Native Calgarian

I am going solo for this one!  I talk about Igloos and Palestine.

Kiran McKay from Middle Finger Up podcast joins me to discuss racism as two BIPOC women with mixed families in Canada. You can find MFU Podcast on Insta and https://www.buzzsprout.com/2090958?fbclid=PAAaa02UzRqD3O1Wv7v--jwjnv4mtHQ7j_gf4fR53DmueLnITSeSUuySj5Vkg_aem_Abr5_ZNsyZBKchFgslzrZobj8SqJROE4pYwSWBy5EYotkgrmN9F6xRo_Q6HPYgthNs8

An informed, intimate condemnation of the Canadian state and its failure to deliver justice to Indigenous people by national bestselling author and former Crown prosecutor Harold R. Johnson

Dorienne Proulx of Little Star Artistry joins us to talk about their business, reclaiming and more. Their website: https://little-star-artistry.square.site/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Returning guest Karla Marx comes back to discuss what we are seeing in the community. Want more? See the previous episode: https://x.com/n8v_calgarian/status/1528756775599517696?s=46&t=JEvzEruDfvKWiWQxUm8h7A

This week is solo with us talking about the Calgary Foundation’s Quality of Life report: https://readymag.com/u2680916410/quality-of-life-2023/2/ more hate in Alberta and Wab Kinew!

I spoke about the counter protest here in Calgary, countering the national hate rallies and some reflections of the events of the TRC this week.

Book Club focused on the Government of Alberta's 113 Pathways to Justice on a day they announced more forced jail for unhoused and folks with addiction which directly contradicted their own report.

Lots of conversation on the national housing crisis we are facing. A bit of dive into Calgary’s with an Indigenous critic. Some links for you:
Indigenous Affordable Housing Funding Program (IAHFP) (calgary.ca): https://www.calgary.ca/social-services/low-income/indigenous-affordable-housing.html
(Embedded above is What we heard: Community engagement and research report Understanding the affordable housing needs of Indigenous Calgarians: By Indigenous people for Indigenous Peoples’ Calgary Housing, Affordable Housing May 2022 and City of Calgary Housing Solutions: Indigenous Affordable Housing Funding Program (IAHFP).)
Home is Here The City of Calgary’s Housing Strategy 2024 -2030: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=258243
Check out Tsuut’ina’s Home - Taza (togetherattaza.com)
and Métis Housing, serving Alberta’s Métis and Indigenous people (metishousing.ca)

Calgary Pride 2023 has come and gone. Here is a bit of what happened. Tell me about the Reconciliation initiatives in your area that hit the mark.