About this episode
This episode features Vanessa Ferlaino's headlining performance at Transform The Night, supporting Indigenous survivors of abuse.
On Sunday, September 28th, award-winning artist, Vanessa Ferlaino, headlined Transform The Night. With a contribution from Northern Credit Union, we were able to contribute $3,000 CAD to our community spotlight partner, Nakehndan, supporting Indigenous survivors of abuse across Northern Ontario. 00:00 - Headliner Speaker: Vanessa Ferlaino 26:21 - Community Spotlight Speaker: Karen Bird, Founder of Nakehndan 33:44 - Headliner Performance: Vanessa Ferlaino 1:21:55 - Closing & Credits Headliner: Vanessa Ferlaino Community Spotlight: Nakehndan Speaker: Vanessa Ferlaino Speaker: Karen Bird / Nakehndan Venue: The Speakeasy Video: Echotech and Rogers The Human Challenge is hosted and produced by Vanessa Ferlaino . Watch the full episode on her Youtube channel here . Don't forget to subscribe! The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast, recognized by Amazon Music and ACAST as an Indie Podcast Amplifier . Guess what? We're on Rogers TV! Check us out there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Vanessa Ferlaino
Guest: Karen Bird
Topics covered
- community support
- Indigenous issues
- art performance
- fundraising
- social impact
Keywords
- Vanessa Ferlaino
- Transform The Night
- Nakehndan
- Karen Bird
- Northern Credit Union
- Indigenous survivors
- community spotlight
- fundraising
Sponsors
Northern Credit Union
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nakehndan, Northern Credit Union
Books & works: The Human Challenge
Places: Northern Ontario, The Speakeasy
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