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Ep. 7 | Matt Hern: Supporting Community Development through Worker Co-operatives
Release date: January 31, 2022 | Length: 35:05
Episode description
In the penultimate episode of our first season, Steve chats with Matt Hern, the co-founder and co-director of Solid State Community Industries. Known for his work in radical urbanism, community development and alternative forms of education, Matt has founded a wide range of community projects, initiatives and institutions. In this episode, Matt reflects on his experiences growing up around the Indigenous reserves on Vancouver Island, his passion for working with and supporting lower-income and racialized families, and adapting to the life鈥檚 unexpected adventures.
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Guest: Matt Hern
Matt Hern is a co-director of in Surrey, BC. His have been translated into seventeen languages and sometime again he will continue to lecture widely. He lives on the Fraser River in unceded x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m territory.