Speak Up, Listen Up, Act Upon: Recent Episodes
Charlotte Ferrell
Interviews, Roundtable Discussions, Poetry, Podcasts - you'll hear it all (and much more!) here in the place to be with Sista C, every Friday morning at 10am. Tune in, and then Speak Up, Listen Up, and Act Upon what you've learned! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/speak-listen-act/support
Wishes & Poems - Celebrate Christmas Day with Sista C!
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Today on Speak Up, Listen Up, Act Upon: Sista C talks with Julia Hunter, executive director of foodstashfoundation, about its "Double Up for Zero Hunger and Half the Waste" campaign and the phenomenal bridge Food Stash's initiatives have built between building food security and environmental sustainability.
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SIsta C presents an episode of the PBA Podcast featuring a discussion about Human Rights, recorded on International Human Rights Day
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This week, SIsta C presents another episode of the Powered By Age Podcast. CJSF Programming Coordinator (& host of IntraVenus) Robin Eriksson leads a discussion about Loss.
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This week, Sista C dives into Youth Mental Health with Dr. Charlotte Waddell of SFU's Children’s Health Policy Centre and BC's Representative for Children and Youth, Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth, abdout the new report COVID-19 and the Impact on Children's Mental Health
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Sista C welcomes back Juno award-winning artist Kellylee Evans, and then features another return guest in Adhel Arop. Both conversations dive into self-care, rebounding from injury, and surviving the COVID-19 landscape.
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Sista C's guest today is Johnnie Proby, an internationally-acclaimed Inspirational Soul recording artist, music therapist and HeartMath Practitioner. Experience some of the ways she helps people transform stress or "COVID fatigue" into increased gratitude and positive energy, right here on #SULUAU.
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Sista C shares a conversation with multi-talented artist Adhel Ahrop, including spontaneous poetry and a discussion of Ahrop's film work. Plus, seasonal songs!
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This week, SIsta C presents PBA Podcast: a discussion the upcoming provincial election.
Robin Erickson reads a certificate of appreciation for our PBA zoomcasters.
Charlotte Ferrell introduces special guests Gudrun Langolf, past president of COSCO, and 411 Board member Stuart Alcock. Guests urge listeners to exercising their valuable voting rights.
Stuart outlines available voting methods and notes that mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on October 24th. Gudrun describes how to obtain accurate information and suggests ways to advocate for change.
We discuss election issues, most importantly the need for improve funding and staffing for residential and at-home care,
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Charlotte 'Sista C' Ferrell meets with Rev. Dr. Phil Harbridge about this weekend's 15th annual Multiple Myeloma March. To learn more about it, or to donate, visit Myeloma Canada at www.myeloma.ca.
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This week on Speak Up, Listen Up, Act Upon What You've Heard: Charlotte 'Sista C' Ferrell interviews Community planner & researcher, Lama Mugabo. They talk about Rwanda's post-genocide development strategy, and the country' remarkable success at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sista C shares another PBA podcast - this one recording of a live broadcast for 2 Anniversaries: First, the 30th anniversary of the UN International Year of the Older Person with special guests; and then to recognize the Powered by Age Podcast Program’s FIRST Anniversary as a Senior-led podcast creation sponsored by the 411 Center and the City of Vancouver, we’ll hear some ways creating podcasts have affected participants’ lives.
As this party rolls on, we’ll be “rolling out” our brand new Website and “Listening Sessions” with our seniors’ savvy Stories, Poems, Interviews and News. If you haven’t already, now is a perfect time to join this inspiring, friendship-building group. You'll learn more about “remote communications” and creative ways to express your ideas and issues.
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Sista C's next guest is Peabody Award winner @brucegeorgemedia, founder of the @geniusiscommon movement and co-creator of HBO's Def Poetry Jam.
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Sista C shares a Song Story: September contrasts in music , mood and social appeals
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SIsta C presents another PBA episode, featuring a roundtable discussion about the Digital Divide
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Charlotte speaks with Alan Woodland, General Manager of B.E.S.T. - Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, about age-friendly transportation, environmentally-friendly transportation, COVID-19 and more!
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Sista C's PBA podcast returns with a discussion about Intentional Creativity, with guest, poet Cynthia Sharp
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Adhel Arop and another preview of Po-Et on
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Sista C shares a Powered by Age podcast Discussion: On Raising A 2-spirit Child Into Healthy Adulthood, with presenter Kendra Crowell, an elder Knowledge Keeper and leader of an Indigenous Elders creativity group.
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A conversation about Emancipation day (last Saturday) and a celebration of Pride with authors/writers/creatives Adhel and Apri
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Charlotte presents another episode of the Powered By Age: Age Friendly City Podcast, featuring interviews with Don Davies, MP for Vancouver Kingsway and the NDP Critic for Health; freelance writer Ruth Kozak; and Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors Advocate for British Columbia
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Sista C shares the July 9 Powered By Age podcast on Food And Nutrition, with special guests Councillor Sarah Kirby-Young (involved with a recent initiative to bring back corner grocery stores), and Anthony Kupersmidt, Exec. Director, East End Seniors Network
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Sista C shares an episode of her new program, PoET On, featuring JB the First Lady and others
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Sista C interviews Deborah Thorne, The Information Diva
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Do you understand #racializeddatacollection? #racebaseddata? You will hear Giovanni Hosang (Black in BC Mutual Aid); Dr John Millar (Social Determinants of Health researcher); Amal Rana (Cambium Arts Education, and co-author of a Vancouver City Council motion addressing the need for disaggregated race-based data collection); and Shila Avissa, RSW (City of Vancouver Racial Ethno-Cultural Advisory Committeee) discussing what it is, why it is important, how it will be used, and its role in ending health care disparities.
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Charlotte - Sista C discusses Kendra Crowel and Morgan Jacko's work with Indigenous People in achieving intergenerational success in using digital media to transfer education, history, values, and solutions to contemporary problems
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Weaving musical selections that connect protests of Black, Indigenous, Other People of color and their allies, the expectations for change, the short-lived celebrations of the appearance of change and wrap up with music that declares that all disenfranchised people -we are Still Here and in Uniting for Good, We are Never Walking Alone.
(With excerpts from interviews and round table discussions I recorded over past 2 weeks during the ongoing inter-generational, global protests over racism, injustice and police brutality.)
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Sista C shares the first part of her guest appearance on Sol Adventurers Live (on CRS Radio from Montego Bay, Jamaica) as she is interviewed by 12-year-old ArlieKay Carter, along with Ras Ceylon
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Sista C and Adhel host a multi-generational discussion of racial issues and insights with a collective of young Black Canadians, in advance of today's Black Lives Matter rally in Vancouver
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Sista C interviews Julia Hunter from Foodstash about sustainability in the midst of COVID-19
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Powered by Age Podcast (April 30)
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Charlotte "Sista C" Ferrell, and her co-host, talk to a special guest about meditation.
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After the tragedy in Nova Scotia, Charlotte "sista C", and her co-hosts talk about how people can be more mindful of people's emotional state.
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After a physical distancing-mandated hiatus from the airwaves, CJSF's Sista C returns with a new co-host, Adhel, for a chat about COVID-19, social resiliency, and strange days.
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Charlotte highlights her guest Adhel Ropa, who was supposed to be live and wasn't able to come up for reasons unknown at show time. Audio featured is from her documentary film Who Am I?
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Sista C interviews Emily Hsu on her new book "Mindful Eating for Vibrant Living: The Keys for Better Health for Busy Women."
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Charlotte 'Sista C' Ferrell interviews internationally acclaimed composer, pianist, producer and recording artist Rashid Lanie.
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Charlotte speaks with Juno-Award winner, jazz-vocalist Kellylee Evans via telephone from Ottawa about life and how she's come to identify what's most important.
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Charlotte made a mixtape of poetry and music from the black diaspora
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Charlotte's guests are from SOCA (Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry); President, Afia Poku, and Giovanni HoSang, past-President, talk about the importance of Black student space on campus and the realities of loosing that space in relation to societal by-products and political frameworks.
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Deborah Thorne, international author, coach and trainer, is Charlotte's guest for the hour. They discuss what it takes to transform dreams into reality.
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Charlotte's guest is Rupert Common, poet/dancer/hip hop artist and youth facilitator. They talk about seasonal holidays; new avenues for creative expression and he shares a brief excerpt from his play and a song accompanied by acoustic guitar.
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