 Michelle Osbourne, Communications & Programme Development, QCRC
Wow! Episode 4 (or is it 5?) of Season 2! This special summer episode is a recording of our podcast workshop with Michelle Osbourne from the Quebec City Reading Council this past June. Michelle joined us at our office for a great chat on how to start a podcast using free and simple tools that are accessible to most people. We also had the opportunity to pick Michelle's brain about setting up a communication strategy using social media to share and promote community organisation's work. Pardon the office noise :) We will be back to our regular format in a couple of weeks after this short summer break! Links mentioned in the show: Anchor (Free podcast platform) https://anchor.fm Auphonic (Free automatic audio production website) https://auphonic.com Audacity (Free audio editing software) https://www.audacityteam.org/ Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/ Michelle Osbourne, Communications Strategist https://uncomfortablebliss.com/ Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587
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We are taking a little break in-between episodes and thought that this is a great opportunity for those of you who missed our episode on the Power of Storytelling the first time around. Enjoy the sun while listening to last season's finale with some fantastic storytellers!
This past spring Chris chatted with three amazing Quebec storytellers: Johanne Pelletier, director, strategic initiatives, University Communication Services, Emma Lanza, administrator, Centre for Clinical Research in Health, and Taylor Tower, communications advisor, Faculty of Arts and Science. In this episode we learn about the value of oral storytelling and some tips on how to craft an effective story from personal experiences to create a connection with an audience. We discuss themes of mental health, coming of age and rituals. We will be back in a couple of weeks with a brand new episode for season two!
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Literacy Quebec http://www.literacyquebec.org/ Confabulation http://www.confabulation.ca/ Quebec Writers Federation https://qwf.org/ Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587
It’s already the third episode of season two our Podcast! We discuss Health Literacy. Chris met our Literacy Lowdown guests during last month’s Health and Wellness Fair in Verdun. We talk to Riley from Collective Community Services, Kevin from the Anglo Family Council, and Meghan from YES Montreal about the services their organisations provide to improve health and wellness access for English-speakers in Quebec. We learn about the importance of community groups creating connections to provide better services and the connections between health and employment.
Wendy Seys joins us once again to talk about the health literacy toolkit created by Yamaska Literacy Council with their partners. Wendy tells us how individuals and healthcare providers can become more health literate to help each other.
In the show we mention the following:
Events Tuesdays, June 18 to July 23 - 2-3 PM Chair Yoga at 4322 rue Wellington, Church of the Epiphany in Verdun, Sponsored by CCS and AFC http://ccs-montreal.org/ August 10, 17, 24 - Downtown, Old Port and Verdun - YES Montreal's What the Pop Artists' Pop-up Boutiques, Galleries and Performances https://www.facebook.com/pg/yesmontreal/events/ Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 Welcome to the second episode of season two of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! On this week’s episode, we celebrate pride month and discuss the importance of self-representation for the LGBTQI2+ communities through stories and learning to build community space. Jaimie speaks with Chris DiRaddo, a writer and organizer of the Montreal queer reading series and book club, the Violet Hour. Gabrielle Thomas of Literacy Quebec updates us on what's been happening at LQ and the importance of our book giveaways!
In the show we mention the following:
The Violet Hour https://www.facebook.com/violethourreadingseries https://christopherdiraddo.com Literacy Quebec: literacyquebec.org Frontier College’s Launch of the National Research Report on Literacy and Essential Skills as a Poverty Reduction Strategy https://www.frontiercollege.ca/News/Blog/March-2019/Literacy-as-a-Poverty-Reduction-Strategy Homeless Hub's information regarding LGBTQI+ Youth and Poverty https://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/population-specific/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-transsexual-queer Upcoming Events: Violet Hour's Events: June 29 - A Boy's Own Story: Violet Hour Book Club 12:30 PM at Never Apart https://www.facebook.com/events/289591288650930/ Aug 3 - The Clothesline Swing: Violet Hour Book Club 12:30 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/448873472337496/ Yamaska Literacy Council: July 1 - Canada Day in Cowansville. Yamaska Literacy Council is serving up cheer and beer! https://www.facebook.com/yamaska.council/ Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 Last Friday, LQ's own Gabrielle Thomas and Sarah Conley attended a Roundtable on the modernization of the Official Languages Act. The roundtable is part of a tour being made by Canada's Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, Melanie Joly. The goal is to take another look at the Act on its 50th birthday. An example of why this is necessary was given in the opening of the roundtable: when the Act was created in 1969, the internet did not even exist. The Act has come a long way in Canada's history, but now it is time to rethink how it can better serve our communities and meed the needs of modern Canadians. Gabrielle and Sarah were joined by many other Montreal community representatives. Unfortunately, Minister Melanie Joly was unable to attend. At LQ, we believe that Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) should be consulted on how the Act can be changed to better meet their needs. A lot has been done historically to help preserve Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec and we believe the same support should be shown to Anglophones living inside Quebec. English has not been an official language in Quebec since 1974. Given these circumstances, how may the Anglophone community continue to thrive and grow alongside our French-speaking counterparts? We are in the process of answering this important question. If you have thoughts on the matter, we would love to hear them - send us a message at events@literacyquebec.org AuthorSarah Conley is Literacy Quebec's Policy Intern.
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Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 On this week’s episode, we discuss ways to develop and support Family Literacy! As we start to update our Family Literacy Toolkit, we explore programs and activities that use stories, songs, movement, art, cooking, and more! Gabrielle Thomas from LQ talks about her experience with early-childhood learning through song and movement. The Mother Goose program is offered at many community centres, libraries and literacy groups across Quebec. Mother Goose Program Coordinator at the Montreal Children's Library, Desrean Macfarlane and Gabrielle teach us some songs! 
Work by Norma of Cara Carmina. See https://www.caracarmina.com/
We also get to hear from Norma, a children's book illustrator from Cara Carmina about her art and the alphabet cards she has created for parents and children to learn together. Learn about the age of the "wowers"! You can check out Norma's beautiful alphabet prints and workshops from her website.
Joanna from Literacy in Action talks about using a community-based approach to support family literacy. We hear about the ongoing Arts and Scraps and Books to Belly programs in the Estrie Region of Quebec. The episode ends with upcoming member events from across Quebec. We are still looking for donations, runners, and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th! Contact Chris at admin@literacyquebec.org and donate by clicking here Episode Links Literacy Quebec Family Toolkit http://www.literacyquebec.org/resources.html Literacy in Action Events and Programs https://www.facebook.com/LiteracyInAction Cara Camina Illustrations & Alphabet Cards https://www.caracarmina.com/illustrations Mother Goose Program at the Montreal Children's Library Events Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events Storytelling Events: Friday, May 3: This Really Happened at Blue Met https://www.facebook.com/events/300888597525252/ , Thursday, May 9: Blooming Tales at the Wiggle Room https://wiggleroom.ca/e/blooming-tales-from-the-wiggle-room-may-9th/ Saturday, May 11: Confabulation Anniversary Show at the Centaur Theatre https://centaurtheatre.com/shows/confabulation-mtl-presents-get-it-together/ April 30-May 5: Violet Metropolis: LGBTQ writers at Blue Metropolis https://www.facebook.com/events/432188257558321/
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Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587
Happy Volunteers Week! On this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of Clear Writing and Plain Language for effective and accessible communication. We learn about the power of simplicity in our conversation with Wendy Seys, Executive Director at Yamaska Literacy Council. Many programs and services could not run without the dedication, time and the labour given by our hard-working volunteers. We want to send a big thank you to all of the volunteers! Literacy Quebec's Gabrielle Thomas talks about Volunteer Week April 7-13. We attend RECLAIM Literacy's Cabane à Sucre luncheon, where we chatted with Maureen Floen. Maureen received Literacy Quebec's the Freda Hudson Volunteer Award! Congrats! The episode ends with upcoming member events from across Quebec. We are still looking for donations, runners, and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th! 
Episode Links
Yamaska Literacy Council https://yamaskaliteracy.ca/ Literacy in Action http://www.lia-estrie.org/ NWT Literacy Council's Resources on Plain Language https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/index.php/resources/plain-language RECLAIM Literacy http://www.reclaimliteracy.ca/ Literacy Quebec http://www.literacyquebec.org Events Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/
Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec.
Just in time for Adult Learner's Week! In this episode, we spoke to learners, lunchers, and a researcher about some of the obstacles and creative solutions to gaining different types of literacy skills. We had the chance to present the podcast at Reclaim Literacy's weekly Lunch and Learn. We discussed digital literacy and access to podcasts with Betty, Ruth and Sylvia. We also had the opportunity to chat and get advice from Jonathan and Lorenzo from CDC Vimont and the Learning Exchange in Laval. Paul Lalonde, a researcher from the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, speaks with Jaimie in Ottawa about the findings of Frontier College's National report, "Literacy and Essential Skills as a Poverty Reduction Strategy." And we end the show with the many upcoming literacy events submitted by our member organisations. We are still looking for runners and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th! Click the play button below to listen now! Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office Phone: (514) 508-6805 or Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 Episode Links Frontier College's Report https://www.frontiercollege.ca/ Social Research and Demonstration Corporation http://www.srdc.org/ RECLAIM Literacy http://www.reclaimliteracy.ca/ CDC Vimont http://swlaurier.virtuo.ca/en/Our_centres_25/0/2.html The Learning Exchange https://tleliteracy.com/ Event Links Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/
Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for english-speakers in Quebec. This week's theme we highlight community-based Learning through stories and art, through the Verdun Stories Project.
Chris had the chance to chat with some of the organisers and contributors to the project at the launch of their first edition on March 2, 2019, in Verdun, Montreal. Also, we share the many upcoming literacy events submitted by our member organisations. We are still looking for runners and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th. Listen to Episode 2 of the podcast directly here. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us from our website www.literacyquebec.org 
Event Links
Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/ Verdun Stories Project and Suspicious Fish https://www.facebook.com/TheSuspiciousFish/ This is Concordia. Now: Storytelling https://www.facebook.com/events/843150046030376/
Welcome to the first episode of Literacy Quebec! A podcast for english-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Join podcast hosts and LQ's very own Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore as they explore the theme of "Defining Literacy" in the first episode. Literacy is more than just knowing how to read and write - it’s about being able to interact with the world around you to your fullest potential. We will have special guests, Margo Legault - Literacy Quebec, Joy Fyckes - Reclaim Literacy, and Rev. Brian Perron - Church of Epiphany. We also will share submissions from Ruth Thomas - South Shore Reading Council, Cheryl Henry-Leggo - Gaspesie Literacy Council, Wendy Seys - Yamaska Literacy Council, and Michele Gagnon - Western Quebec Literacy Council. The episode ends with announcements of upcoming literacy events in Quebec. We are working on our sound and editing! Thanks for being a part of this journey!
Listen to the podcast directly here or on any of the following platforms:
Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/literacy-quebec-podcast/id1455010036 Stitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/literacy-quebec-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/literacy-quebec-podcast Google Podcasts this link RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/literacy-quebec-podcast-WJzJ41 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3a9tW85ucZwzasvpRKEVPJ PocketCasts: https://pca.st/Es9X In the show we mention the following: Dawson Oral History Project, Literacy Quebec, Gaspésie Literacy Council, RECLAIM Literacy (Montreal), South Shore Reading Council, Western Quebec Literacy Council, Yamaska Literacy Council Upcoming Events: Help raise money as a runner or volunteer for Literacy Quebec's member organisations by taking part of the Scotia Bank marathon charity fundraiser! For more information email Chris at admin@literacyquebec.org and by checking out more info here. Mark your calendars because Episode 2 is already scheduled to launch March 14th! |
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