Dusting for Prints: Policing, Culture & Culprits with Lorimer Shenher (Coming December 15, 2021)

Dusting for Prints: Episode Six—Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and television writer/director Jett Garrison

Jett Garrison (he/they) is a Transgender *WGA writer and director currently staffed as a writer on the CW Network's reboot of THE 4400. Jett's known for directing the award-winning digital series THESE THEMS, winning the Best Director Award from Chicago's PRIDE FILMS Festival. He's won an EMMY and been nominated for an OSCAR for his short film work. Jett's feature script QUICK QUICK SLOW was a finalist in OUTFEST’s Screenwriting lab and his half-hour pilot  MAX, AGAIN is an autobiographical take on his own journey going through a second puberty later in life. Jett started his filmmaking career in Austin, Texas where his first feature documentary premiered at SXSW.  As a fellow in Film Independent’s PROJECT:INVOLVE directing program, Jett’s work was sponsored by “NBC/Universal” and featured in “Vanity Fair”. Jett was also a fellow in SONY’s Diverse Directors Program and was invited to participate in Ryan Murphy’s HALF Initiative Directing Program. Coming of age in Austin, Texas in the early 90s, Jett lived most of his early adulthood as a masculine of center Lesbian until coming out as Transgender. As a Transgender storyteller, Jett explores themes of queerness, chosen family and marginalized communities. Member: WGA West https://www.jettgarrison.com/jett

Dusting for Prints: Episode Five—Spoken Word Poet, Scholar, Activist, Radio Host, Journalist El Jones

El Jones is a spoken word poet, an educator, journalist, and a community activist living in African Nova Scotia. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of Halifax. In 2016, El was a recipient of the Burnley “Rocky” Jones human rights award for her community work and work in prison justice. She is a co-founder of the Black Power Hour [https://www.ckdu.ca/shows/227], a live radio show with incarcerated people on CKDU that creates space for people inside to share their creative work and discuss contemporary social and political issues, and along with this work, she supports women in Nova Institution in writing and sharing their voices. El was named the Nancy's Chair of Women's Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University for the 2017-2019 term. Her book of spoken word poetry, Live from the Afrikan Resistance! [https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/live-from-the-afrikan-resistance] was published by Roseway Press in 2014. She also writes for The Breach and numerous other publications.  El would like to pay tribute to the many nameless and unrecognized women whose work makes it possible for her to be here and speak today. (Bio courtesy of Poetry in Voice)

Dusting for Prints: Episode Four—Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion educator Parker Johnson

Parker Johnson is a group facilitator, mediator, intercultural educator and organizational change specialist who is committed to building inclusive, equitable and just organizations. Most recently he worked for 10 years at the City of Vancouver as an Equal Employment Opportunity Advisor, where we met and worked together before his becoming an independent consultant in 2018. A graduate of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in administration, planning and social policy, Parker rounds out his continuing education with mediation, coaching, intercultural communication and anti-oppression work. Across North America, he has been part of the thought leadership in this arena for over three decades. He brings his depth of knowledge in the theory and research to his primary purpose of practical and transformative application.

Dusting for Prints: Episode Three—Journalist Melanie Green

Vancouver-based freelance journalist Melanie Green is no stranger to crossroads. Faced with the demise of print media just as she completed her studies in Communications, Media Culture and Analysis, Political Economy and Policy, at SFU,  she dove headlong into a journalism program at Langara College, where she was awarded the 2017 Penny Wise Langara-Journalism BCYCNA Scholarship,. This led her to various media organizations including CBC Radio where she received the 2017 Read-Mercer  Scholarship. After a turn at the ill-fated Star Metro Vancouver, Melanie landed at Pacific Content—Canada's top brand podcast agency—as a podcast host, producer, and audience development specialist.  Constantly curious. Melanie puts people first and finds new ways to tell compelling stories. Interested in culture, technology, politics, public policy and the point at which they intersect. Skilled in cultivating connections, storytelling, digging & research, creative problem solving and using multiple mediums.  I caught up with Melanie to talk all things media, the push to hire for diversity and inclusion, and the toll it takes carrying the weight of the expectations for entire cultures and identities.

Dusting for Prints: Episode Two—Indigenous Law Expert Dr. Pamela Palmater

I speak with Dr. Pamela Palmater, a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Ugpi’gan’jig (Eel River Bar First Nation). She has 4 university degrees, including a Doctorate in Law from Dalhousie University specializing in Indigenous law. She currently holds the position of full Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University. Pam was one of the spokespeople and public educators for the Idle No More movement and advocates alongside other movements focusing on social justice and human rights. She is frequently called as a legal expert before Parliamentary, Senate and United Nations committees dealing with laws and policies impacting Indigenous peoples and is considered one of Canada’s Top 25 Influential Movers and Shakers by the Financial Post. Go to Yintah Access [http://yintahaccess.com/] for ways you can support Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders Resources: Pam Palmater Website                        https://www.pampalmater.com [https://www.pampalmater.com] YouTube                      https://www.youtube.com/c/PamPalmaterchannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/PamPalmaterchannel] Indigenous Nationhood Blog               https://www.indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com [https://www.indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com] Warrior Life Podcast   https://www.soundcloud.com/pampalmater [https://www.soundcloud.com/pampalmater] Warrior Kids podcast   https://www.soundcloud.com/warriorkidspodcast [https://www.soundcloud.com/warriorkidspodcast] Twitter & Instagram                           Pam_Palmater Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest            Pam Palmater TikTok                                                pp2cool