Episodes
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
Looking beyond the label: Youth Mental Health
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Riding the School Bus: A CYC Perspective with Amanda Riley
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Amanda Riley, a recent Bachelor of Child and Youth Care graduate from MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta discusses her research looking at the impact of school bus riding for young students in New Zealand/ Aotearoa. Academic achievement, driver/student relationships, bus safety, the impact of two hour commutes, and the possible role of CYCs are discussed.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Mentoring Black Youth in Care, a conversation with Anayah Phares about CHEERS
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Perspective of the Israel and Palestine conflict
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Your Right To Speak: 2016 Year In Review
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
An Interview with Thom Garfat: Part 1
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
Wednesday Oct 26, 2016
Institutional Care in Kenya, a Personal Perspective from Stephen Ucembe
Wednesday Oct 26, 2016
Wednesday Oct 26, 2016
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
A Talk With Ontario Autism Coalition
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
On this episode of Your Right to Speak we introduce Jenn as the new co-host. We talk with Laura and Bruce who are member of an Organization called Ontario Autism Coalition. Laura and Bruce talk about the recent IBI age cut off and how there fought for change. The conversation then turns to gaps within the education system and how teachers could better work with student with disabilities.
Ontario Autism Coalition website: http://ontarioautismcoalition.com/
Ontario Autism Coalition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4179793644/
If you are a child or youth that would like to be on the show or if you have a topic that you think we should talk about please email Salvatore at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
Non-Adult Sex Work, A Discussion with Nikki Thomas
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
A look within the LGBTQ Community: One Persons Opinion
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
On this episode, we talk with Joey who is the lead of digital media for Pride Toronto. Joey talks about how he feels society more accepting towards the LGBTQ+ community however, there are some challenges.
Wednesday Jun 29, 2016
Adult Allies in Youth Justice Movements with Dr. Hava Gordon
Wednesday Jun 29, 2016
Wednesday Jun 29, 2016
Wednesday Jun 08, 2016
Thinking of Sexuality as a Spectrum
Wednesday Jun 08, 2016
Wednesday Jun 08, 2016
Wednesday May 25, 2016
Confessions of a (former) Teenage Transexual Whore, a conversation with Star.
Wednesday May 25, 2016
Wednesday May 25, 2016
In this interview: Star, who wrote the zine series “Confessions of a Teenage Transexual Whore” talks about their time doing sex work and making art. They also discuss reasons people do sex work, how to support people who are engaged in such work, and what harm reduction might look like in those contexts. Star, who also uses the name Markus, is a visual artist, writer, student, educator, trans, videographer, and activist. They are currently doing an undergraduate degree in sociology and actively making art. You can find much of their work at starkisscreations.com
Wednesday May 11, 2016
Spanking Your Child: Good or Bad?
Wednesday May 11, 2016
Wednesday May 11, 2016
On this episode we talk with Megan, a recent graduate from Humber Colleges Child and Youth Care Degree. Megan talks with Sammy and Josh about her thesis on sections 43 of the Canadian criminal code and corporal punishment. The 3 discuss how children are viewed and how the discourse of a child needs to change to match the current times. The discussion then focuses on parenting and the use of corporal punishment as a parenting tool and the challenges with that. It was also noted that communication with the young person is really important to start moving away from using corporal punishment.
If you are a child/youth that would like to be on the show or if you have an idea of what you think we should talk about please email Sammy and Josh at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Harm Reduction Programs For Youth Around The World With Murtaza Majeed from YouthRISE
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016