In this year-end reflection, Manuela Vega speaks with senior editor Asmaa Toor, managing editor Kirti Vyas and chief editor Abhi Raheja about what it was like to work with predominantly racialized reporters and editors, remotely during COVID-19 and during calls for change in the Ryerson School of Journalism.
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Centre Scope – S1 E9 – Cultured Care
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaHost Simran Singh speaks with managing editor Kirti Vyas about how yoga, among other cultural practices, has been appropriated and removed from its religious and spiritual context. Later, she speaks with features editor Pia Araneta on the importance of cultural competence in mental health care.
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Reconciliation task force’s new name has some questioning if the university is on the right track
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaRyerson created a task force with the goal to reconcile the university’s colonial past. But its new name reveals problems with its inclusion of the broader Indigenous community. Indigenous faculty…
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Centre Scope – S1 E8 – RSU Election: Broken Bylaws and Missteps
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaAfter voting for the Ryerson Student’s Union election ended Friday, March 19, allegations against both running parties — Adapt and For the Students — surfaced through stories broken by the Ryersonian and The Eyeopener. Host Giulia Fiaoni speaks with Ryersonian reporters Frank Quaranta and Marin Scotten about why the presidential win for Adapt’s Siddhanth Satish may be called into question.
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Centre Scope – S1 E7 – RSU Election Week
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaWe hear from the Ryersonian’s Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) beat reporter, Frank Quaranta, about the ongoing RSU elections — diving into Tuesday’s debate, voter turnout predictions, the running slates and what to expect in the coming months.
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Centre Scope – S1 E6 – A Queer Class
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaOn this special edition episode of Centre Scope, Toronto-based activist and former incarcerated person and sex worker, Moka Dawkins, shares her experiences before and after jail as a Black trans woman. Researcher Alex V. Green discusses her research on how poverty affects certain LGBTQ2S+ people, especially trans Black women and sex workers. Manuela Vega hosts.
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Centre Scope – S1 E5 – Through the Lens of Black Photographers and Filmmakers
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaOpinion Editor Emma Buchanan takes over as a guest host, speaking with photojournalists and filmmakers about creating space for Black creatives in Toronto and beyond. This episode features photojournalist turned producer James Russell, Toronto and LA-based actress and filmmaker Tonya Williams and reporter Diane Liverpool, who had her first real gig at one of Toronto’s first Black newspapers.
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Centre Scope – S1 E4 – Black Trailblazers in Law
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaOn this episode of Centre Scope, we hear about trailblazers in Canada’s legal community, such as Lincoln Alexander, Charles Roach and Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré.
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Centre Scope – S1 E3 – This Week’s Highlights
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaIn the third episode of Centre Scope, hosts Simran Singh and Manuela Vega discuss three of the past week’s big stories.
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Centre Scope – S1 E2 – The Essentials
by Manuela Vegaby Manuela VegaGuest host Manus Hopkins speaks with three Ryerson students who are managing their finances, studies and wellbeing as essential workers during the pandemic.