In celebration of Black Excellence for this year's Black History Month, we are proud to introduce you to NRCan student employee and rugby player Brianna Martey. This episode is co-hosted by Niha Shahzad and Vishala Shembedasie.

Ballers: Rugby and Equity - Brianna Martey

Sep 25th, 2023 34m 57s

Brianna Martey is a professional Rugby player, playing and winning for Team Canada against the U.S. in U23 this year. She's also a co-op student at Natural Resources Canada, and a champion for EDI at the University of Windsor. Brianna shares he

15. Creating Sanctuary Spaces with Faduno Ali and Barbara Abbas

Aug 18th, 2023 26m 34s

On this episode you'll hear how Faduno Ali was able to create a sanctuary space for all at DND. Faduno talks to Barbara Abbas and Niha from NRCan about how to start, who to talk to and, how to overcome some of the challenges that might come up.

14. Blair LM Kelley on Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class (Part 2)

Aug 9th, 2023 12m 36s

Part 2 of our discussion with author and historian Blair LM Kelley where she discusses her new book, Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class. This episode is co-hosted by Niha Shahzad and Vishala Shembedasie.

13. Blair LM Kelley on Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class (Part 1)

Aug 1st, 2023 19m 24s

Part 1 of our discussion with author and historian Blair LM Kelley where she discusses her new book, Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class. This episode is co-hosted by Niha Shahzad and Vishala Shembedasie.

12. Even If Your Parents Told You Not To, Challenge the System - Alfonso Manolo

Jun 21st, 2023 42m 27s

In this episode, Marcela Popowich speaks to Alfonso Manolo, a proud queer first generation Filipino-Canadian, about his career in the public service. Alfonso shares how he successfully advocated for the inclusion of anti-Asian racism and religi

11. The Power of Music as Mentor with Jaspaul Parmar

Apr 20th, 2023 39m 26s

Jaspaul takes us through his journey as the son of immigrants, what it meant to be part of the public service as the oldest, and how he experienced his identity throughout his career.

10. Curiosity - a Superpower with Jennifer Hong

Nov 28th, 2022 30m 47s

Jennifer Hong, co-chair of the Visible Minorities Ambassadors Network at NRCan, explores the ways in which we can engage meaningfully with ourselves and others. Jenn also reminds us to approach life and people with curiosity to connect, learn a

9. Embracing Identity with Winnie Man Yin Pang

Nov 28th, 2022 42m 28s

Listen to Niha speak with Winnie Man Yin Pang, Director General of the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Branch at Department of Canadian Heritage. Winnie talks about her journey from hiding her Chinese name in her youth to making the decision t

8. The Epic of DM Daniel Quan-Watson

Nov 1st, 2022 44m 31s

Join Niha and Sean as they speak to Deputy Minister Quan-Watson about how entered into the public service, his experience with racism and diversity, and how to make a difference by speaking up and out. The Deputy shares with us his list of top

7. Dr. Holly Ellingwood: An agent of change

Aug 22nd, 2022 55m 17s

In this episode Dr. Ellingwood shares his thoughts on being an agent of change while not allowing yourself to (be) diminish(ed).He shares thoughts on bringing and being our authentic selves while acknowledging that "we don't recognize how muc

6. Dr. Martin Nicholas: An original Truth to Power public servant

Aug 15th, 2022 49m 6s

Our discussion with Dr. Nicholas delves into the multiLAYERs of anti-racism and the EDI world.He shares with us the work he's done and his thoughts on disaggregated data to colorism to a new name for our podcast to a need to add anti-racism as

5. Indigenous Peoples' Health and Wellness with Alexis Ford-Ellis

Jul 25th, 2022 1h 1m

Join Niha and Sean as they talk to Alexis Ford-Ellis about including Indigenous Health and Wellness in the workplace. We explore Alexis's childhood as a Gwich'in woman, her experience in HR during the DRAP era, and her current role as a Directo

4. Creating Communities with Roxane Lee and Yvette-Monique Gray

Jun 7th, 2022 46m 15s

Niha Shahzad speaks to Roxane Lee, Executive Director at Service Canada and Yvette-Monique Gray, Regional Director General at Public Services and Procurement about the creation of a new Network called Building Black Leaders. They also share how

3. Decolonizing Mental Health with Clinical Counselor Bohang Benedix

Apr 25th, 2022 42m 3s

Join Niha and Sean in a conversation with Clinical Counselor Bohang Benedix on decolonizing mental health, and how to support yourself and your peers with compassion.Bohang is an Registered Clinical Counselor who embodies empathy, compassion a

2. Aalya Dhanani Co-Founder of the Anti-Racism Ambassadors Network

Feb 4th, 2022 42m 20s

Join Niha and Sean in a conversation with Aalya Dhanani, co-Founder of the Anti-Racism Ambassadors Network. Aalya talks about her experience as a woman of color within government, setting up the Network itself, and what she sees for the future

Trudy Samuel - Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, NRCan

Dec 17th, 2021 36m 16s

Our host, Niha Shahzad Chandrarajan speaks to Trudy Samuel, the Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at NRCan on her experience working in the EDI field, what made her pursue this career, and what we see for the future of E

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