tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29643624879226152122024-03-06T01:13:13.867-05:00Regent Park FocusProgram News From The Regent Park Focus Media Arts Centreallanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470033386560756526noreply@blogger.comBlogger947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-76938046189397767192021-08-06T13:56:00.006-04:002021-08-06T13:57:08.121-04:00Radio Regent News and Views - August 6th, 2021<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, we hear two reports by student groups currently working at Focus Media. Each summer, youth community members are welcomed into the Centre, given access to multi-media technology and encouraged to create content with a local community news emphasis. on today’s show, one group interviews Liberal Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, Marci Ien, about homelessness in the community; and another group presents a report on the state of maintenance and general safety in St. Jamestown residential buildings. In addition, we’ll hear a migrant worker tell his story of being wrongfully repatriated to his country of origin, unfortunately an all-too common occurrence in Canada.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-35563045013326176362021-07-16T11:04:00.006-04:002021-07-16T11:16:51.093-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - June 16th, 2021<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, we present excerpts from two community current events radio shows created by summer student staff at the Focus Media Arts Centre in Regent Park, including excellent interviews with a person with disabilities and a community youth worker; we’ll hear the question/answer segment form a recent online forum in which local community members engaged with representatives from organizations collaborating on phases four and five of the Regent Park revitalization; and David Wall speaks to Lori, a Windsor - based nurse who volunteers supporting migrant workers in Leemington, Ontario. <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-55374464551776974122021-06-11T13:17:00.003-04:002021-07-16T11:16:39.802-04:00Radio Regent News & Views (June 11, 2021)<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, journalist Nea Maaty discusses the efficacy of online learning during Covid with educator Thorn Rox Hayward and students of St Jamestown’s Rose Avenue School; Professor Ian Williams continues his interview with award-winning poet, academic and memoirist Jordan Abel about his latest hybrid memoir, Nishga; and David Wall speaks to York University Psychology Professor Michaela Hynie about the social determinants of mental health in refugee and migrant populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-35495550464647033032021-04-09T14:23:00.004-04:002021-07-16T11:15:38.991-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - April 9th, 2021<br /> In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, David Wall speaks to Nadjla Banaei, a Client Care Coordinator at the South Riverdale Comunity Health Centre about her ongoing advocacy for Ontario’s uninsured; we’ll hear an interview with project leads Denise Soueidan O’Leary and Thomas Linder about the Community Wealth Feasability Project, a research initiative exploring the potential for the development of a new sustainable economic model for Regent Park; and the people at Focus Media in Regent Park answer important questions on the minds of many about the Covid vaccine.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-55231286099270073212021-03-12T12:14:00.002-05:002021-07-16T11:15:54.373-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - March 12th, 2021<p> In theis episode of Radio regent News and Views, Journalist Georgie
Alford talks to Rowena Pinto, Chief Program Officer of Unicef Canada
about a number of issues, including systematic racism, gender inequity
and Child Marriages; and David Wall welcomes activist Gabriel Allahdua
back to the show to continue their discussion about the struggles of
migrant workers in Canada, this time focussing on the specific effects
of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-26301155934069290642021-02-11T14:07:00.003-05:002021-07-16T11:15:22.727-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - Februrary 11th, 2021<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, we present a report on
the COVID testing going on in St. Jamestown, Toronto, at the The Corner,
a community hub in the area. In the report, we’ll hear interviews with
Doctor Warda Iqbal, a family physician at the Sherbourne Health Centre
and Shova Adhikari, a St. Jamestown area Community Engagement
Facilitator; We’ll also hear an excerpt from a webinar, first presented
by The Leap, a Canada based, internationally recognized organization
dedicated to examining and acting in light of the climate crisis and its
intersectionality with multiple issues. The webinar, hosted by Leap
founder Avi Lewis, is entitled From Scarcity to Sovereignty: Food in a
Time of Pandemic and features Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved,
film-maker, academic; Dawn Morrison, Secwepemc Nation, Founder/Curator
of Research and Relationships of the Working Group on Indigenous Food
Sovereignty; Evelyn Encalada Grez, Co-Founder of Justicia/Justice for
Migrant Workers and Assistant Professor of Labour Studies at Simon Frase<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>r University; and Paul Taylor, Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-40648466123109212582021-01-15T12:30:00.002-05:002021-07-16T11:16:14.209-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - (01-15-2021)<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, journalist Dimitrije
Martinovic interviews David Reycraft, Director of Housing at Dixon Hall
in Regent Park, regarding the housing crisis in Toronto and how it’s
being shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic; and David Wall has a discussion
with journalist, activist, professor and music aficionado Avi Lewis
about the events unfolding in the U.S. in the wake of last week’s
unprecedented attack on the Capital, among other topics.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-76497333159600402592020-12-31T16:50:00.003-05:002021-07-16T11:16:25.852-04:00Radio Regent - News and Views (Jan 1st, 2021)In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, we focus on volunteer activism in increasingly challenging times. We’ll hear two interviews conducted by Justice for Migrant Workers volunteer Fabio Heredia Casalins with people working with Food Share to bring highly needed resources to migrant workers and other marginalized communities; and we’ll hear a conversation between journalist Minerva Navasca and youth activist Dominique about the continuing importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and how young people are a vital part of the struggle. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-91959071634208712402020-12-11T12:50:00.001-05:002021-07-16T11:15:01.771-04:00Radio Regent News & Views - December 11th, 2020<p> In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, journalist and Justice
for Migrant Workers volunteer Fabio Heredia Casalins interviews food
justice advocate Leslie Campbell about Foodshare, an organization
dedicated to supporting populations facing food insecurity, including
Canada’s migrant workers; journalist Dimitrije Martinovic speaks to
Murshida Mueen and Ines Garcia, two Regent Park residents currently
involved in the ongoing Evaluation Bench Mark process for the City of
Toronto’s Regent Park Social Development Plan; and we’ll hear remarks
made by Regent Park Neighborhood Association representatives Marlene
DeGenova and Gail Lynch, City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, as well as
Mitchell Cohen of the Daniels Corporation during a town hall held on
November 24th, 2020, co-hosted by the RPNA and the Daniels Corporation.
The town hall was arranged in the wake of a horrific anti-black racist
incident that occured in June of 2020 on a Daniels construction site in
Regent Park.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-91646829020124390852020-12-04T13:05:00.002-05:002021-07-16T11:11:07.785-04:00Radio Regent News & View - Decembeber 4th, 2020<p> In this episode of Radio Regent <span class="il">News</span> and <span class="il">Views</span>,
journalist Ayesha Khan interviews Ayesha Amin, a community researcher
with the SDP Employment and Economic Development Working Group, about
the state of employment in Regent Park; we present a second excerpt from
a recent online discussion featuring academic/writer/activists Naomi
Klein, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Astra Taylor, regarding paths forward
for America’s left in a post-Trump world; and journalist Minerva
Nevasca asks the question “To Work or Not to Work; Youth Employment in a
Pandemic.”<span> <br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-75608702468580655812020-11-20T13:14:00.002-05:002020-12-02T15:32:35.110-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - November 20th, 2020<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, we hear remarks from
author, activist and academic Naomi Klein from a recent online
discussion, entitled "Where Do We Go From Here?" exploring paths forward
for the American left after the US election; journalist Dmitrije
Martinovic interviews Andrew Lochhead, founder of a petition to rename
Toronto’s Dundas Street; and migrant worker Paul tells a harrowing story
of struggles he has faced over the last year in Leemington, Ontario.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-27241101453747514252020-11-13T13:11:00.002-05:002020-12-02T15:32:25.663-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - November 13th, 2020<p>In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, journalist Minerva
Navasca talks to University of Toronto History Professor Max Mishler
about the exclusion of curriculum reflecting the lives and histories of
Black people, Indigenous people and People of Colour from Canadian
classrooms; Journalist Fabio Herediac discusses police defunding and
other issues with City Councillor Kristyn Wong Tam; and David Wall
interviews Gillian, a nanny from the Philippines who has had a
particularly harrowing time in Canada.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-56997266673201799422020-10-17T11:20:00.004-04:002020-12-02T15:32:05.885-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - 10/16/2020<p> In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, David Wall speaks to
Joan, an activist and volunteer with Justice for Migrant workers about
her important work delivering clothing and food to migrant workers in
Leemington, Ontario; Ibby Albazz brings us a report about how
environmentalism and activism around Climate Change have taken a bit of a
back seat to COVID 19 concerns; Talha Hashmani and Masih K bring us
part two of their report on the impact that COVID 19 has had on the
world of human trafficking; and we hear a second excerpt from a recent
conversation between author Johann Hari and writer/activist Naomi Klein
about Donald Trump’s shock election politics.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-42755983209550346672020-10-09T14:55:00.002-04:002020-12-02T15:32:14.449-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - October 9th, 2020<p> In this episode of Radio Regent News and Views, David Wall interviews
academic and activist Salmaan Khan about the roots of racism in
capitalist society and its connection to the legacy of migrant worker
exploitation in Canada; Focus Media Arts Centre Video Journalist
Dimitrije Martinovic visits an event at Moss Park in Toronto marking
International Overdose Awareness Day; and we hear part of a recent
online conversation between British author Johann Hari and
writer/activist Naomi Klein about Donald Trump’s shock election
politics.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-25567708638605682682020-10-02T14:52:00.002-04:002020-12-02T15:31:53.333-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - (10/02/2020)<p>In this episode of News and Views, journalist Minerva Navasca interviews historian Max Mishler about the origins of policing in Canada and their direct ties to systematic racism; David Wall interviews Meshell Theresa, a volunteer with Justice for Migrant Workers about the ongoing challenges faced by migrant workers in the country and how they relate to Canada’s overall failure to uphold basic human rights; and Talha Hashmani and Masik K report on the impact that COVID19 has had on the world of human trafficking. <br /><br />Listen to Podcast:<br /><a href="https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-10-02.mp3">https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-10-02.mp3</a><br /><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-90146097764792966232020-09-25T22:08:00.002-04:002020-12-02T15:31:39.512-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - (9/25/2020)<p> 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. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">Listen to Podcast:</span></p><p><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-25.mp3">https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-25.mp3</a><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-18910473309331106602020-09-22T16:56:00.007-04:002020-12-02T15:31:26.369-05:00Radio Regent News & Views - September 18th, 2020<p>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.</p><p> Listen to podcast:</p><p><a href="https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-18.mp3">https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-18.mp3</a><br /></p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-47742732619011788002020-09-04T15:28:00.002-04:002020-12-02T15:31:12.054-05:00Radido Regent News & Views (9/4/2020)<p> 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.</p><p> Listen to Podcast:</p><p><a href="https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-04.mp3">https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-09-04.mp3</a> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-17323064412096401812020-08-27T18:44:00.004-04:002020-12-02T15:30:59.025-05:00Radio Regent News & Views (8-28-2020)<p> In today’s episode of News and Views, journalist Jamelia Parnell reports
on a recent, disturbing incident involving a construction crane in
Regent Park; David Wall interviews Justice for Migrant Workers activist
David Fox about his experiences with migrant workers while volunteering
in Asia and some of the commonalities he has found with similar workers
in Canada; journalist Chloe Nguyen-Drury chats with Toronto Centre MPP
Suze Morrison about the recently passed bill 184 and what it means for
tenants’ rights in Ontario;<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>journalist
Gaelle Kosi discusses the challenges of owning a business in Regent
Park during the Covid-19 pandemic with a local hair salon owner; and
News and Views staff presenter Ibby Albazz explores the current health
of real estate markets in the Greater Toronto Area.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-27667155668561173922020-08-24T16:46:00.002-04:002020-12-02T15:30:47.540-05:00Radio Regent News & Views (8-21-2020)<p> In this episode, journalist Chloe Nguyen-Drury interviews Toronto
Community Housing Senior Construction Manager Robert Boyd about the new
development at 150 River Street in Regent Park; Talha Hashmani and Masih
K continue their report on the upcoming reopening of schools in
Ontario; and lawyer Kikeola Roach discusses various cases she has
worked on involving migrant workers in Canada and connections to the
legacies of Canadian slavery and colonialism. <br /><br />As always, our headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earl.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-63458449742039754732020-08-07T13:22:00.005-04:002020-12-02T15:30:28.311-05:00Radio Regent News & Views (8/7/2020)<p> In this episode we hear a report from Talha Hashmani and Masih K about
Doug Ford’s recent announcement regarding the reopening of schools
across Ontario; Minerva Navasca profiles two activists who have taken
part in the recent wave of protests in connection with Black Lives
Matter; <span class="gmail-s1" style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">Sang-Hun
Mun of Injured Workers Action for Justice discusses various
organizations currently advocating for injured migrant workers in
Canada, focusing on situations arising during Covid 19; As always, our
headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earl.</span></p><p><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-20754882144134236072020-07-31T17:24:00.009-04:002021-07-16T11:17:10.658-04:00Radio Regent News & Views (7-31-2020)<div>In this episode, we hear a report from Talha Hashmani and Masih K on the World Health Organization in relation to Covid-19; David Wall speaks to Mr D, a former migrant worker, about conditions for workers in New Brunswick; Loretta Bailey talks to author and activist Samra Zafar about escaping domestic abuse; and Gaelle Kosi talks to Theresa Betou, co-owner of Dundas Beauty, a hair salon in the Regent Park area, about the effects Covid-19 has had on local businesses. As always, our headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earl.</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-82215215498228551952020-07-25T16:46:00.005-04:002020-12-02T15:29:52.508-05:00Radio Regent News & Views (7/24/2020)In this episode, David Wall talks to Jade Guthrie, Justice for Migrant
Workers activist and Food Share staff member about access to healthy
food for Canadians and migrant workers specifically; new News and Views
journalist Minerva Navasca reports on the effects COVID19 is having on
students in Ontario; and Talha Hasmani and Masih K discuss the
ramifications of impending rule relaxations in Ontario around COVID19.
As always, our headlines are compiled and read by Cassandra Earl.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-31169229689636534062020-07-13T16:08:00.002-04:002020-07-31T17:48:36.381-04:00Radio Regent News & Views (07-10-2020)In this episode we feature a report by Naama Weingarten on the recent
corporate boycott of Facebook; we hear from Kikélola Roach, a lawyer and
the Unifor National Chair of Social Justice & Democracy at Ryerson
University about Canada’s failings in the realm of human rights, as well
as the numerous and impressive specific contributions of black human
rights workers in Canada<span class="gmail-s1" style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">;</span>
and we present a second extended segment from a discussion between
writer/academic/activists Lhana James, Naomi Klein and Rinaldo Walcott
about big tech in the context of Covid-19, global warming and race-based
inequality. As always, our headlines are prepared and read by Cassandra
Earle.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964362487922615212.post-86333821624776432582020-07-03T14:19:00.000-04:002020-07-03T14:19:59.685-04:00Radio Regent News & Views (2020-07-03)In this episode we feature a report by Naama Weingarten on the recent
corporate boycott of Facebook; we hear from Kikélola Roach, a lawyer and
the Unifor National Chair of Social Justice & Democracy at Ryerson
University about Canada’s failings in the realm of human rights, as well
as the numerous and impressive specific contributions of black human
rights workers in Canada<span class="gmail-s1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">;</span>
and we present a second extended segment from a discussion between
writer/academic/activists Lhana James, Naomi Klein and Rinaldo Walcott
about big tech in the context of Covid-19, global warming and race-based
inequality. As always, our headlines are prepared and read by Cassandra
Earle.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /><br /></div>Regent Park Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464374104727043463noreply@blogger.com0