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Host Sarah Burke discusses the recent elimination of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality in Canada with guests Jacqueline Neapole and Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, two feminist leaders fighting to reinstate the position and better support the advancement of women and gender equality around the world. They reflect on the implications of this decision amidst the backdrop of the UN Women's Rights Summit, where they were advocating for gender equality. They highlight the mobilization of feminist organizations, the role of youth in shaping the future, and the urgent call for reinstatement of the ministerial role with accountability from political leaders. They explore the implications of the UN's financial crisis and the political backdrop affecting women's rights in Canada, emphasizing the need for collective action and the power of individuals to influence change, particularly in light of the upcoming election. More about Jacqueline Neapole: Jacqueline Neapole is the executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW). Jackie has been with CRIAW since 2013 working with community and academy-based researchers to conduct feminist research for action. A feminist activist for over 20 years, she has previously worked and volunteered in various capacities with other social justice organizations to advance women's rights and equality, including the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action. She currently serves on the board of the Women's History Project. www.criaw-icref.ca criaw-icref.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/fword.efem More about Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah: Debbie is the Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Before joining Action Canada, she was the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) and has been instrumental in advancing the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ youth and communities. She has spoken at Parliamentary and Senate standing committees, and has appeared in numerous media outlets. She has held several advocacy and policy-oriented positions in government and non-profit organizations, including Oxfam Canada and Global Affairs Canada. Debbie is an accomplished community educator, feminist activist, and social justice advocate driven by the mission of creating a more inclusive, equitable, and safe world. She has continued to dedicate her time to local progressive organizing, including most recently, as a commissioner for the Ottawa People's Commission on the Convoy Occupation. https://www.actioncanadashr.org/ https://secure.actioncanadashr.org/en/unity The statement we discussed is posted here: https://www.criaw-icref.ca/statements/joint-news-release-on-minister-of-wage/ The Demand Better campaign officially launches on April 2nd: https://demandbettertoday.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlVWPDRb1Y/?hl=en   Further reading on the rise of regressive movements in Canada: https://www.criaw-icref.ca/publications/impacts-of-anti-feminism-and-regressive-movements-in-canada-findings-from-regional-discussions/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of this discussion, executive director of Oxfam Canada Lauren Ravon returns to discuss Oxfam's latest report: Takers Not Makers: The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism. Ravon and Resh Budhu explore the extreme wealth and power of the billionaire class, this era of “billionaire colonialism” and what it will take to decolonize economies in Canada and throughout the world.  According to Ravon: “I would say the highlight of this year's report is really well captured by the title Takers Not Makers, because we're focusing not just on this extreme and I'd say obscene wealth accumulation, not just the amount of wealth that's being held by the very few, but the fact that this is not wealth that is earned in any sense. This is wealth that has been taken, whether through corruption, through cronyism, through monopolistic power, through connections through inheritance, but also through the legacy, the very life legacy of colonialism." About today's guests:  Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada, is a committed feminist and social justice advocate with more than 15 years of international development experience. Lauren has been with Oxfam Canada since 2011, holding a number of roles – including director of Policy and Campaigns – and working tirelessly to put women's rights at the heart of the global Oxfam confederation. Before joining Oxfam, Lauren worked at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy), where she was program manager for the Americas and oversaw the Centre's office and human rights programming in Haiti. She has also worked on programs to tackle gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Global and the International Rescue Committee.  Lauren has conducted extensive policy research and campaigned on issues of food justice, women's economic equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights and the role of women's movements. She holds master's degrees in international affairs and development studies from Columbia University and the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Lauren sits on the Board of Directors of the Humanitarian Coalition.                            Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Lauren Ravon  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy)  Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu.

id David Eby's NDP win and lose the B.C. election at the same time? You could make the argument, with an outcome as tight as it gets. What does such a narrow margin say about the state of that province, and federal politics for that matter? Meantime, the crisis in Lebanon is so bad that Syrian refugees who fled there are actually returning home. Humanitarian groups are doing what they can to provide the bare essentials to more than a million people impacted by Israeli airstrikes, but it's not enough. Why is the international community ignoring it, for the most part?  We dig into these top stories - and highlight one of the most entertaining "good news" stories we've ever seen - in this episode of Real Talk.  2:30 | Political commentator Rob Shaw takes us into the B.C. election results, including why it was so close, and what could change over the days to come.  READ ROB'S WORK: https://www.theorca.ca/commentary/rob-shaw-david-eby-lost-this-election-even-though-the-bc-ndp-won-9684933 18:50 | Oxfam Canada executive director Lauren Ravon describes the situation on the ground in Lebanon, and tells us why she thinks international donations are way down. DONATE TODAY: https://donate.humanitariancoalition.ca/ui/tg241en/donations/start 36:45 | Real Talker Debbie takes issue with our October 15 episode on alcoholism. Ryan reads her email to talk@ryanjespersen.com.  WATCH THAT EPISODE: https://rtrj.info/101524Soberish 48:30 | Curt Scheewe was sick of bears blowing through his fence in North Vancouver, so he built a "bear door". But he never thought the local bears would actually use it! You've got to see the footage his security cameras picked up in this episode of Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Renewable Energy.  SUBMIT YOUR POSITIVE REFLECTION: talk@ryanjespersen.com  GET A FREE SOLAR QUOTE TODAY: https://kubyenergy.ca/ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: @realtalkrj  REAL TALK MUGS, SNAPBACKS, and TEES: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PERKS - BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON:   / ryanjespersen   THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.

In this episode, host Marriska Fernandes explores the prominent career of Canadian actress, comedian, writer, and director Mary Walsh. From her early days with the Newfoundland Travelling Theatre Company to co-founding CODCO, Mary has left an unforgettable mark on Canadian comedy. Her sharp wit and memorable characters, including Marg Delahunty on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes," have established her status as a comedic force, seamlessly blending humour with sharp political commentary. Beyond entertainment, Mary Walsh is a dedicated advocate for social causes, lending her voice to campaigns supporting human rights and poverty eradication through organizations like Oxfam-Canada. As a director, she has overseen acclaimed films such as "Young Triffie" and showcased her acting talents in “Happy Days”, "Mambo Italiano", and "The Grand Seduction”. Mary will next be seen in Sam McGlynn's “Deaner ‘89”, the sequel to the cult classic “FUBAR”. Join Marriska Fernandes as she speaks to Mary Walsh about how a haircut led to her character Marg Delahunty, her time as Princess Warrior, using comedy to deliver hard truths, changing the country's perception of Newfoundland and much more! A podcast hosted by Marriska Fernandes, produced by The Brand is Female and powered by Telefilm Canada.   Follow Telefilm Canada on Instagram Follow The Brand is Female on Instagram Watch the video of this episode  

With The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. As the Department of Finance Canada notes, the federal budget is “a blueprint for how the Government wants to set the annual economic agenda for Canada.”  As Canada's public foundation for gender justice and equality, government spending decisions are always a key topic for the Canadian Women's Foundation. The focus of government spending affects all our lives, every single day, in so many ways. Government investment decisions are powerful tools that can maintain things as they are or profoundly change them, for better or for worse.  The 2024 Federal Budget was recently released and we co-hosted an analysis of it with Oxfam Canada and other national feminist voices. We discussed how investments stack up for women and gender-diverse people and for moving the needle on gender equality.  In this bonus episode, we speak with the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on this very topic.  Relevant Links: Feminist Federal Budget Response  Episode ⁠Transcripts⁠  Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review this podcast and share it with others. If you appreciate this content, if you want to get in on the efforts to build a gender equal Canada, please donate at ⁠canadianwomen.org⁠ and consider becoming a monthly donor.  Facebook: Canadian Women's Foundation  LinkedIn: The Canadian Women's Foundation  Instagram: @canadianwomensfoundation  TikTok: @cdnwomenfdn  X: @cdnwomenfdn

The season's third episode takes us back to George Brown College's 32nd annual Labour Fair in Toronto, ‘Corporate Power vs. Labour Power: It's Our Work!!'  Professor Benjamin McCarthy facilitates a discussion featuring Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada and Jared Ong, organizer and case worker with the Workers' Action Centre. Together, they discuss how this new age of corporate-driven inequality impacts workers on the ground and the hope that lies within working peoples' solidarity. Reflecting on how government should be investing in work, Ravon says: “ …When we think of what the government can invest in, when we talk about a Green Transition, the care economy is a great one. We have an aging population. Care services provide huge value to communities and also just create happier and healthier communities and they're low emissions. One of our alternatives is saying tax windfall profits, tax the super wealthy and invest in the care economy. This is also a sector that employs mostly women and racialized folks. You're creating employment opportunities. They're seen as less desirable jobs, not because they're inherently less interesting jobs than working in mining ... It's because they're not well paid. But we really see investments in the care economy as actually one of the solutions to the inequality crisis today and the climate crisis.”  On the necessity of being politically engaged, Ong says: “..when we talk about how we organize, sometimes people say we have the power to vote. But I would say voting is just one piece that people do every four years or less that actually changes the government. We can do things in between to actually make changes happen. I used to have hair, and then I became an activist and look at me. So sometimes I think, you know, all that work and why did I do it? But people have been winning. When I first started out, people were like $15 minimum wage, it's never going to happen. And today, a couple of years later, people are like $15, hell no, that's not enough ... So I do tangibly feel on the street that things are changing.” About the guests: Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada, is a committed feminist and social justice advocate with more than 15 years of international development experience. Ravon has been with Oxfam Canada since 2011, holding a number of roles – including director of Policy and Campaigns – and working tirelessly to put women's rights at the heart of the global Oxfam confederation. Before joining Oxfam, Ravon worked at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy), where she was program manager for the Americas and oversaw the Centre's office and human rights programming in Haiti. She has also worked on programs to tackle gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Global and the International Rescue Committee. Lauren sits on the board of directors of the Humanitarian Coalition. Jared Ong is an organizer and case worker with the Workers Action Centre. He empowers workers with the tools and community to stand up against bad bosses and protect themselves at work. But he also knows that systemic changes must happen Ontario-wide to raise the bar for all our workers because our minimum labour standards are not enough. Panel Moderator, Benjamin McCarthy is a faculty with the School of Labour at George Brown College and an organizer with the College Annual Labour Fair. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Lauren Ravon, Jared Ong  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy); Grace Taruc-Almeda, Karin Maier and Jim Cheung (Street Voices)   Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu.

This week on rabble radio, we're sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series, hosted on Needs No Introduction. In the last four years, the world's five richest men have doubled their wealth, while five billion people have become poorer. And where it may take over two hundred years to end poverty, we may see our first trillionaire within only ten years. Are inequality, oligarchy and monopoly power the new normal? Or is there still time to reclaim our states for people, planet, and the common good?  This week, Lauren Ravon and Michèle Biss join host of the Courage My Friends podcast series Resh Budhu to talk about Oxfam's latest report, Inequality, Inc. and the unprecedented rise in global inequality.  Lauren Ravon is the executive director of Oxfam Canada and Michèle Biss is national director of the National Right to Housing Network.  To listen to the full episode of Inequality Inc: Corporate power vs. public action, please tune into Needs No Introduction. Needs No Introduction is available on rabble.ca, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The Courage My Friends podcast series is presented by rabble.ca and the Tommy Douglas Institute, with the support of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

For our sixth episode, Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada and Michéle Biss, national director of the National Right to Housing Network, discuss Oxfam's latest report, Inequality, Inc.on the growing power of corporate monopolies, the unprecedented rise in global inequality and the urgent need for public action.  Speaking to Oxfam's latest report on global inequality, Ravon says: “This has been a decade so far that has been full of pain for most people around the world. The decade of a pandemic, of rampant inflation, food prices going up, war, climate chaos, climate emergencies … But this is also the decade where the wealth of the five richest men doubled. 5 billion people became poorer. So this report that Oxfam released Inequality Inc., is really painting this picture of a decade of division where you have huge wealth concentration in very, very few hands and more and more people on the planet struggling to get by. And this is not a coincidence that wealth is ballooning on one end and people are seeing the bottom fall out on the other end. Inequality is by design. It's not an accident. It's not inevitable. The super, super rich and their corporations are funneling wealth towards the top and robbing the rest of humanity of the very resources they need to survive.”  Biss reflects on the role of communities in pushing back against corporate power and inequality: “I think about this context as well in terms of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda, right? We have a goal of no poverty by 2030. And as the Oxfam report said, 230 years away from no poverty, right? It's a long way to go. And it can really seem overwhelming in the face of this vast inequality.But if we want to get involved, if we want to push our governments to make better choices around regulation, around taxation, around investment in our social safety net and away from the private sector, a lot of that takes community engagement..And remembering that economic, social, and cultural rights, the right to housing, the right to food, the right to health, those aren't just words, they're actual human rights ..And so finding ways within communities, within the national context to exercise those rights is going to be really key to being able to turn the tide.”  Read the latest Oxfam 2024 Report, Inequality, Inc. About today's guests: Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada, is a committed feminist and social justice advocate with more than 15 years of international development experience. Ravon has been with Oxfam Canada since 2011, holding a number of roles – including director of Policy and Campaigns – and working tirelessly to put women's rights at the heart of the global Oxfam confederation. Before joining Oxfam, Ravon worked at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy), where she was program manager for the Americas and oversaw the Centre's office and human rights programming in Haiti. She has also worked on programs to tackle gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Global and the International Rescue Committee. Lauren sits on the board of directors of the Humanitarian Coalition.  Michèle Biss is the national director of the National Right to Housing Network. As an expert in economic and social rights, she has presented at several United Nations treaty body reviews and at Canadian parliamentary committees. Prior to her work at the NRHN, Michèle was the policy director and human rights lawyer at Canada Without Poverty. In 2016, she graduated from the Advanced Course on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. She has extensive professional experience working for marginalized groups, particularly women, persons with disabilities, newcomers, and Indigenous persons through casework, research, and community legal education. In her local Ottawa community, she sits on the board of directors of Ottawa Community Legal Services. She is a human rights lawyer and was called to the Ontario bar in 2014. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.   Images: Lauren Ravon, Michéle Biss / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy); Grace Taruc-Almeda, Karin Maier and Jim Cheung (Street Voices)   Courage My Friends podcast organizing committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu.

Oxfam Canada policy manager Ian Thomson tells Vassy Kapelos that money could be redirected to green initiatives. On today's show: Bill Blair, Minister of National Defense, on Trudeau's comments regarding restraint by Israel in Hamas war and potential humanitarian pauses Jimmy Jean, vice-president and chief economist at Desjardins, on tomorrow's fall economic statement Jérémie Harris, the co-founder of Gladstone AI, an AI safety company, on the drama around Sam Altman's sudden departure from OpenAI and potential implications The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather. He formerly worked with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley; Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader; Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data

In our fourth episode Dalia Al-Awqati, head of humanitarian affairs for Save the Children Canada and Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada discuss the humanitarian crisis taking place in the Gaza Strip.  How do we understand the devastating toll of death, displacement and destruction upon the largely civilian Palestinian population, almost half of them children? What of the impossible choices facing aid workers and colleagues on the ground as they are caught within the turmoil of Gaza? Why are humanitarian pauses not enough? And why is a ceasefire the only answer? Describing the crisis facing the children of Gaza, Al-Awqati says:  “In the first three weeks of the conflict, more children were killed than the annual total of children killed in conflict zones across the world since 2019. That alone gives you a scale of how horrific this has been, and particularly for children. We see and we hear from our staff, and we see through the news, through social media as well, the impact that this is having, in terms of mental health, but also in terms of people's ability to access their basic needs. We know that children are not able to access clean drinking water. This is a population, 80 per cent of which already depended on humanitarian aid prior to this latest escalation. There's 1,350 children that are missing in Gaza. Many of them feared to be under the rubble.” According to Ravon, the only answer is a ceasefire:  “Oxfam and Save the Children and many other organizations around the world are calling for a ceasefire rather than a humanitarian pause or humanitarian corridors because the reality is that in these circumstances, in the way this attack is being carried out, there is no way to keep civilians safe. No corridor, no pause will guarantee safety, because people are deprived of resources. So even if you had a pause where you're safe from immediate bombing, that doesn't answer all the other immediate needs that people are facing … Depriving civilians of the means for survival is a violation of human rights; and a ceasefire is the only way to ensure that the physical violence stops and that humanitarian aid can enter in.”  About today's guests: Dalia Al-Awqati, head of humanitarian affairs for Save the Children Canada. Al-Awqati is the head of Humanitarian Affairs for Save the Children Canada. She has over twenty years of experience in the non-profit sector, with a specialization in emergency response and management in complex crises. Prior to joining Save the Children Canada, Al-Awqati has worked with various international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) including the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mercy Corps, and Danish Refugee Council (DRC). As an emergency responder, Dalia has responded to crises in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Libya, South Sudan, and Syria, amongst others. Al-Awqati grew up in the Middle East. She is a native Arabic speaker of Iraqi and Palestinian origins.  Lauren Ravon, executive director of Oxfam Canada, is a committed feminist and social justice advocate with more than 15 years of international development experience. Ravon has been with Oxfam Canada since 2011, holding a number of roles – including director of Policy and Campaigns – and working tirelessly to put women's rights at the heart of the global Oxfam confederation. Before joining Oxfam, Ravon worked at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy), where she was program manager for the Americas and oversaw the Centre's office and human rights programming in Haiti. She has also worked on programs to tackle gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Global and the International Rescue Committee. Lauren sits on the board of directors of the Humanitarian Coalition. You can donate to the Humanitarian Coalition by visiting their Donation page. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.   Images: Dalia Al-Awqati, Lauren Ravon / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy); Grace Taruc-Almeda, Karin Maier and Jim Cheung (Street Voices)   Courage My Friends podcast organizing committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu. 

[Recording date: October 31, 2022] The Eager Beaver Pod asks its guests if they're willing to provide an extended interview, so that we may better get to know them/what makes them tick. When they agree, we package it together and present it to you as part of this series. This week's guest, is co-founder of The Spark Strategy, a unique facilitated process to approach sexual violence prevention. In light of Hedley' frontman Jacob Hoggard being sentenced to five years in prison for sexual violence, we speak to Bailey Reid who has brough her past experience as the former Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Network of Ottawa, a Women's Rights Campaigner for Oxfam Canada, and a nearly ten-year stint as Chair of the Public Engagement Committee of the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women to her new passion project. She talks to us about how a proactive accountability-based approach to changing organizational culture on matters related to sexual violence can be more effective than a reactive liability-based approach. PS: This episode is also available on our new True North Eager Beaver Media YouTube channel at [https://youtu.be/KIxmYrXfxBo]. PPS: if you wish to encourage us to do more, leave us a positive review and stars on Apple Podcasts and/or buy us a cup of coffee. Just go to [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver] to find your way to our tip jar. PPPS: And if you prefer to get something for your tips, we also have new merchandise to show off: Eager Beaver season Hallowe'en and Blue Jacket Guy Civics Ts are now on sale (and wearing them automatically makes you 38.2% sexier; it's proven). Being informed has never been soooo fashion! Get yours here: [https://deanblundell.square.site/shop/true-north-eager-beaver/10]. This is episode 25 of the TNEB Interview Project. _____ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. In this case, we really ask to you share this episode with people you know because, you never know who could benefit from hearing this information. ________________ Of course, retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, tips, requests, bribes to be on the show, and positive reviews (if you think we deserve some stars, please rate us) are always welcome. You can do that via our show's Facebook blog page, via Twitter @TrueEager, or by e-mail at TrueNorthEagerBeaver@gmail.com. And if you really enjoy our podcast, why not subscribe via our Podpage [https://www.podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], and tell a friend? Until next time, be kind to, and gentle with, yourselves, Your Eager Beaver __________________ Thank you to our podcast's founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis

In the sixth episode, Linda McQuaig and Ian Thomson discuss the rising fortunes of the billionaire class amid shrinking incomes and opportunities for the vast majority before and during the pandemic. In speaking about the impacts of billionaires on our democratic systems, McQuaig says, “this accumulation of wealth in the hands of billionaires... It's not just that it's tremendously unfair, which of course it is, it's that it gives them so much political power that they get to effectively control the world… The wealthy corporate elite now has so much power that it can effectively block any kind of collective action. And that's exactly what they're doing. The reason that there isn't progress on climate change isn't that the public is resistant. The public would actually like there to be action on climate change. It's the immensely powerful interests in the fossil fuel industries that are single-handedly blocking that.... it's not just unfair they have all that money; it's detrimental to the survival of the human race… So when I talk about a wealth tax, I'm not just talking about it so we can get money from them. I'm talking about a wealth tax that will curb their political power, economic and political power. So they can't control things and prevent us from taking the collective action we need to take.”   According to Thomson, and the most recent Oxfam International report Inequality Kills “Whether it's from the climate disasters that are taking lives. Whether it's the vaccine inequality that means that COVID-19 is taking more lives - these are deaths that could be easily prevented if we had a more equitable vaccine distribution. And people are also being pushed to the brink of  extreme hunger and actually are dying of starvation. These are the sorts of real-life impacts of this extreme wealth inequality, largely in the lowest income countries, but also lower income people in all countries are suffering from. And when you take the numbers, you just see that actually people are dying every four minutes due to inequality. The numbers are so staggering that it is hard to wrap your head around what kind of suffering this is bringing about.” About today's guests:  Award-winning journalist and activist Linda McQuaig is also the author of best-selling books, including: Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths; It's the Crude, Dude: War, Big Oil and the Fight for the Planet; The Trouble with Billionaires (co-authored with Neil Brooks) and most recently The Sport and Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada's Public Wealth. A long-time and powerful voice of dissent against economic injustice and extremes of wealth, Linda has been described as “an indispensable public intellectual” and “an irritant to Canada's 1%” one of whom, Conrad Black, even suggested that she be “horse-Whipped”. Ian Thomson leads Oxfam Canada's work on government relations, corporate engagement and feminist policy influencing in Canada and internationally. Prior to joining Oxfam, he coordinated the human rights and natural resources program of a national ecumenical coalition and chaired the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability. He is a board member of MiningWatch Canada and the Maquila Solidarity Network, and holds engineering degrees from Queen's University and the University of Toronto. The Courage My Friends podcast series is a co-production between The Tommy Douglas Institute (at George Brown College), rabble.ca, with the support of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute. Image: Linda McQuaig and Ian Thomson / Used with permission.  Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased Intro Voices: Chandra Budhu (Podcast Announcer), Nayocka Allen, Nicolas Echeverri Parra, Doreen Kajumba (Street Voices); Bob Luker (Tommy Douglas quote) Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Resh Budhu, Breanne Doyle (for rabble.ca), Chandra Budhu and Ashley Booth.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca Host: Resh Budhu

Oxfam Canada, a member of the International Oxfam Confederation, works to end global poverty through fighting for womens' rights. In this episode, Saleh Nur, IS and Analytics Specialist at Oxfam Canada, joins me to discuss the challenges and processes of working within such a multinational company in the nonprofit space, and how Oxfam Canada uses Salesforce as their central hub. Topics we cover include:How Oxfam handles communication among its international locations and functionsHow Oxfam Canada is tackling challenges such as data security, scalability, and data archiving Oxfam's Unwrapped program and how it worksBenefits and challenges of using Salesforce, and how to decide if it's the right platform for your companyLessons learned during the pandemicHow to get involved with the work Oxfam Canada is doingTo connect with Saleh:Oxfam CanadaOxfam UnwrappedLinkedIn

Oxfam Canada warns that malnutrition is steadily increasing in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger (0:00) From the CBC archives, we hear the voice of John Jararuse, the Inuit elder who passed away earlier this week (6:50) A group of young girls hope to soon travel and share their Inuit drumming with others (15:34) We tell you about a Filipino woman's battle to bring her son to Newfoundland (22:15) Raeann Brown's book will soon be available online (29:47) Search and Rescue is hoping to start five new SAR groups in Labrador (33:14) More outreach workers will be hired to help homeless people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (43:09) Our house doctor Peter Lin will join us to talk about a new analysis of 15 studies (52:08)

The 2022 Federal Budget says that 44% of its investments are gender neutral, 42% benefit men more than women, and just 14% benefit women more than men. What this all means can be a bit confusing. Why should we look at the budget with a critical lens, and can it really move the needle on gender justice? Ann Decter, Senior Director of Community Initiatives and Policy at the Canadian Women's Foundation, provides helpful explanations, starting with the basics: what, why, and how. In her work at the Foundation, Ann focuses on a transformative intersectional response to the gendered economic impacts of the pandemic as well as on advancing social enterprise in the women's sector. Ann joined the Foundation in 2018 after a decade as Director of Policy and Advocacy at YWCA Canada, where she founded a women's housing advocacy campaign that led to the commitment of 25% of Canada's National Housing Strategy to programs and services for women and girls. Watch "How Feminist is the federal budget" on the Canadian Women's Foundation's YouTube channel. In this panel, cohosted by the Foundation and Oxfam Canada, feminist leaders provide an enlightening analysis of what the budget does and doesn't achieve for the goal of gender justice. Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review this podcast and share it with others. If you appreciate this content, if you want to get in on the efforts to build a gender equal Canada, please donate at canadianwomen.org and consider becoming a monthly donor. Visit our website: canadianwomen.org Facebook: Canadian Women's Foundation Twitter: @cdnwomenfdn LinkedIn: The Canadian Women's Foundation Instagram: @canadianwomensfoundation

Erica joins Pamela Uppal from the Ontario Non-profit Network and Amar Nijhawan from Oxfam Canada to talk through The Feminist Scorecard, an assessment of the Canadian government's actions at home and around the world towards a feminist, green recovery.  For the entire conversation on how to analyze policy intersectionally, subscribe to Bad + Bitchy. Stay bitchy.   

CBC reporter Erik White joins us from Sudbury to talk about about the arrival of Starllink, the satellite-based high speed internet serviice; Erica Johnson from CBC's Go Public reports on the predicament of a women who found her self-service storage locker robbed of her cherished - and valuable - belongings; With the new Covid-19 variant Omicron being identified in South Africa, epidemiologists are once again pointing out the inequalities of global vaccine distribution. Brittany Lambert of Oxfam Canada offers her perspective; Local ski resorts are preparing for the season...and hoping to avoid another lockdown this winter. Robert Huter of Mt. St. Louis Moonstone ski resort talks to us about snow conditions and COVID-19 protocols; You may have a robot vacuum cleaner - but Innisfil has snowbots - robots that will clear the sidewalks. We find out more from Nicole Bowman, the town's Director of Operations; According to new data from Statistics Canada more than 10 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15 say they always or often feel lonely. We have reaction to the situation from psychiatrist Roger McIntyre; Last Friday, Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough welcomed the general public back for the first time since March 2020. General manager Jim Moloney talks about the reopening.

As long as Covid-19 exists anywhere in the world, it is a threat everywhere. But, in spite of our shared risk, the world's richest countries have exercised a “me first” approach to the Covid-19 vaccine, buying up more than half the total. The People's Vaccine Alliance says our best chance of all staying safe is to ensure a Covid-19 vaccine is available for all as a global common good. We talk with Brittany Lambert of Oxfam Canada.

SPECIAL #COP26TinyExplainer - We talk to Anya Knechtel of Oxfam Canada about the $100 billion promised, but not yet delivered from the Global North to the Global South to help develop countries reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This part 1 in a series specially co-produced by TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca.

Interview with Harvey McKinnon (CAN) Harvey is recognised as one of North America's leading fundraising experts. He is the author of four acclaimed books, and is the co-author of the #1 international best-seller The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All. Harvey is a highly rated trainer and has taught fundraising to thousands of non-profit staff around the world. Included in this episode: Section 1: the beginning of Harvey's fundraising career at Oxfam Canada and key lessons learnt in those early years Section 2: Starting a Monthly Giving program and making it successful Section 3: Putting focus on a Mid-Level Giving program and choosing the right channels to reach donors Section 4: Serving on Boards and advice for aspiring fundraising leaders and influencers Section 5: Harvey's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fulfilled-fundraisers/message

We put in a call to Diana Sarosi of Oxfam Canada for reaction to a new report called "A Dose Of Reality", that examines global vaccine inequity; Erica Johnson of CBC's Go Public tells us how a car rental agency tried to claim that a customer was liable for damages even after he had dropped of the vehicle; Fyonna Vanderwerf, the owner of Hive Muskoka gym offers her reaction to the end of capacity limits for businesses such as hers; The battle for control of the telecom giant Rogers rages on. Richard Leblanc of York University specializes in corporate governance. He outlines the drama in the Rogers boardroom and between the rival factions; Samir Sinha. the director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto. He maintains that all visitors to a hospitals and nursing homes should be fully vaccinated; CBC science reporter Emily Chung explains the concept of 'Net Zero'; The Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize has been described as the Nobel Prize for teaching. Breanna Heels from Bruce Peninsula District School in Lion's Head is one of the nominees for the honour.

Samantha Reusch from the organization Apathy is Boring talks about the efforts to engage young voters in the federal election; Optometrists in Ontario say that the province has been under-funding eye exams for decades and will withdraw services September 1st if a new agreement is not reached. Dr. Joshua Smith, the past president of the Ontario Association of Optometrists outlines their position for us; As the Taliban retakes control of Afghanistan, humanitarian organizations say that the country is on the brink of crisis. We discuss the situation there - and Canada's response - with Lauren Ravon of Oxfam Canada; The Premier has given members of his caucus until this afternoon to show they have been vaccinated or have a medical exemption. And it could mean they P.C.'s will lose two members if they don't comply. Rob Benzie of the Toronto Star reports on the situation for us; Family doctor Peter Lin discusses the threat from the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the use of booster shots and masks in preventing its spread; Aneurin Bosley teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. He talks about their study that is tracking diversity among candidates in the federal election; In response to the lack of walk-in clinics and a shortage of doctors Renfrew County created the Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre. Debbie Robinson, the Warden of Renfrew County tells us about the program.

Siham Rayale of Oxfam Canada offers her reaction to the G7 countries' commitment to provide vaccines to other nations; Margaret Eaton of the Canadian Mental Health Association talks about 're-entry anxiety' that some might feel as life begins to resemble normal; Roberto Mangoni owner of the Che Figata restaurant in Bobcaygeon says they were fully booked as restrictions eased over the weekend; the situation remains frustrating for Sharon Smith the owner of Connect Hair Studio in Barrie. She and other personal-care providers are still prohibited from operating; Barrie councillor Mike McCann explains why he wants to see his city install a new sign - an eight foot steel sculpture of the word BARRIE with a heart; For the first time actors can get together to rehearse - as long as there are no more than ten of them - and they do it outside. André Sills is an actor with the Stratford Festival. He describes what it's been like to get together again and how it has been contending with the lockdown; Dr. Tara Kiran, a family doctor at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto outlines when people will be eligible for their second shot; Some of us who have taken in a new furry companion this year are noticing our pandemic puppies have behavioural problems. We find out what kind of issues can come up from Marcia Murray, a dog training instructor and canine behaviourist in Innisfil. She's seen the effects of lockdown syndrome on our four legged friends..

Ontario will soon be providing second doses of the Astra-Zeneca vaccine. We have more details on how that roll out will work from Justin Bates of the Ontario Pharmacists Association; As part of the CBC series 'Boldly Asian' for Asian Heritage Month, Kirthana Sasitharan introduces us to couples navigating varied values and traditions within their interracial marriages; The World Health Organization says the pandemic is being prolonged by a "scandalous inequity" in vaccine distribution. We have reaction and analysis from Siham Rayale from Oxfam Canada; Can a wave mean more than 'hi' or 'bye'? Maybe, when it's a Zoom wave. Laura Cavanagh a professor of Behavioural Sciences at Seneca College explains; Our Tara Henley shares her conversation with Dorothy Wickenden author of "The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought For Abolition and Women's Rights" ; Jordan Press of the Canadian Press discusses the federal government's budget and other proposed legislation they hope to pass before Parliament's summer recess; An expert panel of healthcare professionals will be answering some of your questions about the science behind the vaccines. We find out more from Glen Pyle who teaches at the University of Guelph; Jennie MacKenzie, the treasurer of - and vendor at - the Lakefield Farmers Market tells us how the new season is unfolding;.

There are calls for patents on COVID-19 vaccines to be lifted, to ensure equitable and faster access. Would it get the shots to the places that need them? We ask Siham Rayale, Oxfam Canada's policy and advocacy lead on humanitarian and refugee issues; Andrei Iancu, the former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and Gian Gandhi, COVAX co-ordinator at UNICEF's Supply Division.

The People's Vaccine Alliance is calling for pharmaceutical companies to openly share their Covid vaccine technology. Oxfam is part of the alliance pushing for this to happen, we hear from the Director of Policy and Campaigns for Oxfam Canada. It's the start of the road maintance season and paving on the Trans Labrador highway is slated to start in the next few weeks. Lisa Dempster, Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs spoke about summer construction plans and current road conditions. NunatuKavut member Desmond Canning wants to inform the MP of Nunavut about Inuit heritage and history in Labrador.This comes after MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq asked Labrador MP Yvonne Jones to produce her family tree. You'll hear his thoughts. Native Land Digital is a non-profit organization that maps traditional Indigenous territories, languages and treaties. Executive director Christine McRae spoke about the organization and the importance in mapping traditional Indigenous territories. The push for green energy is on... and wouldn't you know it ... Mary's Harbour, on Labrador's southern coast, is home to a renewable, clean energy project. We've reached retired engineer Al Green, who together with his partners built a mini-hydroelectric plant in the community. It's time for another Home Hack with our home hacker, Jacenta Hudson... today's hack... re-purposing old clothing. Public Health officials across Canada are continuing to make the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine available to a wider age group, while in some jurisdictions officials are also closing workplaces to manage outbreaks. House doctor Peter Lin shares his opinions. Last on the show...former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty, last week, in the killing of George Floyd... Floyd's treatment by police forced many questions both in the United States and in Canada, including the use of police-worn body cameras. CBC's Cross Country Checkup asked Canadians "Is it time to make police body cameras mandatory?"

Siham Rayale of Oxfam Canada makes the case.

Shelbi Kilcollins is the director of Marketing and Growth with the Peterborough Petes Hockey Club. She talks about the club's and the players' reaction to the official cancellation of the O.H.L. season; Happy trails to you. We meet George Christie who dedicated 30 years to creating the Collingwood Trails along with Wendy Martin, the Manager of Parks for Collingwood; Siham Rayale of Oxfam Canada explains why hers and other groups are advocating to have governments temporarily suspend the vaccine manufacturers' intellectual property rights to allow more access to the technology; This week we got acquainted with the term "languishing" as a way of describing a prevailing feeling during the pandemic. We find out more from psychologist and author Sara Dimerman; Queen's University student Sasha Cohen reflects on what has been an extraordinary year to be a school; Dr. Peter Juni, the Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table, offers his reaction to the Premier's apology and discusses why he thinks it's important for the province to make paid sick leave available to all employees; Amy Mangan tells us about tonight's 'virtual' edition of the Roots North Music Festival.

Nicole, Nneka and Camila and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Collecting Courage, the right to heal, truth and experience, historic exclusion and why the time is now.To learn more and purchase the book head here.About the Book:Collecting Courage is a powerful and moving collection of personal experiences written by Black fundraisers that chip away at the idea of an inherent goodness of the charitable sector. So how can a sector that exudes such external benevolence be the cause and source of pain and trauma in the form of macro and micro aggressions as documented in these stories? It has to do with who holds power and influence; it has to do with white supremacy, inequity and racism and it has to do with deeply entrenched beliefs, behaviours and exclusionary policies and practices that have been ‘normalized’ within the sector.These personal testimonies document racism, survival and the pre-eminence of 14 accomplished Black North American Fundraisers, 5 from the United States and 9 from Canada. This collection of works also speak to the journey of asserting Black identity in all-white work environments. The writers speak of their quest, often thwarted in the charitable sector, to bring to their workplaces the love they have inherited from their struggles to survive in a white dominated society. These brilliant, first-person narratives give voice to a more accurate and complete picture of philanthropy and charity in North America.Gail K. Picco Books, an imprint of Civil Sector Press.About the authors:Camila Pereira was born and raised in Brazil, Camila comes from a very mixed family including Black, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Native Indian. She understood from a very young age that race relations, identity and gender roles were central not only to her family but to herself and that skin color in Brazil dictates your role, future and existence within society.Since childhood Camila has been involved in philanthropy through her family’s community initiatives. Her career in the nonprofit sector is a means to contribute towards the eradication of all forms of prejudice preventing the advancement and betterment of humankind; she is a fundraising professional in Toronto and a coach to Brazilians involved in philanthropy and fundraising in Brazil and Canada. Camila holds a PhD in Public Policy/Public Administration & International Relations from Howard University-USA.Alongside her career, Camila keeps a strong connection with her family in Brazil and loves spending time with her husband - Adrian and cat – Lila and travelling.Nicole Salmon was shaped by her Jamaican identity and deeply influenced by spending 2/3 of her life in Canada, Nicole is a skilled communicator who embraces her natural curiosity and thirst for variety and new challenges. An avid reader, gardener, sports enthusiast and mentor, Nicole is anchored by family, committed to service, building connections and deepening personal relationships.Spending over twenty-five years working in the non-profit sector managing a variety of fundraising portfolios, in 2014 Nicole founded Boundless Philanthropy, a fundraising consultancy providing a range of services, including interim leadership, board and leadership development. She is a former Director of Fund Development at Oxfam Canada.She serves on the Boards of Realize, an organization working to improve the lives of people living with HIV and other episodic conditions, and WellFort Community Health Services. A Book Review Panelist with The Charity Report Literary Hub and an inspired member of a Black Canadian Fundraisers group.Nneka Allen is a black woman, a descendant of the Underground Railroad, an Ojibwe of Anderdon Nation, a momma and a sixth generation Canadian. Born in the 70’s, Nneka was raised during a time of Black power and acute political awareness in North America.As a lover of justice, Nneka has inspired philanthropy as a Fundraising Executive in the charitable sector for the last 20 years.Nneka is also the principal and founder of The Empathy Agency. She helps organizations deliver more fairly on their mission and vision by coaching leaders and their teams to explore the impact identity has on organizational culture and equity outcomes.Nneka’s ultimate joy is her daughter Destiny, an Environmental Scientist working with Indigenous communities in British Columbia. Together Destiny and Nneka continue their family legacy of philanthropic activism in Canada.Image Copyright and Credit: Collecting CourageF2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVAX recently made its first deliveries to to Ghana and the Ivory Coast, but Oxfam Canada says wealthy countries are still hoarding the global vaccine supply. We'll speak with Diana Sarosi from Oxfam Canada. A U.S. solution to health care spending in Newfoundland and Labrador. We hear from the CBC's Chris O'Neill-Yates about an American company that's been hired to find ways to cut health care costs in this province. We're all trying to find ways to spend the extra time on our hands since Covid has forced us all to slow down, and for Michael Terriak of Hopedale that means building an igloo. He joins us to talk about it. Mark Nui says he wonders why the Canadian Forces were not called in for the search of his son and niece last week. We hear from him. Election candidates are calling out Elections NL for not translating mail-in voting kits into languages other than English. We hear from Shannon Tobin and Patricia Johnson-Castle. NunatuKavut President Todd Russell joins us to talk about a group of Innu from Quebec apparently hunting in Labrador. We speak with a young Inuit woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, who has just published a colouring book dedicated to preserving Indigenous languages in a fun, creative way. Finally, we check in with the Toronto Star's Heather Scoffield for her take on how Canada's vaccination timetable will affect politics, the economic recovery, and the timing of a federal election.

Siham Rayale of Oxfam Canada advocates for 'vaccine equity' - a policy to ensure that wealthier nations with more than adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines share with nations with fewer resources; We meet sisters Alicia and Shea Abbott-McLeod the co-hosts of the podcast “Black Girls Chatter”; Dr. Charles Gardner the Medical Officer of Health for the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit explains why it was necessary to bring the region back under the more stringent 'grey zone' restrictions; CBC Neil Sandell producer outlines the documentary he has produced for CBC Radio's 'Ideas': 'Entre Chien et Loup: How Dogs Began'; The CBC's Joe Pavia gives us a status check on the 2021 maple syrup season; CBC reporter Paula Duhatschek has reaction to new changes brought the Divorce Act in Canada; Can you still find a place to go camping this summer? We ask Kevin Callan - outdoorsman and author.

Qu'est-ce que le COVAX, ce système d'approvisionnement en vaccins? On en parle avec Anne-Catherine Bajard, gestionnaire des politiques à Oxfam Canada. Aussi à l'émission: notre panel d’observateurs débat de deux dossiers : la gestion de la vaccination et l’interdiction de certains voyages vers le sud. Finalement, le déconfinement partiel au Québec est-il prématuré? Éléments de réponse de Nimâ Machouf, épidémiologiste et professeure à l'Université de Montréal.

Chilean born Marlen Mondaca describes her experiences within the nonprofit organization sector. She provides some useful information about what it means to work with international and development organizations such as Seeds of Hope, Save the Children, Plan International, and OXFAM. Rooted on a rights based approach, Marlen explains that some of the objectives of these organizations are alleviating poverty, supporting local organizations, providing formal and non-formal education programs on health, nutrition and child & family protection among others. Marlen offers specific information about the necessary skills anyone needs to pursue a career in this sector: 1) Having a good theoretical and historical foundation of international issues, 2) being able to make management or technical decisions, 3) having some knowledge of statistics, and program evaluation, 4) having good communication skills to connect with donors, managers and program officers, 5) having some experience in areas such literacy, numeracy, health, nutrition or experience in the region, 6) having knowledge of languages from the communities and 7) becoming a volunteer or finding a placement in any of the organizations. * Biography: Marlen Mondaca, Special Advisor to the CEO on Strategy and Thought Leadership. She assumed her current position in May 2020 following nine years as Director of International Programs and Chief of Programs and Policy Officer. She is a champion of children’s rights and gender equality. She began her career working with refugees in Guatemala and Honduras and then went on to work as a Public Policy Advisor for Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam Canada based out of Santiago, Chile. While at Oxfam, she helped expand programming in the areas of violence against women, women and trade, and food security. Marlen is known for her long-standing commitment to programs and policies that are rooted in social justice and are holistic and gender transformative. Marlen believes that the international aid sector needs to re-imagine itself using principles of social justice, political ecology and localization. Marlen holds Masters’ Degrees in Journalism. * Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2021, January 27). CES5E2 – https://soundcloud.com/chasingencounters/ces5e2-international-aid-sector * Sources: https://www.savethechildren.ca/ https://www.oxfam.ca/ https://plan-international.org/

Interview with Harvey McKinnon (CAN) Harvey is recognised as one of North America's leading fundraising experts. He is the author of four acclaimed books, and is the co-author of the #1 international best-seller The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All. Harvey is a highly rated trainer and has taught fundraising to thousands of non-profit staff around the world. Included in this episode: Section 1: the beginning of Harvey's fundraising career at Oxfam Canada and key lessons learnt in those early years Section 2: Starting a Monthly Giving program and making it successful Section 3: Putting focus on a Mid-Level Giving program and choosing the right channels to reach donors Section 4: Serving on Boards and advice for aspiring fundraising leaders and influencers Section 5: Harvey's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fulfilled-fundraisers/message

Hosted by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh and Neil Milliken.This Week's chat is about authoring tools. When we produce content for the web we use authoring tools to publish. How these tools can help produce accessible content can have a profound impact on the overall inclusiveness of the internet.Mike Gifford is the founder of OpenConcept Consulting Inc, which he started in 1999. Since then, he has been particularly active in developing and extending open source content management systems to allow people to get closer to their content. Before starting OpenConcept, Mike had worked for a number of national NGOs including Oxfam Canada and Friends of the Earth.Susanna Laurin is Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Funka. Susanna has more than 20 years experience in working with disability-related issues at senior management level. She is a frequent international lecturer and debater and she serves on a number of program committees for conferences in the field of accessibility. In Sweden and Norway, she is a technical expert in several standardisation committees.Timo Stollenwerk is a Plone core developer and founder of kitconcept, a Plone solution provider from Bonn, Germany. He is a member of the Plone Framework Team, the Plone Release Team, the Plone REST API team and he is leading the Plone Testing & Continuous Integration team.

What we measure and the way we measure it has significant impacts on our programming. In this episode, Kelsey Simmons and Michelle Wong, both M&E specialists at IRC, walk us through the meaning of a feminist approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning. They discuss how does that work practically in humanitarian settings and through the project cycle. Resources referenced in the podcast (and a few extras): - We All Count https://weallcount.com/ - Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment https://crea.education.illinois.edu/ - Data Feminism https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/data-feminism - American Evaluation Association Feminist Issues in Evaluation https://comm.eval.org/feministissuesinevaluation/home - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice. Edited by Sharon Brisolara, Denise Seigart, and Saumitra SenGupta. New York: The Guilford Press, 2014. - Feminist Evaluation: Explorations and Experiences. Edited by Sharon Brisolara and Denise Seigart. New Directions for Evaluation, no. 96, 2002. - Seigart, Denise. “Feminist Evaluation.” By Denise Seigart. Encyclopedia of Evaluation, ed. Sandra Mathison. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005. - “Feminist Evaluation and Gender Approaches: There's a Difference?” By Donna R. Podems. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 6:14, 2010. - “Capturing changes in women's lives: the experiences of Oxfam Canada in applying feminist evaluation principles to monitoring and evaluation practice.” By Carol Miller and Laura Haylock. Gender & Development, 22:2, 2014.

GUEST: Diana Sarosi, Manager of Policy at Oxfam Canada, co-author of the paper

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Presently Canada is engaged in a highly conflictual national struggle over pipelines, to build or not to build. Ricardo Acuna of the Parkland Institute argues that a proper debate on the merits and pitfalls of pipelines would be a good thing for Albertans to engage in. Such a debate should include the impact on the provincial economy and our climate change targets. The problem is that the elevated rhetoric from both sides of the debate, along with a constant barrage of inflated, unsourced and questionable stats and data from both sides makes a healthy debate next to impossible. Ricardo Acuna will try to make sense of the numbers, stats and data – so that a more sane discussion can take place. He will tackle the central question of whether pipelines are in the public interest or not. Speaker: Ricardo Acuna Ricardo Acuna has been the Executive Director of the Parkland Institute, a public policy think tank in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, since May, 2002. In that capacity, he is also on the Steering Committee of the Corporate Mapping Project, a SSHRCC-funded six year research project exploring the corporate and political power of the fossil fuel sector in Western Canada. Ricardo has written and spoken extensively on topics of energy, fiscal issues, taxation, education and social policy in Alberta. He has a degree in political science from the U of A, and writes a regular column on provincial politics for Vue Weekly in Edmonton. He is currently chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, and Deputy Chair of Oxfam International, as well as treasurer of the Association of Academic Staff at the U of A. Moderator: Terry Shillington Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required.

Presently Canada is engaged in a highly conflictual national struggle over pipelines, to build or not to build. Ricardo Acuna of the Parkland Institute argues that a proper debate on the merits and pitfalls of pipelines would be a good thing for Albertans to engage in. Such a debate should include the impact on the provincial economy and our climate change targets. The problem is that the elevated rhetoric from both sides of the debate, along with a constant barrage of inflated, unsourced and questionable stats and data from both sides makes a healthy debate next to impossible. Ricardo Acuna will try to make sense of the numbers, stats and data – so that a more sane discussion can take place. He will tackle the central question of whether pipelines are in the public interest or not. Speaker: Ricardo Acuna Ricardo Acuna has been the Executive Director of the Parkland Institute, a public policy think tank in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, since May, 2002. In that capacity, he is also on the Steering Committee of the Corporate Mapping Project, a SSHRCC-funded six year research project exploring the corporate and political power of the fossil fuel sector in Western Canada. Ricardo has written and spoken extensively on topics of energy, fiscal issues, taxation, education and social policy in Alberta. He has a degree in political science from the U of A, and writes a regular column on provincial politics for Vue Weekly in Edmonton. He is currently chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, and Deputy Chair of Oxfam International, as well as treasurer of the Association of Academic Staff at the U of A. Moderator: Terry Shillington Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required.

Presently Canada is engaged in a highly conflictual national struggle over pipelines, to build or not to build. Ricardo Acuna of the Parkland Institute argues that a proper debate on the merits and pitfalls of pipelines would be a good thing for Albertans to engage in. Such a debate should include the impact on the provincial economy and our climate change targets. The problem is that the elevated rhetoric from both sides of the debate, along with a constant barrage of inflated, unsourced and questionable stats and data from both sides makes a healthy debate next to impossible. Ricardo Acuna will try to make sense of the numbers, stats and data – so that a more sane discussion can take place. He will tackle the central question of whether pipelines are in the public interest or not. Speaker: Ricardo Acuna Ricardo Acuna has been the Executive Director of the Parkland Institute, a public policy think tank in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, since May, 2002. In that capacity, he is also on the Steering Committee of the Corporate Mapping Project, a SSHRCC-funded six year research project exploring the corporate and political power of the fossil fuel sector in Western Canada. Ricardo has written and spoken extensively on topics of energy, fiscal issues, taxation, education and social policy in Alberta. He has a degree in political science from the U of A, and writes a regular column on provincial politics for Vue Weekly in Edmonton. He is currently chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, and Deputy Chair of Oxfam International, as well as treasurer of the Association of Academic Staff at the U of A. Moderator: Terry Shillington Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required.

Presently Canada is engaged in a highly conflictual national struggle over pipelines, to build or not to build. Ricardo Acuna of the Parkland Institute argues that a proper debate on the merits and pitfalls of pipelines would be a good thing for Albertans to engage in. Such a debate should include the impact on the provincial economy and our climate change targets. The problem is that the elevated rhetoric from both sides of the debate, along with a constant barrage of inflated, unsourced and questionable stats and data from both sides makes a healthy debate next to impossible. Ricardo Acuna will try to make sense of the numbers, stats and data – so that a more sane discussion can take place. He will tackle the central question of whether pipelines are in the public interest or not. Speaker: Ricardo Acuna Ricardo Acuna has been the Executive Director of the Parkland Institute, a public policy think tank in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, since May, 2002. In that capacity, he is also on the Steering Committee of the Corporate Mapping Project, a SSHRCC-funded six year research project exploring the corporate and political power of the fossil fuel sector in Western Canada. Ricardo has written and spoken extensively on topics of energy, fiscal issues, taxation, education and social policy in Alberta. He has a degree in political science from the U of A, and writes a regular column on provincial politics for Vue Weekly in Edmonton. He is currently chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, and Deputy Chair of Oxfam International, as well as treasurer of the Association of Academic Staff at the U of A. Moderator: Terry Shillington Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required.

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the Canadian government will not pull any funding from Oxfam Canada and Oxfam Quebec after a sexual misconduct scandal shook the international charity's British affiliate.

Guest: Melanie Gallant, Head of Media Relations at Oxfam Canada

Guest: Melanie Gallant, Head of Media Relations at Oxfam Canada

Carmel Kilkenny speaks with Melanie Gallant of OXFAM Canada, about the plight of the Syrian people on the upcoming 6th anniversary of the protests that led to the civil war.

Oxfam Canada’s Lauren Ravon says the wealth gap is dangerous and unsustainable.

Julie Delahanty has done extensive work on the disenfranchisement of women due to the lack of equal opportunity. Delahanty is the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada, and joined a panel discussion during the IMF conference on Reducing the Gender Gap. In this podcast, Delahanty says vulnerable women are the most negatively affected by rising inequality. Contributors: Julie Delahanty, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada

Oxfam Canada’s Kelly Bowden says diverse groups can come together on some issues.

Senior program staff Yogesh Ghore of Coady International Institute discusses his Occasional Paper: Producer-led value chain analysis: The missing link in value chain development - a tool for effective engagement of small producers. The project draws on Coady's ten-year partnership with Oxfam Canada on asset-based and citizen-led development (ABCD). The entire document is available online in .pdf format at http://www.coady.stfx.ca/knowledge/

Oxfam Canada’s Robert Fox says the world is failing millions of Syrians.

Oxfam Canada’s Lauren Ravon says some companies responded well to public pressure to change policies.

Growing inequality imperils the future of the planet, says Robert Fox of Oxfam Canada.

Robert Fox, executive director of Oxfam Canada says there must be a long-term commitment to rebuild the Philippines.

Kelly Bowden of Oxfam Canada says companies must ensure their supply chain does not involve "land grabs."