Mind the Gap: Recent Episodes
Mind the Gap
Join host Mary Oyediran for Mind the Gap, where she meets members of the African/Irish community to discuss the experience of racism on their mental health. Mind the Gap delves deep into the impact racism has on the everyday lives of the African community living in Ireland. Mind the Gap is available on Nearcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
Adedotun AdegbesanIn this last and final episode of Mind the Gap. We examine the impact of racism on the mental health of Africans living in Ireland. Adedotun Adegbesan ACMA, Senior Accountant for Dublin City Council weighs in on this conversation. The discussion is full of calculated wisdom, deeper understanding with practical solutions for government and the African community
About the series
Join Mary Oyediran for Mind the Gap. In this series was she meets a number of special guest’s about their experience of racism on their mental health. Mind the Gap delves deep into the impact racism has on the everyday lives of the African community living in Ireland. Mind the Gap is coming soon to NearCast or wherever you get your podcast. Mind the Gap is a podcast series from the makers of Racism is Real in Ireland.
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Elizabeth ZionIn this episode of Mind the Gap, we meet Elizabeth Zion, a gifted Poet/ Writer, Activist and undergraduate studying politics, International Relations and social justice. The conversation is passionate, intelligent and laced with spiritual insights, her coping mechanism, living with racism, denied her father for more than 18years under Family Reunification, homeless for 7 months, her sheer determination to overcome every obstacle is contagious. This vivid personal story will melt the hardest heart. She is an inspiration, a beacon to light in the darkness of racism and to crush mental illness before it takes root in the mind.
About the series
Join Mary Oyediran for Mind the Gap. In this series was she meets a number of special guest’s about their experience of racism on their mental health. Mind the Gap delves deep into the impact racism has on the everyday lives of the African community living in Ireland. Mind the Gap is coming soon to NearCast or wherever you get your podcast. Mind the Gap is a podcast series from the makers of Racism is Real in Ireland.
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 11 first appeared on Nearcast.
We are joined by a wonderful intelligent woman Joyce (not her real name) who pulls no punches about the reality of living in the Irish Direct Provision system for 12 years. Please take time to listen to this insightful conversation and understand the impact living in Direct Provision has on the mental health of African families. About the […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 10 first appeared on Nearcast.
This is the second episode focusing on the two main religions of Africans living in Ireland.We are drawn to a gut rendering conversation with Ayodele Yusuf a member of the Barbrigan An-Nur Islamic Foundation. Despite the negative cruel experiences of racism in this community, the listener is left with a ray of hope, a vision that positive […]
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This is the first of two special podcasts addressing the two main religions of Africans living in Ireland. In this episode Pastor Samuel Adekunle, the Associate Regional Senior Oversear of MFM Ireland discuss in details facts of racism and its impact on the mental health of their numerous congregation across Ireland. Despite Ireland being a nation […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 8 first appeared on Nearcast.
In this episode of Mind the Gap we are joined by Dr Ebun Joseph the race relations consultant and Director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies for a passionate, challenging and inspiring conversation. Be ready to be enlightened, gripped by research facts that will melt the most hardened heart. You will never be […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 7 first appeared on Nearcast.
In this episode of Mind the Gap we are in conversation with the Honorable Chair of the Association of Mixed Race Irish, a charity working and advocating for the rights of mixed race Irish people. Jude Hughes enlightens our minds with fascinating history ,political insights, social commentary of the reality of living in Ireland when […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 6 first appeared on Nearcast.
In this episode of Mind the Gap we talk to Mbenba Jabbi the Operational Director Of The African Solidarity Centre. We are enriched by his pesronal experience, academic status and deep commitment to the African community in Ireland. In humility, he warns of the dangers of ignoring the impact of mental health challenges due to racism. […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 5 first appeared on Nearcast.
Exploring the impact of racism on the mental health of young African migrant women. In this episode we are in company of two dynamic African women Nengi Bestowe of AkiDwa and Nonie Banda, Solicitor & Mental health Advocate. Together we explore the impact of racism on the mental health of young African women migrants living […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 4 first appeared on Nearcast.
In this episode we look at the impact of racism on the mental health of young African/ Irish people living in Ireland. These are the first of many personal stories on the impact of racism on mental health. Our two special guests, Samuel Oyediran and Bimbola Oyediran give us candid details of their inner struggles […]
The post Mind the Gap – Episode 3 first appeared on Nearcast.
Mind the Gap is a new podcast series from the makers of Racism is Real in Ireland. Join Mary Oyediran as she meets a number of special guest’s about their experience of racism on their mental health. In the second episode of Mind the Gap we are exploring the impact of racism on the mental […]
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Mind the Gap is a new podcast series from the makers of Racism is Real in Ireland. Join Mary Oyediran as she meets a number of special guest’s about their experience of racism on their mental health. In this episode we meet Shane O’Curry, the Director of INAR – the Irish Network Against Racism, a […]
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