In this episode of Roots, Mackenzie Dosdall and Adeline Gladu sit down with Dion Simon and Ranjan Datta to discuss sustainability through an Indigenous lens, on and off campus.
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You can learn more about the 2024 Sustainability Forum at MRU here!
Travel is something incredibly common in our day-to-day lives. From daily commutes to yearly vacations. In this episode, Alejandro Velasco and Sean Gillanders talk with Joe Pavelka and Chris Gillanders about Tourism and aviation, two big aspects of travel, as well as what steps can be taken to keep these factors sustainable.
Learn more about the Community Podcast Initiative at thepodcaststudio.ca.
You can learn more about the 2024 Sustainability Forum at MRU here!
All roots start somewhere: Bella Coco and Greg Derer explore the origin and creation of Mount Royal University’s Sustainability Forum with Kelly Williams-Whitt & Mauricio Latapi.
Learn more about the Community Podcast Initiative at thepodcaststudio.ca.
You can learn more about the 2024 Sustainability Forum at MRU here!
As you’ve heard throughout this podcast, journalism is facing a lot of challenges. But sometimes, the biggest one comes down to dollars and cents.
In this episode, journalism professor Meg Wilcox sits down with a panel of media makers and discusses the financial roadblocks they face and how they continue to tackle and overcome them. From giving up their own salaries to going on the hunt for grants, Ana Sofía Hibon, André Goulet, Gaëlle Engelberts discuss how they fight to fund their community engaged journalism.
This series is a collaboration between the Community Podcast Initiative at Mount Royal University and J-Source.
The journalistic landscape has a tendency to silo professors and reporters, making securing funding and teaching community-centred journalism difficult. Despite this, universities and colleges across the country are finding ways to develop and implement community-based projects.
In this episode, J-Source editor-in-chief and journalism professor at Mount Royal University, Gabriela Perdomo, leads a thoughtful discussion with journalism professors Teresa Goff and Christine Crowther about what they feel are some best practices for navigating obstacles when teaching engaged journalism.
This series is a collaboration between the Community Podcast Initiative at Mount Royal University and J-Source.
Choices, consent and consequences. Around the world, journalists are feeling the pressure of reduced trust between them and the communities they aim to serve.
Journalist Jessica Botelho-Urbanski helps guide a thoughtful conversation between community leaders Lela Savić, Matthew DiMera, and Max Resnik where they discuss ways to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with communities.
This series is a collaboration between the Community Podcast Initiative at Mount Royal University and J-Source.
In this episode, hosts Ali Murji and Brennen French sit down with Yvonne and Vindel Chang, founders of Daddy C’s Jerk Sauce, a local company bringing authentic jerk sauce to Calgarians’ plates. Join us as Yvonne and Vindel tell us their stories of coming to Canada, and how they brought a flavour of home to their new home.
This series was produced by journalism students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, as part of the Community Podcast Initiative.
Find out more about the Jamaican Community Association of Alberta here.
In this episode, hosts Gabriella Lindland and Alex Vasquez sit down with Tony and Valerie Singh, a couple who share their story about their journey from Jamaica to Canada. They recount their early years in Jamaica and their decision to move to Montreal and, later, Calgary. There were challenges and triumphs in adapting to a new culture while maintaining their Jamaican roots. Tony and Valerie provide insights on immigration, resilience, and the power of giving back.
This series was produced by journalism students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, as part of the Community Podcast Initiative.
Find out more about the Jamaican Community Association of Alberta here.
In this episode, hosts Talha Abosafi and Keegan Hall sit down with David Pennant, the past president of the Jamaican Canadian Association of Alberta, at the association’s headquarters in Calgary. He shares a bit of his life in Jamaica, his early childhood, how he ventured into the world of writing — especially poetry — and the importance of education.
This series was produced by journalism students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, as part of the Community Podcast Initiative.
Find out more about the Jamaican Community Association of Alberta here.
In this episode, hosts Max Clark and Xander Holcomb are joined by Sandra Bruno, who immigrated to Canada from Jamaica. Together, they’ll talk about her experiences in Canada as an immigrant, and her time from the east coast to Calgary. Also, we’ll get to hear from Bruno about her thoughts on the current state of immigration in Canada.
This series was produced by journalism students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, as part of the Community Podcast Initiative.
Find out more about the Jamaican Community Association of Alberta here.