What London Can Be

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva continues her conversation with Raymond Deleary, Executive Director of Atlohsa Family Healing Services, discussing the discovery of the unmarked graves near the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Kamloops, British Columbia.

We are incredibly grateful to Raymond for taking the time to chat with Diane and share his thoughts and feelings during this difficult time for him and his community.

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Raymond Deleary, Executive Director of Atlohsa Family Healing Services, about Atlohsa’s work in the community, the impacts of colonization, and arriving at Truth.

This first part of our interview with Ray was recorded prior to the discovery of the unmarked graves near the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ray was kind enough to continue the interview with us after the discovery, and we'll share his conversation with Diane next week in part two.

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Stephen D'Amelio, President of Pride London, about this year's Pride London Festival and the LGBTQ2+ community here in London and Middlesex County.

In this special edition of What London Can Be, we revisit a talk given by Ryan Hooey from CNIB at LCF’s Vital Conversation: Belonging, on March 6, 2019.

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Skylar Franke, Executive Director of the London Environmental Network, about the environment, sustainability, and what groups and organizations are doing to keep our Forest City green and thriving.

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Chuck Lazenby, Executive Director of Unity Project, about what needs to be done to address homelessness in London and how we can better support those experiencing homelessness in our community.

In this episode of What London Can Be, Diane Silva speaks with Sh. Aarij Anwer, Interim Imam and Islamic Education Coordinator at the London Muslim Mosque, about Islam, Ramadan, London’s Muslim community, and how the Mosque has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode of What London Can Be, Diane Silva speaks with Sylvia Harris, Project Developer at Indwell, and Greg Playford, member of LCF's Board of Directors and Housing Action Committee, about the Vision SoHo Alliance and the new mixed-use, affordable housing development proposed for the Old Victoria Hospital Lands in South London.

In this special edition of What London Can Be, we revisit a talk given by Marci Allen-Easton at LCF's Vital Conversation: Be Equal on December 4, 2019.

In this episode of What London Can Be, Diane speaks with Arielle Kayabaga, Ward 13 Councillor for the City of London, about race, advocacy, and Black History Month.