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Information Morning Saint John from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
Lucia Tramonte, a professor at the University of New Brunswick and lead analyst of the PISA 2022 capacity building program at the OECD in Paris, says that young people's math skills may have dipped over the past five years.
Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals focuses on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development.Jillian Clare Kohler, PhD is a Professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. She is also the Founding Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Governance, Transparency and Accountability in the Pharmaceutical Sector. She is also a Connaught Scholar (2020). Prior to joining the University of Toronto, Dr. Kohler worked on pharmaceutical policy issues at UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Headquarters. She continues to advise United Nations agencies, such as the UNDP, the UNODC and the WHO on issues related to pharmaceutical policy, particularly anti-corruption and related governance issues. Andrea Bowra is a doctoral candidate in Public Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto funded by a Canada Graduate Scholarship. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Health Science degree from Western University. Her doctoral research explores how accountability is taken up in global health systems in response to harms caused by the pharmaceutical industry. Andrea is the Managing Editor of the Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health and an organizing member of the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy. CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the DLSPH, U of T, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Sylvia Lorico. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at U of T.
In this episode of the ADRA Insider Podcast, we are talking to a group of high school students from Canada who are visiting ADRA's EMBRACE project in the country of Rwanda. Recorded in the field, you can catch the excitement in the student's voices as you listen to them talk about their adventure of visiting Africa and seeing ADRA's projects first hand.
Cape Breton's Information Morning from CBC Radio Nova Scotia (Highlights)
We meet the person in a new position whose mission is to support the success of students of African descent at CBU. Dionne Romard is Development Officer for Students of African-Nova Scotian and African-Canadian descent.
Applying to Aberdeen from the US or Canada? International Officer Amy Easton shares details of anything you might need to know, from how to apply to what financial aid is available. *Please note, we are no longer be able to accept the GI Bill benefits for US applicants.*A transcript for this episode can be found online, here. North Americas regional manager – Amy Easton amy.easton@abdn.ac.uk Chat with Amy on UniBuddy Chat with students United States – entry requirements Funding
Denise Thomas helps parents put their children through post-secondary school debt-free. Most of us didn't save for college, are starting too late, are have no idea what is required for college applications. The bottom line, you don't have to risk your retirement for your kid's college fund. She's an international best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and coach whose mission is to inspire, educate, and equip parents who take an active role in supporting their children to live a life of financial freedom. 00:30 There IS a way for our children to go to post-secondary school debt-free 04:15 Secrets in the application process 09:00 Best indicator of success 11:02 Timing is everything 17:10 Bankruptcy 21:20 How do 30% of students graduate debt-free every year? 23:00 What are the right courses to take in secondary school? 25:00 Checking off the boxes 30:00 Caution about scams 36:00 You have to want to do the legwork to succeed 37:50 Teaching financial Literacy needs to start at a young age 43:30 Denise's Ted Talk, "You've Been Lied To. The College Debt Crisis" https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-thomas-debt-free-college-coach? http://www.getaheadoftheclass.com/ Scholarship/Bursaries available to Canadian Students: https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/colleges/paying-for-college https://grantme.ca/ https://www.osca.ca/students/2013-11-07-18-12-28/scholarships-financial-aid.html https://www.scholarshipscanada.com/ https://yconic.com/ https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education.html --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-the-helm/support
For the week of April 9, 2021:Act 1: Ehsan Mamakani planned his move to Toronto for a long time, but he didn’t expect that his life would take such a drastic turn just a few months after his arrival. As a Kurd from Iran, he has always thought of going abroad to study and work. And it is not the first time that his plans have to change suddenly.This story by Pascal Filippi and Benjamin Morette is part of the Local Journalism Initiative, a project by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.Act 2: we revisit our interview with Steph Rychlo at Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy from a few weeks back.This episode of the show was produced by Sarah Hung, Kayla Higgins, Sofia De Guzman, Joel Kiggundu and Alex Ramsay, with files from Pascal Fillipi and Benjamin Morette. Our digital team is Rachelle De Forest and Brookyln Harker.
This week:We speak with an organizer at Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy about how the pandemic has caused a skyrocketing in opioid deaths in Ontario and about how to keep yourself safe, if you’re using drugs.And exactly one year after the launch of their Needs Assessment Report, LGBT YouthLine has released a report outlining seven recommendations for change in Ontario. It explores gaps in health, suburbs and rural areas, grassroots organizing, youth-led decisions, political power, building standards, and training. Hayley Moody of LGBT YouthLine speaks with Sam Dharmasena about this work and their upcoming virtual launch tour.
In episode #395 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Mary Kelly and Alex Bestos. Kelly is an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia and a national board member of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP). Bestos works at a health research centre focused on substance use and is the international liaison for CSSDP. They talk about the current state of drug-related public policy in Canada and what the students and youth of CSSDP are doing to make it better. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2021/03/16/radio-students-mobilizing-for-the-decriminalization-of-drugs/
We're joined by teacher and education columnist Stephen Price, who did mini-interviews with students about the US inauguration, and whether or not it's important to them and why. As well as French Immersion teacher, Nicole Jarvis.
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy is launching a two-year youth-led Canadian cannabis education program. A grant from Health Canada's Substance Use and Addiction Program is allowing CSSDP to implement a series of programs and initiatives to promote sensible, age-appropriate, and evidence-informed conversations with Canadian youth aged 17-25 about cannabis.
Matthew Bonn is the program coordinator of the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs, national board member with the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and is a knowledge translator for the Dr. Peters Centre. Matt was one of the cofounders of HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society which implemented Atlantic Canada's first Overdose Prevention Site. Matt is also a freelance writer with By Lines in Filter-Magazine, CATIE, The Coast and The Conversation. He contributes to our understanding of the opioid epidemic, overdose prevention, and decriminalizing drugs. Follow him on Twitter here. Find more of his work and art here: Slowly Dying Part 1Already Feel DeadRDS VS A Story of Justice and Raceand What's for Lunch can be found hereWe talk about the harms of stigmatizing people who use drugs, and how widespread and blatant stigma is, from co-workers, families and the healthcare system. We talk about the intersection of stigma toward drug use and other health issues, such as Hepatitis C and HIV, and social identities. Matthew shares the problems created by criminalizing drug use, and the possibilities that are created when people who use drugs are treated with respect, support, and humanity. Episode hosted by Dr. Carmen Logie. Supported by funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canada Research Chairs program. Original music and podcast produced by Jupiter Productions, who have various production services available to support your podcast needs.
Kira holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Montreal where she studies cannabis and mental health in youth, particularly in sexual minorities. Her work/passion is centred around creating connections between science, policy and advocacy. Kira furthers this work as the Chair of the national organization Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Co-Founder of project VoxCann, a Montreal-based bilingual cannabis education initiative. Website: https://www.cannabisandpsychosis.ca
According to statistics, 70% of mistakes in organizations can be chalked up to communication issues. Hard skills might get you hired, but lousy soft skills are going to get you fired. In this week's episode, Pam Baker and Cindy Hunt, together with their special guest, Phil Jarvis, talk about the skills that Canadian students are learning to make them life-ready. Part One of ‘The skills that Canadian students are learning to make them life-ready with Phil Jarvis’ Phil Jarvis is mobilizing collaboration across borders to graduate young people who are "life-ready". He is the President of the Transitions Canada Coalition. Transitions Canada is a not-for-profit national coalition of education, business, government, and civic leaders committed to identifying, enhancing and scaling best practices across Canada. They are actively addressing gaps to prepare students for success beyond high school. This includes postsecondary education and contemporary jobs and career paths. Coalition partners believe a dramatic shift is required to personalized, project-based, collaborative learning linked to issues about which students care deeply. His accomplishments include: building national and international networks of champions and partners, aligning diverse teams of territorial and federal experts, leading national and global initiatives used by millions of students, and providing technical assistance to World Bank projects. He is trusted for his knowledge, experience, integrity, and commitment to excellence. His goal is to ensure young people know their strengths and purpose, develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and acquire the competencies they need to transitions from school to success in career and life. “Part of the problem is we're not engaging kids’ imaginations because we're not connecting the learning to them.” – Phil Jarvis (04:36-04:42) Education shouldn't just be about teaching young people how to get specific assignments done or pass the test. Or only focused on graduating high school to get to college. But it's so much more than that. Transformative initiatives and ideas are required to truly make a difference in the educational system. Every person has different ways to get inspired and motivated. That means leaders in the education industry must find out what young people care about to truly connect the learning to them. It could be things like climate change, plastics in the ocean, lost pets, the homeless, or injustice. You have to figure out what captures their imagination. Part Two of ‘The skills that Canadian students are learning to make them life-ready with Phil Jarvis’ Transformation starts when kids get help discovering themselves. There are many ways to make the kids' learning journey more engaging. Not just merely staring at the blackboard. The learning system needs to be much more hands-on and real-world connected. Get to know the issues around them that they care about. Textbooks serve as our guide, but if there's a way to make the learning more fun, then go for it. “It's important to know how to bring the curriculum to life through real-world connection with real-world issues.” – Phil Jarvis (14:51-15:02) Good communication, mutual respect, and integrity are the key issues that help people become successful in companies. As long as they're doing something that they love doing. In marriages and community relationships, those are the human factors that have been left out of the curriculum. Find out what are the community issues and how you can start to change the world right now. How can you connect with people that are out there doing what you're passionate about? Those are the same people whom you can get pointers from and hear their success stories. Through real-world connections, you can get human labor market information and life information that you'll never get from a computer system. It’s called an occupational monograph. How is this related to young people? It's essential to find out what issues they worry about and want to act on. What projects could they get involved with right now in their family, in their community, and their world? Once you find out what they care about, get them engaged with other students, their community, and community-based organizations. Through our education, communication is absolutely key. Focus on something that they're passionate about, rather than just trying to memorize a poem. Not that poetry isn't great, but unless you're passionate about it, you may just be going through the motions. Kids need teachers who can bring their best to what they do. Who can get back to the reasons they work in education. How to Get Involved Today's workplace is filled with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills. This can catapult creative problem solving but result in communication challenges and conflict that derail a company's fast-paced progress. Adaptive communication enables people to understand one another and quickly resolve conflict—regardless of background, demographics, age, or educational level. Employees gain the tools to lead innovation, generate support for ideas, and reduce communication breakdowns. Want to increase your organization's productivity, increase collaboration, and communicate so your message is heard? Let's book a time to talk. https://www.journeous.com/business/#BusinessScheduler
On this week's episode, we examine the transition between high school and “the real world” — whether that’s college, university, the workforce or something completely different and explore the gaps in Canada’s education system. If you enjoy the This is Why podcast, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @thisiswhy Email: thisiswhy@curiouscast.ca
On the September 24 London Live podcast: The generational gap in how younger and older people in Ontario view the carbon tax with the executive director of Clean Prosperity, Michael Bernstein. Part 2 of Global's "Failure to Launch Kids" series: Canadian school counsellors are stretched thin — and it's our students that suffer with Global's Meghan Collie. Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF is back with UNICEF chief program officer Rowena Pinto Chief.
In this episode of the ADRA Canada Insider Podcast, we are talking to a group of high school students from Canada who are visiting ADRA's EMBRACE project in the country of Rwanda. Recorded in the field, you can catch the excitement in the student's voices as you listen to them talk ... read more
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This was a very intense, engaging conversation about the human brain and it’s processes. Why do some people thrive in chaos and others fall apart? Why do psychedelics help heal trauma? Daniel Greig has been studying cognitive science and philosophy at the University of Toronto with a growing passion about psychedelic science, advocacy, and education. He volunteers with the Canadian Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) and runs a psychedelic seminar series. We talk about what happens in the human brain when we experience traumatic events, addictive impulses, psychedelic healing, near-death experiences, and other important neurological processes! We also explain the five default human responses to a life-threatening moment or crisis; as well as how to recognize which one you are prone to when you enter a situation that is "do or die". Flight of Thoughts Instagram: @jake_flight of thoughts Psychedelic Society Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PsychedelicFirstRespondersAndEmergencyWorkers/ This podcast is uncensored and covers many topics considered “taboo” or difficult for some individuals. We do not condone any illegal activities, as this is a platform for harm reduction and open-dialogue. Although the ideas are mostly evidence-based and honest, the lines of reality and comedy may be blurred at times...this is your trigger warning!
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Will Bastedo, the Director/Co-director of the Toronto Chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, CSSDP. Together they go deep into psychedelics and find out What’s the Crack with the research around psychedelics and mental health, promising new leads of psychedelics and epilepsy, and what’s the crack with microdosing?So, who are the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy? Are psychedelics a new lead for epilepsy? What is microdosing and who started it?To note: when we discuss 5HT2c or 5HT2a receptors, these are Serotonin receptors.Find out about the CSSDP: click hereENJOY! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lisa Campbell, Cannabis Portfolio Specialist at Lifford Wine & Spirits,This week we have the pleasure of having Lisa Campbell, who has been described as the badass lady of the cannabis industry. She’s worked extensively in international drug policy over the years as the Outreach Director for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and she was the founder of Women Grow Toronto. Today, she is the Cannabis Portfolio Specialist at Lifford Wine & Spirits, who are getting into the cannabis space after conquering the alcohol market as the largest suppliers of premium wines to the LCBO.
Lisa Campbell, Cannabis Portfolio Specialist at Lifford Wine & Spirits,This week we have the pleasure of having Lisa Campbell, who has been described as the badass lady of the cannabis industry. She’s worked extensively in international drug policy over the years as the Outreach Director for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and she was the founder of Women Grow Toronto. Today, she is the Cannabis Portfolio Specialist at Lifford Wine & Spirits, who are getting into the cannabis space after conquering the alcohol market as the largest suppliers of premium wines to the LCBO.
Kat Schamel is travelling to join a rally in Washington to demand tighter gun controls. Schamel is a Toronto high school student with dual Canada-U.S. citizenship whose father is a member of the NRA.
In this episode, Doris speaks with Nicholas Timms from Hillfield Strathallan College. He shares the story of how transforming a traditional small business course grew into a student-run Design Studio, with high school students creating solutions for local businesses.
Download Animals are known to indulge in psychoactive compounds. Humans are not the only species who like to become intoxicated. From bees drinking to fermented nectars to reindeer of the Siberian tundra eating Amanita muscaria mushrooms, Aaron and Andras find a creative way to start a conversation about drug policy, harm reduction, and psychedelics. Aaron and Andras have started a company that produces tshirts depicting cute animals doing drugs. While this may seem like a way to promote drug use using cute animals, Aaron and Andras have a deeper meaning, which is about starting a conversation and trying to shift the cultural narrative about drug use. If you want to get one of your own t-shirts, use the coupon code: PSYCHEDELICSTODAY25 to receive 25% off your purchase! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVqObIauPJA] Enroll Today! Show Notes/Links Cute Animals Doing Drugs Coupon Code: PSYCHEDELICSTODAY25 Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness Shamanic Origins of Christmas [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCS9ePWuLU] About Cute Animals Doing Drugs Cute Animals Doing Drugs was created by two friends to raise awareness around these issues, support drug policy reform, and encourage honest conversations about drugs in everyday life. We believe individuals have the right to sovereignty over their own consciousness and that there is no reason to deny any adult the safe and beneficial use of psychoactive substances. We believe social and political change can start from the bottom-up. Our apparel serves as a conversation-starter and a fun, unique way to show your support for an increasingly important social issue. Cute Animals Doing Drugs is here to call attention to these issues, support psychedelic research, encourage drug policy reform, and promote cognitive liberty for all. We also donate 10% of our pre-tax profits to MAPS, the Drug Policy Alliance, and other drug-related non-profit organizations. Check out our current line of apparel here. Andras L Andras L is a cofounder of Cute Animals Doing Drugs Apparel, an initiative intended to help shift societal perceptions around drug use. Cute Animals builds on his previous work as a director on the board of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, where he advocated for the advancement of harm reduction and evidence-based drug policy reform. He is especially focused on reversing harmful policies and combating stigma. Andras graduated with an M.Sc. in Primary Care Research from McGill University and now researches infectious disease. Aaron Aaron co-founded Cute Animals Doing Drugs Apparel with Andras in the summer of 2017. He finished his BA at McGill University in 2014 and has since been traveling the world and working online. Aaron has a longstanding fascination with psychedelics, and is particularly interested in the subjective elements of psychedelics experience as well as the potential broad social impact of mainstreaming psychedelic use, especially in spiritual contexts. He writes about personal development, spirituality, and psychedelic experience at freedomandfulfilment.com.
Girl Ambassadors for Peace Program Coordinator, Katrina Leclerc, interviews students from the University of St. Boniface and the University of Winnipeg in Canada about their experiences during the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61).
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On this week’s episode we talk psilocybin & other psychedelics with two members of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy‘s board of directors: Gonzo Nieto and Alex Betsos. Calls to action: Share your own experiences with psychedelics with friends and family to help end the stigma! Get involved with a group like SSDP to show decision-makers […] The post All About Psilocybin [#16] appeared first on This Week in Drugs.
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