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Point Of Entry
The Refugee Centre presents Point of Entry, which explores the experiences and challenges faced by many newcomers at various stages in their journey. Transcending borders, this podcast offers an exclusive into the voices behind the numbers and the policies behind the actions. Travel alongside The Refugee Centre (therefugeecentre.org) as our alternating hosts and guests discuss resettlement in Canada and the inner workings of grassroots organizations. Created in partnership with The Innovation…
Episodes
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into: Activism through Comedy
In this episode, caseworker, Heydar Ensha, sits down with comedian, Sloan Kooshan to discuss how comedy can be a part of activism. From representation to…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry Into: La Maternité Pour Les Femmes Migrantes
Dans cet épisode portant sur la maternité pour les femmes migrantes, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec Caroline Blais, travailleuse sociale, et Kenny Moreno…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into: la maternité pour les femmes migrantes (1/2)
Dans cet épisode portant sur la maternité pour les femmes migrantes, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec Ouardia Zeggane, nutritionniste-diététiste chez Alima…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Black History Month (2/2)
Dans cet épisode, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec Me Suzanne Taffot, avocate spécialisée en droit de l’immigration, des réfugiés et droits de la personne et…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Black History Month (1/2)
In this episode, Alina Murad sits down with Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) project coordinator, Prudence Ndiweni. The two discuss the many amazing…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Resilience (2/2)
In this episode, Abdulla Daoud sits down with a member of Palestinian Youth Movement - Montreal to discuss the current political situation, the main goals of…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Resilience (1/2)
In this episode, Advocacy & Media Relations Coordinator, Alina Murad sits down with Alix Reynolds, a Red River Métis activist and Communications and Outreach…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Basic Needs (2/2)
In this episode, Alina sits down with Kinan Swaid and Hana Sherafati from The Refugee Centre! The three discuss TRC's new Pay It Forward Fund and how it…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Basic Needs (1/2)
In this episode caseworker, Heydar, sits down with Kirstie Jagoe the founding director of Bread and Beyond. The two discuss the importance of providing basic…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Accès au Logement
Dans cet épisode, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec Eva Gracia-Turgeon, directrice générale chez Foyer du Monde, et Arthur Durieux, gestionnaire de projets aux…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Accès Au Logement
Dans cet épisode, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec Joseph Achille Tiedjou, un intervenant en prévention chez Maison du Père. Les deux discutent de la mission…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Community Building (2/2)
Dans cet épisode, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec le fondateur et animateur du Coconut Podcast, Alain Joseph. Les deux discutent de l’origine du Coconut…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Community Building (1/2)
In this episode Tamara Houssami, Project Initiation Coordinator, sits down with Sourour Harfouch from the Community Engagement Project to discuss the…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Expérience Vécue
Dans cet épisode, Abdoulaye Bangoura s’entretient avec le consultant en communication et auteur, Lovejoyce Amavi. Les deux discutent de l’expérience…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Expérience Vécue (1/2)
Dans cet épisode, Camille Fournel s’entretient avec la députée de Mercier et cofondatrice de Québec Solidaire, Ruba Ghazal. Les deux discutent du vécu…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Multidisciplinary Art
In this episode, Jane Chau sits down with Colombian Multidisciplinary Artist, Daniel Esteban. The two discuss Daniel's journey through various art forms and…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Film
In this episode, Hana Sherafati sits down with Indigenous filmmaker and documentarian, Sonia Boileau. The two discuss the Oka Legacy, the joys of creating…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Storytelling: Multidisciplinary Art
In this episode, Alina sits down with Himmat Shinhat, a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of migration and personal history. Listen as the…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Storytelling through Healing: Film
In this episode, Elina Qureshi sits down with community organizer and filmmaker, Min Sook Lee. The two discuss Lee's films and documentaries, the motivation…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Music
In this episode, Advocacy and Media Relations Coordinator Alina Murad sits down with Brazillian musician Bruno Capinan. The two discuss the many choices that…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry Into Healing Through Storytelling: Visual Arts
In this episode, Laura Rendon, Case Worker at The Refugee Centre, sits down with Asmi, a visual artist who specializes in Mandalas. Listen now!
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Fashion
In this episode, Alina Murad sits down with incredible fashion designer Kianga "Kiki Kitty" Milele to discuss fashion as a method and medium of storytelling…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Music
In this episode, Alina Murad sits down with Juan Torro and Alexis Carmiglia to discuss storytelling through music. Juan and Alexis are two gifted Chilean…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Writing (2/2)
In this episode, Hadi Salma, Community Health Researcher, sits down with Poet and Essayist, Nofel Sheleeg. Listen as the two discuss the difference in…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Healing Through Storytelling: Writing (1/2)
In this episode, Natasha sits down with author Chelene Knight to discuss her writers hub, her first book, and the ways in which she hopes to foster healing for…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Refugee Fathers (2/2)
In this episode, Director of Operations Kinan Swaid sits down with Professor Davide Este to discuss his research on the experiences and barriers facing refugee…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Refugee Fathers (1/2)
In this episode, Settlement & Integration Advisor, Elina Qureshi sits down with Adnan Al Mhamied to discuss the experiences of refugee fathers; a topic that is…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Black History Month
In this episode, Alina (Advocacy & Media Relations Coordinator) sits down with Professor Nalini Mohabir at Concordia University. The two discuss the history of…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Activism (2/2)
In this episode, Abdulla Daoud sits down with Adan Al Hjooj, a university student and Palestinian activist, to discuss the intricacies of organizing in Canada…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Activism (1/2)
In this episode Executive Director, Abdulla Daoud sits down with community organizer, France Stohner to discuss her role in the Montreal Filipino community and…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Feminist Community Support (2/2)
In this episode, TRC's Mental Health Coordinator sits down with Claudine Thibaudeau from SOS Violence Conjugale to discuss the inner workings of an…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Feminist Community Support (1/2)
TRIGGER WARNING: The following episode is a discussion with Shelter Movers, an organization that aids individuals in moving after leaving abusive…
Point Of EntryBONUS: Point of Entry into Education part 3
In this episode, Health and Wellness Case Worker, Zein sits down with Zarghoona and Rosemary with the International Medical Graduates group who are advocating…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Education (2/2)
In this episode, Advocacy and Media Relations Coordinator, Alina sits down with Jilefack Amin Ngam from the McGill School of Social Work. Listen on to learn…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Education (1/2)
In this episode, TRC's Director of Operations, Kinan Swaid, sits down with Beth Clarke, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnership at WES's (World Education…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Language (2/2)
In this episode, our audience gets introduced to 2 members of TRC; this episode's interviewer Cassandra Saati and TRC's Spanish translator, Constanza Rosas…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Language (1/2)
In this episode, Alina sits down with Francisco Lopez and Sara Haj-Hassan from Tarjimly. Tarjimly is a mobile app which connects users to live translators in a…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Advocacy (2/2)
In this episode, TRC's Communications Director Natasha sits down with Alina Murad, the Advocacy & Media Relations Coordinator at TRC. Listen now to hear about…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Advocacy (1/2)
In this episode, TRC's executive director Abdulla sits down with Sean, the executive director of a human rights group called Hanvoice. Hanvoice provides…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Refugee Youth (2/2)
In this episode, Natasha sits down with Paola from The Boys and Girls Club in Moncton. Listen to find out the numerous wonderful ways this organization serves…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into Refugee Youth (1/2)
In this episode, Alina sits down with Marion from Say Ça to discuss the importance of focusing on settlement services and community building for refugee youth…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into TRC's Town Hall (2/2)
In this episode, we sit down with Iyan from AGIR to discuss the importance of services geared towards LGBTQIA+ refugees. The conversation brings to light…
Point Of EntryPoint of Entry into TRC's Town Hall (1/2)
In this episode, we sit down with Revive NCC's Vice President, J-Rob to discuss the mission of Revive NCC and its importance within the general Montreal…
Point Of EntryEP 19: Point of Entry into World Refugee Month (2/2)
This year, for World Refugee Month, TRC's executive director, Abdulla Daoud, sits down with Jolie Phuong Hoang to discuss her book, Three Funerals For My…
Point Of EntryEP 18: Point of Entry into World Refugee Month (1/2)
This year, for World Refugee Month, TRC's Alina Murad sits down with Hassan Al Kontar, former Syrian refugee, author, and Canadian Red Cross Case Manager to…
Point Of EntryEP 17: Point of Entry into Ukraine - BONUS
For this very special bonus episode, follow along as TRC's lawyer, Pierre-Luc Bouchard interviews legal intern, Anastasiia Mykolenko about her experience on…
Point Of EntryEP 16: Point of Entry into Food as Home (2/2)
In this episode, our Advocacy & Media/Government Relations, Alina Murad sits down with Adelle Tarzibachi from Les Filles Fattoush to discuss Syrian food and…
Point Of EntryEP 15: Point of Entry into Food as Home (1/2)
In this episode, TRC's executive director, Abdulla Daoud sits down with Tareq Hadhad, the CEO and founder of Peace By Chocolate! Listen as they discuss Syria…
Point Of EntryEP 14: Point of Entry into COVID-19 Response (2/2)
Point of Entry's second part of our COVID-19 Response series features Samuel Watts, CEO/Executive Director of Mission Bon Accueil. Mission Bon Accueil is the…
Point Of EntryEP 13: Point of Entry into COVID-19 Response (1/2)
Point of Entry into COVID-19 Response introduces you to Tony Alfonso, the Outreach Coordinator at Ami Quebec, a non-profit organization that supports families…
Point Of EntryEP 12: Point of Entry into Women Empowerment (2/2)
✨SPECIAL EPISODE✨ March 8 was International Women's Day but we've decided to celebrate all month long with 2 special episodes of our podcast! For our second…
Point Of EntryEP 11: Point of Entry into Women Empowerment (1/2)
✨SPECIAL EPISODE✨ March 8 was International Women's Day but we've decided to celebrate all month long with 2 special episodes of our podcast! For our first…
Point Of EntryEp 10: Point of Entry into Newcomer Families (2/2)
For Point of Entry's 10th episode, we meet with Carolina Manganelli, the Executive Director of Actions Réfugiés, a nonprofit organization in Montreal that…
Point Of EntryEp 9: Point of Entry into Newcomer Families (1/2)
Point of Entry's ninth episode introduces Sharon Nelson, the Vice-President of The Jamaican Association of Montreal. Listen in as Sharon discusses her…
Point Of EntryEp 8: Point of Entry into Employment (2/2)
Point of Entry's eighth episode hosts Tatiana Romanova, a Strategic Diversity Consultant representing Randstad. Tune in as Tatiana explains her…
Point Of EntryEp 7: Point of Entry into Employment (1/2)
Point of Entry's seventh episode introduces Audrey Rosette, Petites Mains' Intervention Coordinator. Listen in as Audrey speaks to us about her journey…
Point Of EntryEp 6: Point of Entry into Mental Health (2/2)
In this week's episode we sit down with Nada Shanti, an MAAT USA-certified art therapist who has practiced internationally, including refugee camps, shelters…
Point Of EntryEp 5: Point of Entry into Mental Health (1/2)
Point of Entry's fifth episode introduces The Refugee Centre's very own Mental Health Coordinator, Jude Ibrahim! Tune in as Jude speaks to us about her start…
Point Of EntryEp 4: Point of Entry into Public Healthcare (2/2)
Pour notre dernier episode au sujet de la santé public, Pierre-Luc Bouchard, en charge des affaires juridiques à TRC, parle avec Alexis Jobin-Théberge de…
Point Of EntryEp 3: Point of Entry into Public Healthcare (1/2)
Point of Entry’s third episode introduces Dr. Chirgwin, Lyna Siafa, and Arthega Selvarajan from CIME, A non-profit McGill University organization composed of…