Bayti: Recent Episodes
Bayti
This podcast is a student-led initiative by Ahra and Raida that aims to shed more awareness on local and global issues using our poetry. By bringing together creativity and social awareness, we hope to gain a better understanding of our place and impact on the world. We humbly and warmly welcome you to Bayti!
Stories to read:
-Bas Bibi Shiva, an Afghan women in Windsor finds empowerment through poetry
- Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung
- As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
- The Boy on the Beach: My Family's Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home by Tima Kurdi
References:
- https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/An-Online-Environmental-Scan-of-Right-wing-Extremism-in-Canada-ISD.pdf
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/immigration-employment-canada-1.3831468
- https://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/land-of-misfortune/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-for-many-newcomers-canadian-experience-remains-a-barrier-to-meaningful/
- https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5964463
- https://www.citywindsor.ca/business/physician-recruitment/Live/Pages/Diversity-.aspx
- https://www.roads-to-refuge.com.au/settlement/settlement-challenges.html
Support:
- https://voneriestclair.ca/programs-and-services/immigrant-health-clinic/
- New Canadian's Centre of Excellence
- WEST
References:
- https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2011/07/08/lake_of_shame_ontarios_pollution_problem.html
- https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs
- https://waterkeeper.org/news/lake-erie-ignited-americas-environmental-movement-but-still-suffers-from-a-new-wave-of-pollution/
- https://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/lake-erie
- https://greatlakes.org/campaigns/lake-erie-algae-blooms/#:~:text=Lake
- https://environmentaldefence.ca/lake-erie-alive/
- https://publicintegrity.org/environment/growing-food-sowing-trouble/lake-erie-toxic-algae-farm-manure-runoff/
- https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2019/10/detroit-river-restoration-progress-remediation-epa/
- http://lakeeriealgae.com/
- https://environmentaldefence.ca/lake-erie-alive/
Who to support:
- https://m.facebook.com/Caldwell-First-Nation-1532652490387464/
- https://www.caldwellfirstnation.ca/who-we-are.html
- https://www.epa.gov/great-lakes-aocs/detroit-river-aoc
- https://mn350.org/campaigns/stop-line-3-pipeline/
- https://www.honorearth.org/stop_line_3
References:
- https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/mi-sota-2021
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/09/the-blackest-city-in-the-is-us-facing-an-environmental-justice-nightmare
- http://web2.uwindsor.ca/softs/keyindicators/indicators-detroit-air-pollution.pdf
- https://www.ecocenter.org/breathe-free-detroit
- https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/u-s-senator-calls-for-windsor-detroit-binational-air-study
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/wayne-county-air-pollution-windsor-1.3543942
- https://www.epa.gov/pmcourse/what-particle-pollution
- https://www.cdc.gov/air/particulate_matter.html
- https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/sulfur-dioxide
Support/Take Action:
- Fridays for Future Windsor-Essex
- Climate Strike Canada
- Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
- Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Trigger WarningThe following content contains material that may be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences. There will be mentions of suicide and mental illness. Viewer discretions is advised.
References:
- https://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CMHA-Mental-health-factsheet.pdf
- https://cmha.ca/brochure/fast-facts-about-mental-illness/
- https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/the-crisis-is-real/mental-health-statistics
- https://www.healthcaretoolbox.org/culturally-sensitive-trauma-informed-care
- https://www.cno.org/en/learn-about-standards-guidelines/educational-tools/ask-practice/culturally-sensitive-care/
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0840470420933911
Helpful Resources:
- https://soahac.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Windsor-Overview-2018-PRINT-F4.pdf
- https://www.publicboard.ca/MentalHealth/Documents/Mental%20Health%20Support%20Services%20January%202022.pdf
- https://jack.org/Resources
- Insta: @jack.orguwindsor
- https://kidshelpphone.ca/
- Crisis Service Canada - txt at 45645 (Canadian helpline) or call 1833 456 4566