Patchworks: Recent Episodes
Rodney Stehr, Patara McKeen, Jane Willsie
Patchworks is a monthly podcast run by a group of resident members at Green College at the University of British Columbia on the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Musqueam . The goal of the podcast is to amplify stories of IBPoC resistance, organizing, and dreaming by emerging and established Vancouver-based and international scholars, activists and community organizers. The current hosts of the podcast are Patara McKeen, Rodney Stehr, Jane Willsie. Funding for Patchworks is provided by Green College. If you have any questions or inquiries please contact us via email: gc.academic1@gmail.com
Kai Cheng Thom revisits the themes from her talk "When Things Fall Apart: Conflict, Crisis and Collective Healing in Activist Moments" in a conversation led by Lindsey Nkem and Patchworks podcast co-host Rodney Stehr live at Green College. She asks how can we do conflict in a better way - and how can we avoid the tempting rush towards solutions or punishment when facing a conflict where so much is at stake?
- Michelle Good's J.V. Clyne lectures.
- Michelle Good's website.
- Where to order Five Little Indians.
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Originally born during the Second World War in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, Patsy George has spent most of her life doing social work in Vancouver, but she is far more than just a social worker. At various times throughout her career, Patsy has represented Canada to the United Nations, was Director of Multiculturalism BC and BC's Immigrant Settlement Services, she was President of Vancouver's United Nations branch, Vice-President of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women, helped found the Steven Lewis Foundation, Vancouver's Society of Immigrant Women and Pacific Immigrant resources Society, was an honorary witness to the truth and reconciliation Commission, and served on the Federal Refugee Appeal Board. Patsy has received honorary doctorates from UBC and the University of the Fraser Valley, as well as the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada and several Queen's Jubilee medals among many other awards for her community work. In this episode, Patsy talks about her childhood in Kerala, her experiences of racism in the United States, and her career as a social work in in Canada, including what it means to her to do work not in the community, but with the community.
- "History is Rarely Black or White" is on at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre between November 27, 2021 to March 20, 2022.
- Online Exhibition link
- Find out more on the Landscapes of Injustice here: https://www.landscapesofinjustice.com/
- Find out more on the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/
- Learn about the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program
*At the 46 minute mark in this episode, there is a mention of the discovery of unmarked graves at sites of former residential schools in Canada. At the time of this recording, only two discoveries had been reported in the media and therefore they are the only discoveries mentioned, however, since then, there have been more discoveries of unmarked graves of children at former residential schools across Canada.
Listen to Deep Pacific!
- Temiti's (Samoa/Tahiti) and Carol Ann's (Pohnpei) full pieces from episode 1 of Deep Pacific: "What is my Pacific Islander Identity?"
- Lisiatē's (Tonga) full piece from episode 6 of Deep Pacific: "What are our Pasifika Values?"
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Other Podcasts from the Pacific:
- The Mo'unga Project
- Native Stories
- Queer Coco
- Fanachu! Podcast
Work from the council:
- Måsi