We had a very organic and profound talk with Professor RICHARD MITCHELL, a passionate change-maker who is investing in the education of our youth. Richard has taught courses within childhood and youth studies, social work and qualitative research. In a previous career, Dr. Mitchell worked as a child and youth counselor in British Columbia education, mental health and specialized foster-care for two decades. His research and consultancy focus upon international and trans-disciplinary approaches to implementing the human rights of children and young people within institutional and community-based settings.

In our conversation we talk about what kind of labour he started out with, his work with youth and Indigenous children and Indigenous knowledge, the Indian Act, the indigenous influence on preventing climate change, the failed Climate Conference in Madrid, the root causes of racisme, the medicine wheel and wheel of co-creation, suing governments, the doctrine of discovery, the value of one kids story e.g. Anne Frank, the UN and League of Nations, complex systems thinking, his challenges and how to keep his balance in life, the 4th and 5th dimension, the huge potential of Humanity right now, eco synergy village, the importance of making visible what is out there, and taking things to another level).

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https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/child-and-youth-studies/people-in-our-department/richard-mitchell/