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Asha Wheeldon is the founder of Kula Foods. Her journey began in Kenya where sharing food with her community was an important part of every day. She migrated to Toronto as a young teenager where she was introduced to West African, Caribbean, and middle Eastern cuisine and culture. After moving to Vancouver she was inspired to create something unique that is reflective of her experiences by connecting people to their food and community. Kula offers plant based food through weekly meal prep, retail products and catering. You can also find goods from local and BIPOC led businesses offering plant based options including Elbo Jamaican Patties on their website. YOUR FAV AUNTIE Made By Hand, With Lots Of Love. Elbo Patties brings Jamaican patties, coco bread, chutneys and sauces to the people of Vancouver British Columbia for pick up and special events. Self made entrepreneur Chef Chris Boreland has been serving both quality interpretations of classics and daring new ventures into the uncharted territories of Jamaican cuisine. Kulakitchen.ca Elbopatties.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Women Who Code started as a community group in 2011 when a handful of technologists decided they wanted to change the industry experience for women engineers. Since then, it has become a global non-profit organization and the world’s largest and most active community dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. One city at a time, Women Who Code spread around the world, reaching more than 20 countries. Each city has its own unique culture and has seen local leaders rise to be both leaders of our movement and leaders of the industry, paving the way for the new face of tech. On today's episode we covered Women Who Code and the local Vancouver Tech industry. WWC acknowledges a femme identifying role in the public sphere and work force and values their contributions, as well as examines whether or not womxn are credited enough (pay). The org fights for pay and diversity equity that demands womxn in masculine-dominated workplaces to receive similar salaries as their peers. We chatted about the future aims to secure the rights, education, and benefits of femme identifying folx in Tech environments. Holly Marie Peck is Founder and Director of Women Who Code Vancouver, a community she grew from 0 to 2300 techlords in three years. She is a 2018 BC Business 30 Under 30, a 3x Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence, and a recipient of the Udacity x Intel scholarship in Edge AI. Recently, she was profiled in the YouTube docuseries 'The Age of AI', narrated by Robert Downey Jr., the first episode of which has seen over 41 million views. Special guests: Holly Marie Peck-Director and Founder of Women Who Code Vancouver Senzeni Mpofu and Patience Mpofu- Co-Leads of Women Who Code Vancouver Link to blog post (also check out the merch): https://www.originpapers.com/post/women-who-code-vancouver-chapter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As an artist, model, background performer, stand-in and photo-double; Jade Pattenden is surely a multidisciplinary talent to say the least! Born in Melrose, Scotland to her Zambian mother and Scottish father, Jade moved to so called Canada at the age of eleven and to Vancouver in 2015. Nurtured by a creative family, art has been a major part of Jade's life and she quickly fell in love with the art of painting portraits at a young age. "I believe there is beauty in the expression of one's eyes and I love the challenge of showing it in a piece of art. Jade and Tinthi met back in 2016, on set as background performers (one of Jade's multiple talents). They both bonded on the fact that they were half Zambian and found comfort in spending time together on different shows, and now call themselves good friends. They took on the discussion of their experiences with the local Vancouver Film and Creative industry overall. Show notes: "Our liberation comes from us having proper representations of who we are..." - Tinthi "Yeah I want to make money and work, but at the same time your morals are like.... do I wanna prove a point and make a stand and say no I’m not doing this?" Link to article and podcast shop: https://www.originpapers.com/post/artist-model-and-actress-jade-pattenden --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Moannah is a neo abstract expressionist. Neo-expressionism is a style of late modernist or early-postmodern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s. It is characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials. Moannah chose to add their own touch on the color choice of this style using varnishes creating a lighting effect that truly touches the soul. A memorable moment at our blood money show in Seattle was when Moannah made someone cry through their piece and it touched my soul that we could create an environment for those types of deep emotions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

There are discrepancies between U.S. law and punishment regimes, where a sizable segment of its society warrants formal interventions to punish based on race. People who become vetted to routines and practices of criminal behaviour establish issues of corruption and injustice. What is the difference between a crime and deviance? We take on the discussion of how to reinvent the principle goals of punishment with, U.S. Criminal Defense Attorney, Sarah Fraenkel. Sarah is a proud Third Culture Kid, who spent time in different parts of the world. Now, she finds herself living in the United States during a time of great turmoil and change. As an attorney she is beginning to use her background and skills to fight and mold legal systems towards justice and equality. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Do you love Burlesque? Have you noticed a lack of BIPOC representations at shows, within the local Vancouver Burlesque scene? On today's episode, Lindsay Braymen also known as stage name, Androsia Wilde shares valuable insight into her experience and the inner workings of the local Vancouver Burlesque scene. Lindsay is one of the founders of an emerging collective named " Diasporic Dynasty" a newly-established Black, Indigenous and Persons of Color (#BIPOC) collective, aiming to champion and uplift the stories of BIPOC within Vancouver Performing Arts communities. Their group comprises of Burlesque and Drag performers who have performed around the province over the past decade (as members of Virago Nation, Geekenders, Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society, etc.)- thus, their practice largely centers movement, striptease, and satire, while celebrating the diversity in our voices and Paths.

Kendall Genders' story reveals this - we must never fail, never falter in our efforts to communicate our stories, as it is through our stories that we instil power. As a performer, host, model and LGBQ2+ activist, Kendall Gender is a bonafide Canadian drag sensation. With grassroots in Vancouver, she has performed coast to coast (with shows up to 50,000) since 2014. Kendall shows no signs of slowing down. Click here for full podcast.

Today, over 3000 essential workers will lose their jobs as Foodora, a food delivery app that operates in 10 cities across Canada, shuts down its Canadian operations. At a time when most people are staying home, and no one is going out to restaurants, shouldn’t the food delivery business be booming? Well, it is: Delivery Hero, the Berlin-based company that owns Foodora, made 2 billion dollars in revenue last year, and posted a 92% growth in revenue this year. Needless to say the shutdown came as a complete shock to Foodora’s couriers, and their unofficial union, Foodsters United. The Foodora couriers aren’t your typical gig economy workers: just two months ago, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled that they’re dependent contractors, which gives them the right to form a union. It seemed like the typical pitfalls of the gig economy- precarious work, no sick or injury pay, no voice in the company- might finally be changing for the Foodsters. Now that Foodora is packing up, what’s next for Foodsters United? We talk to Alex Kurth, courier and member of Foodsters United, to discuss allegations of union busting, organizing gig workers, and what it’s like to deliver food during the COVID crisis. Click here for more information about Foodsters United. Photos: Tess Siksay

What steps do you take when a safe space is no longer safe? Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of BWSS joined us on an episode to discuss transformation at the intersections of an unprecedented time. Battered Women's Support Services was founded in 1979 by a team of devoted women who sought to empower the voices of other women standing against violence and oppression in their communities. The organization focuses on providing support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, and education/training for those living through violence. BWSS is devoted to providing full spectrum front-line support for women living in violence because they are mindful that "safety changes everything. Tune into our engaging dialogue.

With millions of Canadians unemployed and no end to social distancing measures in sight, the COVID-19 crisis presents endless opportunities for tenant solidarity, and incredible barriers to typical organizing. How do you get thousands of households to work together when you can’t meet in person, when simply touching the same surface could be deadly? David Hendry is on the Steering Committee of the Vancouver Tenants Union, a tenant advocacy organization. Due to the growing number of Vancouverites who cannot afford to pay rent, the union has had to quickly adapt in order to meet their needs. We talk about how social distancing has changed work at the VTU, who falls through the cracks of the CERB benefit package, the eviction moratorium, and how tenants can emerge from this crisis debt-free. Click here for the full podcast. Learn more about the Vancouver Tenants Union at vancouvertenantsunion.ca

Black Women Connect Vancouver is a collective of women who come together to inspire, empower, leverage our strengths and embrace our diverse experiences. It’s a community where we can build meaningful relationships, and celebrate the beauty of black womanhood. We spoke to founder, Nataizya Mukwavi about BWCV's origins and their trajectory to follow.

We spoke to Danny about the complex journey LGBTQ+ refugees undertake when arriving from Syria. The journey isn’t as black and white as many might think. Danny’s experiences inspired him to dedicate his time to Rainbow Refugees, a Vancouver-based community group that supports refugees seeking protections in Canada based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status.

Vulnerable populations living on Vancouver's- downtown Eastside are experiencing rampant mental health crisis because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Larissa is a frontline Occupational Therapist, for the many at risk, marginalized groups living on the DTES.

How do you navigate your world, living in-between two identities? What prose and poet Fred Wah refers to as the "Undoing of Hyphenated Identity." We chatted with Nathan about how that limbo state of cultural and social dispositions set up (unique) foundations for certain industries to emerge. How do you choose to express your identity, creatively? Link to Nathan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9mohTKPZD8

e feel so blessed to have conversed with these two souls on issues like normalization of cannabis use across cultures. To read more on Cobb and Mariel, and their experience with ganja, or listen to their interviews..

The OP team is honored to present our childhood friend, and revolutionary DJ, @armaghedion. Having spent his life traveling the globe, immersing himself in various cultures, Ghedion Behonegne brings comfort to the culturally confused with his unique sound.

Cultural stereotypes are often defined by skin tone and geography. People seem to have a fixed idea of what an individual from a certain region should look or sound like. Having your very existence contradict these fixed ideas that people have can be quite entertaining, so long as you're light hearted towards racial ignorance. Sometimes the best we can do with a tough situation is to make me laugh, and through happiness, they may be more open to learning a little more about a culture they don't understand.

Size culture; a trend of behaviours demonstrated by a large population of people in association with clothing size. Have you ever asked someone what their size is? It's a rather uncomfortable question. Size shaming is a culture practiced across all forms of human relationships. Between parent and child, friends at school, lovers, or online. We seem to hold a certain significance to numbers, numbers that don't actually accurately give any detail about a persons shape or size. Like a Snack swim swear is a line that screams "fuck the numbers and what you think they say about our bodies" Designer, Emilie Erwied not only allows you to customize your style, but also custom fits the outfit to your body. The entire artistic process is a movement against size shaming culture

One nomad documents his journey. A picture for every soul he meets. For 8 months, he rides through foreign lands, an alien to a welcoming old world; only to return home to opportunity. Ben Glassco shares how he left the "cooperate drone and moved towards something that actually made him happy" read more at www.originpapers.com

Take the expectations people place upon you and scream FUCK YOU loud enough for the entire world to hear it. No matter who you are or where you come from, you should never allow yourself to be bound by the pressure of the outside world. Do what makes you happy, speak truth, and listen to this episode.

Sade Awele has found herself as the middle child of the three generations of cultural expression as a nomad. Nigerian born singer, She embodies a soulful character of love reflected in her engaging smile and persona. She expresses it through her timeless lyrics, and music that ranges from afro-soul and conscious alternative r&b to neosoul and contemporary r&b. She wears duality with grace as a Civil Engineer and timeless lyricist.

Enjoy a reunion between old friends as they discuss how a multicultural upbringing has inspired artists endeavours, dance, and remaining loyal to childhood dreams

We feel so blessed to have conversed with this soul on issues like normalization of cannabis use across cultures. To read more on Mariel, and her experience with ganja, listen or click the link to our website to read more. #ganjagala #ganja #goddess #cannabis #weed #pot #cannalove #realtalk #podcast #menforwomen #equality #legalize #marijuana #medicalmarijuana #selfcare #selflove #live #learn #educate #womeninbusiness #women #womenofcolor #uk #bc #vancouver #canada

News and politics around the socialisation of Cannabis amongst the POCs we chatted with.

Origin Papers presents @3rdculturekid.tck The privilege of giving back to the community, while paying homage to diversity is an obstacle we face in transforming fashion, as we know it. There are tempered expectations around what is just and what is deemed appropriate to represent the status quo, especially in the world of fashion. Palesa Mercedes Recalde disrupts these very predispositions, which fragment the mission of fashion and its art in a way which delimits free expression. #createdonthesitate #nomadicfashion #nomadiclife #planthework #worktheplan #dreamchaser #fashion #internationalfashion #share #educate #enlighten #inspire #gather #prosper

Open conversations with our Queen Missy D coming up next. In her own words, she’s exploring art. We’re tagging along for the magnetic ride.

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