The podcast companion to The Calgary Journal, made up of approximately 200 student reporters from year one to four of Mount Royal University's journalism program based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Effective Change Podcast: Caring for Cancer with Ace Jakeman
In this episode, Ace Jakeman explores fundraising in Alberta aimed at improving the lives of children with cancer and their families. He speaks to Marlee Higginson, the outreach program coordinator at Kids Cancer Care, and associates Aren Godberson and Madison Tutt. Jakeman also speaks to Gage Sweeney, a first-time participant in a Kids Cancer Care fundraising event that saw participants take to the racetrack.
You can read more from Ace Jakeman about a Kids Cancer Care fundraising event called Ride of A Lifetime here: (link to Journal story)
16 Sept 2024
Effective Change Podcast: Trans Voices with Quinn Curtis
In this episode, Quinn Curtis speaks in-depth to two transgender Albertans about what life is like for them in this province. Faust was raised in Fort St. John, in B.C. and now lives in Calgary. April Friesen is president of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta (TESA), whose mission is to be a witness to and a voice for matters concerning trans-Albertans.
You can read more from Quinn Curtis on the role misinformation is playing in the lives of transgenered people here: (link to her Journal story)
16 Sept 2024
Effective Change Podcast: Naloxone with Charlotte Vos
In this episode, Charlotte Vos talks to Mount Royal University’s Telaina Sewers about training available on campus on how to safely administer the drug naloxone to help prevent opioid overdoses. Naloxone is a drug that only works on opioids. It comes in kits, and are administered with vanish point syringes to ensure safety. The interview includes an exploration of the kits and information on where to find them on campus.
MRU students can sign up for training here: https://events.mtroyal.ca/event/733-harm-reduction-naloxone-training
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