Sparking Change with Dil
Dil Wickremasinghe shines a light on the latest social justice and mental health stories and hopes to inspire positive social change one conversation at time. Follow Dil on Twitter (https://twitter.com/dilw) , Sparking Change with Dil's Twitter (https://twitter.com/sparkingchange1?lang=en) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparkingchangewithdil/) , the Podcast's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sparkingchangewithdil/) and Dil's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dilwickremasinghe/)
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#8 | Ibrahim Halawa
In the summer of 2013 a 17-year-old Ibrahim Halawa travelled to Egypt with his 3 sisters, Omaima, Somaia and Fatima Halawa, to visit their extended family. A tradition they had followed almost every summer since they were born. Ibrahim had just complet...
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#7 | World AIDS Day and FemFest
In her editorial Dil talks honestly about her body image issues and how giving birth helped her heal her relationship with her body. We mark World Aids Day as we ask, from a Global and Irish perspective, are we anywhere near to zero infections? We hear...
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#6 | Homeless and Housing Crisis in Ireland
This week we dedicate the full episode to the homeless and housing crisis in Ireland. In her editorial Dil shares her own personal experience of being homeless in Sri Lanka and how it impacted her mental health. We speak to people on the ground who are...
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#5 | James Kavanagh, Monnine Griffith & Grace Dyas
This week on Sparking Change in her editorial Dil talks about the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive environment for LGBTI young people to come out as part of BeLonG To’s STAND UP LGBT Awareness Week. Social media influencer and Snapchat...
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#4 | Maia Dunphy, Louise O’Neill and Noeline Bl...
Dil shares her experience of sexual assault in the workplace as part of the #MeToo global movement. We meet Irish blogger, author, broadcaster and television producer Maia Dunphy she is now a mum of 2 year old Tom and has written her first book The M W...
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#3 | Human Trafficking in Ireland, SPARK, Irish...
We have a packed third episode of Sparking Change with Dil as our host welcomes representatives from some of Ireland’s hardest working organisations to shine a light on various important topics; Human Trafficking in Ireland, Lone Parents in Crisis and ...
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#2 | Orla O’Connor (NWCI) and Tara Flynn
This week we meet actor, writer and comedian Tara Flynn for a conversation on women’s empowerment and the Repeal the 8th Amendment movement. Orla O’Connor of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) joins us to shed light on women’s rights in Ire...
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#1 | Fintan O’Toole and Mary Coughlan
Jazz and Blues Singer Mary Coughlan joins us to shed light on her recent stance on George Hook’s victim blaming comments and we talk about Press Freedom with Irish Times Columnist Fintan O’Toole. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever ...
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Sparking Change with Dil | Trailer
Dil Wickremasinghe shines a light on the latest social justice and mental health stories and hopes to inspire positive social change one conversation at time. Listen to the trailer now, and make sure you subscribe to get new episodes of Sparking Change...
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