Saskatoon Open Door Society Podcast Podcamp

Ahmed takes us through what he thinks makes immigrants feel more at home in a brand new country.

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2023 Youth Leadership Initiative Passion Project on Women’s Rights

Youth Facilitators: Nila, Sophia, Mahdia, Fatima, Laiqa, and Narges

Panelists: 

Elicia Munro-Sutherland is an indigenous teacher candidate at the University of Saskatchewan, currently completing her internship program at Nutana Collegiate. She is also a recent graduate of indigenous social work degree and certificate of reconciliation studies, both from the First Nations University of Canada. She also owns a photography and videography business

Honey Constant-Inglis Honey is an indigenous educator and advocate. She is currently pursuing her masters at the University of Saskatchewan with a focus on indigenous and plains archeology. Along with being a self-employed archeologist, she is also the owner and lead artist of the Honey Willow nehiyaw studio. She has previously worked as a community connections coordinator and interpret at Wanuskewin Heritage Park and now works alongside varying organizations to educate on racism, culture awareness, and inclusivity.  

Her Voice is a women's rights podcast created by youth at the Youth Leadership Initiative program. It aims to amplify the voices of women from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including Indigenous women of Canada. Through their podcast, youth provide a platform for various women to share their stories and shed light on issues that affect their lives. The podcast is a testament to the power of women coming together to support one another and fight for equality and justice. By providing a space for marginalized voices to be heard, the podcast promotes greater understanding and empathy, and helps to create a more inclusive society for all women.

Jayden tells the story of his move from Nigeria to Canada in the winter of 2022.

Thanks to Will Austin for the music used in this episode.

Thank you to our funders Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Rishika and her sister Meha have been celebrating Christmas in India since they were young. Now, Rishika is about to celebrate her first Christmas in Canada. She talks to her sister in this episode about their history celebrating the holidat together and the history of the holiday itself.

Thanks to Scott Holmes for the theme music for this episode.

Mehran and Frishta tell us about what life is like in their home country of Afghanistan. 

Thank you to our funders Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

The Saskatoon Open Door Society youth team has been doing skateboard lessons for our youth with Right to Skate since October 2021. They've been incredibly popular, and we wanted to highlight that with a short podcast episode featuring many of the youth and parents who came out to skate with us last winter.

Huge thanks to Right to Skate for facilitating the lessons and to Jumpstart for funding them.

Music by Pine Voc.

Anastasia, Dolores, and Rishika tell scary stories from their home countries of Nigeria, Ukraine, and India.

Thank you to our funders Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2022 Voices of Youth Summit panel on Mental Health and Disability.

The main topic of the discussion is becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable; to respect different perspectives in order to expand our own views. We discuss the bridging of inclusivity and disability. 

Youth facilitators: Miheret, Farheen, Birana, and Suro.

Panelists: 

Tracey and Shelby work at 'Listen to This', a disabled person led community art organization in Saskatchewan. They are also joined by Barry, who is a member of their community.

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps as well as the IRCC.

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2022 Voices of Youth Summit panel on the Environment

Youth facilitators: Israa, Taha, Obeida, and Maro

Panelists: 

Deirdre Fritsch is the Projects Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. She has been in this role since 2015 and started with the organization as a summer student in 2011. Deirdre completed a BSc in Land Use & Environmental Studies from the University of Saskatchewan in 2012. Many projects have crossed her desk over the years, where they all seem to focus on waste diversion and sending less to the landfill. When not advocating for reduction, you can find Deirdre promoting active transportation by walking around Saskatoon or getting crafty with all sorts of yarns & fabrics.

Lisa Howse is the Compost Education Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC). In her job she advocates for keeping organic waste out landfills through small and large-scale composting. She also coordinates the Saskatoon Compost Coaches, a group of trained volunteers who provide free home visits and workshops to people learning to compost at home. Lisa is passionate about reducing waste, growing food, and building healthy soil.

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps. 

The music for this episode is by Pickle Darling https://pickledarling.bandcamp.com/

Mina talks about leaving Afghanistan as a refugee to move to Saskatoon, Canada.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Jigisha Jain quizzes her friends on what they think are better - books or movies?

Thanks to Lobo Loco for the use of the song We Ants Can Be Friends.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2021 Voices of Youth Summit happened virtually over zoom for the safety and health of all participants.

This panel was the second we held on the subject of Mentorship. The panelists were Saskatoon Public Schools Superintendent Colleen Norris, Students Commission Canada Associate Director Dave Shanks, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute Youth Action for Prevention Coordinator Zoé Bordeleau-Cass, and Big Brother Big Sisters Saskatoon Youth Development Worker Brandon Bear.                

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps. 

The music for this episode is by Pickle Darling https://pickledarling.bandcamp.com/

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2021 Voices of Youth Summit happened virtually over zoom for the safety and health of all participants.

This panel was the second we held on the subject of the Environment. The panelists were Katie Burns (Community Leadership ​and Program Development Manager for the City of Saskatoon), Councillor Sarina Gersher (Ward 8), and Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps. 

The music for this episode is by Pine Voc https://pinevoc.bandcamp.com/

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2021 Voices of Youth Summit happened virtually over zoom for the safety and health of all participants.

This panel was the second we held on the subject of Mental Health. The panelists were Emily Sather (Jack.org) and Zachary Wall (Community Program Coordinator, Catholic Family Services). 

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps. 

The music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/

Saskatoon Open Door Society's 2021 Voices of Youth Summit happened virtually over zoom for the safety and health of all participants.

This was the first of two panels we held on the subject of Mental Health. The panelists were  Superintendent Scott Gay (Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools) and Superintendent Colleen Norris (Saskatoon Public Schools). 

The Voices of Youth Summit is a youth led project focused on connecting and amplifying the youth perspective on key issues that impact the youth experience in Saskatoon, hoping to connect and empower youth to take action.

This project was funded by the government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps. 

The music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/

This short episode is a spotlight on the ongoing work our volunteers and program facilitators do with newcomer youth each school year to help them be as academically successful as possible.

Song: Chad Crouch - Moonrise

Xinyi takes us through the medical condition known as hemophilia. 

The music used in this episode is by an artist named Xylo-Zico.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

In this episode, Mandy and Jalisa compare their experiences growing up in the north and south of China.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Luis Aguinaga is interested in doing live comedy, so in this episode he interviews local comedian / actor / musician Danny Knight about what it's like to do live stand-up comedy, especially as someone who isn't white living in Saskatoon.

You can hear and see more of Danny at the satirical news site The Feather, his weekly comedy night Funny Bone Schmomedy Zone, or check out his page here! Do it - he's hilarious. Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Luis Aguinaga tells the story of the first time he went camping when he was in grade 8.

The music used in the intro was Countryside Summer Joyride by Kara Square.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Ziyu was ghosted by her friend. She wants to understand why people ghost and how she can deal with being ghosted by people in better ways.

The music in this episode were the songs Rhubarb and Capsule by Pine Voc.

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Saugat Magar takes the bus every day to get around Saskatoon. He had questions about the transit system and why it works the way it does, so he interviewed Cory Shrigley, Customer Support & Engagement Manager for the city. 

Music in this episode was by Saugat Magar and Jay Som in the outro, with an excerpt from The Bus Song.

Thanks for listening!

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Miheret, a member of the Open Door Society's Youth Leadership Initiative group, was able to travel to New Brunswick for the Canadian Council for Refugee Youth Network and Youth Action Group 2019 conference this past October. She tells us the story of the trip and what she learned at the conference along with the youth worker who went along with her, Ngai.

Did they almost get arrested? Listen to find out!

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Two friends talk about their respective moves to Canada from their home countries, one 3 months ago and one 5 years ago. 

The music for the episode is a song called Gravitational Waves by Airtone. Thanks Airtone!

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

The whole podcamp breaks down how they use and don''t use social media and the ways that it impacts their lives.

The song used in this episode is Teamwork by Scott Holmes.  Thank you our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Cindy Jia reviews her experience in the Saskatoon Open Door Society's Summer Activities for Youth program, and interviews other youth and youth workers about what they learned in the program too.

The music in this episode is a song called Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck. Thanks Speck!

Azwa Alam is a student in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She interviewed Ward 2 Councillor Hilary Gough for this week's episode about working in politics, how to get involved as a youth, and community work means to her.  

The song used in this episode is Places Unseen by Lee Rosevere.

Gabe Cruz took part in SODS' marathon training program and wanted to document the experience. He interviewed participants, the coach, and recorded audio on race day, including an exciting finish for our team.

The songs used in this episode are GravitationalWaves by Airtone and The Morning by Vidian. 

Thank you to our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

 Cindy Jia talks to some experts on confidence. What it is, why you might lose it, and how to build it up.

The song used in this episode is called Teamwork by Scott Holmes. Thanks Scott!

Thank you to PAVED Arts for helping us with equipment, as well as our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Thomas Tran talk to his brother Dominic about something they're both passionate about - gaming. 

The song used in this episode is by an artist named Ultracat.

Thank you to PAVED Arts for helping us with equipment, as well as our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Jonathan Gao, Shawn Dai, and Cici Jin teamed up to talk about their interest in mobile phone technology - specifically, new foldable phones that are set to hit the market in the near future. No, not flip phones.

The song used in this episode is They Say by an artist named WowaMusik.

Thank you to PAVED Arts for helping us with equipment, as well as our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Azwa Alam is a student in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She interviewed her friend Danielle Sunshine about the murder of her sister, and discusses the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Thank you to PAVED Arts for helping us with equipment, as well as our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

Laila Haider and Beth Hales are two high school students from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan who are concerned about climate change and what it means for our future. Listen to them break it down on the SODS Podcast Podcamp!

Big thanks to PAVED Arts for helping us with equipment, as well as our sponsors Affinity Credit Union, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the Community Initiatives Fund, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.