Episodes
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Exploring advocacy through Writing With Linh Nguyen
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
On this weeks episode of ARTS Salvatore speaks with Linh Nguyen Grant Alumni for #RisingYouth about her project BIPOC Creative Programming, a project that aims to educate individuals of ethnic minorities how to express themselves in a creative writing workshop. Linh also recommends some fantastic literature to our listeners as they discuss culture and literature and breaking down barriers for oneself in regards to creative writing.
For more information regarding the other grants we’ve highlighted please visit us at: https://anchor.fm/risingyouth
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Unity, Youth Councils, and Politics: A conversation with Ursella Khan
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Episode 31 - Living with Fibromyalgia Julianna Maggrah
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Fighting the Mental Health Sitgma a short documentary called Broken From La Ronge / Lake La Ronge Indian Band developed a documentary alongside her cousin about Julianna’s personal mental health struggles and coping strategies to help break barriers about mental health stigmas.
Please check out Julianna’s Documentary alongside this episode and share this much needed information as we break barriers in the mental health community. https://youtu.be/FyxH5yNomMc and check out her website
Fighting the Mental Health Sitgma a short documentary called Broken From La Ronge / Lake La Ronge Indian Band developed a documentary alongside her cousin about Julianna’s personal mental health struggles and coping strategies to help break barriers about mental health stigmas.
Please check out Julianna’s Documentary alongside this episode and share this much needed information as we break barriers in the mental health community. https://youtu.be/FyxH5yNomMc and check out her website https://www.saniskamedia.com
For more information regarding the grants we provide please visit https://www.risingyouth.ca
For more information regarding the grants we provide please visit https://www.risingyouth.ca
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
A new President for Youth In Care Canada: A conversation with Conner Lowes
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Setting Deeper Roots at the Exhibition with Kerbens Boisette
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
On this Week’s Episode of #RY Podcast Salvatore interviews Kerbens Boisette founder of the Aftermath Exhibition. This project aims to aid young black youth with dealing with learning and understanding their deep rooted Canadian History and allow them to reconnect with themselves through various art forms.
Please check out follow their page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Theaftermathexhibition/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBFimZ2_qDEiezCbY5YZFnfWcikio
And be sure to check out our numerous grant opportunities for #RisingYouth at https://www.risingyouth.ca
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
This week’s episode is a conversation with Kismet Meyon, Dr. Maggie Inchley, and Dr. Sylvan Baker from The Verbatim Formula. The Verbatim Formula is “a participatory research project for care-experienced young people. It uses verbatim theatre techniques, listening and dialogue to work with young people, care leavers, social workers, and universities” which “aim[s] to work with young people to make care and education better” (http://www.theverbatimformula.org.uk/).
During our conversation Kismet, Maggie, and Sylvan discuss the process that The verbatim Formula uses, the impacts on them and others as creators, how it is received by those who see their performances (including service providers), and the results of their research.
Visit their website to hear clips and learn more about the innovative and necessary work they create.
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Episode 23 - Mentoring the Stars with Kassandra Helibron
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
On this week’s episode of Arts Salvatore speaks with Kassandra Helibron of Mentoring the Stars a Youth-Led Tutoring and Mentorship program. This program is focused on developing an individual approach to helping improve the learning and daily lives of the children they work with. This organization is entirely digital where staff work remotely to provide support to Children going through virtual education in British Columbia
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Mural making towards decolonization: A conversation with Brett Cox
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Shelter Workers: Dealing with Burnout as a frontline staff
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In this week's episode of ARTS, Salvatore speaks with his long-time friend Lara Subeh a frontline staff worker for a Shelter in the GTA. This Shelter Workers series is a several part conversation of a 3-hour chat between Salvatore and Lara as they discuss several aspects of the Shelter system from education to way to improve the system for services users. We will be uploading parts of the conversation throughout the rest of the year so please enjoy.
Glad to have Salvatore be producing his regular subject matter again!
Apologies on the Original uploads audio.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Being young and sober in the LGBTQ+ community
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
This episode begins with a monologue about being young, queer, and navigating drinking & drug culture in the lesbian community. Claire the writer/performer (not her real name) and I then have a conversation about some of the themes raised in the piece. Specifically, the attraction of alcohol to young queer folk, the challenges of not drinking, and how to support young people navigating that space.