Changemakers

Marine Biologist Alexandra Morton sounds the alarm on BC's salmon farming industry and makes a passionate plea for restoring wild salmon populations and healing our ailing planet.

Arts Umbrella co-founder, Carol Henriquez, tells the story of Arts Umbrella's inception, describes the impact the iconic institution has had, and makes the case for why now, more than ever, the world needs more creative thinkers.

Dr. Julio Montaner, a physician, researcher and professor, recounts his journey and explains how his pioneering therapy and the creation of the "prevention as treatment" strategy that saved millions of lives around the world.

Freshwater advocate Kat Hartwig explains how we're at the beginning of a new era in which the impacts of climate change will force us to make tough choices about fresh water use.

Pioneering author and sex educator Meg Hickling looks back over her career starting in the early 1970s when talking about sexual health wasn't only taboo, but dangerous.

Community activist Sarah Blyth has been working on the front lines of the drug crisis in Vancouver's Downtown East Side for more than a decade. She sits down at the Overdose Prevention society to talk about trust, community and hope.

Shel Piercy directs productions and recounts the history of Vancouver's iconic Theatre Under the Stars at Stanley Park and explain how the volunteer-driven company endures and continues to entertain for new generations.

Environmental activist Tzeporah Berman explains why climate change is a tipping point moment in history and posits that the best way forward is not to divide the world between good guys and bad guys.

Acclaimed author and explorer Wade Davis to answer the question: "if a martian anthropologist came to Earth, what would they observe about us?" and explains the passion, joy and justice that drives his life and work.