Literacy Quebec Podcast

Welcome to Season 7 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec! In this episode, we discuss how to communicate our own stories,  the importance of creating accessible resources for youth to learn Canadian Black History, and get some media training to pitch our stories and impact! We also celebrate the winner of this year's Freda Hudson Award given each year to an outstanding volunteer.  Guests: Akilah Newton CEO & Founder of Big Dreamers and Akilah Newton Projects.  Visit the Big Dreamers website https://www.bigdreamers.ca/about-us/ to learn about Big Dreamers' goal to celebrate multiculturalism and individuality through the lens of diversity, plus Akilah's passion for arts and activism to create resources to educate youth about Canadian Black History. Debbie Hynes and Andrea Stanford, Regional Managers and Communications Specialists, at CBC Montreal (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Radio Canada) who teach us how to present / "pitch" our news stories to the media throug