Woodstein Media Podcast Episode Six: It Takes a Village

Episode 8: Episode Eight: North Perth CoC Chair talks social media post promoting People's Party event – Woodstein Media Podcast

On January 31, North Perth Chamber of Commerce Chair Sharon D'Arcy shared a Facebook post on the Chamber page promoting a People's Party of Canada event, which upset some member businesses and organizations. The PPC and its leader Maxime Bernier have a reputation for being racist, misogynist, and homophobic.The post was removed on February 2. However, before its removal, D'Arcy sat down with Woodstein Media to discuss the post, the PPC and more.Support Woodstein Media by becoming a Patron.https://www.patreon.com/ColinBurrowesor by donating through Paypalhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QBZG6EHTUYZ4YA few articles about Maxime Bernier and problematic PPC candidates.Maxime Bernier stands by Ontario PPC candidate who published racist, transphobic tweets | CBC NewsOntario court dismisses Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit for failing anti-SLAPP screening test | Canadian Lawyer (canadianlawyermag.com)Maxime Bernier says N.S. PPC candidate’s tweets were racist but she won’t face consequences | Globalnews.caMusic in this episodeDanbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer & and the Axis of Dissent – Mountebank Cuckoo Bird MESMERICA – EXPECT A CIRCUS | Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer & The Axis of Dissent | Danbert Nobacon & The Axis of Dissent (bandcamp.com)Vela – Canadian pOILatics Beautiful Resistance DEMO | Vela (bandcamp.com)Is that a flag or a rag flapping over the misinformation superhighway? – Wood-stein.ca Media

Episode six features a conversation with Andrea Charest, Executive Director of It Takes a Village in Listowel, Ontario. It Takes a Village is a people-oriented, money-free shop and social initiative offering community members support with food security, access to resources, and assistance navigating systems such as court appointments, housing, and government support with a focus on being a welcoming and inclusive place to belong.

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Visit It Takes a Village. | Facebook or Home – It Takes A Village (listowelittakesavillage.ca) for more information about It Takes a Village.

For more information about safe supply advocacy in Waterloo Region, visit Safe Supply Advocates | Facebook.

For more Woodstein Media articles about It Takes a Village, visit It Takes A Village – Wood-stein.ca Media.
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Megan McGarry

▶︎ Declare & Protest | SubSounds Music Collective | SubSounds (bandcamp.com)

Ricky Mullen

Bound To Flood | Ricky Mullen (bandcamp.com)

“If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse them.” ~ the film ‘Spotlight’

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