Regent Park Focus

In this episode, journalist Ella Coccimiglio discusses the Regent Park Community Pods Initiative, a network of local safe-socializing hubs, with two participants; Nate Gurarie interviews Maya Bryon of The Neighborhood Information Post about the Toronto Rent Bank Program; and David Wall talks to Toronto Central School Board Trustee Chris Moise about a number of topics, including the reopening of schools across the city and his plans for redistributing resources in different communities in the name of equity. Listen to Podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-25.mp3

In this episode, David Wall speaks with Taneeta Doma and Sarah Khan, both law students at the University of Windsor as well as volunteers with Justice for Migrant Workers; Talha Hashmani and Masih K discuss policing and race in Toronto with Freda Adam, a staff lawyer at the Black Legal Action Centre; and Ibby Albazz presents his editorial on how Covid 19 has affected the livelihoods of Canadian musicians.  Listen to podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-18.mp3  

In this episode, journalist Minerva Navasca explores the many ways people can get involved with activism around ongoing struggles for racial justice; Talha Hashmani and Masih K discuss how frontline healthcare workers are facing down the Covid-19 pandemic across the GTA; David Wall interviews lawyer and activist Maleek Mohamed about a recent legal victory for migrant workers in Ontario; and journalist Ella Coccimiglio talks to Regent Park area business owner Chris Klugman about the reopening of Paintbox Bistro.  Listen to Podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-04.mp3