Feature Friday

Auteur(s): ANS Lab | BNV Media
  • Résumé

  • ANS Lab's Feature Friday is now a podcast! The goal of our long-standing Feature Friday initiative has always been to give you a platform to share your experiences, expertise, and passions. This platform hosts holistic conversations promoting stellar ANS community members and true allies, placing a focus on the fantastic work being done in the community to help close the employment gap for Blacks and ANS between the ages of 18-35. We inspire our audience by exploring your personal stories, what drives you, and your accomplishments. This year's 12 podcast episodes, which come out the last Friday of every month, are hosted by Aaliyah Arab-Smith and Trevor Silver and are sponsored and supported by ShiftKey Labs, with giveaways of two $50.00 e-gift cards for every episode. There will also be the opportunity to win gift cards from local Black businesses. You can find the podcast on all podcast platforms as well as YouTube! Follow ANS Lab on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anslab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ansyouthlab/?fref=tag Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ans-social-innovation-youth-lab-909b961b3/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ansyouthlab/featured Follow One North End on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_north_end/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneNorthEnd Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onenorthend/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OneNorthEnd
    ANS Labs 2024
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Épisodes
  • S2E1: The Shift: Growth, Gratitude, and Fresh Perspectives
    Jan 31 2025
    Season 2 of Feature Friday is brought to you by the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative administered by the Black Business Initiative. In this episode, hosts Aaliyah Arab-Smith and Trevor Silver dive into the vision and mission of Feature Friday, share what’s in store for the new season, and let you know how to get involved. They’ll also update you on what they’ve personally been up to this year!

    For years, Feature Friday has been a platform dedicated to amplifying voices, sharing experiences, and celebrating the achievements of ANS (African Nova Scotian) community members and allies. Through meaningful conversations, we highlight the incredible work being done to close the employment gap for Black and ANS individuals aged 18-35. We explore personal journeys, passions, and successes to inspire and uplift our audience.

    Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe/follow to stay connected!
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    57 min
  • Bonus Episode: Experience is the Key to Knowledge
    Dec 31 2024

    Join us for this bonus episode brought to you by the Youth Climate Action Fund, where the ONE team of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Ambassadors—Josh Paris, Sarah Yehayes, and Leah Khisa—share their experiences in raising awareness about climate change within African Nova Scotian communities in Nova Scotia. Their goal is to engage you in a dialogue around 'green jobs', a crucial step to help close the employment gap for Black individuals and African Nova Scotians aged 18 to 35 in our province.

    In this episode, Rodney Small, Josh Paris, Sarah Yehayes, Leah Khisa, and co-hosts Aaliyah Aarb Smith and Trevor Silver come together to discuss their experiences and insights with the broader community. Tune in to discover the many opportunities within the green economy that often go unnoticed due to a lack of awareness regarding climate change and the importance of climate justice.

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction to the team

    0:55 - One North End and the green economy

    4:30 - How ONE team members have been working with the community to encourage the green economy

    9:30 - The biggest learning experiences the team has had with these green economy initiatives

    11:40 - A closer look at the Next Ride tours

    14:30 - Breaking down the joint regional transportation agency

    20:45 - Analyzing the low-carbon community survey responses

    26:05 - Discussion on the Green Schools

    30:10 - The unique perspective of working on projects with the youth

    Follow ANS Lab on:

    Instagram: www.instagram.com/anslab/

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/ansyouthlab/?fref=tag

    Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ans-social-innovation-youth-lab-909b961b3/

    Follow One North End on:

    Instagram: www.instagram.com/one_north_end/

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/OneNorthEnd

    Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/onenorthend/

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    40 min
  • Episode 12: "Not everyone approaches Black students with love" with Ashley Hill
    Dec 27 2024
    Our guest for this month's Feature Friday is Ashley Hill! Ashley Hill is an African Nova Scotian woman, creator and social entrepreneur. With over 10 years of combined experience working in corporate and non-profit industries, she has led strategy, fundraising, donor engagement, community outreach, student engagement, program evaluation and program development.

    She's inspired to serve Black students as they shape their way forward to being young trailblazers, and to be a guide to changemakers who want to launch non-profit organizations.

    As the Founder of The PREP Academy, a community based non-profit organization, she wanted to create a service designed to give African Nova Scotian students access to knowledge and culturally relevant relationship based supports that help ease and inspire their journey into and completion of higher education.

    She's a CBC Black Changemaker and YMCA Peace Medal Recipient. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Preston, and the YMCA of Greater Halifax and Dartmouth.

    She is passionate about student advancement, education and the development of African Nova Scotian communities. It was a pleasure hosting the dynamic and inspiring Ashley Hill for our podcast episode this month! Find PREP Academy on: Website: https://www.instagram.com/theprepacademy.ca/?hl=en Instagram: https://www.theprepacademy.ca/ Follow ANS Lab on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/anslab/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ansyouthlab/?fref=tag Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ans-social-innovation-youth-lab-909b961b3/ Follow One North End on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/one_north_end/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/OneNorthEnd Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/onenorthend/
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    14 min

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