible@gmail.com
TRANSCRIPT:
BARB: Hey everyone! So I am very excited to be sharing with you that Road to Possible will be starting a new video podcast series called Road to Equality. Starting Monday, February 1st and on, we will be posting every other Monday at noon. The podcast will focus on social justice and equality, with members of our community from all walks sharing their experiences and their beliefs on what is needed and on what we can all do to improve our immediate communities and society as a whole. I, for one, am looking very forward to starting this journey, and as always, please send us all your feedback, your comments and your concerns, we want to hear it all. Stay tuned.
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