https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/central-city-foundation-s-hope-dialogue--6489652
Hope Dialogue is made possible through the generous support of Central City Foundation. To learn more about Central City Foundation, visit centralcityfoundation.ca]]>enSociety & CultureCopyright Hope Dialoguehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec88d51bd552c3918ec7f09b6745272a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/central-city-foundation-s-hope-dialogue--6489652Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:43:33 +0000Hope DialogueHope Dialoguehopedialogue@centralcityfoundation.caCreated in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Hope Dialogue is a weekly exploration of the topics, issues and complex circumstances challenging low-income neighbourhoods like this one, others around the lower mainland and beyond. Our focus is on listening...
Hope Dialogue is made possible through the generous support of Central City Foundation. To learn more about Central City Foundation, visit centralcityfoundation.ca]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-chantelle-spicer--72808965https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72808965Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:41:40 +0000Hope DialogueChantelle Spicer, Campaign Manager with the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, joins us to talk about how they are working toward systemic solutions to poverty, housing insecurity, affordability, food access, and inequality in our province.3427false22609fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-margaret-pfoh--71992322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71992322Wed, 13 May 2026 17:07:37 +0000Hope DialogueMargaret Pfoh, Chief Executive Officer of Aboriginal Housing Management Association, joins us to talk about the importance of improving the availability and quality of culturally-appropriate Indigenous housing. 3394false22608fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-don-shafer--71992319https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71992319Wed, 13 May 2026 16:56:15 +0000Hope DialogueThis week Jennifer Johnstone, President and CEO of Central City Foundation (Hope Dialogue's title sponsor) joins us to turn the tables on our usual host and interview Canadian broadcasting legend Don Shafer, who was recently awarded a PhD from the...3096false22607fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-kathleen-leahy--71992314
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71992314Wed, 13 May 2026 16:38:36 +0000Hope DialogueKathleen Leahy, Director of UBC Learning Exchange, joins us to talk about why low-income neighbourhoods are heavily researched, what impact this can have on community members and what ethical research practices look like in practice.
]]>3338false22606fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-irwin-oostindie--71451206https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71451206Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:59:42 +0000Hope DialogueIrwin Oostindie, Director of Voor Urban Labs, joins us to talk about the lessons learned from the 2010 Olympics and the impacts that large events like the FIFA World Cup have on the host cities and the different communities within them.3280false22605fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-mary-clare-zak--71001418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71001418Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:03:52 +0000Hope DialogueMary Clare Zak, Executive Director of SoleFoods Street Farms, joins us to talk about they create low-barrier employment opportunites by turning vacant urban land into street farms, as well as reflect on her decades working to help shape social change...3352false12604fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-dr-sarah-schulman--70859234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70859234Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:43:57 +0000Hope DialogueDr. Sarah Schulman, founder of InWithForward, joins us to discuss moving beyond traditional top-down policy-making and instead using ethnographic and participatory research methods to hear what people actually need.3366false22603fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-rowena-veylan--70790150https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70790150Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:58:57 +0000Hope DialogueRowena Veylan, Founder of The New School of Fundraising, joins us to discuss why fundraising is under such strain and why investing in the people doing the work is so important.3437false22602fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-cory-douglas--70789696https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70789696Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:11:17 +0000Hope DialogueCory Douglas, a multidisciplinary Squamish Nation artist, architectural designer and cultural consultant, joins us to talk about how we all can benefit from looking at community planning and design through an Indigenous lens.3169false22601fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-amanda-burrows--66810985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66810985Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:12:11 +0000Hope DialogueAmanda Burrows, Executive Director of First United, joins us to discuss how we can better support people in low-income neighbourhoods in improving their lives.3319false12519fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-sharon-gregson--66710782https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66710782Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:05:21 +0000Hope DialogueSharon Gregson, child care advocate and one of the leading voices for the Ten Dollar a Day Child Care Campaign, joins us to discuss why universal child care is needed in BC.3409false12518fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-matthew-smedley--66582000https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66582000Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:06:48 +0000Hope DialogueMatthew Smedley, Chief Empowerment Officer of Mission Possible, joins us to talk about the importance of low-barrier employment opportunities in low-income neighbourhoods.3293false12517fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-mariam-bouchoutrouch--66477152https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66477152Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:29:10 +0000Hope DialogueMariam Bouchoutrouch, Executive Director of Pacific Immigrant Resources Society, joins us to talk about the importance of providing supports and settlement services to newcomers.2815false12516fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-jennifer-jonhstone--66382815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66382815Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:25:35 +0000Hope DialogueJennifer Johnstone, President & CEO of Central City Foundation, joins us to talk connections, belonging and the importance of having a shared vision for the future of low-income neighbourhoods.3438false12515fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-alice-kendall--66288183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66288183Tue, 27 May 2025 00:28:20 +0000Hope DialogueAlice Kendall, Executive Director of Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, joins us to talk about the challenges with personal safety that women in low-income communities face every day.3199false12514fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-ginger-gosnell-myers--66081381https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66081381Wed, 14 May 2025 07:18:35 +0000Hope DialogueGinger Gosnell-Myers, the first Indigenous Relations Manager at the City of Vancouver, joins us to talk about urban planning as seen through an Indigenous lens.3451false12513fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-djaka-blais--65767112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65767112Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:32:03 +0000Hope DialogueDjaka Blais, Executive Director of Hogan’s Alley Society, helps us learn more about the history of Hogan's Alley and people of African descent in Vancouver.3174false12512fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-clara-prager--65568158https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65568158Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:48:26 +0000Hope DialogueClara Prager, Manager of Civic Engagement and Advocacy at Women Transforming Cities joins us to talk about building our civic skills to better impact local governments.3349false12511fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-steve-johnston--65409708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65409708Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:21:04 +0000Hope DialogueSteve Johnston, Executive Director of Community Impact Real Estate Society joins us to talk about the importance of social purpose real estate in building communities.3476false12510fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-angela-marie-macdougall--65259444https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65259444Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:00:43 +0000Hope DialogueAngela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director of Battered Women’s Support Services. joins us to talk about the systemic failures that enable gender-based violence to persist in our society.3478false12508fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-landon-hoyt--65085901https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65085901Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:24:42 +0000Hope DialogueLandon Hoyt, Executive Director at the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association, joins us to talk about how this BIA is doing things differently to make a difference in their low-income urban neighbourhood.3419false12509fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-maura-gowans--64940020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64940020Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:21:17 +0000Hope DialogueMaura Gowans, a registered social worker, joins us to talk about trauma-informed care and how to better help those who have experienced violence, pain and injustices.3329false12507fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-ash-macleod--64795619https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64795619Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:22:57 +0000Hope DialogueAsh MacLeod, Executive Director of A Better Life Foundation, joins us to talk about community-driven food programs and using food recovery to help make sure more people can be fed.3400false12506fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-norm-leech--64547927https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64547927Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:33:15 +0000Hope DialogueNorm Leech, Executive Director at Frog's Hollow Neighbourhood House, joins Hope Dialogue to help us better understand the idea of decolonization and the associated opportunities for all of us.3477false12505fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-sarah-stewart--64422518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64422518Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:18:57 +0000Hope DialogueSarah Stewart, Executive Director of Aunt Leah's joins Hope Dialogue to talk about how we can better support youth aging out of foster care in British Columbia.2930false12504fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-sean-miles--64383475https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64383475Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:02:00 +0000Hope DialogueSean joins Hope Dialogue to help us understand the importance of low-barrier income earning opportunities in neighbourhoods like the DTES.3311false12503fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-tara-taylor--64383364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64383364Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:44:00 +0000Hope DialogueTara joins us to help explain the role and value of peer-based supportive employment in neighbourhoods like Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.3485false12502fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-dialogue-welcomes-jennifer-johnstone--64382518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64382518Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:36:00 +0000Hope DialogueJennifer joins us to talk about why it’s so important that we seek out and listen to voices from low-income communities who don’t currently have a platform to share their perspectives, views and ideas. And why Central City Foundation took action with...3339false12501full