The Interdisciplinary Work of Lyss Warmland.
Check out my conversation with Jessica Outram!
We talk about:
– Writing poetry, plays, and more
– The idea of “home” and “place”
– Being Cobourg’s Poet Laureate
– Poetry Present (submit your poem here!)
– How writing keeps Jessica well
and more!
Featured Tunes by:
Cadence Weapon
Hayden
Sarah Harmer
Lauryn Hill
Check out my conversation with Ashley Bouman!
We talk about:
– her professional journey
– her community activism
– Cobourg Queer Collective
– Northumberland Queeries and grassroots, queer, feminist journalism
– intersectional feminism and queerness
– defunding the police and how they should be involved in Cobourg Pride
and more!
Featured Tunes:
Boyfriend by Tegan and Sara
I’m a Transvest-lite by NOFX
Community by Bad Cop / Bad Cop
Sing with Me by Bad Cop / Bad Cop
Check out my interview with Jacqueline Pennington!
We talk about:
– Her experience with learning her son’s true gender
– Expectations we have about our child’s gender starting in pregnancy
– What transitioning can look like with children
– Political misconceptions and barriers within our local healthcare community regarding transgender children
– Navigating consent and advocacy work with her son
and tons more.
Featured Tunes:
Paper Thin by RVIVR
Pretty Girls (The Mover) by Against Me!
We Belong by The Hextalls
Freedom by Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar
In this episode, I share some poetry, quotes, an essay, and a playlist of material created by Black artists.
https://northumberland897.ca/nothing-exists/2020/6/15/the-nothing-exists-radio-hour-s3e17-amplifying-black-voices
The Nothing Exists Radio Hour stands with Black Lives Matter. These are some resources to assist in learning more about actively practicing anti-racism in our lives.
Somewhere to Start
Guide to Allyship
https://guidetoallyship.com/
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf
“Dear White People, This Is What we Want You To Do”
https://insidethekandidish.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/dear-white-people-this-is-what-we-want-you-to-do/?fbclid=IwAR2hDzM1jRE2bQDgF4LNWfJQftxywBSycH3gJ43bkTQ1vC2CTamKchq4764
“Showing Up For Racial Justice: Five Ways White people Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence”
https://medium.com/@surj_action/5-ways-white-people-can-take-action-in-response-to-white-and-state-sanctioned-violence-2bb907ba5277
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Information for Parents
“George Floyd’s mother was not there, but he used her as a sacred invocation” An essay by Lonnae O’Neal
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/05/george-floyds-mother-not-there-he-used-her-as-sacred-invocation/?fbclid=IwAR1QwvwtWe-JfD_Jea-eV1Fk1pUCLmq49f6V023YRM92-y_PYYLeQBk1TAs
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance
https://blackmamasmatter.org/
30 Books to Help You Talk to Your Kids about Racism
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/books/kids-books-that-talk-about-racism/?fbclid=IwAR3zCe3-Kt2Ayz9wf4iWuIKLrrBwsnXPOEQ1mrAp3IjGs9DphBwHHLQ9-t4#gallery/books-that-talk-about-racism/slide-1
Where to Find Diverse Kids Books
https://www.embracerace.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-childrens-books
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
https://www.prettygooddesign.org/blog/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-5new4
Information for Theatre People
“We See You, White American Theatre”
https://www.weseeyouwat.com/
Off-Broadway’s Response to Black Lives Matter
https://www.playbill.com/article/how-have-off-broadway-theatre-companies-responded-to-black-lives-matter?fbclid=IwAR2B_68JXoYOQNq3vbLxgYCTONmXk-Xz2xAaSfksy45e1CqfLASxi9bF348
Information for Cannabis Users
Race and Drug War
https://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/race-and-drug-war
“Here’s How to Start Fixing Racism in Cannabis Dispensaries”
https://www.leafly.ca/news/industry/heres-how-to-start-fixing-racism-in-cannabis-dispensaries
Information for Community-Builders
Racial Equity Tools: Community Builders (Resource list)
https://www.racialequitytools.org/act/strategies/community-building
Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination for Municipalities: Introductory Manual
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/book/export/html/2495
Anti-Racist Organizational Change: Resources and Tools for Nonprofits
https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Anti-Racist-Organizational-Change-Resources-Tools-for-Nonprofits.pdf
“Defunding the Police Will Save Black and Indigenous Lives in Canada” by Sandy Hudson (Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto)
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/defund-police-canada-black-indigenous-lives_ca_5ed65eb2c5b6ccd7c56bdf7d?fbclid=IwAR2AWe3BPOEIPdHDKvFN7Hino_38SH7sp54fqUYAUNJ3YUubWhjHfn4kj24&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGpVKJDTmAiin1B0xuk8zTYg0VgFlsESr7jfjLNsaWW5bP67Dunn97ZAD3rHaK6cm0eEK4IA7j00MEkde84j0E23kX5fBqXA9PDPyuci7RTb-dKlbgVZMbjQKmBk_5a1vUOJdGZt_mXZG9ErGsqVBDBciyWxgDyqE0sip2E_eUCR
This episode contains material from:
Mary Helen Kennerly
https://www.creativenonfiction.org/authors/mary-helen-kennerly
Audre Lorde
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde
Angela Y. Davis
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/davis/publications
Rachel Cargle
https://www.rachelcargle.com/
bell hooks
http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/
Sandy Huffman
https://blacklivesmatter.ca/
A.B. Cofer
https://www.instagram.com/a.b.cofer/?hl=en
Music By:
Beyonce
Shad
Alicia Keys
Lauryn Hill
Bad Brains
Ray Charles
J Cole
Bloc Party
Lizzo
Big thanks and much love to Elyse, Julien, and Maya Comire for their beautiful voices!
Check out my conversation with Trev Jones!
https://northumberland897.ca/nothing-exists/2020/6/11/the-nothing-exists-radio-hour-s3e16-trev-jones-cannabis-and-rso
We talk about:
– How Trev got into cannabis and how it benefits him
– His journey in the cannabis industry
– Some of Trev’s opinions on legalization and the way “legal” cannabis looks so far
– Rick Simpson Oil aka RSO aka Phoenix Tears
– Trev’s new Facebook Live show on Kelly’s Green Lounge
– The intersection between Buddhism and cannabis in Trev’s life
Features Tunes:
Purple Haze by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hollow Sounds by Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room
What it Takes by Choclaire and Jully Black
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and The Wailers
Check out my conversation with Kirsten Betteridge and Courtney Boyce!
Photo by Jeanneatte Breward.
We talk all about our postpartum experiences during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Featured Tunes:
End of the World by Great Big Sea
Across the Night by Silverchair (Rockabye Baby version)
Check out my conversation with Meghan Sheffield and Lyndsay Caine.
We talk all about their lived experiences being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out my conversation with Gareth Vieira and Elizabeth Edwards!
We talk all about their new project, The Library of Unpublished Manuscripts.
“The Library of Unpublished Manuscripts is a local, non-profit community group designed to engage local writers and provide an opportunity for beginner, intermediate and advanced individuals to develop their writing skills and share their unpublished work.”
Check out my conversation with Matt Kowalyk about In Absentia Theatre here!
We talk about:
Check out my conversation with Erin Croteau!
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Featured Tunes by:
Fiona Apple
Sarah Harmer
