We need to talk.
Conversation for Change with Shawntay Rose Dann
LOVE Nova Scotia is proud to announce a new youth-led program initiative: Conversation for Change.
In 2020, psychologists from Saint Marys University in Halifax evaluated LOVE youth. Through their work, they discovered that 93% of LOVE youth said they like to talk with people who’s ideas and beliefs are different than their own. When we surveyed our community, that number was closer to 80%. This disparity made us realize that our youth are uniquely positioned to ask hard questions, dig for the truth, and use their emotional resilience to overcome differences.
In response to their tremendous leadership, LOVE Nova Scotia will be launching a series of conversations designed to probe political leaders, community leaders, and business leaders about how we all belong in the 21st century. The divisions between race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, and however else you’d like to divide us, cannot persist. We see the humanity in each of us.
It’s time to ask the big questions. It’s time to get uncomfortable. It’s time for change.
Conversation for Change with Kolade Boboye - June 24th, 2021
Join us June 24th at 7 PM when Shawntay Rose and Kolade have a Conversation for Change about the power of social enterprise and entrepreneurship to create opportunity!
Past Episodes
In the fifth episode of Conversation for Change, LOVE Nova Scotia's youth leader Shawntay Rose Dann spoke with Robert Wright, social worker and therapist, about dealing with lockdown and how to protect our mental health.
In our fourth episode, Shawntay Rose Dann sat down at LOVE HQ to have a conversation with El Jones. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!
In our second episode, Shawntay Rose Dann sat down with Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Halifax Wanderers, Marvin Okello, to discuss diversity and inclusion and how to be an ally to Black Lives Matter.
LOVE Nova Scotia 's youth leader Shawntay Rose Dann spoke with Patricia Whyte, Peer Support Worker from the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia about systemic bias and the prison system.
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