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Ajay Parasram is an associate professor in the department of international development studies and the department of history. He spoke with host Jeff Douglas about another side to nationalism that Canada should do its best to steer clear of, and why we should be trying to get back to multilateralism.

There's a lot going on in the world these days. Professor Friesen talks with host Jeff Douglas about how to keep it from getting you down.

Catholic theologian David Deane walks us through the modern school of Catholicism that the U.S. vice-president adheres to, which brings him at theological odds with Pope Francis.

To talk about the increase in requests and what is possible in terms of assistance, Alex Guye spoke with Swathi Sekhar. She is the director of protection initiatives with Rainbow Railroad, a charitable organization that helps LGBTQ+ people escape violence and persecution in their home country. Swathi is also a refugee lawyer with a practice in Toronto focusing on LGBT migrants, refugees and people in detention.

A panel conversation bringing together multiple perspectives on the reality of parole is happening Feb. 12. 

Beyond the Sentence: Navigating Parole from the Inside Out goes 7-9pm, in room 305 of the Weldon Law Building at Dalhousie University.

East Coast Prison Justice Society, Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia, Urban Rezolutions and the John Howard Society are all participating, as are advocates and those with lived experience.

Emma Halpern is with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland NS. Renford Farrier is an advocate with lived experience related to the carceral system. They are both on the panel and spoke with Mainstreet host, Jeff Douglas.

This is an extended version of Alex Mason's conversation with Laurenne Schiller, who is a post-doctoral fellow affiliated with Dal and Carleton, and lead author of a study in Facets called "Hopeful insights from wildlife recoveries in Canada."

Ken Hansen is a former naval commander, and a former chair of the Maritime Studies Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He speaks with Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas.

Acadia University's swimming pool is closing down because of on-going maintenance costs. This will impact, students, community members and programs alike. One of those programs is called S.M.I.L.E., or the Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience. Elsie Gillis is a volunteer and the sibling of a participant of S.M.I.L.E. She spoke with Alex Guye.

Halifax's Venus Envy and The Glitter Bean Cafe were vandalized in very similar ways. Anti-trans rhetoric was written on these 2SLGBTQ+ businesses with what they think is sharpie. Venus Envy discovered this vandalism last weekend. Days later, Glitter Bean Cafe found similar graffiti. Our colleague Meig Campbell spoke both locations to hear more.

I'll tell ya what the poets are doing! They're at farmers' markets writing Valentines poems on-demand in support of the Maxine Tynes Poetry Award. Two of them, Ami McKay and Lindsey Harrington, offered to do a demonstration for us.