TSM24-48. Amina Mohamed, Cameras For Girls

November 25, 2024November 26, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Amina Mohamed, on air from November 26th

My family and I came to Canada as refugees from Uganda when I was just three years old, fleeing the violence and uncertainty of Idi Amin’s regime. Growing up in Canada gave me opportunities and freedoms I’ll always be grateful for, and those experiences shaped my desire to give back to my home country.

I founded Cameras For Girls as a way to empower young women in Africa through photography and storytelling, giving them a voice and a means to step into media roles traditionally dominated by men. I’ve seen firsthand how these tools can break down barriers and open doors, enabling these young women to overcome cultural and gender biases and make an impact in their communities.

My “Why” is rooted in resilience, generosity, and social justice—values Canada gave to me and that I carry into this work. Through Cameras For Girls, I want to ensure that every young woman has the chance to realize her potential, regardless of her background. It’s about creating pathways to opportunity, breaking cycles of poverty, and showing that even the smallest gestures of support can transform lives.

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Amina Mohamed, founder of Cameras For Girls, empowers young women across East Africa with photography and business skills, helping them secure jobs in male-dominated media. Her initiative provides cameras and a year-long curriculum, fostering ethical storytelling. Amina, a coveted speaker, champions gender equality and amplifies women’s voices.

https://www.camerasforgirls.org

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The Fight For Free Speech with C.J.SAILOR

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

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Early Screening of “Can We Take a Joke?” and Activist Events

On Freedom Day, April 13th, Young Americans for Liberty launched the Fought for the Free Speech campaign, a national movement committed to ending unconstitutional speech codes and combating threats to Free Speech on college and university campuses, by hosting more than 340 coordinated events nationwide.

Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is the largest, most active, and fastest-growing pro-liberty organization on America’s college campuses. With more than 600 YAL chapters and 204,000 youth activists nationwide, YAL seeks to identify, educate, train, and mobilize young people committed to winning on principle. This is not a new beginning but a continuation of a youth movement already brewing in this country. Our objective is to facilitate its success.

C.J. Sailor, YAL’s Director of Free Speech said of the program, “College campuses are under threat from authoritarian voices that only look to stomp out ideas and viewpoints. Our Fight for Free Speech campaign is the largest coordinated attempt to combat these threats and encourage the healthy, free flow of ideas.”

The Fight for Free Speech campaign will ran from April 13th through April 20th. During that time there was be more than 340 events in all 50 states. At these events, YAL chapters hosted a sneak-peek screenings of Can We Take a Joke?, starring comedians Adam Carolla, Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried, and Penn Jillette. The film is set to release later this year. Campuses include Clemson University, University of California – Berkeley, Auburn University, Morehouse College, University of Georgia, Temple University, Ithaca College, American University, Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania, and many more.

The film gained distribution this month from Samuel Goldwyn Films, the production house behind The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and other recent hit productions. Recently news about the documentary has been featured in Reason Magazine, The Interrobang, Variety, and the Federalist. The Federalist titled their piece on the film, “Go Watch Can We Take A Joke?” and called it, “Required viewing by everyone in this country.” It premiered to a sold-out crowd in November at the IFC Center in New York and has since been featured at several film festivals including the Sun Valley Film Festival.

Along with organizing screenings of Can We Take a Joke?, YAL chapters are strategically reforming campus policies across the country to respect Free Speech rights. Dozens of reforms are occurring right now in coordination with legal groups, like the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education (FIRE).

YAL was founded in 2008 by former Ron Paul Youth Coordinator Jeff Frazee. It has grown from 96 chapters in 2009 to more than 650 chapters and 257,000 activists on American universities today. Their mission is to “identify, educate, train, and mobilize youth activists committed to ‘winning on principle.’” During an election season where more young people than ever are beginning to vote, YAL hopes to educate students about the vital principles of liberty so that we can elect leaders focused on principle over popularity. YAL hopes to continue their growth and bring their message of Free Speech to more students.

YAL encourages education through its chapters and website. To start a chapter, request information kits for an event at your campus, or to learn more about YAL and its activism across the country.

CJ Sailor
Director of Free Speech

CJ served as the Southeast Regional Coordinator for Rand Paul’s 2016 Presidential Campaign and worked exclusively with National Youth Director Cliff Maloney, Jr. to start Rand Paul’s Barbershop Chat events. Prior to the campaign, CJ worked as Director of Programs for The Gloucester Institute a leadership training organization for minority youth leaders in Virginia. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an alumnus, CJ has a B.A. in Political Science & a minor in Dramatic Arts. CJ is a native of Detroit, MI and has dedicated himself to taking the message of Freedom & Liberty to every community in America.

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youtube.com/user/YALiberty

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TSM 15/41 Every Homeless Person has a Story

October 3, 2015October 20, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast 5 Comments

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Dennis Cardiff aired from October 13th

Telling The Stories of Those Too Often Ignored

Throughout the past four years I have met many people, now friends, who for various reasons are, or were, homeless.

Writing about the homeless and helping the homeless, has given my life a purpose that it didn’t have before. Documenting their stories will, I hope, introduce them to the public in a non-threatening way. Some panhandlers look intimidating, but that disappears when one sees them laugh. A typical day for me involves taking the bus and walking two blocks to work. I pass Joy’s spot every day. I usually sit and talk with her for twenty to thirty minutes. Chester and Hippo may drop by to chat. Most afternoons, depending on weather, I walk two blocks to the park where the group of panhandlers varies in size from two to twenty or more. They don’t panhandle at the park. Like a soap opera, every day is different; some scenarios will carry over a few days or weeks. People will disappear for weeks or months due illness, rehab programs or incarceration. When I met Joy I was going through an emotional crisis. Meeting her and her friends – worrying about them and whether or not they would be able to eat and find a place to sleep – took my mind off my problems, that then, seemed insignificant. It was – is – truly a life changing experience.

SEVEN FRIENDS AND A DOG DIED DURING THE WRITING OF THIS BOOK ……………………….

Dennis Cardiff has been involved with street people since 2010, when he began to reach out, on his own, to some of the people without homes who he encountered in his daily life. In his new book, he documents conversations he’s had with them over the past 4 years and, in the process, gives those who are often robbed of their humanity a human face. Written in diary form by month, and including some of Cardiff’s own poetry, the author chronicles the lives of people who are often ignored, feared or reviled.

We can do something about it if we stop ignoring them.

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About this project, Cardiff says, “Some panhandlers look intimidating, but that disappears when one sees them laugh.”

Dennis Cardiff lives with his wife in Ottawa, Canada. They each have two grown sons from previous marriages. An artist of many talents, Cardiff has been a professional portrait painter since 1972. He studied art at the Ontario College of Art, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Ottawa. As a writer, his poetry has been published in the Sheaf, the University of Saskatchewan’s newspaper, the Writing.com Anthology and an online poetry magazine, Shadowlands Express. His recent book “Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People” (book 1 of 4) was published by Karenzo Media. Books 2 and 3 are currently at the publishers, and the 4th book of the series will be available in January 2015.