Podcasts about human rights research

The MEDIA INDIGENA 2024 Summer Series—our classic compendia of collected, connected conversations drawn from our voluminous eight-year archive—begins with the first in a five-part compilation, 'Why Canada Needs Natives Needy,' a wide-ranging rundown of all the ways this country has produced and perpetuates Indigenous dependency. And here in round one, we review its roots, entanglements which stretch back to the country's very creation. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Naiomi Metallic, associate professor of law at Dalhousie University, and Yellowhead Institute advisory board member • Tim Thompson, First Nations education advocate, and Yellowhead Research Fellow and advisory board member • Adele Perry, distinguished professor with the University of Manitoba department of history and women's and gender studies, and director of the Centre for Human Rights Research at U of M • Ken Williams, playwright and associate professor with the University of Alberta department of drama • Robert Jago, writer, educator, co-founder and director of the Coast Salish History Project • Danika Billie Littlechild, assistant professor of law and legal studies at Carleton University, and Ethical Space research stream leader at the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership • Patrice Mousseau, former broadcast journalist and  Satya Organics owner/creator // CREDITS: Creative Commons music this episode includes ‘Expanding Cycle' and ‘Up + Up (reprise/arise)' by Correspondence (CC BY); 'A Little Serious Scrape' by Liborio Conti; 'Atmo' by Michett (CC BY); 'Coat of Arms (Farther Away)' by Isle of Pine (CC BY ND).

Could Haiti be on the brink of collapse? Gangs control most of the capital, people are starving as humanitarian aid is blocked, and a political vacuum is only worsening the crisis. What's caused this unprecedented chaos in Haiti? And what's the way out? In this episode: Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Founding director, City University of New York's Haitian Studies Institute.  Emmanuela Douyon, Executive Director, 'Policite'.  John Packer, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, Ottawa University.  Host: Hashem Ahelbarra Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

On January 21st, police forcibly entered the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru, arresting over 200 people including students pulled from their dormitories. Free to Think speaks with Salvador Herencia-Carrasco about his work with colleagues inside and outside Peru to free students from unlawful detention and to defend academic freedom and university autonomy.  Hernencia-Carrasco is director of the Human Rights Clinic of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and leading member of Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA).

In the “fog of war” the number of casualties of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is difficult to account. It is safe to say though the destruction of cities and infrastructure in Ukraine has been extensive. Targeting of hospitals and schools by Russian troops have come with the cry of war crimes and the town of Bucha, is ground zero for mass graves of Ukrainian civilians. Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? Seven weeks and counting since Russia invaded Ukraine all in the name of “deNaziifying” the country. Just over a year ago, Russian troops and equipment began to amass along the border with Ukraine all in the name of “training”. Since Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, they have been met with fierce resistance. NATO and European countries have been outraged by the invasion and attack, but NATO has not enforced a no fly zone over Ukraine for concern of broadening the conflict. Our Unpublished dot vote question asks, Does Russia's war on Ukraine amount to genocide?YesNoUnsureLog on and vote right now at Unpublished.vote and have your voice heard. Listen to the podcast, read the articles, cast your vote, email your MP to tell them why, and then take a moment to check out the new Unpublished.ca portal for politics and current affairs in Canada, as we roll it out one section at a time in the coming weeks. Guests:John Packer Professor of International Conflict Resolution University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre @JP_PeacekeepingYves Engler writer Canadian Dimension @EnglerYvesElliot Tepper Senior Fellow Norman Paterson School of International Affairs @CU_NPSIARadoslav Dimitrov Associate Professor Department of Political ScienceWestern University @WesternuPoliSci

Six weeks of bombing and shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine continue unabated. Ukrainian cities lie in ruins while mass graves have been discovered. The town of Bucha is ground zero for the call of “genocide”m which now echoes around the world. Is it genocide? Canada's MP's unanimously approved a motion to call Russia's attack, genocide. US President Biden and other world leaders have made the same accusation. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it as well, citing “attacks on Russian speaking people in the eastern party of the country by Ukraine” as genocide against Russia. The term itself is very political and in need of thorough investigation. Our Unpublished dot vote question asks you: Is Russia's attack on Ukraine genocide? YesNo UnsureLog on and vote right now at Unpublished.vote and have your voice heard. Listen to the podcast, read the articles, cast your vote, email your MP to tell them why, and then take a moment to check out the new Unpublished.ca portal for politics and current affairs in Canada, as we roll it out one section at a time in the coming weeks. Guests:Yves Engler is a writer with Canadian DimensionElliot Tepper is a Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.John Packer is a Professor of International Conflict resolution with the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre

Gift or grift? When it comes to the spoils of colonialism, perhaps none have been more spoiled than the Hudson's Bay Company. A 17th century creature of empire which drove a global fur trade, HBC would go on to make itself synonymous with Canada, blanketed in the country's foundational myths. Along the way, exploiting and extracting all it could from Indigenous lands, waters and peoples. These days, such nationalist nostalgia has taken a bit of a hit, it seems; so too, The Bay's days of department store dominance. Which may help explain the company's recent embrace of a novel way to launder its reputation: by handing over one of its most iconic buildings to a First Nations organization. But can this present make up for its past? Will this ultimate fixer-upper help renovate the Relationship—or just expose the gargantuan cracks in its foundations? Joining host/producer Rick Harp to construct an answer to these questions and more are roundtable regular Ken Williams, assistant professor with the University of Alberta's department of drama, along with special guest Adele Perry, Distinguished Professor of History and the Director of the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba. // CREDITS: Our opening/closing theme is 'nesting' by birocratic.

Bombed out buildings, broken lives, and a search for justice. Our guest is University of Ottawa Prof. John Packer, Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre. He worked with the UN in Iraq, Afghanistan, and with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

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In the final episode of Science in Exile, political scientist Radwan Ziadeh shares his story of leaving Syria to continue his research on and advocacy for human rights and democracy. Radwan Ziadeh - who is a member of the Steering Committee for the Science in Exile initiative - shares his insights into the kind of support that displaced and at-risk scholars need to continue their research, and tells us what drives him to continue working for change, and his hopes for the future of Syria.ISC Presents: Science in Exile is a series of podcasts featuring interviews with refugee and displaced scientists who share their science, their stories of displacement and their hopes for the future.The series has been developed as a contribution to the 'Science in Exile' initiative, which is run as a collaboration between the International Science Council (ISC), The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).

In this episode of The Global Exchange, you will hear Red Lipman, Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, and Scott Simon discuss how to include Taiwan in international organizations This episode is an extract from CGAI's webinar on Canada-Taiwan relations, made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, and thanks to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. Read our Taiwan series: www.cgai.ca/2021_taiwan_series Participants Bio: Over a 37-year government career, Margaret McCuaig-Johnston served at the assistant deputy minister level at Canada's Department of Finance, Natural Resources Canada, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and has had senior management positions at Industry Canada, the Prime Minister's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology, the Ministry of State for Science and Technology, and the Privy Council Office. For the last seven years of her government career, Margaret was a member of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Science and Technology. She has had close relations over the years with China on other matters such as energy technology, manufacturing, industrial development, industry associations, and think-tanks. She has visited China more than a dozen times since 1979. https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/distinguished-fellows/margaret-mccuaig-johnston Scott Simon (Ph.D., McGill University, 1998), Co-holder of the Chair of Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa, has lived in Taiwan for ten years and returns annually for field research. His research interests include Indigenous rights, development, the contribution of Taiwan to the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan's international status, and Canada-Taiwan relations. He has written three books and numerous articles about Taiwan. He does policy-oriented research as member of the Centre for International Policy Studies and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa, and as Senior Fellow at Ottawa's Macdonald-Laurier Institute. https://uniweb.uottawa.ca/members/1024 Ted Lipman's career has spanned over 40 years as an Asianist; in diplomacy, philanthropy, academia and culture. One of a handful of Canadian students in China during the Cultural Revolution, after completing studies at Peking University in 1976, Ted embarked on a 35 year diplomatic career. Highlights include appointments as Canadian Consul General in Shanghai, Minister/DCM in Beijing, Director/HOM of Canada's trade office in Taipei, Director General for North Asia at Global Affairs HQ and Ted's last diplomatic assignment, Canadian ambassador to both North and South Korea. Ted was also a visiting diplomatic fellow at the UBC Institute of Asian Research (Korean Studies). https://www.cgai.ca/ted_lipman Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Recording Date: 17 August 2021. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson Throughout the day, Scott and his guests kept up with the developing news of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's New York court appearance. Professor Peter Graefe gave us his thoughts on SNC Lavalin's return to the news cycle, and Professor Frederick John Packer joined the show to discuss what happens when Ontario's Human Rights Coalition gets involved with renaming streets and buildings. We also heard from Professor Vivek Krishnamurthy about conflicts over Ontario's vaccine certificates. Plus, Elissa Freeman shared why she is happy that someone else has taken over the job of designing Canada's Olympic uniforms. Guests: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Author of  Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft, published by Oxford University Press Vivek Krishnamurthy, Samuelson-Glushko Professor of Law and Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic Frederick John Packer, Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution and Director of the Human Rights Research & Education Centre at the University of Ottawa Diana Weeks, anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML Ted Michaels, Anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML, host of the Health & Wellness Show, super recycler Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator   Host - Scott Thompson Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine News Anchors - Diana Weeks and Ted Michaels Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of Canadian elections on September 20, two experts in Canadian politics profile the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau. They explore why he's so much more popular abroad than at home and assess what his real foreign policy record has been beyond being a celebrity.Featuring Alex Marland, professor of political science at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jeremy Wildeman, Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queen's University, Ontario.In our second story (at 28m55), we hear about research providing new clues on why mosquitoes bite some people more than others. Madelien Wooding, a researcher at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria, explains how her team pinpointed some of the chemical compounds that make our skin more attractive to mosquitoes.We also hear (25m50) from Clea Chakraverty, politics editor at The Conversation in France about their new podcast series on what it takes to be president of France, Moi président·e, and Moina Spooner, assistant editor at The Conversation in Nairobi, recommends some reading on two concerning recent events in Guinea (39m38).The Conversation Weekly is produced by Mend Mariwany and Gemma Ware, with sound design by Eloise Stevens. Our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. You can sign up to The Conversation's free daily email here. Full credits for this episode available here.Further readingFrom sunny ways to pelted with stones: Why do some Canadians hate Justin Trudeau?, by Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University and Scott DeJong, Concordia UniversityRhetoric Check: Historically, how important is the 2021 Canadian election?, by Alex Marland, Memorial University of NewfoundlandCanada's non-diplomacy puts Canadians at risk in an unstable Middle East, by Jeremy Wildeman, University of BathWe're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others, by Madelien Wooding, University of Pretoria and Yvette Naudé, University of PretoriaPasha 121: Why we need mosquitoes, featuring Jeremy Herren, Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyGuinea coup highlights the weaknesses of West Africa's regional body, by Benjamin Maiangwa, Lakehead UniversityMarburg in Guinea: the value of lessons from managing other haemorrhagic outbreaks, by Michelle J. Groome, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Janusz Paweska, National Institute for Communicable Diseases See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Statelessness & COVID-19 This is an encore presentation of a webinar featuring 5 grassroots organizations and researchers sharing their observations and insights of the experiences of stateless persons in the pandemic in Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Kuwait and Malaysia. Sponsored by the University of Ottawa Public Law Centre and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, the presentations flow from a themed commentary that is published in volume 3(1) of the Statelessness & Citizenship Review.

An interview with Dr. Sarah Raughley, author of young adult fantasy novels including The Effigies series – Fate of Flames; Siege of Shadows; and Legacy of Light – which she describes as “Sailor Moon meets Pacific Rim.” Hear about her love of third-person point of view, her advice on getting unstuck in your story, and her experience of getting the best ideas when you stop trying to find them. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:25] Interview with Sarah Raughley CA: So first some questions about plotting. …. Do you tend to know what's going to happen when you begin? … SR: I definitely do outline. I'm definitely a plotter. I think that's especially important when you have this big sprawling fantasy. …. So it's good to know the motivations of the characters, it's good to know key driving moments in the plot. But at the same time you can't know everything. So I always, as much as I outline and I plot, I always leave room to be surprised. …   [2:10] CA: … And do you tend to keep the endings that you plan? … SR: I do think the endings change. I'm writing a book now which is coming out under Simon and Schuster called The Bones of Ruin, and it'll be out in Fall 2021. ….And then my editor gets back to me and she's like, I don't like this ending. So I had to rethink and we had to brainstorm, how else can we end this story? Yeah, endings can change even if you have an ending in mind….   [3:30] CA: …And how do you feel about tormenting your characters? SR: I think people expect it. … I think they secretly love it because it keeps you invested in those characters. … If you read his story and that character's path is easy, no matter how much you love that character it's not going to feel real and, whatever the gain at the end of the book, it's not going to feel earned. …And you need to give the characters those sweet moments and those moments of pause and joy as well.   [4:50] CA: …Do you have any advice for getting yourself unstuck in the middle of a story? SR: I've had this experience very recently, and what I did was I just put the book away. … I did other kinds of writing, not even creative writing. … I was able to you know gain some experience writing and editing outside of the realm of novel writing. … And when I came back to the novel, I realized that I was almost rejuvenated. … So I would say, if it's really getting tough, don't be afraid to put it away for some time and just dive into something else. And those ideas will come when you least expect it, when you're not worrying about it.   [6:50] CA: And how do you feel about sad endings? SR: Yeah, I think it depends on the story you're writing. …there are times when sad endings have made me think, they've touched me, they've made me think about life, they made me think about what does it mean to rise above a challenge?. What does it mean to succeed in something? … So I think you need to be open to different kinds of endings, and know that there are different kinds of stories that you can tell that are just as powerful as a happy ending.   [8:30] CA: And a few questions about revision. Some people draft and get it all out and then start revising, and then other people revise as they go. … Do you tend to do one or the other of those things? SR: I revise as I go, but … I concentrate more on … just getting it finished, especially now that I'm on deadlines. …Once you get to the point where you're getting editing letters from an editor -- things are going to change. It doesn't matter whether you painstakingly edited this paragraph, that paragraph might end up being completely cut out of the final draft. So, I always edit as I go just to make sure that the story makes sense, that the ideas and basic motivations and all those things are there. But I make sure that I finish it first…   [9:55] CA: And do you have a critique group or a peer support group or somebody who sees your work in addition to your editor? SR: I've been trying actually to put a group together. … It's not necessarily about sharing work. … But it's just about like commiserating and talking about just being a writer and some of the challenges that we've come across. But these days I don't really have time to  write a draft and then send it over to somebody to read for me before I revise it and send it back to my editor. … But my editor is so phenomenal when it comes to notes that I usually just, I trust her, her point of view. But … I think critique groups have helped a lot of people. …Having other people that you can share your work with, you can talk to – just that alone can be a great help to a writer.   [12:10] CA: And do you have a favorite POV to write from? SR: It's funny because I have always been about sort of limited third person point of view. You're sort of in the mind of the character but it's still a third person POV. … But when I first started writing YA, I was told that a first person POV was more marketable. …But the books I've read have always been in third person and I just really love that POV. So the last two books I wrote have been in third person. … Personally I feel that high fantasies -- you know, big sprawling fantasies – they really lend themselves to a third person POV, and also to multiple points of view. …   [13:40] CA:. And did you have oh do you have a regular writing practice…? SR: I write whenever I feel like writing. … if the words are flowing at 3am, why not write at 3:00 AM? If the words are flowing, you know, at 9:00 PM. That's just how I do it. …I've given the advice before, Well, just block out 30 minutes and you can't do anything else for those 30 minutes. And that can help some people. It might push them to write something, even if it's a sentence. But then it's like, but what if you can't? Then what if you wake up at 3:00 AM with a really great idea and the words are flowing? I wouldn't miss that opportunity. …   [15:10] CA: And do you have a favourite scary story or scary movie? … SR: I don't like scary things at all. … when I was a kid I liked … “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” … on YTV. …But as an adult, I think I'm less brave.   [15:55] CA: Do you have any phobias, any fears? SR: I hate bugs and spiders. That's the big thing. CA: Do you ever put bugs and spiders in your fiction? SR: Nope….   [16:15] CA: And at any stage in writing, do you ever read your work out loud? SR: Sometimes if I really need to. I think more so than reading my work out loud, I will use the voice recorder to record ideas. …   [16:50] CA: Is there somewhere that you get your best ideas? SR: Usually it's when I'm sleeping or when I just wake up. … I think it's in those relaxed states… Those are the times for me when the ideas just kind of come, which is why I need to have a recorder handy in these odd places.   [17:20] CA: And do you keep a journal or just the voice recordings? SR: Just the voice recordings. In terms of a journal, I will often have just a Word document in which I'll … write down, here are the characters, here's the world building, and all that kind of stuff. I'll just put that down in a Word document so I have it all there. …   [18:00] CA: Right. And are any of your stories based on your own childhood or adult life? SR: I think mostly because there's such high fantasies, they're not really based on my own life. I might put little bits of experiences that I've had, but for the most part I think that they're based off of the things that I loved as a child, the stories that I loved as a child. …I don't think I have plans yet to write a book based off of my own childhood because I don't even know what that would look like. …   [19:05] CA: … Do you have any recommendations to young writers for worldbuilding or for developing an effective setting? SR: There are great worldbuilding books out there. …. Oftentimes they'll talk about creating a world that suits the story that you want to tell…You want the story to speak to the setting, you want the setting to speak to the characters, the characters to speak to the setting. …You want to be able to answer the question of why. If your story is set in a floating island, why? Does it have something to do with the isolation from the world below? Is that an important part of your story? … And just keep asking yourself questions -- about language, about culture, about institutions. … And I would always say look out for good worldbuilding books and try to learn from them as much as you can.   [21:46] CA: Thank you so much for your time. …. So good to talk to you. SR: Great to talk to you…. Bye   [22:15] Sarah Raughley introduces herself SR: My name is Sarah Raughley. I'm the author of the YA fantasy trilogy called The Effigies series, which I like to pitch as “Sailor Moon meets Pacific Rim.” I'm also, on top of being an author, I'm a writer and an academic. I'm currently with the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre, and I do a lot of public writing for magazines like Quill & Quire and other venues like CBC and The Washington Post. So you can catch my work in many different places. And you can catch me on Twitter @S_Raleigh and my website, sarahraleigh.com, if you want to ever hear more of my ramblings or my random tweets. I promise that I try to be as honest and funny as possible. So hello and if you ever want to reach out to me, please do. I love hearing from fans, librarians, teachers, anybody.   [23:35] Find out more about Sarah Raughley You can hear more creative writing advice from Sarah Raughley on Cabin Tales Episode Five: “Squirm,” about Plotting; on Episode 6.5: “Author Interviews about Beginnings;” and on Episode 8, “The Never-ending Story,” about revision. You can find out more about Sarah Raughley and her books from her website at SarahRaughley.com.   [24:30[ Thanks and coming up on the podcast I'll be back next week with leftovers from my interview with the picture book author David McArthur, who joins me from BC. Thanks for listening. Credits Music on the podcast is from “Stories of the Old Mansion” by Akashic Records, provided by Jamendo (Standard license for online use). Host: Catherine Austen writes books for children, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. Visit her at www.catherineausten.com. Guest Author: Dr. Sarah Raughley is the author of five YA fantasy novels, including the bestselling Effigies series and the forthcoming Bones of Ruin series. Her books have been nominated for the Aurora Award for Best Young Adult novel. Find her online at https://sarahraughley.com .  

The United Nations Security Council endorsed the UN Secretary-General's call last month for warring parties in Yemen to immediately cease fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement whilst countering the outbreak of the coronavirus. The coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, responded with a two week ceasefire which was renewed for another month. While the cross border hostilities de-escalated, the conflict fronts inside Yemen continued to boil. This event will reflect on the challenges and possibilities for a comprehensive and inclusive peace agreement in Yemen. The speakers will discuss lessons learned from previous peace talks and ceasefire initiatives. They will also shed light on the national and regional dynamics affecting the peace process in Yemen. This event is co-organised with the Peace Track Initiative, an organisation that works on localising and feminising the peace process by supporting inclusive peace processes. Their role in holding Track II consultations with women’s groups and the role of women peacemakers will also be explored. Fatima Al-Asrar is a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute. Before joining the Institute, Al-Asrar was a Senior Analyst at the Arabia Foundation in Washington DC, MENA Director for Cure Violence, Research Associate at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, a Mason Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, and an International Policy Fellow at the Open Society Foundation. From 2006-12, she worked as an advisor for the Embassy of Yemen in Washington, DC. Earlier in her career, Al-Asrar served as a program officer for the Department for International Development (DFID) in Yemen. Rasha Jarhum is Co-Founder and Director of the Peace Track Initiative hosted at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, at the University of Ottawa. Jarhum was invited by the UN Special Envoy to Yemen as one of seven women to support the peace talks held in Kuwait in 2016, and has briefed the UN Security Council on Yemen and Women’s Rights to push for peace. She is an affiliated scholar with the American University of Beirut. She has more than 15 years of experience working to advocate for women's, children's and refugee rights. Join the conversation on Twitter using #LSEYemen

Welcome to the show!Paula has had quite a varied and fascinating career so far. From journalism, TV Production, Event Management, Human Rights Research, Life and Business Coaching, Authoring books developing Wellness and Social Media Influencing. She is also a Mother. She is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, but her career so far has brought her far and wide.I connected with Paula earlier this year as I was interested in learning more about her career as well as her experience in the area of social media. As she has a following on Twitter of almost half a million, I was keen to understand her strategy and approaches to that. While that was the original interest, as Paula talks through her career, I began to realize there was a lot more to her than just having nearly half a million followers on twitter.During our broad ranging conversation, I learned a lot about Paula’s positive approach to life, her passion for learning and always looking to help others. I recorded this interview on International Day of happiness (20th March) which was a fitting day as Paula does look towards finding happiness. Just some of the key points we discussed include:•Leading with a positive mindset•Life challenges with an Autistic Son and how she’s worked to keep positive •A career in TV & Communications skills•The importance of team work •Executive Producing Events including a Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert •Dealing with the demands of performers •Project Management & Event Management•Taking on a new challenge in the area of Human Rights research in Kosovo •Seeing first hand that atrocities that war can bring and how strong people can be•Moving back to London and starting out in the area of Social Media and Marketing•Developing Social Media Strategies in Facebook and Twitter while still early days with both platforms•Training in Homeopathy•Becoming an author in 2013 and publishing a series of books•Having a busy mind and always looking for ways to be positive •As a life & business coach, finding ways to help others via social media •Fighting for her customers & followers rights though social media•What a typical day looks like? •Paz’s 2 main pleasures in life oHelping others be successful through coachingoCooking for others •What does the future hold? oConcerns about Brexit and how it could impact her future oHaving a plan B, C, D & E•Holding her Mother as her greatest influencer over her life! •Advice that stands out from her past! 1% Better Takeaways:•Learn to be happy - this is the biggest secret! •The Theory of the 5 in Social Media oHave 5 ideas online every day3 from others2 from you – 1 with business & 1 about you! •Always have a Plan B •Social Media advice from her experience so faroConsistency is key across all your platforms – same picture, bio and header!!!oFocus on Instagram is exploding – more video is greatoBuild out a strategy but be open to test out posts at different timesoUse of tools like Hootsuite can be very useful if you’re building a full on strategyoTwitter is becoming a platform of complaints! oThe use of Tor Project online for positive results •Be genuine with your followers and engage with themConnect with:www.paulatooths.comTwitter - @paulatooths

Welcome to the show!Paula has had quite a varied and fascinating career so far. From journalism, TV Production, Event Management, Human Rights Research, Life and Business Coaching, Authoring books developing Wellness and Social Media Influencing. She is also a Mother. She is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, but her career so far has brought her far and wide.I connected with Paula earlier this year as I was interested in learning more about her career as well as her experience in the area of social media. As she has a following on Twitter of almost half a million, I was keen to understand her strategy and approaches to that. While that was the original interest, as Paula talks through her career, I began to realize there was a lot more to her than just having nearly half a million followers on twitter.During our broad ranging conversation, I learned a lot about Paula’s positive approach to life, her passion for learning and always looking to help others. I recorded this interview on International Day of happiness (20th March) which was a fitting day as Paula does look towards finding happiness. Just some of the key points we discussed include:•Leading with a positive mindset•Life challenges with an Autistic Son and how she’s worked to keep positive •A career in TV & Communications skills•The importance of team work •Executive Producing Events including a Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert •Dealing with the demands of performers •Project Management & Event Management•Taking on a new challenge in the area of Human Rights research in Kosovo •Seeing first hand that atrocities that war can bring and how strong people can be•Moving back to London and starting out in the area of Social Media and Marketing•Developing Social Media Strategies in Facebook and Twitter while still early days with both platforms•Training in Homeopathy•Becoming an author in 2013 and publishing a series of books•Having a busy mind and always looking for ways to be positive •As a life & business coach, finding ways to help others via social media •Fighting for her customers & followers rights though social media•What a typical day looks like? •Paz’s 2 main pleasures in life oHelping others be successful through coachingoCooking for others •What does the future hold? oConcerns about Brexit and how it could impact her future oHaving a plan B, C, D & E•Holding her Mother as her greatest influencer over her life! •Advice that stands out from her past! 1% Better Takeaways:•Learn to be happy - this is the biggest secret! •The Theory of the 5 in Social Media oHave 5 ideas online every day3 from others2 from you – 1 with business & 1 about you! •Always have a Plan B •Social Media advice from her experience so faroConsistency is key across all your platforms – same picture, bio and header!!!oFocus on Instagram is exploding – more video is greatoBuild out a strategy but be open to test out posts at different timesoUse of tools like Hootsuite can be very useful if you’re building a full on strategyoTwitter is becoming a platform of complaints! oThe use of Tor Project online for positive results •Be genuine with your followers and engage with themConnect with:www.paulatooths.comTwitter - @paulatooths

This episode takes on the topic of Academic freedom. What is it? Why is it important? and where is it most at risk? Today's interviewee is Viviana Fernandez, the Assistant Director at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa (uOttawa). She represents the University of Ottawa in the Steering Committee of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network - Canada Section since 2016 and in the SAR’s International Advisory Committee. To learn more about SAR visit their website: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/

Immigration detention and newcomer communities, a Policy Options podcast. According to the Canada Border Services Agency, about 7,000 men, women and children are detained through Canada’s immigration detention system every year. Stephanie J. Silverman joined the podcast to discuss how the system traumatizes newcomer and mostly racialized communities, criminalizes migration and requires extensive reform. Silverman is the outgoing Bora Laskin National Fellow in Human Rights Research, and teaches ethics, society, and law at the University of Toronto’s Trinity College. She is also a partner at Thinking Forward, a human rights consultancy, and the Canada country adviser for the International Detention Coalition. For more about reforming Canada's justice system, read the Policy Options feature series Widening the Lens on Criminal Justice Reform. Download for free. New episodes every second Tuesday. Tweet your questions and comments to @IRPP.

Lewis is a researcher and advocate who’s worked in some of the toughest environments around over the last decade, often in the immediate aftermath of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This interview touches on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, and Burundi. We get into both the practicalities of “doing” human rights, and the personal journey that’s entailed. Episode notes: [03:15] How Lewis talks about his job, people’s reactions, and the limited presence of Central Africa in the Western imagination [05:55] Working with community radio in the DR Congo, the advantages of lax security rules, and the “flag raising racket" [12:55] Why Human Rights Watch was appealing as a next step, what the day-to-day looked like, and why it remains “fascinating” ten years later [21:00] Keeping a sense of optimism and/or perspective despite unambiguously bad trends in the DRC, CAR and Burundi [29:30] A walk-through a few career “highlights” with investigation and advocacy in Burundi and the C.A.R. [35:25] What it takes to have longevity in the human rights sector [39:00] Hopes and disappointments in the Central African Republic over the last five years, what did and didn’t go right [47:25] Stories from the road in C.A.R. and the criticality of encountering different perspectives, especially ones that don’t usually get captured. [1:03:50] Constructing a sustainable career in human rights, navigating changes in responsibilities, and pulling back from front-line research and advocacy

What are Human Rights? Who gets to define them? How do Human Rights work in the 21st Century? Dr. Philip Leech-Ngo explores these issues in a riveting interview with John Packer, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa.