<p>Our 111th Zoomcast (June 23, 2022);</p> <p>Our host #CharlotteSistaCFerrell announces the launch of her video poem <em>Choose to Challenge</em>.</p> <p>Neall Ryon reads an article an extract from Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson about the chaotic history of Juneteenth. Read at <a href="http://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com</a></p> <p>Lesley Hebert reads the poem <em>Bed in Summer</em> by RL Stevenson and we share our summer memories and talk about the impact of summer on our creativity.</p> <p>Charlotte reads her poem <em>Can you Imagine?</em></p> <p>Neall shares his plan to create a book by travelling to various communities across the province and gathering creative writing from seniors. Anyone interested in taking part or sponsoring Neall’s project can contact him at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Listeners hear different versions of the song <em>Summertime</em>.</p> <p>In closing, Charlotte reminds us that the nature or our podcast is to “speak up listen up act upon”&nbsp; – to share ideas and work for change – and encourages listeners to contact her at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> to have their work recorded for the easy listening section of the PBA website.</p> <p>Sponsored by the 411 Seniors Centre Society; The Government of Canada: New Horizons Grant; and G &amp; F Financial.</p>