In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Raymond Deleary, Executive Director of Atlohsa Family Healing Services, about Atlohsa’s work in the community, the impacts of colonization, and arriving at Truth.

This first part of our interview with Ray was recorded prior to the discovery of the unmarked graves near the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ray was kind enough to continue the interview with us after the discovery, and we'll share his conversation with Diane next week in part two.

Episode length: 00:57:40

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Stephen D'Amelio, President of Pride London, about this year's Pride London Festival and the LGBTQ2+ community here in London and Middlesex County.

For more on this year’s Pride Festival, visit PrideLondon.ca, and be sure to tune in to the Pride London Network for content created by members of London’s LGBTQ2+ community!

Episode length: 00:28:41

In this special edition of What London Can Be, we revisit a talk given by Ryan Hooey from CNIB at LCF’s Vital Conversation: Belonging, on March 6, 2019.

Ryan Hooey is currently working as the Program Lead of Come To Work, a program that aims to prepare participants for the world of employment with a lens on vision impairment, in the Ontario West and North regions for CNIB. He is also a new guide dog handler – his yellow lab Joe is named after the CNIB Lake Joseph Center located in Northern Ontario.

Episode length: 00:07:11

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Skylar Franke, Executive Director of the London Environmental Network, about the environment, sustainability, and what groups and organizations are doing to keep our Forest City green and thriving.

Learn more about Green Economy London here.

Episode length: 00:30:14

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Chuck Lazenby, Executive Director of Unity Project, about what needs to be done to address homelessness in London and how we can better support those experiencing homelessness in our community.

Episode length: 00:37:00

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Sh. Aarij Anwer, Interim Imam and Islamic Education Coordinator at the London Muslim Mosque, about Islam, Ramadan, London’s Muslim community, and how the Mosque has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode length: 00:49:43

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Sylvia Harris, Project Developer at Indwell, and Greg Playford, member of LCF's Board of Directors and Housing Action Committee, about the Vision SoHo Alliance and the new mixed-use, affordable housing development proposed for the Old Victoria Hospital Lands in South London.

Click here to read more about the Vision SoHo Alliance.

Episode length: 00:45:30

In this special edition of What London Can Be, we revisit a talk given by Marci Allen-Easton at LCF’s Vital Conversation: Be Equal, on December 4, 2019.

Marci is very active in London’s political landscape and has held the role of Director on many boards throughout the city. Marci has been involved in several grassroots organizations where she has held a variety of leadership roles and is an advocate for persons with Lived & Living Experience. She currently works as a facilitator at Pathways Skill Development.

Episode length: 00:11:27

In this episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Arielle Kayabaga, Ward 13 Councillor for the City of London, about race, advocacy, and Black History Month.

Episode length: 01:04:09

In this first episode of What London Can Be, our host Diane Silva speaks with Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations of Canada, about community foundations, equitable philanthropy, and the future of the Foundation movement.

Episode length: 00:34:27