Like so many others this year, Hayzen had a birthday during the pandemic. This was a milestone birthday for him – his first! While it was fun to celebrate him turning one, Hayzen is undoubtedly growing up during an unprecedented time in history. With no end in sight just yet, we continue to be concerned … Continued
Watch Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) from November 26 starting at noon (EST) to November 29, 2020 for free at https://ifwtoronto.com/. Led by Indigenous women, IFWTO is a fashion, craft, and textiles festival featuring over 50 limited edition Indigenous-made collections, films featuring 19 designers, a digital art exhibition, and a virtual pop-up marketplace. The festival takes place every two years and connects Canadian and international audiences … Continued
Inner Vision Productions Inc., Bell Media, and Diversity Trainer Karen King have launched a 14-week ROM-COM bootcamp for diverse emerging and mid-career writers. The initiative is a response to the historical lack of BIPOC writers in screen-based industries in Canada. Showrunners and consultants in Canadian film and television will train writers to pitch, write, produce, … Continued
Stream Beyond Block by Block, a participatory multimedia series featuring live music, conversations with storytellers, and spoken word performances. Hear youth interview Indigenous and newcomer community members about their lived experiences. The series celebrates the Toronto neighborhoods of Agincourt, Regent Park, Victoria Park, and Parkdale. Log on at the dates and times below: November 19, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST on Zoom November 26, … Continued
As another fiscal quarter comes to an end, the widespread, negative effects of the pandemic continue to persist, but at the same time we also see some recovery of the global markets. With the third quarter of 2020 now behind us, we’ve seen much of the financial loss endured by the global markets almost fully … Continued
IndigiNews aims to debunk stereotypes about Indigenous communities perpetuated by media. Supported by The Discourse and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), the first IndigiNews team was hired in April 2020 to tell stories of Indigenous communities in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. The media outlet has now expanded to Vancouver Island. Four new Indigenous … Continued
Inspirit grantee La Converse, a Quebec-based digital news platform, has made it to the latest cohort of the Indie News Challenge (INC). La Converse is a local journalism project led by journalist Lela Savic in Montreal. Launched during the pandemic to cover stories of underserved communities, the pop-up newsletter will now expand to a fully operational, bilingual, digital news … Continued
Indiegraf, a Canadian independent media incubator has made it to the Top 19 New Media Venture (NMV) Groups to Watch list. NMW selected Indiegraf, a network of indie news entrepreneurs, for creating an equitable and sustainable media industry by launching and streamlining access to digital news outlets. NMW reviewed a whopping 1,200 applications in their latest call … Continued
Join 6 Degrees – The Global Forum for Inclusion online on October 15, 2020 in English and French. A one-of-a-kind digital forum, the event will explore diverse ideas, perspectives, and strategies to help businesses, policy-makers, and activists make better decisions to fight discrimination, exclusion, and hate. The event will feature key lectures and international coffeehouses with leaders from around the globe. 6 … Continued
Stream the award-winning documentary nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up for free on NFB and CBC Gem from the comfort of your home. The documentary follows the family of the late Colten Boushie, a young Cree man fatally shot in a Saskatchewan farmyard and highlights their fight for justice. Read more about the film here. Inspirit is proud to support the … Continued
