THE DEPANNEUR: A Catchup on CommUNITY, Cuisine, Culture and a Cookbook!

What an honour to be in The Fold and close out the CommUNITY Catchup series with Len Senater, Owner + Founder of Toronto's The Depanneur, and Photographer, Food Stylist and Chef, Ksenija Hotic, who has been involved with The Dep for 7 years. Len and Ksenija joined me for the final convo of 2020 to discuss bringing people together through food, how small businesses can be a mode of activism, food security and support systems, and how compassion, empathy and dialogue really make for a great recipe.

ANTHONY SIMAS: Accessing CommUNITY - with heART

Anthony Simas is Toronto born and raised and wears many hats – with roots in athletics and work as an electrician, Anthony’s life changed after enduring a spinal cord injury during a getaway at his family cottage, leaving him a quadriplegic. His MO, turning negatives into positives, is fueled by sharing his story with others, where he is able to be a voice for others who live with disabilities, eradicating stigmas that surround their lives to remove the dis and capitalize ABILITY. We discuss disability awareness, wheelchair tips, mindfulness, the communities he has cultivated and those he thrives in through his big contributions.

NORA RAHIMIAN: A CommUNITY Catchup on Art as Activism

A CommUNITY Catchup with Los Angeles-based Creative Consultant Nora Rahimian about her current work, how she has pivoted her services over the last few months, methods for artists to use their platform to continue conversations and shift cultural/ political paradigms and why it’s more than cool to create your own lane, and cultivate a values-based CommUNITY.

DJ SPIN SO NICE | RECORDS WITH MY DAUGHTERS: A Song For George Floyd

Friend of #TheFold (Episode 18!), Joe G, aka DJ Spin So Nice and Founder of Records With My Daughters, connected for a Friday edition of CommUNITY Catchup to send us into the weekend through song. We discussed his new mix, A Song For George Floyd, and the powerful array of tracks selected, keeping your spirits elevated through family and community, in addition to other resources and ways we can engage. Visit Sonic Fold's Anti-Racism Resources page here. Listen to A Song For George Floyd here.

SYZYGY TORONTO: A CommUNITY Catchup on pause, transitions, and evolution

Syzygy Toronto Co-Founder, Marijke Large (shoutout co-founder Kailah Bharath!) hopped on the line from California to discuss where Syzygy is at today and how they’ve evolved from a thoughtful pause, what diversity, equity and inclusion means in online spaces + workplaces and it’s importance (especially now).

THE [204] DESIGN COLLECTIVE: A CommUNITY Catchup on navigating space

The [204] Design Collective’s Toronto-based crew, Cait Brock and Gaby Perezanta, hop on #CommUNITYCatchup to discuss what the collective has been up to, what has changed for them, and how they are adapting to space and time by bringing The [204] to an expanded, accessible digital realm and what we can stay mindful of when it comes to our environment and design. Much love to the other half, super sisters, Sameera and Saira Abdulrehman who represented via London, UK!

JOSEPH GALIWANGO (RECORDS WITH MY DAUGHTERS): all in the family

The Fold Podcast heads into a new direction this month as we kick off our mini-series covering music communities with Joseph Galiwango (aka DJ Spin So Nice), Founder/DJ/Dad of Records With My Daughters, who shows us how #ThePlatform can change the way we share art and culture within families to inspire greater connection.

DAWA APOTHECARY: the roots of wellness

Through innovative programming, outreach and consulting, Sulafa Silim delivers a safe, inclusive space for womxn of colour to connect through Dawa Apothecary. Dawa programs are grounded by intention, open to any age, culture, gender or faith. Ola and Sulafa get into The Fold to discuss her career roots, heritage, the strong womxn in her life, showing up and making space for others.

Interviews, PlatformsOla MazzucaApril 5, 2019Dawa Apothecary, Health, Healing, Wellness, Compassion, International, Africa

HEROIC HUMANS: 365 days of heroism

Our inaugural interview for The Fold Podcast with Dana Clark, founder of Heroic Humans - a social impact movement and platform. We got deep into what it means (and makes us) human, vulnerability, and celebrating people around you and beyond at HH’s 1 Year Anniversary Celebration.