How can we start or continue to be involved in issues that are important to us, even when the world we know is rapidly changing? How has the pandemic brought increasing importance to community organizing? Join our new host, Shin Ling Low, to meet youth leaders and organizers Faith Paré, Joanna Kanga, and Brayden Sonny White, who are a part of Québec’s rich grassroots culture, and explore how they adapted their practices during the pandemic.

The transcript of the episode can be found here.

Guest Links:

Joanna Kanga: Follow Black Girls Gather on Instagram and website (they have a new bookshop, proceeds fund their activities!)

Faith Paré: Follow Faith's work on Instagram and her website, as well as @volta.mtl on Instagram. 

Brayden Sonny White: Reach out to Brayden on Facebook to get involved or donate to his cultural classes project!

Mentioned in the episode are:

Our Bodies, Our Stories (facilitated by Kama la Mackarel)

The West Island Black Community Association

Rito Joseph (website and CBC article)

Follow @Y4YQuébec on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to get involved in our projects and campaigns!

Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] to share your thoughts on the episode.

Produced and hosted by Shin Ling Low

Co-edited by Shin Ling Low and Nicolas Delgado

Outro song ("Roundabout") by Bryan Li

We proudly present to you; Say La Vie's Grand Finale with Christopher Skeete - Député de Sainte-Rose This will be a special video podcast filmed in the Y4Y Quebec Headquarters. We discuss the conclusions of all our conversations together through this project with The Parliamentary secretary to premier François Legault You won't want to miss it.  #y4y #quebec #community #racism #youthartists #QuebecArts #EnglishSpeakingYouth #SayLaVie #podcast #quebecoispodcast #poetry #music #ArtistsforArtists #MontrealScene #quebeccity #gaspesie #NorthShore #quebeccity #montreal #easterntownships #nunavik #outaouais #laurentians #laval #estrie #abitibi #CapitaleNationale #magdalenislands

Say La Vie

Resources for this Episode: https://www.y4yquebec.org/podcast-resources#Episode%2010

Say La Vie is back with Episode 9 with Maria Castro from Voice of English-Speaking Québec. Join us for an action-packed episode where we dive into an intricate conversation on the  lived experience of the newcomers in this province. We discuss ideas of culture shock and how to be an ally within our own lives.

THIS EPISODES RESOURCES

Say La Vie presents a special hour-long episode with local legend GUY RODGERS!!! Sam and Guy dive into a conversation on his project "The Waves of Change" and the implications of past generations on our collective identity today.

THIS EPISODES RESOURCES

#y4y #quebec #community #youthartists #QuebecArts #EnglishSpeakingYouth #SayLaVie #podcast #quebecoispodcast #WavesofChange #immigration #Belonging  #music #ArtistsforArtists #MontrealScene #quebeccity #gaspesie #NorthShore #quebeccity #montreal #easterntownships #nunavik #outaouais #laurentians #laval #estrie #abitibi #CapitaleNationale #magdalenislands #identity #change

Episode 7 of the Say la Vie Podcast is OUT! 

In this episode “Racism Unspoken,” we discuss the intricacies of unconscious bias and the effect it has on visible minorities in this province. This episode features music from local Québec talent; Benjamin Vigny Pau and Prempeh!!!

Episode resources: https://www.y4yquebec.org/podcast-resources#Episode%206

#y4y #quebec #community #racism #youthartists #QuebecArts #EnglishSpeakingYouth #SayLaVie #podcast #quebecoispodcast #poetry #music #ArtistsforArtists #MontrealScene #quebeccity #gaspesie #NorthShore #quebeccity #montreal #easterntownships #nunavik #outaouais #laurentians #laval #estrie #abitibi #CapitaleNationale #magdalenislands

Join Sam for Episode 6 of Say La Vie Podcast; featuring Liana Canton Cusmano, the President of the Green Party of Canada, for a conversation on how to be a better Ally to the communities you want to support. This episode also features wonderful music from two very talented local artists! Madelline and Georgette!

Resources from this episode: https://www.y4yquebec.org/podcast-resources

Madelline: @i.am.madelline

Georgette: @WhoisGeorgette

#y4y #quebec #community #youthartists #QuebecArts #EnglishSpeakingYouth #SayLaVie #podcast #quebecoispodcast #poetry #music #ArtistsforArtists #MontrealScene #quebeccity #gaspesie #NorthShore #quebeccity #montreal #easterntownships #nunavik #outaouais #laurentians #laval #estrie #abitibi #CapitaleNationale #magdalenislands

Say La Vie Presents Episode 5: The Information Pandemic. Sam has a very eye-opening conversation with Brian Gignac Director of the MCDC about how COVID-19 is affecting Rural English Speaking Communities. Together they discuss and explore the information pandemic that is plaguing these communities, and the vital role community organizations play in keeping their communities safe and functioning. Brian also provides some excellent ideas on how to stay engaged and involved with your community through the final stages of this pandemic. This episode also presents RENON’s debut Single “My Love”. You won’t want to miss this!!!

SAY LA VIE is back with Episode 4! Sam and Milla, a former intern at Y4Y, engage in a conversation about how COVID-19 has impacted the mental well-being and livelihood of our generation. They talk about the Katniss Generation and the recent anti-curfew riots. Featuring music from the local band The Chris George Project, you won’t want to miss this one.

This episode goes out to all the Small-Businesses that were damaged in the recent riots in Downtown Montréal. 

Here are some of the businesses that had their property damaged and destroyed. --> https://www.y4yquebec.org/podcast-resources

DECIDE WHAT I WILL COOK NEXT WEEK --> https://forms.gle/gmKcezZQCgCHoCLt8

Sound of Change by The Chris George Project --> https://open.spotify.com/track/5UXbbYXWvFzIDMMRWNC7FE?si=f58bd386734843bc

#y4y #quebec #community #COVID19 #youthartists #QuebecArts #EnglishSpeakingYouth #SayLaVie #podcast #QuebecoisPodcast #music #ArtistsforArtists #MontrealScene #gaspesie #NorthShore #quebeccity #montreal #easterntownships #nunavik #outaouais #laurentians #laval #estrie #abitibi #CapitaleNationale

Say La Vie proudly presents Episode 3: Québec’s Artistic Identity. Join the new host Sampreet Arneja as he dives into some intriguing conversations with a fresh new style. In this episode, we will discuss some of the struggles facing English-speaking artists around this province. Every episode will feature 2 up and coming Québec Artists. We hope you enjoy this half an hour of relaxing and thought-provoking conversations. Special thank you to Canadian Heritage for funding this Project.

Follow this link and find the Addition Resources Section to find ways you can get involved and grow your artistic skills. https://www.y4yquebec.org/podcast

OUR FEATURED ARTISTS OF THE EPISODE 

Aisha Farid 

Québec Born Poet 

https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/796616-Anonymity 

Tyler Morin

Québec Born Musician 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3KZp20L77xh6AiVk5p8STQ?si=7RlAXTA0RwqnlPJl6_6VcQ

 https://soundcloud.com/tyler-morin-613044325

Ann Lambert

Owner of Théâtre Ouest End 

http://www.theatreouestend.ca/about.html 

https://www.facebook.com/Theatre-OUEST-END-105890394250104/

 https://www.annlambertbooks.com/