By Kathleen Adamson August 31, 2021 They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up, Eternity Martis, Random House of Canada, March 15, 2020, 256 pp., $25.00 As students across the globe prepare to begin university terms, it is an excellent time to review Eternity Martis’ memoir, They said this would be fun. As a Black university student in London, … [Read more...] about An excellent time to review Eternity Martis’ memoir of campus life
The Charity Report
Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
(August 30, 2021) A righteous ask is a funding request grounded in a community need that is well aligned with the funder’s mission and put forth by a well-respected nonprofit in pursuit of impact rather than dollars, writes Barbara Floersch in her new book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years’ experience in … [Read more...] about Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
Ivan Coyote: Bringing stories of fierce love and community building
by Kathleen Adamson, August 30, 2021 Care of: Letters Connections and Cures, Ivan Coyote, McClelland & Stewart, June 8, 2021, 256 pp., $18.89 Ivan Coyote knows our relationship with communication technology has drastically changed over the past decade. Online interactions have become the norm. First, because it was fashionable, and now, because it is … [Read more...] about Ivan Coyote: Bringing stories of fierce love and community building
The Charity Report welcomes Nicole Salmon as a contributing editor
(July 28, 2021) The Charity Report announced today that Nicole Salmon will be coming on board as contributing editor effective immediately. “I have known Nicole since her days at Oxfam Canada, and I’ve most recently had the pleasure of working with her as she co-edited Collecting Courage, along with Nneka Allan and Camila Pereira,” says Gail Picco, editor in … [Read more...] about The Charity Report welcomes Nicole Salmon as a contributing editor
Episode 8 – David Macfarlane talks about his new book Likeness
(July 28, 2021) David Macfarlane, one of Canada’s most celebrated writers, has just released a new book. Likeness: Fathers, sons, a portrait is a told through a portrait of Macfarlane by Canadian artist John Hartman set against the backdrop of Hamilton, Ontario where Macfarlane grew up. The painting, measuring five feet by five and a half feet, that has ended up in … [Read more...] about Episode 8 – David Macfarlane talks about his new book Likeness