Voices Amplified

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Voices Amplified turns up the volume on the history, stories, struggles & triumphs that are essential to our community growth.

We pass the microphone to the champions of equality and inclusion and those who help create change through story-telling, celebration and compassion.

You’ll hear Voices Amplified daily on 101.3 Virgin Radio.

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Voices Amplified

Voices Amplified: THANS

The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) is an umbrella association of Violence-Against-Women organizations across the province.
Voices Amplified: Ward 5

Ward 5 Neighborhood Centre is a charitable, non-profit organization located on Russell Street in Halifax operating out of Saint Mark’s Church community hall for the past 49 years. Ward 5 takes pride in enriching and enhancing the lives of all by sharing in a nurturing and welcoming environment.
Voices Amplified: Camryn Elizabeth & Golden Living

Golden Living - Senior Lifestyle Support is a locally owned, unique home care company that supports Seniors to Age in Place.
Voices Amplified: Opportunity Place

Opportunity Place was established in July 2001 to support those looking to find and maintain meaningful employment.
Voices Amplified: Shelter Movers

Shelter Movers is a national, volunteer-powered charitable organization providing moving and storage services at no cost to individuals and families fleeing abuse.
Voices Amplified: LakeCity Works

Supporting people living with mental illness to build on their strengths and access work experience, education and employment.
Voices Amplified: Hope Blooms

Hope Blooms is a Youth driven Registered Charity and Social Enterprise with 100% proceeds going back to food security and youth scholarships.
Voices Amplified: DBDLI- African Nova Scotian History Challenge

As an Africentric Institute, the DBDLI creates educational change and genuine opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential.
Voices Amplified : Cape and Cowl

Jay Aaron Roy is a local small business owner, human rights advocate, community connector, and event director.
Voices Amplified: Bria Makes Things

Bria Miller (they/she) is a Queer, African Nova Scotian small business owner of Bria Makes Things. Bria's artwork and products encourage connection, Black liberation, honesty, resonance, and promote social awareness across differences
Voices Amplified: FSAWNS

Family Service is a registered charity founded in 1995. Originally intended to address gender based family violence with individualized supports, they have realized along the way that nothing will genuinely change unless they also prevent violence at community and system levels
Voices Amplified : Mobile Food Market

Mandy is a mother, wife, a proud Nova Scotian and manager of The Mobile Food Market. Through her life’s journey and diverse education, she has had the privilege and opportunity to work the front lines of shelters, group homes, with foodbanks, farmers, large corporations and food providers.
Voices Amplified: We Are Young

We Are Young is a charitable organization that grants unfulfilled wishes to seniors living in Nova Scotia.
Voices Amplified: Parker Street Food Bank

Parker Street is a part of the Community Care Network Society, a registered charity incorporated in 1990. They work within our community to provide food, furniture and emergency assistance to those in need.
Voices Amplified: Emancipation Day with Lindsay Ruck of BDLI

To mark Emancipation Day on August 1st, DBDLI is doing an Emancipation Day Poetry Project which shows the power of poetry to tell our history, heritage, and lived experiences
Voices Amplified: Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute

As an Africentric Institute, the DBDLI creates educational change and genuine opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential.
Voices Amplified: HSHC

The Halifax Sexual Health Centre (HSHC) is a sex positive, pro-choice, inclusive, and non-judgemental space here in Halifax
Voices Amplified: Proud Pairs

Proud Pairs is a mentorship program here in Halifax for 2SLGBTQ+ youth
Voice Amplified: Pride Beauty Lounge

Pride Beauty Lounge provides a safer space focused on serving the queer community, BIPOC folk, persons with disabilities and disabled people receiving identity-affirming beauty services.
Hockey NS Indigenous Girls Hockey Program

the Hockey Nova Scotia Indigenous Girls Hockey Program launched in 2020, providing ice time and gear to Indigenous girls to learn hockey with their peers
Voices Amplified: Onyeka Ezurike

Onyeka Ezurike is an eleven-year-old Nigerian girl and poet who is inspired by writing poems about her life and the world around her.
Voice Amplified: Kathleen McIver- École Rockingham School Equity Team

École Rockingham School Equity Team
Voices Amplified: Patricia Whyte- Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland NS.

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia (EFMNS) is a non-profit, charitable organizations that engage with vulnerable women and girls to foster reintegration, rehabilitation, personal empowerment and to address the root causes of criminalization.
Voices Amplified:Sober City

Sober City is a website, a community and an idea centered around connecting people in sobriety and enjoying life without alcohol
Voices Amplified: Family SOS

Family SOS is an inclusive family support agency dedicated to building strong and healthy families across the HRM
Voices Amplified: Scotian Shores

Scotian Shores started the journey of making the Shorelines of Nova Scotia a little cleaner while creating awareness of the ocean's plastic crisis.
Voices Amplified: Chris Cochrane

Chris Cochrane is a Trans Black activist and public speaker located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She works toward creating spaces for QTBIPOC people, as well as working with 2SLGBTIQIA+ youth to ensure those spaces will be upheld for years to come.
Camp Courage: The First Responder’s Society

Camp Courage is a one-of-a-kind, free, award-winning, life-changing camp that informs, educates, and inspires young women to become police officers, firefighters, and paramedics.
Hollydrops: Holly Adams

Hollydrops promotes Diversity, Unity, Equality and Culture.
Blue Nile Massage & Wellness: Fantanesh Attomsa

Blue Nile Massage & Wellness started as a vision to create the deepest wellness experience using a holistic approach.
Blk Women in Excellence: Tia Upshaw

Blk Women in Excellence is a non for profit organization that encourages, supports, and educates black women entrepreneurs within Canada.
The Halifax Black Film Festival

The Halifax Black Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the very best in cinematic work dealing with the varied experiences of black people from diverse communities
Family Over Fame: Alex "Cunny" Ross

Family Over Fame Apparel was created in 2016 to overcome tensions within inner-city communities.
DeRico Symonds

DeRico is a fearless advocate for racialized and marginalized communities in Halifax.