activism

Jan 16 2012

Keiley Abbat

Keiley Abbat interview on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Owner, Small Wonders Pets/animal welfare advocate

Keiley Abbat, animal welfare advocate and owner of Small Wonders Pets supply store based in Toronto, provides some tips on how to have a healthy relationship with your pets.

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Jan 14 2012

Beverley Wybrow

Beverley Wybrow interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

President/CEO, Canadian Women's Foundation

Beverley Wybrow is the president & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, Canada’s public foundation designed to raise and grant funds to meet specific needs of women and girls across the country. Since 1991, Canadian Women’s Foundation has invested more than $35 million in support to over 1,100 community programs for women and girls across Canada. It is now one of the ten largest women’s foundations in the world.

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Aug 08 2011

Kelly Drennan

Kelly Drennan interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Founder, Fashion Takes Action

Kelly Drennan is the Founder of Fashion Takes Action, a national non-profit organization that works with fashion based businesses to help them become more sustainable.

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Aug 07 2011

Kelita

Kelita Haverland, singer/songwriter & human rights advocate, interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Singer/Songwriter & Human Rights Advocate

Kelita is a singer/songwriter and human rights advocate. She is a five-time Juno Award nominee, Entertainer of the Year and gave a young performer her break who eventually went on to superstar status – Shania Twain.

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Jun 26 2011

Marina Nemat

Marina Nemat interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Memoir Author, "Prisoner of Tehran" & Human Rights Advocate

Marina Nemat is the author of the popular memoir, “Prisoner of Tehran” and the follow-up “After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed.”

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Jun 26 2011

Laura Reinsborough

Laura Reinsborough, Not Far from The Tree and environmentalist, interview on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Founder, Not Far From the Tree

Laura Reinsborough is the founder of Not Far From The Tree, a not-for-profit organization that harvests fruit from trees around the city of Toronto.

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Jun 26 2011

Gail Nyberg

Gail Nyberg, Daily Bread Food Bank, interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Executive Director, Daily Bread Food Bank

Gail Nyberg is the executive director of Daily Bread Food Bank, leading Canada’s largest food bank in the fight against hunger and poverty. She is based in Toronto.

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Jun 26 2011

Emily Hunter

Emily Hunter, Eco-Huntress, interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon S

Eco-Journalist

Emily Hunter is the daughter of Greenpeace’s founding president Robert Hunter, journalist, environmental activist and author of “The Next Eco-Warriors.”

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Jun 26 2011

Jasmeet Sidhu

Jasmeet Sidhu, Huffington Post, interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner

Journalist, Human Rights Advocate & Huffington Post Blogger

Jasmeet Sidhu is an award-winning Canadian journalist, writer, human rights advocate and Huffington Post blogger. Jasmeet’s focus is on diversity, gendered violence, youth engagement, and the media and pop culture.

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