A Future For Us

Creator and host of A Future for Us Podcast, Joelle Alexandria, interviews Nick De Carlo, co-founder of Seniors for Climate Action. In this discussion, Alexandria and De Carlo discuss how big oil industries were (are) able to hide the climate catastrophe; "Third locations", spaces that provide social enrichment and full-filling developmental experiences; Our experiences at the September 16th, 2023 Climate Mobilization event hosted by Fridays for Future; and How to use Voting to create Sustainable Political Structures.

Let's hear what he has to say.

Welcome to Part 2.

Seniors for Climate Action: https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/ A Future for Us Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ioi8c9PPkRWd0F2QlaHeTApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-future-for-us/id1527716244?uo=4Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMTA2MTQ1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1527716244/a-future-for-usPocket Casts: https://pca.st/28hhovs8Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/a-future-for-us-GyQXpxA Future for Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_future_for_us/

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Thank you to the Michaëlle Jean Foundation and the University of Toronto Environmental Resource Network for sponsoring this episode.

Thank you to Bl_k Space Studios in Toronto for setting up the space to record these conversations.

Creator and host of A Future for Us Podcast, Joelle Alexandria, interviews Nick De Carlo, co-founder of Seniors for Climate Action. In this discussion, Alexandria and De Carlo discuss the conception of Seniors for Climate Action, a group of seniors who are calling on governments to act decisively on the climate emergency by amplifying their voices and youth voices; And how the generational divide between seniors and Generation Z is an integral part of the environmentalism conversation. Let's hear what he has to say. Welcome to Part 1. Seniors for Climate Action: https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/ A Future for Us Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ioi8c9PPkRWd0F2QlaHeT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-future-for-us/id1527716244?uo=4 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMTA2MTQ1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1527716244/a-future-for-us Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/28hhovs8 Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/a-future-for-us-GyQXpx A Future for Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_future_for_us/ Available on More platforms wherever you stream! Video Available exclusively on Youtube and Spotify. Thank you to the Michaëlle Jean Foundation and the University of Toronto Environmental Resource Network for sponsoring this episode . Thank you to Bl_k Space Studios in Toronto for setting up the space to record these conversations.

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This is an audio journey through the Toronto Climate Strike of September 16th, 2023. Each bell will transport you to the experiences of people marching for fossil fuel divestment:

INTERVIEW #1

Guru Fatha

INTERVIEW #2

Heidi

INTERVIEW #3

Laura

INTERVIEW #4

Paul

INTERVIEW #5

Petra

Thank you to Fridays for Future for initiating and engaging the Toronto community with a city-wide strike for climate justice.

This is an audio journey through the Toronto Climate Strike of September 16th, 2023. Each bell will transport you to....

A SPOKEN WORD titled The True Cost of Coal. The True Cost of Coal is a story created by the Beehive Design Collective. The story features lessons on themes of ecology, colonial history, workers' rights, extreme extraction, community organizing, and regenerative futures alongside the Beehive.

SPEAKER #1

SYED HUSSAN

An executive Director of Migrant Workers Alliance. MWAC's mission reflects the needs of thousands of migrant workers and students, helping them build power and providing support as the coalition presses for quality jobs and equity in the workplace for ALL!

SPEAKER #2

MAYA MENEZES

A senior Climate Finance Organizer at Stand Earth. Maya works at the intersections of financial regulation, fossil divestment, Indigenous land rights solidarity, and organized labor's reclamation of justly invested pensions for climate resiliency.

SPEAKER #3

DR. MILI ROY

A practicing physician and mother living and working in the Territory of the Mississauga's of the Credit First Nation. She is an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and serves as Ontario Regional Co-Chair for the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, which works to improve human health by protecting planetary health.

SPEAKER #4

ZOE KEARY-MATZNER

One of seven students taking the Ontario government to court for failing to act on the climate crisis.

SPEAKER #5
ALIÉNOR (ALLIE) ROUGEOT

A Toronto-based climate justice activist and current program manager at Environmental Defence Canada. She advocates for a just transition for workers and communities and the cleanup of the tar sand's toxic tailings ponds.

Thank you to Fridays for Future for initiating and engaging the Toronto community with a city-wide strike for climate justice.

This is the Last Event of ECOFEST!! Listen to this episode recapping the Willow Project, Hosted by Joelle Alexandria!

The Willow Project is a Proposed development project in Northern Alaska by ConocoPhilips, a company that has been surrounded by controversy for continued oil drilling, exploitation of nature, and posing risks to indigenous communities globally. This project was proposed during the Trump administration and looks like the Biden administration is currently greenlighting it. Despite Biden promising to turn away from nonrenewable energy sources such as oil, he is still defending the project. 

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Who are Sweezy and the Discopunk? In Part 2, Joelle Alexandria interviews the Toronto based band Sweezy and the DiscoPunk in a riveting interview that talks about social media etiquette, mental health, and the religion and spirituality that influence their music.

Stay tuned to hear a sneak peek of the band's new song, Cerulean City. Available on YouTube, Spotify and wherever you stream music on February 17th, 2023.

Welcome to Part 2.

Who are Sweezy and the Discopunk? In Part 1, Joelle Alexandria interviews the Toronto based band Sweezy and the DiscoPunk in a riveting interview that talks about their drive to pursue music, how they write, how they came together and the band's aspirations (and inspirations) in the music industry. 

Stay tuned to hear a sneak peek of the band's new song, Cerulean City. Available on YouTube, Spotify and wherever you stream music on February 17th, 2023. 

Welcome to Part 1.

Creator and host of A Future for Us, Joelle Alexandria, gets interviewed by fellow science communicator, host, and creator of Translating Science, Isra Khiyar,  as we discuss the endemic of Science Literacy and insight into my platform as a science commentator and environmental journalist.

Translating Science is a YouTube channel that promotes science literacy and science communication. The episode, I Can’t read, Science Illiteracy is up on Translating Science's Youtube channel. Also, check out the Translating science Instagram account @translating.science.

In part 1, we discussed parallels between journalism and science, how we learn science, and the miscommunication we both have to navigate as part of the scientific community and media content creators. In part 2, we’ll be discussing how to combat misinformation, the behind-the-scenes of my podcast episodes, gatekeeping science, and how we can all gain critical thinking skills.

FULL INTERVIEW IN VIDEO FORMAT ON SPOTIFY ONLY.

Welcome to part 2: Follow the Science

Creator and host of A Future for Us, Joelle Alexandria, gets interviewed by fellow science communicator, host, and creator of Translating Science, Isra Khiyar,  as we discuss the endemic of Science Literacy and insight into my platform as a science commentator and environmental journalist. 

Translating Science is a YouTube channel that promotes science literacy and science communication. The episode, I Can’t read, Science Illiteracy is up on Translating Science's Youtube channel. Also, check out the Translating science Instagram account @translating.science.

Join us as we discuss parallels between journalism and science, how we learn science, and the miscommunication we both have to navigate as part of the scientific community and media content creators.

FULL INTERVIEW IN VIDEO FORMAT ON SPOTIFY ONLY. 

Welcome to part 1: Why We Should Care About Science

Joelle Alexandria hosts A Future for Us in today's episode: Science Communication Part 2 Featuring Irene Duah-Kessie & Sydney Hussett. These executives of the grassroots organization, Rise-In-STEM, make up a team of driven leaders who offer holistic science technology engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, enrichment programs to unlock potential in underserved black youth. **STEM stands for science technology engineering and math. Join us as we discuss the problems with science literacy and what science education and science communication can do about it. Welcome to Part 2. VIDEO AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON SPOTIFY

Joelle Alexandria hosts A Future for Us in today's episode: Science Communication Part 1 Featuring Dr. Gavin Tolometti. Dr. Tolometti is a post-doctorate fellow at Western University and host and creator of the podcast, The Diaries of Space Explorers. This podcast makes space accessible for everyone by featuring special guests in the space industry who tell stories of their experiences discovering new things and how interdisciplinary the STEM field can be. **STEM stands for science technology engineering and math.

Join us as we discuss the problems with science literacy and what science education and science communication can do about it.

Welcome to Part 1.

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Joelle Alexandria hosts today's episode, about climate justice, in collaboration with the University of Toronto's Environmental Resource Network. During the university’s virtual Eco-Fest, in March 2022, we'll be releasing a three-part series discussing Climate Justice: What is it? What are the impacts? & How we can combat Climate Injustice every day.

Welcome to Part Three: Combating Climate Injustice

Joelle Alexandria hosts today's episode, about climate justice, in collaboration with the University of Toronto's Environmental Resource Network. During the university’s virtual Eco-Fest, in March 2022, we'll be releasing a three-part series discussing Climate Justice: What is it? What are the impacts? & How we can combat Climate Injustice every day.

Welcome to Part Two: The Impacts of Climate Justice

Joelle Alexandria hosts today's episode, about climate justice, in collaboration with the University of Toronto's Environmental Resource Network. During the university’s virtual Eco-Fest, in March 2022, we'll be releasing a three-part series discussing Climate Justice: What is it? What are the impacts? & How we can combat Climate Injustice every day.

Welcome to Part One: What is Climate Justice?

Joelle Alexandria hosts A Future for Us in today's episode: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence. Are humans and artificial intelligence really one and the same? We will be talking about the world of Artificial intelligence and how bots (robots) interact with people online featuring Alexis Pascual, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Western Ontario. Today's episodes include discussing the negative and positive impacts bots provide if Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can actually protect us, how to interact with bots online, and why we shouldn't be concerned with that nearly 40% of all internet users are bots (according to the ITPro Network and CPO magazine as well as other data protection professionals.) Artificial intelligence will be known as AI for the remainder of this episode. Welcome to Part 2.

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Joelle Alexandria hosts A Future for Us in today's episode: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence. Are humans and artificial intelligence really one and the same? We will be talking about the world of Artificial intelligence and how bots (robots) interact with people online featuring Alexis Pascual, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Western Ontario. Today's episodes include discussing the Uncanny Valley Theory, Defining "Good" vs. "Bad" bots, and discussing why nearly 40% of all internet users are bots (according to the ITPro Network and CPO magazine as well as other data protection professionals.) Artificial intelligence will be known as AI for the remainder of this episode. Welcome to Part 1. 

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SKEPTICS, OPTIMISTS & RIOTERS, OH MY!

Joelle Alexandria hosts A Future for Us and interviews the people of Toronto. Let's find out why they're protesting and striking to advocate for climate justice on September 24th, 2021. Five weeks from the UN climate conference, people aren't very trusting towards how the Canadian government will keep its promises, amongst other concerns . . . 

Jamaica is a vast landscape of scenic environments in the Caribbean. Although its location may be strategic for an escape to paradise for Piña Coladas and island living, its geographical location can also be its downfall. One environmental disaster, in particular, is landslides caused by Slope Instability in the Parishes of St. Thomas and St Andrews Jamaica. We will be speaking with Environmental Hazard Special and Professor Dr. Servel Miller in this two-part mini-series documenting the adverse effects of landslides. The goal is to find out how we can further prevent the negative impact of slope instability in Jamaica.

Welcome to Part 2.

Jamaica is a vast landscape of scenic environments in the Caribbean. Although its location may be strategic for an escape to paradise for Piña Coladas and island living, its geographical location can also be its downfall. One environmental disaster, in particular, is landslides caused by Slope Instability in the Parishes of St. Thomas and St Andrews Jamaica. We will be speaking with Environmental Hazard Special and Professor Dr. Servel Miller in this two-part mini-series documenting the adverse effects of landslides. The goal is to find out how we can further prevent the negative impact of slope instability in Jamaica.

Welcome to Part 1.

Today's episode is a very nuanced one with special guest, documentarian and producer Maggie Reid. in this episode, we will be reviewing her work with the CBC on the documentary Generation Botox in which Reid takes a look at some hard truths that come with a society that normalizes plastic surgery. In part two of this episode, we will talk about whether feminism has a place in the uptick of plastic surgery if social media is to blame and body positivity vs. body neutrality. Clips of the feature documentary, Generation Botox, are included in this episode.

Welcome to Part 2. 

Today's episode is a very nuanced one with special guest, documentarian and producer Maggie Reid. In this episode, we will be reviewing her work with the CBC on the documentary Generation Botox in which Reid takes a look at some hard truths that come with a society that normalizes plastic surgery. In part one of this episode, Generation Botox Revisited, we will talk about the root cause of this movement including the history of racism and the individual vs. society. Clips of the feature documentary, Generation Botox, are included in this episode.

Welcome to Part 1. 

In this two-minute update, Trudy covers the atrocities of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia where 215 indigenous children's remains were found on the residential school's property. This covers the brief history of the Kamloops school and the response of the provincial government of British Columbia.

Welcome to our new weekly news segment with guest reporter Trudy!

In this two-minute update, Trudy reviews the COVID-19 situation in China, how China is reacting to the pandemic as well as to India’s national pandemic crisis.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020 may be over, but we still have a lot to learn...

In today's episode, we'll be sitting down with Vanessa Gallant the producer and now, documentarian, in her journey to document how COVID-19 has impacted the field of education: students and teachers alike. Her new COVID-19 documentary, TOXIC POSITIVITY, is an independent film about the toxic positivity surrounding our lives when we fail to acknowledge the inequity and inequality in education. The idea behind this title was the all too real truth that many people are trying to make the best of their current situations and assume other people have the same agency to do so, thus, creating a false reality that everything is ok when it’s not. Join us as we talk about her behind the scenes journey through the making of an indie film. Including her interviewing anecdotes, the demographic of her interviewees, anti-propaganda in documentaries, measuring the success of this feature film, as well as the desired final product.

Welcome to Part 2 of Creating TOXIC POSITIVITY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020 may be over, but we still have a lot to learn...

In today's episode, we'll be sitting down with Vanessa Gallant the producer and now, documentarian, in her journey to document how COVID-19 has impacted the field of education: students and teachers alike. Her new COVID-19 documentary, TOXIC POSITIVITY, is an independent film about the toxic positivity surrounding our lives when we fail to acknowledge the inequity and inequality in education. The idea behind this title was the all too real truth that many people are trying to make the best of their current situations and assume other people have the same agency to do so, thus, creating a false reality that everything is ok when it’s not. Join us as we talk about her behind the scenes journey through the making of an indie film. Including her experience as a producer in the industry, how TikTok inspired her, advice for young content creators and artists, as well as expectations to create this indie film.

Welcome to Part 1 of Creating TOXIC POSITIVITY.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In Part TWO, today's episode will be a sit-down with researcher and University of Toronto journalist Mary Cunningham. We will be doing a deep dive into the endangerment of the North Atlantic Right Whale. The North Atlantic Right Whale inhabits The Bay of Fundy between Canada’s Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces and touches the U.S. state of Maine. And, naturally, this topic co-exists with climate change and what the Canadian Government is doing about it. In this episode we talk about the history of performative legislation by the Canadian government, the negative impacts of the extinction of the North Atlantic Right Whales,  and addressing climate change as a whole. Please enjoy Part TWO :)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In Part ONE, today's episode will be a sit-down with researcher and University of Toronto journalist Mary Cunningham. We will be doing a deep dive into the endangerment of the North Atlantic Right Whale. The North Atlantic Right Whale inhabits The Bay of Fundy between Canada’s Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces and touches the U.S. state of Maine. And, naturally, this topic co-exists with climate change and what the Canadian Government is doing about it. In this episode we talk about Mary's personal experience in this matter, who's to blame for the endangerment of the whales, and should the government be held responsible. Please enjoy Part ONE :)

In part TWO of this Thanksgiving Special, "Do All Vegans Go To Heaven?", I will be speaking with fellow New York environmentalist and published author, Evelyn Laferriere, about the vegan and vegetarian movement, why we both became vegetarian, what it can do for our health and what it can do for the environment. Get ready for Ethical and Moral arguments about the culture of eating/not-eating meat, vegan/vegetarian recipes, and what we buy to sustain our diets (while not breaking the bank$$). *DISCLAIMER* No-one is required to change their lifestyle. We aim to educate on how vegetarianism and veganism impact the environment, our health, social culture, and ethical questions that we may not have even thought of yet. Please enjoy part TWO!

In part ONE of this Thanksgiving Special, "Do All Vegans Go To Heaven?", I will be speaking with fellow New York environmentalist and published author, Evelyn Laferriere, about the vegan and vegetarian movement, why we both became vegetarian, what it can do for our health and what it can do for the environment. Get ready for funny anecdotes about how we cook, eat, and socialize enduring this alternative diet. *DISCLAIMER* No-one is required to change their lifestyle. We aim to educate on how vegetarianism and veganism impact the environment, our health, social culture, and ethical questions that we may not have even thought of yet. Please enjoy part ONE!

Sofia Suleman, a fellow University of Toronto student and media studies major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including white apologies, censorship, and Anti-Black Racism in communities of color.  A lot of what we see surrounding the protesting of Anti-Black Racism is seen as overwhelming and hard to understand, thus, people don't want to thoroughly reflect or investigate this social issue. This podcast episode, split into two parts, will be focused on current events, personal anecdotes, and, the overall theme of my podcast, education. To hear part 1 of this episode, check out "With Sofia Suleman - Are We Living in a Post-Racial Society? Part 1"!Enjoy part two!

Sofia Suleman, a fellow University of Toronto student and media studies major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including white apologies, censorship, and Anti-Black Racism in communities of color.  A lot of what we see surrounding the protesting of Anti-Black Racism is seen as overwhelming and hard to understand, thus, people don't want to thoroughly reflect or investigate this social issue. This podcast episode, split into two parts, will be focused on current events, personal anecdotes, and, the overall theme of my podcast, education. Enjoy part one.

Suddene Stone, a fellow University of Toronto student and Psychology major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including political correctness, the international Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement, and "Can Black People Be Racist?". It's easy to forget about social issues by secluding oneself in a bubble, but that doesn't make the issue go away. On the opposite end, it's easy to jump into the BLM movement and totally misinterpret allyship and support. This podcast episode will be focused on current events, personal anecdotes, and, the overall theme of my podcast, education. Enjoy.

The Canadian journalist, and storyteller, Angelyn Francis is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including WOKE (Branded) Awareness, the international black experience, and how the news covers black stories. We often believe that certain things aren’t negatively impacting us because "that's the way it's always been" but a lot of us aren’t recognizing the effects of the ingrained system that doesn't actively go against Black racism. This podcast episode will be focused on current events, personal anecdotes, and, the overall theme of my podcast, education. To hear part 1 of this episode, check out "Featuring Journalist Angelyn Francis - Are We Living in a Post-Racial Society? Part 1"! Enjoy part two.

The Canadian journalist, and storyteller, Angelyn Francis is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including WOKE (Branded) Awareness, the international black experience, and how the news covers black stories. We often believe that certain things aren’t negatively impacting us because "that's the way it's always been" but a lot of us aren’t recognizing the effects of the ingrained system that doesn't actively go against Black racism. This podcast episode will be focused on current events, personal anecdotes, and, the overall theme of my podcast, education. This episode will be split into two parts. Enjoy part one.

This is the pilot episode where the author, and creator, explains they are and why this podcast can help us build a better future.