Sandy Jeffs on poetry and memoir

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Jay is more than just the host of All About Change podcast. He is a lawyer and international activist, who has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. On the special episode of All About Change, Mijon Zulu, the managing producer of the "All About Change" podcast, is taking over hosting duties to interview Jay Ruderman about his new book, his activist journey, and why activism is even more important today. Episode Chapters (0:00) intro (02:38) How does one choose a cause to go after? (03:33) Jay’s path to activism (07:50) Practical steps a new activist can take (09:24) Confrontation vs trolling (17:36) Learning from activists operating in different sectors (19:20) Resilience in activism (22:24) Reflections on Find Your Fight and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at www.jayruderman.com .…

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Sandy Jeffs was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1976 when it was considered something from which you could not recover. In the 1980s, she was among the first wave of people who started speaking publicly about living with a mental illness. Much of her writing has been about her struggle with schizophrenia. Sandy has published eight volumes of poetry. Sandy co-authored with Margaret Leggatt, Out of the Madhouse: From Asylums to Caring Community?, published in 2020. In 2021, her musings on the pandemic were published in The Poetics of a Plague: A Haiku Diary. Sandy’s memoir Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness was republished in March 2024 by Spinifex Press. Her memoir, Flying With Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness, is available here: https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781925950946 Production and Interview: Tina Giannoukos

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Sandy Jeffs on Out of the Madhouse

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Sandy Jeffs on Out of the Madhouse is an encore broadcast. Sandy talks about the book she co-wrote with Margaret Legatt, Out of the Madhouse, From Asylum to Caring Community. The book contains both history and poetry and is written from an insider perspective. Interviewed by Di Cousens.

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Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa on racism, identity and her debut novel

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‘If my childhood were a thread it would connect all the vibrant colours into a phulkari and remind me to be proud of my parivaar, my family.’- from Pardes by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 20 March 2025, you will hear multiform artist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa talk about racism, representation in the arts and her debut novel. Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa OAM is a writer, performer, producer and cultural leader based in Boorloo. Her work as a multi-form artist for the last decade has been recognised at the Performing Arts WA Awards, Mona Brand Writing Awards, WA Multicultural Awards and Australian Sikh Awards. Her passion for storytelling began as a finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam in 2014, semi-finalist on Australia’s Got Talent in 2016 and winner of The Moth GrandSLAM in 2019.Sukhjit has supported Missy Higgins and L-FRESH the Lion on their national tours in 2016 and 201717 and and her debut hip-hop single ‘Collectables’ is now streaming on global music platforms. Sukhjit was selected to participate in a Broadway producing program with Theatre Producers of Colour in New York (2023). She is currently producing ‘A Hairy Tale’, a documentary exploring female body hair.Her debut novel Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains (Upswell Publishing) is available now. Poems written and performed by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa in this episode:To Advance Australia FairPardesCollectibles (song) NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa for sharing her poetry and to you for listening!…

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You're In For a Treat Part 1

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Alicia Sometimes on poetry and science

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AJ D'Costa on separateness, belonging and the diaspora

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