In community engagement, values of relationship-building, trust, understanding, and care are paramount—which means listening and learning on both sides. 

In this episode of Below the Radar, host Am Johal is joined by Magda Goemans, manager of Community Campus Engage Canada. Together, they discuss her almost decade-long journey in the field of community engagement, the priorities of their practice, and plans they hold for the future. 

Magda describes Community Campus Engage Canada as a network or "community of practice" for individuals and organizations interested in campus-community partnership, that prioritizes community-driven work, such as making space and uplifting the voices of their community partners. Magda also discusses some of the key issues in community engagement today, such as the current societal polarizations brought forth by the pandemic, as well as the specifics of community engagement in Canada—its history, the definitions it's had over the years, and priorities around language and active decolonization. 

Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/174-magda-goemans.html

Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/174-magda-goemans.html

Resources:
Community Campus Engage Canada (CCEC): https://ccecanada.ca/
Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement: https://carleton.ca/communityfirst/

Bio:
As a sustainability researcher and project manager, Magda is dedicated to assisting communities in their efforts toward positive environmental and social change. She aims to really get at the heart of issues and propose meaningful ways forward.

Magda actively supports the growth of knowledge-sharing communities within Community Campus Engage Canada, and oversees operations, research and communications. Prior to joining CCEC, Magda provided extensive research and evaluation support to a multi-year pan-Canadian project titled ‘Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement’ (CFICE), which explored community-driven community-campus partnerships. During the initial demonstration project phase of CFICE, she also provided direct assistance to a neighbourhood organization (Sustainable Living Ottawa East) over a period of three years.

Magda’s focus on community draws from experience in sustainability research consulting, where she has assisted individuals and organizations in building positive social and environmental change at neighbourhood scales. In 2019 she completed PhD research on household-scale climate change adaptation activities in urban areas in Canada.
 
Magda is continually inspired by the optimism, compassion and inventiveness that are applied to environmental and social challenges in communities. When away from her work she enjoys seeking out hiking, biking or cross-country skiing adventures, or thinking up art projects and learning new things with her daughters.

Cite this Episode:
Chicago Style

Johal, Am. “Advancing University-Community Engagement — with Magda Goemans” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, May 24, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/174-magda-goemans.html.

Advancing University-Community Engagement — with Magda Goemans

Fiza Hussain and Ferva Shahzeen are putting a new twist on tradition by selling Pakistani tea and snacks in Ottawa. Created in Oct. 2021 for a third year audio production class at Carleton University. A follow-up article was published shortly after in the Charlatan.

Sisters bring Pakistani street food to Ottawa

Radio pak from Midweek, Carleton University, 2012.

Tobacco firms face a $27-billion lawsuit | Martha Troian

This is a collection of my best work that aired on Midweek on CKCU 93.1 fm in Canada's capital city. Midweek is a 90 minute current affairs show produced by an over-caffeinated cohort of Carleton j-schoolers on the brink of graduation.  All work is my own unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

STRATEGIC - T/T - SEPT30

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#TBT going back almost 10 years to a guestmix for The Warning radio show on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

Schematic - The Warning March 23 2007 (Guestmix) #TBT

A mini-documentary about the Barley's Angels, a group in Ottawa that creates a safe space for women to share in their passion for craft beer.

Aired the March 23 episode of Midweek.

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Fahd Alhattab, president of the Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA), talks about how student debt is affecting the economy and mental health.

Fahd Alhattab

Merna Emara discusses her university studies.

Merna Emara

Retired lieutenant general and member of the Canadian Senate Roméo Dallaire spoke to a packed lecture hall at Carleton University on Mar. 21, 2013. I waited till the book-signers and photo-takers were done and caught Dallaire before he went home. Here's our quick interview.

Note: This is my last official story of my four-year journalism degree. Thank you general for letting me go out with one of my favourite interviews ever!

Q and A with Senator Roméo Dallaire

Journalist, Storyteller, Communicator
Recent CarletonU Bachelor of Journalism Graduate



I’m Clare. I’m a Canadian sound geek.

I spend most of my time fooling around with audio, photography, and words. I’m a radio producer, podcaster, and awkward personality.

Amplifying ideas that fly below the radar. We talk environmental and social justice, arts, culture, community-building and urban issues with featured guests.

This podcast is produced by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement as a part of our Knowledge Democracy Project @ 312 Main — encouraging the meaningful exchange of ideas and information across communities.

Hosted and currently produced by:
Am Johal
Joey Malbon
Julia Aoki
Kathy Feng
Samantha Walters

Visit our website for archived audio and video recordings of our public events: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/library.html

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