(October 23, 2020) While public figures have always been game for rebuke and revile, the hate speech directed towards them has grown exponentially over the past five years. And not all of the invective is online or in words only. Thirteen members of so-called militias with a white-nationalist bent were arrested in a planned kidnap and possible assassination attempt on Michigan … [Read more...] about Hate speech aimed at public figures: Who’s targeted?
Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art
(October 12, 2020) The Aga Khan Museum is the first Western museum devoted to Islamic art. Traditionally, museums in the West have acted as storehouses and shrines to European Christian values, with other cultures and faiths represented in specialist galleries, if at all. And yet, most Westerners are not aware that European culture in the last millennium would not have been … [Read more...] about Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art
Raising Money during COVID: Funders in a Dangerous Time
(October 8, 2020) When the pandemic first hit in mid March and everyone was sent home, Juniper Locilento, Chief Development and Communications Officer at Community Food Centres Canada, was expecting things to slow down, that raising money during COVID would be slow. “I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to get caught up on all those projects our team just … [Read more...] about Raising Money during COVID: Funders in a Dangerous Time
How are Canadians are doing?
(September 28, 2020) A new report from the Environics Institute and Vancity serves as a check-in with the nation, helping answer the question of how Canadians are doing in the fall out from the financial stress and social isolation necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. How are we feeling about ourselves? About each other? Is there something about our social … [Read more...] about How are Canadians are doing?
Local museums: “Curiosity is at the heart of equity.”
(September 23, 2020) Continuing our focus on local museums and historic sites, this week we are spotlighting the John Freeman Walls Historic Site Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum, located in Lakeshore (formerly Puce) Ontario. Consisting of several buildings and displays, the museum commemorates the life and work of John Freeman Walls and his wife Jane King Walls, … [Read more...] about Local museums: “Curiosity is at the heart of equity.”