Face 2 Face With David Peck

Tamara talks about her new film that premiered at TIFF this year called This is My Land. In it she examines the ideological structures within the Israeli and Palestinian school systems. She talks about structures, violence, fear and why we all need to ask better questions.BiographyTamara is a French-Israeli filmmaker living and working in Paris. She was born in Tel-Aviv in 1982. She graduated from Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, and later attended the Le Fresnoy Film School, France. Tamara creates in various mediums, including documentary and fiction films, performances and video installations. Her work has been shown in many film festivals – Clermont Ferrand, Angelica Spring festival NY, Jerusalem int. Film festival, as well as in Gallery spaces and theatrical venues around the world. In addition, Tamara frequently participates in residency programs and international artists projects in New York, Denmark, England, Spain, and South Korea.Her work often deals with political and social issues focusing on the Israel

Listen is today as Russ talks about why he’s running for councilor in Ward 6 in Toronto. He talks about his own conviction and passion for what will make the city a better place to live and how he lives somewhere in a place between anger and hope. Russ Ford has served the citizens of South Etobicoke for over 30 years. His most recent position, Executive Director for the LAMP Community Health Centre. LAMP CHC is an award-winning organization recognized as one of the best community health centres in Ontario.  For more than 14 years, Russ has developed and enhanced LAMP’s services, improving lives and creating opportunities for the people of South Etobicoke. Over the years, Russ has helped establish at least nine organizations that impact life in Etobicoke, including two community health centres, programs for youth, seniors, immigrants and diabetes education. In 2011 Russ fought for community services and programs when city budget talks were threatening to make deep cuts in these essential services. Russ was hon

Scott has plenty to say when it comes to leadership and what makes a company grow. Listen in as he tells us why he’s passionate about motivating leaders and high performers to perform better, what some of the traits essential to good leadership are and why we shouldn’t do anything we’re not excellent at.Biography As Managing Partner of Newport Consulting and a Consulting Principal with DSG, Scott’s primary focus is helping organizations implement their growth strategy. For 20 years, he’s specialized in aligning executive teams on their growth strategy, sales model and in the planning of their transformation initiatives. As part of the implementation, he facilitates workshops with client thought leaders and creates client-specific playbooks and tools for new Sales Processes, Sales Messaging and Sales Leadership Practices. In launching sales transformation initiatives, Scott is able to command the large stage in a Worldwide or National Sales Meeting or in more localized training events focused on a manager with

Listen in to this amazing interview with Nigel Fisher who has spent his life working in the Global South and on a variety of humanitarian interventions. He just received the Order of Canada and has plenty to say about hope and helping others, about how he’s a strong believer in stories and how we must enable children to think critically. He even talks briefly about his cameo in Sean Penn’s upcoming film called: The Last Face. Check out this article about him here.Biography:Nigel Fisher O.Ont, M.S.C., LL.D., was appointed in July 2010 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) at the rank of Assistant Secretary-General; he is also Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the UN system agencies in Haiti. Mr. Fisher had just previously completed an assignment as Senior United Nations System Representative to the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment in Haiti following the tragic earthquake of 12 Janua

Promod is the king of understatement. Listen in as he tells us about trust and why we no longer have to rely on the “experts”, why in sports “doublethink” is essential to winning and why he believes that we measure what’s simple not necessarily what’s important.BiographyPromod (“pro-MODE”) is the actuary at the Taxevity Insurance Advisory where he helps people understand their financial risks and bridge gaps in their protection.Promod previously developed life/heath products for major insurers and supported the advisors who sold them. In 2007, he started the Riscario Insider blog to help the public directly. Readers started asking for personal guidance, which lead the launch of Taxevity in 2009. This family business was nominated for a 2011 Business Excellence Award from the Toronto Board of Trade and Enterprise Toronto.Promod has given presentations across Canada. He spoke about social justice and corporate profits at the inaugural Global Change initiative. He recently launched Tea At Taxevity to interview p

You really do need to listen in on this as Rick talks about Cambodia, his philanthropic work and his passion for global change, music and making a difference. He is without a doubt one of the nicest and friendliest people I know.BiographyCampanelli was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario; he is the youngest of four siblings.He was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic‘s 1994 MuchTemp contest. Originally nicknamed “The Temp” (or, famously, “Rick the Temp“), Campanelli’s boyish charm, personality and laid-back approach made him an instant favourite among Much viewers. Campanelli has since been labeled “The Franchise” for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic.He was a MuchMusic video jockey, co-host of Much on Demand: Primetime, writer of The MuchMusic Countdownand co-host of The MuchMusic Radio Countdown. He also appeared briefly in the comedy Superstar. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada, a new Canadian licensee of Entert

This is part two of a terrific and fun interview. You really do need to listen in on this as Rick talks about Cambodia, his philanthropic work and his passion for global change, music and making a difference. He is without a doubt one of the nicest and friendliest people I know.Biography Campanelli was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario; he is the youngest of four siblings.He was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic‘s 1994 MuchTemp contest. Originally nicknamed “The Temp” (or, famously, “Rick the Temp“), Campanelli’s boyish charm, personality and laid-back approach made him an instant favourite among Much viewers.Campanelli has since been labeled “The Franchise” for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. He was a MuchMusic video jockey, co-host of Much on Demand: Primetime, writer of The MuchMusic Countdownand co-host of The MuchMusic Radio Countdown. He also appeared briefly in the comedy Superstar.He was subsequently announced as one of the reporter

Ella is a change maker who is making it happen in a variety of ways. Listen is as she talks about her new filmBlack Men Loving, internalized racism, how she tries to build community through the arts and why she wants to raise the voice of the marginalized in Toronto.BiographyElla is an award winning multidisciplinary artist, creative facilitator, emerging filmmaker, arts educator and consultant. Ella has received continued project support from both the Canada and Ontario arts councils and has been presented in galleries, subways, gardens and the streets of Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary as well as on the CBC.Ella is completing a Masters of Arts Education and extensive training in creative facilitation. She has created a multitude of empowering community centred arts, media and outreach programs for at risk youth, women’s groups, not for profits, community centres/assistance programs, seniors and local school districts in Toronto, Vancouver, Surrey, Williams Lake and Montreal.In her daily life, Ella is dedicat

Jason works for Advocate Printing founded in 1891. They understand the triple bottom line. He’s a passionate and committed member of an organization with over 500 employees who matter. Listen in as he talks about building community, giving back, generosity and why he thinks print isn’t dead.Biography Jason Hamilton – Director of Digital Operations for Advocate Printing & Publishing working within all of the Advocate Groups businesses to help develop and deploy digital strategies from Commerce, Digital Workflows, Imaging, and customer development with Web enabled systems. Jason has been in the printing industry for over 20 years holding positions in both print and communications to systems supply chain from a national to global level.  Jason has worked at PaperlinX, Quebecor World, and Shawk Printing. Jason is a second-generation printer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peter recently spent some time in Nepal, climbing, hiking and camping around Mount Everest. He’ll tell us more about his experience and in this interview talk about stewardship, money and donor loyalty. He’ll challenge your ideas about generous Canadians and talk about why people give to people, why he thinks we have many acquaintances, but only very few friends.BiographyPeter is the Founder of Blakely & Associates and until his recent sale of the company and retirement, he grew the company to be one of Canada’s leading fundraising and direct marketing consultancy agencies.Starting his career in the for profit sector, Peter gained extensive knowledge and experience in the use of a wide range of analytical tools and direct marketing. As a Canadian national team athlete, Peter was required to raise money so that he could compete and then went on to help the team and his sport raise annual funds. It was the combination of these two activities, fundraising and direct marketing, which lead to the creation of B

Kelly has plenty to say about Basic Income in Canada and why we can afford it, Viktor Frankl and Mans Search for Meaning, and why education is so important. Read a recent article by him and Rob Rainer (next weeks guest) here in the Star.BiographyKelly Ernst, Ph.D., is Principal Consultant and President of The Strategic Intelligence Alliance, Inc. (SIA) and acting as the Secretary General of Basic Income Canada Network. He has 30 years experience in the non-profit/NGO sector and founded SIA in 2007. Kelly has led a wide variety of research and evaluation studies, conducted various strategic development initiatives, and created stakeholder alliances for many organizations. He has published on a wide range of public policy issues.Kelly’s background includes studies in, and has considerable experience with, program evaluation and strategic & organizational development. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in Educational Psychology, plus additional executive education from Harvard Business School. Kel

Zehra is a passionate about what she does. Listen in as she talks about how she didn’t go to school to learn about her take on local and global change, how she launched her entrepreneurial and socially innovativeStudio 89, and what she’s doing to bring together the for profit and not for profit business models.BiographyZehra Abbas is the Founder and Executive Director of YTGA (Youth Troopers for Global Awareness), a youth led non-profit organization mobilizing and empowering young people for domestic and international social justice through campaigns, workshops and the arts.Zehra and the YTGA team have recently launched a social enterprise in Mississauga called Studio.89, part fair-trade cafe and part artademic resource centre. The cafe encourages ethical and healthy consumerism while hosting numerous community events and initiatives. The artademic centre offers arts, academic and lifestyle workshops as well as free resources and entrepreneurial opportunities.Zehra and her team have combined their multi-facet

Rob has temporarily moved on as ED of Basic Income Canada Network to work as interim ED with the Green Party. Listen in today as he gets a little more political, talks about social justice, why people on welfare are so not lazy and why dealing with poverty matters.Read more by Rob here.BiographyRob has 20 years of experience in not-for-profit leadership, primarily in environmental conservation and sustainable development and more recently concerning poverty in Canada. He has been described as a mentor who is “light on my feet” with respect to his capacity to initiate and make decisions.Through his new consultancy, CauseWorth Mission Impact, he is applying his experience, knowledge, skills and contacts in support of organizations involved in social justice, social service, personal development, conservation and environmental protection. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan is a passionate guy who has a PhD in geography and eco-tourism. Listen in as he talks a great deal about poverty and selfless and altruistic people and why the fact that there were over a billion people travelling the globe last year is important. He tells us why he thinks that sustainability is a three-legged stool, about creative ways to change the world and about how his successful social enterprise is changing the way people think.BiographyRyan was raised in Nairobi, Kenya where his parents were teachers at an international school. After returning to Canada for university, Ryan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and his Master of Arts degree in International Development. After graduation, Ryan worked in various relief and development projects throughout Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique, and it was here that Ryan gained an appreciation for the local culture, language, and challenges that are currently facing sub-Saharan Africa.Through the combination of a semi-traumatic even

Patrick is a theologian, author and professor who has plenty to say about religion-less Christianity, truth and the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. If the idea of religion-less Christianity or ethics or pacifism interests you then there is plenty here for further reflection.Biography:Patrick Franklin (BA, MDiv, ThM, PhD) is Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics at Providence Theological Seminary in Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of Being Human, Being Church: The Significance of Theological Anthropology for Ecclesiology (Paternoster, forthcoming) and several peer-reviewed articles, including two on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dr. Franklin’s theological interests include ecclesiology (the church; both historic and contemporary expressions), theological anthropology (the human person), trinitarian theology, Christian ethics, and the life and thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He is also interested in the relationship between the sciences and Christian theology and serves as the coordinating book review editor for Pe

This week’s podcast was a fun one to record. Taped in front of a live enthusiastic and thoughtful audience this past December in downtown Toronto. I chatted with two magicians, on stage and post show, James Alan and Mike Close. The food was good, the magic terrific and the conversation engaging. Listen is as we talk about magic, wonder and reason in the 21st century.BiographyJames Alan is a magician based in Toronto. He is the producer of James Alan’s Magic Tonight, a live dinner-theatre-style magic show performed in Downtown Toronto, Mississauga, and Pickering. He has produced two acclaimed one-man shows;The Uncertainty Project and Lies, Damn Lies & Magic/Tricks. Check out some of thereviews from Magic Tonight.Michael Close is a magician, musician. He is a world-renowned magic inventor and consultant. He is the author of numerous magic publications including Closely Guarded Secrets, the Workers series and a joke collection, That Reminds Me. He is currently the editor of MUM, the journal of the Society of

Listen in to this weeks interview with Peter Singer about this new book The Most Good You Can Do and see what he has to say about giving, philanthropy and utilitarian ethics.BiographyDr. Singer may be, as The New Yorker calls him, the planet’s “most influential living philosopher.” He specializes in applied ethics, to which he takes a secular, utilitarian approach — minimize suffering, maximize well-being. He gained recognition in the 1970s with his groundbreaking book Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals, which questions society’s tendency to put human needs above those of members of other species.Singer’s collective body of work is more acclaimed than controversial. He has written the classic text Practical Ethics and many other books and articles, including Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics, One World: Ethics and Globalization, The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature, In Defense of Animals. The Second Wave, The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matt

Today’s conversation is about thinking local, acting municipally and global change. Robert talks about a “space for alternatives”, his own approach to the environment and a “transportation solution” and why altering the chemistry of our planet is essential to our future.BiographyRob Shirkey is a recognized global authority on the subject of climate change warnings on gas pump nozzles. He has given lectures on the topic across Canada and has been featured in media all over the world.Rob is a lawyer from Toronto, Canada. Prior to founding Our Horizon and launching its globally unprecedented campaign, Rob operated a private practice in downtown Toronto. He also has experience as an Assistant City Solicitor and Prosecutor. Before completing his law degree, Rob studied business, economics, and psychology at the undergraduate level. He graduated with distinction and was the university valedictorian.Rob’s talks draw on the latest in climate change research. He gathers insights from psychology, sociology, economic th

Join Kalyanee and I today as she talks about her love for Cambodia and the environment, about “us” as the centre of the ripple, the universal nature to stories and why as a film director she feels that we need to “touch and feel” to get a better understanding of the world we live in.BiographyKALYANEE MAM (DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, & CINEMATOGRAPHER) Award-winning filmmaker, lawyer, and born storyteller, Kalyanee Mam, is committed to combining her passion for art and advocacy to tell compelling and universal stories. Born in Battambang, Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge Regime, she and her family fled to the refugee camps at the Thai-Cambodian border and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1981. Even to this day her mother recounts stories of their flight through jungles laden with land mines. These stories and many others inspired Kalyanee to return to her native homeland and to make films about atrocities occurring in Cambodia even today.Most recently, Kalyanee directed, produced and shot A River Chang

Today’s conversation is about water, social enterprise and about being a “rational optimist.” Listen in as Bradley tells us about his passion for clean water, the market place, and why he believes that more equality is fundamentally a good thing. He talks about gratuitous wealth, conspicuous consumption and about why he was “unhappy about being in a cubicle.”BiographyBradley Pierik is an engineer who has worked for the past 10 years with water charities in developing countries. He has lived and worked in remote places around the world, shared stories and meals with countless families, and been upstaged in soccer games by hundreds of nimble-footed kids.Throughout these years Bradley developed a vision for how water treatment might be done better.He has now created a company called Tapp, where he and his team intend to change the way families in the developing world get their drinking water.Read more about the product and Bradley here, here and here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.