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Title: Interview with Saarah
Description: Sarah discuss her personal experiences as a Muslim woman, her activism, her study of Canadian indigenous history, and her practicum experience in Toronto women's and refugee shelters.
Subject: Activism, Anti-colonialism, Feminism, Intersectionality, Mental health, Refugees

Title: Interview with Diane Hill
Description: Learning about the barriers faced by a First Nations student while attending UTSC
Subject: Anti-colonialism, Community, Education, Ethnicity, Indigeneity, Leadership, Race

Title: Interview with confidential participant 002
Description: A McMaster student of psychology and social work discusses the importance of mental health awareness and the difference between mental health and mental illness. The participant discusses different tools for building mental health awareness, including online resources, workshops, lived experience and conversations with peers. They also speak about cultural stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness and how mental health education continues to be taught from a colonial perspective.
Subject: Activism, Anti-colonialism, Mental health, Social work

Title: Interview with Raagini Appadurai
Description: Raagini Appadurai shares her experience with racism, coming as an immigrant from India at a young age, and her growing love for activism and ant-racism movements. As an educator, she speaks about confronting powers, gaining knowledge, and pursuing social equity, and how she solidly stepped into the field of activism in her high school years, providing a stable platform for herself and her peers to speak about matters pertaining to social justice.
Subject: Activism, Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, Ethnicity, Race