Podcasts about Community studies

00:08 Peter Linebaugh, emeritus professor of History at the University of Toledo, and the author of many many books, including The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day [originally recorded in 2016]   00:33 Fred Glass, author of From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement (and formerly communications director for the California Federation of Teachers, and instuctor in Labor and Community Studies at the Community College of San Francisco) [originally recorded in 2017] The post Peter Linebaugh and Fred Glass on May Day appeared first on KPFA.

**Every Tuesday night, we gather online to listen to the episode and discuss it among friends. Everyone is invited to this community building event. Bring your insights and questions. REGISTER HERE for Tuesday, March 25th, 8 pm ET/5 pm PTSteve's guest is Michael McCarthy, author of 'The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy and a Radical Plan to Rebuild It.' They explore McCarthy's analysis of financialization as a deliberate class project to dismantle working-class power and exacerbate inequality.They look at the historical shift from a robust Social Security system to a privatized, financialized pension system as well as the rise of neoliberal policies post-1970s, facilitated by monetary policy changes (anybody remember the gold standard?) The conversation goes into the failure of both traditional and direct democracies to serve the working class.The episode also weaves through MMT perspectives and the impact of government policies. They touch on the potential of public banking and democratizing finance to empower the working class as well as the challenges of implementing these ideas.Michael A. McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Community Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His book Dismantling Solidarity: Capitalist Politics and American Pensions since the New Deal was awarded the Paul Sweezy Book Award as well as an honorable mention for the Labor and Labor Movements Book Award. His most recent book is The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It). Mike has written for the Boston Review, The Guardian, Jacobin, Noema, and the Washington Post.@its_mccarthy on X

This week, President Trump signed executive orders that profoundly affect teaching and learning. The most immediate involves mass deportation and authorizing immigration agents to make arrests at schools. To understand how the education community is navigating these developments, we contacted teachers, principals, superintendents, education reporters, and immigration lawyers. We encountered intense emotions and confusion; many were unwilling or unprepared to speak publicly. We eventually found a group that was willing to share their thoughts, feelings, plans, and resources they're using. Most of all, they offered their best reasons for hope amid the uncertainty ahead. Jessica Heiser is the Founder & Lead Project Attorney at Imprint Legal Group, a national law and consulting firm that specializes in protected class law. Jessica is a two-time graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a B.A. with Honors and, fifteen years later, earned a Master's certificate in Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations. After teaching middle and high school students in St. Louis and Los Angeles, Jessica put herself through law school at DePaul University College of Law and practiced school and employment law for almost twelve years. After becoming a certified diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner, she gave up her partnership in a large law firm to launch Imprint Legal Group, a women- and disability-owned business that guides organizations in proactively combining compliance and culture. Jessica is the recipient of the prestigious Diversity in Law Award and has been tapped to serve on the Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Equity and Access and National School Board Association Title IX Advisory Group. Jen Schwanke, Ed.D., has been an educator for almost three decades, teaching or leading at all levels. She is the author of four books published by ASCD, including The Principal's Guide to Conflict Management, and has published hundreds of articles in various education publications. In addition to providing professional development to districts in the areas of school climate, personnel, and instructional leadership, Schwanke presents at conferences for ASCD, NAESP, NASSP, AASA, and various state and local education organizations. She is the co-host of the popular “Principal Matters” podcast and an instructor in educational administration at The Ohio State University and Miami University of Ohio. Dr. Schwanke currently serves as a Deputy Superintendent in Ohio.– Zaidee Stavely covers bilingual education, early education and immigration as it relates to schools and hosts EdSource's Education Beat podcast. She is a bilingual print and radio reporter who has worked in Mexico and the U.S. She has covered education, immigration, environmental justice and traditional arts for KQED, Radio Bilingüe, and Public Radio International's “The World,” among other outlets. Zaidee has won numerous awards for her journalism, including an Emmy, a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, an Excellence in Journalism Award from SPJ Northern California, and the Rubén Salazar Award from CCCNMA: Latino Journalists of California. She grew up in rural Mendocino County, where both her parents taught in public one-room schoolhouses. She has a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in Latin American and Latino Studies and Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz. She lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Lise Butler's Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-70 (Oxford UP, 2020) invites us to revisit a figure who, in Butler's words, is both a ‘relatively obscure' yet also ‘curiously ubiquitous' in the political and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain. The book uses Young, a policy maker and sociology to explore the role of social science in social democratic politics in the postwar period. Butler explores Young's role in activities such as his role developing the Labour Party's 1945 manifesto ‘Let us Face the Future', his work as a sociologist, most notably in his monograph Family and Kinship in East London (co-authored with Peter Wilmott), and his role as a social innovator helping to establish Institute of Community Studies, the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the Social Science Research Council and the Open University. In doing so she offers a thought provoking story which encourages rethinking some of the common assumptions made about the role of sociology, and social science more broadly, in British politics. In this podcast we explore the themes of the book, which includes not only discussing the above but also themes such as the role of women and the family in Young's thought, why he favoured the basic income, the social scientific turn in the history of modern Britain and why, exactly, buying a fridge is a political act. Matt Dawson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow with research interests in social theory and the history of sociology.

In this continuation of the Intergenerational Engagement series, host Lisa Loiselle speaks with Dana Zummach and Kate Dupuis.  Kate Dupuis is the Schlegel Innovation Leader in Arts and Aging at Sheridan College and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging. She is based at the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research in Oakville, Ontario and is a Professor in Sheridan's Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies. After receiving her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto, Kate completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health and Hearing Services programs at Baycrest and became registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a clinical neuropsychologist.   Kate is a clinician-scientist whose work lies at the intersection of arts, health, and aging. In her research, Kate seeks to understand how arts participation can benefit all domains of health and well-being for older adults and those who care for them, and she explores how to encourage and support creativity and self-expression across the lifespan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kate's work expanded to explore the experiences of moral distress and moral injury in staff working in retirement and long-term care homes. She uses arts and creativity techniques to address the health and well-being of staff, with an aim towards enhanced resilience and recovery.   Dana Zummach is the manager of Dementia Programs at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and has been involved with the Supporting Inclusion through Intergenerational Partnerships (SIIP) project since 2019. The SIIP project reduces social isolation, and builds meaningful relationships that span across generations. SIIP works with organizations across Waterloo Region to provide opportunities for older adults living with dementia, their care partners, and youth to connect and interact in purposeful ways. Dana has over 15 years of experience in public health research, program evaluation, and project management and holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies and Gerontology and Master of Science in Public Health and Health Systems both from the University of Waterloo.  In this episode, Lisa, Dana and Kate discuss several Intergenerational programs that have been supported by SIIP funding through the RIA and programs that Kate has been involved in creating and supporting through her research. They also explore why these interactions are so important and meaningful to both the young and their “grand-friends.” Many lessons were learned from the programs being supported by SIIP funding and as a result, Dana shares some best practices and how to access key resources for training purposes and also program development and/or management. Finally, some words of advice are shared about program sustainability.  

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner discuss various topics related to energy, regulations, and financial implications. They express skepticism about achieving net-zero emissions due to high costs and technological limitations, particularly emphasizing the challenges facing the wind industry. They also highlight Saudi Arabia's struggles with oil production amid heavy spending and discuss the current landscape of electrical generation sources, noting the resilience of coal and the limited growth of renewables like geothermal and hydro. Additionally, they scrutinize the uncertainties surrounding global oil demand and the potential impacts of green building regulations on homebuilders and homeowners, questioning the feasibility and affordability of such initiatives.Highlights of the Podcast00:00 - Intro01:16 - Net Zero's days are numbered04:03 - Research warns net zero policies risk plunging thousands into poverty07:14 - Saudi Arabia Can No Longer Raise Oil Output For Cash10:24 - U.S. Electricity Generation by Source in 2023: Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Petroleum13:30 - Goldman CEO Sees More Uncertainty to Soft-Landing Expectations – Will this impact global oil demand?15:29 - Homebuilders Are Fighting Green Building. Homeowners Will Pay.18:39 - OutroPlease see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.Net Zero's days are numberedFebruary 24, 2024 Stu TurleyIf a week is a long time in politics, then 2023 belongs to a different age in the politics of Net Zero. Less than eleven months ago, the government was saying that ‘Net Zero is […]Research warns net zero policies risk plunging thousands into povertyFebruary 24, 2024 Stu TurleyNew research which has been published by the Institute for Community Studies has warned that net zero policy risks plunging people into poverty and that authorities must act now to prevent such a thing.  […]Saudi Arabia Can No Longer Raise Oil Output For CashFebruary 26, 2024 Stu TurleySaudi Arabia has been spending heavily both abroad and at home. As a result, last year, the Public Investment Fund's cash and treasury assets slimmed from over $105 billion in 2022 to some $37 billion […]U.S. Electricity Generation by Source in 2023: Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, PetroleumFebruary 27, 2024 Mariel AlumitBy Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Electricity generation, as measured in gigawatt-hours, has gotten hammered by a near-stagnation in demand since 2007, as efforts to make everything more efficient have produced results for electricity users who'd invested in […]Goldman CEO Sees More Uncertainty to Soft-Landing Expectations – Will this impact global oil demand?February 27, 2024 Stu TurleyGoldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said softer spending by consumers calls into question expectations that the US economy will avoid a recession. “The world is set up for a soft landing,” Solomon said at […]Homebuilders Are Fighting Green Building. Homeowners Will Pay.February 28, 2024 Stu TurleyBack in the 1990s, political guru James Carville said he wanted to be reincarnated as the bond market because it could “intimidate everybody.” Here in the 2020s, you might prefer to come back as a […]Follow Stuart On LinkedIn and TwitterFollow Michael On LinkedIn and TwitterENB Top NewsENBEnergy DashboardENB PodcastENB Substack– Get in Contact With The Show –

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss several key headlines and delve into oil and gas finance and market analysis. They start by highlighting doubts about achieving net zero emissions, citing former IMF chief economist Oliver Blanchard's concerns about the financial and practical challenges. The conversation then shifts to Shell's substantial earnings from LNG trading and Qatar Energy's plans to boost LNG production amidst Biden administration policies halting LNG exports from the U.S. They also critique recent mergers and earnings reports within the energy sector, including an $11 billion merger between Cord Energy and Energy Plus, and EOG's $6.2 billion capital plan. Throughout, they express skepticism about the feasibility and implications of current energy policies and trends, underscoring concerns about industry performance amidst low natural gas prices.Highlights of the Podcast00:00 - Intro 01:33 - Net Zero's days are numbered04:27 - Shell's LNG trading makes $2.4 billion in final 2023 quarter, sources say06:04 - QatarEnergy to further boost LNG output10:04 - Research warns net zero policies risk plunging thousands into poverty14:39 - Markets Update19:11 - Chord Energy and Enerplus Agree to $11 Billion Merger25:30 - Vital Energy Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial and Operating Results28:39 - Southwestern Energy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results29:47 - OutroPlease see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcst.Net Zero's days are numberedFebruary 24, 2024 Stu TurleyIf a week is a long time in politics, then 2023 belongs to a different age in the politics of Net Zero. Less than eleven months ago, the government was saying that ‘Net Zero is […]Shell's LNG trading makes $2.4 billion in final 2023 quarter, sources sayFebruary 24, 2024 Stu TurleyShell's LNG trading accounted for third of Shell's Q4 profit Trading was boosted by East-West arbitrage, CEO said LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Nearly a third of Shell's (SHEL.L), opens new tab profit in the fourth quarter […]QatarEnergy to further boost LNG outputFebruary 25, 2024 Mariel AlumitState-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy said on Sunday it will further boost its liquefied natural gas production from the North Field. Qatar's energy minister and chief executive of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, made the announcement during […]Research warns net zero policies risk plunging thousands into povertyFebruary 24, 2024 Stu TurleyNew research which has been published by the Institute for Community Studies has warned that net zero policy risks plunging people into poverty and that authorities must act now to prevent such a thing.  […]Chord Energy and Enerplus Agree to $11 Billion MergerFebruary 25, 2024 Stu Turleyn the latest U.S. oil and gas merger, Chord Energy and Enerplus have agreed to combine in an approximately $11 billion stock and cash transaction, which will create a premier Williston basin-focused exploration and production company. The […]Vital Energy Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial and Operating ResultsFebruary 25, 2024 Stu TurleyTULSA, OK, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) (“Vital Energy” or the “Company”) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial and operating results and provided its 2024 outlook. Supplemental slides […]Southwestern Energy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 ResultsFebruary 25, 2024 Stu TurleySPRING, Texas, Feb. 22 /BusinessWire/ — Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) (the “Company” or “Southwestern Energy”) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2023. 2023 Highlights Generated $2.5 billion net […] Follow Stuart On LinkedIn and TwitterFollow Michael On LinkedIn and TwitterENB Top NewsENBEnergy DashboardENB PodcastENB Substack– Get in Contact With The Show –

Jay interviews Joel Lalone, Director of the Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College about the results of the 2023 Survey of the Community on Quality of Life. Joel discusses the work done by the Center, based at Jefferson Community College, to survey the communty in Jefferson, Lewis and St. lawrence Counties on how public opinion has changed on a variety of important community issues. Are things getting better in our rural communities, or worse? Are our communities heading in the right direction? It's a great conversation with lots of information to share.

Richard Harries is the new Director of Caritas Westminster. Richard is a former senior civil servant who spent many years working on criminal justice, voluntary sector and local government policy issues. In 2013 he took up a new role working for a Westminster-based think-tank before going on to become Director of Research for a National Lottery grant-maker. Most recently he was Director of the Institute for Community Studies, where amongst other things, he had been working on the impact of faith-based social action. He is also on the board of the Caritas Social Action Network.

Dr. Kristopher Wells is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Health and Community Studies, MacEwan University. He holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and serves as the founding Director for the MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity. He's also the creator of Pride Tape, which has seen its sales increase since the NHL ruled that the tape would not be allowed on sticks; a follow up to the announcement earlier this year that pride jerseys would no longer be worn during warmups.

Dr. Janelle Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative, a catalytic nonprofit that seeks to build Black wealth through community wealth-building strategies. Committed to advancing investments and policies that increase opportunities for disinvested communities, Janelle has led several strategies for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Annie E. Casey Foundation to advance inclusive and thriving communities. She has also served as a congressional fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives. Janelle holds a doctorate in International Family and Community Studies from Clemson University, a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology from Florida Memorial University. Janelle joins us today to discuss the wealth divide and how to close it. She explains why the wealth divide is not a simple gap, but a deep-seated divide perpetuated by historical injustices. She presents data that highlight the wealth disparities between Black and White households in Atlanta and across the nation. She shares AWBI's efforts to close the wealth divide and shares their projects, such as the 1,000 Black Businesses Campaign and the Black Community Wealth Network. Janelle also emphasizes the need to disaggregate data by race and ethnicity, especially for Minority Business Enterprises, and underscores the importance of solidarity and collective action in addressing economic inequality. “A divide is something intentionally created. We have to constantly acknowledge the root causes that not only created this divide, but perpetuate it.” – Dr. Janelle Williams This week on Breaking Barriers: Janelle's background and AWBI's mission Her path to working in economic justice Love and justice and the value of active engagement in building an equitable society The social awareness of today's generation Understanding the wealth divide The Black/White wealth gap in Atlanta How enslaved people were used as collateral How slave labor has been a constant driver of economic growth in the United States Making intentional investments in Black businesses in high-growth industries Distinguishing income-generating models and wealth-building vehicles Thinking of wealth beyond the frames of assets minus liabilities The structural barriers around Black community wealth The role of partnerships and collaboration in addressing economic justice Data in addressing wealth disparities and the value of community-based participatory research in the process Disinvestment in supplier diversity How corporate America can leverage resources to ensure supplier diversity and distribute wealth equitably Why corporations need to incentivize joint ventures for Black and other minority businesses Education and workforce development in the local economy AWBI's rebranding strategy and plans for scaling its impact beyond Atlanta   Connect with Dr. Janelle Williams: Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative on LinkedIn Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative on Instagram Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative on Facebook Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative on Twitter Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative on YouTube Dr. Janelle Williams on LinkedIn   This podcast is brought to you by Hire Ground Hire Ground is a technology company whose mission is to bridge the wealth gap through access to procurement opportunities. Hire Ground is making the enterprise ecosystem more viable, profitable, and competitive by clearing the path for minority-led, women-led, LGBT-led, and veteran-led small businesses to contribute to the global economy as suppliers to enterprise organizations. For more information on getting started please visit us @ hireground.io today! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media and join us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

In 2017, City College of SF became one of only a few colleges in the US with free tuition for locals. One of the organizers behind Free City was James Tracy, an author, organizer and teacher at City College in the Department of Labor and Community Studies. He describes the organizing strategy behind a successful campaign where the Left went on the offensive. 'Free City' by Marcy Rein, Mickey Ellinger and Vicki Legion: pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1141  Two of James's many books about organizing on the Left you should read: Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes From San Francisco's Housing Wars: akpress.org/dispatchesagainstdisplacement.html Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing (with Amy Sonnie): mhpbooks.com/books/hillbilly-nationalists-urban-race-rebels-and-black-power-updated-and-revised More Sad Francisco: patreon.com/sadfrancisco

00:08 Kim Kelly, labor journalist and labor organizer; now author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor [originally broadcast in April 2022] 00:33 Fred Glass teaches Labor and Community Studies at the Community College of San Francisco. He's also Communications Director for the California Federation of Teachers. His latest book is From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement [originally broadcast in August 2017] The post Labor History with Kim Kelly and Fred Glass appeared first on KPFA.

While "Sound of Freedom" rakes in the profits in the US box office, there are still children in exploitative circumstances. Are search and rescue missions the most effective way of rehabilitating them? We bring you a Christian anti-trafficking expert who has seen the harmful impacts of well-intentioned evangelicals and knows that there's a better way forward. We talk about: how this movie harms anti trafficking work the trafficking of children happens primarily through exploitative and forced labor how our dollars fund child slavery (hint: check your pantry) evidence-based models for successful anti trafficking work  organizations you can trust with your dollars  Full show notes here  (with all the organization links!) Dr. Lauren Pinkston is a public academic, teaching through published writing, nonprofit coaching, facilitated workshops, and a newly released podcast. She holds a PhD in International Family and Community Studies from Clemson University. Previous to working in academia, Lauren lived in Southeast Asia researching the human trafficking crisis and starting businesses to employ survivors. She now consults for anti-trafficking organizations and small business startups, helping them institute trauma policies into healing-centered workplaces. Lauren is the President of Kindred Exchange, a non-profit focused on establishing more ethical missions practices and expanding jobs in the Global South. Connect with Lauren on Instagram  

As Pride month wraps up, we spoke with Dr. Kristopher Wells (He/Him) - Associate Professor in the Department of Child & Youth Care, Faculty of Health and Community Studies at MacEwan University - to understand the rise of of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and attacks on the trans/drag communities.

In the 2010s cities and counties across the US witnessed long-overdue change as they engaged more with questions of social, economic, and racial justice. After decades of urban economic restructuring that intensified class divides and institutional and systemic racism, dozens of local governments countered the conventional wisdom that cities couldn't address inequality—enacting progressive labor market policies, from $15 minimum wages to paid sick leave. In their book Justice at Work: The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities, Marc Doussard and Greg Schrock visit case studies in cities including Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Seattle, and New Orleans, and show that the contemporary wave of successful progressive organizing efforts is likely to endure—but their success hinges on a few factors including sustaining power at the grassroots. Here, Marc Doussard is in conversation with David B. Reynolds.Marc Doussard is professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is coauthor of Justice at Work: The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities and author of Degraded Work: The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market.David B. Reynolds was director of the Center for Labor and Community Studies at University of Michigan. Reynolds has been a labor educator for 20 years and is coauthor of A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement and coeditor of Igniting Justice and Progressive Power: The Partnership for Working Families Cities.Books and published works referenced:-Justice at Work: The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities by Marc Doussard and Greg Schrock-Degraded Work: The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market by Marc Doussard-A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement by Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds-Igniting Justice and Progressive Power: The Partnership for Working Families Cities by David B. Reynolds and Louise Simmons-Partnering for Change: Unions and Community Groups Build Coalitions for Economic Justice, edited by David B. Reynolds (with essay by Reynolds and Jen Kern: Labor and the Living Wage Movement)-”Living Wage Campaigns: An activist's guide to building the movement for economic justice.” David Reynolds and Jen Kern. (Labor Studies Center, Wayne State University and Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, 2000.)-Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies by John Kingdon-The City Is the Factory, edited by Miriam Greenberg and Penny LewisOther references:-Fight for 15-ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)-PowerSwitch Action: https://www.powerswitchaction.org/-American Rescue Plan (also known as the American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA)-The Green New DealCities mentioned:SeattleDetroitDenverChicagoSan JoseSan DiegoSilicon ValleyAnn Arbor

As Executive Director, Allegra creates a sustainable financial foundation for Levitt LA and develops equitable community engagement strategies to connect Levitt LA to the MacArthur Park / Westlake neighborhood and beyond.  She served as the Director of Community Relations & Partnerships with Levitt LA from 2019-2023 and was recently selected to fill this role. A lifelong Angeleno, she brings 15 years of experience in the non-profit field, focusing on community organizing, youth development, arts, and culture. She received her education in the communities where she has worked—Pasadena City College and UC Santa Cruz—earning a BA in Community Studies and Art History. She has worked with: Occidental College, Heidi Duckler Dance, Jewish Vocational Service, 24th Street Theatre, Homies Unidos, and Inner City Law Center. She was a Cultural Policy ACTIVATE fellow with Arts for LA in 2016-17 and a mentee of the Women of Color in the Arts Leadership Through Mentorship Program in 2018. Allegra has also served as a grants panelist with the LA City Department of Cultural Affairs, Long Beach Arts Council, LA County Arts Commission, the MAP Fund, and the CA Arts Council. The approach she takes in fundraising is rooted in building upon long-term reciprocal relationships. Her work demonstrates her commitment to being a strategic community builder who is passionate about social justice and creating equitable access to the arts. During her off time, she can be found hiking, traveling, attending cultural festivals, and attending concerts with loved ones enjoying genres such as global bass, hip-hop, reggae/dancehall, cumbia, soul, funk and more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT!Share with your friends.Thank you for listening.Donate through VENMO: @DANCNGSOBR Find Allegra at:Instagram: @Allegra213, @levitt.la ----my LINKS:Merch: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​/shopMy photography: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Recorded at Espacio 1839https://www.espacio1839.com_____Recorded on TASCAM Mixcast and Mics*************************************Suicide prevention:Dial: 988, for Suicide and Crisis LifelineOnline visit: https://988lifeline.orgSubstance Abuse and Mental HealthSAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357Online visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/nati...*************************************

City Lights presents Zein El-Amine in conversation with James Tracy and Aimee Suzara, celebrating the publication of "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" by Zein El-Amine, published by Radix Media. This live event took place in the main room of City Lights and was hosted by Peter Maravelis. You can purchase copies of "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" directly from City Lights here: https://citylights.com/general-fiction/is-this-how-you-eat-a-watermelon-2/ Zein El-Amine is a Lebanese-born poet and writer. He has an MFA in Poetry from the University of Maryland. His poems have appeared in Wild River Review, Folio, Beltway Quarterly, Foreign Policy In Focus, CityLit, and others. His latest poetry manuscript “A Travel Guide for the Exiled” was recently shortlisted for the Bergman Prize, judged by Louise Glück. His short stories have appeared in the Uno Mas, Jadaliyya, Middle East Report, Wild River Review, About Place Journal, and in Bound Off. James Tracy is an author, organizer, and an Instructor of Labor and Community Studies at City College of San Francisco. He is the co-author of "Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times" and the author of "Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes From San Francisco's Housing Wars." Aimee Suzara is a Filipino-American poet, playwright, and performer based in Oakland, CA. Her poetry and plays have been produced, adapted, and published widely, and she has collaborated with a variety of choreographers, musicians and dance companies for multidisciplinary productions. A cultural worker and professional educator for the past twenty years, she tailors and offers lectures, performances and workshops to organizations, universities, and classrooms. She's been featured as a spoken word artist nationally, and her poems appear in numerous journals and anthologies such as Kartika Review, 580 Split, Lantern Review and Walang Hiya: Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice, Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees and Poets (Lit Noire Press) and her chapbooks, "the space between" and "Finding the Bones" (Finishing Line Press). An advocate for the intersection of arts and literacy, she teaches at San Francisco State University and other universities and colleges and leads workshops in poetry and performance for youth and adults. This event was made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

Ever wonder how a dog sees the world? Find out by reading the story of Shadow, and his owner and very own “superhero”, Charlotte. Their adventure takes them many places in one day as Shadow goes with Charlotte throughout their town to mail a letter, cross a busy street, water flowers at Nana's house and return a library book. While at the library, Charlotte meets a curious boy named Nathan who wonders why he can't bring his dog to the library. That's when Shadow learns about his power and how he helps Charlotte. Shadow also learns to appreciate his name as he goes wherever Charlotte goes. Christine Quaglia is a full-time Social Worker and a part-time Writer. She loves to write about what affects all of our lives. She has done a TedX talk on language and the perception of disability as well as written about her own personal experience of being born with a congenital neuromuscular disorder that requires her to use a wheelchair and receive various forms of assistance. Anne-Marie DePape is a Developmental Psychologist, specializing in disability studies across the lifespan. Anne-Marie received her PhD from McMaster University and trained at world renowned institutions including Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Hospital and Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Anne-Marie has worked in healthcare and education settings over the years, with her most recent position at Mohawk College where she is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Community Studies. Anne-Marie is passionate about creating early learning opportunities for children, whether it be through STEM activities or teaching children about the brain or emotion regulation. Christine has light brown hair with bangs and black glasses. Anne-Marie has long blonde hair and is wearing a black and white striped long sleeve shirt. Charlotte's Shadow on Amazon Instagram My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta. Music: Positive Fuse by French Fuse Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. In this episode he was wearing a blue and white checked zip up with a light blue shirt and green headphones. Leah is a white female with chin length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. In this episode she was wearing a blue coloured shirt. Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast lison@cpalberta.com for any questions! We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T'ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

This week, senior news reporter Russell Hargrave and acting editor Andy Ricketts examine the factors affecting volunteering among young people. They talk to Emily Morrison, head of the Institute for Community Studies, about research published by her organisation which found a "postcode lottery" affecting young people's ability to donate their time. The report, called Volunteering Journeys, says the place young people grow up in "powerfully determines if and how they are supported to volunteer".This week's Good News Bulletin features updates on the man bidding to complete the world's most epic pub crawl for charity and a record-breaking blood donation drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the pandemic, the federal government granted schools lunch waivers which allowed them to provide free school lunch to every student, regardless of income. This meant families could access “to-go” lunch pick-ups or meal deliveries by bus. These waivers continued in 2021, but Republicans blocked further extension for the start of this school year.  As we continue our back-to-school, School Principles, series we speak with: Jennifer Gaddis, associate professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools, about seeing school lunch and nutrition as part of education, the history of school lunch, and how school lunch policy should change. Then, we hear from Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, about how the history and legacy of The Black Panthers' own free school meal program, and the importance of equitable food access in schools for all kids. Then we hear from a current New York City high schooler, Savannah, who has done work with Teen Justice For Food and shares her own experience with school lunch, and how it could be improved. And we hear from listeners, who reflect on their memories of school lunch and share how it differs from the lunch at their children's schools.

During the pandemic, the federal government granted schools lunch waivers which allowed them to provide free school lunch to every student, regardless of income. This meant families could access “to-go” lunch pick-ups or meal deliveries by bus. These waivers continued in 2021, but Republicans blocked further extension for the start of this school year.  As we continue our back-to-school, School Principles, series we speak with: Jennifer Gaddis, associate professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools, about seeing school lunch and nutrition as part of education, the history of school lunch, and how school lunch policy should change. Then, we hear from Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, about how the history and legacy of The Black Panthers' own free school meal program, and the importance of equitable food access in schools for all kids. Then we hear from a current New York City high schooler, Savannah, who has done work with Teen Justice For Food and shares her own experience with school lunch, and how it could be improved. And we hear from listeners, who reflect on their memories of school lunch and share how it differs from the lunch at their children's schools.

Imam Dawood Yasin is the Director of Student Life and Center for Ethical Living and Learning at Zaytuna College.  He studied the Islamic sciences at the Abu Nour Institute in Damascus, Syria while also holding a BA in Community Studies from UMass-Boston and an MA in Liberal Studies and Globalization Studies from Dartmouth College.  He's well known for leading a sustainable lifestyle and his never ending pursuit of various hobbies which includes hunting and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.    In this episode, we discuss the crisis that many married men fall into after starting a family.  We talk about why men stop working on themselves and the importance of finding productive hobbies and continuing personal development well after marriage.   You can follow Dawood on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dawood_yasin/ Resources related to Sultans and Sneakers: Patreon:  https://patreon.com/sultansandsneakers YouTube:  www.youtube.com/sultansandsneakers Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sultansandsneakers Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SultansNSnkrs Facebook:  https://facebook.com/sultansandsneakers

Dr. John Freer grew up as a struggling student and is passionate about sharing his experience and ongoing research on the attitudes of people toward those with disabilities, social inclusion, disabilities in education and much more. In a recent study of grade 4 students, which is continuing, Dr. Freer found that most of the students have already adopted a deficit view of disability. He has also developed the Tripartite Intervention for students, a 12-week program addressing how we feel about disabilities, how we act towards individuals with disabilities and the thoughts and stereotypes already developed. John is a Professor in the School of Community Studies at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. He is the coordinator of the Educational Support program and helps to train students interested in pursuing a career in special education. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor, where he teaches primarily in the areas of educational psychology and special education. Prior to his work in higher education, John worked in the K-12 education system as an EA (educational assistant). 00:25 A struggling learner now breaking down the barriers 04:05 You CAN reach your maximum potential - everyone has something that makes them tick 05:39 A fail-safe environment in a classroom 09:10 W.E. Spark Health Insitute. and the research project looking at attitudes towards disability 10:45 Inclusion is a social justice issue 13:00 Person-first or exceptionality-first language? 14:48 The Power of Thought Children's Book series - a proactive, fun, and practical resource to teach children emotional literacy https://lynnmclaughlin.com/ 16:07 A twelve-lesson intervention program for students - Tripartite Intervention 18:47 John's book (in progress) - The Illusion From the Back of the Class 24:10 Behaviours have a purpose and the educator's role 25:45 The influence one individual has 26:43 Upcoming research into students with hidden disabilities and their understanding of themselves 29:00 We are all unique Email Dr. Freer at jfreer@stclaircollege.ca or jfreer@uwindsor.ca https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-DfrsmEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-the-helm/support

While proponents of conversion therapy argue that legislative bans infringe on freedoms of expression and religion, its opponents contend that failing to impose a ban would have harmful consequences. Now criminalized at the federal level, we discuss the practice of conversion therapy: its impacts, ideological underpinnings, and the legislative approaches to its ban in Canada. We speak with Dr. Kristopher Wells, associate professor in the Faculty of Health and Community Studies at MacEwen University, and author of the Canada Research Chair report, “Conversion Therapy in Canada: A Guide for Legislative Action.”

 Please invite others to listen to these GroveCast podcasts and visit oceangrove.org for information about our upcoming events.GroveCast Episode 0057: Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D.: The Sprit Breathes Life into Dry BonesThis message was given by Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D. in The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove NJ on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021.Professor Trulear will also be speaking this year (2022) for Camp Meeting at Ocean Grove. See our website at Oceangrove.org for details of our 2022 schedule. Please join us live (or online live or later on-demand at oceangrove.org/watch) to be transformed by the Word spoken through our many speakers.Length: 30 Minutes.Ezekiel 37 : The Dry BonesHarold Dean Trulear, Ph.D., has served as Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Howard University School of Divinity since 2003. He currently teaches Prophetic Ministry, Ethics and Politics, Ministry and Criminal Justice, and Church and Community Studies.He has served as pastor of churches in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and he is currently a pastoral associate at Praise and Glory Tabernacle in Philadelphia.Prior to joining the Howard Divinity faculty, he served as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Religion and Public Policy at the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. He also has held faculty positions at the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, Yale University, Colgate Rochester Divinity School, The Center for Urban Theological Studies (Geneva College), and Jersey City State College.Dr. Trulear is the author of over 100 articles, book chapters, essays and published sermons. His important monographs include “Faith Based Initiatives with High Risk Youth,” “The African American Church and Welfare Reform,” and “George Kelsey: Unsung Hero.”With Charles Lewis and W. Wilson Goode, he is co-editor of the book Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward.He directs a national research and demonstration project called “Healing Communities,” mobilizing congregations to support those returning from incarceration through the establishment of family and social support networks. This podcast is provided by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a non-profit. We invite you to visit oceangrove.org to find more information about our organization including how to take part in our many programs and how to support the organization.

In this part 1 episode we meet Claudia Bernard, Professor of Social Work and Head of Postgraduate Research in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths University. She is a qualified social worker and, has worked in local authority children and families social work and has retained this interest in her research and teaching. Claudia joined Goldsmiths in 1994 and previously held a lectureship at the university of Portsmouth. We focus on her new book 'Intersectionality', Claudia shares how the book came to being and her initial ambivalence in writing it which later became something she had to do in view of current circumstances - the murder of George Floyd and the impact of COVID -19 upon marginalised groups.   Claudia has published widely in child abuse and neglect and in equality and diversity issues in social work education.  Her general interests lie in the areas of social work with children and families, gender-based violence, critical race theory, equalities and social justice. Claudia teaches on courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also leads the PhD programme in the Department. As an educator and researcher, her primary interests are in delivering the highest quality of social work education, and in developing students' research-mindedness for research-informed practice. In part II of our conversation with Claudia, she shares more about her Career Journey, the highs and the lows, which I know you will also find stimulating and inspirational - do listen to the end of this episode when Claudia shares some nuggets of wisdom.     Book Launch: https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=13849 Claudia has a presence on @Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a recording of a Child and Youth Care graduate school information panel that took place November 30, 2021. Graduate school programs were represented by Natasha Blanchet-Cohen from Concordia University's Graduate Diploma in Youth Work; Graham McPheat from the University of Strathclyde's MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies; Alison Gerlach from the University of Victoria's Masters and PhD programs in Child, Youth, Family and Community Studies; and Julian Hasford from the University formally known as Ryerson's MA in Child and Youth Care. We only recorded the faculty presentations. This was done to allow student presenters to speak freely about their educational experiences both good and not so great. Student presenters included Crystal Harrison, Caroline Moore, Emily Hellard, Wolfgang Vachon, and Juanita Stephen. If you would like to see a video of the presentation, you can go to CYC-Net.org. To learn more about the programs discussed please visit: Concordia University University of Strathclyde University of Victoria x-University  

This episode is a recording of a Child and Youth Care graduate school information panel that took place November 30, 2021. Graduate school programs were represented by Natasha Blanchet-Cohen from Concordia University's Graduate Diploma in Youth Work; Graham McPheat from the University of Strathclyde's MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies; Alison Gerlach from the University of Victoria's Masters and PhD programs in Child, Youth, Family and Community Studies; and Julian Hasford from the University formally known as Ryerson's MA in Child and Youth Care. We only recorded the faculty presentations. This was done to allow student presenters to speak freely about their educational experiences both good and not so great. Student presenters included Crystal Harrison, Caroline Moore, Emily Hellard, Wolfgang Vachon, and Juanita Stephen. If you would like to see a video of the presentation, you can go to CYC-Net.org. To learn more about the programs discussed please visit: Concordia University University of Strathclyde University of Victoria x-University  

This episode is a recording of a Child and Youth Care graduate school information panel that took place November 30, 2021. Graduate school programs were represented by Natasha Blanchet-Cohen from Concordia University's Graduate Diploma in Youth Work; Graham McPheat from the University of Strathclyde's MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies; Alison Gerlach from the University of Victoria's Masters and PhD programs in Child, Youth, Family and Community Studies; and Julian Hasford from the University formally known as Ryerson's MA in Child and Youth Care. We only recorded the faculty presentations. This was done to allow student presenters to speak freely about their educational experiences both good and not so great. Student presenters included Crystal Harrison, Caroline Moore, Emily Hellard, Wolfgang Vachon, and Juanita Stephen. If you would like to see a video of the presentation, you can go to CYC-Net.org. To learn more about the programs discussed please visit: Concordia University University of Strathclyde University of Victoria x-University  

In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves celebrate the 100th episode and welcome Dr. Julie Hastings to the show! We are so appreciative of the support, and love to hear the feedback from all of you. We never imagined that we would make 100 episodes of the podcast, let alone reach as many listeners as we have. Thank you for subscribing, sharing the podcast and contributing to our continued success in our desire to educate others. Listen in as Dr. Joves and Dr. Hastings discuss her unconventional path to medicine, her passion for women's health, and why she went back to fellowship for further education and training after years of practicing medicine. They will also preview the upcoming series that Dr. Hastings will host which will take the podcast into pathologies, diagnoses and discussions we have never had before! Please see Dr. Hasting's bio below for more specific background information. You can reach her at JHastings@spinenerve.com to thank her for contributing and sharing her story. And don't forget to submit your questions and comments, either to one of our social media accounts or on the Spotify app! Dr. Julie Hastings Bio: Dr. Julie Hastings is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician with a special interest in Interventional Spine. Dr. Hastings completed a North American Spine Society (NASS) recognized fellowship in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine at Desert Spine and Sports Physicians in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to this Dr. Hastings was faculty at University of Arizona and Creighton Medical School where she focused on pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction. She completed residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado and earned her medical degree from Mount Sinai in New York City, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz. Dr. Hastings strives to provide patients with the care she would want for her own family including an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan customized to each patient's specific goals. Whether your pain is keeping you from athletic endeavors, work, or simply enjoying time with your family, Dr. Hastings aims to get you back to those activities empowered with knowledge about your own body and skills to manage your pain. Dr. Hastings has presented research nationally on interdisciplinary chronic pain care, opioids and suicide, pelvic pain and joint hypermobility, and healthcare quality improvement, as well as co-authored a textbook chapter on nonsurgical pain management. She believes strongly in education and mentorship and works with medical students and residents around the country as a mentor. Outside of medicine Dr. Hastings enjoys spending time outdoors, fitness, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.

Shelley Nearing (returning guest) and we discuss Indigenous Disability month. Shelley is a neurodivergent individual with many different human rights passions but mainly focuses on the disability movement and the rights of the Indigenous community. She holds a Masters of Disability and Community Studies from the University of Calgary. She enjoys reading about human rights issues of all areas and tabling at events where she gets to deepen her understanding of the issues.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Two Natural ladies have an inspiring conversation with Carla Raynes founder of Home Share Melbourne. This not for profit social enterprise receives no government funding and is in need of our support. There are two initiatives run by the organisation. 1. Disability Housing. With the support of NDIS Home Share Melbourne find accommodation for people with a disability who don't want to live at home or in a shared housing situation. This is doing very well and NDIS offer a lot of support. 2. Homeless Home Share Program: helping those at risk of homelessness, particularly young people who need a stable home environment to find work, or continue at school. What Carla and her team find, including her identical twin sister Jenna, is the people who are placed in these homes end up with a lifelong friendship and sense of community. Something they may not have had previously. Carla shares a wonderful story about a 17 year old girl and asks us to consider opening our home to young people in need. Home Share Australia make sure the home and the young person are a right fit and there are stringent criteria on both sides. Everyone is safe and the end result is an incredible opportunity and experience for everyone involved. We know you will enjoy this interview and please consider supporting this organisation in need of rooms and donations. www.homesharemelbourne.org Carla is a passionate social entrepreneur with a commitment to social justice and an interest in applying innovation to societal issues. She has a degree in Social Policy and Sociology, and also holds a diploma in Community Studies. She started her career working as a disability support worker, and has since held front line and senior positions within the homelessness sector. Carla holds board positions within homelessness and animal charities. “I met my fellow founders in 2018 and knew that we were going to do big things together. We developed Home Share Melbourne which we have seen change the lives of so many people so far and hope to keep growing and growing!” homeshare.melbourne@homeshare.org.au https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/ ******************** For more information about the Two Natural Ladies visit https://www.twonaturalladies.com.au/ Or follow the Two Natural Ladies on Facebook or Instagram @twonaturalladies https://www.facebook.com/twonaturalladies https://www.instagram.com/twonaturalladies/ Or to find out more about what we do join our group at http://bit.ly/2nlgroup Please subscribe to the Video podcast on the Two Natural Ladies YouTube Channel at http://bit.ly/tnlyoutube Video production sponsored by Nurture Queen Videos https://www.nurturequeenvideos.com

https://www.candidarose.net/Born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, “Candida Rose” Baptista is a 2nd generation American-born Cape Verdean. She is a vocalist, song-writer, entertainer, music and cultural educator, as well as a mother and grandmother.Her 10-song debut CD entitled “KabuMerikana: The Sum of Me”, combines her Cape Verdean musical roots with her American (primarily jazz) influences, a mixture she calls “KabuJazz”. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth where she graduated “Summa Cum Laude” with a Bachelor of Arts – Music Degree, specializing in African-American/World music performance, with a minor in African-American Studies.In addition, she recently graduated from UMASS Boston with a Masters of Science Degree in Transnational, Cultural, and Community Studies (now known as Critical Ethnic and Community Studies). As a working performer, in addition to her work with various jazz, R&B, and Cape Verdean musical groups, through her company Golden Rose Music, Candida spends her days traveling the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a Life Enrichment Entertainer singing for Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Adult Day Care facilities, as well as for various senior groups and associations. It is said that she captivates her audiences and stirs them with a uniquely compelling voice that combines the overtones and undertones of jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel with just the right touch of international spice.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/charles-perry/message

What were you taught in grade school or high school about American Indians? For many of us, the Native Nations in the United States were historicized, relegated to quick and often deeply problematic anecdotes set in the distant past. But of course, this dynamic obscures the lives of present-day American Indians and their ongoing role in shaping the places in which they live. In this episode, hosts Norma Behrend-Martinez and Catie McDonald look to vital examples of American Indian activism that have occurred across the United States in recent years, and particularly pay attention to examples that touch on environmental concerns. They are joined in this episode by special guest Kasey Keeler, who is a faculty member in Civil Society and Community Studies and American Indian studies at UW–Madison.

With Roy Jantzen and Laura Choo of the School of Tourism Management, Capilano University How do wildlife-viewing guidelines differ from one place to the next? What can ecotourism companies do to be more climate responsible? What role do consumers play in this? Roy and Laura discuss these matters as well as share their insights about equitable engagement with local Indigenous communities. Also hear some stories about whales, sea-otters, and dippers! Guests: Roy Jantzen is a professor of Natural History, Ecotourism, Tourism and Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship in the Faculty of Global and Community Studies at Capilano University. He teaches students in Tourism Management, Outdoor Recreation Management, and Global Stewardship. For over two decades, Roy has helped educate the public about the importance of biodiversity and our human place within it. Though he has a passion for local ecosystems and the species that inhabit them, he also has a strong desire to relate the environment to our lives and to larger planetary issues. Roy recently published a book entitled, Active Vancouver: A Year-Round Guide to Outdoor Recreation in the City's Natural Environments. He also leads an ecotourism and consulting company that he began 24 years ago. Roy holds a Master of Environmental Education and Communication from Royal Roads University and asks, “shouldn't all education be environmental education?" Laura Choo is a 4th-year student at Capilano University in the Bachelors of Tourism Management Program. She is also an alumna of the Outdoor Recreation Management Program, which she graduated from with Distinction in 2018. She is passionate about outdoor education, natural history, adventure sports, and especially environmental sustainability. She has worked as an outdoor educator, tour guide, naturalist, and tourism researcher. In December 2020, one of her qualitative research projects, which explored the success of COVID recovery strategies for tourism in the City of North Vancouver, won first place in a city-wide showcase! In 2021, along with completing her undergrad, she is looking forward to working as a research assistant for a project exploring and advocating for diversity and inclusion within tourism restart plans across Canada. If listeners want to connect with Laura with ideas for future projects or collaborations, she would be happy to network through her LinkedIn account.

In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with returning guest Darryl Leroux. Darryl is associate professor in the Department of Social Justice and Community Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia). His book, "Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity," explores the many efforts made by white Americans and Canadians to claim an “Indigenous”identity. He and Tiokasin discuss Darryl’s most recent research demonstrating how Franco-Americans with no Abenaki ancestry have created a series of "Abenaki tribes" in Vermont and New Hampshire.At the bottom of the hour, Tiokasin pays tribute to great friend and colleague Laura Waterman Wittstock (Seneca, Heron Clan) who recently passed away at the age of 83. Laura, a long time and extremely well regarded Native journalist, was the host and producer of "First Person Radio" on public/community radio KFAI FM in Minneapolis, MN for many years. She was also an educator and founder of the non-profit Migizi Communications in Minneapolis - giving opportunities and encouragement to young Native communicators. Over the years, Laura joined Tiokasin as a guest on “First Voices Radio” and Tiokasin also joined Laura on her show. "First Voices Radio" will miss her very much.In the second segment, Tiokasin welcomes back Max Wilbert, a writer, organizer and wilderness guide. A third-generation dissident, Max grew up on Duwamish land in post–WTO Seattle. He is the author of two books, including the forthcoming “Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It,” to be published by Monkfish this year. Max’s essays have been published in Earth Island Journal, Counterpunch and Dissident Voice, and have been translated into several languages. Max has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He has been involved in fighting both Canadian and Utah tar sands, in resisting industrial-scale water extraction and deforestation in Nevada, in advocating for the last remaining wild buffalo in Yellowstone, in solidarity work with Indigenous communities in British Columbia, and in campaigns against sexual violence. Last Friday, a group of activists, including Max, launched an occupation of a proposed mine in northern Nevada. Lithium Americas corporation plans to rip open 5,000 acres of this land to extract lithium for consumer products. For more information on this campaign, visit https://protectthackerpass.org.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)3. Song Title: Long Time GoneArtist: Crosby, Stills and NashCD: Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969)Label: Atlantic Records(00:28:10)3. Song Title: After the Gold RushArtist: Katie PruittCD: Ohio/After the Gold Rush (2020)Label: Rounder Records(00:54:47)

In this episode we interview Sue Reeves, the director of the Aggies Elevated program. Aggies Elevated is a federally designated Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) at Utah State University that offers a two-year certificate in Integrated College and Community Studies for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Sue discusses how faculty and staff at Utah State University organized this program and some of their successes. Recently, Sue was awarded a grant to set up a new CTP program at Utah Valley University. She discusses how these programs help students with intellectual disabilities manage their mental health and develop skills needed to graduate college and transition into the workforce.A full transcript of the interview is available here in English and in Spanish.Bio:Sue Reeves holds a BS in Journalism and a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a Licensed Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, and is completing requirements for licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She is the director of Aggies Elevated, an inclusive two-year certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities, at Utah State University. She became interested in the intersection of mental health and intellectual/developmental disabilities as an MRC intern with Aggies Elevated. In her spare time, she tends to rabbits, chickens, a cat named Dog, and her partner on their farm at the south end of Cache Valley. Links https://diverseeducation.com/article/197099/https://aggieselevated.usu.edu/https://www.mhddcenter.org/  *Music Credit: Music for our podcast is licensed from Marmoset Music. Artist: Johnny Clay; Song "Looking Down the Road"

The nation appears to be on the brink of civil war, if not already in it. With polarization as bad as at any time in our nation's history, how can we stop the violence? Discussions about “law and order” ordinarily end up promoting division and triggering historical trauma. Is there a way to stop the cycle of violence and heal victims and perpetrators alike? Can the truth set us free? If so, how do we go about telling the story? And who gets to tell it? As challenging as this time is, with the underbelly of America exposed, there is also an opportunity to see America as it really is. The first step in changing anything is to see it for what it is and then to create a new story that acknowledges the truth and envisions a better future.   One obstacle to change is that systemic racism is not always easy to see, or understand. It is both complicated and deeply enmeshed in the American psyche. It is not a black and white issue (in more ways than one). Structural racism affects everyone, and prevents America from achieving its sacred purpose: unity in diversity. This purpose is enshrined in our Great Seal: E Pluribus Unum, “Out of the many, one”—a beautiful idea, but one that has yet to be realized. There is some good news today. More and more people of all colors are coming together to speak out against racism. The other good news is that white Americans are beginning to change their thinking, and in a compressed time frame. Just months ago, two-thirds of white Americans thought that police mistreatment of people of color was only “a few bad apples.” Now, more than half of white Americans recognize that there is systemic racism in police enforcement. As volatile and ugly as today is, more people see the need for change.  Many unanswered questions remain. Now that white America is beginning to see the extent of systemic racism, how many will act for change and how many will seek to hold onto their  privilege? Who will win the next election and how much effect will that have? In a representational republic, politicians are always a reflection of the people. Is this the time we finally make real progress? Join us as we delve into all of this with our guests Oscar Edwards and David Boje. “When we share all our stories, they are all stories, it's like water, it's one, and it can flow like water. Right now we lack the collective wisdom to do that. Even though (our stories) come from different streams, it is one source.” ~ Oscar Edwards “Why are we doing true storytelling? Because I discovered I grew up in a false history, a false narrative, of what is going on in America, and in the world” ~ David Boje Glenn Aparicio Parry, PhD, of Basque, Aragon Spanish, and Jewish descent, is the author of Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again (SelectBooks, 2020) and the Nautilus award-winning Original Thinking: A Radical Revisioning of Time, Humanity, and Nature (North Atlantic Books, 2015). Parry is an educator, ecopsychologist, and political philosopher whose passion is to reform thinking and society into a coherent, cohesive, whole. The founder and past president of the SEED Institute, Parry is currently the director of a grass-roots think tank, the Circle for Original Thinking. He has lived in northern New Mexico since 1994. www.originalpolitics.us Oscar Edwards is the Managing Member/CEO of Higher Growth Strategies, LLC (HGS) and also an acclaimed speaker, consultant, trainer, advisor, and business coach with the ability to make complex subjects understandable and fun. In other words, he is a good storyteller.  Oscar goes way back with fellow guest David Boje to their days in the early 80s at the UCLA Anderson School of Management (where Oscar received his BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance & Marketing). They worked together first at the Joint Center for Community Studies with Dr. C.Z. Wilson and they also worked with the late Leroy Wells on the development of a university student quality of life index Oscar has hands-on experience in management, business modeling, strategic planning, managerial accounting, and finance for a host of industries, including construction, sports & entertainment, media, telecom, public works, public transportation, public safety, and public health industries. He is on the finance faculty for Los Angeles City College.  He is also a curriculum designer and instructor for a number of other entrepreneurial eco-learning systems focused on women, minorities, and veterans in Southern California. Oscar has been recognized for his work with small businesses and his community volunteerism by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, California State Assembly and Senate, the United States Congress, United Way of Los Angeles, and many other civic and community organizations. He received recognition early, winning the Outstanding Young Man in America award in 1984, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Black Business and Professional Association in 2000. Oscar is currently working with many community based organizations to enhance their organization capacity, including cultural centers, churches, financial, and educational institutions. He strives to empower communities of color to be self-reliant and yet embrace the intercultural dynamic that is the norm in today's families and households. David Boje is what Michel Foucault calls a ‘specific intellectual', an international scholar confronting and deconstructing the ‘regimes of truth' with his own storytelling paradigm. He has written 16 books as well as a myriad of book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and been cited in over 5000 books and articles. His most recent books are: True Storytelling (Routledge, Francis & Taylor) with Jens Larsen and Lena Bruun, Doing Conversational Storytelling Interviewing for Your Dissertation ( Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.) with Grace Ann Rosile. He created the field of “ante-narrative” research, which analyzes all that is antecedent to the creation of western narratives and indigenous living stories.  David Bojeearned his Ph.D. from University of Illinois in 1978, and became assistant professor at Anderson School of Management, UCLA, then became full professor at Loyola Marymount University, earning six teacher of the year awards. He retired in 2018 from New Mexico State University, as Regents Professor and is currently Professor Emeritus. He also teaches qualitative storytelling science methods at Cabrini University in Philadelphia. He helped form the ‘True storytelling' rock band which teaches a loyal fan base of global participants on ‘true storytelling ethics, ensemble leadership and sustainability. Their newest seminar theme (with Oscar Edwards, co-hosting) is “Intercultural Conversations: A Community-Centered Storytelling Experience to Re-story Narratives on Racism.”  Their hope is for a more cooperative, equitable, and just society: find out more on https://true-storytelling.com; https:truestorytelling.org He also convenes the annual “Quantum Storytelling Conference” each December in Las Cruces New Mexico with NMSU Emeritus Professor Grace Ann Rosile.  David is editor-in-chief of the 16 volume Business Storytelling Encyclopedia,  which focuses on topics such as race, gender, ethics, and indigenous studies. He gives invited keynote presentations on storytelling science, water crises, racial capitalism, and the global climate crisis, all around the world. Boje is Winner of the New Mexico State University Distinguished Career Award, and currently holds NMSU's highest rank as Regents Professor. He also was awarded an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University in Denmark, where he is considered the “godfather” of their Material Storytelling Lab. _______________________________________________________________ Traditional native flute music by Orlando Secatero from Pathways CD.Liberty song by Ron Crowder, Jim Casey and Danny Casey Feature image credit: Charmain Hurlbut, CCO Public Domain The post True Storytelling and the Legacy of Law and Order appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Many activities have moved to our screens and online over the course of the pandemic, but we're still much more likely to invest in an ergonomic chair than a VR headset. So what still stands in the way of wider adoption of virtual reality? Bow Valley College has rolled out brand new virtual-reality training for their practical nursing program. Nora MacLachlan, Dean of Health and Community Studies, tells us how VR helps students develop empathy and practice more real-world disease processes for respiratory illnesses. Then, veteran airline pilot David Culos shares how he's using his unexpected sabbatical from flying planes during the pandemic to develop flight training that integrates elements of VR and AR. Finally, researcher Stephanie Llamas gives us a primer on VR, reviews the history of challenges in the industry, and discusses what the future may hold.

Practioner Series Dr Phill Gittins is World BEYOND War's Education Director. World beyond war in a global movement for non-violence. He has 15+ years' programming, analysis, and leadership experience in the areas of peace, education, and youth. He has particular expertise in context-specific approaches to peace programming; peacebuilding education; and youth inclusion in research and action. To date, he has lived, worked, and travelled in over 50 countries across 6 continents; taught in schools, colleges, and universities in eight countries; and led experiential training and training-of-trainers for hundreds of individuals on peace and conflict processes. Other experience includes work in youth offending prisons; oversight management for youth and community projects; and consultation for public and non-profit organisations on peace, education, and youth issues. Phill has received multiple awards for his contributions to peace and conflict work, including the Rotary Peace Fellowship and the Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace. He is also a Peace Ambassador for the Institute for Economics and Peace. He earned his PhD in International Conflict Analysis, MA in Education, and a BA in Youth and Community Studies. He also holds postgraduate qualifications in Peace and Conflict Studies, Education and Training, and Teaching in Higher Education, and is a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, counsellor, and project manager by training. Dr Majbritt Lyck-Bowen is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Religion, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding at the University of Winchester. She is Programme Leader for the Centre's MA in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding where she teaches modules in Peacebuilding and Research Methods.

Chapter 1: There has been an interesting twist in the WE Charity scandal involving the prime minister and his finance minister Guest: Stewart Bell, Global News Investigative Journalist Chapter 2: Scientists and researchers in this province have been working for decades to try to control invasive pests that can destroy a whole range of plants and trees. Niki Reitmayer spoke to UBC Faculty of Forestry professor Richard Hamelin, who specializes in forest pathology. He helped design a system for rapid DNA detection in the field that can identify pests without that information having to be sent - sometimes hundreds of kilometres - back to a laboratory. This should be a big help in combating destructive species like the Asian Gypsy Moth Chapter 3: To help people stay active and safe in six of B.C.'s most popular provincial parks, the government is introducing a new, free day-use pass pilot program. Beginning Monday, July 27, 2020, people can get a free BC Parks day-use pass and visit certain areas in six of the busiest parks Chapter 4: Most Canadians support border closures that have been restricting travel between Canada and the US. However, should there be an exception made for residents in Point Roberts? Our neighbours in this small enclave - named the safest place in America to be during the COVID-19 pandemic - have found themselves struggling to cope with isolation.  Guest: Christopher Carleton, Point Roberts Fire Chief (Watcom County Fire District 5) Chapter 5: Well everyone is wondering what's going to happen when school starts in September, and a lack of any kind of national framework for childcare has experts and researchers concerned.  Guest: Monica Lysak, Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies at Sheridan College. Chapter 6: Province concludes economic recovery consultations.  The provincial government has been consulting with members of the business community on what they need to recover from the pandemic.  Guest: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, part of the Premier's Economic Recovery Task Force. Chapter 7: Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that bylaw officers have the authority to step in if people are flagrantly violating the health measures she's prescribed, but everyone has seen the drum circle at third beach earlier this week that brought hundreds of people into really close contact.  So why isn't anything being done, and what exactly is on the table in terms of what CAN be done.  Guest: Sarah Leamon, Founder of the Sarah Leamon Law Group

0:08 – Protests have rocked Iran since the government admitted to shooting down a passenger plane, killing everyone on board. Plus, we discuss the impact of the new round of US sanctions on Iran. Shahram Aghamir is co-host and -producer of KPFA's Voices of the Middle East and North Africa. 0:26 – LIVE: Ariel Boone reports live from West Oakland, where dozens Alameda County Sheriff's officers and Oakland police have surrounded the house to enforce the eviction of a group of black homeless moms known as Moms 4 Housing. Two moms were arrested, as well as two supporters, and dozens more community members showed up to support. 0:34 – Jennifer E. Gaddis (@JenniferEGaddis) is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Society and Community Studies in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her new book is The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools. 1:08 – Chesa Boudin begins his tenure as San Francisco District Attorney, and one of his first actions is to fire six prosecutors – what does this shakeup signify for the office? Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf) has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org 1:25 – KPFA's Richard Wolinsky reviews Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl, playing at Berkeley Rep through January 26 1:34 – CA Governor Gavin Newsom unveils his 2020 budget proposal – here's what you need to know. Jessica Bartholow (@Jess_Bartholow) is a policy advocate with the Western Center on Law & Poverty. 1:45 – Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) covers the issues of housing affordability and neighborhood change across California for the Los Angeles Times. The post BREAKING: Moms 4 Housing members evicted at gunpoint by law enforcement in West Oakland, 4 arrested; Plus: The history and politics of school lunch appeared first on KPFA.