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Kent sits down for a chat with Sel Burrows who lives in Point Douglas and has spent his life advocating for social change in the inner city. 

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This week Kent talks to Vern DeLaronde and Joe Munro, two long-time North Enders who formed a group called the First Nations Indigenous Warriors. FNIW can frequently be seen around the North End getting involved in situations where help is needed. 

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Our Executive Director Kent Dueck sits down to speak with Lawrence Letander, an RCMP officer from Dauphin River, about his experience working as a police officer while many advocate to Defund the Police. 

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Ronald and Harvey work at ICYA, Ronald in the drop-in and Harvey as a community outreach worker. Before his life went in a significantly different direction, Ronald ran with the Indian Posse , a well-known Winnipeg gang. Harvey has been connecting for years with gang members in our neighbourhood, on the streets, and in local correctional institutions. Here the two of them talk about snitching culture and the effect that it has on our community. 

Apologies for the poor audio in this one. The recording stopped and we were left with only the audio from an iphone we were using to record some of the video. Won't happen again (we hope)!

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In March, just before COVID hit, Bob did a week-long training event at ICYA. This podcast is the message he gave at a public event we held at Canadian Mennonite University about the meth crisis in Winnipeg, and how it relates to what they do in Tierra Nueva, which is located in Burlington, WA. 

Bob and Gracie Ekblad are the Founders and Senior Leaders of Tierra Nueva. They pastor and teach locally and internationally, bridging divergent worlds inside and outside of the Church. Their calling is to help recruit, equip, and empower people to communicate good news about God’s love that combines Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives at the service of people on the margins.

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This episode features the life story of Melvina Guiboche. Melvina grew up surrounded by gangs, addiction, and the pain related to the issues of generational trauma. But God showed up and told her a different story about who she really is. Melvina now works as a community outreach worker at ICYA. 

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Executive Director Kent Dueck sits down to chat with Jeremy Zehr and Harvey Rempel, community outreach workers at ICYA who spend a lot of time with at-risk and gang-affected youth in the North End of Winnipeg. Jeremy and Harvey describe some of their work and how it has been affected by the COVID crisis this year. 

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