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On this episode of Le Run Down I had an amazing conversation with Pro Skier, Runner and Wings For Life World Run Ambassador, Mike Shaw.
Mike participated in many sports growing up but really excelled at extreme sports and fell in love with free skill skiing. In an instance that love was taken away from him after tragic ski accident left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Miraculously he's been able to recover from his injury and enjoys a pretty normal life, dedicated to helping others. He's now a motivational speaker, runner and yes, he's even been able to hit the slopes, something he never thought would be possible. 
News Links:
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/ruth-chepngetich-runs-10402-breaks-half-marathon-world-record-in-istanbul/ (Ruth Chepngetich runs 1:04:02, breaks half-marathon world record in Istanbul - Canadian Running Magazine)
https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en/about/the-foundation (Our Mission - Wings for Life World Run)
https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en/locations (Locations - Wings for Life World Run)
Show Links:
https://www.mikeshawski.com/about (About — Mike Shaw (mikeshawski.com))
https://www.mikeshawski.com/book (Book — Mike Shaw (mikeshawski.com))
News:
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/04/13/kim-potter-tim-gannon-resign-brooklyn-center-daunte-wright-shooting/ (CBS Minnesota - Daunte Wright Killing: Officer Kim Potter, Police Chief Resign; Potter May Soon Face Criminal Charges)
https://theintercept.com/2021/04/07/nypd-strategic-response-unit-george-floyd-protests/ (The Intercept - NYPD “Goon Squad” Manual Teaches Officers to Violate Protesters’ Rights)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-mexico-ends-qualified-immunity (Washington Examiner - New Mexico ends qualified immunity)
https://www.theroot.com/maybe-america-is-racist-1846667213 (The Root - Maybe America Is Racist)
How to Help:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ (Black Lives Matter - Ways You Can Help)
https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/ (Black Lives Matter Canada)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZH0xk5FqYJXwymoue-dnjqJEMj3FplF0Om8wdm8HZd0/edit (Montreal-Based Racial Justice Organizations)
https://bailfunds.github.io/ (List of American and Canadian Bail Funds)
Educational Materials:
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#resources (Reclaim The Block - Resources and Downloads)
http://criticalresistance.org/abolish-policing/ (Critical Resistance - Abolish Policing)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn1EYMdFkqnY2I4I8FzaJoGqEGLdHi6v (Critical Resistance - Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex video series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVoX-RwMJw&bpctr=1591459509 (Second Thought - America's Police Problem)