Masala Canada - Saturday, November 26th 2011

Conversations with Gary Thandi and Vivek Shraya

MASALA CANADA with WOJTEK GWIAZDA

On this edition of MASALA CANADA I talk to Gary Thandi, the lead researcher on a report just released this past week by the Justice Institute of British Columbia. It’s called “This is a man’s problem: Strategies for working with South Asian male perpetrators of intimate partner violence”.

The study is the result of extensive interviews with 17 frontline workers: counsellors, social workers, police and probation officers who have extensive experience in dealing with the issue of domestic violence in the South Asian community. Thandi also spoke with men who had committed violence and were getting help to deal with the issue of male violence. Among the recommendations of the report: a need to understand family violence within the context of the South Asian community.

And Toronto singer-songwriter-musician Vivek Shraya, who’s also a filmmaker and writer, talks about his just released EP of six songs 1:1. It’s a change in his musical approach from electronic to acoustic. But an acoustic sound that is full and lush. The EP also examines a lot of issues: aging, self preservation and self assessment in a personal and accessible way. (Photo: www.zacharyayotte.com )

WEB LINKS:

Justice Institute of British Columbia – www.jibc.ca

“This is a man’s problem” report – here

Vivek Shraya music and info – www.vivekshraya.com

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