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JANUARY 18, 2022
Hello!
This year has been a sluggish start for me. I wrote a bit about that here.
Stella Sehn from Sweet Pure Honey is the Clearing a New Path Podcast™ guest this week and it's the most raw episode to date.
You can get a sneak preview later today (10 a.m. MT and 12 noon ET) when Stella joins me on my personal Instagram account (@shaunamrae). We'd love it if you met us there today.
There's a way to support Stella below and you can Buy ME a Coffee too!
Stay curious amazing humans,
Shauna
THIS WEEK'S GUEST: STELLA SEHN
Stella Stehn, from Sweet Pure Honey in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan talks about her experience as a black girl raised by her white mom in a small town, the racism she has faced head on, what she and her business are doing as a response to the Calls to Action through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and ways allies can be supportive.
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NEWS
On my mind this week:
1. Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced a call for proposals for new projects under the Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund. $25 million is available for projects that aim to remove systemic barriers and create more equal access to the resources that intersectionally diverse and underserved women in business need to succeed. More details and how to apply.
2. Wondering why you don't see more rural Canadian news stories? According to a BIPOC reporter/editor, it's terrifying to be a minority in a sea of white faces. Read this account from the former editor of the Creston Valley Advance in British Columbia. (New Canadian Media)
3. Homelessness in rural Canada is real. Demand for community meal programs in Grey-Bruce has gone up 300 per cent. New app puts spotlight on hunger in rural Ontario "The real cause is poverty and the lack of affordable and safe housing." (CBC London)
3. Have you seen this TED Talk? The Rural Reality: A Conversation on Race in Rural Canada | Trystan Jones
4. A group in Timmins, Ontario finalized a project aimed at tackling racism and discrimination in the city. (Toronto Star)
5. Have you seen CBC's documentary series Arctic Vet? They travel to the Yukon this season!
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