Bridget Stringer-Holden

Nov 20, 2024 | cbc.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden

Unreserved54:00Igniting the Indigenous Vote in AmericaFrom Arizona to Alaska, the Indigenous vote is the sleeping giant. The U.S. presidential election is over for another term, and activists say the results could have been drastically different if more Native Americans showed up to vote. This week Rosanna sits down with three voter rights activists and organizers to talk about the power of the Indigenous vote and what it will take to harness it. On Nov.

Oct 20, 2024 | cbc.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden

Unreserved52:20Healing 150 years of healthcare harm Advocates are optimistic about a historic apology for harms experienced by Indigenous people in health care — but they say those harms are not "remote parts of history." "Harms from racism in the medical profession continue today and they continue with ourselves, with our relatives, with our community members," said Dr. Marcia Anderson, vice-dean of Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at...

Sep 30, 2024 | theotter.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden |Hannah Mercanti |Gillian McGregor

After a fifty-year nursing career, Joanne Wilkinson left friends and family behind to pursue her acting dreams———————————————————–In 1985, thirty-nine year old Joanne Wilkinson stood in the wings instead of centre stage. As a nurse in the Kootenay mountain town of Kimberley, B.C., she had gotten involved with the local community theatre a few months earlier, creating costumes for her teenage son, Miles. At six-foot-three, he was too tall for most costumes, so she learned to adjust them for him.

Aug 24, 2024 | msn.com | Bridget Stringer-Holden

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Aug 24, 2024 | cbc.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden

British Columbia·NewIt's shaping up to be a good month for Colin James. The B.C. blues rock legend was named to the Order of British Columbia earlier this month, and on Saturday he will release his new album, Chasing the Sun — another chapter in a long and storied career.