Community Conversations
By Dr Georgia Birch
This podcast is about young inspiring people from marginalised communities navigating their life and career.
Community ConversationsMay 25, 2020
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Episode 13 - Tapiwanashe Jermey Nyerenyere
Tapiwanashe is from Zimbabwe and moved to Australia in 2006. He has gone onto complete his Biomedical degree and Monash University and established an organisation called African Youth Alliance which aims to empower young people from African Communities.
www.instagram.com/africanya.aus/
tapiwanashenyerenyere@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/tapiwanashe-jeremy-nyerenyere-51021714a/
sites.google.com/view/ayaprojectdream/home
www.facebook.com/African-Youth-Alliance-Australia-AYA-106364397646420
www.instagram.com/africanya.aus/
tapiwanashenyerenyere@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/tapiwanashe-jeremy-nyerenyere-51021714a/
sites.google.com/view/ayaprojectdream/home
www.facebook.com/African-Youth-Alliance-Australia-AYA-106364397646420
Jul 27, 202028:36
Episode 12 - Thabani Tony Tshuma
Thabani is a journalist and slam poet living and working in Melbourne, Australia. He is the winner of 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize, People's Choice Award and Convenor's Choice award. thabani.t.tshuma@gmail.com @thabani.tshuma
You can see his slam poet performances on the youtube links below;
youtu.be/Ylc9QZEopJo
youtu.be/nmOokf8eLaI
youtu.be/IrbD_m3GgvU
You can see his slam poet performances on the youtube links below;
youtu.be/Ylc9QZEopJo
youtu.be/nmOokf8eLaI
youtu.be/IrbD_m3GgvU
Jul 20, 202029:42
Episode 11 - Monica Deng
Monica Deng is a 27 year old pharmacist based in Melbourne. She is also one of the members of the South Sudanese Australia Youth United (SSASYU)which is a grass roots youth led organisation that is based in Victoria and was established in 2016 by young South Sudanese students to bring positive social change for other young South Sudanese youth in Australia.
www.ssayu.org.au/
@ssayunited
linkedin.com/in/dengmonica/
www.ssayu.org.au/
@ssayunited
linkedin.com/in/dengmonica/
Jul 13, 202031:54
Episode 10 - Daniel Chut Deng
Daniel Chut Deng, international actor, author of The lost boy - tales of a child solider, www.penguin.com.au/books/the-lost-boy-9780143796299 Please see Daniel's facebook page to see all his films at www.facebook.com/search/top?q=daniel%20chut-actor and instagram @chut-actor.
Jul 06, 202025:07
Episode 9 - Akech Makur Chuot
Akech is an AFLW player for the Richmond Football Club. She is also a multicultural officer for the AFL and a community advocate for all African Australians.
@akecmakurchuot instagram
@akecmakurchuot instagram
Jun 29, 202037:44
Episode 8 - Black Lives Matter.
This week on Community Conversations I have asked three guests to discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and how they personally feel on making this movement sustainable and effective. My guests include Malaz Dewanyang, a law graduate and who has previously been on the show, Jido Aluel, a law student at Victoria University and has an interest in Politics and Nadia Apech, a nursing student who is involved in beauty pageants and is an advocate for mental health in young people.
Jun 22, 202044:42
Episode 7 - Ez Eldin Deng
Ez is a film maker, Director, writer and producer.
@ez_eldin_deng instrgram
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/sunshine
IZZY :/ FILMS youtu.be/VAQ18UNRbHU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99MLUN6TLA
@ez_eldin_deng instrgram
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/sunshine
IZZY :/ FILMS youtu.be/VAQ18UNRbHU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99MLUN6TLA
Jun 15, 202035:47
Episode 6 - Ajak Peter
Ajak Peter is a 19 year old first year Economics and Finance Student at RMIT in Melbourne Victoria. He turned his life around from being expelled from school to completing VCE going to university and starting his own street wear clothing company Empire Clothing. www.empireclothing.store
Jun 08, 202021:41
Episode 5 - Awak Kongor
Awak is a screenplay writer, producer and director. She is also a youth worker and advocate for young people and their mental health in the South Sudanese community. Her films include The Fabric, Hope City and The Coin. Also check out her youtube clips with Titan including Boss Queen.
Jun 01, 202029:27
Episode 4 - Adongwot Manyol (AD)
Adongwot is a researcher, cultural consultant and youth activist. She won a Churchill Fellowship and addresses the topics of youth, otherness, whiteness and her experiences in education.
www.linkedin.com/in/adongwot-manyoul-5b6670147/
www.linkedin.com/in/adongwot-manyoul-5b6670147/
May 25, 202026:07
Episode 3 - Susie Ramadan
Susie is the first ever female to win 5 world boxing championships in 3 different weight categories. She is of Islamic faith and inspires young people to follow their dreams.
www.susieqramadan.com.au/
www.susieqramadan.com.au/
May 20, 202020:39
Episode 2 - Flora Chol
Flora is a Melbourne based South Sudanese writer and poet. She is the published author of Tomorrows Dream, her first poetic Anthology. Her poetry explores topics such as race, whiteness, gender and other social and political issues.
www.florachol.com/
www.florachol.com/
May 15, 202015:44
Episode 1 - Malaz Dewanyang
This week we talk to Malaz Dewanyang, an inspiring young law graduate and mentor to African Australian students at a government school in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
May 13, 202036:39