Raining Revolution: JEDI in the Arts

Traci Skuce is an established writer and author of the short story collection, Hunger Moon. She's also a story midwife --helping writers birth their stories so they can get them out into the world. In this episode we discuss the climate crisis; disrupting various systems; decolonizing the self/body; and the importance of grief and self-care. Many inspirations including: ‘what is

This episode covers a very thoughtful exchange about capitalism, climate change, resilience and hope through activism and music. A very moving conversation with the beautiful creative soul and musician, Clara Shandler, the Sidewalk Cellist. Clara is a passionate educator, an adaptive performer and a musical activist, sharing songs of love all over the world.

In this episode I’m in a lively conversation with wonderful writer, Kim Spencer, whose debut novel, "Weird Rules to Follow," is available to be ordered at Orca Book Publishing. We had a revealing conversation about how Kim became a writer, how she questioned whose rules are writers following, decolonizing the page, and fulfilling a dream that each Indigenous youth can find themse

In this episode I'm in conversation with the beautiful Jacqueline Ko, soprano, a multi-award-winning soprano based in Vancouver and the founding artistic director of Opera Mariposa, Canada's first fully disability-led and run opera company. Listen to the journey, the vision and the dream of making opera accessible. An inspirational story about art, accessibility and inclusion.

Host Meharoona Ghani has a conversation with Nicola Watts, CFUV Operations Director about what's behind Raining Revolution: JEDI in the Arts - the meaning, the dream.