As we approach Canada Day — and the prospect of the return of "freedom" protests in Ottawa   — let's consider the meaning and symbolism of the Canadian flag.After weeks of the so-called "freedom convoy" last winter, many of us took a hard look at the symbolism of the Canadian flag and its recent association with white supremacy. Some felt a new fear or anger at what they feel the flag represents.But other communities have always felt this way about the Canadian flag. After unmarked graves were found at the sites of former residential schools, the Canadian flag was flown at half-mast in many places to show shame for our collective history and solidarity with Indigenous communities. And last year on Canada Day, many people called for people to wear orange instead of red and white.Both of our guests on this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient have studied multiculturalism, citizenship and belonging. Daniel McNeil looks at history and culture and the complexities of global Black communities. He is a professor and national scholar chair in Black studies at Queen's University. Lucy El-Sherif is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto in ethnic and pluralism studies.The Conversation Canada: Full Show Notes for episode 20You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and use #DontCallMeResilient.

As we approach Canada Day — and the prospect of the return of "freedom" protests in Ottawa   — let's consider the meaning and symbolism of the Canadian flag.After weeks of the so-called "freedom convoy" last winter, many of us took a hard look at the symbolism of the Canadian flag and its recent association with white supremacy. Some felt a new fear or anger at what they feel the flag represents.But other communities have always felt this way about the Canadian flag. After unmarked graves were found at the sites of former residential schools, the Canadian flag was flown at half-mast in many places to show shame for our collective history and solidarity with Indigenous communities. And last year on Canada Day, many people called for people to wear orange instead of red and white. Both of our guests on this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient have studied multiculturalism, citizenship and belonging. Daniel McNeil looks at history and culture and the complexities of global Black communities. He is a professor and national scholar chair in Black studies at Queen's University. Lucy El-Sherif is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto in ethnic and pluralism studies. <a href="https://theconversation.com/has-the-meaning-behind-the-canadian-flag-changed-podcast-183974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Conversation Canada: Full Show Notes for episode 20</a> You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theconversation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 20: Has the meaning behind the Canadian flag changed?

Today, I speak with two people involved in sound studies who believe sound is an element of resistance. They explain why — in our hyper-visualized age of Instagram-perfect photos, sound is so compelling and why soundscapes can help to amplify voices of resistance.Nimalan Yoganathan is a PhD candidate at Concordia University. He studies protest tactics, and he looks at how different sound practitioners have contributed to anti-racist movements. I also spoke with Norman W. Long, a born-and-raised resident of the south side of Chicago. Norman is a sound artist, designer and composer who works to document and record the everyday reality of his community. He has graduate degrees in landscape architecture (from Cornell University) and in Fine Arts (from the San Francisco Art Institute).  Both our guests talk about how important it is to listen to the sounds around us as a way to critically engage with our communities, to help bridge our deep divides and to pay attention to the forces of power in our environment. They say anyone can learn to listen deeply, even children.Show notesYou can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and use #DontCallMeResilient.

Today, I speak with two people involved in sound studies who believe sound is an element of resistance. They explain why — in our hyper-visualized age of Instagram-perfect photos, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771821000248" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sound is so compelling</a> and why soundscapes can help to amplify voices of resistance.Nimalan Yoganathan is a PhD candidate at Concordia University. He studies protest tactics, and he looks at how different sound practitioners have contributed to anti-racist movements. I also spoke with Norman W. Long, a born-and-raised resident of the south side of Chicago. Norman is a sound artist, designer and composer who works to document and record the everyday reality of his community. He has graduate degrees in landscape architecture (from Cornell University) and in Fine Arts (from the San Francisco Art Institute).  Both our guests talk about how important it is to listen to the sounds around us as a way to critically engage with our communities, to help bridge our deep divides and to pay attention to the forces of power in our environment. They say anyone can learn to listen deeply, even children.<a href="https://theconversation.com/the-powerful-sounds-of-protest-182263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes</a> You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theconversation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 19: How powerful sounds of protest amplify resistance

Today we explore how applying critical race theory in classrooms across Canada helps both students and teachers. Teresa Fowler, assistant professor of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton joins us. So does Dwayne Brown, a PhD student in Education at York University, and a grade seven teacher with the Toronto District School Board. Both Brown and Fowler use critical race theory in their classrooms every day, and say that it helps them to see and evaluate their own biases—while also making students feel truly included in their own education. Go to The Conversation for full shownotes. You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and use #DontCallMeResilient.

Today we explore how applying critical race theory in classrooms across Canada helps both students and teachers. Teresa Fowler, assistant professor of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton joins us. So does Dwayne Brown, a PhD student in Education at York University, and a grade seven teacher with the Toronto District School Board. Both Brown and Fowler use critical race theory in their classrooms every day, and say that it helps them to see and evaluate their own biases—while also making students feel truly included in their own education. <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-critical-race-theory-podcast-183973" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go to The Conversation for full shownotes. </a>You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theconversation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 18: Why you shouldn't be afraid of critical race theory

When you think diamonds, you probably think of romance, weddings and Valentine’s Day. And it’s no accident we think this way: A century of marketing has convinced us that diamonds symbolize love.In Canada, magazine ads celebrate the “purity” of Northern Canadian diamonds as an ethical alternative to conflict diamonds.But this marketing strategy actually hides enormous social problems that people living near the mines say they’ve experienced. This includes some of Canada’s highest rates of violence against women.The story our guests tell today is not one of numbers. Instead, they’re sharing narratives gathered and collected through interviews and sharing circles about how lives have changed after the mines opened.Our guests today are: Rebecca Hall, assistant professor of Global Development Studies at Queen's University and the author of Refracted Economies: Diamond Mining and Social Reproduction in the North and Della Green, former Victim Services Coordinator, at The Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/diamond-mines-are-not-a-girls-best-friend-podcast-183972You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and use #DontCallMeResilient.

When you think diamonds, you probably think of romance, weddings and Valentine’s Day. And it’s no accident we think this way: A century of marketing has convinced us that diamonds symbolize love.In Canada, magazine ads celebrate the “purity” of Northern Canadian diamonds as an ethical alternative to conflict diamonds.But this marketing strategy actually hides enormous social problems that people living near the mines say they’ve experienced. This includes some of Canada’s highest rates of violence against women.The story our guests tell today is not one of numbers. Instead, they’re sharing narratives gathered and collected through interviews and sharing circles about how lives have changed after the mines opened.Our guests today are: Rebecca Hall, assistant professor of Global Development Studies at Queen's University and the author of <a href="https://utorontopress.com/9781487540845/refracted-economies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Refracted Economies: Diamond Mining and Social Reproduction in the North</a> and Della Green, former Victim Services Coordinator, at The Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories. Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/diamond-mines-are-not-a-girls-best-friend-podcast-183972" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/diamond-mines-are-not-a-girls-best-friend-podcast-183972</a>You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theconversation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 17: Diamond mines are not a girl’s best friend

TikTok is perceived as a highly addictive video sharing platform with a lot of lively music and dance videos that encourages participation and replication: think macarena times 100 million. For many people it sounds like frivolous waste of time.But  the app has revealed itself to have more depth than initially meets the eye.TikTok can be a place to learn, become politically aware and even discover new things about yourself.Scrolling through, you can find a science lesson on climate change from Bill Nye the science guy. You can find lessons on Indigenous languages. How to dress for your body type. Or up to date news and election coverage.While the app definitely has its downsides – its upsides are worth paying attention to. On this week’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we explore how TikTok is helping its users build strong communities, and also how the app’s algorithm is treating marginalized folks and their stories. Producer Haley Lewis speaks with Jessie Loyer, Indigenous librarian from Mount Royal University and TikTok micro-influencer about TikTok’s potential as a tool for education. And Vinita chats with Crystal Abidin, associate professor in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. She is the founder of TikTok Cultures, a global TikTok research hub. Also joining the conversation is Jas Morgan, assistant professor of English at Toronto Metropolitan University and facilitator of the Digital Wahkohtowin &amp; Cultural Governance Lab.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/tiktok-is-more-than-just-a-frivolous-app-for-lip-syncing-and-dancing-podcast-182264You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and use #DontCallMeResilient.

TikTok is perceived as a highly addictive video sharing platform with a lot of lively music and dance videos that encourages participation and replication: think macarena times 100 million. For many people it sounds like frivolous waste of time.But  the app has revealed itself to have more depth than initially meets the eye.TikTok can be <a href="https://fanbytes.co.uk/tiktok-and-education/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a place to learn</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/style/tiktok-teen-politics-gen-z.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">become politically aware</a> and <a href="https://mashable.com/article/bisexuality-queer-tiktok" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">even discover new things about yourself</a>.Scrolling through, you can find <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/bill-nye-explaining-global-warming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a science lesson on climate change from Bill Nye</a> the science guy. You can find <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@layla.staats/video/7044378521040424198?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=6938063126889956870" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lessons on Indigenous languages</a>. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/dressing-for-your-body-type?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to dress for your body type</a>. Or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/search?lang=en&amp;q=news&amp;t=1653661767776" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">up to date news</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/search?lang=en&amp;q=election&amp;t=1653661790353" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">election coverage</a>.While the app <a href="https://www.insider.com/a-timeline-of-allegations-that-tiktok-censored-black-creators-2021-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">definitely has its downsides</a> – its upsides are worth paying attention to. On this week’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we explore how TikTok is helping its users build strong communities, and also how the app’s algorithm is treating marginalized folks and their stories. Producer Haley Lewis speaks with Jessie Loyer, Indigenous librarian from Mount Royal University and TikTok micro-influencer about TikTok’s potential as a tool for education. And Vinita chats with Crystal Abidin, associate professor in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. She is the founder of TikTok Cultures, a global TikTok research hub. Also joining the conversation is Jas Morgan, assistant professor of English at Toronto Metropolitan University and facilitator of the Digital Wahkohtowin &amp; Cultural Governance Lab.Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/tiktok-is-more-than-just-a-frivolous-app-for-lip-syncing-and-dancing-podcast-182264" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/tiktok-is-more-than-just-a-frivolous-app-for-lip-syncing-and-dancing-podcast-182264</a>You can listen to or follow Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theconversation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 16: TikTok is more than just a frivolous app for lip-synching and dancing

Many people have an idealized vision of Canada as a gentle, kind and accepting society. However, last year, as a Muslim Canadian family took their evening stroll during lockdown in London, Ont., a white man rammed his pickup truck into them. Four of the five family members were killed.The incident sparked horror and outrage. But the truth of the matter is anti-Muslim sentiment has been on the steady rise in the 20 years since 9/11.According to a report from July 2021 by the National Council of Canadian Muslims, more Muslims have been killed in Canada in targeted attacks and hate crimes than in any other G7 country.Our guest today says that instead of deterring anti-Muslim hate, Canadian laws are actually making it worse - in essence, legalizing Islamophobia.Natasha Bakht is an award-winning legal scholar who has spent the past five years researching the rise in anti-Muslim attitudes in North America. She is a professor in the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa and the author of In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab Wearing Women in Canada.In her book, Natasha explores the stories of niqab-wearing women who have faced discriminatory laws.Follow and listenListen to this episode — and subscribe to Don’t Call Me Resilient — on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use #DontCallMeResilient.ICYMI - Articles published in The ConversationRead more: Quebec's niqab ban uses women's bodies to bolster right-wing extremismIslamophobia and hate crimes continue to rise in CanadaMuslim family killed in terror attack in London, Ont.: Islamophobic violence surfaces once again in CanadaRemembering the Québec City mosque attack: Islamophobia and Canada’s national amnesiaMedia portrays Indigenous and Muslim youth as ‘savages’ and ‘barbarians’Islamophobia in western media is based on false premisesArt show takes on the misrepresentation of MuslimsMore info: Show Notes

Many people have an idealized vision of Canada as a gentle, kind and accepting society. However, last year, as a Muslim Canadian family took their evening stroll during lockdown in London, Ont., a white man rammed his pickup truck into them. Four of the five family members were killed.The incident sparked horror and outrage. But the truth of the matter is anti-Muslim sentiment has been on the steady rise in the 20 years since 9/11.<a href="https://www.nccm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Policy-Recommendations_NCCM.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">According to a report from July 2021 by the National Council of Canadian Muslims</a>, more Muslims have been killed in Canada in targeted attacks and hate crimes than in any other G7 country. Our guest today says that instead of deterring anti-Muslim hate, Canadian laws are actually making it worse - in essence, legalizing Islamophobia.Natasha Bakht is an award-winning legal scholar who has spent the past five years researching the rise in anti-Muslim attitudes in North America. She is a professor in the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa and the author of <a href="https://irwinlaw.com/product/in-your-face/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab Wearing Women in Canada</a>.In her book, Natasha explores the stories of niqab-wearing women who have faced discriminatory laws.<h2>Follow and listen</h2>Listen to this episode — and subscribe to Don’t Call Me Resilient — on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.<h2>ICYMI - Articles published in The Conversation</h2>Read more: <a href="https://theconversation.com/quebecs-niqab-ban-uses-womens-bodies-to-bolster-right-wing-extremism-86055" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quebec's niqab ban uses women's bodies to bolster right-wing extremism</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/islamophobia-and-hate-crimes-continue-to-rise-in-canada-110635" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islamophobia and hate crimes continue to rise in Canada</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/muslim-family-killed-in-terror-attack-in-london-ontario-islamophobic-violence-surfaces-once-again-in-canada-162400" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muslim family killed in terror attack in London, Ont.: Islamophobic violence surfaces once again in Canada</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/remembering-the-quebec-city-mosque-attack-islamophobia-and-canadas-national-amnesia-152799" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembering the Québec City mosque attack: Islamophobia and Canada’s national amnesia</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/media-portrays-indigenous-and-muslim-youth-as-savages-and-barbarians-79153" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Media portrays Indigenous and Muslim youth as ‘savages’ and ‘barbarians’</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/islamophobia-in-western-media-is-based-on-false-premises-151443" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islamophobia in western media is based on false premises</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/art-show-takes-on-the-misrepresentation-of-muslims-97233" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art show takes on the misrepresentation of Muslims</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/niqab-bans-boost-hate-crimes-against-muslims-and-legalize-islamophobia-podcast-180012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More info: Show Notes</a>

EP 15: Niqab bans boost hate crimes against Muslims and legalize Islamophobia

**Warning: This episode contains details that some listeners may find distressing** It's been a year since the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children — some of them as young as three years old — were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. In this episode, Vinita speaks to Veldon Coburn, assistant professor at the Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies at the University of Ottawa about what happened, the widespread grief and outcry and the immediate political response, but also, how none of that lasted despite communities continuing to find bodies. Joining Vinita on the episode is Haley Lewis, Don't Call Me Resilient producer and culture and society editor at The Conversation Canada. Lewis is mixed Kanyen'keha:ká from Tyendinaga and led our coverage of the findings last year.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/unmarked-graves-of-215-indigenous-children-were-found-in-kamloops-a-year-ago-whats-happened-since-podcast-182728  You can listen or subscribe to Don’t Call Me Resilient on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. We’d love to hear from you, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use #DontCallMeResilient.

**Warning: This episode contains details that some listeners may find distressing** It's been a year since the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children — some of them as young as three years old — were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. In this episode, Vinita speaks to Veldon Coburn, assistant professor at the Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies at the University of Ottawa about what happened, the widespread grief and outcry and the immediate political response, but also, how none of that lasted despite communities continuing to find bodies. Joining Vinita on the episode is Haley Lewis, Don't Call Me Resilient producer and culture and society editor at The Conversation Canada. Lewis is mixed Kanyen'keha:ká from Tyendinaga and led our coverage of the findings last year. Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/unmarked-graves-of-215-indigenous-children-were-found-in-kamloops-a-year-ago-whats-happened-since-podcast-182728" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/unmarked-graves-of-215-indigenous-children-were-found-in-kamloops-a-year-ago-whats-happened-since-podcast-182728 </a> You can listen or subscribe to Don’t Call Me Resilient on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you</a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and use #DontCallMeResilient.

EP 14: Unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops a year ago: What's happened since?

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You can listen to all of the episodes or follow on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-call-me-resilient/id1549798876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts, </a><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9qZFg0Ql9DOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts, </a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/37tK4zmjWvq2Sh6jLIpzp7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify </a>or <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts</a>. <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">We’d love to hear from you </a>, including any ideas for future episodes. Join The Conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and use #DontCallMeResilient.Season 3 episodes launch May 18, 2022!

Don't Call Me Resilient - Trailer, Season 3

It felt like these Oscars were the first ones that weren’t actually so white. The whole event felt different. With attempts to display a more inclusive Hollywood, the showcase seemed to go beyond its usual tokenism.But there was the Will Smith-Chris Rock fiasco taking attention away from all this. In what became one of the most infamous moments in the history of the Oscars, Smith got out of his seat to slap Rock for a bad joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith.These flashpoints are always about other things – they are evidence of a layered story. In this case, it’s a story that’s divided people. Is it a story about toxic masculinity? It is a story of intergenerational trauma? Is it about a Black man standing up for Black women?In this special episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we discuss this moment as a cultural flash point. We chat about how “the slap heard around the world” is evidence of a layered story of racism, sexism, power and performance. Will Smith’s violent behaviour towards Chris Rock raises questions about toxic masculinity and also reveals the fault lines of a man who is perhaps still wrestling with his traumatic past.Even though we’re not ready to start rolling out our regular season which we plan to do in May, we couldn’t wait to talk about this cultural moment, so we produced this special episode.Our guest is Cheryl Thompson, assistant professor in Performance at the School of Creative Industries, Ryerson University, where she looks at race and representation. Thompson is the author of Beauty in a Box about the politics of Black women and beauty, as well as Uncle: Race, Nostalgia and Loyalty. She’s also the Director of the Media Representation and Archives Lab at Ryerson.Thompson was the guest of our very first episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, where we had a fascinating conversation about the n-word. If you have not heard that one, please check it out.Read Thompson's new article:Jada Pinkett Smith and Black women’s hair: History of disrespect leads to the CROWN ActShow notes for this episode &amp; unedited transcriptJoin The Conversation about this podcast:Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedInSign up for our newsletterContact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

It felt like these Oscars were the first ones that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/movies/oscarssowhite-history.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weren’t actually so white</a>. The whole event felt different. With attempts to display <a href="https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/hollywood-diversity-chloe-zhao-ava-duvernay-1235153061/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a more inclusive Hollywood</a>, the showcase seemed to go beyond its usual tokenism.But there was the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/28/oscars-slap-will-smith-chris-rock-defending-black-women/?utm_campaign=wp_follow_karen_attiah&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;wpisrc=nl-karenattiah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Smith-Chris Rock fiasco</a> taking attention away from all this. In what became one of the most infamous moments in the history of the Oscars, Smith got out of his seat to slap Rock for a bad joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith.These flashpoints are always about other things – they are evidence of a layered story. In this case, it’s a story that’s divided people. Is it a story about toxic masculinity? It is a story of intergenerational trauma? Is it about a Black man standing up for Black women?In this special episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we discuss this moment as a cultural flash point. We chat about how <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-slap-at-oscars-heard-around-the-world/articleshow/90501314.cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“the slap heard around the world”</a> is evidence of a layered story of racism, sexism, power and performance. Will Smith’s violent behaviour towards Chris Rock raises questions about toxic masculinity and also reveals the fault lines of a man who is perhaps still wrestling with his traumatic past.Even though we’re not ready to start rolling out our regular season which we plan to do in May, we couldn’t wait to talk about this cultural moment, so we produced this special episode.Our guest is Cheryl Thompson, assistant professor in Performance at the School of Creative Industries, Ryerson University, where she looks at race and representation. Thompson is the author of <a href="https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/B/Beauty-in-a-Box2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty in a Box</a> about the politics of Black women and beauty, as well as <a href="https://chbooks.com/Books/U/Uncle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncle: Race, Nostalgia and Loyalty</a>. She’s also the Director of the <a href="https://www.ryerson.ca/the-catalyst/residents/offices/media-representation-and-archives-lab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Media Representation and Archives Lab</a> at Ryerson.Thompson was the guest of <a href="https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-word-how-to-confront-150-years-of-racial-stereotypes-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-1-153790" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our very first episode</a> of Don’t Call Me Resilient, where we had a fascinating conversation about the n-word. If you have not heard that one, please check it out.Read Thompson's new article: <a href="https://theconversation.com/jada-pinkett-smith-and-black-womens-hair-history-of-disrespect-leads-to-the-crown-act-180631" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jada Pinkett Smith and Black women’s hair: History of disrespect leads to the CROWN Act</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/will-smiths-oscar-slap-reveals-fault-lines-as-he-defends-jada-pinkett-smith-against-chris-rock-podcast-180280" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for this episode</a> &amp; <a href="https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/episodes/will-smiths-oscar-slap-reveals-fault-lines-as-he-defends-jada-pinkett-against-chris-rock/transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">unedited transcript</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a>Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

EP 13 – Bonus: Will Smith's Oscar slap reveals fault lines as he defends Jada Pinkett Smith against Chris Rock

One out of every eight households in Canada is food insecure. For racialized Canadians, that number is higher – two to three times the national average. In this episode, Vinita asks what is happening with our food systems, and what we can do to make them fairer with two women who have been tackling this issue for years. Melana Roberts is Chair of Food Secure Canada and one of the leaders behind Canada’s first Black food sovereignty plan. Also joining the conversation is Tabitha Robin Martens, assistant professor at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Martens researches Indigenous food sovereignty and works with Cree communities to bolster traditional land uses.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-171554Transcript:https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-transcript-171583Related article: Why are babies going hungry in a food-rich nation like Canada?https://theconversation.com/why-are-babies-going-hungry-in-a-food-rich-nation-like-canada-165789Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-historiesPromo at end of episode: The Conversation Weekly:https://theconversation.com/ca/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

One out of every eight households in Canada is food insecure. For racialized Canadians, that number is higher – two to three times the national average. In this episode, Vinita asks what is happening with our food systems, and what we can do to make them fairer with two women who have been tackling this issue for years. Melana Roberts is Chair of Food Secure Canada and one of the leaders behind Canada’s first Black food sovereignty plan. Also joining the conversation is Tabitha Robin Martens, assistant professor at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Martens researches Indigenous food sovereignty and works with Cree communities to bolster traditional land uses.Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-171554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-171554</a>Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-transcript-171583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-transcript-171583</a>Related article: Why are babies going hungry in a food-rich nation like Canada? <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-are-babies-going-hungry-in-a-food-rich-nation-like-canada-165789" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-are-babies-going-hungry-in-a-food-rich-nation-like-canada-165789</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode: Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>Promo at end of episode:  The Conversation Weekly: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901</a>

EP 12: Making our food fairer

Don’t Call Me Resilient is a provocative new podcast about race from The Conversation. Host Vinita Srivastava takes you deep into conversations with scholars and activists who view the world through an anti-racist lens. Instead of calling those who have survived the pain of systemic racism resilient, this podcast goes in search of solutions for those things no one should have to be resilient for.

The state of our environment just keeps getting scarier and scarier, yet it feels like we have yet to find a way forward. Two Indigenous scholars who run labs to address the climate crisis say bringing an Indigenous understanding to environmental justice could help us get unstuck. A big part of that is seeing pollution through a new lens – one that acknowledges it is as much about racism and colonialism as it is toxic chemicals. Vinita talks to Michelle Murphy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in science and technology studies and leader at the University of Toronto’s Environmental Data Justice Lab. Also joining is Max Liboiron, author of Pollution is Colonialism, and associate professor in geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-11-170696Transcript:https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-transcript-ep-11-170697Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories

The state of our environment just keeps getting scarier and scarier, yet it feels like we have yet to find a way forward. Two Indigenous scholars who run labs to address the climate crisis say bringing an Indigenous understanding to environmental justice could help us get unstuck. A big part of that is seeing pollution through a new lens – one that acknowledges it is as much about racism and colonialism as it is toxic chemicals. Vinita talks to Michelle Murphy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in science and technology studies and leader at the University of Toronto’s Environmental Data Justice Lab. Also joining is Max Liboiron, author of Pollution is Colonialism, and associate professor in geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-11-170696" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-11-170696</a>Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-transcript-ep-11-170697" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-pollution-is-as-much-about-colonialism-as-chemicals-dont-call-me-resilient-transcript-ep-11-170697</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>

EP 11: Why pollution is as much about colonialism as chemicals

Many of us know our personal data is being collected online and used against us – to get us to buy certain things or vote a certain way.  But for marginalized communities, the collection of data and photos has much bigger implications. Vinita is joined by two researchers who are calling for new protections for the most vulnerable populations. Yuan Stevens is the Policy Lead in the Technology, Cybersecurity and Democracy Programme at the Ryerson Leadership Lab and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun is professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in new media at Simon Fraser University.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-167522Transcript:https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-transcript-167523Related article: Intense police surveillance for Indigenous land defenders contrasts with a laissez-faire stance for anti-vax protestershttps://theconversation.com/intense-police-surveillance-for-indigenous-land-defenders-contrasts-with-a-laissez-faire-stance-for-anti-vax-protesters-169589Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories

Many of us know our personal data is being collected online and used against us – to get us to buy certain things or vote a certain way.  But for marginalized communities, the collection of data and photos has much bigger implications. Vinita is joined by two researchers who are calling for new protections for the most vulnerable populations. Yuan Stevens is the Policy Lead in the Technology, Cybersecurity and Democracy Programme at the Ryerson Leadership Lab and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun is professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in new media at Simon Fraser University. Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-167522" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-167522</a> Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-transcript-167523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/being-watched-how-surveillance-amplifies-racist-policing-and-threatens-the-right-to-protest-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-10-transcript-167523</a> Related article: Intense police surveillance for Indigenous land defenders contrasts with a laissez-faire stance for anti-vax protesters <a href="https://theconversation.com/intense-police-surveillance-for-indigenous-land-defenders-contrasts-with-a-laissez-faire-stance-for-anti-vax-protesters-169589" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/intense-police-surveillance-for-indigenous-land-defenders-contrasts-with-a-laissez-faire-stance-for-anti-vax-protesters-169589</a> Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode: Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>

EP 10: Being Watched: How surveillance amplifies racist policing and threatens the right to protest

The pandemic has taken a toll on our collective mental health. But according to a recent Statistics Canada report, South Asians reported a steeper decline than any other diaspora in Canada. Why? The idea of being a model minority – of having to live up to exacting high standards – is a big part of it. Two long-time researchers and activists join Vinita for an intimate conversation about that and other reasons why South Asians are struggling so badly, and what can be done about it. Maneet Chahal is co-founder of SOCH, one of the few mental health organizations specifically for South Asians. Satwinder Bains is the director of the South Asian Studies Institute and professor of social cultural media studies at the University of the Fraser Valley.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-166620Transcript:https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-transcript-167521Related articles:How mental health issues get stigmatized in South Asian communities: Culturally diverse therapy needed:https://theconversation.com/how-mental-health-issues-get-stigmatized-in-south-asian-communities-culturally-diverse-therapy-needed-164913We still stigmatize mental illness, and that needs to stop:https://theconversation.com/we-still-stigmatize-mental-illness-and-that-needs-to-stop-169518Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories

The pandemic has taken a toll on our collective mental health. But according to a recent Statistics Canada report, South Asians reported a steeper decline than any other diaspora in Canada. Why? The idea of being a model minority – of having to live up to exacting high standards – is a big part of it. Two long-time researchers and activists join Vinita for an intimate conversation about that and other reasons why South Asians are struggling so badly, and what can be done about it. Maneet Chahal is co-founder of SOCH, one of the few mental health organizations specifically for South Asians. Satwinder Bains is the director of the South Asian Studies Institute and professor of social cultural media studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-166620" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-166620</a>Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-transcript-167521" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/model-minority-blues-the-mental-health-consequences-of-being-a-model-citizen-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-9-transcript-167521</a>Related articles:How mental health issues get stigmatized in South Asian communities: Culturally diverse therapy needed: <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-mental-health-issues-get-stigmatized-in-south-asian-communities-culturally-diverse-therapy-needed-164913" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-mental-health-issues-get-stigmatized-in-south-asian-communities-culturally-diverse-therapy-needed-164913</a>We still stigmatize mental illness, and that needs to stop: <a href="https://theconversation.com/we-still-stigmatize-mental-illness-and-that-needs-to-stop-169518" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/we-still-stigmatize-mental-illness-and-that-needs-to-stop-169518</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>

EP 9: Model minority blues: The mental health consequences of being a model citizen

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of high-profile figures accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity, of being “Pretendians.” These cases have become big news stories, but they have big real-life consequences, too. Misidentifying as Indigenous can have financial and social consequences, with the misdirection of funds, jobs or grants meant for Indigenous peoples. Vinita delves into it all with two researchers who look at identity and belonging in Indigenous communities: Veldon Coburn from the University of Ottawa and Celeste Pedri-Spade from Queen’s University.Show notes:https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-166248Transcript:https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-transcript-166252Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of high-profile figures accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity, of being “Pretendians.” These cases have become big news stories, but they have big real-life consequences, too. Misidentifying as Indigenous can have financial and social consequences, with the misdirection of funds, jobs or grants meant for Indigenous peoples. Vinita delves into it all with two researchers who look at identity and belonging in Indigenous communities: Veldon Coburn from the University of Ottawa and Celeste Pedri-Spade from Queen’s University.Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-166248" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-166248</a>Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-transcript-166252" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-transcript-166252</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode:Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>

EP 8: Stolen identities: What does it mean to be Indigenous?

Stories are a powerful tool to resist oppressive situations. They give writers from marginalized communities a way to imagine alternate realities, and to critique the one we live in. In this episode, Vinita speaks to two storytellers who offer up wonderous “otherworlds” for Indigenous and Black people. Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is an L.A-based screenwriter who wrote for Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone and is currently writing the screenplay for Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black. Daniel Heath Justice is professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous literature and expressive culture at the University of British Columbia.Show notes: https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-165933Transcript: https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-transcript-167520Related article: Afrofuturism and its possibility of elsewhere: The power of political imagination: https://theconversation.com/afrofuturism-and-its-possibility-of-elsewhere-the-power-of-political-imagination-166002Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.comPromo at beginning of episode: Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories

Stories are a powerful tool to resist oppressive situations. They give writers from marginalized communities a way to imagine alternate realities, and to critique the one we live in. In this episode, Vinita speaks to two storytellers who offer up wonderous “otherworlds” for Indigenous and Black people. Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is an L.A-based screenwriter who wrote for Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone and is currently writing the screenplay for Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black. Daniel Heath Justice is professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous literature and expressive culture at the University of British Columbia.Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-165933" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-165933</a>Transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-transcript-167520" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-stories-about-alternate-worlds-can-help-us-imagine-a-better-future-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-7-transcript-167520</a>Related article: Afrofuturism and its possibility of elsewhere: The power of political imagination: <a href="https://theconversation.com/afrofuturism-and-its-possibility-of-elsewhere-the-power-of-political-imagination-166002" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/afrofuturism-and-its-possibility-of-elsewhere-the-power-of-political-imagination-166002</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>Promo at beginning of episode: Telling Our Twisted Histories, CBC Podcasts: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories</a>

EP 7: How stories about alternate worlds can help us imagine a better future

Don’t Call Me Resilient takes on systemic racism and the ways it permeates our everyday lives. In our second season, as we live through what feels like the world falling apart, we’re focusing on imagining a better future together. We’ll tackle everything from how redefining pollution could show us a new way forward in the climate crisis  … to why we need to think harder about the impact of data collection on marginalized communities … to the power of storytelling in helping us survive our current world and building a better one.Hosted by Vinita Srivastava, Director of Innovation &amp; Senior Editor: Culture + Society, The Conversation Canada (https://theconversation.com/ca)Show notes: https://theconversation.com/listen-to-our-podcast-dont-call-me-resilient-season-2-168640Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/Sign up for our newsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

Don’t Call Me Resilient takes on systemic racism and the ways it permeates our everyday lives. In our second season, as we live through what feels like the world falling apart, we’re focusing on imagining a better future together. We’ll tackle everything from how redefining pollution could show us a new way forward in the climate crisis  … to why we need to think harder about the impact of data collection on marginalized communities … to the power of storytelling in helping us survive our current world and building a better one.Hosted by Vinita Srivastava, Director of Innovation &amp; Senior Editor: Culture + Society, The Conversation Canada (<a href="https://theconversation.com/ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca)</a>Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/listen-to-our-podcast-dont-call-me-resilient-season-2-168640" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/listen-to-our-podcast-dont-call-me-resilient-season-2-168640</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast: Use hashtag #DontCallMeResilient and tag us:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theconversationcanada/</a>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

Trailer: Don’t Call Me Resilient S2

Two Indigenous land defenders join us to explain why they work to protect land against invasive development and why their work is necessary for everyone’s survival. Ellen Gabriel, a human rights activist and artist well known for her role as a spokesperson during the 1990 Oka crisis, and Anne Spice, a professor at Ryerson University, discuss the importance and urgency of defending land.Show notes: https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-156632Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-transcript-156633Related articles:Logging company clears Cree Nations ancestral trail without recoursehttps://theconversation.com/logging-company-clears-cree-nations-ancestral-trail-without-recourse-154921‘Blockadia’ helped cancel the Keystone XL pipeline — and could change mainstream environmentalismhttps://theconversation.com/blockadia-helped-cancel-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-could-change-mainstream-environmentalism-155276ICYMI: Wet'suwet'en: Why are Indigenous rights being defined by an energy corporation? (February 2020)https://theconversation.com/wetsuweten-why-are-indigenous-rights-being-defined-by-an-energy-corporation-130833Back to the land: How one Indigenous community is beating the odds (August 2017)https://theconversation.com/back-to-the-land-how-one-indigenous-community-is-beating-the-odds-81540‘Clearing the plains’ continues with the acquittal of Gerald Stanley (February 2018)https://theconversation.com/clearing-the-plains-continues-with-the-acquittal-of-gerald-stanley-91628Journalists covering Indigenous Peoples in renewable energy should focus on context and truth, not click-bait (January 2020)https://theconversation.com/journalists-covering-indigenous-peoples-in-renewable-energy-should-focus-on-context-and-truth-not-click-bait-122760Hidden from history: Indigenous women’s activism in Saskatchewan (January 2019)https://theconversation.com/hidden-from-history-indigenous-womens-activism-in-saskatchewan-103279Law professor put on trial for ‘trespassing’ on family’s ancestral lands (March 2019)https://theconversation.com/law-professor-put-on-trial-for-trespassing-on-familys-ancestral-lands-114065Historical lawsuit affirms Indigenous laws on par with Canada's (January 2019)https://theconversation.com/historical-lawsuit-affirms-indigenous-laws-on-par-with-canadas-109711Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCA  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaNewsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

Two Indigenous land defenders join us to explain why they work to protect land against invasive development and why their work is necessary for everyone’s survival. Ellen Gabriel, a human rights activist and artist well known for her role as a spokesperson during the 1990 Oka crisis, and Anne Spice, a professor at Ryerson University, discuss the importance and urgency of defending land.Show notes:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-156632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-156632</a>Full transcript:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-transcript-156633" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-transcript-156633</a>Related articles: Logging company clears Cree Nations ancestral trail without recourse <a href="https://theconversation.com/logging-company-clears-cree-nations-ancestral-trail-without-recourse-154921" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/logging-company-clears-cree-nations-ancestral-trail-without-recourse-154921</a>‘Blockadia’ helped cancel the Keystone XL pipeline — and could change mainstream environmentalism <a href="https://theconversation.com/blockadia-helped-cancel-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-could-change-mainstream-environmentalism-155276" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/blockadia-helped-cancel-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-could-change-mainstream-environmentalism-155276</a>ICYMI:  Wet'suwet'en: Why are Indigenous rights being defined by an energy corporation? (February 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/wetsuweten-why-are-indigenous-rights-being-defined-by-an-energy-corporation-130833" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/wetsuweten-why-are-indigenous-rights-being-defined-by-an-energy-corporation-130833</a>Back to the land: How one Indigenous community is beating the odds (August 2017) <a href="https://theconversation.com/back-to-the-land-how-one-indigenous-community-is-beating-the-odds-81540" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/back-to-the-land-how-one-indigenous-community-is-beating-the-odds-81540</a>‘Clearing the plains’ continues with the acquittal of Gerald Stanley (February 2018) <a href="https://theconversation.com/clearing-the-plains-continues-with-the-acquittal-of-gerald-stanley-91628" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/clearing-the-plains-continues-with-the-acquittal-of-gerald-stanley-91628</a>Journalists covering Indigenous Peoples in renewable energy should focus on context and truth, not click-bait (January 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/journalists-covering-indigenous-peoples-in-renewable-energy-should-focus-on-context-and-truth-not-click-bait-122760" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/journalists-covering-indigenous-peoples-in-renewable-energy-should-focus-on-context-and-truth-not-click-bait-122760</a>Hidden from history: Indigenous women’s activism in Saskatchewan (January 2019) <a href="https://theconversation.com/hidden-from-history-indigenous-womens-activism-in-saskatchewan-103279" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/hidden-from-history-indigenous-womens-activism-in-saskatchewan-103279</a>Law professor put on trial for ‘trespassing’ on family’s ancestral lands (March 2019) <a href="https://theconversation.com/law-professor-put-on-trial-for-trespassing-on-familys-ancestral-lands-114065" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/law-professor-put-on-trial-for-trespassing-on-familys-ancestral-lands-114065</a>Historical lawsuit affirms Indigenous laws on par with Canada's (January 2019) <a href="https://theconversation.com/historical-lawsuit-affirms-indigenous-laws-on-par-with-canadas-109711" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/historical-lawsuit-affirms-indigenous-laws-on-par-with-canadas-109711</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>Newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>

EP 6: Indigenous land defenders

When COVID-19 first appeared, some said it was the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, poor and racialized communities. Roberta K. Timothy, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, joins us to talk about her global research project, Black Health Matters, and why racial justice is a public health matter.Show notes: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-155950Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-transcript-156090Black Health Matters survey:https://blackhealthmatterscovid19.caRelated articles:5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on healthhttps://theconversation.com/5-ways-to-address-internalized-white-supremacy-and-its-impact-on-health-152667Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests whyhttps://theconversation.com/many-black-americans-arent-rushing-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-long-history-of-medical-abuse-suggests-why-152368ICYMI:Coronavirus discriminates against Black lives through surveillance, policing and the absence of health data (April 2020)https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-discriminates-against-black-lives-through-surveillance-policing-and-the-absence-of-health-data-135906Coronavirus is not the great equalizer — race matters (April 2020)https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-is-not-the-great-equalizer-race-matters-133867COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins (April 2020)https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-hitting-black-and-poor-communities-the-hardest-underscoring-fault-lines-in-access-and-care-for-those-on-margins-135615Racism impacts your health (February 2018)https://theconversation.com/racism-impacts-your-health-841124 ways to close the COVID-19 racial health gap (December 2020)https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-close-the-covid-19-racial-health-gap-149426Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCA  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaNewsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

When COVID-19 first appeared, some said it was the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, poor and racialized communities. Roberta K. Timothy, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, joins us to talk about her global research project, Black Health Matters, and why racial justice is a public health matter.Show notes:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-155950" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-155950</a>Full transcript:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-transcript-156090" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-transcript-156090</a>Black Health Matters survey: <a href="https://blackhealthmatterscovid19.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blackhealthmatterscovid19.ca</a>Related articles:5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on health <a href="https://theconversation.com/5-ways-to-address-internalized-white-supremacy-and-its-impact-on-health-152667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/5-ways-to-address-internalized-white-supremacy-and-its-impact-on-health-152667</a>Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests why <a href="https://theconversation.com/many-black-americans-arent-rushing-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-long-history-of-medical-abuse-suggests-why-152368" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/many-black-americans-arent-rushing-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-long-history-of-medical-abuse-suggests-why-152368</a>ICYMI:Coronavirus discriminates against Black lives through surveillance, policing and the absence of health data (April 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-discriminates-against-black-lives-through-surveillance-policing-and-the-absence-of-health-data-135906" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-discriminates-against-black-lives-through-surveillance-policing-and-the-absence-of-health-data-135906</a>Coronavirus is not the great equalizer — race matters (April 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-is-not-the-great-equalizer-race-matters-133867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-is-not-the-great-equalizer-race-matters-133867</a>COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins (April 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-hitting-black-and-poor-communities-the-hardest-underscoring-fault-lines-in-access-and-care-for-those-on-margins-135615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-hitting-black-and-poor-communities-the-hardest-underscoring-fault-lines-in-access-and-care-for-those-on-margins-135615</a>Racism impacts your health (February 2018) <a href="https://theconversation.com/racism-impacts-your-health-84112" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/racism-impacts-your-health-84112</a>4 ways to close the COVID-19 racial health gap (December 2020) <a href="https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-close-the-covid-19-racial-health-gap-149426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-close-the-covid-19-racial-health-gap-149426</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>Newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>

EP 5: Black health matters

Documentary filmmaker and OCAD University associate professor Min Sook Lee has been documenting the voices of migrant farm workers in Canada for two decades. What she has to say about how these workers have been treated during COVID-19 shatters any remaining myths about “Canada the Good.” How do we treat the workers that put food on our tables?Show notes: https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-153275Related articles: COVID-19's impact on migrant workers adds urgency to calls for permanent statushttps://theconversation.com/covid-19s-impact-on-migrant-workers-adds-urgency-to-calls-for-permanent-status-148237Migrant worker segregation doesn't work: COVID-19 lessons from Southeast Asiahttps://theconversation.com/migrant-worker-segregation-doesnt-work-covid-19-lessons-from-southeast-asia-155260Profits trump COVID-19 protections for migrant seafood workers in Atlantic Canadahttps://theconversation.com/profits-trump-covid-19-protections-for-migrant-seafood-workers-in-atlantic-canada-154920Status for all: Pathways to permanent residency in Canada need to include every migranthttps://theconversation.com/status-for-all-pathways-to-permanent-residency-in-canada-need-to-include-every-migrant-157855ICYMI: Migrant workers face further social isolation and mental health challenges during coronavirus pandemichttps://theconversation.com/migrant-workers-face-further-social-isolation-and-mental-health-challenges-during-coronavirus-pandemic-134324 (April 2020)Coronavirus: Canada stigmatizes, jeopardizes essential migrant workershttps://theconversation.com/coronavirus-canada-stigmatizes-jeopardizes-essential-migrant-workers-138879 (June 2020)Canada’s Emergency Response Benefit does nothing for migrant workershttps://theconversation.com/canadas-emergency-response-benefit-does-nothing-for-migrant-workers-136358 (May 2020)Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-transcript-154630Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCA  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaNewsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

Documentary filmmaker and OCAD University associate professor Min Sook Lee has been documenting the voices of migrant farm workers in Canada for two decades. What she has to say about how these workers have been treated during COVID-19 shatters any remaining myths about “Canada the Good.” How do we treat the workers that put food on our tables?Show notes: <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-153275" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-153275</a>Related articles: COVID-19's impact on migrant workers adds urgency to calls for permanent status <a href="https://theconversation.com/covid-19s-impact-on-migrant-workers-adds-urgency-to-calls-for-permanent-status-148237" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/covid-19s-impact-on-migrant-workers-adds-urgency-to-calls-for-permanent-status-148237</a>Migrant worker segregation doesn't work: COVID-19 lessons from Southeast Asia <a href="https://theconversation.com/migrant-worker-segregation-doesnt-work-covid-19-lessons-from-southeast-asia-155260" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/migrant-worker-segregation-doesnt-work-covid-19-lessons-from-southeast-asia-155260</a>Profits trump COVID-19 protections for migrant seafood workers in Atlantic Canada <a href="https://theconversation.com/profits-trump-covid-19-protections-for-migrant-seafood-workers-in-atlantic-canada-154920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/profits-trump-covid-19-protections-for-migrant-seafood-workers-in-atlantic-canada-154920</a>Status for all: Pathways to permanent residency in Canada need to include every migrant <a href="https://theconversation.com/status-for-all-pathways-to-permanent-residency-in-canada-need-to-include-every-migrant-157855" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/status-for-all-pathways-to-permanent-residency-in-canada-need-to-include-every-migrant-157855</a>ICYMI: Migrant workers face further social isolation and mental health challenges during coronavirus pandemic <a href="https://theconversation.com/migrant-workers-face-further-social-isolation-and-mental-health-challenges-during-coronavirus-pandemic-134324" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/migrant-workers-face-further-social-isolation-and-mental-health-challenges-during-coronavirus-pandemic-134324</a> (April 2020) Coronavirus: Canada stigmatizes, jeopardizes essential migrant workers <a href="https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-canada-stigmatizes-jeopardizes-essential-migrant-workers-138879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-canada-stigmatizes-jeopardizes-essential-migrant-workers-138879</a> (June 2020)Canada’s Emergency Response Benefit does nothing for migrant workers <a href="https://theconversation.com/canadas-emergency-response-benefit-does-nothing-for-migrant-workers-136358" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/canadas-emergency-response-benefit-does-nothing-for-migrant-workers-136358</a> (May 2020)Full transcript:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-transcript-154630" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-we-treat-migrant-workers-who-put-food-on-our-tables-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-4-transcript-154630</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>Newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>

EP 4: How we treat migrant workers who put food on our tables

Even before COVID-19, education experts were sounding the alarm about the future of racialized children in our schools. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored – even deepened – the divide. Carl James, professor of education at York University and Kulsoom Anwer, a high school teacher who works out of one of Toronto's most marginalized neighborhoods, Jane and Finch, join us to discuss the injustices and inequalities in the education system – and the way forward.Show notes: https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-152355Related articles:Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian educationhttps://theconversation.com/short-term-anti-racist-training-is-not-enough-to-counter-systemic-racism-in-canadian-education-152725How to curb anti-Black racism in Canadian schoolshttps://theconversation.com/how-to-curb-anti-black-racism-in-canadian-schools-150489Black History: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregationhttps://theconversation.com/black-history-how-racism-in-ontario-schools-today-is-connected-to-a-history-of-segregation-147633Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little actionhttps://theconversation.com/canadian-universities-10-years-of-anti-racist-reports-but-little-action-153033Full transcript:https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-transcript-155092Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCA  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaNewsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com

Even before COVID-19, education experts were sounding the alarm about the future of racialized children in our schools. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored – even deepened – the divide. Carl James, professor of education at York University and Kulsoom Anwer, a high school teacher who works out of one of Toronto's most marginalized neighborhoods, Jane and Finch, join us to discuss the injustices and inequalities in the education system – and the way forward.Show notes:  <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-152355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-152355</a>Related articles:Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education <a href="https://theconversation.com/short-term-anti-racist-training-is-not-enough-to-counter-systemic-racism-in-canadian-education-152725" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/short-term-anti-racist-training-is-not-enough-to-counter-systemic-racism-in-canadian-education-152725</a> How to curb anti-Black racism in Canadian schools <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-to-curb-anti-black-racism-in-canadian-schools-150489" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-to-curb-anti-black-racism-in-canadian-schools-150489</a> Black History: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation <a href="https://theconversation.com/black-history-how-racism-in-ontario-schools-today-is-connected-to-a-history-of-segregation-147633" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/black-history-how-racism-in-ontario-schools-today-is-connected-to-a-history-of-segregation-147633</a> Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little action <a href="https://theconversation.com/canadian-universities-10-years-of-anti-racist-reports-but-little-action-153033" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/canadian-universities-10-years-of-anti-racist-reports-but-little-action-153033</a> Full transcript: <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-transcript-155092" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-to-spark-change-within-our-unequal-education-system-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-3-transcript-155092</a>Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ConversationCA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ConversationCA</a>  #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcom</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanada</a>Newsletter: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/</a>Contact us: <a href="mailto:theculturedesk@theconversation.com">theculturedesk@theconversation.com</a>

EP 3: How to spark change within our unequal education system

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