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Title: Interview with Ron Smyth
Description: Professor Ronald Smyth, now with Emeritus status, began teaching at UTSC during the late 1980s when he was appointed in both Linguistics and Psychology, as well as acting in various administrative roles on campus. In discussing first impressions and his early career at UTSC, Prof. Smyth comments on the brutalist architecture of the campus, both through his own experience navigating the campus and his perspective of how the growth of the student body during his time here has change the original architecture. His discussion of the relationship between the St. George and Scarborough campus highlights the similarities he has observed between the two which debunks prevalent negative misconceptions of Scarborough. Prof. Smyth also reflects upon his personal experience as a gay professor on campus, touching upon the LGBTQ+ community on campus and the changes in the reception of the Positive Space Committee.
Subject: Administration, Culture, Faculty experience, Gender, Sexuality

Title: Interview with Marie Mathai
Description: A discussion of safety concerns and resources offered to students and faculty on campus.
Subject: Community, Diversity, Ethnicity, Gender, Race, Safety, Sexuality, Women

Title: Interview with Wanda Restivo
Description: On growing up in the Scarborough community and her experience as a student
Subject: Gender, Sexuality

Title: Interview with Deb Parent
Description: Deb Parent reflects upon her experience in feminist activism. Deb discusses her journey in identifying herself as a lesbian and coming out in the late 1960s. Deb also mentions how she crossed paths with, and became involved in, organizations such as Gays of Ottawa and the Rape Crisis Centre and the profound impact these organizations have had on her life and her view of the importance of incorporating one's own perspective when helping others address oppression. In particular, Deb reflects on her takeaways of self-empowerment, intersectionality, and community from her involvement in initiatives such as the Take Back the Night March and her role as an instructor of Wen-Do self-defence classes.
Subject: Activism, Woman, Gender, Sexuality, Feminism

Title: Interview with Carla Neto
Description: Carla Neto speaks about her work as a social activist at Women's Habitat, working in a variety of positions for over 24 years and helping vulnerable women and children get the support they need. The focus of the interview is immigrant women and how Carla continues to assist these women.
Subject: Gender, Housing, Immigration, Sexuality, Violence, Women