Leaning In and Speaking Out

How are rural men unique when it comes to mental health? How is Covid-19 having an impact? Join BU CARES hosts Jackie and Michelle with guests Richard Whitfield and Dr. Rachel Herron as they discuss mental health, men, and rural areas.

Join BU CARES Research Centre's hosts Jackie and Michelle as they talk with Stacey Lee (BU Librarian) and Dr. Jonathan Allan (Canada Research Chair & BU Professor) about trends and research in the genre of romance novels.

How have teaching and learning changed since the pandemic? What questions should we be asking of ourselves and others? How can we keep what we've learned and move towards a future filled with hope? Join Jackie, Michelle, Burcu, and Tim as they discuss education in light of Covid-19. This is a Brandon University CARES Research Centre podcast.

Join Jackie and Michelle (BU CARES Research Centre) as they discuss the realities of racism in Canada, what it's like to grow up in rural Canada, and what is contributing to the current climate of hatred and racism. Will public statements about diversity and inclusion result in meaningful change? And how do you keep going when the work carries such an emotional cost? Guests Natashalee Thompson and Dr. Barbara Perry provide insights into these questions and more.

In this fourth instalment of the Movember men’s mental health series, guest host and Centre for Critical Studies in Rural Mental Health RA Madeleine Kruth talks about newcomer men’s mental health with Local Immigration Partnership’s Coordinator Enver Naidoo. To learn more about newcomer men’s mental health experiences in Brandon, visit https://www.centreforruralmentalhealth.com/centre-reports; to learn more about the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation’s Local Immigration Partnership, visit https://bnrc.ca/

We have a new name! Welcome to the Leaning in and Speaking Out Podcast! This episode features Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Katherine Macfarlane as we discuss equity in schools. We also invite you to a fun launch event to celebrate our new podcast name!

Our first international episode! Join Elder and Storyteller Kevin Tacan and Doug Cronin as they discuss what it means to tell stories in good and ethical ways, and what implications ethical storytelling holds for researchers and community members.

To hear more about ethical storytelling and related initiatives that our guest Doug Cronin is part of, please visit: www.ourrace.com.au. For example, Doug’s team began an everyday storytellers initiative on their Instagram which provides the opportunity for people to share a story in the way they choose. They own it and can use the platform to share more broadly. Their Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/our_race/

In 2018, researchers and community partners compiled a report addressing the sexual exploitation of children and youth in Brandon, MB. (Read the Report). To follow up to that report, and highlight the current realities of that topic, Jackie and Michelle discuss sexual violence and exploitation with podcast guests Carolyn Blaine (Social Worker, Brandon School Division) and Candice Waddell (Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University).

What steps are Indigenous communities taking to revitalize their languages? What programs and efforts are already underway? What kinds of research projects are supporting these initiatives? How are land and language intertwined? What are the challenges and how can they be overcome? Join Jackie and Michelle (BU CARES) and listen in to this important conversation.

Join Jackie and Michelle (BU CARES Research Centre) as they discuss what it means to be a leader during times of uncertainty and crisis with Susan Gilleshammer of Brandon School Division and Dr. Alysha Farrell of Brandon University's Faculty of Education. How do leaders balance empathy with moving people forward? How do leaders manage their own emotional needs while responsible for other people's health? How much vulnerability is right? And how do leaders make decisions when they simply don't have enough information? Join us for this timely and important conversation about educational leadership during times of crisis.