“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” – Audre Lorde
Speak, Change & Uplift
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Episode 1- Uplifting Through Education: Making our Mark - Guests - Rebecca Mesay and Dr Wendy Mackey.
Host Tara Reddick sits down with Rebecca Mesay and Dr Wendy Mackey. Topics include education, work, politics and what it means for Black women to be uplifting other Black women. Topics- Education, work, politics and what it means for Black women to be uplifting other Black women.
Episode 2 -Ways Of Knowing - Guest - Angee Bowden.
We share in conversation about Feminism, Black Feminist Thought education and mentorship and experiences of growing up in NewGlasgow, Nova Scotia. Angee speaks about her return to the "Mother Land " an emotional and life alternating return to Ghana, Africa and the need to raise resilient children.
Episode 3- Black Women Creating Rural Change - Guest - Mary Desmond -
Upper Big Tracadie Elder Mary Desmond speaks about the positive aspect and the challenging aspects of living in a small rural Black community. She also speaks about her involvement with local politics and how Black women have inspired her to be the woman she is today. Mrs Desmond also tells us about the tradition of quilting and how she is helping to preserve the art through the loyalist quilting project in her community.
Episode 4- dropping Feb 20th