The status quo can't romaine

We dig into Black Lives Matter, highlighting the voice of Sahr Saffa. And, if you stick around we also cover your favourite bad idea that Gondowon't get built.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Drive-Thru Masks

• News Release: Non-medical masks available to Albertans

Mowing Greenspaces

• Frustrated residents team up to mow park city can't afford to maintain

Passenger Rail

• News Release: Assessing rail service between Calgary and Banff

Sahr Saffa

• @sahrsjunior on Instagram
• Sahr Saffa on LinkedIn
• LIBI Podcast: Sahr Saffa
• Avenue Edmonton profile of Sahr Saffa
• Mode Models: Behind The Scenes with Sahr Saffa

Bias in Tech

• Sahr's post about algorithms
• Sahr's post calling out Edmonton's tech sector
• Kick Point: We Can, We Will, We Must.

Edmonton Police

• Edmonton police chief says defunding would hinder diversity initiatives
• Edmonton police offer avenue of reconciliation for complainants
• Edmonton city council to consider reducing 2021 police budget by $16.3 million for reallocation to community programs
• Tech Roundup: Edmonton Police tech accelerator questioned amid Black Lives Matter protests
• Regina Police Association says tweet about defunding wasn't meant as threat to cultural unit

Black Lives Matter

• Sahr's post about sustaining the movement

Prairie Sky Gondola

• Board Members
• Sahr's bio

C-Tribe Festival

• C-Tribe Website
• Instagram
• C-Tribe Fashion

Speak to us!

• Voicelink.fm

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Straight from the CPA's Mouth, a new podcast series from Alberta’s Chartered Professional Accountants, which explores topics ranging from "leadership skills and achieving career potential, to financial literacy and how to make your tax refund bigger." We also gave a Pod Power shout out to A Tale of Two Weeklies, "a documentary podcast series that digs into the rise and fall of Edmonton’s SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly, two alt-weeklies engaged in a newspaper war that neither survived."

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