Social Changemakers

Owen has come back for another quadmester with R.I.S.E. Academy and has loved podcasting so much that he will be jumping on the mic quite often. In this episode he continues his quest to learn as much as possible about climate change and amazing organizations are out there that are doing something about it. He interviews Mikaela and Grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Wild Outside program for youth ages 15-18. If you would like to learn more about this program you can check them out on their website here http://wildoutside.ca/.

Zenya continues her quest to learn more about Tiny Homes and alternatively living. In this episode, Zenya interviews Maya from the youtube channel Sailing Magic Carpets. We learn about what life is like living on a sailboat, how music can be another form of communication and the book Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi that inspired Maya to sail around the world at the young age of thirteen.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF4xKWRRSuOo4pkOgn91Tdg

Website: https://sailingmagiccarpet.com/

In this episode of the Social Change Makers podcast Zenya gets to interview one of her all time favourite Youtube couples, Danielle and Mat from Exploring Alternatives. If you want to learn about how to make the shift to Tiny Living or hear about what life is like on the road as a Youtuber then this is a must listen.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExploringAlternatives/featured
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploringalternatives/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exploringalternativesblog

Meet Owen, he cares about the environment and climate action. Owen has been busy making small changes in his life to be a better climate warrior. In this episode he interviews Izzy Lynch from POW, Protect Our Winters. We learn about what POW is all about and some amazing events and programs that they run. Check out their school programs here https://hotplanetcoolathletes.ca/.

Meet Ellie, she is concerned with equity and equality, especially for women. Ellie has decided to support a Canadian organization called TEMBO. In this episode we learn about TEMBO, Tanzania and education for girls.

Meet Will, he is a grade 10 student at R.I.S.E. Academy who started his passion project looking at Cancel Culture. In his research he started to come across a lot of information about fake news. In this episode Will interviews Brodie Fenlon, Chief and Executive director of daily news from CBC News and learns all about the credibility of news outlets.

Meet Kenzie, she is grade 9 student at R.I.S.E. Academy who cares about dogs. She has decided to focus on Potcake Dogs (Caribbean Strays). In this episode Kenzie interviews Julie Bertrand, founder and president of the Eastern Ontario Potcake Rescue.

Meet Josh, he is concerned about the amount of Human Trafficking that happens around the world and as well as right here in Canada. In this episode, he interviews Christine from Voice Found to learn about what Human Trafficking is and how he can help.

Meet Gracie, she is a grade 11 student at R.I.S.E. Academy and she is upset about racism in hockey. In this episode Gracie interviews founder of the Black Girls Hockey Club, Renee Hess, NWHL hockey player Saroya Tinker and New York City journalist Erica Ayala. They discuss the issue from all the ladies perspectives, what needs to be done and to make everyone aware that being an ally is not a one time thing, but something that needs to happen for life.

Erica https://ericalayala.com/
Renee https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/
Saroya https://saroyatinker17.wixsite.com/mysite

Meet Callie, she is concerned about our Oceans and all the plastic pollution. In this episode Callie interviews Katy Kennedy from Clear Blue Sea in San Diego California. We talk about microplastics, climate change and are introduced to FRED!!