9to5.cc Podcasts: Including Go Plug Yourself (GPYS) & 9to5 Entertainment System (9ES)

The Montreal geek podcast that talks about the only things you really actually care about! Which is to say: Star Trek, Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons.

And by Dungeons & Dragons we mean the 2008 straight-to-video feature film: DragonLance: Dragons of Autumn Twlight. A film that definitely features dragons but even having just watched it I cannot confirm or deny whether or not any of it took place during autumn.

Maybe they mean the autumn of the planet’s historical significance? I don’t know.

If talking for well over a half hour about a terrible movie from 12 years ago sounds like the kind of show for you then I want to tell you about our back catalogue of over 200 episodes. It’s kind of our thing.

Enjoy this show and tell your mom.

Tell her to get the camera.

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The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that is bold enough to do yet another episode devoted entirely to the world of professional wrestling.

Walter jumps back on this episode to talk with Chris and I about our shared passion of the squared circle (Lawrence also loves wrestling but couldn’t make it, Inés does not love wrestling so obviously is not around).

You may have heard that Edge and Randy Orton had The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever recently, so we talk about that, but in the spirit of the ‘Go Quarantine Yourself’ series we pivot towards some of our early memories as blossoming wrestling fans, namely: hitting wrestling moves on your friends and siblings.

Listen now and get to know us all a little better in the process, enjoy.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The Montreal pop culture podcast that is woefully ill equipped to talk about almost anything is back this week to talk about fast cars and fast dragons and hunting down wayward submarines.

Pretty sure the answer is to get in a really fast dragon car and chase down a submarine.

Hey Hollywood, you can have that one for free.

How To Train Your Fast And Furious Dragon to Hunt Down Red October.

Boom.

Movie magic.

Scott, Keith and Jon will be available for voice work for the principle roles.

The bed music during our advertising is an old loop by OKU-DA and our intro song is a brand new jam he cooked up just for us (note: both songs do not really reflect his usual style, but do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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We’ve included a capture of some of these documents as of today (06/11) with the intention of increasing the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) of these important groups:

Anti-Black/Racism Resources MTL:

TAKE ACTIONS / PASSER À L’ACTION

Donate/ Faire un don

( based on: @deadcelery, @danii_jo, @asasyssas)

OUTSIDE OF MONTREAL

Search for a Canadian charity by topic: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/

TO READ / À LIRE

(credit: @aaanasofiaaa)

** reminder to buy at a local bookstore if possible / rappel d’acheter dans une librairie locale si possible.

Canada and Québec perspectives/ Perspectives Canadienne et Québécoises:

Calling The Police Doesn’t Solve Hate Crimes – It Puts Us In More Danger – May 29, 2020 – Melayna Williams

The Pandemic Of Black Trauma Will Never End – May 29, 2020 – Kathleen Newman-Bremang

Quebec has a systemic racism problem, obviously  – June 2, 2020 – Toula Drimonis

Race and COVID-19 Response/ Race & Conséquences de la COVID-19

Philanthropy and Race/ Race & Philantropie

Further learning / Apprentissage ultérieur

Deeper dives into Anti-Black Racism in Canada/ Racisme anti-noir au Canada:

TO LISTEN / À ÉCOUTER

TO WATCH / À REGARDER

Briser le code

The urgency of intersectionality-Kimberlé Crenshaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o

Dear White People (Netflix)

Montreal-Based Racial Justice Organizations:

Hoodstock

https://www.hoodstock.ca/

“Générer des espaces de dialogues et des initiatives mobilisatrices pour éliminer les inégalités systémiques et développer des communautés solidaires, inclusives, sécuritaires et dynamiques.”

Afrique au Féminin

http://www.afriqueaufeminin.org/

“Soutenir les femmes immigrantes dans l’amélioration de leurs conditions de vie et faciliter leur intégration au Québec. Il s’agit de les aider à sortir de l’isolement et les outiller afin de favoriser leur autonomie pour une meilleure prise en charge individuelle et collective. Afrique au Féminin est un centre pour les femmes qui veulent tisser des liens, vivre en harmonie avec elles-mêmes, partager leurs difficultés et mettre en commun leurs expériences et solutions. On y accueille toutes les femmes et on répond à leurs besoins (écoute, soutien, accompagnement et référence).”

Centre de justice des premiers peuples de Montréal / First People’s Justice Center of Montréal

https://cjppm.org/

“Support, inform and empower Indigenous persons in addressing their justice issues and in continuing their transition to a healthy and balanced quality of life; and Indigenize the justice systems, including educating key players, to engage with Indigenous persons in a fair, culturally respectful and restorative way.”

Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC)

https://bcrcmontreal.com/

“The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) is a growing, resource-based organization that strengthens community capacity by providing professional support to organizations and individuals in need. The Centre is committed to helping visible minority youth rekindle their dreams, and achieve their full potential. We take a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of English-speaking youth. By referring to the “Holistic Project” approach through our community service, we recognize that youth have many needs (e.g., socio-cultural, educational, and economic, etc.) that must be addressed in order for youth to achieve their greatest potential in our society.”

*Can’t seem to find a place to donate on website

Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs / Big Brothers Big Sisters

https://gfgsmtl.qc.ca/

“We are dedicated to helping children and youths who are faced with personal and socio-economic difficulties, as well as their families. Our agency offers professional mentoring services and an opportunity to acquire and improve personal strengths and interpersonal skills, contributing to a healthier life over the long term.”

*Indigenous Mentoring Program (for Indigenous youth)

*Black’N Role Mentoring Program (for the English-speaking Black community)

Black Theatre Workshop

http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/

“Black Theatre Workshop’s (BTW) mission is to promote and produce Black theatre that educates, entertains and inspires. The company strives to create a greater cross-cultural understanding by challenging its audience and the status quo. As Canada’s longest running Black theatre company, it maintains a high level of integrity and creativity. Elevating the representation of Black Canadian artists, the company bridges cultural barriers – uniting hearts, minds and communities.”

Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc. / Centre d’Amitié Autochtone de Montréal Inc.

https://nfcm.org/en/

“For over 40 years the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc. (NFCM) has provided continuous quality services to the urban Indigenous population of Montreal and their families and is the only comprehensive service and referral point in the Greater Montreal Area (GMA) in relation to health, social services, legal, orientation/information, education, training, and employment referral for those migrating to or through the city including those from across Quebec, Canada, and the Americas.”

Women on the Rise / L’envol des Femmes

https://www.womenontherise.ca/

“Supporting women through active listening and service referrals; Providing stimulating workshops aimed at promoting self awareness of one’s strengths, potentials & limits, encouraging decision making and incorporating healthy changes; Sharing delicious, home-cooked meals together, with an emphasis on cultural cuisine and healthy vegetables; Providing an educational, bilingual childcare program that enhances all aspects of child development; Encouraging parents to adopt a positive attitude with regard to their children’s education and upbringing; We recognize the challenges of parenting and we come together to exchange insight in a non-judgemental atmosphere.”

DESTA – Black Youth Network / Réseau de la jeunesse Noire

https://destabyn.org/

“DESTA was founded in 2006 with a mandate to focus on the employability needs of Black youth in Little Burgundy. An integrated strategy was adopted to address both systemic and personal barriers to employment, such as justice involvement, housing, and lack of resources. Recognizing the economic needs of participants, DESTA’s mission was redefined in 2017 to center on education, employability, and entrepreneurship. On-site structured programming was developed to give participants access to diverse training opportunities and to help them build greater financial security.”

Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre / Centre communautaire Tyndale St-Georges (Contribué par / contributed by @anners3000)

https://www.tyndalestgeorges.com/

“Since 1927, Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre has provided empowering educational programming for residents of Little Burgundy from birth through adulthood. Programs range from early literacy programs for 0 to 5 year olds to life skills training for adults. Our aim is to ensure that each member of our community has the opportunity and skills needed to realise their potential.”

The Council for Black Aging Community of Montreal

https://cbacm.org/

“The Council for Black Aging Community of Montreal Inc. exists to provide services; be an emotional support network; to organize activities and create opportunities for seniors to engage in social, recreational, cultural and educational activities; to prevent social isolation; foster their continued engagement in the community; enhance their quality of life; and to promote, encourage and assist seniors to maintain for as long as is possible, their autonomy and independence at home.”

West Island Black Community Association / Association de la Communauté Noir de l’Ouest de l’Île (Contribué par / contributed by @vanessamanroop)

https://wibca.org/

“To educate the public on health issues, various cultures and multiculturalism; To relieve loneliness and isolation associated with aging and to provide recreational, educational and cultural activities for senior citizens; To operate a drop-in centre for youths, providing counselling, educational and recreational activities in a supervised setting; To provide academic scholarships to youths for the purpose of furthering their education; To do all such things that are ancillary and incidental to the achievement of the above charitable objectives; To raise funds, collect and receive monies and properties by contributions, gifts, legacies, bequests and grants to be used to promote and foster the objectives of the association.”

Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal

http://www.nwsm.info/

“The goal of the Native Women’s Shelter is to provide a safe environment where women can begin to rebuild their lives. We offer support and frontline services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Aboriginal) women and children to promote their empowerment and independence. The NWSM is the only women’s shelter in Montreal that provides services exclusively to Aboriginal women and their children. Women are offered an up to three month stay in one of 13 private rooms, many of which are capable of accommodating more than one person so that women may stay with their children. There is a zero tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol at the shelter.”

Clinique juridique de Saint-Michel

https://www.cjsm.ca/

“La Clinique juridique de Saint-Michel est un organisme à but non lucratif qui cherche à promouvoir l’accessibilité à la justice en se positionnant comme étant un pionnier dans le quartier. Alors que plusieurs cliniques juridiques existent un peu partout sur l’île de Montréal, mais ont vocation à desservir principalement leur population locale et que les centres communautaires n’ont pas les ressources adéquates pour répondre à un tel besoin, nous mettons à la disposition des Michelois aux prises avec des ennuis juridiques une équipe qui à ce jour compte plus de 20 bénévoles provenant de diverses facultés de droit et de cabinets d’avocats.”

La Maison d’Haïti (Contribué par / contributed by @paulinecams)

http://www.mhaiti.org/

“Dès sa création, la Maison d’Haïti a fait partie de l’histoire du mouvement communautaire québécois. Elle a participé à la mise en place de plusieurs regroupements et coalitions et a investi plusieurs dossiers importants, tant pour la communauté haïtienne et que pour l’action communautaire québécoise: alphabétisation populaire, éducation et intégration sociale des gens issus des communautés culturelles, mouvement des femmes, accès au travail, politiques d’égalité, dynamiques familiales et insertion sociale des jeunes, sans oublier les luttes contre les formes de discrimination et de racisme qui représentent l’un de ses axes d’intervention et de mobilisation.”

Les Fourchettes de l’Espoir

http://fourchettesdelespoir.ca/

“Notre vision est principalement de contribuer à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des citoyens en misant sur 5 valeurs essentielles : respect, intégrité, solidarité, transparence et entraide. Assumant sa mission, depuis 12 ans, l’organisme est devenu un des leaders dans la lutte au décrochage social et notre travail a pour but de favoriser l’égalité sociale et économique des citoyens en améliorant la condition de vie de la population nord-montréalaise.”

Pour 3 Points

https://pour3points.ca/

“Nous croyons à l’égalité sociale en faveur des jeunes issus de milieux défavorisés. Nous sommes convaincus qu’un jour, tous les jeunes auront la possibilité de développer leur potentiel pour devenir des adultes épanouis, résilients, en bonne santé et engagés dans leur communauté. C’est pourquoi nous formons les coachs sportifs de manière à ce qu’ils jouent aussi un rôle de coach de vie. En étant bien formés, les coachs peuvent aider les jeunes à développer les habiletés requises pour réussir à l’école et dans la vie.”

Solidarité sans frontières / Solidarity Across Borders / Solidaridad sin fronteras (Contribué par / contributed by @findnennen)

https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/fr/

“Solidarité Sans Frontières est un réseau impliqué dans les luttes immigrantes, actif à Montréal depuis 2003. Nous sommes des immigrant(e)s et des allié(e)s et ensemble nous appuyons des individus et des familles qui font face au système injuste d’immigration et de détermination du statut de réfugié(e). Nous sommes engagé(e)s dans des activités d’éducation populaire et de travail de soutien. Nous organisons des mobilisations politiques prenant la forme de manifestations, lignes piquetage et actions directes.”

AGIR (Contribué par / contributed by @sandie_barriere)

http://www.agirmontreal.org/

“Our mission is to develop and offer services, information, programs and resources, in addition to protecting and defending the legal, social and economic rights of migrants (asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants, and those with undetermined status) from lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) communities, all in a spirit of solidarity. AGIR works hand-in-hand with concerned individuals, and with lawyers, psychologists, social workers, community workers and actors in various levels of government, both federal and provincial authorities in the fields of immigration, refugee status and citizenship.”

Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal (Contribué par / contributed by @paulinecams)

https://www.bchm.ca/

“Le BCHM est un organisme communautaire à but non lucratif qui intervient auprès des familles vulnérables, issues des communautés ethnoculturelles du centre de l’île de Montréal, pour qu’elles se sortent de l’isolement et de la pauvreté en favorisant leur réussite sociale.”

Centre Haïtien d’Action Familiale (CHAF) (Contribué par / contributed by @paulinecams)

http://chafquebec.org/index.html

“Le Centre Haïtien d’Action Familiale (CHAF) est un lieu où les familles haïtiennes de Montréal peuvent trouver des informations leur permettant d’être plus compétentes dans l’exercice de leurs responsabilités éducatives. Elles y trouvent également des références sur les ressources communautaires existantes, pouvant les aider à faire face aux problèmes rencontrés dans le milieu d’accueil. De plus, elles reçoivent des services en fonction de leurs besoins en vue de les aider dans des événements difficiles et dans les situations de crises.”

O3 On Our Own (Contribué par / contributed by @macleansy)

http://www.o3onourown.com/

“O3 is a not for profit community organization located on the Benny Farm site in NDG. Our mission is to support young parents in difficulty in the achievement of their goals by providing them with affordable housing and opportunities for personal, educational and parental growth. Through living in an encouraging and community oriented environment, O3 envisions a healthy and stable next generation, one child at a time, one family at a time.”

Librairie Racines (Contribué par / contributed by @oiseauxdefevrier)

https://www.librairieracines.com/

“Lieu de rencontres et d’apprentissage, la librairie Racines est située dans Montréal-Nord. Gabriella Kinté y offre depuis 2017 des livres de tout horizon, mais aussi une juste place aux autrices et auteurs racisé.e.s. Loin de ne s’adresser qu’à une clientèle ethnoculturelle, Racines se veut une vitrine représentative de la société, et souhaite promouvoir la diversité dans le paysage littéraire, et dans nos bibliothèques. Au-delà du commerce, Gabriella rêve de bâtir une communauté autour de la lecture, des échanges et des découvertes, car elle est convaincue que les histoires ne se transmettent pas uniquement par le papier.”

The Black Coalition of Quebec / La Ligue des Noirs du Québec

https://liguedesnoirs.org/

“La Ligue œuvre pour rehausser la conscience morale, le social, la politique et l’économie du Canada. Par ses interventions constantes en faveur des sans voix, des opprimés, des moins favorisés, des laissés-pour-compte, des marginaux et tous ceux qui sont victimes, elle monte au créneau pour dénoncer les injustices et les discriminations du système vicieux.”

*Concerning recent confusion about their lawsuit: https://www.intexto.ca/abandon-du-recours-collectifla-ligue-des-noirs-dement/

Taking What We Need (Contribué par / contributed by @lenore.gabor)

https://www.facebook.com/takingwhatweneed/

“An informal community group dedicated to helping low income transwomen get what they need through discretionary funding.”

Canadian Resources:

Here is our abbreviated reading list that includes the Canadian Perspective. Have you found these books at independently owned book shops? We would like to add the purchase links to your local bookstore. Our DM information is provided below.

Fiction Books

Canadian Organizations

American Organizations

The aforementioned are NOT exhaustive lists.  We need you to help us make it as complete as possible. 

We would like to start adding more organizations that provide support for Black Canadians, scholarship funds/grants/bursaries, for individuals or groups. We would love your help in continuing to build on these lists.

Our aim is to support you in your learning journey and in turn providing you with opportunities to support your Black communities across Canada.

Please DM us on Twitter @RimRK or @MeaghanDerynck. 

BlackMontreal.com Community Associations & Organizations:

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The bed music during our advertising is an old loop by OKU-DA and our intro song is a brand new jam he cooked up just for us (note: both songs do not really reflect his usual style, but do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago that the thing we were all mad about was the last season of Game of Thrones. Simpler times.

Lawrence, Chris and I take a look back at the series, the final season and more. We talk about favorite characters, memories of watching the show and try to figure out if the last season was really as bad as it seemed at the time.

Get to know the hosts of our little show a little better and give us a listen!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

 Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The bed music during our advertising is an old loop by OKU-DA and our intro song is a brand new jam he cooked up just for us (note: both songs do not really reflect his usual style, but do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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The Montreal comedy podcast that used to do interviews but is now just me and some comedians talking about whatever we feel like it.

In this edition of “Go Quarantine Yourself” I’m joined by Lawrence and Chris to talk about childhood. We also talk a bit about sports and the current state of comedy but there is a surprising amount of content about cell phones in here too. I think this is the first episode where we were not plagued by any amount of technical woes so that’s nice.

Thanks for sticking around with us you lovely beautiful people,

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

 Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The only podcast on the internet where three middle aged white guys ramble incoherently about their opinions.

The bed music during our advertising is an old loop by OKU-DA and our intro song is a brand new jam he cooked up just for us (note: both songs do not really reflect his usual style, but do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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The Montreal podcast that has gone into isolation rolls on this week as we continue to isolate ourselves from guests.

Lawrence and Keith decide to capitalize on the fact that Chris & Inés weren’t around to talk a lot about Dungeons & Dragons. Lawrence recently started playing with a group of Montreal comics and we talk about building characters, group dynamics and some real nerdy ass nonsense. Yes!

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

 Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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