Immigrants and Refugees

In this episode of Human Spectrums, join host Maggie Brolsma as she explores the stories and experiences of immigrants and refugees with Nawal Al-Busaidi! Nawal is the CEO of Immigrant Services Calgary, and we were lucky enough to sit down with her to discuss the immigration and refugee process, and how to better represent this kind of diversity in Canadian media. Topics include affordable housing, food banks, and media perceptions. Listen to learn more about the perspective of immigrants and refugees in Canada.

What is Human Spectrums?

Welcome to Human Spectrums, a podcast series produced for CMRU.ca and the Community Podcast Initiative at MRU. The Community Podcast Initiative is powered by Shaw. Human Spectrums explores how humans are on a spectrum of diverse races, orientations, and stories to tell. This seven part series explores these stories and celebrates the diversity of our society, and aims to amplify the stories of those in underrepresented groups. This series examines a broad range of stories, with each episode illuminating a different group. These are:
1. LGBTQ2S+
2. Indigenous Peoples
3. Immigrants and refugees
4. Intersectionality (where race, sexual and gender identity, disability overlap)
5. People with disabilities
6. Black people
7. Religious groups
Come take a listen to powerful discussions, moving stories, and learn about those in our society. Human Spectrums welcomes everyone to listen. We hope you enjoy.