Project: Pier 21
Pier 21 was the gateway to Canada for one million immigrants between 1928 and 1971, and is now a National Historic Site at the Halifax seaport. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 explores the theme of immigration to Canada in order to enhance public understanding of the experiences of immigrants as they arrived […]
Event: Tamarack’s Evaluating Community Impact
The Tamarack Institute is interested in “moving the needles” on community-wide issues. Tamarack supports those working in community change initiatives such as early childhood development, health care, education, poverty and homelessness, immigration and workforce development, and ecological sustainability to deliver meaningful social change. In February, we attended the Evaluating Community Impact: Capturing and Making Sense […]
Project: Métis Digital Storytelling Project
The Toronto York Region Métis Council digital storytelling workshop took place over four full days in November 2014. Each session opened with cultural teachings from our knowledge keepers. They shared their medicines and smudging, sang, told stories and shared teachings about politics, identity, mental health, spirituality, and community. The participants ranged in age from 20s-60s, […]
Project: East End Arts Storymap
From September to December 2014, we partnered with East End Arts to explore how the East End of Toronto inspires the people who live, work and play there. We facilitated four workshops in the East End at Community Centre 55‘s March Break Camp, at Newcomer Women’s Services‘ Green Entrepreneurs program, at East End Arts, and Riverdale […]
Event: Community Knowledge Exchange
How can a story tell us what we need to know about the value of the work we do and understand the impact of the resources we’ve committed? That was one of the big questions at the Community Knowledge Exchange Summit hosted by Community Foundations of Canada and the Ontario Trillium Foundation in November 2014. […]
Event: ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has taken place every fall in Toronto since the year 2000. imagineNATIVE has programmed film, video, radio and new media works made by Canadian and international Indigenous media artists in key creative roles as producers, directors, and/or writers. The festival is committed to dispelling stereotypical notions of Indigenous […]
Project: Chinese Caregivers Network
The Chinese Caregiver Network (CCN) is a partnership across health and social service providers and caregivers with a common goal to advocate and promote networking, education, information sharing and capacity building among caregivers in the Chinese community. In the summer of 2014, five community members created digital stories about their own experiences related to chronic […]
Project: The Four Villages
The Four Villages Community Health Centre provides services across a large area of west-end Toronto including the Junction, Swansea, Roncesvalles, and Bloor West Village neighbourhoods. Four Villages offers free universal and accessible primary health care. They care for the whole person by treating the body, mind and spirit of those who need it most – […]
Project: White Ribbon
White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity. Starting in 1991, they asked men to wear white ribbons as a pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women and […]
Event: One Day. One Photo. One Story.
A day to explore personal narrative through image. What is the story behind the photo? This is your chance to learn how to make your own digital story. The morning begins with a story circle, so you can find a story in your photo in a group facilitated environment. In the afternoon, you will record […]