In this episode
of Your Right to Speak, Sammy talks with his colleague from the Ontario Provincial
Advocates Office, Josh. The conversation covers many issues gay black youth face
from within gay and black communities. Josh discusses racism, shadeism, class, homophobia,
pornography, and whiteness. He stresses the point that the 2SLGBTQ+ community
is very diverse and needs to stop working in silos. He ends the conversation
talking about how to support the diverse needs of children and youth without reproducing
oppression.
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This episode of Your Right to Speak, Sammy talks with Denise, Priscella and
Erica who are members of the Hairstory team at the Ontario Provincial Advocates
Office. The conversation is about the many issues black children, youth and
families face within the care system. They discuss the over representation of
black children and youth in the care of Children’s Aid, the racial bases staff
have towards black children and youth, and the importance of cultural competence
and cultural compassion in the care system. The interviewees stress the need
for more black families to become foster parents and the stigma within the
black community about the care system.
Let’s
Raise Awareness Together!
You
can follow Hairstory on facebook :
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Also through
the hashtags: #hairstory, #blackyouth #untanglingtheroots,
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 at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com
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Sammy speaks with Sheldon who works at the Ontario
Provincial Advocates office for Children and youth. Sheldon is a team member of
Our Voice Our Turn. This project goal is to elevate the voices of young people
within the child welfare system. Sheldon talks about a recent update about the
project and the impact the project has had on the Ontario welfare system.
Sheldon also talks about a new release from the Ontario Ministry of Child and
Youth Services and the changes that have been made.
My real life book report:http://www.provincialadvocate.on.ca/documents/en/ylc/YLC_REPORT_ENG.pdf
If you are a child/youth what would like to be on the show
or if you have an idea of what you think we should talk about please email me
atyourrighttospeak@gmail.com
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On this episode
we talk with Dr. Kim Snow, a professor at Ryerson University in the Child and
Youth Care program. Dr. Snow explains the sigma that children and youth in the
care system face and the importance for young people to have a sense of belonging.
She also brings up the importance of how language is used and the impacts it
has in children and youth.
If you have any suggestions on what topics we
should talk about on the show, if you would like to be on the show, or if you
are a child/youth who would like to express their views please email Sammy at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com
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Ontario Provincial Advocate for Children
and Youth Irwin Elman talks about child/youth rights and advocacy. He
discusses how child rights can coexist with culture, how adults can elevate the
voices of children up to age 11, the importance of using activate listening
when advocating with children and youth, and what “advocacy” means to the
Provincial Advocate.
This episode marks the inaugural Your
Right To Speak podcast by Sammy D’Agostino. Know Your Rights will be posted the
second Wednesday of each month.
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