web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Art Patron” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/art%20patron Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 116: From Polyglot, to Professor, Policy Advisor to Art Patron with Ekua Yankah Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/116 8cfe89b3-cf7b-45d5-b081-30990966f27e Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 34:52 no International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah. argoadu llc, real estate, ekua yankah, international womens day, ghana, germany, portugal, social scientist, psi.org, art patron, ano ghana, unsw, savvy contemporary, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmediaflorence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, travel, business, john akomfrah, kwesi owusu, hangar, monica de miranda, we are born free radio, renee mboya, our madness, the underground railroad, homegoing, yaa gyasi, the clue app, hormonal podcast, peter aggleton, university of new south wales, mesan qi gong, fibroids, qi gong, accra, lisbon, sexual health International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe.

She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation.

Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world.

Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit.

Where to find Ekua?
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Ekua reading?
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

What's Ekua watching?
Our Madness
The Underground Railroad

Other topics of interest:
PSI.org
Peter Aggelton
The American of Journal Sexuality Education
The Clue app and Hormonal Podcast
Nana Oforiatta Ayim
ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge
We Are Born Free Online Radio
On Renee Mboya
HANGAR and Monica de Miranda
Savvy Contemporary
John Akomfrah
Kwesi Owusu
Kuukua Eshun
Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online

Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

]]> International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe.

She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation.

Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world.

Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit.

Where to find Ekua?
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Ekua reading?
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

What's Ekua watching?
Our Madness
The Underground Railroad

Other topics of interest:
PSI.org
Peter Aggelton
The American of Journal Sexuality Education
The Clue app and Hormonal Podcast
Nana Oforiatta Ayim
ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge
We Are Born Free Online Radio
On Renee Mboya
HANGAR and Monica de Miranda
Savvy Contemporary
John Akomfrah
Kwesi Owusu
Kuukua Eshun
Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online

Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

]]> Episode 115: From Polyglot, to Professor, Policy Advisor to Art Patron with Ekua Yankah Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/115 2a720ede-c40c-45b2-93af-91ad3cf7f5a6 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 29:07 no International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah. argoadu llc, real estate, ekua yankah, international womens day, ghana, germany, portugal, social scientist, psi.org, art patron, ano ghana, unsw, savvy contemporary, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmediaflorence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, travel, business, john akomfrah, kwesi owusu, hangar, monica de miranda, we are born free radio, renee mboya, our madness, the underground railroad, homegoing, yaa gyasi, the clue app, hormonal podcast, peter aggleton, university of new south wales, mesan qi gong, fibroids, qi gong, accra, lisbon, sexual health International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe.

She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation.

Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world.

Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit.

Where to find Ekua?
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Ekua reading?
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

What's Ekua watching?
Our Madness
The Underground Railroad

Other topics of interest:
PSI.org
Peter Aggelton
The American of Journal Sexuality Education
The Clue app and Hormonal Podcast
Nana Oforiatta Ayim
ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge
We Are Born Free Online Radio
On Renee Mboya
HANGAR and Monica de Miranda
Savvy Contemporary
John Akomfrah
Kwesi Owusu
Kuukua Eshun
Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online

Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

]]> International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe.

She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation.

Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world.

Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit.

Where to find Ekua?
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Ekua reading?
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

What's Ekua watching?
Our Madness
The Underground Railroad

Other topics of interest:
PSI.org
Peter Aggelton
The American of Journal Sexuality Education
The Clue app and Hormonal Podcast
Nana Oforiatta Ayim
ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge
We Are Born Free Online Radio
On Renee Mboya
HANGAR and Monica de Miranda
Savvy Contemporary
John Akomfrah
Kwesi Owusu
Kuukua Eshun
Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online

Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

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