Focus Media Arts Centre Blogs

In this episode of News and Views, Wayne Greenway interviews Dr. Paul Caulford, head of the Canadian Centre for Refugee and immigrant Healthcare, about serious challenges facing newcomers to Canada. In addition, Jael Joseph continues her interview with journalist/author Desmond Cole, focusing on the complexities around organizations claiming to support black Canadians. Our weekly news roundup is presented by Cassandra Earle. Listen to Podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2020-01-31.mp3

Little Divas Girls Group January 31, 2020 The Little Divas Girls Group met on Friday, January 31, 2020, for the first time this year. Four young girls attended and the meeting was facilitated by Twoey Gray, Loretta Bailey and Laura Polisuk. We all discussed several topics that were highlighted in the year 2019. We discussed Feminism during the meeting and have the girls explain what Feminism is.    We then played several games to get the momentum going and also to get the girls familiar with Laura and Loretta. The girls were asked to name some activities they would like to see happen during the weekly meetings. We all participated in the final activity which is "the masks we wear". We shared a moment when we wore a mask and when we actually took off the mask. The girls found this activity very interesting and useful because they were given the chance to speak about different occasions when they wore a mask and were able to differentiate between doing what is good and k...

In this episode of News and views, we welcome in the new year with a jam-packed program: David Wall discusses facts on the ground in Gaza and Syria with award-winning independent journalist Eva Bartlett; new team-member Naama Weingarten discusses the extradition hearing of Huawei’s top executive; and new team-member Jael Joseph interviews journalist/author Desmond Cole. Our weekly news roundup is presented by Cassandra Earle. Listen to Podcast: 2019-01-24

On today’s For Your Health radio show for Thursday, January 23, 2020, we focused on eating disorders. We were informed about a very debilitating and deadly disease by our special guest Kaitlyn Axelrod. Today’s hosts were Jessie Fawcett and Loretta Bailey. Our special guest, Kaitlyn Axelrod, is a Program and Outreach Coordinator from Sheena’s Place. Sheena’s place is an eating disorder support centre for individuals over the age of 17 that are impacted by an eating disorder in some way whether it be themselves or a loved one. We discussed the demographics of people with eating disorders as well as the range of participants that Sheena’s Place provides services to. We also discussed what kind of eating disorders exist and their symptomology as well as the signs that parents should look out for in their adolescent children. Further, we discussed the stigma around eating disorders and how it impacts folks seeking recovery. These were just a few of the many areas we covered regarding ea...

On today's Catch da Flava show Tuesday, January 21, 2020, we explored the topic of Climate Change with our hosts Shajuanah and Jamelia and co-hosts Kaila, Thalia, and Fazra. A variety of questions were explored under this topic as the young ladies shared interest, knowledge, and a few laughs. Questions such as: what is climate change? What is global warming? How has the climate changed in the past? And what is the difference between climate change and global warming were tackled. But in reality, can we really do something about Climate Change? The hosts assured the listeners that we could and the answers were that you could reduce your own carbon footprint in lots of simple ways, and most of them will save you money. You could plug leaks in your home insulation to save power, install a smart thermostat, switch to more efficient light bulbs, turn off the lights in the room(s) where you are not using them, drive fewer miles by consolidating trips or take public transit, waste les...

On Monday, January 20th 2020, a group of students from the University of Toronto gathered to begin the first session of their Youth, Arts and Engagement in Cities program. This program engages students from U of T and the Diva's group to collaborate with each other to work on media projects, in order to raise awareness and tackle social issues around the world or in the Regent Park community. This year they will do a Youth Media Case Study, which will focus on using media projects to express themselves through topics that they felt are important for the community to know. The session began with introductions. Everyone was very excited and participated. The students divided themselves into groups and members of the Divas Group picked a group to work on their projects with. There were five groups, Video/Film, Radio/Podcast, Music, Magazine and interactive art. Each one will be responsible for producing a project based on their category, which we will see by the end of the program in...

On today's Catch da Flava radio show for Tuesday, January 14, 2020, we focused on two separate but intertwined issues. They were youth mental health and the youth justice system. Our hosts were Shajuanah and Jamelia with co-hosts Kaila, Thalia, and Fazra. Our guests for the mental health segment was Michelle Cauch, a Student Success Advisor at Centennial College and Michelle Galeotalanza, a mental health professional and professor at Centennial College. They discussed what is mental health, why is youth mental health important, why is youth mental health different from the other age groups, what are the major youth mental health issues, where should the youth get help, how can they seek trusting professionals to speak to on issues of mental health? These were just a few of the many interesting topics and questions we discussed. Our guest for the next segment was Rachelle Bloomfield, a staff, leader, and counselor at Peacebuilders. Peacebuilders is a nonprofit organization...

For the first show of the 2020 year, the Catch Da Flava team took on the topic of HIV and its awareness among youth.  Our guest on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, was Shamin Mohamed Jr , the founder of LetsStopAIDs, a youth-driven organization devoted to HIV prevention and exchange. Later Shamin was joined over the telephone by a staff member of LetsStopAIDS. Hosted by Catch da Flava's Fazra, Shejuanah and Thalia the show featured a lively discussion about HIV. We talked about the need to start an organization devoted to HIV, the appropriateness of HIV education to elementary and high school-aged youth, misconceptions on who and how you can get HIV, the importance of regular STD medical check-ups for sexually involved youth, HIV symptoms, the problems with promoting abstinence-only as a form of prevention education, HIV partners, stigma of living with HIV and much more.  Special thanks to Dawit Tibebu for producing the show and identifying the guests. To l...

Date:  December 9th, 2019 Topic: Holiday Show Whether the holidays make you want to slam your head against the wall or jump for joy, our holiday show is for you! Join us as we talk all about the holidays and share some of our tips on everything from where to find affordable gifts to DIY decorating. Listen Here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/jessies/2019-12-09.mp3 To learn more about Jessie’s Centre and/or the Community Education Program, please visit: www.jessiescentre.org . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PowerfulXNature

On Thursday, November 28 th , 2019, several  young women in our Divas Media program performed their spoken word poems at the annual holiday celebration for the Canadian Women’s Foundation. The event was held at 100 Adelaide St. W, and about 35 to 40 people were in attendance.  It was an honor to be invited to the celebration where FOCUS’ work was recognized. The event started off with:  speeches from  Paula Smith (the Board of Director) and Kristin Blakely  (Chair of the Board).  FOCUS young women were introduced by Kristin Blakely. The young women went up and introduced themselves, spoke about where they were from (FOCUS), and why they choose the poem to present. Although the young women were nervous during their performance, they pulled it off and did an amazing job! The celebration ended with a speech from Paulette Senior (The President and CEO). The young women and I had a great time and we enjoyed the celebration. Thank you to the Canadian ...

Date:   November 25th, 2019 Hosts :  Kai, Chantal & Shuhita Topic : Abortion This show was all about abortion. Take a listen as we bust some of the most common abortion myths, talk the importance of being pro-choice and ask a representative from a local abortion clinic, the Cabbagetown Women’s Clinic, questions including all the ones you sent us over social media. Listen Here: To learn more about Jessie’s Centre and/or the Community Education Program, please visit: www.jessiescentre.org . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PowerfulXNature

Since October we’ve been in the middle of another semester of the music recording program. Back again with Logic Pro X. This year started with three fresh faces, and a fourth joining in the middle of November. The three that started with us this year were all at different points in their musical growth and highlighted the different parts of the program. The student who was the furthest along and had the most extensive musical background was there to finish projects. She had a catalog of beats that she had been working on and began coming to the program as she was preparing to embark on the final stage of her creative process: mixing and mastering. After doing a couple sessions of tweaks, she is preparing a list of songs she wants to begin mixing that will begin in the new year. The second student who joined had some musical background. He had been writing songs for a little over a year, and already had some in-studio experience, doing some recording. He came to the program to cont...

By: Laura Polisuk   November 22nd, 2019 On November 22nd, the Diva’s Girls Program met to discuss social justice issues regarding a movie called, “Miss Representation.” The purpose of the program was to debate whether the representation of women in the media has gotten better or worse since the movie premiered in 2011. The Diva’s were divided into two teams based on their beliefs. The girls who thought the representation of women in the media improved said it was because they think women are dominating the music charts, more recognition in film, more examples of women in sports, men identifying themselves as feminists and more people embracing the word ‘feminist’. The girls who believed the representation of women in the media is getting worse, said it was because there are many missing girls, the damaging impacts of the Kim Kardashian effect, sex sells in the music industry, there is pressure to wear makeup and use dating apps, and finally the comment sections on social m...

On Friday, November 8th, the Diva Girls Program met at Focus Media Arts Centre to discuss “Women in Media”. We watched a documentary from 2011 called “Miss Representation”. The film outlines the struggles that women face every day, specifically how mainstream media contributes to the underrepresentation of women in powerful positions by limiting those portrayals. The girls were encouraged to ask questions throughout the film and compare the struggles the women faced in the film, to a struggle they face as young women in their day to day lives. Many of the Diva’s brought up the fact that the documentary was filmed in 2011 and that a lot of those struggles depicted in the film are no longer problems to women in 2019. They engaged in an important discussion about women being portrayed in the media and how they have seen it improve since the documentaries premiere date. Next week we will discuss the film in more detail and answer the questions that arose while watching it....

Date:   November 11th, 2019 Hosts :  Chantal & Shuhita Topic : Self-Care Self -care has become a popular idea in the last few years but what does it really mean? I n the latest episode of Powerful by Nature, we talk about what self-care means to us and break down how self-care is more than just bubble baths Listen here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/jessies/2019-11-11.mp3 ____________________________________________________________________________ To learn more about Jessie’s Centre and/or the Community Education Program, please visit: www.jessiescentre.org . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PowerfulXNature

Name of Program: Radio Regent News and Views Date: November 8, 2019 Episode: 18 Host: David Wall This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party Leader post federal elections and 12 Toronto District School Board schools students refuse vaccination; news update by David Wall.  2. Wayne Greenway interviewed Dina Lad, Executive Director of Toronto Workers Action Centre - an advocacy group advocating for workers rights. The organisation has helped organize differnt groups across Toronto to fight for equality among workers in precarious work situations. 3. Theo Nazry joins David Wall discussing global issues that affect different parts of the world. Issues such as the refugee crisis and it effects on individuals and countries world wide. And also the issue of surrounding Alberta's separation from Canada. Radio Regent News & Views runs Fridays at 2:00pm and is rep...

Healthy Relationships Nov 05, 2019 This week on Catch da Flava, your hosts Thalia, Jamelia, Shejuanah and Kylie had the pleasure to interview Jasmina from EarlyOn, Child and Family Centre to discuss healthy relationships. The youth acquired a wealth of knowledge from Jasmina. Many important questions about controlling behavior and boundaries were discussed. Moreover, many of the misconceptions of sexual relationships were addressed. On behalf of the group, Thanks again to Jasmina for her time and we would love to have her again soon. Listen to an archive of this episode and more at http://www.radioregent.com.  Listen Here: 2019-11-05 | Download MP3

Name of Program: Radio Regent News and Views Date: November 1, 2019 Episode: 17 Host: David Wall This week on Radio Regent News & Views: Is distracted driving more deadly than impaired driving? Co-host, Theo Nazry, shares his views. Along with the local, provincial and international news . In the second segment, Co-host, Theo Nazary, joins host, David Wall, in an interesting and analytical discussion about post October 21st Federal Elections; the winners and the losers. Co-host, Theo Nazry, interviews Shantel Maroo, from the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada and the United States, and what the government of Canada is doing about the issue. Radio Regent News & Views runs Fridays at 2:00pm and is repeated throughout the week on Radio Regent By: Loretta Bailey

Name of Program: Radio Regent News and Views Date: November 1, 2019 Host: David Wall This week on Radio Regent News & Views: Is distracted driving more deadly than impaired driving? Co-host, Theo Nazry, shares his views. Along with the local, provincial and international news. In the second segment, Co-host, Theo Nazary, joins host, David Wall, in an interesting and analytical discussion about post October 21st Federal Elections; the winners and the losers. Co-host, Theo Nazry, interviews Shantel Maroo, from the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada and the United States, and what the government of Canada is doing about the issue. Radio Regent News & Views runs Fridays at 2:00pm and is repeated throughout the week on radioregent.com BY: Loretta Bailey

Financial Literacy Oct 29, 2019 This week of Catch da Flava, your hosts Jamila and Kiley are joined by Ish to discuss some basic financial literacy. The trio has been also joined by Hirani Siva over the phone. Hirani is a part-time Financial adviser and a third-year criminology student at Wilfrid Laurier University. In this episode, many great questions about budgeting, delay of instant gratification and chequing/saving accounts were discussed. Additionally, some of the misconceptions of credit cards were addressed. On behalf of the group, Thanks again to Hirani for her time and knowledge we are looking forward to having her again soon. Listen to an archive of this episode and more at: https://www.radioregent.com. Listen to Podcast: http://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/2019-10-29.mp3

We met for the second Diva’s program of the session on Friday October 25 th . The girls arrived with smiles on their faces and began to socialize and eat snacks before beginning the week’s discussion. The facilitator wrote a question on the board that said, “Who inspires you on Youtube?” The girls named a few like Denzel Dion, Nella Rose and Adam Saleh. They said that they are inspiring because they are out there, true to them, authentic, relatable and don’t hold back on their thoughts and beliefs. The discussion shifted to stereotypes and which Youtubers are challenging them on their channels. Then we discussed the dangers of Youtube, including false information/fake news, forcing young girls to grow up fast, hateful comments and secret product placements. The final activity of the day was to create a Youtube video called, “Storytime: They Thought I Was Aggressive?” The video was about stereotypes people placed on them and they had to answer specific questions in the video such a...

Diva Girl's Blog #1 Today was the first day of the Diva's program for this year. The girls came in with vibrant energy and were excited to be back and to see each other. The group socialized and ate some snacks before gathering in a circle to start today's program. It began with an ice breaker game called "Two Truths and a Lie", where the girls opened up about what they did over the summer and what they are looking forward to for this session of the Diva's group. After going around the circle, the CANVAS instructor, Twoey, pulled out two large pieces of paper: one had social justice issues the girls want to tackle and the other one was arts based practices to tackle those issues. For example, the paper said topics such as Islamophobia, racism, love and relationships, body image and many others, and the girls circled which topics they wanted to discuss further. Then, they had to circle which arts based practices they wanted to do which included pain...

Name of Program: Radio Regent News and Views Date: October 25, 2019 Episode: 16 Host: David Wall This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. The 17th Toronto Foundation Vital Signs Report and issues coming out of that report about precarious work based on the growing racial and income inequalities being faced by residents living in Toronto. On this week's program, Wayne Greenway will interview Felicia Davis-Weslin who is apart of the team at Toronto Foundation Vital Signs Report. 2. Davis-Weslin will be discussing her sessions with grassroots leaders from across Toronto who were invited to a round table talk about the findings in the Toronto Vital Signs Report. The idea of these sessions is to bring new sets of voices and opinions to the discussion and to find out the leaders' reaction to the findings in the report. 3. Theo Nazary joins David Wall in an interesting and analytical discussion about the October 21st...

Date:   October 21st, 2019 Hosts :  Shuhita & Kai Guests : Daunette, Lactation Consultant  Topic : Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding! World BreastFeeding Week was in October so we talked about breastfeeding and chestfeeding. Both breastfeeding and chestfeeding refer to the same act but we use chestfeeding to be inclusive to the trans men, trans women and nonbinary people who also nurse their children. There’s a lot of stigma and misinformation around breastfeeding and chest feeding so this show we decided to break it all down. We interviewed Daunette who is working to become a certified lactation consultant to answer all your breastfeeding and chestfeeding questions and then we talked all about our personal experiences nursing Listen here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/jessies/2019-10-21.mp3 ______________________________________________________________________ To learn more about Jessie’s Centre and/or the Community Education Prog...

Climate Crisis and Federal Elections, October 18, 2019 This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. Reporter, Wayne Greenway, discusses the movement created by Greta Thunberg, with special guest Ally Rugu, a U of T student involved in Fridays for the Future Movement. Fridays for the Future movement is primarily made up of school-aged young people dedicated to reversing climate change. 2. Host David Wall and co-host Theo Nazary discuss the Federal Election about how advanced voting polls have reached a record high for most early voters at 4.7 million participants. 3. David Wall and Theo Nazary discuss how Donald Trump has a high chance of being re-elected as the President of the United States pending the public's opinion of the impeachment Radio Regent News & Views runs on Fridays at 2pm and is repeated throughout the week on radioregent.com Listen to the podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/201...

This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. Interviewer Wayne Greenway meets with Hiban Alli, an urban planner in Toronto, to discuss Sidewalk Labs. Hiban goes on to explain how Sidewalk Labs is designing a district on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront to tackle the challenges of urban growth. 2. Host David Wall and co-host, Theo Nazary, discuss the Canadian Federal TV debates. 3. Host David Wall and co-host, Theo Nazary, discuss the near closure of Soufi's which is a restaurant in Parkdale run by the Syrian family of Hossam Alsoufi. Hate threats to the business occurred, after Alsoufi's son was identified attending an anti-racism protest in Hamilton. 4. Radio Regent News & Views runs on Fridays at 2PM and is repeated throughout the week on radioregent.com

Sidewalk Labs, October 11, 2019 This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. Interviewer Wayne Greenway meets with Hiban Alli, an urban planner in Toronto, to discuss Sidewalk Labs. Hiban goes on to explain how Sidewalk Labs is designing a district on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront to tackle the challenges of urban growth. 2. Host David Wall and co-host, Theo Nazary, discuss the Canadian Federal TV debates. 2. Host David Wall and co-host, Theo Nazary, discuss the near closure of Soufi's which is a restaurant in Parkdale run by the Syrian family of Hossam Alsoufi. Hate threats to the business occurred, after Alsoufi's son was identified attending an anti-racism protest in Hamilton. 4. Radio Regent News & Views runs on Fridays at 2PM and is repeated throughout the week on radioregent.com Listen to podcast: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/newsviews/2019-10-11.mp3

Federal Election Oct 08, 2019 This week Catch da Flava youth radio show started off with a banger! The hosts Jamelia, Thalia, Shejuanah and Kylie -joined by Ish, discussed the upcoming Federal election and what qualities and goals they wanted to see in the next leader of our beautiful country. Moreover, they debriefed the Federal Election debate for listeners who didn’t get the chance to watch. To hear this amazing radio show, go to the Radio Regent archive at: http://radioregent.com. http://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/2019-10-08.mp3 By: Ishag Ahmed

The Leaders We Rely Upon, September 27, 2019 This week on Radio Regent News & Views, we will be exploring the following stories: 1. A photo of Justin Trudeau from 2001 was recently released to the public which showed him dressed as Aladdin, wearing a painted-on brown face and a turban. It also came to light that Trudeau did an impression making fun of American singer, songwriter, and activist, Harry Belafonte. It was expected that Trudeau's votes would decrease after these revelations, but his votes actually increased. News and Views host, David Wall and co-host, Theo Nazary, discuss why. 2. David Wall and Theo Nazary go on to consider the possibility of an impeachment and the negative impacts that it could have, after a whistleblower reported on a conversation that took place over-the-hone between President Trump and the President of Ukraine involving an alleged request from Trump to have Ukraine investigate the son of his potential election candidate, Joe Biden, in exc...

Date:   September 23 th , 2019 Hosts :  Chantal & Kai Guests : Ulysse Guerrier, Community Health Worker at Taibu Community Health Centre Topic : Sickle Cell Awareness September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month so this show , we talked all about Sickle Cell Disease, treatment, stigma and more. We interview Ulysse Guerrier, a Community Health Worker at Taibu Community Health Centre who runs a Sickle Cell Support Group and Kai talks about her personal experiences as someone living with Sickle Cell Disease. Listen here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/jessies/2019-09-23.mp3 ______________________________________________________________________ To learn more about Jessie’s Centre and/or the Community Education Program, please visit: www.jessiescentre.org . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PowerfulXNature TAIBU Community Health Centre is a multidisciplinary, non-for-profit, community led organization established to serve the Black ...

Date:   September 9 th , 2019 Hosts :  Chantal & Rhiannon Guests : Deb, Counselor at Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape Topic : Take Back the Night & Reporting Sexual Assault* *Trigger Warning for Discussions of Sexual Assault & Suicidal Thoughts In the latest episode of Powerful by Nature, your hosts talk about the fight to end sexual violence and violence against women, with a focus on the Take Back the Night movement, and talk about what surviving sexual violence can look like. We talk about where you can get support in Toronto if you have experienced sexual violence and take you step by step through the reporting process. We talk to a survivor about her personal experience surviving and anonymously reporting a sexual assault and then interview Deb, a Counsellor at Toronto Rape Crisis Centre about their crucial services and why Take Back the Night remains a critical feminist movement.  We want every survivor who ...

Our summer program has ended last week and we are already missing our outstanding team. They have been very active and super talented and working on their own documentary project and also Catch Da Flava radio programs every Wednesdays under our supervision has thought them so much on the process. It was very successful. We wish them all the best in their future in media as they aspire to be and always happy to welcome them back.

Welcome this is the 7th and finale Catch Da Flava Youth Radio Show. It is hosted by Iman and Vanessa and Vanessa’s brother Jaden. Andre was not present with us in the radio show because he was working on the Criminal Harassment Video but Andre was with us in spirit for our last radio show. The topic was about Technology and the side effects of too much exposure to it. In the radio show me Vanessa and Jaden discussed possible solutions/countermeasures for technology usage. Although it was our last radio show our group enjoyed broadcasting and loved working here at Regent Park Focus Media Centre and would love to come back here. Listen to Podcast: http://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/2019-08-21.mp3

Date:   August 19 th , 2019 Hosts :  Kai Topic : PXN Celebrates Caribana   Caribana celebrates freedom and the struggle against slavery and Caribbean culture and identity. Join Kai as she explores the history of Caribana, talks about Caribana Toronto and shares tips for anyone interested in playing mas. Listen here: 2019-08-19

Our second last week at Focus was an eventful one. The beginning of the week was filled with editing for our Criminal Harassment and Neighbourhood Police videos. Wednesday was the most exciting day. Over the weekend, a bunch of Focus members participated in the 24 hr Film Challenge by TIFF. Wednesday was the screening where 18 films were shown on the big screen, including Focus’s own film “Sweet Deal”. It was so amazing to see the wide variety of entries, and how creative people were when implementing the required shots and props from TIFF. Even though Focus didn’t win, the bonding experience the team had and the final product is something they are proud of. I will definitely be part of that team next year. But we also had a bit of filming this week too. We had two interviews with Julie Fiddes from the Women’s Shelter discussing their role in helping victims of criminal harassment. Our big filming session was filming Rob and Amber on their patrols in the gay village and St. James ...

This is the sixth radio blog of Catch Da Flava Youth Radio Show hosted by Vanessa, Andre, and Iman. The topic is about Opioid and the opioid epidemic here in Canada. Our guest is Sheena Taha from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. She gave information about the topic and her opinion about it. This radio show showed the negative side effects of opioid overdoses and how to help others if they are struggling with opioid addiction. This is Iman from Catch Da Flava and hope you tune in for next week's radio show. Listen to Podcast: Date: August 14, 2019 Name: Iman Rajabi

On this weeks radio show we had a discussion about Lifestyle (Veganism Vs Meat Eaters). We had our guests Stephan, Raymondo & Diego speak about their experiences and the different lifestyles they live. On the vegan side we had Elise and Stephan and on the meat-eater side we had Raymondo and Diego. Both sides had GREAT arguments but its still unsolved as to which lifestyle is better. Elise Ardizzi hosted this week's show. I (Xavier Ricketts) and Minerva Navasca did the technical work for the show. Overall I enjoyed it this week and I look forward to my last radio show next week!!! Listen to Podcast: http://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/2019-08-14_2.mp3 Date: August 14, 2019 Name: Xavier Ricketts

Cette semaine, nous sommes avons animé une émission de radio sur la protection de données en ligne. Nous sommes donc entrés en contact avec un homme qui travaillait dans ce domaine afin qu’il nous explique plus en détail le fonctionnement de la vente de données en ligne avec google, facebook et apple. Nous sommes également entrés en contact avec des membres de différents partis politiques québécois peu connus afin de connaître leur position sur différents sujets. Cette semaine est notre dernière a regent park focus, nous avons vécu des expériences extraordinaire, rencontrer des gens super sympathique et appris plusieurs choses. Pour nous, le groupe 3, nous sommes très reconnaissant et recommandons amplement ce programme! This week, we hosted a radio show on online data protection. So we got in touch with a man who worked in this area to explain more about how online sales of data works with Google, Facebook and Apple. We also got in touch with members of various less known Quebec ...

This week at Regent Park Focus was very productive! We edited a lot of the footage we got from the Legal Aid Convention and board meetings. We are still continuing to edit and finish the feature before summer comes to an end. We also had our radio show that focused on the technology of the future and the positive and negative impacts that it could potentially have. We had Danny Nolivos who spoke about the dark web which got a bit eerie, but definitely interesting! We also had Christian Waddell (a.k.a Pants) who is the best Virtual Reality gamer in the world! He spoke a lot about VR and AR, his experience with it, and how he thinks it will benefit the future. We spoke about TV show, Black Mirror and how it does a good representation of how the future can potentially look like. Looking forward to finishing up the Legal Aid film and the last week at Regent Park Focus. http://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/2019-08-08.mp3 Date: August 9, 2019 Name: Elise Ardizzi

Pour la dernière émission de radio, nous avons parlé des partis politiques québécois méconnus. Nous sommes entrés en contact avec un membre du Bloc Pot, un parti qui veut la décriminalisation du cannabis, un membre du parti Marxiste Léniniste, un parti qui veut  faire respecter les droits des travailleurs québécois, et un membre du parti Citoyens au Pouvoir, un parti qui souhaite que le système québécois devienne comme le système suisse, beaucoup plus démocratique. Nous avons également parlé quelque temps du parti culinaire, du parti communiste et du parti nul. For the last radio show, we talked about the unknown political parties in Quebec. We got in touch with a member of the Bloc Pot, a party that wants to decriminalize cannabis, a member of the Marxist Leninist party, a party that wants to uphold the rights of Quebec workers, and a member of the Citizens in Power Party, a party that wants the Quebec system to become like the Swiss system, much more democratic. We also talked...