Aatif Baskanderi, a Global NL award winner for the production of the acclaimed film “Salaam B’y”, provides us with a not often heard overview of the diversity experience growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Aatif's film is a profound lense through which one’s understanding of diversity today can be viewed. He gives us a interesting sense of how his life experience in education and work has lead him to now focus the establishment of the North Pine Foundation, an organization which dares to address some of the most difficult social issues in our Country. A core value in the definition and execution of this work can be seen on his Billboard “Be Kind”. Enjoy!

Outline
1:45Aatif describes growing up in Clarenville Newfoundland
2:19 GlobalNL award for “Salaam B’y”. Where did the idea come from?
7:25 Growing up Muslim in NL including Raymonds!
13:40NL cultural diversity exposure/density
14:30An emerging Racist/Right Wing sentiment in Nl - The role social media plays here.
16:30 “Agile Sincerity”
18:50How do you stay connected with the Province and the role of “Radical Kindness”
21:40Establishing Adult friend circles when moving from place to place
26:39Building Community Network
27:52Social Entrepreneurship Why/Why not
32:39The World of Innovation and its challenges and integration of Social Science
40:57Blue Ocean Groups - Elastic Innovation - People at the centre of the table
46:00North Pine Foundation - A Startup Philanthropic Foundation - Focused on foster children, former prisoners, adult refugees, rural Nl and other compelling issues.
49:00Foundation Partners - Private Tech Support
52:00Validation of Value Proposition
53:00Skepticism and Structural Mitigation
55:00Global Nl - an approach to global connectivity a positive conduit
1:13:16Aatif’s Billboard - “Be Kind”