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Episode 16 features Libby Davies, an activist and former Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. Libby spent the past four decades advocating for the Downtown Eastside community as a grassroots organizer, and an elected representative at the municipal and federal levels. She was also the first publicly out woman to be elected to parliament in Canada. SFU’s Melissa Roach and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interview Libby about her newly released memoir, “Outside In”, covering her early days of community organizing, her experiences as a woman in politics, and representing her community’s concerns in Ottawa.
Author: Davies, Libby , Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-05-06
Interview for the Below the Radar podcast episode 6. Am Johal interviews Binners’ Project staff members Davin Boutang and Anna Godefroy.
Author: Boutang, Davin, Author: Godefroy, Anna, Author: Johal, Am
Date created: 2018-12-17
Interview for the Below the Radar podcast episode 7. Am Johal interviews beekeepers Sarah Common and Kevin Sleziak.
Author: Common, Sarah, Author: Sleziak, Kevin, Author: Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-01-02
Interview for the Below the Radar podcast episode 8. Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interviews Jessica Hannon and Peter Thompson about Megaphone magazine and the Hope in Shadows calendar.
Author: Hannon, Jessica, Author: Thompson, Peter, Author: Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-01-14
Interview for the Below the Radar podcast episode 9. Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interviews Sarah Blyth about the opioid crisis in Vancouver.
Author: Blyth, Sarah, Author: Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-01-28
Author: Nyx, Eris, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-08
Author: Lui, Yulanda, Author: Lau, Rachel , Author: Wong, Rachel, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-09-29
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Montani, Adrienne , Author: Hawkins, Lorelai , Author: Oberle, Eva , Author: Ellis, Vivica
Date created: 2016-10-05
Ken Lyotier has lived and worked in the Downtown Eastside since the late 1970s, and is the founder and former Executive Director of United We Can. Ken founded United We Can, a non-profit bottle depot, in 1995 in order to provide work experience opportunities and income for residents of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. A community leader, Ken has advised the city of Vancouver and many other groups on social issues, such as medical and housing services and poverty alleviation in Vancouver's inner-City. His work has been well recognized. He is a recipient of the Medal for Meritorious Service by the Governor-General of Canada, an Environmental Citizenship Award by the Province of British Columbia, the Civic Merit Award by the City of Vancouver, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of British Columbia. Resources:— United We Can: www.unitedwecan.ca/— Binners' Project: www.binnersproject.org/— CBC IDEAS documentary on Ken Lyotier: www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/meet-ke…l-kennedy-1.5188962
Author: Ken Lyotier, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-11-16
On Episode 34 of Below the Radar, Am Johal interviews Scott Neufeld and Nicolas Crier
Author: Neufeld, Scott, Author: Crier, Nicolas, Author: Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-12-10