Episode 52 - Raffi and Family Literacy Day!

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 6 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we celebrate Family Literacy Day with the one and only Raffi!

Family Literacy Day is this Thursday, January 27th, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family, and this year’s Family Literacy Day theme is: Learning in the Great Outdoors!

Raffi is a perfect person to help us come together to celebrate and approach learning and growing together with kindness, caring, and play.

A renowned singer known by his first name alone, Raffi is a pioneer in quality recordings for children on his independent label, Troubadour. For millions of fans, Raffi’s music is the soundtrack of their childhoods, and they have taken his signature song “Baby Beluga” to heart. In 2010, he founded the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring—to promote an integrated philosophy that views honouring children as the best way to create sustainable, peacemaking cultures. Raffi has received the Order of Canada, the Order of BC, the U.N. Earth Achievement Award, and four honorary degrees. In summer 2020 Raffi released a 40th -anniversary version of “Baby Beluga” with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. That was followed by “For All You Do”, in collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma and Lindsay Munroe. This song is a musical expression of gratitude to essential workers during the pandemic and was a fundraiser for Direct Relief.

Show Links

• Check out Raffi and his music
• Learn more about the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
• Check out LQ's Youtube page for the recording of our event with Raffi
• Have questions or need help? Contact Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline or call 1-888-521-8181
• Find out more about Literacy Quebec Network events on Facebook

What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

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Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.