Cohort 7
Program Date: September 7th - December 8th, 2021
It Takes A Village
by Abigail LaDouceur
It Takes A Village explores the intricate, and often complex experiences that go into creating a community. While development and gentrification threaten some of Toronto’s most iconic safe havens for the LGBTQ+ community, there continue to be internal strifes that also impose barriers for certain members.
This piece aims to investigate why it’s important to maintain the integrity of local neighbourhoods, and how their deconstruction impacts the individuals who rely on them.
Feed Me
by Caitlin Gove
Told through various voices spanning from consumer, grocer, transporter, and farmer; this piece explores the world of food systems and their role in shaping our food choices, our personal relationships to food and how food feeds not only our stomachs but our memories, our histories, and our future.
Living Chronically Unsafe
by Kemorine Reid
This podcast features reflections from international student grads about their journey to becoming permanent residents of Canada. Specifically, the effects that the PR immigration process has on their mental health and the ways that they have learned to cope while navigating a system that often leaves them feeling chronically unsafe.
What Can We Do? Asian Discrimination and COVID19
by Nadiah Sakurai
Discrimination against people of color is unfortunately not a new topic. Neither is the feeling of not belonging because of your appearance. Even though it may be a story much repeated, it is important for us to understand that we shouldn't be numb to the effects it has on people.
Due to the COVID19 pandemic, there has been a significant rise in Asian hate crimes on a global level. Asians were targeted despite being victims to the pandemic themselves.
In this podcast, I explore the topic of Asian discrimination before and after COVID19, talking to people about their experiences and having them share their feelings.
How does being treated differently due to your race affect you? What did Asians face due to the pandemic? And most importantly, what steps can we take to counter discrimination?
Friendship: Our Stories for the Future
by Oscar Lu
Friendship, our stories for the future is a collection of stories and ideas on what friendship truly means. A friend was once a stranger, but through life experiences, time, and shared common interest that stranger has the potential to become family. Everyone has some sort of friend, whether it be a dog, a brother, co-worker, or wife, there is a beginning, middle, and future in your stories together. The goal of the interviews is to allow the interviewees to think of intimate, special, and buried memories about friends in their lives; digging through the past to share with the future.
Many Roads Through Campus: Stories by Women
by Suhani Srihari
The path to a career after high school is rarely linear and often filled with hurdles unique to their traveler. Many Roads Through Campus presents the journeys of multiple women as they navigate their way through post secondary education, life after graduation, and experiences within their fields. Prepare for a bumpy ride as our travelers face obstacles such as personal struggles, social pressures, and institutional discrimination!
