CITIZENS FIRST

Harar Hall is a student/activist/baker who is always on the go in the community. In this episode, Harar discusses their initial idea on creating a direct platform for social community assistance called, COVID-19 Community Care Ottawa, which now has 6.8k followers on Facebook that generates aid for people who need it in the Ottawa area.  They also discuss the world of moderating in a social media platform and its constant challenges balancing the social discourse of thousands of users online. (*Recorded July 10th 2020*)

In Argentina, in the 70s, people will be playing Futbol, but Carlo would be filming.  Carlo Bruno is an independent filmmaker from Argentina who has worked in the business for a long time and has done films in Canada. He has worked as a writer, producer, actor, and so much more from his long experiences. In this episode, Carlo discusses his early inspirations to becoming a visual storyteller and his struggles that are part of the creativity in his line of work.  (*Recorded July 1st 2020*)

Caroline Stadler is an American Health Educator who resides in Florida and she explains her personal view on issues that have been arising in the states. She expresses her concerns about the rising number of cases of the virus and the civil unrest with the injustice that is being wide-spread across the US.  Disclaimer: sound quality in part 1 is not the best. (*Part 1 Recorded May 4th 2020*)  (*Part 2 Recorded June 27th 2020*)

At a young age, Francis Bueckert loved his time in Ecuador and wanted to start a coffee business in Ottawa. He talks about his origin story on how he got started and how his family business has dealt with the outbreak.  Francis briefly touches upon the different impacts on human behaviour with social distancing while running a business and Canada's abruptly role in the Ecuadorian Andes.  (*Recorded June 22nd 2020*) 

For more information about Cloud Forest Coffee, go to www.cloudforestcoffee.ca

Newly immigrant in his late teens from working at Denny's to Bank ATM Technician--  My father tells his story about his journey in Canada and his first experience of racism.  This episode explores some of his life experiences of parenting and his perspective on the protest that has shocked our social realms around the world. (*Recorded June 13th 2020*)

Speaking to my old friend, Isabella from Australia.

Here, she is remarking on her experiences moving to Canada and other adventures.

She also discusses the virus impact in Australia. (*Recorded May 6th 2020*)