Podcast appearances and mentions of shauna sylvester

Shauna Sylvester is the former Executive Director of the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and is moving on to be the Executive Director of the Urban Sustainability Directors' Network. Shauna has also been involved in various organizations, such as the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C., the Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society, Canada's World, among others. This episode explores the impacts and changes made through these organizations, as well as how Shauna developed an interest for promoting community dialogue. Am and Shauna also discuss Shauna's concerns with Canada's changing place in the world, her focus on getting cities to 100% renewable energy, and her 2018 mayoral run in the City of Vancouver. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/175-shauna-sylvester.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/175-shauna-sylvester.html Resources: — The SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue: https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue.html — The Social Planning and Research Council of B.C. (SPARC BC): https://www.sparc.bc.ca/ — Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS): https://reliefweb.int/organization/impacs — Cuso International: https://cusointernational.org/ — Canada World Youth: https://canadaworldyouth.org/ — CIVICUS World Assembly: https://www.civicus.org/worldassembly/ — Imagine Canada: https://www.imaginecanada.ca/en — Kumi Naidoo: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/bios/kumi-naidoo/ — Canada's World: https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/programs/international-relations/canadas-world.html — COP26: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop26 — Fossil of the Year Award: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-tagged-as-fossil-of-the-year-1.827062 — Carbon Talks: https://carbontalks.wordpress.com/about/ — Renewable Cities: https://www.renewablecities.ca/about-renewable-cities — SFU Public Square: https://www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/about.html — Renovictions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/renovictions — Semester in Dialogue: https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/semester/ — Ecotrust Canada: https://ecotrust.ca/ — The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada (The Circle): https://www.the-circle.ca/how-we-work.html — Urban Sustainability Directors Network: https://www.usdn.org/about.html Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “From Dialogue to Action — with Shauna Sylvester,” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, June 7, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/175-shauna-sylvester.html.

Province to seek Health Canada approval to decriminalize personal possession of up to a total of 4.5 grams of illicit drugs With more on this announcement we check in with Garth Mullins, host of the Crackdown Podcast and advocate for drug users “It was like a war zone” former Langley MLA says the fireworks ban isn't working after another bright and busy Halloween Our contributor Jawn Jang takes a look at just how effective the new fireworks ban was with this last weekend being the city's first Halloween under the new rule  COP26 summit: what role can cities play in addressing climate change? Shauna Sylvester, executive director of SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue - speaking to us from the COP26 summit in Glasgow B.C. asks Ottawa for exemption to decriminalize personal possession of illicit drugs Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions joins us to discuss the provinces' announcement today  Honsla Rakh, filmed in Vancouver, is breaking box office records in India Joining the show is  Pawan Gill, film producer who worked on Honsla Rakh to discuss it's success felt around the globe.  Leadership Series: why do we turn to leaders in times of crisis? We explore what makes a good leader in times of crisis with Dr. Jillian Roberts, Child psychologist and Clinical Founder of Amira Health - speaking to us from Victoria

We're joined by Shauna Sylvester of the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue to discuss how Canadian cities need to prepare for extreme climate catastrophes.

Shauna Sylvester, executive director of SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue - speaking to us from the COP26 summit in Glasgow

The Dogs are in situ, in the real Shed, rising to the challenge of more Short Snappers from KJ at the same time as we get to read a bunch of listener mail. We also discuss a very cool recording of KJ's and Shauna Sylvester's fathers on the day they fired up a paving company. Plus our pithy observations on e-bikes, mercury, minstrel shows, JW predictions, and a short celebration of the state of health care in the West Kootenays ensue as we whisk you through a potpourri of palaver! You can hear the paving interview on this episode's entry on our site (scroll down a bit).Links: Shed Dogs; E-bikes; reelyouth (organization that interviews LGBTQ2S+ for documentaries); mercury cleanups in school (also see below); minstrel shows, which had an interlocutor in whiteface (!); unfulfilled prophesies of the Jehovah's Witnesses; detached retina.Theme music by Voodoo Jazz!As mentioned in the show, we occasionally would play with mercury in schools. It's taken a little more seriously now. From the link above: ““On October 2, 2003, the Washington, D.C.'s Fire Department Hazmat Unit responded to an emergency call unlike any call Ballou High School had ever had to make. What the D.C.'s Hazmat unit found that afternoon proved to be the beginning of a long, exhausting search for, and clean up of, an elemental mercury spill. A student had obtained 250 milliliters of liquid elemental mercury from a science laboratory and had sold some of it to other students. Students had to be dismissed. By the time the D.C. Hazmat Team and the D.C. public health officials arrived, it was too late to contain all the spills; varying amounts of mercury were found in the classrooms, gymnasium, and cafeteria. EPA responded by establishing a mobile command post, measuring mercury air concentrations and noting visual contamination of the science laboratory, cafeteria, gym and administration areas.Contamination did not stop at the school. Students unknowingly carried mercury on contaminated shoes and clothing through the streets, onto city and school buses, and into their homes. Eleven homes and one common area were found to be contaminated and about 16 families were displaced for a month. EPA assisted with screening of residences.As a result of the spill, Ballou High School was closed for 35 days and over 200 homes were tested for mercury contamination. Total cleanup costs were about $1,500,000.”

Most widely known for her 2018 run at becoming Mayor of Vancouver, KJ’s family friend Shauna Sylvester is an award-winning thinker and social analyst. She shares with us her inspiring and insightful thoughts on poverty, the housing crisis, what leadership is and is not, which local leaders are making a difference, and much more. If you’ve ever wanted to clarify your thoughts on what kind of leaders you want or the kinds of things we can do to improve our collective lot, this is your episode. Take some time with it. Watch the video. Talk to your friends and loved ones. It’s worth it.Links: Shed Dogs; the YouTube version of this episode is about 15 minutes longer and includes a bit more about the McNulty / Sylvester family associations; Shauna’s role at SFU; the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue; the Burnaby Mayor’s Task Force on Community Housing; Shauna’s campaign policies in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election; BC’s COVID politicians; the Downtown East Side; Shauna is interviewed about democracy in Canada; Studio 58 at Langara.Theme music by Voodoo Jazz!

Ep 16 Shauna Sylvester Executive Director, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue   Dialogue is a tricky thing. It’s not just the exchanging of words: it is the sharing of ideas. On the surface, that sounds straightforward – until you realize it is a complex interplay of thoughts, agendas, emotions and competing interests, to name but a few.   Then add in the demands of running a program at Simon Fraser University complete with intelligent staff and associates. But don’t stop there: be a professor too. Then take a break from the job and run for mayor of Vancouver.   What does this career look like and how do you ever plot a course to it? In this episode of Careers That Matter, Shauna Sylvester takes us inside her world and her career.

Ep 265 Guest: Shauna Sylvester Is Canadian Democracy in Trouble?   The numbers are in and support for democracy in Canada is lower than you would expect. It's rebounding from a low of 65% in 2017 to 77% now. It is so low the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at SFU launched a study to figure out what is going on and why.   Back in 2005, it looked as if democracies around the world were thriving. Since then, the sense that a democracy is the best form of government has been slipping.   When support for democracy slips, other forms of government are often proposed. If and when there is an openness to another type of governance, that in turn can open the door to anti-system candidates or parties.   Trump and Brexit are two examples of anti-system responses. A party, an ideology or an individual will suggest there is another way to make the country great – and that other way is them.   We invited Shauna Sylvester of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of democracy in Canada.    Conversations That Matter is a partner program for the Morris J Wosk Center for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. The production of this program is made possible thanks to the support of the following and viewers like you. Please become a Patreon subscriber and support the production of this program, with a $1 pledge https://goo.gl/ypXyDs

Check out Shauna Sylvester’s profile on LinkedIn. Don’t be shy — she invited all Vancouverites to connect with her on the well-behaved social network for the 2018 Vancouver civic election.It was one of a few memorable tactics Sylvester deployed during the endless campaign. Like having policy platforms, and speaking authentically about topics with which she had direct experience. Something definitely worked, because her independent run captured 20% of the vote in the mayoralty race, for third place.The LinkedIn thing, by the way, is no joke. Because only by viewing it can you understand some of the breadth and depth of her leadership experience, over 40 years with organizations which literally make the world a better place, in how they operate or what they do (and often both).To give Veronika Bylicki any less space and attention seems criminal, and yet it’s simply impossible to compete when, by comparison, you’re only a decade out of high school.Bylicki has been impacting the world in a serious way for only one-fourth as long as her fellow alumnus of St. Patrick Regional Secondary School (Main & 10th). That said, City Hive is no small thing. The organization, which Bylicki co-founded, helps develop youth participants and leaders in public policy and civic processes, and works with government to ensure youth voices, needs and experience inform the shape of Vancouver’s future.Sounds like the kind of organization Sylvester would aspire to be part of.In a discussion that’s equal parts refreshingly positive, entertaining, and “where is this going”, Bylicki and Sylvester grapple with Gord on such topics as millennial media consumption, fake news in the 2018 campaign, why intersectional representation always matters, and what leadership looks like in a climate crisis. Read more »

Polling done by Research Co. finds that Kennedy Stewart is winning in the race to be Vancouver's next mayor. In second place is the NPA's Ken Sim and in third is independent candidate Shauna Sylvester. With Stewart and Sylvester both positioned centre-left, there is concern that progressive Vancouverites are feeling pressure to vote for Stewart, just to keep Ken Sim out of office. In this episode, UBC political science professor Richard Johnston discusses whether polling done in Vancouver's 2018 election is shaping our political landscape, or passively reflecting voter preference.

Simon Fraser University is committed to community engagement, so much so that its campus master plan and infrastructure is focused on building communities, in Vancouver, Surrey, and on Burnaby Mountain. SFU is literally setting its vision in stone! Last week 10K looked at how SFU’s Engagement Strategy has been socialized across the institution, reinforcing efforts at community-based research, cultural engagement, public events and even April Fool’s videos. (ICYMI, check out “Embracing Engagement at SFU” - https://youtu.be/EGWvfBqJEGs ). In this episode, we look at SFU’s “concrete” commitment to engagement, manifested in its campus infrastructure: Science Plaza Although SFU has no Astronomy department, it has constructed the Trottier Observatory on its Burnaby Mountain campus. Several times a month, hundreds of people from the community gather for “Starry Nights” stargazing, and the Science Courtyard incorporates architectural elements to convey a love for science. Ken speaks with Howard Trottier, SFU Physics professor, and founder of the Starry Nights program. SFU Surrey SFU opened a major campus in suburban Surrey’s city centre, which is driving the development of a major metropolitan centre from scratch. The main building, designed by Bing Thom, brings together a university, a shopping centre, and an office tower in a mixed-use concept sometimes called “Vancouverism” – and that mixed-use concept is a good metaphor for SFU’s vision of the “Engaged University.” Ken speaks with SFU president Andrew Petter, and VP External Joanne Curry, who for 12 years led the development of the Surrey campus. Downtown Vancouver SFU also has the largest presence in downtown Vancouver, including the Segal Graduate School of Business, the RADIUS social innovation incubator, the Harbour Centre, and the Centre for Dialogue. Ken speaks with Shauna Sylvester, the director of the Centre for Dialogue, about the beautiful purpose-built facility and its unique Asia-Pacific Hall. SFU Woodsworth’s In the heart of Vancouver’s downtown eastside, SFU constructed a new School for Contemporary Arts in a former landmark, Woodsworth’s Department Store. The development was a vision of Michael Stevenson, former SFU president, to revitalize a troubled region of social and political tension, and built community relationships through music, culture and the arts. Ken speaks with Howard Jang, then the director of the SFU Woodsworth’s Cultural Unit, and Am Johal, the director of SFU’s VanCity Office of Community Engagement. SFU UniverCity The most remarkable example of SFU’s community-building is the 65-acre UniverCity development atop Burnaby Mountain, adjacent to its main campus. While the university had a land grant over much of the mountain, they asked the municipality to compress the density of that land grant to a much smaller area. The result is a small town that will ultimately be home to 10,000 people, and some of the world’s most sustainable architecture and community infrastructure. Ken speaks with Gordon Harris, CEO of the SFU Community Trust, which manages the UniverCity development. 10K will revisit SFU’s UniverCity project, the RADIUS incubator, the Science Plaza, the Centre for Dialogue and more in future episodes. To be sure you don’t miss them, please take a moment now to subscribe! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And stay tuned for some bloopers at the end of this episode!

Simon Fraser University is committed to community engagement, so much so that its campus master plan and infrastructure is focused on building communities, in Vancouver, Surrey, and on Burnaby Mountain. SFU is literally setting its vision in stone! Last week 10K looked at how SFU’s Engagement Strategy has been socialized across the institution, reinforcing efforts at community-based research, cultural engagement, public events and even April Fool’s videos. (ICYMI, check out “Embracing Engagement at SFU” - https://youtu.be/EGWvfBqJEGs ). In this episode, we look at SFU’s “concrete” commitment to engagement, manifested in its campus infrastructure: Science Plaza Although SFU has no Astronomy department, it has constructed the Trottier Observatory on its Burnaby Mountain campus. Several times a month, hundreds of people from the community gather for “Starry Nights” stargazing, and the Science Courtyard incorporates architectural elements to convey a love for science. Ken speaks with Howard Trottier, SFU Physics professor, and founder of the Starry Nights program. SFU Surrey SFU opened a major campus in suburban Surrey’s city centre, which is driving the development of a major metropolitan centre from scratch. The main building, designed by Bing Thom, brings together a university, a shopping centre, and an office tower in a mixed-use concept sometimes called “Vancouverism” – and that mixed-use concept is a good metaphor for SFU’s vision of the “Engaged University.” Ken speaks with SFU president Andrew Petter, and VP External Joanne Curry, who for 12 years led the development of the Surrey campus. Downtown Vancouver SFU also has the largest presence in downtown Vancouver, including the Segal Graduate School of Business, the RADIUS social innovation incubator, the Harbour Centre, and the Centre for Dialogue. Ken speaks with Shauna Sylvester, the director of the Centre for Dialogue, about the beautiful purpose-built facility and its unique Asia-Pacific Hall. SFU Woodsworth’s In the heart of Vancouver’s downtown eastside, SFU constructed a new School for Contemporary Arts in a former landmark, Woodsworth’s Department Store. The development was a vision of Michael Stevenson, former SFU president, to revitalize a troubled region of social and political tension, and built community relationships through music, culture and the arts. Ken speaks with Howard Jang, then the director of the SFU Woodsworth’s Cultural Unit, and Am Johal, the director of SFU’s VanCity Office of Community Engagement. SFU UniverCity The most remarkable example of SFU’s community-building is the 65-acre UniverCity development atop Burnaby Mountain, adjacent to its main campus. While the university had a land grant over much of the mountain, they asked the municipality to compress the density of that land grant to a much smaller area. The result is a small town that will ultimately be home to 10,000 people, and some of the world’s most sustainable architecture and community infrastructure. Ken speaks with Gordon Harris, CEO of the SFU Community Trust, which manages the UniverCity development. 10K will revisit SFU’s UniverCity project, the RADIUS incubator, the Science Plaza, the Centre for Dialogue and more in future episodes. To be sure you don’t miss them, please take a moment now to subscribe! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And stay tuned for some bloopers at the end of this episode!

We start off the show with UBC political science professor Max Cameron, who discusses the decline in party brands on the local level and the simultaneous rise of independents in Vancouver’s 2018 election. Democracy Watch then turns to the province’s recently amended annual allowable rent increase. What was originally set at 4.5%, has now been lowered to 2.5%. We hear from mayoral candidates Kennedy Stewart, Shauna Sylvester, Wai Young and David Chen on whether this rate goes too far or not far enough. The show ends with a story on some of the cuddliest creatures in the ocean in honour of Sea Otter Week!

Shauna Sylvester is an independent mayoral candidate in Vancouver's upcoming civic election. She was the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue and the founding director of the Institute for Media, Policy, and Civil Society. She also sat on the boards of the Vancouver Folk Festival, VanCity Capital Corporation and VanCity Credit Union, and Mountain Equipment Cooperative.

Shauna Sylvester is an independent mayoral candidate in Vancouver's upcoming civic election. She was the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue and the founding director of the Institute for Media, Policy, and Civil Society. She also sat on the boards of the Vancouver Folk Festival, VanCity Capital Corporation and VanCity Credit Union, and Mountain Equipment Cooperative.

On BIV Today… Business in Vancouver is speaking to Vancouver’s mayoral candidates about their platforms, and why they’re running. This episode features mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester, running as an Independent. Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin host, see more at https://biv.com/.

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