Toban Talks

Rita Cha­hal, exec­u­tive direc­tor, and Eileen McDon­ald, wom­en’s pro­gram­ming co-ordi­na­tor, of the Mood Dis­or­ders Asso­ci­a­tion of Man­i­to­ba unpack the val­ue of peer-to-peer sup­port in times of men­tal health and dis­cuss resources avail­able to peo­ple dur­ing the COVID-19 pandemic.

UMSU vice-pres­i­dent com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment Tino Dogo, Black Stu­dents Union (BSU) vice-pres­i­dent advo­ca­cy Vim­bai Gudu and BSU pres­i­dent Reem Elmahi talk about the pow­er of rep­re­sen­ta­tion with­in the Black com­mu­ni­ty and the impact of the new­ly cre­at­ed Black stu­dent rep­re­sen­ta­tive posi­tion on UMSU’s board.

Mandi­pa Shum­ba and Braedan Hafichuck give insight on being self-pub­lished authors in the Man­i­to­ba mar­ket. They speak on their shift away from long-form books and how to nav­i­gate a busy sched­ule with writ­ing and publishing

Win­nipeg hair­styl­ists Niasha Mck­oy and Chan­té Miller-Dueck speak out on dis­crim­i­na­tion, appro­pri­a­tion and assim­i­la­tion in the beau­ty indus­try and hair and beau­ty education. 

For­mer Busi­ness coach Jeff Con­sul, Speaks on the gen­der spec­trum and mod­els of healthy mas­culin­i­ty in respect to the evolv­ing work environment.

Gene­va Halver­son and Alli­son Phipps of the band Ser­e­nade speak on their ori­gins, the impact that the pan­dem­ic has had on them as artists and their upcom­ing projects

Kelechi Asag­wara talks about race and racism in soci­ety and the film indus­try, and film­mak­ing dur­ing COVID-19.

Recruit­ment spe­cial­ist David Owasi breaks down the process that busi­ness­es take when select­ing a can­di­date and how to tai­lor your resume for the job market.