JFS In Conversation

Today on JFS in Conversation is Indigenous Tokenization, Political Repression and more with Tchadas Leo! 

Tchadas Leo grew up in the Homalco Reserve in Campbell River, Vancouver Island. Between 2010 and 2008, Tchadas received numerous scholarships and awards to pursue his filming/broadcasting career including the SABAR Strategic Alliance of Broadcasters, the 2009 Victoria Foundation, the 2009 Irving K Baker BC Scholarship Society, the 2009-2010 National Achievement Post-Secondary Education Award and the 2008 Winner, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts’ BC 150 Youth Video Contest: “What BC Means to Me”. Most recently, in 2020, Tchadas signed a contract by with Check TV, to produce a series of podcast/TV interviews called “Our Native Land.”  Tchadas has now been accepted in the BCIT Broadcasting and Journalism diploma and intends to graduate by May 2023. Click on that play button to hear more from Tchadas Leo and his experiences as an Indigenous Person! 

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

Today’s topic on JFS in Conversation is Indigenous Rights in Media, and joining us is the lovely Alice Qannik Glenn from Coffee & Quaq! Alice Qannik Glenn is an Iñupiaq (IN-yew-pee-ack) born and raised in Utqiaġvik (oot-KAY-yawg-veek), Alaska. She hosts and produces her own podcast show called Coffee & Quaq (kwawk) to celebrate and explore contemporary Native life in urban Alaska. Her episodes play on KRFF 89.1 FM Voice of Denali, KONR-LP Out North Radio, and KRBD 105.3 FM, and KTOO, and her work has been featured in Alaska Magazine, Anchorage Daily News, AK Humanities FORUM Magazine, CBC Unreserved Radio, and more. Alice enjoys diversifying her career path and is passionate about providing accurate and authentic Alaska Native representation in media. Join us in our conversation about Indigenous Rights in Media, the nuances and intricacies, and how it plays out in the larger scheme of things.

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover The Covid Experience: Anti-Asian Discrimination with Zelle Lee! Zelle Lee is the digital creator behind @fragilemyths on Instagram and YouTube. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA with Taiwanese roots, she is a bioengineering and German literature double major at the University of California, Berkeley. She is passionate about amplifying the Asian American experience, human-technology interaction, digital design, and all things aesthetic. She currently lives in Berlin and can be found reading or taking too many photos of the same thing. Listen in to hear all about Anti-Asian Discrimination, it's role in our society and how it's ever so significant in our current world.

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover The Covid Experience: Mental Health with Olivia Miller! Olivia Miller is a 19 year-old student and mental health advocate from Waterloo, Ontario. She is the co-founder and director of Bridges of Hope Project, an youth-led initiative prioritizing increased awareness of mental health and encouraging open conversations about well-being within communities. She has completed a Positive Psychology Specialization through the University of Pennsylvania and is currently completing a double major in Social Development and Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has struggled personally with anxiety, OCD and depression for the majority of her life which sparked a passion in her for advocating for prioritizing mental wellness. She is a team member at The Activist Collab, a platform for young advocates to start their activism journey and a Community Ambassador at The Umbrella Project, a parenting and classroom strategy for communities to choose wellbeing. Olivia strives to continue to break stigma in her community and defy against the several systems that don't allow for well-being to be made a priority in our lives. Listen in to hear all about mental health during Covid and how it's incredibly prevalent!  

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover Patriarchy and Gender Inequality (Part 2) with the Too Much Podcast! Too Much is a podcast and community all about unapologetic convos on life, intersectionality, veganism and all the controversial and patriarchal topics in between. Jess and Mandy are here to deconstruct your life views, unlearn society’s brainwash and rant about everything. Listen in to hear all about the patriarchy and its intertwinement with Gender Inequality. 

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover Patriarchy and Gender Inequality (Part 1) with Unladylike! Unladylike Media co-founders Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin are journalistically trained, research-addicted feminists who make digital media about all things gender. Together, they've been podcasting and community-building for a decade, first on Stuff Mom Never Told You and now on Unladylike. Through their work as podcasters, speakers and authors, C+C celebrate the rulebreakers giving a middle finger to those unwritten but all-too-real expectations of how we should live our lives. Listen in to hear a fun, but informative conversation about Patriarchy and Gender Inequality!

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover Fast Fashion Behind the Scenes with Lorraine Sanders. Lorraine Sanders is a journalist and founder of the Spirit of 608, a boutique media services firm whose eponymous podcast reaches thousands of listeners each month with interviews featuring women building businesses at the intersection of fashion, entrepreneurship, sustainability + tech. It’s a space she coined FEST, and she’ll tell you it’s the future of fashion. Tune in to listen more! 

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, we cover Fast Fashion and Sustainability with Christine Ahanotu. Christine Ahanotu is a multicultural writer and travel blogger with deep connections to the natural world. Raised by an Irish mother and Nigerian father, her parents working class standing meant that many habits passed on were unconsciously sustainable. Now, in a world increasingly mired in waste and consumerism, she is spreading the message of behavioural sustainability to the masses. Currently writing her first book on the invisible cost of mass consumerism, she seeks to expose the selfish nature of capitalist societies and the cost paid by those in other places. Amid a growing trend of “trendy” environmentalism, she aims to be an example of real, accessible behavioural change that can shape the future of our planet and societies. Put in your earbuds to hear an unfiltered (haha, get it?) conversation about Fast Fashion and Sustainability!

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

On today's episode of JFS in Conversation, host Jasmine Leung speaks with Kayla Morgan and her lived experience with BIPOC and POC Youth and Mental Health. Kayla uses her degree in criminal justice, her lived experience with ageing out of foster care, and her work in juvenile services to bring awareness to the overrepresentation of children of colour and their families in the child welfare system. Tune in to hear Jasmine and Kayla talk about racism's deep effects on BIPOC and POC Youth and Mental Health and more! 

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.

In the first-ever episode of JFS In Conversation, host Jasmine Leung speaks with Alex Barker, a native of rural West Virginia, who has experienced the behavioral health system as a youth. Their childhood experiences in behavioral healthcare settings drive their commitment to address system barriers pertaining to youth receiving care. As a young, transgender professional, Alex uses a unique combination of lived expertise and professional knowledge to facilitate opportunities among young adults and providers that change how care is facilitated with youth. Listen in to hear Jasmine and Alex talk about LGBTQ+ youth and mental health, and about important things to know about this topic! 

JFS In Conversation is a podcast created by Justice For Society in hopes to inform the world about important societal issues. Our podcast is released weekly, and when you're not tuning in to our podcast, make sure to check us out on Instagram @JusticeForSocietyMagazine and @JFSInConversation for more content and information on topics that are important to society.