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This episode was recorded on site at Camp Reset 2024, which takes place annually on the land at Camp Walden in Palmer Rapids, Ontario. This land is the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek people. We honour the enduring presence of them and all First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. This region is recognized as part of Treaty 27 in twenty-seven and a half lands, which are the ancestral lands of Indigenous nations who have stewarded these territories for Millenia. Reset is committed to respecting and learning from their deep knowledge and cultural practises and to supporting efforts toward reconciliation, sovereignty, and self-determination. Reset was invited to host a camp here in 2019, by Camp Walden, who are the stewards of this land and host a magical, all-gender, private, overnight camp here for kids every summer.

Adil Dhalla-Kim (AKA Moonlight) talks about his origin story, his struggle growing up with his own multi-faceted identity and sense of belonging, and where his inclinations for community organizing were seeded. Adil shares how he came to be a part of Reset during a period of burnout when he most needed what Reset offers. We talk about Reset's vision for breaking down the barriers that create divisiveness among us, countering patriarchy and supremacy through the practise of play, and Reset's intention for fostering kindness and connection.

GUEST BIO: Adil Dhalla-Kim is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director for Reset. Informing and inspiring Adil's path are countless teachers and professional experiences including being the former Board Chair for the StopGap Foundation, the Executive Director at the Centre for Social Innovation, the Managing Director at Artscape's Launchpad, the Executive Producer of Toronto for Everyone, a Community Organizer on the Obama campaign, the Maestro for Project Ukulele Gangsterism, a Facilitator of One Big Hug and a Co-Founder of My City Lives, one of the world’s first mobile video applications. In 2022, the Wolf Willow Institute recognized Dil as a Positive Deviant for his bold, unconventional, and sometimes misunderstood strategies in tackling complex challenges.

Moonlight would like to acknowledge his seven co-founders: Aunty Awake, Black Panther, Moonbeard, Monkey, Red, Helios, and Meta, along with the current Reset Board: Aunty Awake, Cocoa, Deja Vu, Giggle Fit, Wonderlust, and Yucca, and the current Camp Reset Collective and Reset staff: Bliss, Carebear, Co-Creatrix-D, Goons, Joyfull-1, Paradise, Pom, Praxis, Prime Time, Rise, Sparkles, Rain, and King A Hearts. Reset is co-created by this phenomenal

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Lyndsay Cloughley (AKA 24/7) talks about the impact twenty-one summers spent at Camp Walden has had on her life and how it has shaped her as an individual, a woman, and a leader. We discuss her educational pursuits and desire to effect change within within the system of policing for the betterment of it and society as a whole. And Lyndsay shares her experience of Camp Reset from her unique vantage point in the kitchen at Camp Walden.

This is a very special conversation. Lyndsay Cloughley, known affectionately by Resetters as 24/7, is a most beloved, cherished, and figural member of Camp Reset. In her role as Dining Hall Manager & Co-Kitchen Coordinator at Camp Walden, she is the keystone in ensuring no camper goes hungry. The love and care that goes into food preparation at camp is evident in every bite. 24/7 and her team truly go above and beyond, and our gratitude overflows.

GUEST BIO: Lyndsay categorizes herself as someone who likes the unknown. She thrives on adventure and is an information seeker, who considers herself a professional student with two college diplomas, two university degrees, and another on the way. Any chance to get away and see an unknown place...she's in! She loves sports: to play, to analyze, and to debate—Michael Jeffrey Jordan will always be the GOAT (Lyndsay's words). When she commits to something, she's all in, which is evident in most aspects of her life...friends, work, school, play, and certainly in her commitment to giving us the best possible experience every year in the Camp Reset Munchery.

Camp Reset is held annually at Camp Walden, in Palmer Rapids, near Bancroft, Ontario. Inside Stories and Reset acknowledge all those who came before us, the stewards of the land past and present, the enduring presence of First Nations, including the Chippewas and Mississaugas.

We express our deepest gratitude for all kith and kin who come together to allow Camp Reset to be situated in this place at this time.

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INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us.

The INSIDE STORIES PEOPLE in PLACES PODCAST examines specifically our relationship with Place and its influence on our ways of existing, our beliefs about ourselves and others, and our sense of belonging…or not.

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Azin Soltani (AKA Wonder Shine) talks about having to flee Iran as a child as a result of the conflict that sprung out of the 1979 Revolution, her formative years in Sweden and later Canada, and her connection to her ancestral roots. She discusses her feelings of being a bridge between generations and the responsibility that comes with being a keeper of the stories—the importance, for her, of legacy-keeping and remembrance.

GUEST BIO: Azin Soltani is a facilitator, coach, experience designer and poet. Her passions lie at the intersection of storytelling (what are the stories we tell and live?), values-aligned collaborations, and self-actualization (how do we become the people, institutions and communities that we have the potential to be?). Azin spent the past decade working with a leading global development organization, where she led teams and collaborated on public engagement initiatives that promoted discussion and learning on global issues, and fostered partnerships, to build a future where we all thrive together. She is currently transitioning into a new life chapter; heeding dawning dreams and diving deeper into emerging areas of resonance in coaching, experience design, storytelling and artistic collaborations.

The conversation begins with a sample from Surrender, an original song performed by Azin with her band Late Night Conversations.

You can begin to learn more about Iran here.*

You can begin to learn more about the Iranian Revolution here.*

You can begin to learn more about the Iran-Iraq War here.*

In this episode we reference Indigenous World View as discussed with Yucca.

*It is important to stay mindful of the tendency toward the white washing of the histories of non-Western nations. I have provided links that are readily available via a quick Google search. Should you wish to study past and present Iran in depth, I suggest you dig into works by Iranian authors and artists, professors and poets, historians and journalists. Always examine the stories. Always check your sources.

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INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us.

The INSIDE STORIES PEOPLE in PLACES PODCAST examines specifically our relationship with Place and its influence on our ways of existing, our beliefs about ourselves and others, and our sense of belonging…or not.