VENT Weekly

Everything is too much right now, especially for black people. We need a minute just to process what’s going on. For the next two episodes, all four of us are coming together. We’re taking this time to share how we’re feeling in the wake of the death of George Floyd as a result of the actions of the Minneapolis police. We’ve all done some thinking about what’s come up for us over the last week or so, and we’ve chosen some things we wanted to process together. We’ve invited friend of the show Linda Adey to join us for this discussion.

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Black Lives Matter: blacklivesmatter.com

Mentivity UK: mentivity.com

Belly Mujinga petition & donation: https://bit.ly/2YnlVFp & https://bit.ly/30ruoKD

The UK is Not Innocent: instagram.com/ukisntinnocent/

Reading:

Anti-Racism Resources: https://bit.ly/3cPFsDC

‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’: https://bit.ly/2UoPd5B

‘Me and White Supremacy’: https://bit.ly/2MMOXJq

‘The Good Immigrant’: https://bit.ly/3f4rsHG

Here is a regularly updated document of other things you can do to help and educate yourself: https://bit.ly/2AV3sbk

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This episode was produced by the VENT Production Team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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In light of the death of George Floyd as a result of the actions of the Minneapolis police, and the Black Lives Matter protests taking place across the world, it doesn't feel right for us to stick to our normal VENT Weekly schedule this week. Structural and institutional racism is not new, and is just as prevalent and toxic in the UK as in the USA.

We’ve decided to share a documentary with you that was made by Amelia, one of our VENT Weekly hosts. It’s about what it’s like to have to navigate university and the world of work as a black woman. If you’re listening to this and you’re black, we see you and we are sending solidarity. If you’re listening to this and you want to be an ally, listen up, and reflect on what you can do.

This documentary originally aired on our sibling podcast VENT Documentaries.

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Suprina's just graduated from uni, and she's feeling the pressure to succeed. But what really is success? We speak to author, barrister and fellow 'Brentonian' Hashi Mohamed. From GCSEs to migration law, we discuss who gets to define success, and what that means for us.

This episode was produced by the VENT Weekly production team: Jess Lawson, Arlie Adlington, Emilia Gill and Moeed Majeed.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day. And every episode is a conversation about mental health. For our last 2 episodes, Suprina decided to do something a little bit different. 

Suprina is a member of the Blueprint Collective - a group of creative young people at the heart of Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture. They've been running Google Hangout sessions facilitated by Director of Mindspray Errol Donald - talking about mental health during lockdown. She's sharing some snippets of those conversations with you.

Today, they're talking about looking after ourselves and each other. You’ll hear the voices of Blueprint Collective members Lauren Adeyemi, Suprina Thapa, Zeyn Alsukhny, Raden Anandra Natalegawa and facilitator, Errol Donald. 

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day. And every episode is a conversation about mental health. For our last 2 episodes, Suprina decided to do something a little bit different. 

Suprina is a member of the Blueprint Collective - a group of creative young people at the heart of Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture. They've been running Google Hangout sessions facilitated by Director of Mindspray Errol Donald - talking about mental health during lockdown. She's sharing some snippets of those conversations with you.

Today, they're talking about mental health and creativity. You hear the voices of Blueprint Collective members Raden Anandra Natalegawa, Lauren Adeyemi, Tyrique Tagoe Wyse and Surpina Thapa. Alongside facilitator Errol Donald. 

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day, all about mental health. Today, Nuradean wants to talk about loneliness in young people. We speak to Assistant Psychologist and Loneliness Researcher Molly Bird about the prevalence of loneliness in young people, and how to talk about it.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day. Today, Nuradean wants to talk about masculinity. We speak to BBC Radio Presenter and Comedian Jordan Dunbar and Masculinity Expert Ben Hurst about societal expectations around men and mental health.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day. Five conversations, all about mental health. Today, Amelia wants to talk about talking about mental health with our parents. We speak to host of The NEXT Episode Podcast, Linda Adey, and VICE Staff Writer Nana Baah about getting into conversations about mental health with our families.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day - all about mental health. And our hosts are choosing what to talk about. Today, Santos wants to talk about relationships. We speak to founder of Split Banana Anna Alexander, and VICE Associate Editor Daisy Jones about what a healthy relationship really is, and what to do if you think something's not right in your relationship.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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