Episode 40 - Creating opportunities in conversation with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library & DESTA Black Youth Network!

Welcome to Season 7 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec! We start the season off with a bang having conversations with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library & DESTA Black Youth Network! These two organizations are committed to creating opportunity, equality and inclusion through the gift of literacy! We discuss the importance of creating opportunities to learn from the earliest age possible leads to building confidence, opportunities throughout life and we continue the focus on Black literacy leaders in Canada. Our first guest on today's episode is Kassandra Kernisan, Executive Director of DESTA Black Youth Network Learn more about DESTA: https://destabyn.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/destabyn In our second interview, we learn about The Dollywood Foundation & Dolly Parton's Imagination Library from Jeanne Smitiuch the Regional Director of Canada & Nora Briggs the Executive Director of North America. The Library sends about 1.8 million books to children across the world per month! Learn more here: https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/dollysimaginationlibrary We hope you are called to action after listening to these impactful conversations! We also discuss some links and special news items: Learn more about Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline or call 1-888-521-8181,   Donate or run for the Scotia Bank Run happening now, LQ Staff will continue to run until June 14th so feel free to join us! Check out our website and our social media for more events! What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore topics around community building, lifelong curiosity, and the multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. You may have noticed that we changed our name to What's Literacy Got to Do With It? Let us know what you think! Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at admin@literacyquebec.org, send us a voicemail at 514-508-6805, Facebook, Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

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Welcome to What's Literacy? by Literacy Quebec, a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our host Jessica Leahy from Literacy Quebec explores topics around community building, lifelong curiosity, and the multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other!