Friday Special Blend
Friday June 26th, 2020 with Chris White
Hour 1: Heather Kitching (Roots Music Canada), Dr. Jamie Ferguson (understanding epidemics), Robin Meyers (Carefor), Dean Henderson (Dementia Society). Hour 2: Bob Dawson (racism in hockey)

Hour 1: Heather Kitching talks about the Roots Music Canada website and invites listeners to participate in an audience survey about their concert-going preferences. The survey is available at https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2020/05/30/its-your-turn-please-give-us-feedback-on-your-musical-needs-and-wants/. The Roots Music Canada website is www.rootsmusic.ca. Dr. Jamie Ferguson (Emory & Henry College) talks about her exploration of virology and the ways she is helping non-experts understand the behaviour and implications of COVID-19. Robin Meyers (Carefor) and Dean Henderson (Dementia Society) talk about the ways their organizations have adapted their service delivery and announce a 'Live from the Living Room' concert series that starts on June 30. Hour 2: Bob Dawson, MSW, is a sports writer, a diversity management consultant, a life-long hockey player and a Black Hockey historian. He initiated a Roundtable on Racism in Hockey at Queen’s University in Kingston last year that resulted in a “Policy Paper for Anti-Racism in Canadian Hockey”. Bob talks about this document and the public Q&A session being held to discuss it on Monday, June 29 at 7:00 pm Eastern. Registration is free at www.eventbrite.ca/e/implementing-anti-racism-in-hockey-tickets-108553520502. Alternatively, you can email c.szto@queensu.ca to be added to the session. You can download the policy paper here: https://hockeyinsociety.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/policypaper_anti-racisminhockey_execsummary_final.pdf. You can find out more about the Roundtable on Racism in Hockey here: https://hockeyinsociety.com/2020/03/02/exclusive-policy-paper-for-anti-racism-in-hockey/