CYC Podcast

CYC Podcast

By Wolfgang VachonSociety & Culture
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CYC Podcast episodes

  • Exploring advocacy through Writing With Linh Nguyen

    On this weeks episode of ARTS Salvatore speaks with Linh Nguyen Grant Alumni for #RisingYouth about her project BIPOC Creative Programming, a project that aims to educate individuals of ethnic minorities how to express themselves in a creative writing workshop. Linh also recommends some fantastic literature to our listeners as they discuss culture and literature and breaking down barriers for oneself in regards to creative writing.

     

     

    For more information regarding the other grants we’ve highlighted please visit us at: https://anchor.fm/risingyouth

    And https://www.risingyouth.ca

    33 min
  • Unity, Youth Councils, and Politics: A conversation with Ursella Khan
    Ursella Khan of the Ubuntu Youth Council in Central Alberta, Canada talks about why it’s important for young BIPOC folx to learn council and board membership skills, issues facing young people in central Alberta, and why the RCMP think conversations with youth are too political to have.
     
    To learn more about the Ubuntu Youth Council, please visit 
    https://www.instagram.com/ubuntu_youth_council/
    https://twitter.com/councilubuntu?lang=en
     
    For more information regarding the grants we provide please visit us at
    https://www.risingyouth.ca
    https://www.instagram.com/risingyouthtig/
    23 min
  • Episode 31 - Living with Fibromyalgia Julianna Maggrah

    Fighting the Mental Health Sitgma a short documentary called Broken From La Ronge / Lake La Ronge Indian Band developed a documentary alongside her cousin about Julianna’s personal mental health struggles and coping strategies to help break barriers about mental health stigmas. 

    Please check out Julianna’s Documentary alongside this episode and share this much needed information as we break barriers in the mental health community. https://youtu.be/FyxH5yNomMc and check out her website

    Fighting the Mental Health Sitgma a short documentary called Broken From La Ronge / Lake La Ronge Indian Band developed a documentary alongside her cousin about Julianna’s personal mental health struggles and coping strategies to help break barriers about mental health stigmas. 

    Please check out Julianna’s Documentary alongside this episode and share this much needed information as we break barriers in the mental health community. https://youtu.be/FyxH5yNomMc and check out her website https://www.saniskamedia.com

     

    For more information regarding the grants we provide please visit https://www.risingyouth.ca  

     

    For more information regarding the grants we provide please visit https://www.risingyouth.ca 

    27 min
  • A new President for Youth In Care Canada: A conversation with Conner Lowes
    Young people in and from the child welfare system have long been working towards changing how they are cared for, their transition out of state care, and ensuring support past their 18th birthday. In Canada, the network of provincial Youth In Care agencies across the country have been at the forefront of ensuring these matters are addressed. The national body working with all these provincial organizations is Youth In Care Canada (YICC). In this episode of CYC Podcast the new president of YICC speaks about the organization, some of the pressing issues facing young people in and transitioning out of care, and how those working with young people can support these clear calls for action.
     
    To learn more about YICC, please visit https://youthincare.ca/
    36 min
  • Setting Deeper Roots at the Exhibition with Kerbens Boisette

    On this Week’s Episode of #RY Podcast Salvatore interviews Kerbens Boisette founder of the Aftermath Exhibition. This project aims to aid young black youth with dealing with learning and understanding their deep rooted Canadian History and allow them to reconnect with themselves through various art forms. 

     

    Please check out follow their page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Theaftermathexhibition/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBFimZ2_qDEiezCbY5YZFnfWcikio 

     

    And be sure to check out our numerous grant opportunities for #RisingYouth at https://www.risingyouth.ca

    42 min
  • Listening to Care: A conversation with Kismet Meyon, Dr. Maggie Inchley, and Dr. Sylvan Baker from The Verbatim Formula

    This week’s episode is a conversation with Kismet Meyon, Dr. Maggie Inchley, and Dr. Sylvan Baker from The Verbatim Formula. The Verbatim Formula is “a participatory research project for care-experienced young people. It uses verbatim theatre techniques, listening and dialogue to work with young people, care leavers, social workers, and universities” which “aim[s] to work with young people to make care and education better” (http://www.theverbatimformula.org.uk/).

    During our conversation Kismet, Maggie, and Sylvan discuss the process that The verbatim Formula uses, the impacts on them and others as creators, how it is received by those who see their performances (including service providers), and the results of their research.

    Visit their website to hear clips and learn more about the innovative and necessary work they create.

    46 min
  • Episode 23 - Mentoring the Stars with Kassandra Helibron

    On this week’s episode of Arts Salvatore speaks with Kassandra Helibron of Mentoring the Stars a Youth-Led Tutoring and Mentorship program. This program is focused on developing an individual approach to helping improve the learning and daily lives of the children they work with. This organization is entirely digital where staff work remotely to provide support to Children going through virtual education in British Columbia 

     

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    52 min
  • Shelter Workers: Training to deal with COVID-19
    In this week's episode of ARTS, Salvatore speaks with his long-time friend Lara Subeh a frontline staff worker for a Shelter in the GTA. This Shelter Workers series is a several part conversation of a 3-hour chat between Salvatore and Lara as they discuss several aspects of the Shelter system from education to way to improve the system for services users. This part focuses on handling the work environment during COVID-19 and Training for Shelter workers.
    32 min
  • Mural making towards decolonization: A conversation with Brett Cox
    In this conversation Brett Cox and Wolfgang talk about a workshop series and mural making process on the theme of decolonization. We speak about how colonization impacts relationships, “allyship” with Indigenous communities, youth led programming, and some of the challenges with social enterprise projects. 
    This workshop series and mural was a collaboration with Press Start (https://arcadepressstartpsc.wordpress.com/home/), Montreal Indigenous Community Network (http://reseaumtlnetwork.com/), Canadian Roots Exchange (https://canadianroots.ca/), and Concordia University’s Office of Community Engagement, and was partially funded by #RisingYouth.
    33 min
  • Shelter Workers: Dealing with Burnout as a frontline staff

    In this week's episode of ARTS, Salvatore speaks with his long-time friend Lara Subeh a frontline staff worker for a Shelter in the GTA. This Shelter Workers series is a several part conversation of a 3-hour chat between Salvatore and Lara as they discuss several aspects of the Shelter system from education to way to improve the system for services users. We will be uploading parts of the conversation throughout the rest of the year so please enjoy. 

     

    Glad to have Salvatore be producing his regular subject matter again!

     

    Apologies on the Original uploads audio.

    29 min

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Discussions about Child and Youth Care with, and for, young people, parents and professionals.